Events & Fundraising

Thank you to the Galiano community for your enthusiastic attendance at the Welcome and Thanks event held on October 16th at the South Community Hall. A special thank you to Leanne Rowand (NP) for her dedicated work as our only consistent primary care practitioner over the past three years. Gratitude to Jim Schmidt for his efforts as Past President that spearheaded the search for a new physician for Galiano. A big welcome to Dr Erin Carlson and nurse practitioner Jo Rippin – our new permanent members of the health care team.

The welcome event was a huge success – many dynamic conversations and positive energy – we are all very excited about our new team. The hall was filled to capacity which [Read More…]

The Galiano community is invited to attend an open house to meet our new doctor, Dr. Erin Carlson, and our new nurse practitioner, Jo Rippin. We will also be thanking Leanne Rowand (NP) for her commitment to health care on Galiano for the past few years, and thanks to Jim Schmidt for his efforts to support the search for new practitioners for our island.

Date: Wed October 16th

Time: 11am-12.30pm

Venue: South Community Hall

Refreshments available

No RSVP – just drop-in to say hi

For further information contact Jenelle at 539-2422

The GHCS Mental Health Committee is pleased to invite you to attend our next community workshop, with a focus on dementia and aging.

Date: Thursday June 27th, 2013

Time: 1-3pm

Venue: Galiano Inn

To reserve a seat, call Wendy at 250-539-3768 (leave your name and phone number)

Come to learn, ask questions and share experiences. Hope to see you there! See Poster for Details: Dementia or Normal Aging

Yes, it’s soon summer again! That means it is time to come together in an evening of music and dancing on Galiano. Proceeds from the dance go to the Health Care Clinic to support ongoing health care on the island.

Date: Saturday July 20, 2013

Time: 6pm for food, 7pm dancing begins

Venue: South Community Hall (Sturdies Bay Rd)

Live Entertainment: The Beladeans – from Vancouver

The Beladeans mix catchy vocal refrains with infectious instrumentals.When the Beladeans play, the people MOVE! Check out their website at http://www.thebeladeans.com/TheBeladeans/Welcome.html

GHCS Dance poster 2013

GALIANO HEALTH CARE SOCIETY

PRESS RELEASE

Date: March 11, 2013

Re: Random Acts of Kindness Week on Galiano Island

The GHCS mental health committee is organizing Random Acts of Kindness Week May 5-11 in recognition of Mental Health Week 2013.

Acts of kindness are a special sort of good manners; those of looking outside yourself, and having empathy towards and awareness of the experiences of those around you.   Life is full of stress. At work, at school, in traffic, at the grocery store, we regularly bump up against the sharp edges of someone who is angry and hurt; and often our day is darkened as we absorb some of their frustration, even bring it home at the end of the day and let it affect our relationships with family and friends.

Sometimes we forget that the reverse is just as true; a friendly smile from a stranger, a cheerful phone call from a friend, a compliment from a workmate, or a small unexpected gift [Read More…]

Galiano Variety Show 2013 – Radio Galiano International, By Sylvie Beauregard

The Galiano Variety Show is back for its third year and this year we are mounting a mock radio show, sort of in the vein of the “Prairie Home Companion”, staged with a live audience and mock simultaneous broadcast around the world via the not so Serious Satellite. Join us in the audience for the live taping of Radio Galiano International.  The evening is sure to entertain you with sketches, traffic reports, local news, mock interviews, and music and commercials, as well as interviews with some interesting global characters like Silvio Berlusconi and Benedict 16th’s butler. All entertainers are from our own little island with an important contribution from CBC.

This is our most popular annual fundraising event and an important source of funding for health care on Galiano.

Let’s see you all at the South Hall on April 12th [Read More…]

Join us to engage in dialogue about aging on Galiano Island. Let’s talk about challenges and opportunities. Discuss resources available, reflect on resources needed, and contribute to planning that will impact our community in the years to come.

It’s an opportunity for islanders to gather and talk about ‘Aging in Place’. Questions we’ll be considering:

• what are the important issues that we can talk about now?
• what are the questions we can ask and perhaps answer now? ‘
• what is the future we can create for seniors on Galiano?
• What happens to our community when statistics show us that 60% of the residents are over 55 years of age?
• What will Galiano be like in 20 years?

Please consider joining the gathering of folks on Saturday March 16 at the south community hall… come at 10:o0 for coffee, join in the café conversations, stay for lunch and plan for our communities next steps.For more information contact Nancy at galianosharp@gmail.com . [Read More…]