Unison for Generations 50+

08/31/2026

September is a great month to be a senior! Join the Super Membership Calgary for news fun for the 50+ community in Calgary!

The Super Membership is a group of seniors' organizations that work together to keep all seniors in the loop, decrease isolation, and create connection. See what's happening close to you and thrive with healthy aging!

GFLS Bowness Seniors' Centre Bow Cliff Centre 50+ Confederation Park 55+ Activity Centre

This September is a great month to be a Senior. This edition of the Super Member newsletter is packed with things that will fill your calendar. Scroll to learn more!

08/31/2026

Planning ahead matters — and getting the right legal documents in place doesn’t have to be complicated.

Unison at Kerby Centre is offering a FREE Will Clinic for eligible low-income seniors, with support for wills, personal directives, and power of attorney documents.

📞 To join the waitlist, call 403-705-3230 or visit Seniors Supports in Room 206 at Kerby Centre.

Please see the poster for full eligibility details.

08/31/2026

Join us for Live Well, Be Well: Conversation Hour — a 4-week series of presentations and conversations on everyday topics that matter.

Learn practical tips, ask questions, share experiences, and connect with others in a welcoming and engaging environment.

📅 Wednesdays, September 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2026
🕥 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
📍 Willow Park on the Bow, Silvera
💲 $35 Members | $45 Non-members

Register online: https://kerbycentre23.wildapricot.org/event-6771690

Or contact Active Aging at 403-705-3233 or [email protected].

08/31/2026

Join us for a free online presentation with Community Safety Officer, Gus with the City of Calgary Fire Department presents Fall Prevention for Seniors.

Falls are the leading cause of hospitalization for Albertans aged 65+. Officer Gus will discuss eight key fall prevention strategies and provide practical tips to help you stay safe at home. Understanding how to reduce your risk of falling can support a longer, safer, and more independent life.

To register, check out the QR code or visit --> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/steps-to-safety-fall-prevention-for-older-adults-tickets-1987013723536?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/28/2026

📣 We’re looking for Marketing & Communications volunteers!

Do you enjoy organizing, helping behind the scenes, and being part of a friendly team? Unison’s Marketing & Communications department is looking for volunteers to support internal signage, promote fundraising opportunities, restock magazine racks, and help with our monthly Unison News mailout.

Interested in being part of something meaningful? Email [email protected] to learn more.

08/28/2026

Looking for practical ways to support your well-being?

Join us for Wellness Boost Workshop: Staying Sharp — The Better-You Toolkit, a 2-week self-care workshop series focused on physical and emotional well-being. This series is designed to help you discover simple, useful strategies you can apply in everyday life.

📅 Tuesdays, September 1 & 8, 2026
🕥 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Wellness Centre, Room 317
💲 $20 Members | $35 Non-members

To register, scan the QR code, contact Active Aging at 403-705-3233 or email [email protected].

08/28/2026

When Calgary shows up, amazing things happen. Yesterday's Global Calgary food drive has generated thousands of dollars and hundreds of pound of food to help seniors facing daily hunger. Y'all care, and it shows. Very chic.

Read about the people who gave, today, on the blog --> https://unisonalberta.com/when-calgary-shows-up-community-rallies-to-support-seniors-facing-food-insecurity/

Chef Liana Blue Flame Kitchen

08/28/2026

What happens when a community decides to show up for its seniors? ❤️

A last-minute food and fundraising drive outside the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen brought Calgarians together to support Unison’s Thrive seniors food bank and the response was incredible.

People arrived with bags of groceries, cheques and thousands of dollars in donations. But there were also hugs, tears and heartfelt reminders that seniors can sometimes be forgotten

Veteran Global Calgary broadcaster Leslie Horton is known for events like this. She knew that would Calgary respond. ❤️ $5,730 was raised plus truck loads of food.

Support Calgary's only food bank just for seniors with the Summer Food Drive.

The Kinsmen Club Of Calgary

08/27/2026

This story has it all. Two older adults challenging what's "normal", both impacted by cancer, both completing a swim across Lake Winnipeg and now meeting each other in Victoria.

At 91, Kathie Leitch still believes in saying “Why not?”

In 1955, she became the first person to swim across Lake Winnipeg after her father dared her to do it. Decades later, living in Edmonton, she took on another challenge: completing an Ironman in her 50s

Kathie dragon boated for 10 years, cycled from Vancouver to Whistler and travelled to Antarctica, the Arctic and Mount Everest Base Camp.

But her life has also brought heartbreaking loss. She survived breast cancer, while her husband died of cancer and her younger son died from a brain tumour at just 53.

Through it all, Kathie says she has learned to keep moving forward.

Her message to older adults is simple: we may be capable of far more than we think.

This is part 2 of a story that features Alberta's Jonny Fenton who just became the oldest person to swim across Lake Winnipeg, raising tens of thousand of dollars for cancer.

“Keep on tap dancing, everybody.” Canadian Cancer Society IRONMAN

08/27/2026

Summer food drive! Nothing but fun 🥳

Chef Liana Global Calgary Blue Flame Kitchen