Concert in Care – June 2 – You’re Invited
Families & Friends are invited to enjoy the April Concert in Care
Since 2006, over 8,000 high-quality professional Concerts in Care have brought the rich experience of performance arts to people in residential care across Canada.
Date: June 2, 2015
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Hospital Chapel
Musicians
Alan Matheson is a Canadian trumpeter, pianist, composer and arranger. He currently teaches trumpet and jazz piano at the University of British Columbia, and jazz studies at Vancouver Community College and Capilano College in North Vancouver. He is the leader of his own big band, directed the CBC Jazz Orchestra in broadcast tributes to Duke Ellington and Paul Whiteman, and is musical director of the Festival Vancouver Big Band. He has performed with Mel Torme, Cleo Laine, Louis Bellson and Doc Cheatham, and at the Vancouver, Montreal and Paris jazz festivals. His compositions and arrangements have been played by leading jazz players, and, in Vancouver, by percussionist, Salvador Ferreras and French hornist Martin Hackleman. Alan’s personal jazz favorites are Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Clark Terry and Woody Shaw. www.alanmatheson.com
Rob McKenzie has performed with orchestras, chamber ensembles, big bands, jazz and rock groups, played in concerts, musicals, with touring groups and on studio sessions for television and radio with many of the well-known jazz musicians in Canada and the US. He also leads his own group, Solid Brass, a jazz nonet featuring five of the West Coast’s finest trombonists. Rob’s other musical passion is composing. From an early age he was interested in all kinds of music, studied both jazz and classical, which resulted in an advanced degree in music composition from UBC. A number of his compositions have been recorded and broadcast on CBC Radio and at the Vancouver and Montreal Jazz Festivals. Rob teaches trombone, composition, theory and arranging at Vancouver Community College.
This event has been made possible by: Menno Place, BMO Financial Group and Health Arts Society
$1145.30 Raised for High/Low Bed
Thank you to the Auxiliary members for their work in fundraising for Menno Place residents!
Yvonne Miller, Melita Thomas, Ann Brown, Nellie VanderWart, Kathleen Hay, Rose Apolzer (absent), Grace Friesen. Hilde Wiebe, Executive Director of Care Services is pictured with the group.
The Menno Hospital Auxiliary hosted the Abbotsford Male Chorus Benefit Concert on April 18th, 2015 raising $1145.30 for the purchase of a high/low bed.
High/ Low beds are ideal for residents who are at risk of falling.
The high position eases strain on caregivers. The low position reduces risk of injury from resident fall.
Save the Date – Grandparent’s Day Party! September 12th
We are planning a huge celebration on Saturday, September 12th for our residents and their grandchildren. In our courtyard, there will be bouncy castles for the kids, cotton candy, hot dogs and ice cream. There will be entertainment and so much to enjoy together!
Save the Date:
Saturday, September 12th
11am – 2pm
Menno Place Courtyard
National Grandparents’ Day began in Canada in 1995. It was brought into the routine of Canadians “in order to acknowledge the importance of grandparents to the strututre of the family in the nurturing, upbringing and education of children.”
