Summer Social
As we wrap up Give Us Strength, funded by WoodGreen Community Service's Enhancing Seniors Inclusion in Communities grant, we invite you to a summer social - an afternoon of lunch, laughter, and connection with your neighbours.
Come enjoy a delicious lunch, share stories, and get to know people in our community. Whether you're new to the Distillery District or a longtime resident, this is a great chance to meet, mingle, and make friends.
Details:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, from 12 - 2 pm
39 Parliament Street, 11th Floor Collins Room
Lunch will be served
Please RSVP by July 25 here summer_social
Feel free to email with any questions - llid@gwna.ca
Gentle Exercise Classes – Few Spots Available
The Distillery and Canary Districts have been provided with an opportunity to host free exercise classes funded by Ontario Health Toronto for their older adult community members. The program is designed to help seniors stay healthy, active, and mobile.
The funding is held by Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association, a community support organization since 1976. Since the inception of these provincially funded classes in 2013, Carefirst has partnered with Mobility Matters to deliver these classes across Downtown Toronto, Scarborough, and York Region. We are fortunate to be working with these organizations.
Classes involve a gentle, full-body routine combining aerobic movement, stretching, strength training, balance with both seated and standing segments — and plenty of good-humoured fun. Participants use small weights and therapy bands.
There are a few spots left on Tuesdays and Thursday from 9 – 9:45 am, from July 22 – October 2, at 80 Mill Street, excluding statutory holidays.
Please contact llid@gwna.ca if you wish to sign up for the exercise classes as above. As space is limited for the exercise classes, they will be filled on a first come first served basis.
Digital Literacy Project – Upcoming Information Sessions
GWNA’s Living Long in the Distillery (LLID) has been selected as one of five participating Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) in Toronto Council on Aging’s (TCA) digital literacy project. The project is a one-year program to improve the quality of older adult residents’ lives by offering a series of online workshops on various topics, to help build on residents' digital literacy skills and confidence.
Online Workshops
- Connected Canadians will host a total of 18 virtual workshops between September 2025 - March 2026 (1 hour each)
- Registration is now open for the online workshops. To receive email reminders, register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNSDtTV3rqohZVqNHAOXnnu3Xo1kQu1dELXmllnE9vy_2uYA/viewform
- Attendance is at your leisure and assistance will be provided for anyone not comfortable with joining a Zoom call
Volunteer to be a Technology Mentor
Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in volunteering as a Technology Mentor! We still have spots. Technology Mentors will take part in Connected Canadians’ mentor training program (5-6 hours commitment in total) and will obtain skills necessary to help other community residents who need technology support. If you are interested and for more information, please email llid@gwna.ca.