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Neighbours Helping Neighbours
Delta Firefighters Charitable Society gathered and donated $5000 to Deltassist for Christmas Programs in 2013. Over the decades, year after year, the Delta Firefighters have been solid supporters, working to make Christmas a little better for Deltans facing challenges. From providing volunteer labour sorting toys for the Toy Depot, to helping with donations, they make
Len Stroh Receives the 2013 Volunteer Service Award from the Delta Chamber of Commerce
Friday evening, Nov 15th, Len was recognized as 1st among the best for his volunteer work in Delta. Len is Deltassist’s Treasurer and one of our hard working board members. He has already shown how he deserves this recognition and it is great to see others realize it as well. Len Stroh has spent the
Sharing Bread with Neighbours
Just sharing a loaf of bread seems like such an unassuming and simple event, not worthy of much mention. That is, until about 5 months ago when Deltassist received a call from a new bakery that had just moved to Delta. Monte Cristo Bakery was looking to partner with a community service agency that could
Delta Seniors get a Bus
by R. Sultan, Minister of State for Seniors. Recently, Mayor Lois Jackson of Delta drove me in her muscular pickup truck from one end of her vast community to the other, explaining why seniors need their own bus. Her advice echoed what I had already heard from seniors from one end of this province to
Creating Safety and Strategies for Change
From Elaine Greggain’s report on the Jan 20th, 2013 community cafe. The meeting was very interesting and did acknowledge Deltassist’s support of this work. Representation from all areas, including police and physicians, offered input that expanded the discussions about violence and allowed questions at each table. Many idea’s and options were shared. A most interesting
What Families “Look Like” Today
Carol Matusicky, PhD, presented the following thoughts during a recent event at a local community centre. My pre-occupation for over 35 years – viz., has been one of constantly observing and learning about children and families and how best to be proactive in addressing the changes taking place in families. What families “look like” today,
5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Conflict with Family Members
This is a reblog of a post in the “Workplace Violence Blog” on Nov. 20th, 2012. “Are you dreading one more holiday with your extended family? You already know that your Mom is going to badger you about why you aren’t married yet? Or, that your mother in-law will treat you like you aren’t good
Seniors – A Changing British Columbia
Ralph Sultan was appointed Minister of State for Seniors on September 5, 2012. This is what became evident. On my first day on the job as Minister of State for Seniors I learned three things: 1. I have become appended to Health, a ministry which dwarfs all others, has about 1,000 persons in its Victoria
October 1972: A New Agency Is Formed
In the fall of 1972, more that 60 people gathered at Delta Manor school to hold the founding meeting of Deltassist. Initially, Deltassist was to act as an information referral service for Delta residents. Staffed by volunteers, the goal of the organization was to have a central place where people could call in and find
