Vernon Winter Carnival Society desires to listen to from seniors about carnivals of days passed by – Vernon Information

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The Vernon Winter Carnival desires to listen to from space seniors.

The Vernon Winter Carnival Society has obtained funding from the Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program that shall be used to interact seniors in the neighborhood via the annual Vernon Winter Carnival.

As a part of the undertaking, VWC shall be making a collection of movies that may have interaction native residents to inform their tales of previous carnivals, permitting the VWC to share information and previous experiences with future generations.

The funding can even permit VWC to create a seniors occasion throughout the 2023 competition, together with different alternatives to make sure native seniors can have interaction in neighborhood occasions.

“Due to the New Horizons for Seniors Program, Vernon Winter Carnival will make a major distinction within the lives of seniors in our neighborhood,” says Laurell Cornell, society chairperson. “We’ve got at all times prided ourselves on the traditions of Vernon Winter Carnival and now we’ve the chance to honour those that constructed this legacy in our neighborhood.”

VWC is at the moment in search of people to be interviewed for the video portion of this undertaking.

Contact the VWC by cellphone 250-545-2236, or electronic mail [email protected].