Posts by Julia McCaig
New Guide to Hiring Home Care Services
We’ve just published our new Guide to Hiring a Home Care Worker. You can read or download the guide here.
Read MoreCommunity lunch at Legion tomorrow CANCELLED!
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have to cancel the luncheon at the Legion tomorrow. Our next lunch will be Tuesday, December 13 which will be our special Christmas lunch – hope to see you then! You need reservations for this lunch so please call Caring Circle @ 947-9100 to reserve.
Read MoreNew “Connections” Program Launched!
Caring Circle has a broad vision of reaching out to our entire community in as many ways as needed with health and wellness support. In response to feedback from our community, Caring Circle is launching a new program. Caring Circle’s CONNECTIONS Program aims to provide companionship to those on the Island who are seeking social…
Read MoreEnd of Life Matters: A Caring Circle Symposium
December 3 – 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Bowen Island Lodge Seaside Retreat Conversations and Questions about Death and Dying on Bowen This one day symposium is not just for elders who are looking at issues around death and dying…this is for anyone who is interested in advance care planning, palliative care, dying on Bowen,…
Read MoreRun for Fun Supports Caring Circle
Nine years ago I started the Reindeer Run as I wanted to offer a winter walk/run event to get us outside and moving in the grey and drizzle and at the same time support Bowen Island’s Christmas Hamper Fund. We raise heart rates, have a whole lot of fun in less than perfect weather conditions…
Read MoreKnick Knack Nook Auction supports Caring Circle
It was an evening of magic, possibility and delightfully frenzied bidding. The biennial KKN auction, this year supporting Caring Circle, ignited Cates Hill Chapel on Saturday evening. The room was festooned with enticing “objects of desire” that just couldn’t be resisted.
Read MoreThank you Bowen Firefighters!
Dear Editor: Caring Circle would like to thank the Bowen Island firefighters for their recent donation to our organization. We are proud to know that Bowen’s firefighters support us in our work – their donation will be put to good use providing health-related services that are very much needed in our community. The founding purpose…
Read MoreAcupuncture, naturopathy and counseling come together at Artisan Square
Dr. Alea Bell and Courtney Morris are happy to announce the opening of a new wellness clinic, Bowen Island Naturopathic and Acupuncture Clinic. We met last spring, it was one of those thing where people keep saying ‘you two should meet.’ When we met, it was so easy; we shared an interest in family wellness.…
Read MoreKnick Knack Nook Auction – Saturday, October 15th 7pm
Bid on items now! All proceeds are being donated to Caring Circle, thank you KKN!
Read MoreMore Stories from Caring Circle
This article comes to follow-up Caring Circle’s article in the June Bulletin. You may already know about some of our more visible activities like the Driver’s Program and our partnership in the Lunch Program. We hope that you will watch for the launch of our Befriending Program this fall. Caring Circle was founded to help…
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