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Lit Seniors Initiative

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The Lit Seniors Initiative promotes social inclusion, mental health, healthy ageing and volunteerism in seniors from 55 plus. Our vision is to raise awareness on issues confronting our elders especially now during the pandemic.

Our focus is on elderly ethnic men and women. In 2021, the Foundation received funding from New Horizons for Seniors program to provide painting sessions, engage seniors about their experiences during the pandemic and and to create a magazine for seniors. We hope you find the work we do here informative.

Get Moving with Lorrie Morales | Senior Moments with Lorrie Morales

It is no fault of Lorrrie’s that this is published late. I have had incredibly busy a couple of days. Please forgive me. In this piece, Lorrie encourages us to consider different ways to keep fit as our bodies age over time.   I recently read somewhere that walking can increase your longevity by literally…

Healthy Eating | Senior Moments by Lorrie Morales

  Today, I ventured into my garden and was thrilled to see that my lettuce has now grown enough for me to snip enough for a supper salad. This time of the year is for healthy eating. Peas in a pod, carotene in the carrots and beets in the brine are a few of my…

Memory | A New Post by Lorrie Morales

My grandmother suffered from dementia, as did my father. Do I fear this disease? I suppose I expect to suffer some memory loss as I age, but I hope to keep my brain as healthy as possible. When we lose our memories, we tend to lose part of ourselves. Having a good memory helps us…

An Evening with Nil Koney ~Senior Lit Show

Nil Koney is a community leader. He is also a Community Leader, Magazine Publisher and Advocate for African Communities. He joined the Seniors Lit Show to share some of his most interesting life stories and to talk about how he navigated the lock downs and the pandemic.        

Author Lorraine Morales on the Senior Lit Show

Author Lorraine -Lorrie – Morales is the Author of the book We Can Do This!: Adult Children and Aging Parents Planning for success. This is a must have book for adult children who have aging parents. According to the Amazon listing of the book, the book is practical, conversational and authentic. The book partners Lorrie’s…

Dancing Through the Pandemic ~ Alla Ternikova Shares Her Life Stories with the Seniors Lit Show

Alla Ternikova joined the Seniors Lit Show yesterday to talk about being a senior and what she does to keep busy during the pandemic. Alla migrated to Canada when she was 27 years old. She is a Jew who migrated from the old Soviet Union before it was disbanded. She told stories about how her…