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Hello Everyone,<\/p>\n

\u201cLife is as changeful as a prairie spring, or a river with a lot of twists and bends\u201d.\u00a0 That says it all!\u00a0 This time of the year is always a bit strange in Southern Alberta as we shed the winter season with hopes of the arrival of spring.\u00a0 It seems to tease us with beautiful sunny days followed by wind, rain, sleet, and snow.\u00a0 With the COVID pandemic, we have had to make hundreds of changes in the way we think and do normal things. We have pondered life and re-thought priorities and attitudes.\u00a0 I am sure we have all concluded that without good health, we have nothing.\u00a0 We\u2019ll do whatever it takes which includes getting our vaccine shot!<\/p>\n

For over a year, we have wondered when our nation will return to some sort of \u201cnormalacy\u201d.\u00a0 It appears now with the emerging variants, we are entrenched in lockdowns and more regulations about safe gatherings. SWARTA Newsletters, ARTA news&views,<\/em> ARTAFACTS, and ATA News have done an excellent job in keeping us informed about the work that continues regardless of COVID and protocol. However, what we really miss and need is more human connection with our members.\u00a0 My optimism for a quicker recovery has turned to realism that our SWARTA needs to join the ZOOM world. Your SWARTA EXECUTIVE held a ZOOM meeting last week.\u00a0 We have decided that our SWARTA Newsletters will be supplemented with ZOOM presentations and COFFEE CHAT time.\u00a0 ARTA will provide funds for a one-year ZOOM license.<\/p>\n

Our first ZOOM \u2018webinar will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 10:00.<\/u>\u00a0 See details in this Newsletter.\u00a0 If you have never used Zoom, it is easy and quite straight forward.\u00a0 When you register, you will be sent an ARTA prepared guide that will act as a guide.\u00a0 To get on the Zoom session will be as easy a clicking on the link included in the email that will be sent out to you after you register.\u00a0 I know that our first session with Sylvia Kasper from the Calgary Cooperative Memorial Society <\/u>will be most helpful for yourself, your parent, or friends.\u00a0 There will an opportunity to ask questions. SWARTA had booked her for May 2020 and then October 2020, but had to postpone both sessions.<\/p>\n

A very informal COFFEE CHAT Zoom<\/u> session is scheduled for Thursday, June 10<\/u> at 10:00 am.\u00a0 The idea is just to have some face-to-face time with other SWARTA members.\u00a0 Make yourself a cup of coffee or smoothie and join in the chatter.\u00a0 You might even want to bake your favorite muffins to visually share with the rest of us.\u00a0 More information will be e-mailed to you.<\/p>\n

ARTA WELLNESS CHALLENGE<\/u> is a program that encourages all of us to participate in wellness activities from April 1 to June 30.\u00a0 The list of activities that you might like to participate in are listed in the ARTA news&views Spring Issue , pp 38-40<\/em>.\u00a0 Keep track of the minutes spent on your activities.\u00a0 At the end of June choose 30 of your best 30 days. \u00a0You may send the total number of minutes to me at bobpawlowski@hotmail.com<\/strong><\/a> or directly to ARTA at jhope@arta.net<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 Without question, the simplest, most affordable and accessible-to-all ages exercise is walking.\u00a0 But any and all the suggestions are just a beginning of the activities that you can do to keep your body, mind, spirit FIT.\u00a0 That\u2019s what is important!<\/p>\n

Hoping the day is coming soon when we can get together.\u00a0 But in the meantime keep safe, keep fit, keep smiling.\u00a0 Take care.<\/p>\n

Doreen Pawlowski
\nPresident of SWARTA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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