The Ontario Finnish Resthome Association
725 North Street P6B 5Z3 Sault Sainte Marie, ON, Canada

OFRA and the Foundation would like to send a very grateful Thank You to Sointu Fulcher and the Sault Ste. Marie & District Finnish Canadian Historical Society for the generous $1,500 donation towards the New MKK Campaign. For the full story visit page 13 in our Fall 2020 issue of the Around the Pond. https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com//2020%20Oct-Nov%20News

We are gearing up for the holiday season here at The Country Way, and although it will look a little different this year we are still planning a few fun Covid s...afe events. First up: The Black Friday Blowout! Amazing sales and special deals all day long on Friday, November 27, 2020. We are extending our hours from 10am - 8pm and will have special hourly sales all day long! Stay tuned to see what we have going on and stop by the store throughout the day to enter our door crasher door prize, one entry with purchase.

Today on Keeping Up With Krystal we are celebrating Birthday's!

And the Winner is....Mary Mitchell!! Don't forget to get your tickets for the December 2nd draw and have your chance to win $500! Call Rob at 705-945-9987 ext. 212!

You have already given us so many gifts. Thank you for the gift of passion, dedication and generosity. The Gift of Your Heart makes it Their Home! https://www.ontariofinnishresthome.ca/give-the-gift

This weeks Friday Feature is captured at MKK with the recreation therapy department (actual bowling took place on Friday Nov. 6th)

IT’S ALL ABOUT SEEING AND HEARING! The OFRA is very grateful about a $4,000 grant approval for large print and audio books expected to arrive by June 2021! Back in February 2020, Sandy Fulcher, also known as Sointu to the Finnish community, a retired schoolteacher, started to work on a grant application with the Retired Teachers of Ontario, Algoma District 3 (RTO). Sandy’s grant application under PSTO - Project Service to Others, is intended for Suomi Eesti Maja, Uusi Koti a...nd Kotitalo (3 phases) of the Finnish Resthome. Sandy says, All of these homes/buildings have their own libraries in them, however, all the books in these libraries have been donations from the residents, staff and volunteers. There has never been any money for a library budget to purchase new materials. All of the material will be new and recent publications purchased from Canadian book suppliers. There will be three totes, each housing 10 to 12 large print books, 10 to 12 audio books and a cd player. A tote will be placed in each of the three homes and will be circulated every 4 months so that each home has an opportunity to read and hear something new. Sandy wishes to thank her assistants Linda Ruhanen, Carol Kirkland-Boissineau, Rita Wagner, Merrilyn Webb and Geraldine Yeo. All of the assistants listed are retired teachers and a couple of them are / were teacher-librarians and together we will create interesting reading material for the residents of the Ontario Finnish Resthome Association, says Sandy Fulcher. Heidi Schell, Purchasing & Marketing Agent for The OFRA says, I would like to extend my gratitude to Sointu for all that she does for our organization. As a dedicated volunteer, Sointu has done a remarkable job on the set-up and upkeep of the Uusi Koti library. The atmosphere is so welcoming that once you are there, you simply want to embrace the serenity with a hot cup of coffee or tea curled up on the love seat with a great read! We are very grateful to Sointu and everyone that helped with this grant process to make it a reality. Anything that helps to enhance the lives of our seniors is always appreciated and welcomed. Thank you to RTO (Retired Teachers of Ontario) Algoma District 3 for this grant and the wonderful opportunity to enrich the lives of seniors in Sault Ste. Marie. Pictured from left to right: Rita Wagner, Page Nicolson, Sointu Fulcher, Bruce Avery, Kathy Greening, Folgo Della Vedova See more

The 2020 Fall addition of the AROUND THE POND Newsletter is finally here for your enjoyment!! Click the Link to check it out!! https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com//2020%20Oct-Nov%20News

More News from OFRA!! - https://mailchi.mp/65201c917739/more-news-from-ofra