Connection Café – Games Galore Club
The Evergreen Connection Café Games Galore Club will meet the first Monday of every month from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. We will meet to play games and discuss fun activities.
All Connection Café Clubs are here to help people looking for social activities and community events in addition to providing interest-based activities to those who attend. They are open to clients,volunteers, staff, and community members – everyone! These clubs are not support groups – just a way to connect people.
Register with Zoom in advance for these events below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Connection Café – Walking Club
The Evergreen Connection Café Walking Club will meet the 2nd Monday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
Walks will take part on the trails around Evergreen Hospice and be approximately 1-2 hours in length. We have done our best to ensure washroom access and easy trail options, with spots to rest, but please ensure that you are well enough to walk. We urge you to seek the advice of a physician before beginning any physical exercise activity. Your participation in this club requires registration, meeting Evergreen’s Covid-19 policies and procedures, an awareness of your fitness to participate, and an understanding that any physical activity carries a risk of injury. It is your responsibility to ensure you don’t exceed your limits and inform volunteer, staff, or other participants if you begin to feel unwell during the activity. You will be required to give Evergreen an emergency contact.
All Connection Café Clubs help people looking for social activities and community events in addition to providing interest-based activities to those who attend. They are open to clients, volunteers, staff, and community members – everyone! These clubs are not support groups – just a way to connect people.
Participants must be registered before joining the Walking Club. Registration is through tstanton@evgcares.org or 416-499-2185 ext. 107.
Connection Café – Book Discussion Club
The Evergreen Connection Café Book Discussion Club will meet the third Friday of every month from 2:00pm to 3:30pm via Zoom.
We will discuss books that focus on self-care, grief, and other healthcare related topics. There will not be a specific book for everyone to read, instead it will be more of a reference library for those interested in finding their next book and/or recommending and discussing one they have found to be helpful on their journey.
All Connection Café Clubs are here to help people looking for social activities and community events in addition to providing interest-based activities to those who attend. They are open to clients,volunteers, staff, and community members – everyone! These clubs are not support groups – just a way to connect people.
Register with Zoom in advance for these events below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Connection Café – Creative Club
The Evergreen Connection Café Creative Club will meet the last Friday of every month on Zoom at 2:00pm.
We will provide a space to work on whatever you are creating, whether that be knitting, scrapbooking, sketching, writing or other creative activity. Members will provide guidance and support to each other.
All Connection Café Clubs are here to help people looking for social activities and community events in addition to providing interest-based activities to those who attend. They are open to clients,volunteers, staff, and community members – everyone! These clubs are not support groups – just a way to connect people.
Register with Zoom in advance below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Advance Care Planning and Substitute Decision Makers
Friday, October 13, 2023 from 1PM – 3PM
Who will make healthcare decisions for you when you are unable and are they equipped to honour your wishes?
• Learn who is your substitute decision maker (everyone in Ontario has one) and if you are someone’s substitute decision maker
• Learn how to ensure they understand your goals, values, and wishes, so you feel they are able to speak for you in the event you are unable
• Learn what you need to know and understand if you are to speak on the behalf of loved ones as a substitute decision maker
This is important information for everyone, at any age.
The event is open to everyone and will take place on Friday, October 13th at 1 pm. It will be held both virtually on Zoom and also in person at the Evergreen offices in Markham:
Suite 201, 5762 Highway 7 East, Markham, ON, L3P 1A8.
If you would like to attend in person, please email tstanton@evgcares.org
To register to join online please use the link below. To register to join us in person please contact us on 416-499-2185 or email info@evgcares.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Grief and Bereavement Peer Support Training
Monday, September 18th from 1PM – 3PM
Designed for volunteers, but open to anyone in the community looking for information on supporting loved ones who are grieving.
We will discuss:
- How grief shows up in us – it’s more than just sadness
- How to support someone who is grieving
- How our own losses impact our ability to support someone
Register in advance for this meeting below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Death Cafe
Monday, September 25, 2023 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Join us in a candid and open, virtual, conversation on death and dying. This is open to everyone.
“At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Café is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.” – Deathcafe.com
This is open to Everyone = Volunteers, Staff, Clients, and Community.
Please see Death Café’s website if you would like more information on Death Cafés https://deathcafe.com/
Memorial Pumpkin Parade
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 7 pm at Morgan Park in Markham
Evergreen Hospice is asking the community to come together the day after Halloween to remember the special people in their family who have died. Bring your leftover carved pumpkin to Morgan Park in Markham. Take a moment to light it in memory of your loved one.
Coping with the Holidays and Family Celebrations After a Loved One Has Died
Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7 pm
To register for the children’s memorial activity, please call the office at 416-499-2185
