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International Center Florida Hosts Tampa Bay Area Participants

International Center Florida Hosts Tampa Bay Area Participants

The International Center Florida hosted 230 participants for lunch and a tour of the facilities on April 14th. Members of the Dunedin Branch were very busy in preparation for participants from all over the Tampa Bay area coming to Dunedin Thursday morning. Upon arriving, participants walked the grounds outside of the construction fence around buildings A […]
Forever Young in Rijswijk, Netherlands

Forever Young in Rijswijk, Netherlands

8 April 2016, Rijswijk.  For the third time, the seniors committee in The Netherlands organized an intensive spiced with an afternoon delight of playing traditional Dutch games.  Thirty-six members represented the cities of Helmond, Delft, Rijswijk, Voorschoten, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Weert, Haarlem, Limburg and Chiltern (Great Britain)! Before the start of the program, one member asked, what […]
Brisbane Twentieth Anniversary Dinner

Brisbane Twentieth Anniversary Dinner

Members and special guests in Brisbane, Queensland (Australia), celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Brisbane branch at a dinner on March 10, 2016. We were pleased to be joined by special guests Mr. Duncan Pegg MP, member for Stretton and representing the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk; Councillor Vicki Howard from Central Ward of the City […]
Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser in Ottawa, Ontario

Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser in Ottawa, Ontario

The Ottawa branch hosted its first annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, February 27th.  Posters announced the event approximately six weeks beforehand.  A friendly competition developed between the seventeen Ottawa branch locations as the day drew near.  The afternoon went smoothly thanks to members of the branch Seniors’ Committee, who oversaw organizing the cook-off. Upon arriving, each participant […]
Surrey, BC Participants Celebrate the Year of the Fire Monkey, Fundraise for the Fenway

Surrey, BC Participants Celebrate the Year of the Fire Monkey, Fundraise for the Fenway

The evening of February 13th, 2016 saw over 60 Surrey, British Columbia participants and their families celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Fire Monkey with a pot-luck dinner. In addition to a wonderful meal, attendees were entertained by singer, magician, clown, and balloon maker extraordinaire Mr. Bubbles (incarnated by a local participant).  They […]
Chinese New Year in the Western Region of Great Britain

Chinese New Year in the Western Region of Great Britain

The Western Region celebrated Chinese New Year on the 6th of February at their centre in Newport. The day started with chanting followed by the usual housecleaning and then preparing of food and decorating tables for the evening. This was followed by the practice of Taoist Tai Chi® arts in the afternoon. Members were treated to beef, salmon, […]
Rolling for the Fenway

Rolling for the Fenway

The Southern Interior Branch of the Pacific Region is holding our annual Chinese New Year workshop at our Vernon, British Columbia location.  We are planning an Asian themed dinner for Saturday night and we wanted to include spring rolls.  Rather than just make enough for the workshop we decided to make a whole bunch more.  […]
Meilleurs voeux des participants de l’Estrie

Meilleurs voeux des participants de l’Estrie

Nos meilleurs vœux de bonheur et de prospérité pour la nouvelle année de la part des participants de la section de l’Estrie, dans la Région de l’Est, au Canada. Sur les 100 portions cuisinées, 20  ont été envoyées aux repas bienfaisants, 66 ont été servies. Les surplus des biscuits – préparés par les participants ont […]
First Senior Trip at the International Center Florida

First Senior Trip at the International Center Florida

The International Center Florida held its first Senior Trip to the Duncan McClellan Glass Gallery and Hot Shop on January 6, 2016. The Duncan McClellan Gallery, located in St. Petersberg Florida, features rotating exhibitions showcasing nationally and internationally recognized glass artists. With 3,000 square feet of gallery spaces and 5,000 square feet of outdoor courtyards, the […]
The Red Dragon Finds a New Home

The Red Dragon Finds a New Home

Inspired by the Dunedin Center’s dragon bike rack, James Mallory, working on Fenway’s construction, built a Rocking Dragon from wood reused from the Fenway and donated it to the Branch.  This was raffled as a fundraiser at Tai Chi Week in November and won by Steve Shaya of Dunedin.  He shipped it to Santa who […]
Christmas Eve in Wrocław branch

Christmas Eve in Wrocław branch

At a warm December evening, a week before the Christmas Eve, the door of our society house in Wroclaw were still been open towards the influx of following members. That is just tradition of common celebrate of Christmas at our beautiful centre, which at such moments gives to us special warmth. Everybody has taken the […]
Atlantic Region Holiday Season Program

Atlantic Region Holiday Season Program

Participants from across the Atlantic Region assembled at the regional centre in Halifax on December 5, the weekend scheduled for the holiday season program. We practiced and learned together Taoist Tai Chi® arts throughout the day.  In the evening the participants were joined by their guests to enjoy a wonderful ten-course banquet. Our dynamic emcee […]
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