The Salvation Army is starting a new program for seniors. The Senior Souper Lunch will be served twice a month starting Sept. 11 and, as the name suggests, it will provide guests 55 and over with soup and salad, along with some entertainment at a more than affordable price.
“On the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. … we are having a soup and salad lunch. There will be a short devotional. There will be a guest speaker on (Sept.) 11 and there will be an activity on (Sept.) 25. Suggested cost is $2,” said Jane Anne Ireland, who is responsible for community family services with the Salvation Army.
A short devotion and grace at 11:50 a.m. will be followed by lunch and then a guest speaker presentation at 12:30 p.m. Ronza Reynard, who is the director of Estevan and Weyburn Salvation Army branches, will be the first guest speaker to kick off the Senior Souper Lunch program.
“She will be sharing (the information) about different programs and activities that we currently have going on or coming up,” said Ireland.
There will be a new guest speaker on the second Wednesdays and new activities on the fourth Wednesdays of each month.
The Senior Souper Lunches will be held on the church side of the Salvation Army building on Fourth Street.
For the community organization, this program is a way to meet Estevan seniors and provide them with the opportunity to have a quality time together.
“We thought it would be fun to get to know the seniors in the community and once it starts getting cold, serve them a meal in the middle of the day. And maybe if they are out anyway getting groceries just (get) good time together with other seniors in the community,” explained Ireland.
The organization had some funds available to make sure that they can keep the cost low for the Estevan seniors.
There is no obligatory registration for the program, but organizers encourage people to stop by or call the office ahead of time if they are planning to come.
“(People) can just come, but it’s nice if they can just let us know if they are coming… It would be nice to know how many are coming so make sure we have enough soup and sandwiches made,” said Ireland.
The Salvation Army’s Estevan office number is 306-634-2074.
In the meantime, the regular programs such as food bank are running as usual. And the kettle campaign will be coming up at the end of November.
