ElderBerries

The ElderBerries

Are you finding club music too loud and too fast? Does it seem far too long since you saw old friends, or met new ones near your own age? You may be looking for a group like the Elderberries. The initiative behind this group comes from the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's Elders Committee, and the Group’s objective is to provide a social get-together for LGBT people aged 50-plus while at the same time giving the group information and support on subjects specifically related to LGBT Elder issues.

All events are potlucks, so get out your recipes!

Events are listed on the Events page. Look for the icon shown here, or search-in-page for "ElderBerries."

If you would like to be notified of events, or have questions, email the coordinator at elderberries.scotia2@gmail.com or Like them on Facebook.

Newsletters

2010

December

2011

April 7, May, June, July, August, & Supplement, September & Supplement, October (Supplement only), November &, Supplement, December 1

2012

January 12, February 18, March 21, April 15, May 14, June 20, July 8, July 27, September 17, October 26, December 5

2013

January 13, February 20, March 13, April 22, May 9, May 21, June 18, July 17, August 16, September 1, October 7, November 6, November 28

2014

January 8, January 31, February 5, March 4, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 14, August 15, October 6, November 7, December 6

2015

April 1, May 3, June 1, July 8, August 26, October 1, November 18, December 12

2016

January 8, February 9, March 5, April 6, June 9, July 9, October 1, November 4

History

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early history goes here. DanielMacKay says: as I recall this came out of an NSRAP project to reach out to the elders community.

April 18, 2010

NSRAP Gathering Of LGBT Elders at the CompanyHouse attended by 34 people. Photo album of the event here

August 15, 2010

Public meeting -- HistoryProjectTodoList: who called it? -- at Spencer House. Inaugural Board: LynnMurphy, HalWalsh?, AnitaMartinez, DanielMacKay, NickHonig?, HugoDann (ex officio from NSRAP), 1

November 29, 2010

one of the first Newsletters indicates that the "Committee" consists of LynnMurphy, AnitaMartinez, HalWalsh?, DanielMacKay and NickHonig?

April, 2011

April 2011 Report to NSRAP

April, 2011

September Annual Report

November, 2011

Publish the 2012 ElderBerries Cookbook

2012 ??

[Date uncertain] The Elderberries win the ISCANS Rainbow Community "Candle" Award. March, 2015: the physical award, a big piece of glass, accidentally was dropped and destroyed.

October, 2015

Annual General Meeting: the new Board is AllisonBrewer, HugoDann (ex officio from NSRAP), LanceLockwood?, DanielMacKay, AnitaMartinez, KenSaunders? & JackWaller?. Lance, Ken & Jack resign a couple of weeks later.

November, 2016

WayneCollette? elected to the board