You can’t take it with you: What are the important proactive steps that can be taken planning your retirement and estate documents?
Susan J Ginther
Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Retirement and especially estate planning are often ignored until late in life and sometimes too late. The speaker will give options on some of the many different scenarios that most of us will experience. Speaker: Susan J Ginther Susan has been a financial advisor and investment & retirement planner for over 32 years. Her passion and focus are relationships and planning. Knowing and understanding clients’ wishes are paramount to her before making plans to achieve their goals.
Advancing agriculture and events in southern Alberta: What do the changes to Lethbridge & District Exhibition mean to our community?
Kim Gallucc, CEO of Excite Lethbridge
Thursday, October 30, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Lethbridge & District Exhibition has officially split into two new not-for-profit organizations, the Lethbridge & District Agricultural Society (LDAS) and Excite Lethbridge. Each entity has its own unique mission, vision and mandate, but will work collaboratively to ensure events, agriculture, community gatherings and the newly-renamed Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre (formerly the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre) are run efficiently and sustainably. This made-in-Lethbridge solution ensures a strong and clear future that puts Lethbridge at the heart of events and agriculture in our region, province and country.
Poverty, Addiction, Homelessness and Food Insecurity in Lethbridge.
Bill Ginther
Thursday, November 6, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Lethbridge faces interconnected challenges of increasing homelessness, rising poverty rates, persistent food insecurity, and a significant drug crisis. Recent data shows homelessness rising by 7% annually since 2022, with shelter capacity often exceeded. Over 12% of the population lives below the low-income threshold, with child poverty and Indigenous population rates being particularly high. Speaker: Bill Ginther Bill Ginther is the Executive Director of the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen, where he is in his 9th year as part of his third post retirement position.
How may Lethbridge Newcomers be best served?
John Lafferty, Najib Mangal, and Gregory Rabus
Thursday, November 13, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
The settlement process for newcomers can pose challenges and barriers that must be overcome in order to achieve eventual and active full participation in the Lethbridge community. “Serving newcomers" refers to providing settlement and support services to new immigrants and refugees, to help them integrate into Canadian society. Services include language training, employment assistance, accommodation assistance, connecting with the community, helping with daily tasks, and connecting with the resources available in Lethbridge.
Redefining Age: Seniors’ Centres in a Changing World
Kaitlynn Weaver, ED Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
As the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) celebrates its 50th year, we recognize that the needs and expectations of seniors are evolving like never before. Aging is not simply a matter of years—it is shaped by community, culture, and changing perspectives on what it means to grow older. This presentation explores how seniors’ centres must adapt to support a new generation of older adults who seek purpose, connection, and engagement in diverse ways.