Senior’s Coffee by Lewis Seale Old East seniors don’t have to wonder what to do with themselves on the first and third Tuesday of every month. They can take themselves to DoughEV at 421 Dundas (a few doors east of Adelaide) at 11 in the morning for Coffee Talk, which is just what it sounds like – an informal gathering of neighbourhood seniors for coffee, snacks and chat, a chance in the classic phrase to “meet old friends and make new ones.”
No registration is required. All are welcome to attend whenever it works for them and welcome to skip sessions whenever it doesn’t. For those who want it, there’s parking nearby in the City lot off Marshall Street (the first turn eastward south of Dundas). Coffee Talk is an outcome of consultations with neighbourhood seniors themselves in the course of a Western University study of Aging in the Old East Village, one of a number of neighbourhood studies led by Dr. Carri Hand, an associate professor of occupational therapy. A survey distributed by Dr. Hand’s team found an appetite for more senior-friendly activities close to home; a meeting with interested seniors was held at the Boyle Community Centre to explore possibilities; and the decision was made to start with a coffee group. Seniors are always welcome – in fact, they’re encouraged – to launch spin-offs, led by themselves. Last spring saw two such spin-offs. There was a free monthly chair fitness group (supported by the London InterCommunity Health Centre) and a monthly series of free talks that featured advice from the London Police Service on dodging online scams, a session on brain health by the Alzheimer’s Society, and a preview of free Fanshawe College programs on getting comfortable with computers. For more information, search “Coffee Talk for Seniors in OEV” on Facebook, or just turn out at a meeting in person.
John continues both making art and enjoying his own collection. He attends many comic book conventions and has often been asked to give first-hand accounts of his time at O-Pee-Chee at hockey card conventions as well. As for his own heroes, he is one of few to ever receive letters from the great and elusive Steve Ditko before he died. To be an enthusiast is an important role in these industries and John Sewell definitely keeps the spirit alive.
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