Older Bolder Better 2025 – What a fantastic day!
On Thursday, June 5th, we hosted our 28th annual Older, Bolder, Better Tradeshow & Symposium. It was another fantastic event as seniors from all over Edmonton and the surrounding area came to meet with vendors, watch some entertainment, enjoy good food, and hear some presentations!
Attendees at Older, Bolder, Better 2025
Our Executive Director, Dr. Haidong Liang welcoming guests
“Oh Canada” performance by the Chinese Philharmonic Choir
Greetings from our MLAs Lorne Dach and Brooks Arcand Paul
Our Keynote Speaker, Alberta Innovates gave a fantastic presentation on seniors and technology
Our Executive Director, Dr. Haidong Liang, being interviewed by CTV news
We had a full house for the entire day, we an estimated 350 attendees
Our event featured over 50 businesses and non profit organizations
OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS
Our organization is very fortunate to have an army of volunteers are one of the reasons our OBB event is so successful. We simply would not be able to host our signature event if it wasn’t for their help. So, we are sending a huge “THANK YOU” for making our day a success!
Our Executive Director Dr. Haidong Liang and WE Seniors Board president Jay Pritchard
Our wonderful volunteers greeted attendees and handed out business directories
Volunteers were also selling tickets for our Westjet raffle
volunteer Kent and staff member Mikayla directed traffic throughout the day
OVER AMAZING VENDORS
Each year our tradeshow features our Friends of WSAC partners, our local politicians, non-profit organizations, and businesses that serve older adults here in Edmonton. The vendors had some fantastic resources for our attendees and it seemed like all of the tables had some treats and door prizes up for grabs. Many of these partners do presentations at our centre, and will be joining us in Strathcona County for our WE Seniors Strathcona Roadshow!
Longtime Friends of WSAC parter Wei Woo is a financial planner who has been doing Toonie Talk presentations for over 10 years at our centre
Infinity Health Care are big supporters of the Westend Seniors Activity Centre, from donating lovely mirrors we use as door prizes to presenting at our Home Care 101 presentations, they always step up to support us
Seniors Homecare by Angels have attended over 8 Older, Bolder, Better events over the years, a record for our vendors
Stanford Hearing came prepared with a Slushy Machine!
New partner Eager Beaver also joining us for the WE Seniors Roadshow in Strathcona County this summer
New partner Ears To You will also be joining us for the WE Seniors Roadshow and tell us a we did a great job at our event!
Ember Health Care is another company that supports our organization with more than attending OBB. They sponsor our annual Spring Tea and other events throughout the year
Always nice to see Andrew Knack at our event. Did you know his parents are long time volunteers at our centre, delivering for our Frozen Meal Program!
ORGANIZATIONS WHO JOINED US
In addition to local businesses and non profit organizations, we were really happy to have teams from Alberta Health Service, the Utilities Consumer Advocate and the Alberta Optomestrists Association.
Alberta Health Service’s Healthy Eating Starts Here team were on site, sharing some great resources for health eating.
The Alberta Utilities Consumer Advocate were handing out some great resources. Watch our calendar for their upcoming presentations
The team from AHS’s Chronic Disease Management unit joined us and had some fun treats and educated attendees on the free workshops offered by Alberta Health Services. Make sure to watch our calendar form our upcoming workshops with their team!
The Alberta Optometrists Association will be joining us again this fall for our Active Aging Series
Our friends from the Callingwood Farmer’s Market were onhand promoting their Wednesday Seniors’ Days.
Come Join us on Wednesdays as the WE Seniors team will be there every Wednesday!
Members of ICANN Seniors were onhand to showcase their lovely knitted items
St Johns Ambulance was on site to show us how to use an AED machine and how to properly do chest compressions
SPONSORS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Sponsors allow up to make our event a top notch event.
Cranky’s Bike Shop hosted E-bike demos! attendees had a fun time trying out some ebikes on the nearby path
Gold Sponsors Chartwell Retirement Residence hosted a presentation on seniors housing
Thank you to Dr. Joe Tanti and his team from Riverbend Chiropractic who were our free Coffee & Cookies sponsor for the day.
WE Seniors Volunteer Coordinator Heather taking some time to help at one of the tables
Having fun at the photobooth, sponsored by our Friends of WSAC partners at Optima Living
Attendees enjoyed some music in our cafe as they enjoyed cookies and some fantastic food from Chef Stu and his team
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Events like this do not happen without the support of local businesses and our non profit partners
PLATINUM SPONSORS
- Chartwell Retirement Residences
GOLD SPONSORS
- Infinity Healthcare
- Memories Funeral Home
SILVER SPONSORS
- Armour Insurance
- Compass Mortgage Group
- Congdons Aids to Daily Living
- Eager Beaver Moving
- Ears To You
- Edmonton Riverhawks
- Happy Feet Inc.
- Heart to Home Meals
- Heart2Care Homecare
- Senior Home Care by Angels
- Senior Saftey Solutions
- Terra Losa Pharmacy
- The Waterford of Summerlea
BRONZE SPONSORS
- Ember Healthcare Ltd
- Marrazzo Law Office
NEED RESOURCES? WE HAVE A BUSINESS DIRECTORY!
Each year we create a business directory that features our OBB sponsors. If you would like to pick up a hard copy of the business directory, we have copies available at our front desk.
