The Moose Jaw & District Senior Citizen’s Association (MJDSCA) is getting ready to once again host its ‘Ode to Winter’ fall supper, and 200 lucky guests will be given the chance to socialize with some good company and enjoy some delicious in-house cooking.
The supper is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Happy hour will start at 4 p.m., followed by the supper one hour after at 5 p.m.
The meal will be prepared by Tina and the association’s in-house kitchen staff, and one highlight of the event will be the return of Tina’s famous Christmas cake.
“I think that she was asked to make a Christmas cake one year, and the way she makes it is different compared to other ways,” explained Tanya Legare, the association’s administrator. “She (made it) her way, and ever since then I guess they’ve been doing her famous Christmas cake.
“She’s got quite the following for the meals here. Her roast beef is great… everything she does in there is great,” Legare said in a statement of confirmation after having had sampled several of Tina’s dishes. “Especially those cinnamon rolls. You can’t beat that.”
“The meal we’re having is turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, salad, coleslaw, turnips, glazed carrots, sweet pickles, and Tina’s famous Christmas cake,” she said.
This will mark the second time the Ode to Winter late-fall supper has been held, and Legare said it was brought back due to popular demand.
“Last year it was such a great success that we said, ‘let’s do it again,’” she explained.
A limited number of tickets will be available for the Ode to Winter supper, due to limited seating capacity in the building. This amounts to 200 available tickets, which can be purchased by contacting the MJDSCA or inquiring at the front desk.
Admission for the supper will cost $25. “In that $25 is your meal, and your name can go in for the door prize, which is (a gift) basket – those things are very popular,” said Legare. The cost of admission will also count toward an entry for a planned 50/50 prize.
Legare said the first run of Ode to Winter had been quite successful, so few changes are being planned for this upcoming fall supper.
“I think the decorations will be different… (and) I think it will be a good turnout. You can’t beat the good meal, and you can’t beat the good company,” said Legare.
“We are trying to make it an annual tradition. We have our fall supper – we did that at the beginning of September. This is kind of like the end of the fall supper and going into Christmas (time).
“It worked out last year, so we thought we’d try it again. If it does (work), then we’ll probably end up doing it every year and having a little tradition of our own,” she said.
The senior association’s board is currently looking for a few new events and fundraising ideas for the upcoming year. Members are always welcome to give their feedback, and the MJDSCA aims to constantly improve operations through the implementation of this feedback.
The MJDSCA operates with the mission of keeping Moose Jaw’s adults over the age of 55 active, and a multitude of programs are organized with the aim of improving every member’s quality of life.
The association is based out of Timothy Eaton Gardens, located at 510 Main Street North. To contact the MJDSCA, call 306-694-4223 during regular business hours. The association can also be reached by email at [email protected].
MJDSCA is open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is closed on weekends.
More information including upcoming programs and the association’s restaurant menu can be found online at MooseJawSeniors.ca.
“We hope to see everybody there and having a good time,” Legare concluded.
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