50Plus Activities
Fifth Avenue 50Plus Activity Centre, Salmon Arm
Welcome to the Fifth Avenue 50Plus Activity Centre
SALMON ARM, BC
We are a local non-profit organization providing an activity centre for adults 50+. Enjoy enhanced social interactions through creative activities and volunteer positions within the centre. Annual Membership for calendar year $20 per person per year.
Join us for coffee, lunch, Tai Chi, yoga, bingo and so much more.
We also offer facility rentals! Join us at the 5th Avenue Activity Centre.
5th Avenue 50Plus Activity Centre, Salmon Arm, BC
THE KITCHEN IS OPEN!
5th Avenue 55Plus Activity Centre Meals
2026 MEMBERSHIPS
Memberships are available for the cost of $20 per person for the 2026 calendar year and can be be purchased from the office.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
Effective June 15th, the office hours will be changed for the summer as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Normal office hours will resume effective September 8th.
KITCHEN CLOSED FOR SUMMER
The last day to be able to have lunch from the Kitchen is Friday, June 12th. The Kitchen Volunteers will be taking a well-deserved break for the summer. The Kitchen will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Be sure to mark your calendars! The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Auditorium on Thursday, November 19th at 1:30 p.m. Please be sure to attend and learn what has been achieved during the past year.
ACTIVITY OF THE MONTH:
This month’s activity is CRAFTS!
President’s Message
August 2026 Update
I hope everyone is having a good summer. Serving as your President for the past few months has been a very interesting experience for someone whose main exposure to the Centre was playing Table Tennis and volunteering for the occasional odd job on the maintenance side. The Fifth Avenue 50+ Activity Centre is a purely volunteer driven endeavour and as such, it is a vastly different organizational challenge from my working life where I had some 200+ well paid employees to carry out the work of the organization. Here we rely completely on the good will and dedication of people who are motivated by a sincere desire to give back to their community and whose sole reward is the smiles, praise, friendship and understanding extended by the membership they serve. It is really important to be thoughtful and considerate of that fact. By definition, everyone associated with the Centre is getting a little older, a little slower and occasionally forgetful or grumpy so be charitable toward your fellow members who are working diligently to afford you the best experience possible.
From a fiscal perspective, we are doing slightly better than expected at the end of June. June revenue was a total of $15,536 against expenses of $17,076. In the budget, we had anticipated that our income for June would fall short of revenue by $3170 but our actual loss for the month was only $1539. Our year-to-date expenditures exceeded income by $16,306 which included $64,000 in capital expenditures (Bingo Machine, HVAC upgrades, Hot Water Tank and Security measures). Some of the capital costs are reflective of the fact that the Centre is approaching 25 years of service to the community and aging equipment needs to be replaced or subjected to expensive maintenance more frequently.
Although the Board, over the years, has adopted various policies to govern the day to day operation of the Centre, it is my goal, before the AGM, to pull those policies together in one document to serve as a guide for the incoming Board in November.
Speaking of the future, it’s worth noting that the Centre will be closed all day to all activities on October 7th, October 13th and October 17th to accommodate the two advance polls and Election Day this fall.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bill Cuthill
Thought for the month:
Avoid giving someone a piece of your mind, you never know when you might need it.
MEMBERSHIP
Annual Membership for calendar year: $20
