It鈥檚 time for 91原创 to show its appreciation for the contributions that older people make to their society.

And to help acknowledge their efforts, members of the 91原创 Seniors Community Action Table are once again raising a flag outside the 91原创 Township Civic Facility on 65th Avenue on Monday, Oct. 2, at 1:45 p.m.

This marks both the United Nations International Day of the Older Person and National Seniors Day, said one of the organizers, Sylvia Anderson, an 81-year-old 91原创 City resident who鈥檚 been a member of the seniors action table for close to a dozen years.

The flag raising, she added, 鈥渞ecognizes senior citizens. They鈥檝e put a lot of their time and life into this community, and the country too, and that should be recognized,鈥� Anderson insisted.

鈥淎nd they, too, should be proud of what they鈥檝e done.鈥�

The UN actually celebrates International Day of the Older Person on Oct. 1, but the local event was shifted to Monday to better accommodate people鈥檚 schedules, Anderson explained.

The UN first declared the older persons day in 1991, and Canada started recognizing Oct. 1 as National Seniors Day in 2010.

And this year鈥檚 day is about 鈥渆nabling and expanding the contributions of older people in their families, communities, and society. It focuses on the pathways that support full and effective participation in old age, in accordance with old persons鈥� basic rights, needs, and preferences.鈥�

Bottom line, Anderson said, 鈥渙lder persons should be treated fairly regardless of age, gender, racial, or ethnic backgrounds, disability or other status,and be valued independently of their economic contribution.鈥�

Monday鈥檚 flag-raising, Anderson said, will honour all of 91原创鈥檚 seniors and all of their hard work.

Action table meets monthly

LSCAT meetings monthly and are engaging more and more seniors all the time, but still not enough for Anderson.

She said the all-candidates meetings are their largest attended function, thus far.

鈥淲e do have a voice out there鈥� but we need some more white hair in the room. It鈥檚 their lives and it affects them鈥� They should be educated as to what鈥檚 available to them.鈥�

The next LSCAT event on Wednesday, Oct. 18 is a 90-minute presentation about seniors financial abuse prevention, at the Douglas Park Recreation Centre, starting at 10 a.m.

It鈥檚 free, 鈥渏ust drop in,鈥� she said, tempting guest with refreshments.