COTA (NSW) is celebrating its 50th birthday!
[25 July 2006 | COTA (NSW)]
COTA (NSW) was established in 1956 as the Older People's Welfare Council and launched at the Town Hall on 26 March 1957. It became 'Council on the Ageing' in 1969. The joint founders of COTA (NSW) were NCOSS (the NSW Council of Social Service), the Sydney City Council and the Rotary Club of Sydney.
COTA's first initiatives were to investigate housing and retirement accommodation for older people (including assistance to allow them to stay in their own homes!) and survey councils and shires throughout NSW. This led to the establishment of Senior Citizens Clubs. The first Seniors Week was convened by COTA in 1958.
The event of the Jubilee Year will be the Luncheon at Sydney Town Hall on Friday, September 15, 2006, 12–2pm.
COTA (NSW) invites 400 – 600 people to gather in celebratory luncheon at the Town Hall in September. The luncheon will not only be a COTA event, but an event for all older persons – 50+, 60+, 70+, 80+. It will be a celebration of being older, and wiser, and nicer and happier!
There will be tables for individual seniors, for seniors organisations, for "Generation X" and Baby Boomers, for government, local government, service providers, friends and families ...
It will be a happy occasion, with some formalities, a little music, a few speeches, a DVD, a bit of history, some lovely food and wine, and mineral water! Please organise a table, and come!
Phone Ruth, Annette, Cathleen on (02) 9286 3860 or email info@cotansw.com.au
The COTA (NSW) Golden Jubilee Luncheon has been made possible by generous sponsorship from OFM, The Senior, Alphapharm, NRMA, Public Trustee NSW and Centrelink.
For more information visit COTA (NSW).