Living Better On Less (LBOL) is a free educational program first developed at the Church of the Apostles in 2009. LBOL provides information to participants about living a healthy and simpler life by consuming less, spending less, and treading softly on the earth. The program is run over 6 sessions, each module focusing on a specific issue, such as various aspects of financial planning and preventing fraud.
A strategic partnership with the Guelph Tool Library (GTL) to run the Living Better on Less (LBOL) Program began a few years ago. Our next sessions in late 2024 and early 2025 are focused on seniors, and, in partnership with the Guelph Wellington Seniors Association, are funded in part by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. And, it is being designed to accommodate virtual/remote participation! To find out more about the program please contact us at livingbetteronless@guelphtoollibrary.org. Interested in attending in person? Call 519-837-5699 and quote the RecEnroll ID#, or head to RecEnroll.ca and enter the ID# for the week(s) you’d like to attend.
In person sessions take place at the Evergreen Seniors Centre on Fridays at 2:30 pm, starting October 18th. Session topics include:
Planning for future housing needs – October 18th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56904
Medical Conversations & Values – October 25th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56905
Digital Literacy – November 1st – Recenroll.ca ID# 56906
Optimizing Quality of Life – November 8th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56907
Staying Connected – November 15th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56908
Transportation – November 22nd – Recenroll.ca ID# 56909
Living Better on Less has also created a new program called Crucial Conversations. We invite leaders in the community to speak on topics related to the LBOL program as stand alone sessions. Our sessions have included community leaders speaking on Food Security and Healthy Aging. We will be offering more sessions in 2025.