‘Happy Wanderers’ group keeps local senior ladies busy throughout the year

The ‘Happy Wanderers,’ a group that provides rural senior women an affordable chance to attend functions, and events in and around Alberta, also keeps them busy throughout the year.

“The group was started by a few women in the community who were interested in doing fun things,” said Chairperson Loretta Kroeker. “These women realized that there was a need for an organization that would give senior women in the area an affordable chance to attend various functions.”

Kroeker explained that ‘Happy Wanderers’ was arranged after some ladies heard that there were other older women like themselves who do not drive out of the small towns very often.

Many of these women no longer have a partner to attend functions with or aren’t interested.

“Surveys were handed out to as many women as we could find in local coffee shops, or restaurants,” Kroeker added. “These surveys helped determine that this was something that could be beneficial for them.” . . . contd.