By Georgia Kulinas, SWII

As part of the surprise the NY SWACA Team created this poster showing Felipe driving away to his retirement.

On June 7th North York Supported Work and Community Activities (SWCA) program surprised Felipe Wannam with a retirement celebration. The celebration started with a light brunch and a panel discussion. The panel consisted of four staff (Michael, Weeda, Aida and Natalia) who have worked with Felipe for a considerable length of time. The panel answered questions about Felipe and gave opinions as to how Felipe would answer. Given Felipe’s feedback, it appeared that the team knows Felipe quite well!

After the panel discussion, the NY SWACA choir presented a beautiful musical selection and interpretation with support staff Carlotta conducting. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Enya’s Oronoco Flow (Sail Away) and Only Time to bid Felipe a great farewell as he begins the next chapter in his life. Staff and participants made short speeches with their  heartfelt gratitude and expressed how much he will be missed. The celebrations concluded with Spanish music “Dispacito” and other salsa music. Everyone enjoyed dancing to the beat.

All of NY SWACA wish Felipe the very best after 29 years of service.

Thank you Felipe!!!

Download the full PDF version of this newsletter here: July-August