Resources

Click here to visit the official Thrive55+ Active Living Center website.

Enhanced Benefits Checkup Counseling is BACK!!

Senior Resources Enhanced Benefits Checkup Coordinator, Lori Napolitano will be taking appointments here at Groton Senior Center twice a month on Tuesdays the following dates:

  • Screenings are appropriate for those seeking State/Federal Program assistance as well as Medicare Counseling.
  • Clients can be scheduled regardless of where they live in CT.  If an appointment is not available at the town they reside, clients will can schedule at another location.
  • Clients must come prepared for their appointment. Failure to come prepared impacts the client negatively.

Call 860-441-6785 to schedule.

TRANSPORTATION

As a rider on the Thrive 55+ transportation, the center provides a low cost ride to medical appointments and shopping for recommended $2 donation.

Transportation Information page

 

 

 

 

    Presentation: THINGS TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT DOWNSIZING on Wednesday, June 22nd at 1:00pm and June 29th at 6:00 PM

    Posted on May 28, 2022 by Groton

    Presented by Heather Sawyer of William Pitt Sotheby’s international Realty located in Mystic CT. Let’s talk about downsizing for you personally or helping family members through the process. Topics include how to prepare your home and yourself for the changes, how to sell your current home, how to buy another home/condo and what does that mean for you and your family.

    JUNE VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH- TERRY ZIEGLER

    Posted on May 28, 2022 by Groton

    We would like to thank Terry for being such an active and dedicated volunteer
    here at Thrive55+. She is very passionate about helping others and takes great
    pride in all that she does. She tends to work behind the scenes and prefers to
    remain anonymous. Terry’s hard work doesn’t go unnoticed and her leadership
    role as the head volunteer for the party committee is absolutely awesome!!
    Terry has been a volunteer at the center for at least 15 years. She began
    volunteering when a childhood friend, Carol Pratt, approached her and asked
    her to play the piano for the centers’ chorus. Terry had recently retired from
    being a teacher for 31 years in the New London school system. She also
    volunteers for the Groton Public Library delivering books to homebound
    patrons. This is a program that is near and dear to her since her mother began
    it in the 70’s. Terry has been involved in this program for well over 20 years.
    Terry also knits chemo caps and donates them to a local oncologist for cancer
    patients. Terry stated that she continues to volunteer on a regular basis because
    the people that she is helping rely on her to be there for them.
    When she’s not volunteering you will find Terry reading books, playing cards
    and enjoying cruises. She is chapter president of ETA Connecticut State
    Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma International for women teachers.
    We couldn’t do what we do at Thrive55+ without volunteers like Terry.
    She is one of a kind and absolutely amazing.

    Workshops: “JUST PICKED” CULINARY TECHNIQUES TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE GROWING SEASON on Tuesdays and Thursdays BEGINNING June 28th AT 2:00pm

    Posted on May 28, 2022 by Groton

    Chef Beplat is a graduate of both the Culinary Institute of America and Johnson and Wales. He has worked in a number of area restaurants and has been teaching Culinary Arts at Grasso Technical High School for the past 8 years. Every summer he and his wife frequent the local farmer’s markets in search of delicious ingredients. Weekly workshops will focus on uncomplicated preparations that accentuate the superior flavor of the weekly vegetable selections. Informational anecdotes, historical and cultural perspectives and techniques that make using these beautiful ingredients a fun and rewarding experience will be highlighted. Registration Required. No fee.