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    A Rocking Block Party

    Thursday, September 22nd from 5:00-7:30pm

    At Thrive55+ Groton Senior Center

     

    A regional Senior Center event with entertainment by: THE CORVETTRES DOO WOP REVIEW

    $10.00 ticket – limited tickets available

    Join us for our annual regional event, along with 10 other senior centers! This year’s event will be an outdoor dance party. Food trucks will be available or you can bring your own dinner. Definitely bring our own lawn chair! See office for tickets and bus is available.

    Annual Fall Social

    Friday, September 23rd at 2:00pm

     

    $8.00 donation
    Entertainment, Raffles, & more!

     

    MENU: Fall Inspired Appetizer, Slow Roasted Turkey, Kathie’s Savory Stuffing, Potatoes, Vegetables, Dessert & more!

     

    Please join us for our annual Fall Social and help up bring in the new Season with a great Fall inspired theme! Our special events are always a great time, with great food and great people! These are our fundraisers so that we can provide all the many activities and programs for free to our seniors! We will have a wonderful menu
    with delicious food, some great entertainment, and many friends to enjoy the afternoon with! Come and have some fun with us and let’s celebrate another beautiful Autumn in Connecticut while supporting our senior center! Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. Bus is available.

    Reiki

    Wednesdays, by appointment 

    Please sign up in the front office.

    REIKI is a method of natural healing based on the application of Universal Life Force Energy. REIKI is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing. Energy healing involves direct application of CHI for the purpose of strengthening the client’s energy system (aura). This is a quiet, individualized program.

    Free to our seniors, donations accepted.

    Virtual Real Time Tour of the Nile River

    Tuesday, August 16th from 10:00-11:00am

     

    Come join us as we take a trip up the Nile and watch the sun go down. “We will travel by motor boat, taking a trip on the longest river in the world that has so much history sail on it is one on nearly everyone’s bucket list. You will get to see the difference between the East and West Banks of the Nile plus some of the wildlife that lives there.”

    ​​​​​​​You have the opportunity to ask the tour guide questions—these are “real time” tours and are interactive. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. Authentic snacks served during the tours.

    Virtual Real Time Tour of Canada

    Wednesday, August 3rd from 3:30-4:30pm

     

    A live walking tour of Banff & The Canadian Rockies. “Banff—Canada’s first and most famous national park. Nestled in over 6000 square kilometers of majestic wilderness, the Town of Banff helped to finance the trains which assured Canada’s creation. Every visit will be different according to time, light, wildlife and weather. We discuss the indigenous inhabitants. Geology, wildlife and the ‘need to reside’ permit which restricts Town from growing.”

     

    You have the opportunity to ask the tour guide questions—these are “real time”
    tours and are interactive. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. Authentic snacks served during the tours.