The Senior Center will be collecting items to donate to St. Vincent de Paul Place this Holiday Season for their Christmas Miracle Bags program.  Miracle Bags are gift bags of essential items that will be given out on Christmas Day to those in need.

Items that are needed: bar soap, deodorant, razors, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shaving cream, toilet paper, combs, hair brushes, winter hats, winter gloves, winter scarves, socks, individually wrapped candy (fun size bars) and granola bars.  Monetary donations and gift cards ($5 or $10) to Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Walmart and grocery stores are also appreciated.

*Please be sure all items are new, in unopened containers and not expired.*

If you would like to make a donation, please drop items off at Reception no later than Tuesday, December 13^th so we can get them to St. Vincent de Paul Place!

Norwich Human Services is seeking individuals and organizations that are willing to sponsor a local family this Holiday season.  All Families are from the Norwich area and are in financial need with most living below the poverty level.

Please contact Norwich Adult & Family Services at (860) 823-3778

You or your organization will choose the size of family you are willing to help. You will be given information about the family in need, including first names, ages, sizes and special interests of each family member.  All families have been screened by a case manager to verify information and need.

Thank you!  The staff at Norwich Human Services

Please join us for a delightful morning of holiday handbell music by the Bells of Fire Handbell Choir led by Director Jane Nolan.  Fun holiday music including Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bell Rock and It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year will be performed.  Some audience participation will be included.

Monetary donations will be collected to support the Bells of Fire music fund.

Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

Let’s celebrate the season!  Rose City Senior Center’s concert band, Roseland Combo, will be performing their Holiday Concert for all to enjoy.  This wonderful band consists of the very talented Senior Center members ~ Paulette Devino, Mike Manning, Phil Murtha, Lolita Wood, Betsy Brewster and Bill Wrobel.  A delightful selection of holiday songs will be played.  Hope you join us! 

Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

Make your own Charcuterie Board in this fun class with Chef Roman from Whisk Together Catering!  Chef Roman will demonstrate how to make a Holiday inspired Charcuterie Board while helping you create your own!  Learn tips and tricks to make this holiday season delicious and unforgettable.

Cost: $10  All materials will be supplied.  Limited seats available. 

Sign up at Reception by noon on December 1^st.  Payment due at sign up.

The Winterfest Parade is coming and this year Norwich will be having its first ever Light Parade!

It’s going to be a great time and an amazing kickoff to the holiday season in Downtown Norwich.  The theme this year is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and the Senior Center will have a decorated bus along with some staff in the parade!

For more information visit:  www.GoNorwichCT.com

If you are not feeling well, we ask that you stay home regardless of your vaccination status.

Think you have a cold?  Throat feeling sore?  Have a new cough?  Just feeling “under the weather”?

Please stay home!  You will be helping other Senior Center members as well as the Senior Center staff stay healthy by keeping out of the Senior Center and staying home until you are feeling better.

By taking some time away from the Senior Center, talking to your physician and resting, you will hopefully improve your health and get better faster while helping to maintain the health of others.

Please do your part!

Help keep other Senior Center Members and Staff healthy and safe!

The Senior Center has packages of disposable underwear (adult diapers) which are available to seniors in need.  We currently have pull-up style, side-tab style, pads, liners and bed pads available.

Please call (860) 889-5960 to check on what sizes we currently have.

We are not accepting any donations of side-tab style briefs at this time.

Set in Norwich, CT in the 1860’s, White Gloves is an historical fiction novel with themes of mystery, intrigue, deception, and redemption.  Follow the story of Edwina Wojneck, a maid at Rochurst Manor. New to her position, the current staff shares with her the strange and disturbing past of Master Rochurst, and the tragic present circumstances of the ladies of the house.

Norwich author Karen Warfield is a founding member of the Norwich Historical Society and served on its Board of Directors for several years. She was Associate Editor for The Norwich Historical Society’s The 9-Mile Square, published by Bill Stanley.  Karen is a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of Southern Illinois University.

Book Price ~ Senior Center Members: $12.00    Non-Members: $17.00

Purchase Book at Reception.  All proceeds will benefit the Rose City Senior Center.