Sunday, December 5th at 2:00pm the Old
Lyme Town Band Holiday Concert will be LIVE
STREAMED and members with internet access
will be able to enjoy this program live from
home. No in-person audience will be allowed.
On Tuesday, December 14th at 1:00pm we will
re-broadcast this concert here at the senior
center on our large movie screen for folks to
come and see!! Pre-registration is required.
Please call 860-434-4127 and let us know if
you wish to join us for the December 5th
(online) OR December 14th (in person) taped
event.
LIVE Virtual and In Person Lyme-Old Lyme Select Singers Holiday Concert
Wednesday, December 22nd at 12:00pm
Join us for a wonderful holiday event as the LOL High School Select Singers perform holiday
tunes and jazz numbers. Pre-registration is required. A zoom link will be sent to all members
that wish to watch it from their home. In addition we will be showing this LIVE STREAMED
event on our movie screen for those without internet access. Call (860)434-4127 to preregister for this event. Please make sure to indicate whether you will enjoy it here or at your
own home.
Medicare Updates, Changes, and Benefits for 2022
November 16th at 1:00pm we will be offering an in person
educational event to review Medicare and how it can impact
you and if you’re getting all the benefits you qualify for. We’ll be
discussing the difference between Original Medicare, Medicare
Supplements, Medicare Advantage and Prescription drug plans.
The state assistance qualifications for the Medicare Saving Program will be covered and who fits into which tier. We’ll also review how the Part D coverage gap or doughnut hole works and
how the Insulin Saving program can impact your annual drug
cost. This event is being facilitated by Senior Health and Retirement Service. Call (860)434-4127 to register.
ZOOM FITNESS & TRAVEL & MORE…
TAI CHI
T-shirts available
THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET
HOT HOME-COOKED THANSGIVING DINNER
Who we are – Content by Judy
Somehow, we all need to help change the perception of what the definition of ‘old people’ really is. What a ‘senior’ is. What ‘old’ means.
We all have that picture in our head of what old is until we get there. Then ‘oh but that’s not me’.
Think about it… When you’re 13 – 30 is OLD! When you’re in your early 20’s – 45 is ancient! Never mind 65!!
Then you see a guy at the hardware store loading his truck. He offers to help you (you being 30) and you get to talking and then you realize he’s in his 70’s and not old at all.
Odds are that volunteer fireman that shows up is 50+ if not 70 because the younger generation doesn’t have time to volunteer.
You get to talking to a neighbor about your kids, school and all. She offers some help. You’re grateful. It’s really good advice that will help. Later you chuckle when you realize she could be your grandmother.
You then start looking around and realize the school crossing guard has been there for like 8 years and you know he started doing that after he had been retired for a while. The lady who just checked you out at the store has to be at least that old. And wait the delivery guy is retiring next month. Three teachers at school retired last year.
Then it’s like ‘Hey wait that will be me in 10 years. And I sure am NOT ‘old’.
We all need to keep in mind that all these ‘old’ people are much younger than people of the same age a generation or two ago. They are out there working, enjoying hobbies, volunteering, at the gym, hiking and exercising. They are on social media, online, and signing up on the dating sites. They are bloggers, shopping and surfing the web right along with the rest of us.
These ‘old’ people run marathons, play pickleball, go out dancing, and travel more than the rest of us.
I’ll bet a lot of people you see when you’re out and about that you might think are in their 50’s, are really in their 70’s. Those people you see who are ‘old’ are probably closer to 90. Yes!! 90!!
So, lets rethink what defines ‘old’. Let’s not dismiss an age group just because we think they are ‘old’. Remember if you’re lucky you’ll reach that point in your life. And when you do hope you are as young as today’s ‘old’ people!!
And reach out to those you think of as ‘seniors’ and make a friend – they are younger and more fun than you think!!
Friday, November 12th at 10am- Veterans Day Thank You!
To all of our military members – THANK YOU!
Grab and Go – Coffee & Donut for Veterans
Register by Nov 10th.
Drive up to the Senior Center