Carfit Virtual Workshop

Making sure that you and your vehicle fit well together can be as important to your safety as the mechanical check up. The new CarFit Virtual Workshop will provide an in-depth look at several key aspects involved in getting a proper fit in your vehicle. Learn about what to look for when it comes to fit, the everyday household objects you can use to measure and make adjustments, and how this may keep you safer on the road.

During this FREE, 90-minute workshop you will learn:

• Actions you can take to improve your fit in your personal vehicle.
• How getting the proper fit in your vehicle may increase your safety and the safety of others on the road.
• When and how to connect with professionals and trained volunteers who can help you achieve a better fit.

Contact the Senior Center to receive registration information. Multiple dates are available for this on-line experience.

Art with Purpose
TO BENEFIT GROTON SENIOR CENTER PROJECT LIFESAVER
CALL FOR ARTISTS
We invite local artists to display your talents for a great cause!
– JULY 2021 –
Giving you the much-deserved exposure of your piece(s) and a place to display your work for the
month of JULY all while giving to an incredible cause.
Interested? For more details, please contact
KWilliams@groton-ct.gov or TStanley@groton-ct.gov or call 860-441-6785

All prospective hikers must call the Senior Center to register for each hike within seven days prior. There are no residency issues – we are looking for interested, enthusiastic folks.

Participants must follow guidelines specified on registration form. Hikers are to bring face coverings (mandatory), water, lunches, insect repellant, sunscreen and sturdy shoes. Group size is limited to fifteen people, first come first served, along with one or two leaders. All distances are  estimates and may be modified by the leaders based on conditions the day of the hike.

Hikes will be listed as easy, moderate or difficult. Anyone interested in a  difficult hike must have completed at least two of the moderate hikes before going on the difficult hike. Contact the Senior Center for a listing of the scheduled hikes.

JUNE –  Rough outline. Subject to change

6/4 – Copp (Groton Dog) Park off Rt 184

6/11 – Niantic River Head Waters

6/18 – Hike near Powers Lake

6/25 – Oswegatchie Hills

Hikes are limited to 15 participants.

GRAB & STAY PICNIC in a Bag

Cost: $5pp

Grilled chicken BBQ sandwich, macaroni salad, berries & cream for dessert. Bring your lawn chair and sit with us out in the parking lot.
Registration begins May 1st.
Register with the Senior Center by May 20th.

Featuring Cindy Eastman:

Author of Flip-Flops After 50:

And Other Thoughts on Aging I

Remembered to Write Down.

Cindy will share excerpts from her book and discuss the experience of writing.  Breakout into smaller groups and use writing prompts to practice finding your writing voice to celebrate your story!

Register with the Senior Center by Wed, May 19th so you can get the Zoom invite.

This class provides instruction in basic sewing skills including seams, hems, working with a pattern and sewing on buttons.  Students do individual projects based on goals they want to attain.

Cost: $8.00

Classroom: CR3

Monday Time: 10:00-11:30am and Thursday Time 1:00-3:00pm

Cost: $32 +Greenware Resident/$42 +Greenware Non-Resident

Call Senior Center for more information on this activity at 860-441-6785.

Classroom: CR4

TAKE OUT MENU  FOR April 26th-April 30th

Monday – bacon Cheese burger, tater tots and vegetable

Tuesday – honey mustard chicken, scalloped potatoes and vegetable

Wednesday – stuffed cabbage, rice and cheesy califlower

Thursday – vegetable lasagna, side salad and garlic bread

Friday – maple salmon, roasted potatoes and vegetable

Each meal is $5. Orders can be called in starting at 9 am the day of.

At this time, we are only providing hot meals (NO soups, sandwiches, salad bar)

*MAKE SURE YOU ASK ON FRIDAYS WHAT THE $3 LEFTOVER SPECIAL IS*

Groton Senior Center  102 Newtown Road, Groton CT 06340  860-441-6785

Orders will be picked up curbside—just pull up-11:30am-12:30pm.

Our biweekly COMMUNITY FIRST DINNER  is happening again Thursday, April 22nd 4:00-5:00pm at our Groton Senior Center location. 

The meal is Fried chicken, potato salad or pasta salad, vegetable

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This is a drive thru style and contactless so we ask that you pop open your trunk so meals can be placed in.  MASKS ARE MANDATORY AT PICK UP

The Groton DEI Collaborative has partnered with Triangle Community Center to offer an LGBTQ+ training series to Town staff, officials, and Groton community members. The trainings have been split into two groups, 101 sessions and 201 sessions. The trainings will be held virtually via Zoom and are 1.5 hours each. The goal of the trainings is to engage participants in a thorough overview of what it means to be LGBTQ+. From terminology and definitions to rethinking traditional assumptions about gender and sexuality, and creating community allies.

Spaces are limited, 25 people per session, so please register early. There are no pre-recorded training sessions. Also, please note, this is an elective training. Registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GrotonLGBTQtrainings