A perk of the pandemic has been more wonderful hiking opportunities with our fabulous OATS group of Groton Senior Center. Recently, we celebrated spring with a wonderful 1.5 mile hike at Copp Family Park in Groton. OATS is Outdoor active traveling seniors for those 55 and older. Interested in our OATS group?  Please reach out to Cindy at colsen@groton-ct.gov

Coastal Café Take out Lunch available weekdays Drive Through Style

• Each meal is $5. Orders can be called in starting at 9:00 am weekdays.  860-441-6785
• At this time, we are only providing hot meals (NO soups, sandwiches, salad bar).
• Orders will be picked up curbside 11:30am-12:30pm. Just pull up and wait. We will bring it to you.

MONDAY – REUBEN SANDWICH, POTATO CHIPS, SIDE SALD AND PICKLE

TUESDAY – CHICKEN PARMESAN, PASTA AND VEGETABLE

WEDNESDAY – SALSBURY STEAK, MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY AND VEGETABLE

THURSDAY – FRIED SHRIMP, FRIES AND COLESLAW

FRIDAY – CLOSED

We wanted to give our well-wishes to Natalie Lindberg, who has been our Benefits Counselor for the last 9 years.

Initially hired as the Outreach Administrator for the Senior Center back in November of 2005, Natalie demonstrated great ability to assist the older adult population with many aspects of their lives.  She did so with a hard to match work ethic and determination to get a good end result for her clients.  The types of programs and services she assisted with was billing disputes, supplemental insurances, housing options and application assistance, food assistance and the many aspect of dealing with Medicare to name a few.

When Natalie retired in March of 2012 from the City of Norwich, she agreed to stay on through the end of the Grant that she was also working under (September 2012).  We were lucky enough that the extra 6 months she agreed to turned into 9 years.

Natalie has forever left her mark here at the Senior Center and in the lives of many of our seniors who entrusted her with their most valuable information and required her great assistance.

We wish her all the best in her life after work and hope for great health for her as well.

With extreme gratitude,

The Rose City Senior Center staff and many seniors who have had the honor to work with you.

• Don’t pay to sign up for the vaccine. Anyone who asks for a payment to put you on a list, make an appointment for you, or reserve a spot in line is a scammer.
• Ignore sales ads for the COVID-19 vaccine. You can’t buy it – anywhere, including online pharmacies.  The vaccine is only available at federal- and state-approved locations, such as vaccination centers and pharmacies.
• Don’t share your personal, financial, or health information with people you don’t know. No one from a vaccine distribution site, health care provider’s office, pharmacy, health insurance company or Medicare, will call, text, or email you asking for your Social Security, credit card, or bank account number to sign you up to get the vaccine.
• Watch for unexpected or unusual texts. Don’t click on links in text messages, especially messages you didn’t expect.  If your healthcare provider or pharmacist has used text messages to contact you in the past and you get a text claiming it is from your healthcare provider, call your doctor or pharmacist directly to make sure they sent the text.  Scammers are texting, too.
• Don’t open emails, attachments, or links from people you don’t know, or that come unexpectedly. You could download dangerous malware onto your computer or phone.

For more information visit:  www.fcc.gov/covid-19-vaccines-scams

If you think you have been a victim of a scam, fraud or identity theft, report it to protect yourself.

CT Office of the Attorney General (860) 808-5318

File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission:

www.reportfraud.ftc.gov   1-877-382-4357

www.identitytheft.gov   1-877-438-4338

www.identitytheft.gov/top-company-contacts

If you are in need of food assistance, please contact Rose City Senior Center (860) 889-5960 or Norwich Human Services (860) 823-3778 for information on Norwich Area Food Pantries and other services.  Reach out if you need help!

Join AARP Mondays in May at noon to discover and explore the history and adventure with the Mark Twain House & Museum.  Each week offers a new page of history to uncover and discover. Live virtual event on ZOOM.

Join one or more of the upcoming lectures.  You must register for each presentation you are interested in.  These presentations are open to anyone.

• May 3^rd – Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: An American Story
• May 10^th – The Character of the Place
• May 17^th – Seventeen Summers in a Garden
• May 24^th – Mark Twain, World Traveler

Registration required at  www.aarp.org/ctevents