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Professional Nutrition Counseling- Thursdays
Nutrition for Health and Weight Loss
PROFESSIONAL NUTRITION COUNSELING
Deborah Downes, Registered Dietitian
Thursdays 9:30am to 1:30pm
Knowledgeable, friendly, convenient and affordable to help you
• reach weight loss goals.
• learn to eat and cook for better health.
• meet your blood sugar goals.
• follow a more heart healthy lifestyle.
• improve intestinal issues(irritable bowel, crohn’s, constipation…
• learn how to manage nutrition changes due to illness and/or recovery.
Cost: $20 per hour (by the way, this is a huge bargain!)
First visit/Initial Assessment (required): $20 for one hour
Subsequent visits: $10/half hour
July Newsletter
Update on Groton Senior Center Reopening
Hi All! We Miss you!
There is a lot going on behind the closed doors here in preparation to reopen. Here is an video show update on our centers reopening status https://youtu.be/efTsiw5YI1E
Deadline for GSC Annual Senior Art Show is June 26th
GSC Annual Senior Art Show will take place July 1 – 31, 2020
Artwork must be in by Friday, June 26th.
This art show is for those 55 and older. Judging will be Tuesday, July 16.
Inquiries? Please call Tomi at 860-441-6782
In-home Version of the popular Live Well with Chronic Conditions workshop
Senior Resources is pleased to announce the in-home version of the popular Live Well with Chronic Conditions workshop is now available to seniors in the comfort of their home without having to use technology beyond the telephone. The Active Living Everyday Toolkit can be sent directly to participants at no cost and includes a Living a Healthy Life Book, instruction booklet and exercise and relaxation CD’s. Weekly phone calls from a trained Live Well leader enhances the experience and can help to alleviate social isolation during the COVID epidemic.
Please note there is a limited supply of toolkits. Participants must be willing to share their name, address and phone number so the toolkit can be mailed directly to them and the leader can place the weekly call. The Agency on Aging Regional Coordinator will arrange to let them know ahead of time the name of the leader who will contact them. Contact Lori Rygielski, Regional Coordinator at Senior Resources lrygielski@seniorresourcesec.org or 860-997-3561 extension 127 if interested.
Diabetes Self-Management and Chronic Pain Self-Management will be available sometimes in July. We are currently accepting names and address for the upcoming in-home workshops.
“Seniors for Seniors” radio show 7:00 am, June 14th
We are sharing this from a sister center for you to enjoy- Farmington Community Services is excited to announce a special radio show dedicated to you!
The Farmington High School Music Department and FCS have collaborated with iHeartRadio to air a show featuring “songs of hope” for seniors in isolation due to the pandemic.
The show, titled “Seniors for Seniors” is generously sponsored by Companions and Homemakers and will air across every CT iHeartRadio station at 7:00 am on Sunday, June 14th (a repeat of the show will also air at 8:00 pm on the River 105.9). It features songs and compositions recorded by Farmington High School students from their own bedrooms, living rooms and personal “studios.”
Through staff and volunteer phone calls, emails, and virtual programming, FCS has been able to connect with many seniors in town. But we need the community’s help to reach them all. Please share this show with neighbors, friends and relatives in isolation, in need of an uplifting message from the voices of the future.
Tune in to hear the “Seniors for Seniors” show, hosted by Renee DiNino at 7:00 am, June 14th on the following CT stations:
KISS 95.7
The River 105.9
Country 92.5
97.9 ESPN
Newsradio 1410
KC101
96.9 WELI
ESPN Radio 1300
100.9 The Beat
The show will also be available online at www.mycommunityaccess.com or via the iHeart Radio app (available for ios and android).
For more information, contact Amanda Moffo at Farmington Community Services at 860-675-2390.
CT Senior Centers June Calendar
Grannys and Grandkids – Content by Judy
Of the many stages of life there are wins and losses. There are gifts and disasters. There are blessings and tragedies. We can all compare notes of what each of these has been for us, but I will declare loudly my biggest blessing has been being a Granny.
Nothing holds a candle to the moment you hold your first grandchild and realize that new baby is a part of you. In that moment, your life changes forever as you hope to help grow that baby into adulthood. And with each new grandchild that realization continues to grow.
You hold them. You watch that baby grow. You watch them and their parents grow into a family…….. Remembering to be supportive of the parents. Remembering you wanted to raise your kids your way. They do too. So, help the parents by following their schedules and rules.
Build a closeness with those babies because ties between Grandparents and Grandchildren can be so valuable for both groups.
And today’s ways of staying in touch help so much. We have Smart phones, Alexa, text, messenger, Zoom, Facetime, WebEx and so much more. Options seem limitless and sure help Grandparents watch those babies grow even when families live far apart. Plus we can still write a letter. Send a card.
Studies show these relationships have benefits for both. There is less depression in both groups and fewer behavior and emotional problems for the Grandchildren. Even fewer difficulties with peers. Grandparents can help by telling how they handled similar situations when they were growing up. Offer solutions and different ways of looking at things.
And grandkids keep the Grandparents in touch and up to date with what’s happening in today’s world. Expose Grandparents to different ideas and the new meanings of age-old problems.
Grandparents often have the time to spend with the kids. They can often do the things with the grandkids they did not have the time or money to do as they raised their own children.
Grandparents can help teach values. Right from wrong. Reinforce manners and other lessons parents encourage the Grandparents to share. Sometimes Grandparents become the confidant for the kids. The one who they can turn to. The adult who it is safe to share worries or problems with.
And remember it is not all easy!! Like the rest of life there are bumps in the road. Mistakes are made. Things are misunderstood.
Plus keep in mind sometimes a child’s grandparent might really be Great Aunt or Uncle. Or they might not even be related at all. It could a neighbor, a family friend, the babysitter, or someone else who is close to the family. So whoever you are, remember you are important and can truly make a difference in that child’s life. And your life will be much richer for it too.
So, help the parents. Offer date nights. Babysit. Have a sleepover.
Get out there and take a kid to a museum, a park, for a walk, play a game and you will both have a great, meaningful time.
Grannys and Grandkids – Content by Judy
Of the many stages of life there are wins and losses. There are gifts and disasters. There are blessings and tragedies. We can all compare notes of what each of these has been for us, but I will declare loudly my biggest blessing has been being a Granny.
Nothing holds a candle to the moment you hold your first grandchild and realize that new baby is a part of you. In that moment, your life changes forever as you hope to help grow that baby into adulthood. And with each new grandchild that realization continues to grow.
You hold them. You watch that baby grow. You watch them and their parents grow into a family…….. Remembering to be supportive of the parents. Remembering you wanted to raise your kids your way. They do too. So, help the parents by following their schedules and rules.
Build a closeness with those babies because ties between Grandparents and Grandchildren can be so valuable for both groups.
And today’s ways of staying in touch help so much. We have Smart phones, Alexa, text, messenger, Zoom, Facetime, WebEx and so much more. Options seem limitless and sure help Grandparents watch those babies grow even when families live far apart. Plus we can still write a letter. Send a card.
Studies show these relationships have benefits for both. There is less depression in both groups and fewer behavior and emotional problems for the Grandchildren. Even fewer difficulties with peers. Grandparents can help by telling how they handled similar situations when they were growing up. Offer solutions and different ways of looking at things.
And grandkids keep the Grandparents in touch and up to date with what’s happening in today’s world. Expose Grandparents to different ideas and the new meanings of age-old problems.
Grandparents often have the time to spend with the kids. They can often do the things with the grandkids they did not have the time or money to do as they raised their own children.
Grandparents can help teach values. Right from wrong. Reinforce manners and other lessons parents encourage the Grandparents to share. Sometimes Grandparents become the confidant for the kids. The one who they can turn to. The adult who it is safe to share worries or problems with.
And remember it is not all easy!! Like the rest of life there are bumps in the road. Mistakes are made. Things are misunderstood.
Plus keep in mind sometimes a child’s grandparent might really be Great Aunt or Uncle. Or they might not even be related at all. It could a neighbor, a family friend, the babysitter, or someone else who is close to the family. So whoever you are, remember you are important and can truly make a difference in that child’s life. And your life will be much richer for it too.
So, help the parents. Offer date nights. Babysit. Have a sleepover.
Get out there and take a kid to a museum, a park, for a walk, play a game and you will both have a great, meaningful time.