Volunteer Breakfast ~ CANCELLED
At this time we have decided not to have a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast this year due to the ongoing COVID-19. We plan to honor all of our wonderful Senior Center Volunteers in a different way this year in the near future. We appreciate each and every one of you for all that you do for the Rose City Senior Center, it’s staff and fellow Senior Center Members.
Thank You
Thank you to those individuals who gave a donation to the Senior Center in lieu of a refund for their Corned Beef and Cabbage ticket purchase. The Corned Beef and Cabbage luncheon is one of our fundraisers for the year and we appreciate your kind donation. With your donation, we raised a little over $500 for the Senior Center to help with future programs and events.
Thank you for helping to support Rose City Senior Center!
CONGRATULATIONS to Mary Lemire on your retirement from the City of Norwich
Mary has been with the City for over 28 years with the last almost 20 years being at the Senior Center. Mary started in 2000 as one of our van drivers and after holding that position for almost 12 years, became the Receptionist in June of 2012 and has held that position ever since. Mary has been a very dedicated employee, rarely missing a day and contributed in many ways to our center.
As Catherine Pulsifer stated
“Retirement may be an ending, a closing, but it is also a new beginning.”
So to the lady with the “neat hair” as many people referred to her, we wish you all the best in your retirement and hope to see you around the Rose City Senior Center.
Virtual Mind Aerobics
Groton Senior Center is now offering Mind Aerobics virtually through Zoom.
Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00-11:30 beginning Tuesday 4/28/2020. Everyone is welcome you do not need to be a Groton resident to join us. This class is going to offer things such as trivia, name that tune, math equations and much more!!! If you’re looking for something to challenge your mind than this is the class for you .
The log in ID IS 726-0483-2646
If you have questions or difficulty logging in please call 860-441-6785 and someone at Groton Senior Center would be happy to help you.
Seaside Sanatorium Historical Research Project
Andrea Masisak, Resource Assistant, State Parks Division, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is compiling a history of the old Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford, Ct.. This location is currently a Connecticut State Park. Integral to the history are the experiences/memories of surviving former patients, staff, and anyone familiar with the daily life of Seaside from
1934-1958 when it treated children from throughout Connecticut for tuberculosis. As these people are now up in age, Andrea is reaching out to senior centers across the state for assistance in reaching anyone who is familiar with Seaside Sanatorium during those years. If you are willing to assist Andrea, please contact her at 860-424-3413 or by email: Andrea.Masisak@ct.gov.
Weekly WE Wednesdays Virtual Gathering
GSC Programming staff will take turns hosting a ZOOM virtual gathering for any of our GSC friends to be part of! We are calling it WE WEDNESDAYS. Please won’t you join us too? Here is help on ZOOM basics https://youtu.be/8wVVbAlCM-w
WE WEDNESDAYS weekly at 10:00 am virtually through Zoom so that we may socialize with you while safe distancing.
We will keep it casual with one of us as the moderator and just allow for everyone to have a chance to say how they’re doing and we can have an idea of a positive topic we can bring it up and it will encourage positive conversation
The log in ID is 719 3534 4254 Password 9QvDdj
If you have questions or difficulty logging in please call 860-441-6785 and we at Groton Senior Center would be happy to help you.
ALL SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMMING
IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE STAY AS ACTIVE AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN — TRY TO GET SOME MOVEMENT IN EVERY DAY!! KEEP A SCHEDULE — BE SURE TO GET UP, WASH, BATHE AND GET DRESSED. PICK A NEW GOAL EACH DAY — EVEN IF IT’S TO READ ONE CHAPTER FROM A BOOK. THIS PERIOD OF HAVING TO STAY HOME WILL PASS — KEEPING OURSELVES HEALTHY AND WHOLE UNTIL THEN IS IMPORTANT!
UPCOMING DAY TRIPS- CANCELLED
All day trips through June 2020 have been cancelled
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is highly doubtful any trips will be offered for the summer months. If this changes, we will make an immediate announcement.
Refunds have been processed but might take longer than usual as Town Hall staff are not working their normal hours.
Many of the trips that were slated for the spring/summer/fall of 2020 are being re-scheduled for 2021.
BUT we are always interested in where you want to go.
Mat Pilates with Maureen Cabral on Zoom- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Time: 10:00a.m.
Email Hilary for Zoom Meeting ID and Password
Join these fun 40 minute Zoom classes to strengthen the muscles of your abdominals, back, hips and glutes for better posture and balance. Breathing techniques in Pilates also helps to reduce stress and anxiety which we can all use at during this time. No experience needed! Classes are Free!
Contact Hilary with questions and for Zoom ID and Password: hsandberg@cityofnorwich.org