Happy Anniversary to Us!

It is our anniversary next week! Ten years in our renovated building! March 2 – March 6, 2020
 
To celebrate our COASTAL CAFE is offering an Anniversary Week Promotion: with purchase of a cup of coffee or tea you will receive a free Danish 8:30 am – 10:30 am. While supplies last.

AARP Drivine Class

Join s Tuesday, March 31st from 1:00-5:00pm for AARP Drive Safety Class. Call 860-434-4127 to sign up. Cost is $15.00 for AARP Members and $20.00 for Non AARP members. Only checks made out to AARP are accepted.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6th- Anniversary Breakfast

TEN years in our beautifully renovated building!

Our Tenth Anniversary is FRIDAY MARCH 6th. Please help us celebrate!

10th Anniversary Breakfast of New Senior Center Building
Please join us for another special event breakfast with performance by 1st official State Troubadour , Tom Callinan, at 9 am .

Our menu is Ribeye steak & eggs, home fries, cheese cake muffins, fruit cup, OJ, coffee Begins at 8:40 am. $8.00 Registration is necessary! Register at our friont desk or online at www.grotonrec.com

We are celebrating 10 years in our new building. After breakfast, we have an Open House on all things happening here at the center. Join a class, listen to some music, socialize, enjoy the community celebration. Activities going on throughout the day.

Last Call for our Winter Ball Dinner Dance this Saturday

We are now in the last few days for you to get in on this wonderful evening created just for YOU!

Winter Ball Dinner Dance this Saturday, February 29th 5– 8 PM

Please join us in celebrating a new year with our dinner and dance for those 55 plus. We turn the main room into a winter wonderland and celebrate with a delicious dinner then after we dance, dance, dance the night away. Our dinner will be Apple Cranberry Stuffed Pork Roast, Mango Tilapia Fish, Broccoli Normandy, Twice Baked Potato, rolls, punch & coffee and Cheese Cake

Live Entertainment: Atlantic Entertainment DJ

$15 pp register by Wed. Feb 26  860-441-6785 or register online at www.grotonrec.com

 

Reading 2 Connect

On March 26th at 11:00 am, the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library has an exciting and innovative program for older adults with visual and/or memory challenges. These unique book discussions will be designed to foster expression and cultivate friendships among memory challenged seniors. This group will meet the last Thursday of every month. Caregivers are required to attend. For more information or to sign up, please call Linda Alexander, Reference Librarian at 860-434-1684. In addition, please feel

free to join us for lunch at 12:00 pm. Lunch is $3.00 for persons over 60. Lunch reservations need to be made in advance by calling 860-388-1611 by 11:00 am the day before and telling them you wish to make a reservation for the Old Lyme site.

“How To Max Your Social Security Benefits”

Join us Thursday, March 26th. at 6:00pm., Agemy Financial Strategies will be presenting
“How to Max your Social Security Benefits”.

RETIREMENT ACCOUNT CHANGES: HOW THE SECURE ACT IMPACTS YOU

The new SECURE Act Impacts all retirement accounts are impacted by it. The SECURE Act, effective Jan 1, 2020, changes the rules regarding retirement accounts. Whether you are retired or still contributing, the SECURE Act impacts you. Attend this event to learn about the changes and strategies to mitigate new challenges.
Please join us in hearing about how it effects each of us

RETIREMENT ACCOUNT CHANGES:
HOW THE SECURE ACT IMPACTS YOU
Thursday, March 5th at 1 PM RSVP 860-441-6785

presented by Nishant Sahoo, CRPC®, CPFA
Devoe/Schrage/Sahoo & Associates
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Mystic, CT

Holocaust Survivor Endre (Andy) Sarkany:A Story Shared

Holocaust survivor, Andy Sarkany, will be sharing his story at the Lymes’ Senior Center on Tuesday, March 24th from 6:00- 7:30pm. Born in Budapest, Hungary on October 31, 1936. Mr. Sarkany lived inside the Budapest ghetto which is where he remained during the Holocaust. Over the past 10 years Mr. Sarkany has been speaking to audiences about his personal experiences during the holocaust, living under the brutality of the Soviet Union regime in Hungary, and finding a home in the United States.This program is free and Sponsored by The Friends of the Lyme Public Library. Please register in advance for this event by calling the Lymes’ Senior Center at (860)434-4127 ext. 2 or the Lyme Library at 860-434-2272.