Daytrip to see DASHING THOURGH THE SNOW at Newport Playhouse.
$65/RESIDENT $75/NONRESIDENT
We leave at 9:45 am & return approximately 6 pm at Groton Senior Center.
At Newport’s only Dinner Theater enjoy their great home-style buffet, a wonderful play in their intimate theater and a fun-filled cabaret in the dining room.
Buffet 11:30am…Curtain 1:00pm Cabaret always follows the play
DASHING THORUGH THE SNOW
Written by Jones, Hope, & Wooten Directed by Tony Annicone
Time: 12:30pm-5:00pm
We have Center Orchestra/Side Aisle seats for this show.
$74 per resident
Welcome to the new world! Fresh from Ellis Island, a young mother and her son search for lost family and a sense of home as the 20th century beckons. The streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side may not be paved with gold, but they echo with the music of opportunity, optimism and hope. A ravishing score by the songwriters of Wicked and Annie colors a sweeping saga of America’s immigrant past. Celebrate our rich roots in Goodspeed’s new adaptation of a neglected masterpiece of the musical theatre.
Groton Senior Center bus departs 12:30 p.m.
We ONLY have 20 seats—HURRY while spots last!
Deadline for this trip is November 1st
Location: Port ‘n Starboard at Ocean Beach
Time: 11:30am – 3:00pm
Wear your best Ritz & Glitz—Roaring 20’s Attire!
Buffet Dinner: Prime Rib, Rosemary Chicken, Vegetables, Red Roasted Potatoes, Rolls, Coffee, Dessert & Cash Bar
Entertainment by Airborne Jazz
Cost: $25.00 per person
Make checks payable to “Senior Resources”
Transportation is available for an additional $2pp.
Please call to register for all events at 860-442-6785.
Celebrate Halloween at the Groton Senior
Center! Wear a costume & enjoy spooky treats!
Time: 11:30am
Lager seasoned brats, kielbasa &
sauerkraut, chicken shnitzel in creamy
mushroom sauce, German potato
casserole, green beans in beer sauce, apple
kuchen or chocolate pretzel, & beverages.
Entertainment by the Vagabonds.
$12/per person
Please call to register for all events!
860-441-6785
Time: 11am-5pm
Crafters – Vendors – Businesses
Community Organizations – Food
Free family fun!
Meet the newest member of the Parks and Recreation team.
Faith Richardson is our new Financial Assistant, supporting
the Senior Center, Parks, Golf, and Recreation. This is Faith’s
second time working for Parks and Recreation, first as a camp
counselor during college and most recently running the preschool programs at William
Seely.
Faith graduated magna cum laude from UCONN with a B.S
in business. She has worked in all aspects of the business
world at a number of interesting companies including MIT in
Cambridge, MA and Callaway Cars in Old Lyme, CT.
Faith now lives back in her hometown Mystic, CT with her
husband and two daughters aged 9 and 7. As a family they
enjoy volunteering for and participating in youth sports,
particularly soccer. You may recognize her from one of the
multitude of programs she and her family participates in
through the Parks and Rec department. Please introduce
yourself if you see her out and about in the building – she
loves to meet new people
I recently had the opportunity to attend a presentation by
Manoj Pardasani, PhD, LCSW, ACSW on his research on
senior centers. Manoj conducted a three year longitudinal
study on senior centers at Fordham University. His results
reaffirm what many of us who work at senior centers
already knew including the following:
• The average person who visits a senior center is a 75 year old woman who
lives alone.
• Participants attend for socialization, classes and education, meals,
recreation programs and exercise programs.
• Senior Center’s impact on participants was that those who attend exercise
5 to 6 hours per week, have better mental health, and they manage their weight
better.
• Seniors who come to a center have more opportunities to be with their
peers and 10% of their friends were met through the senior center.
• Seniors who attend centers also are more likely go find information on
services and be enrolled in services that benefit them.
This information is important because it is estimated by 2025, 20% of the population,
or one in five people in Connecticut, will be over age 65. Connecticut has the third
highest life expectancy in the country at age 80.8 years. The population of 65
and older is estimated to increase in Connecticut by 57% over the next decade.
We want to have those years as healthy and happy as possible. This research
supports the theory those who attend are getting benefits from the Senior Center.
Thank you for being part of our healthy community!
Enjoy a delicious, all you can eat, family-style chicken luncheon at Wright’s Farm Restaurant! Your fabulous meal consists of dinner rolls with butter, fresh green salad with Wright’s Farm Classic Italian dressing, pasta with red sauce, Wright’s amazing French fries and of course Wright’s famous, tender and juicy roast chicken. Included with your meal will be coffee or tea and if you have room – ice cream for dessert!
Following lunch, a short ride brings you to Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery. Wright’s Bakery specializes in a number of baked goods, including dessert cakes, cupcakes, cream pastries, flaky pastries, pies, bars, sweet rolls and buns, plenty of assorted cookies and much more!
Their bakery is renowned for using only the highest quality ingredients including fresh milk and cream from their own cows. Fresh dairy products are also available including milk, cream, coffee milk, chocolate milk, cheddar cheese and ice cream! Be sure to buy some treats to bring home!
Bus leaves Senior Center at 10:15am and returns approximately 4:30pm. Limited seats available.
Cost: $18 No refunds given after September 20th unless your spot is filled.
REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE
Call in Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. on Monday Sept. 11th. Do not call before 5:00pm.
*At 5:00pm on Sept. 11th, Dial (860)889-5960. When you hear the message saying the
Senior Center is closed, dial 3433 for the registration voice mail and follow the instructions.*
This trip is open to Senior Center Members ONLY. You may register yourself plus one additional member when you call in to sign up. You must be an up-to-date member.
