Presented by Club 55….
Wednesday, July 24th from 12:00-2:00pm
Ice cream in July just makes sense! We want YOU to join us please!
• No registration required.
• First come first serve.
• FREE Ice Cream courtesy of Club 55
• 6 flavors! Cone or Cup! Sprinkles! Whipped Cream! More toppings!
Pick up your Scoopmobile ticket (one per person, please) from the Club 55 table in the Thrive 55+ lobby.
Our Volunteer Knitting group is in need of yarn donations. All items made by the group are donated to local need-based organizations.
Drop Off yarn at Reception. Thank You!
JULY:
Monday, July 22nd Friday, July 26th
AUGUST:
Friday, August 9th Monday, August 12th
Monday, August 26th Friday, August 30th
Thursday, July 25th at 1:00 p.m.
Hartford Healthcare Registered Dietitian Shannon will be demonstrating how to make tasty, healthy snacks. She will also be sharing ways to modify the snacks based on your
dietary restrictions or health conditions, such as gluten intolerance or diabetes. Samples of the healthy snacks she makes during the demonstration will be given out to those in attendance.
Shannon will be available to answer your questions about healthy snacking and will be providing informational hand-outs/recipes. After the demonstration, Hartford Healthcare Community Health Nurse Barbara will be also be providing free blood pressure checks and blood sugar screenings.
Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.
Interested in learning how to play Pickleball? Now is your chance!
Pickleball lessons are available for Senior Center Members who have never played Pickleball and are brand new to the game. You can quickly learn the basics in a few classes. Lessons will be available on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. and held on the outdoor Pickleball Courts. Equipment will be provided.
You must sign up at Reception if you are interested. Class size is limited.
Instruction will be given by Senior Center member (and current Pickleball player) Bob.
The outdoor Pickleball Courts are reserved for classes on the following:
Mondays 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Courts are open to Senior Center Members only during our normal business hours and are available on a first-come, first-served bases on days/times not listed above. Use the courts at your own risk
Thursday, July 18th from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
A Hearing Care Practitioner from Beltone will be at Rose City Senior Center for cleaning and checking all makes and models of hearing aids. They will also be available to answer any questions you may have about hearing aids and hearing health. This is a free service. An appointment is needed.
Please call Beltone to schedule an appointment (860) 949-8350.
Wednesday, July 17th at 1:00 p.m.
If you or a loved one has been affected by substance abuse/recovery, please join us.
These meetings are based on the idea that there are great benefits in bringing individuals together from various pathways of recovery to share and learn from one another. Join Nurse Barbara as she leads this monthly group discussion and gives support. Meetings are open to any senior in recovery along with seniors who have a loved one struggling with substance abuse or impacted by addiction.
Group meetings will be on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
Contact Nurse Barbara with any questions (860) 889-8331 x 6416
Friday, July 26th at 10:00 a.m.
A different health related topic will be discussed each month.
Join Nurse Barbara as she provides helpful information, education, and leads a group discussion on ways to form and maintain Healthy Habits. Group meets on the last Friday of the month at 10:00 a.m.
► July Topic: Skin Health
Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.
Nunsense – A Musical!
at Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Theater, Newport, RI
Wednesday, July 31st
Start with a delicious, all you can eat, buffet lunch featuring a large selection of freshly prepared food. After lunch, enjoy the hilarious performance of Nunsense – A Musical! Following the show, return to your seat in the dining room for dessert, drinks and a fun-filled Cabaret Show!
Nunsense – A Musical! ~ A hilarious musical comedy about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia (Child of God). Thus, the remaining nuns – befuddled Sister Mary Amnesia; ballet-loving Sister Leo; street-wise Sister Robert Anne; the Mother Superior Sister Regina, and (mistress of the novices) Sister Mary Hubert – decide the best way to raise the money to bury their dearly departed is to stage a talent show ~featuring their own “talents”!
COST: $99 per person includes charter coach bus transportation, fabulous buffet lunch, matinee performance of Nunsense – A Musical!, and Cabaret Show. Driver tip is not included.
9:45 AM Depart Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich
6:00 PM Approximate return time to Norwich
