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Mondays

1:00-3:00 in the front lawn

We have three sets of boards.

Sign up with a partner or we can match you up!  $5.00 per participant (for 8 weeks)

We have lots of fun while being a tad competitive? Sign up with a partner or we can match you up? $5.00 per participant (for 8 weeks).

Corn hole is a fun game we play weekly inside our main room here after the lunch crowd leaves.  According to google it is best described as a “lawn game” in which players toss beanbags toward a slanted platform with the aim of passing the beanbag through a hole in the center of the platform. As we age, vision, depth perception, balance, and coordination can decline. Our weekly Cornhole games gets our patrons active and aids critical hand-eye coordination and balance.

We invite local artists to display your talents for a great cause!  ART WITH PURPOSE To Benefit Groton Senior Center’s  Project LifeSaver which will take place July 30th . 

Giving you the much-deserved exposure of your piece(s) and a place to display your work for the month of JULY all while giving to an incredible cause.

What Is Needed?

Artists willing to donate, display and part with their work of any size in the interest of selling it to benefit our Groton Senior Center’s PROJECT LIFESAVER. Generously donating? Please provide a short bio to display with your artwork.

How Will This Work?

Proceeds of the sale go to Project Lifesaver.

Artwork should be dropped off by Monday, June 21st.

What is Project Lifesaver?

It is the pioneer organization in the radio tracking and locating of at risk individuals with dementia or autism. It was founded and is still led by first responder law enforcement personnel with years of experience in search and rescue and law enforcement.

Interested?

Please contact KWilliams@groton-ct.gov or TStanley@groton-ct.gov or 860-441-6785

Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340

Groton Senior Center and the CT Healthy Living Collective is pleased to announce that we will offer the innovative ten-week health and wellness program to residents [55 plus] virtually. The Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) was developed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and has been successful at helping older adults build their own playbook for aging well. This effort is made possible in part through support from the Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Foundation.

This is a wonderful opportunity for older adults to participate in, and reap the benefits of, this cutting-edge program. We are currently recruiting adults 55 and older to participate in the ten-week educational program.

AMP is a fun, innovative, and person-centered education program that empowers participants to embrace their gift of longevity by spending more time each day doing things that are good for themselves and for others. The program encourages mastery—developing sustainable behaviors across many dimensions that lead to improved health, stronger economic security, enhanced well-being, and increased societal participation. The CT Healthy Living Collective is a network of partners dedicated to delivering programs and services that promote healthier people, better care, smarter spending, and health equity.

This is a $75 value class. Groton Senior Center is offering it for FREE, yet you MUST register for this great class before January 22rd. RSVP 860-441-6623

4:00-5:00 pm

FREE and Open to the Public!
This is a drive through style and contactless meal program here at Groton Senior Center with the purpose of keeping our community nourished during these difficult times.
In order to keep this contactless, we ask that you pop open your trunk so meals can be placed in. For the safety of all involved Face Masks are mandatory at pick up.
* Thursday, April 8 4:00-5:00 pm
* Thursday, April 22 4:00-5:00 pm
Please check our Facebook page for any updates. Visit our Facebook page on line at Facebook.com/GrotonSC

Outdoors $15 per spot
Call 860-441-6785 to reserve your spot!
Club 55 events are fundraisers for their High School Senior Achievement Award . Please support Club 55 as they continue to support our local high school seniors.

Wednesdays 10:00 am – 10:30 am

This virtual social gathering meets weekly through ZOOM so that we may socialize with you while safe distancing. We will keep it casual and allow for everyone to have a chance to say hello and chat. You do not need the Zoom app to participate. Email colsen@groton-ct.gov to get the direct link.

Don’t forget to swing by tomorrow starting at 4pm for a FREE dinner. Simply pull up to the main entrance, have a designated spot in your vehicle for the meal, we will place the meal in your vehicle for a no contact delivery and off you go. We do ask that all individuals in the vehicle have a mask on. This meal is open to all community residents. No registration required and no questions asked.

This Thursday, Feb 25th we are giving out BBQ PORK, MACARONI & CHEESE AND VEGETABLE.

GROTON COMMUNITY GARDEN is located at 2 Fort Hill Road, Groton, (behind Groton Human Services office) and Noank Community Garden is at 42 Smith Lane, Noank. Both gardens are intended to be a beautiful, safe, and peaceful place for individuals, 18 and older, to cultivate flowers and vegetables. Individuals may rent up to two (2) garden plots, each being either 10′ x 10′ or 10′ x 20′. Water and gardening tools are available on-site.
Returning gardeners are assigned garden plots first. New gardeners should register under “Garden Plot – New Gardner Wait List”. As plots become available, new gardeners are contacted from this list beginning the first two weeks of March to receive their assigned plot at which time the registration fee is due.