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Thrive55+ Active Living Center (powered by Groton Senior Center) is the premiere location for nutrition, health and technology and recreational classes, special events and trips, transportation, information and referral services for Groton residents 55 years and older. Programs in health, computers/technology, finance, fitness, art, enrichment and more are offered year-round and there are special events constantly throughout the year.
We are active, social and involved and welcome all not only Groton residents. You have to see us to believe us; stop by for a tour of our fun and friendly Thrive55+ Active Living Center (powered by Groton Senior Center)
Visit Thrive55+ Active Living Center for a delicious breakfast, snack and/or lunch prepared daily by our chef in Coastal Cafe.
July 23 Trip Presentations
New Program: HIIT (high intensity interval training)
Join us at Thrive 55+ Active Living Center on Thursdays beginning 7/11 for an 8-week session of HIIT (high intensity interval training) workouts followed by 30mins of yoga and a 5min cool down. For ages 18+, all are welcome! Register on GrotonCT.MyRec.com or call Thrive55+ at 860-441-6785.
New Fitness Instructor
JULY Classes
Wow that 6 months flew by!! Have you done the things you wanted to in 2024? Anything we can help with?
Thrive 55+ Summer classes start July 8th week… have you signed up?
Find our JULY and AUGUST newsletter at https://mycommunityonline.com/organization/thrive-55-active-living-center
Check out our Thrive 55+ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrotonThrive55/ – you can look at it even if you do not have a Facebook account.
OATS Summer Kayaking Program
Recreation and Thrive55+ divisions collaborate to give you kayaking time in a group setting. We meet behind Spicer House at Beebe Cove for a few hours of kayaking in the departments kayaks. Life jackets are provided. Limited room. MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM. You must sign up per day prior to the day.
$10 per person, per day. Only for those 55+
Thursday mornings at 9:30 am every other week
July 11 , July 25 August 8 and August 22.
OATS Hike at Groton Utilities Reservoir
Thursday, July 18th at 8:00am
Approx 1.5 miles
O.A.T.S. – A hearty group of cool people with shared interests of being outdoors and local adventure who happen to be 55 and older.
Registration required- will fill quickly.
Trip: Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away (Boston)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 –
In its regional premiere, Museum of Jewish Heritage is offering it’s first traveling exhibition about the Auschwitz concentration camps. Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is coming to The Castle at Park Plaza in Boston. When guests enter the Auschwitz exhibition, they will confront one of history’s darkest periods… but they will also be a part of an ongoing remembrance and will leave bearing the weight of society’s responsibility to combat hate and evil everywhere. This
exhibit brings together more than 700 original objects of great historic and human value. Most of these objects have never been shown to an audience in New England before. This exhibit will tell the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp and its role in the Holocaust. Includes an audio tour.
We lunch at Milk Street Café upon arrival in Boston then we make our way (.5 mile from the venue) to the exhibit for approx. 2 hours. Our trip includes deluxe coach bus, admission, exbibit audio tour and driver gratuity. (lunch is paid by individual)
Cost: TBA— please see insert, call or email colsen@groton-ct.gov
Trip Presentations with Collette
Tuesday, July 23rd from 9:00-11:00am
- Spotlight on Washington, D.C. Exploring America’s Capital March 20 — March 25, 2025
U.S. Capitol Building Tour, World War II Memorial, Washington National Cathedral, Choice on Tour: International Spy Museum or Lincoln Assassination Tour, Arlington National Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, White House Visitor Center, Smithsonian Institution
The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241714
Double $3,029pp Single $3,729pp if booked before Sept 20, 2024
- Spain’s Costa del Sol & Madrid Discovery May 17 — May 25, 2025
Málaga, Choice on Tour: Málaga Alcazaba or Picasso Museum, Marbella, Sentenil de las Bodegas, Ronda, Home-Hosted Lunch, The Alhambra, Madrid, Segovia
The link to all the details: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1241747
Double $4,029pp Single $4,479pp Triple $3,999pp if booked before Nov. 18, 2024
RSVP 860-441-6785
Introduction to Genealogy
PART 1 – THURSDAY, JULY 18 AT 10 AM
Carol Ansel, Director at the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, will present the ABC’s of beginning genealogy, with an emphasis on the eight (or so) basic types of genealogical records—where you can find them and how best to use them. She will include plenty of personal anecdotes to help you learn from both her mistakes and her successes. Before she was bitten by the genealogy bug, Carol was a school librarian for many years, so she is no stranger to presentations, and she finds that adults are generally better-behaved than seventh grade boys. $12 pp – Must register by July 11.
PART 2 – THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 AT 10 AM
Just starting out in genealogy? The first two programs most people
start with are Ancestry (the library edition is available for free at most public libraries) and FamilySearch.org (provided for free by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Join Carol Ansel, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library, as she demonstrates the basics of searching these two databases. She’ll teach you how to begin searching and warn you about possible pitfalls so you can develop good research techniques right from the get-go. $12 pp – Must register by July 18.