At this time we have decided not to have a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast this year due to the ongoing COVID-19. We plan to honor all of our wonderful Senior Center Volunteers in a different way this year in the near future. We appreciate each and every one of you for all that you do for the Rose City Senior Center, it’s staff and fellow Senior Center Members.
Thank you to those individuals who gave a donation to the Senior Center in lieu of a refund for their Corned Beef and Cabbage ticket purchase. The Corned Beef and Cabbage luncheon is one of our fundraisers for the year and we appreciate your kind donation. With your donation, we raised a little over $500 for the Senior Center to help with future programs and events.
Thank you for helping to support Rose City Senior Center!
Mary has been with the City for over 28 years with the last almost 20 years being at the Senior Center. Mary started in 2000 as one of our van drivers and after holding that position for almost 12 years, became the Receptionist in June of 2012 and has held that position ever since. Mary has been a very dedicated employee, rarely missing a day and contributed in many ways to our center.
As Catherine Pulsifer stated
“Retirement may be an ending, a closing, but it is also a new beginning.”
So to the lady with the “neat hair” as many people referred to her, we wish you all the best in your retirement and hope to see you around the Rose City Senior Center.
Time: 10:00a.m.
Email Hilary for Zoom Meeting ID and Password
Join these fun 40 minute Zoom classes to strengthen the muscles of your abdominals, back, hips and glutes for better posture and balance. Breathing techniques in Pilates also helps to reduce stress and anxiety which we can all use at during this time. No experience needed! Classes are Free!
Contact Hilary with questions and for Zoom ID and Password: hsandberg@cityofnorwich.org
We are still offering rides for needed doctor appointments and help with grocery shopping.
Outreach Administrator Carolyn and Program Administrator Hilary are working from home. If you need to contact either one, please call the Senior Center and leave a message on their voicemail.
Information in this newsletter is as up-to-date as possible but is subject to change or cancellation.
We will do our best to keep you updated to changes.
If you are looking for services or resources to assist you, please contact us.
If you have any questions, please call us at (860) 889-5960.
Marketing trends have been heading in new directions for a while but the COVID19 is really pushing that envelope into horizons we cannot even imagine. We currently are living, working, and shopping in ways we never dreamed of. And these new ways too will change quickly as we readjust to a whole new “normal” as we come out of this lockdown. We will mourn the loss of many things, as we start consuming services and goods in different ways. We will be discovering what companies and businesses have survived. What new businesses have emerged.
Stopping for a coffee can be a good example. How many of us stopped daily for that great cup of Joe? Couldn’t live without it…. Until….. Our lives changed. The habit got broken because we were no longer leaving the house every day. The question becomes how many cups of coffee will that business sell as we all come out of this pandemic? Will the local shops even reopen?
Companies must adjust quickly if they plan to survive and be profitable over the next 5 years. Marketing trends have been heading in new directions for a while but the COVID19 is really pushing that envelope into horizons we cannot even imagine.
Trends show we will continue to hold virtual meetings which will become a more efficient use of time. We will socialize in every different ways. We have found we do not like social distancing so much. Clubs will pop up and memberships will increase. Facebook groups will evolve and start gathering in person. Established groups such as VFWs, The Elks, The Moose will attract new members. Senior Centers, the Y, Park n Rec and similar organizations will experience a surge in activity as people discover their new routines.
The public will spend months perhaps years looking for and discovering their new day to day habits. And when creating this new life, they will select the parts they liked and discard what they will not do again, and businesses need to be where the consumer can find them such as SeniorCenterCt.org. This collective site is trusted and contains trusted information. This cutting-edge resource is that place where users find what they are looking for, mark their calendars with activities and though clickable ads find services and products they are looking for. Plus, then can relay all this information to their family and friends.
Businesses need to:
And all businesses need to be very aware of the senior population. As a group they will be for the most part the least affected by all of this. For the most part their income will continue to be very stable. And they still will be purchasing and consuming at the rate they were.
Resources like SeniorCenterCt.org will grow in popularity as the senior population, their friends and families are looking to establish and get back their “new” ordinary lives.
As of this writing, MLB has not yet decided on how to proceeded with the 2020 season.
For now, I am currently taking names of people who are interested in going to the July 1st Boston Red Sox game if it does take place as scheduled. I am NOT taking payment at this time.
If you are interested in the July 1st Boston Red Sox game or Boston on Your Own:
Please call the Senior Center at (860) 889-5960 and ask for Hilary’s voicemail. If it is after hours, dial extension is 3433. On my voicemail, please leave your name, telephone number, if you are interested in the Red Sox game or Boston on Your Own and how many seats you are looking for.
I will call you when I know if the trip will definitely happen or not.
It is important to stay active while you are staying at home and staying safe. Even though we would love to be offering these classes at the Senior Center, this is a great way to get moving and stay connected, all in the comfort of your own home! Everyone is invited to try these classes out!
Please contact Hilary (860) 889-5960 or hsandberg@cityofnorwich.org with any questions!
