Category: Programs

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.

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.

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.

Friday, July 12th at 8:45am

Let’s gather for breakfast! Enjoy a hot breakfast while socializing with great
people. Mmm: Breakfast French toast bake, Sausage patty, Fruit cup,
Pastry, Coffee

$12pp.

Register by July 9

Late fee $3.00 if space is available

Wednesday, July 10th at 1:00pm

“Eye Spy With My Eye A Weed, Fungus, or Disease?”

Come and bring any clippings of plants or plants with you that are an unsolved mystery and Master Gardener Ray Hasson will help you dissect the problem and come up with a solution for happy, healthy and thriving plants.

Register by July 9 so we can plan best.

1st Wednesday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm

Noreen Zupnik, Housing Counselor from New London Hospitality Center – Housing Resource Center will be here at Thrive 55+ The goal is to provide support to individuals 55 and over currently in housing and dealing with landlords, management companies or housing authorities. Noreen will be here to listen, educate and help folks in understanding their tenant rights that will include the how-to of landlord communication: complaints, lease explanations , letters to landlords and housing commissions to mention a few.