Category: Programs

The Old Lyme Visiting Nurse Association will host a drive thru Flu Clinic on Saturday, October 16th from 9am-1pm at the LOL Middle School. Residents 18 and over with proof of residency
(Lyme or Old Lyme) will be eligible. No appointments are necessary. Shots will be given on a first come first served basis. Please note they are only giving the regular flu shot, no high dose
shots will be available at this clinic.

Medicare beneficiaries are strongly encouraged to reevaluate their Medicare coverage during Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment which begins October 15th and has been extended until
January 15th. Do You need help understanding your Medicare coverage, healthcare options, prescription drug benefits, supplemental medigap policies, etc.?

On October 20th and 27th we will have Choices Counselor, Susan Beeman here to help you. Appointments start at 10:00am and they last 1 hour. Please call (860)434-4127 to make your appointment today!

Our annual brick dedication will be held on Wednesday, October 27th with a rain date of the 28th at 1:00pm. All are welcome. Please call to register. Refreshments will be served. Honored in this year’s dedication will be Mary Miles(B), Pat Roser (B), Roger Heap, Arthur Cohen, Dale Plumleigh, Margaret A. Smith, George Kinser, Doug Maynard, John Friday, and Richard Sagan.

We will be ordering wraps from Coffees Market. Box lunch day will consist of a ½ wrap, chips
and a bottled water. There will be three wrap choices. A tuna wrap with tuna, provolone
cheese, lettuce, and tomato on a sun dried tomato wrap, A turkey club wrap with turkey,
bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a plain wrap, and a smoked ham wrap with smoked
ham, Swiss cheese, roasted red peppers, red onion, green lettuce with mayo and Dijon
mustard. All orders and payments will be due by October 8th. As a thank you to all our
wonderful members from the Senior Center Board we will be charging $5.00 for this meal for
all members/ $7.50 for non-members.

How would you like to Improve Your Health & Make a difference at the same time?
Join us for the “We Can Make a Difference Walk-A-Thon” for Afghan refugees resettling in CT.
Currently 310+ Afghans will be settling in CT. It is 6,670 Miles from Old Lyme to Afghanistan.
Our goal is to reach Afghanistan “figuratively” through our steps and let those resettling in our
state know that we care about them as a community.
This Walk-a-Thon differs from the usual ones because you will NOT be asked to raise money
and participants will walk on their own and record their steps in a logbook that we will provide.
You will call in or email your step totals weekly.
Each participant is asked to donate $5.00 when they sign up. If you are unable to donate but
still want to participate just let us know.
The senior center will also be reaching out to local businesses to see if they wish to be a sponsor for $50.00.
We are currently recruiting senior centers across the state to join us.
Each senior center (consisting of members and staff participants) will have a team.
We will Post the top 3 TEAM (per person average) each week and the overall senior center with
the most number of steps for that week.
We will continue this until we reach our goal. At that point all money collected will be donated in
the form of goods or monetarily to the resettling programs in Connecticut.
Please let us know when you sign up if you need a pedometer. You can also use your fit bit or
smart phones to track your steps.
Call (860)434-4127 to sign up.

A rain date is set for Friday, October 15th at 10am.

No walk in’s will be welcome. Call (860)434-4127 ext. 1 to make an appointment. Masks are required and all safety protocols will be followed.

This in person lecture will be presented by Lynn McCarthy on October 19th at 1pm. Call the senior center to register at 860-434-4127
Proper breathing:
 is the quickest way to calm the mind & body
 minimizes the effects of Covid/Delta
 manages the inflammation caused by cortisol
 an increase longevity
 and so many more health benefits

Humans having lost the ability to breathe properly is why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies—snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies, to name a few. According to research, the ways in which we take in that air and exhale it is as important as what we eat, how much we exercise, or whatever genes we’ve inherited. Sounds crazy, right? But this is exactly what neurologists, rhinologists, and pulmonologists working at some of the most prestigious research institutions are finding. Honing these skills can help us live longer and healthier lives.

HONK, SHOUT & WAVE!
Please email seniorcenter@oldlyme-ct.gov or call 860-434-1605 ext. 240 to sign up by 10/25/21
Decorate Your Car!   Wear a Costume! Flanders Donuts & Cider.
Experience our Halloween Parade from your car.  Win a Gift Card for Best Costume or Decorated Car.
Free event for members.    Pictures will be taken and posted on Facebook.
Winners will be decided by picture “likes” on Facebook.
Pictures will be posted by October 31st and contest will run until 12pm on November 8th.

Who Makes the Best Chili?
A healthy competition between surrounding
Police, Fire and EMS Departments searing flavors
in this fierce Chili Sale Cook Off event that will ensure five alarm fun,
a hot time, and great bowls of savory taste. Will your Town or City
Emergency Responders win the 2021 Chili Cook Off?

We need YOU!
Tasters cast ballots for the Winner.
Please join us as a taster for this annual fundraiser
that raises funds for senior programs.
$10 per taster
Please register online at www.GrotonRec.com
or at Groton Senior Center 860-441-6785