We are planning to hold an ice cream social, offer games, cards and an opportunity for friends to catch up on past events. The TVCCA Café Program will not resume until mid-late August. Persons that participated in the congregate meal program (prior to COVID-19) will be contacted in advance of that new starting date. Hope to see everyone on Tuesday, August 3rd.
Category: Programs
FARMER’S MARKET VOUCHERS
If you are 60 years or older and would like Farmer’s Market vouchers please give us a call. Vouchers available while supplies last.
Art with Purpose Fundraiser Friday, July 30th 5- 7 pm
Art with Purpose Fundraiser
Come bid on all the fabulous artwork.
Friday, July 30th 5:00– 7:00 pm
To Benefit Groton Senior Center Project LifeSaver
Please RSVP 860-441-6785
Light refreshments
Register for this reception
at Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340
We are Open! Here are the Updates!
The Montville Senior Center is once again open to all of our
Montville Seniors (60+) for programs, activities, and services. While not all of the
programs have started back up as yet, we do have many going and most importantly, our seniors are welcome to come in, visit, and socialize once again! We have
safety measures in place and ask everyone to abide by them. We have a registration
sign in at the front office for everyone entering the building. We ask that people are
respectful of others and maintain a proper social distance. If you are not vaccinated, we request that you wear a mask. We also ask that if you are not feeling well,
please stay home until feeling better.
I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to my TEAM—I am very proud of my
staff and special volunteers! We have been extremely busy during the entire pandemic. We have provided services over the phone, out in the parking lot through
heat waves, freezing rain and snow, and at senior’s and client’s homes. We never
missed a day and provided many of our regular services along with new ones!
We are offering many of the activities and programs we have offered in the past,
along with some new ones coming up soon. We do have a few instructors who will
not be coming back to us, unfortunately, though we will look for instructors for
those programs.
We will hopefully be able to offer all of the programs and services we provide at the
Center via ZOOM as well! In an effort to ensure that our seniors who are homebound, whether temporary or permanently, have access to and receive the benefits
of participating in our classes—we are working on a program to provide them all at
home. Please stay tuned for more information on this…………
Lastly, welcome back everyone! I am so very happy to see everyone back in person, it has been way too long and we have missed you all so very much!
~ Kathie
Need Cell Phone / Technology Help?
Let us help you with ONE ON ONE Tech Help!
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays- free Tech Help 9 am to 12 pm – you can also call ahead 860-445-1057 to make appt time.
If you have an android come in Tuesdays /Thursdays. Apple products/Iphone/Ipad help is Wednesdays beginning at 9 am !
Let’s Play
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Mondays PITCH -10 am to 12 pm with EBAC
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Mondays Cribbage Play and Cribbage Instruction10:00 am – registration needed- free
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Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm CORNHOLE program – registration needed. $5 per person for the Summer session (8 weeks)
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Wednesdays, PINOCHLE 12:15- 3:00 pm – register by calling 860-441-6785
Saturday, August 7th- Baked Goods Are Needed
Groton Senior Center Club 55 will be hosting a bake sale on Saturday, August 7th at the open market, located at the center. At this time they are requesting homemade, individually wrapped cookie or brownie treats.
Due to the market being held outdoors, they would like to avoid foods that can melt in the elements.
Baked goods can be dropped off to the center Thursday, August 5th and Friday, August 6th between 9am-3pm.
Technology Help for YOU Starting Tuesday July 6th
We suspect a few of you might have technology issues- cell phone, ipad, laptop, computer, etc that have come up since you were last in here. Well, Tuesday we not only reopen fully but we also kick off our Technology Help again for you!!
This week we have help ready for you Tuesday 8:30-noon and Wednesday 9-noon. We are lucky enough to have a few tech savvy volunteers ready to help you!
Some issues may take longer and we may schedule a time for you to come in after we surmise the issue. You can also call 860-445-1057 to make an appointment. Please leave a detailed message and we wil get back to you.
NEW FUN “TO GO” OR IN PERSON LUNCH- Join us for a Boxed Lunch Day! Wednesday July 28th 12:00-12:30pm
We will be ordering boxed lunches from Subway to include a 6-inch cold sub, a bag of chips, a
cookie, and a bottle of water. Sub options are cold cut combo (Bologna, Salami, and turkey),
Ham, Turkey, Tuna, BMT (Peperoni, Ham & Salami), Ham & Turkey, Spicy (Peperoni and Salami)
and Veggie Delight. You will also be able to pick out veggies (lettuce, tomatoes, spinach,
cucumbers, pickles, olives, hot peppers, banana peppers, sweet peppers, red onion, green
peppers), type of cheese (provolone, American, swiss, pepper jack) and sauces (chipotle,
honey mustard, ranch, Caesar, buffalo, parmesan, vinaigrette, sweet onion, BBQ, mayo,
mustard), and bread (Italian, Herb and Cheese, Wheat). All orders and payments will be due
by July 20th. As a thank you to all our wonderful members from the Board we will be charging
$5.00 for this meal valued at $8.50. Meals can be ordered to pick up drive thru style OR you
can reserve a place to eat under our tent. All those wishing to eat under the tent will need to
let us know at the time they place the order. Tent eating will be limited to 12 Pods and no more
than 2 people can sit together in a pod. Tables will be socially distanced at 6+ feet apart from
one another.
Phased Re-Opening Timeline
As part of our phased opening, May was a very successful month of offering outdoor programs, services, and
entertainment. We had 155 people join us in person over the month. It has been great to see people enjoy
the in-person programs and services again. We also continue to offer virtual programs which had approx. 500
people participate in the month of May. My hope in enacting the phased re-opening is that it will give people
much needed opportunities to see and be with each other all while keeping people safe. After conferring
with other senior centers and their reopening plans and with our own building limitations in mind, we will be
moving to our next reopening phase after the 4th of July holiday by moving certain programs and services that
can be socially distanced inside if the classes wish to. Masks and preregistration will continue to be required. This phase will
take place after the air filters will have been installed in the remaining 4 heat pumps at the end of the current month. At
that point, the whole building will be covered with air purifiers and Merv filters. One change to the old policy is if you are
vaccinated, you will no longer be required to wear masks outside although you can if you wish to. We hope to be targeting other,
non-socially distanced programs to return indoors starting August 9th. Masks and preregistration will be required. This will include
cards, Wii, movies etc. Bigger entertainment events will still be held outside through the fall. I am told that in person meals will
return to the center sometime this fall, possibly September and the date of return will be determined by the Estuary Senior
Center and the State of CT. In the meantime, we are offering a few outdoor lunch opportunities in July and August to get people
together which will be held outside under the tent.
Thank you for all your patience while we work to safely get our
Senior Center back to the lively happening place it was prepandemic!