Category: Programs

(55+) A group with a shared interest of being outdoors and adventure.Registration required –for any OATS outing- please call 860-441-6785.

• Thursday, January 7th 10 am OATS hike at Avery Farm Nature Preserve. Our GOSA friends will lead us again on this approx. 2 mile hike —we will make several small stops to tell stories. Make sure you wear sturdy hiking shoes with good support and traction.

*Outside COVID19 safety protocols will be adhered to. Masks must be worn and we will adhere to safe distancing. If you are not feeling well the day of a hike please do not attend.

Call senior center with any questions.

We know you miss our clayworks class. So we have worked out a way that you can still get your artistic juices flowing again while we wait to have you back in the classroom. We are putting together Ceramics on the Go kits for you to pick up. Kits will include: greenware, paint, brush(es)and instructions. After you are done painting your project, you return it to us. At that point, our Clayworks instructor, Nancy, will come in and do the firing for us. Then we let you know when it is ready for pick up. $12 per kit. Please call 860-441-6785 to register after 10:30 am weekdays.

Time: 6:00 to 7:00pm

Come join us for a fun night of trivia and laughter!!! BYOB

You can only participate if you call the front desk to register and receive the Zoom ID.  Call 860-441-6785.

We provide the clues—you provide the selfies!

Groton Senior Center provides the clues that lead up to finding 10 destination sites in Groton.  Find the marker site then take your selfie shot with it.

Winners will be awarded:

1st place -earliest time stamp, Hot cocoa gift basket

2nd place – funniest photos, Snow fun basket

3rd place- most creative photos, Snow fun basket

FREE yet you need to register by Friday, January 15th. To register please contact the front desk at 860-441-6785.

You will receive the clues for the Snowman Hunt upon registration. A pamphlet of clues will also be located on  our GSC front doors to be picked up beginning Friday, January 15th.

Send selfies/ photos to tstanley@groton-ct.gov by Sunday, January 29th at 11:59 pm.

Time: 11:30 AM

Bourbon BBQ Cornish hen, collard greens with ham, scalloped potatoes w/ bacon, black-eyed peas with hot sausage, okra & tomatoes, mayo biscuits, watermelon.  $10.00 per meal.

You must pre register for this by Friday, January 15 2021.

OPTIONAL FEATURE CHOW AND CHAT

You are welcome to chow and chat with us  after lunch pick up via Zoom at 1:00 pm.  We will check in with one another and then chat about Dr Martin Luther King Jr.; what you thought then and what you think now of his mark on our society and similar thoughts.  Interested in joining us for the Chow and Chat?

Please call or email colsen@groton-ct.gov

We all know the saying 

“If you see something, say something”

Please call the state troopers non-emergency line at 860-848-6500

or the Senior Center if you are concerned about a neighbor or friend.

Ask to have a welfare check on the person.

2020 has proven to be a very different year!  It has changed our way of life.   Here at the Senior Center, it has been strange not to have our daily crews and weekly programs.  If you saw the  Center now you wouldn’t believe it.   ALL of the two back rooms are filled with furniture/furnishings/plants for the new center.   The main room has essentially become a grocery store because of the meals and deliveries that we’ve been doing.   We miss all of you!    Please do all that you can to stay healthy.   REMEMBER to wear your masks!!!  Limit your exposure with other people.   When information on the vaccine becomes available, we will communicate with you.   In the meantime, we’ll see you in the New Year at your new Senior Center!

Tuesday, January 19th

2:00-3:15pm

Let’s Connect & Explore Boston’s Freedom Trail from the comfort of home with our Tour Director, Bob Read.

All the sights and history without sore feet, weather worries, crowds or traffic. Bob will be our live guide on this one-of-a-kind Zoom experience. He will be there to answer your questions, share historical stories, images and his immense knowledge of the Freedom Trail from the Boston Common to Bunker Hill.

Thanks to Zoom, you’ll be able to see and visit with your fellow travelers via video chat.

Please contact the East Lyme Senior Center to register by Fri, January 15th.