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July Newsletter

Hi All!  We Miss you!

There is a lot going on behind the closed doors here in preparation to reopen. Here is an video show update on our centers reopening status https://youtu.be/efTsiw5YI1E

GSC Annual Senior Art Show will take place July 1 – 31, 2020

Artwork must be in by Friday, June 26th.

This art show is for those 55 and older.  Judging will be Tuesday, July 16.

Inquiries?  Please call Tomi at 860-441-6782

Senior Resources is pleased to announce the in-home version of the popular Live Well with Chronic Conditions workshop is now available to seniors in the comfort of their home without having to use technology beyond the telephone.  The Active Living Everyday Toolkit can be sent directly to participants at no cost and includes a Living a Healthy Life Book, instruction booklet and exercise and relaxation CD’s. Weekly phone calls from a trained Live Well leader enhances the experience and can help to alleviate social isolation during the COVID epidemic.

Please note there is a limited supply of toolkits. Participants must be willing to share their name, address and phone number so the toolkit can be mailed directly to them and the leader can place the weekly call.  The Agency on Aging Regional Coordinator will arrange to let them know ahead of time the name of the leader who will contact them.  Contact Lori Rygielski, Regional Coordinator at Senior Resources lrygielski@seniorresourcesec.org or 860-997-3561 extension 127 if interested.

Diabetes Self-Management and Chronic Pain Self-Management will be available sometimes in July. We are currently accepting names and address for the upcoming in-home workshops.

We are sharing this from a sister center for you to enjoy- Farmington Community Services is excited to announce a special radio show dedicated to you!

The Farmington High School Music Department and FCS have collaborated with iHeartRadio to air a show featuring “songs of hope” for seniors in isolation due to the pandemic.

The show, titled “Seniors for Seniors” is generously sponsored by Companions and Homemakers and will air across every CT iHeartRadio station at 7:00 am on Sunday, June 14^th (a repeat of the show will also air at 8:00 pm on the River 105.9).  It features songs and compositions recorded by Farmington High School students from their own bedrooms, living rooms and personal “studios.”

Through staff and volunteer phone calls, emails, and virtual programming, FCS has been able to connect with many seniors in town.  But we need the community’s help to reach them all.  Please share this show with neighbors, friends and relatives in isolation, in need of an uplifting message from the voices of the future.

Tune in to hear the “Seniors for Seniors” show, hosted by Renee DiNino at 7:00 am, June 14^th on the following CT stations:

KISS 95.7
The River 105.9
Country 92.5
97.9 ESPN
Newsradio 1410
KC101
96.9 WELI
ESPN Radio 1300
100.9 The Beat

The show will also be available online at www.mycommunityaccess.com or via the iHeart Radio app (available for ios and android).

For more information, contact Amanda Moffo at Farmington Community Services at 860-675-2390.

CT SENIOR CENTERS COMMUNITY JUNE 2020 CALENDAR

Updates on our status will be posted on the East Lyme Town Hall website – www.eltownhall.com, and the East Lyme Senior Center page on the SECT regional senior center website –  www.seniorcenterct.org, the Senior Center Facebook page and on the Senior Center answering machine.

For the foreseeable future, it seems likely that classes at the Senior Center will be held on-line. To prepare for this, we need to help you use Zoom – a videoconferencing software. There is no charge to use the software but you will need to be sure you have the correct equipment in order to log on. We need to help you learn how to use this application. More to follow.
To use Zoom on a laptop or computer you will need:
• A computer or laptop which has speakers, a microphone and a video camera. You can also join a Zoom meeting without a camera but we don’t recommend it. If your laptop does not have a video camera, you can buy these inexpensively. If your computer doesn’t have speakers or a microphone, you might try hands-free headphones which have an integrated microphone. HOWEVER, most devices today have these items already installed.
• A reliable internet connection and preferably a quiet room.
You can also access Zoom from your mobile phone or tablet. Same stipulations as above. Using Zoom on your phone or tablet is not quite as easy but it can still be done.
To use Zoom, the Groton Public Library put together 3 tutorials which are short and clear cut.
Thank you Jessica Franco.
Zoom Basics Part 1- What is Zoom?
Zoom Basics Part 2- How to join a meeting
Zoom Basics Part 3- Navigating a Zoom Meeting & Etiquette
Go to your search bar in your internet browser and type in YouTube. You will then be brought to the YouTube site. In their search bar, type in Groton Public
Library Zoom tutorials. You will find the above 3.
Another site is www.geeksontour.com.
On their home page, look to the lower left. You will see All tutorial videos (short). Click on this and then look for 614.OT- Zoom How to Join a meeting.