Category: Programs

Let’s start 2020 off with a couple of our fantastic volunteers, Terry Birt and Louise Lynch. We thank you both for your enthusiasm , hard work and dedication.
Many of the folks at the Senior Center know Terry as the current Club 55 President, he has been in this position for the last two years. You may also know him as the gentleman always selling Club 55 raffle tickets!
Terry decided to start volunteering at the center five years ago after he retired from being an engineer at Electric Boat. He felt he had to do something and wanted to be active and that the center would be a good place because there’s other folks his age here. When asked why he continues to volunteer he stated “Everyone at the center is very active, there’s a lot of good people and there are lots of activities. Too many to do”.
When asked, Terry said his favorite volunteer activity to do at the center is “The Raffle”. He absolutely loves it , you will often see him around the center selling raffle tickets. He jokingly said, “The raffle has become my baby” as he sold 5 tickets.
Terry is from Vermont and married with five children. He is an avid reader and enjoys traveling. The longest trip he ever took was when he drove to Alaska in 2008 with friends in a camper from the end of May through September on a National Parks Tour and ended up staying in Alaska for 6 of those weeks.
Just as committed to Groton Senior Center, you will often find the lovely Louise behind the scenes volunteering, she is quiet but mighty. She works hard and will pitch in anywhere that she is needed. Louise stated that her favorite part of volunteering is the physical work. She absolutely loves to move chairs, tables and work alongside with her buddy Obie she said that “It’s a laugh a minute.”
The reason Louise started to volunteer is because she felt her life wasn’t as full as it had been when she was raising her four children and working as a nurse. She also felt that she needed something more to fill her life with besides an occasional lunch with a friend and dance class.
Volunteering for the center for five years, she says that GSC has a warm atmosphere and everybody is friendly and easy to talk to. Sharing that her life is so full due to our GSC community and says, “you just feel like you’ve always been here.” She added “I get more out of helping than anyone else does.” In her spare time, her hobbies include scrapbooking, volunteering at The Garde Arts Center and vacationing in Cayman Islands with her beloved family. We deeply appreciate you both!

Groton Senior Center opened its doors in 1980 for programs for seniors in the Town of Groton, CT. In 2010, your center reopened as the newly renovated center we have today. Center staff have planned many special events celebrating our anniversary throughout 2020. So please look for these special 40/10 events like an open house in March and in June our Anniversary Dance. We are proud to celebrate 40 plus years of quality programming for you!

DINNER DANCE
Time:  5:00 PM
Apple cranberry stuffed pork roast, mango tilapia fish, twice baked potato, broccoli Normandy and cheese cake.
Live Entertainment: DJ Gabe
Cost per person: $15
Register by Wednesday, January 16

Starting on Thursday, January 2nd —we will serve a hot, home-made soup every Tuesday during the month of January! Come join us at the Senior Center and get toasty warm from the inside out with a delicious home-made soup! No need to sign up—Lunch is served daily from 11:00—12:15.

If you are interested in a Monday morning 9:00-10:00 AM cardio exercise class—please sign up on the bulletin board. Classes will start on Monday, February, 3rd at 9:00 AM. Please wear comfortable clothing and sneakers. Classes are FREE!

Time- 2:00pm

Cost: $8.00 donation request

Menu: Pasta, Pasta, & Pasta! Variety of Pasta dishes, meat-balls, sausage, salad, garlic bread & more!

Entertainment & Raffles too!

Come join us for a wonderful afternoon of great Italian Food & fantastic entertainment! What better way to shake off the cold winter but with warm friends and a great time! Your attendance at the dinner will not only guarantee you will have a wonderful time with friends and neighbors, but you will also help support our wonderful Senior Center and all of the great programs and activities we have! Bus is available! Come have some fun!
Come join us and ring in the Holiday Season with cheer! PLEASE SIGN UP ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND.
Bus is available!

Time: 10:30am

Do you know what to do to be prepared for an impending storm?  Please join Mary Ellen Welch, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator from the University of Connecticut Extension, as she discusses steps to take in order to be prepared in advance of storms.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Making a personal supply kit.
• The importance of staying in touch with a family member or friend.
• Deciding whether to stay in place or evacuate before a storm.
• Having a small emergency fund.
• Dealing with power outages.

Please sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

Thank you and BEST WISHES to longtime Line Dancing instructor, Camille Lord.  Camille has decided to step aside from teaching our Line Dancing class on Mondays

and we wanted to extend our sincere gratitude to her for being a huge part of our center for so long.

With that said, Dance Country has agreed to take over the Line Dancing instruction for us.  Our group will be led by Margaret Carroll, who led the class during Camille’s break last winter.

~ Rose City Senior Center Staff

Thank you to everyone who recently donated items for St. Vincent de Paul Place.  With your help, we donated multiple boxes full of items along with gift cards and money!  These donations helped to make someone’s holiday a little brighter.  Thank you for your donations!

A BIG Thank You to Tim Baffaro for the wonderful Holiday Entertainment he provided in December!  Tim is a former member of the Rose City Senior Center and was active in the Golden Nuggets and Roseland Combo.  The delightful musical entertainment, including a holiday sing-a-long and songs performed by Tim on the trumpet, was enjoyed by all.  Thank you Tim for the wonderful afternoon!