Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
Get crafty with artist Sean Kane and bring in your holiday greeting cards (some will be provided) in order to create one-of-a-kind Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza unique and beautiful cards. Use for family and friends or to keep as your own memento. Cost: $8.00 Register by Wednesday, Dec. 11th.
“Just hang up!” The older generation has a hard time being” rude” – we are urging you “be rude and hang up”. Scam artists are trained to keep you on the telephone. The longer you stay on the telephone the more likely they are to illicit information. ANY information, even things you believe to be non-relevant, can be used by the scammers now or for future scam attempts.
Protect yourself and just hang up! To learn more sign up for our newest night of SCAM program, Tuesday November 19th at 5 -7 pm with Town of Groton Police Department. Registration is needed– please call 860-441-6785 or stop at our front desk.
Let our Techy Teens help you with your technology gadgets.
Technology help on topics ranging from smartphones & tablets, digital cameras/photos, basic computer skills, eBooks, Microsoft Office, Facetime and more! This is for anyone 55 and older.
Fall 2019/ Winter 2020
First Monday monthly 4-5 pm
Nov 4 2019
Dec 2 2019
Jan 6 2020
Questions? Call 860-4445-1057
Program Fees
The Senior Center has been tasked with structuring its fee schedule so that the program fees collected for a
specific program will cover that program’s cost. This new policy will take place starting FY20/21 (July 2020). In preparation of that goal, each program will be reviewed regarding revenues and costs. Additionally, area
senior centers will be polled regarding their fees. This change may affect session fees – it may affect session length – it may affect whether the Senior Center can continue to offer passes good for one year – it will likely make the Senior Center increase its fundraising efforts. We would like to hear any ideas that you have. Over the summer months as we gather data, we would like to hear your suggestions and/or concerns.
Please stop by the office at any time.
Credit Card Payments
The Senior Center has been accepting credit card payment for trips and programs for over a year. There has been no extra charge added for credit card use. That will be changing. Once our data has been collected, a new policy will go into effect. There will be some sort of convenience fee added for credit card payments.
More info to follow.
Time- 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Cell phones are ever changing and there are many models—
let us help you navigate yours. Please be sure to have your cell phone charged
Time- 8:30am
Dine Out and Breakfast Out
Dining Out is our way of giving back to the community. Each month a restaurant is featured. Ride the senior van or meet us there. Order a full entrée or just appetizers. Please join us Tuesdays for a “socially nutritional” evening or Saturdays for some communal nourishment.
Registration is required 860-441-6785
Please also let us know if you need GSC bus transportation.
Time- 8:00am to 4:00pm
Anza Borrego Desert State Park furnishes a spectacular setting for discovering
natural history. Borrego Palm Canyon is the most popular hike in the park. You will encounter endangered Desert
Bighorn Sheep and learn about their successful story for survival. Then to the Borrego Badlands is a journey back in time to see sedimentary layers revealing a stratified timeline and bearing an amazing fossil ice age record.
Registration required. FREE and open to the public.
Time- 1:00pm
Time- 10:00am
He will be here to explain the new bill on drug coverage. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, our new bill to finally give Americans a better deal on prescription medication. Sponsored by AARP CT.
You all may have seen Nancy Bordeau, our Clayworks instructor, in the back hall. She usually has her car pulled up out back delivering ceramics for people to work on. Nancy has been with the Groton Senior Center over 25 years. Nancy is a local from Uncasville where she grew up. How did she become so talented with the art of ceramics? Her mom gets the credit for starting her. In the 1960’s, Nancy’s mom took ceramics classes herself and fell in love with the art enough to start her own business in 1969 in Uncasville. Her mom brought home items for Nancy to paint and that started her passion for the art.
Nancy’s favorite things to do are Halloween items – ghosts and jack o’ lanterns. Nancy explained that ceramics has come a long way from ash trays and simple things. There are new painting techniques, indoor and outdoor pieces, functional items like dishware, platters and bowls. Paint today can be food safe and dishwasher safe also. So if you are looking for a new program to try, come visit Nancy. Her class runs Monday 10- 11:30am and Thursday afternoons 1-3 pm.
