Category: Programs

Time: 9:30am

This program is designed for those who cannot participate in a regular Aerobic program. Come take a seat and meet other participants. All movement takes place while sitting in your chair.

Time: 1:00pm- 3:00pm

Instructor:  Paulette Sylvestre

Bring your works in progress or begin a new project.

PROFESSIONAL & RECREATIONAL BAKERS
WANTED FOR OUR FIRST BAKERS BATTLE!

Sponsored by Visiting Angels of Groton

WE INVITE FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN THIS FUN EVENT FULL OF FIERCE BAKERS IN A BATTLE OF FLOUR, SUGAR AND FONDANT.
TASTE TESTING $10 PP

Interested??

Email kwilliams@groton-ct.gov or call 860-441-6795 please

Groton Rotary Club Dinner to raise funds for Scholarship fund takes place Friday, May 4th at Groton Senior Center.

Join us for this evening dinner to benefit Groton Rotary Club Academic Scholarship Fund. 2018 Rotary scholar awards of $2,000 will be given to three graduating seniors from any of the Groton high schools: Robert E. Fitch High School, Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Technical High School, or the Marine Science Magnet High School. The fundraising dinner takes place MAY 4TH 2018 at 5 pm. The cost is only $6.00 per person. Menu is BBQ Pork ribs, mac and cheese, green beans, corn bread and dessert.

Deadline to sign up for this dinner is Wednesday, May 2nd. Please register at www.grotonrec.com or at Groton Senior Canter front desk. Inquiries: 860-441-6785

National Trails Day is Saturday, June 2, 2018

American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day (NTD) is a celebration of America’s magnificent trail system, occurring annually on the first Saturday in June. NTD features a series of outdoor activities, designed to promote and celebrate the importance of trails in the United States.

Groton is celebrating with a Cross Trails Hike Saturday, June 2, 2018 9:30 AM.

Cross-Town Trail (6 miles) sponsored by Groton Open Space Association- GOSA, Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc, Inc and Town of Groton Parks and Recreation.

Join us for a moderately paced hike across Groton from Avalonia Land Conservancy’s “Town’s End” on Beebe Cove and the Mystic River, to Groton’s Beebe Pond Park, continuing over the ridge on GOSA’s Merritt Family Forest, through Groton’s Mortimer Wright Preserve, across RT 215 to Haley Farm State Park, past Palmer and Mumford Coves, and across the railroad bridge to Bluff Point and the Poquonnock River.

Meet at the Bluff Point State Park parking lot. Please arrive a little early for a prompt departure. A bus provided by the Groton Parks and Recreation will take us to the start. Participants are responsible for a beverage, snacks (no water available along the way.) Toilet facilities are available at Bluff Point and Haley Farm. Wear sturdy shoes and take tick precautions. Rain cancels.

Contact Sidney F. Van Zandt, 860-572-5715, svanzandt3@aol.com for questions or to register.

http://www.groton-ct.gov/d…/parksrec/events/nattrailsday.asp

Turning 65 and do not know what to do about Health Insurance? Join us on May 23rd at 1:00pm as Choices Counselor Susan Beeman walks you through the steps.

If you like music and having fun, please join us in welcoming back local resident, Tim Baffaro, who will present “Novelty Songs 2”, a selection of funny songs and other songs that you are familiar with. Come on down for a good time on May 22nd at 1:00pm.

This Ceramics Class will be held at the Lymes’ Senior Center and is offered by Fired Up. It will be held on May 22nd at 1:00pm. The piece choices you have are a flowerpot with tray (4 1/2 inches tall by 4 inches wide), a ruffled heart candy dish (7 inches wide by 6 inches high), or a bud vase. (5 1/2 inches tall). The cost of the class is $20.00 and is due to instructor on the day of class. Pre-sign up is required. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 240. A minimum of 8 people is needed to run the class. Projects will be completed that day, then fired back at the studio and returned to participants 2 weeks later.