Category: Programs

Location: Music Room

Call David Tubbs to schedule lessons at 860-912-3129.

Join us September 26th at 1:00pm for a talk by Dr. Piposar from Orthopedic Partners on Tackling Shoulder and Knee Pain.

Time: 10am-1pm

FIELDS OF FIRE ADVENTURE PARK Ropes Course and Zip lining
Noank Ledyard Rd, Mystic

Cost is $35 per person for 3 hours.

We are meeting Wednesday September 20th at 1 pm to walk with Avalonia Conservancy at KNOX PRESERVE (approx. 1 mile flat, easy terrain)

Location: Port ‘n Starboard at Ocean Beach

Time: 11:30am – 3:00pm

Wear your best Ritz & Glitz—Roaring 20’s Attire!

Buffet Dinner: Prime Rib, Rosemary Chicken, Vegetables, Red Roasted Potatoes, Rolls, Coffee, Dessert & Cash Bar

Entertainment by Airborne Jazz

Cost: $25.00 per person

Make checks payable to “Senior Resources”

Transportation is available for an additional $2pp.

Please call to register for all events at 860-442-6785.

Celebrate Halloween at the Groton Senior
Center! Wear a costume & enjoy spooky treats!

Time: 11:30am

Lager seasoned brats, kielbasa &
sauerkraut, chicken shnitzel in creamy
mushroom sauce, German potato
casserole, green beans in beer sauce, apple
kuchen or chocolate pretzel, & beverages.
Entertainment by the Vagabonds.
$12/per person

Please call to register for all events!

860-441-6785

Time: 11am-5pm

Crafters – Vendors – Businesses
Community Organizations – Food

Free family fun!

Meet the newest member of the Parks and Recreation team.
Faith Richardson is our new Financial Assistant, supporting
the Senior Center, Parks, Golf, and Recreation. This is Faith’s
second time working for Parks and Recreation, first as a camp
counselor during college and most recently running the preschool programs at William
Seely.
Faith graduated magna cum laude from UCONN with a B.S
in business. She has worked in all aspects of the business
world at a number of interesting companies including MIT in
Cambridge, MA and Callaway Cars in Old Lyme, CT.
Faith now lives back in her hometown Mystic, CT with her
husband and two daughters aged 9 and 7. As a family they
enjoy volunteering for and participating in youth sports,
particularly soccer. You may recognize her from one of the
multitude of programs she and her family participates in
through the Parks and Rec department. Please introduce
yourself if you see her out and about in the building – she
loves to meet new people

I recently had the opportunity to attend a presentation by
Manoj Pardasani, PhD, LCSW, ACSW on his research on
senior centers. Manoj conducted a three year longitudinal
study on senior centers at Fordham University. His results
reaffirm what many of us who work at senior centers
already knew including the following:
• The average person who visits a senior center is a 75 year old woman who
lives alone.
• Participants attend for socialization, classes and education, meals,
recreation programs and exercise programs.
• Senior Center’s impact on participants was that those who attend exercise
5 to 6 hours per week, have better mental health, and they manage their weight
better.
• Seniors who come to a center have more opportunities to be with their
peers and 10% of their friends were met through the senior center.
• Seniors who attend centers also are more likely go find information on
services and be enrolled in services that benefit them.
This information is important because it is estimated by 2025, 20% of the population,
or one in five people in Connecticut, will be over age 65. Connecticut has the third
highest life expectancy in the country at age 80.8 years. The population of 65
and older is estimated to increase in Connecticut by 57% over the next decade.
We want to have those years as healthy and happy as possible. This research
supports the theory those who attend are getting benefits from the Senior Center.

Thank you for being part of our healthy community!