Annual Regional Senior Centers Event
Friday, September 22, 2017
11:30 am to 3:00 pm
at the Port ‘n Starboard at Ocean Beach
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: Airborne Jazz
Cost: $25.00 per person $2 additional transportation fee
Make checks payable to “Senior Resources”
Presented by Senior Resources Agency on Aging, Medicare Bootcamp will help you understand your Medicare benefits. You will learn about Medicare A, B, C, and D, when to enroll, alternative Medicare options, and Medicare premium assistance programs. This free program will be held on August 8th at 1:00pm. No preregistration is necessary.
Exercising regularly, getting plenty of sleep, and eating a balanced diet are your first steps to a stronger, healthier mind. For an extra benefit, try squeezing in this easy task as often as you can.
Here is the sixth of seven tasks :
“When you do something unfamiliar , your brain fires off neurotransmitters that improve communication between different regions in the brain.” Checked this one off your list?? Find other ways to disrupt your routine: by brushing your hair with your left hand ,for example.
Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetable, and strawberry shortcake.
Time: 4:30
TICKETS $6.00 Please sign up.
Pasta, Oil Painting & Virgin Margarita’s
Create your own masterpiece and laugh while
doing it.
Thursday, July 20th at 4:30 pm
TICKETS—Dinner $5.00, Dinner & Paint $10.00 Limited Seating for Painting. Please sign up
South Texas Style BBQ Chicken Leg, New England Style Baked Beans, Carolina Coleslaw, Heart land Corn bread & All American Apple Pie. Please sign up!
Suggested donation: $5.00
Smartphones are made to make our lives easier, but they are no help if you aren’t too sure how to use all the features. Bring your smartphone to this beginners’ class to learn how to add contacts, make a phone call, send a text, and browse the Internet. This free class will be held on August 7th for 1:00-3:00pm. Limited space available. Registration required. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 240 to register.
GROTON SENIOR CENTER PRESENTS
WHAT’S IT WORTH?
COMMUNITY ANTIQUES APPRAISAL EVENT
The Groton Senior Center presents the What’s it Worth? community antiques appraisal event on Saturday, July 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton. The event is inspired by PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow” and features local certified appraisers on hand to meet with the public for individual discussions and appraisals of antiques, family heirlooms, and other items.
The following certified appraisers have volunteered to offer appraisals at the event. Some will also have items available for sale.
• Eldred’s Auctioneers – Specializes in Fine Arts, silver and jewelry.
• Miller’s Stamp Collecting – Specializes in stamps
• Larry Shaprio – Specializes in toys, China, paintings, art, and more
• Mike Westman – Specializes in Ethnographic, silver, oriental rugs, jewelry, Americana
• Justine Demetrick – Specializes in Designer jewelry, costume jewelry, Post War Design (MCM) modernism
• Pawcatuck Valley Coin Club – Specializes in Coins
• Wills Books – Buying and Reviewing Books for 30 years
• Nathan Liverant & Son, LLC – Specializing in furniture, art, jewelry, glass
The public is invited to bring up to two items for appraisal. The fee is $5 per item. Funds raised will benefit the Groton Senior Center’s programs and services for local seniors such as meals, social activities, and programming. Refreshments will also be available for purchase.
For more information call the Groton Senior Center at (860) 441-6785.
The Groton Senior Center is a division of the Groton Parks and Recreation Department.
Time: 5:00pm
The community gives to the Groton Senior Center;
DINING OUT is our way of giving back to the community.
WE WILL MEET AND GATHER FOR A GREAT NIGHT OF DINING OUT!
The senior van will pick you up or you can meet us there.
Order a full entrée or just appetizers.
An evening outing of dining, socializing, and enjoyment!
Registration is required. 860-441-6785
REMINDER
Groton Senior Center is OPEN Monday, July 3rd
but we are CLOSED Tuesday, July 4th!
HAPPY FOURTH!!
