Time: 9am to 11am
You dO-nut know how much we enjoyed seeing you on the 16th. To show our appreciation of you, come
join us for a drive-by donut event.
East Lyme Senior Center parking lot
Please pull to the front door but stay in your car and wear your mask.
Call the Senior Center to register by Oct 28th.
Delivery is available by the donutmobile if you can’t get here but you still need to register.
Get your donut & goodies!
Co-sponsored by Crescent Point of Niantic.
Time: 1pm to 5pm
At the East Lyme Community Center Parking Lot
Pull up to the Senior Center entrance
No pre-registration required
Please stay in your car
Wear a mask
Wear short sleeves
Bring all insurance cards.
No cash can be accepted this year.
The following insurance will be accepted:
Medicare (must have Part B)
Blue Cross
Blue Cross Managed Medicare
Aetna
Aetna Managed Medicare
Time: 8:30am to 12pm
For East Lyme residents only. Please bring proof of residency to event. Limit of 2 banker boxes. No charge. Will accept donations of non-perishable food items for Care & Share. Please check expiration dates. If possible, remain in your car. Pack your items accordingly so we can easily take them out of your vehicle.
From the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection:
Guidelines for Shredding & Saving Personal Documents
Documents that should be kept permanently in a fireproof box or home safe
Birth & marriage certificates
Current/up to date passport
College transcripts, diplomas
Pension plan & retirement plans documents
Credit card & loan agreements
Social Security cards
Divorce decree and property agreements
Stock purchase agreements
Mortgage documents, home inventory, insurance policies
Tax returns
Will and living will
By the beginning of October, you should have received your application for an absentee ballot. If you have not yet received it, you can go online to download the application at:
https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Absentee-Ballot-Application/Absentee-Ballot-Application-English-and-Spanish
As a reminder, if you choose to vote by absentee you can fill out the application and mail it to the East Lyme Town Clerk in the self-addressed stamped envelope that is provided with each application. You can also put the application in the drop box in front of the Town Hall (street side at the top of the stairs and the handicapped ramp) or you can bring it into the Town Clerk’s Office. If you have any questions when you receive the application please contact Karen Miller Galbo, East Lyme Town Clerk at 860-739-6931 ext. 1135.
Watch for details in the November newsletter about an upcoming Grab-n-Go dinner sponsored by the Niantic Lions and the Niantic Leos. To be held on November 19th.
Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country.
Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres of land.
This year’s theme is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!”
Did you know?
Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires in the kitchen. Scald burns are the second leading cause of all burn injuries. Hot liquids from coffee and even microwaved soup can cause devastating injuries.
“Cook with Caution”
If you have a small (grease) cooking fire and decide to fight the fire…
If you have any doubt about fighting a small fire…
In order to continue to support you we are offering the following services:
Senior Yoga has resumed will be held at Bridebrook Park on Tue mornings through September. As you pull into the parking lot, the class will be on your left. You must complete a new registration form before you take the class which will be available with the instructor. You must wear your mask coming to the class and exiting from the class but you can take it off during the class. You must position yourself 6 feet away from your neighbor. You must bring your own mat and any other supplies you may need.
In all instances, if you are sick or experiencing symptoms you are to stay home.
If you have been in contact with someone who was sick or experiencing symptoms
you are to stay home.
Now’s the time! Companies are hiring! Big and small. Full time and part time.
Just figure out what are you looking for? Do you want to do the same type of work you did before? Do you want to do something totally different? Do you want something to keep you busy and get you out of the house? Maybe find a job that goes along with your hobby?
Do you want to work just part of the year? If so, retail hiring for the holidays, garden centers, landscape companies.
Check out schools. They are hiring nurses’ aides, substitute teachers, Paraprofessionals, bus monitors, and office staff.
Do you like wine and know a lot about it? Check out the area wineries and see if they have seasonal openings.
What about the golf course? Work part-time and maybe play for free. The same with a gym, maybe.
What population would you like to work with? Kids? Maybe a day care or a school? Be a nanny.
With food? How about a restaurant or a bakery??
Maybe you want to work in a big box store and take advantage of the discount they give to workers?
Do you want to meet a lot of people? So, maybe a receptionist? Telemarketer?? How about a service desk clerk? Customer returns?
What do you want from a job? Extra money? Structure? Identity? Being able to travel?
Could the job, you are looking for be at a bank, perhaps an online job? Maybe sales where you earn commission based on the sales you make – if that is the case the sky could be the limit for your income.
Home Care agencies are always looking to hire. So are Nursing Homes and Rehabs. Those jobs could be in the kitchen or laundry at the Nursing Home, a companion, a Certified Nurse’s Aide, taking people to appointments, maybe light housework.
To find these jobs. Tell others you are looking. Look on Facebook. Lots of times companies post jobs there. Ask at the places you go to each week. Volunteer then get hired.
And what about tutoring? Were you a teacher? Are you really good at math? Are you already helping some kids with remote learning?
Right now, with what is going on with COVID, some families are looking for more one-on-one situations. You could teach using ZOOM. You could help kids figure out and organize the assignments that the schools are giving them. It can be every hard for families where both parents are working to then come home and find the time to assist their students every day. And you could be the person they need.
Also, some families are grouping up and hiring someone to teach all the kids. This would be great if you are a retired teacher!!l
You can easily put yourself out there on Facebook or LinkedIn with what you have to offer and then anyone interested can private massager you. Depending on what you want to do, you do not ever have to actually meet person to person. You do not even need to live in the same area. You could be in Milwaukee and the student could be in Denver.
The time to apply is now!! Research. Develop a resume and cover letter. Even if you do not need those, they will help you rediscover your skills and talents. Have a list of questions to ask the interviewer. And if you get rejected, do not put yourself down. It is not personal.
Just move on to the next opportunity and “Get a Job”
Thursday, Sept 24th
11:30
Call 860-376-2329 to sign up
American Chop Suey * Garlic Bread * Dessert * Drink -$5
If you are getting a flu shot and are
NOT a customer of Walgreens
Pharmacy or have never had a flu shot
at Lisbon Senior Center in the past
YOU MUST contact them at
860-376-1206 x771 to get preregistered
At the time of the drive through you
just need to show an ID
