Category: Resources

MAY JUNE Newsletter is now available at https://mycommunityonline.com/organization/thrive-55-active-living-center

April is Stress Awareness Month: Ten Coping Strategies

 1. Take a time out                                          2. Avoid alcohol

3. Get enough sleep                                       4. Exercise daily

5. Count to 10 slowly                                     6. Take deep breaths

7. Keep a journal                                            8. Do your best

9. Eat well-balanced meals                        10. Avoid recreational drugs

How to Sign Up for programs online through Schedules Plus

Starting in April, you will be able to sign up for programs and special events online!

Using Schedules Plus, you will be able to see the classes, games and events happening at our senior center, and be able to reserve your spot without having to pick up a phone! Here’s how to do it:
1) Go to the Lymes’ page on Schedules Plus– Type schedulesplus.com/lyme into your web browser
2) Sign into Schedules Plus– Click the green login button to sign in. Use the phone number provided when you became a member
3) Browse through the offered classes and programs– Clicking on a program category will show a drop down list will the available dates and times for you to choose from
4) Choose your classes and events– click “add to cart” for any and every program and date you would like to attend
5) Complete your registration– Click the yellow check-out button in your cart. Review the classes and events you have selected. Click “Save and proceed to final review” button.

Click the yellow “complete my order” button to finalize your registration!
It’s as easy as that! This is a streamlined way to sign up for any program, class or event you are interested in. This allows you to browse through the offered programs and sign up for multiple events at once. For more detailed instructions, check out the senior center page of the Town of Old Lyme website https://www.oldlyme-t.gov/398/Lymes-Senior-Center
You are more than welcome to continue calling (860)434-4127 to sign-up for classes and events!

All residents of the TOWN OF GRISWOLD/Borough of Jewett City are invited to help clean-up yards and streets in our community. On April 22nd, the transfer station will be open 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be no fee. Get your friends, family or group together to help a neighbor/senior clean their yard. Adopt-A-Road with your friends or neighbors. To adopt a road contact Tina  at 860-884-5876 .

SENIORS & DISABLED ONLY WHO CANNOT TRAVEL TO TRANSFER STATION, PLEASE CALL TINA FOR ASSISTANCE.

Saturday, April 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm

At Griswold Town Hall

Do you need to get rid of those old and unwanted prescriptions?  Now is the time to clean out your medicine cabinets to discard old and unused medication. Call the Senior Centerif you need help with disposal.

We are looking for new additions to our group of Greenhouse Volunteers!  Sharon, a longtime greenhouse volunteer, would like to “retire” after 15 years and more help is always needed in the Spring and Summer!  The Senior Center has an outdoor vegetable garden, outdoor flower garden, and inside greenhouse with lots of plants to care for!

The greenhouse volunteers get together every Monday morning (and more often in the warmer months).  Feel free to stop by the greenhouse on a Monday morning to talk with them about the help that is needed.

Springtime is about raking.  Summertime is about watering and weeding.  Fall is about planning the spring bulbs.  Winter is about watering the inside plants and starting tomato seeds for our vegetable garden.  All year is gabbing about TV shows, books, local and national news, and lots of laughs!

This volunteer position is open to Senior Center Members only. 

Call Hilary for more information.  (860) 889-5960  

April 1st is the first day that applications for the Renters Rebate Program will begin to be processed.

Participants in the program just have been 65 years of age by the end of the
calendar year preceding the filing period; or be 50 years of age or older and the
surviving spouse of a renter, who at the time of his/her death, had qualified and
was entitled to tax relief at the time of his/her death. Applicants filed under the
disability provision must be accompanied by current proof of disability. The
Claimant must have been a resident in Connecticut for a one-year period of time prior to filing an application.

Qualifying income guidelines for the calendar year 2022 must not exceed
$40,300.00 if unmarried, or $49,100.00 if married or other. For married couples or other, unless legally separated, income from both husband and wife must be counted in establishing qualifying income, regardless of living arrangements. Qualifying income is considered wages, bonuses, commissions, gratuities and fees; self-employment net income; gross Social Security benefits, Federal Supplemental Security income, dividends, interest, annuities; IRA distributions, Black Lung payments; Green Thumb payments; interest resulting from gifts received; Lottery winnings; net rental income, pensions, Railroad Retirement; severance pay, Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation, Alimony, etc.

The applicant must provide proof of rent and utilities payments during the
2022 calendar year.

Individuals interested in making application for the Renters Rebate of
Elderly and Totally Disabled Program are requested to contact the Senior Affairs Office at 860-887-5581 ext. 6. When leaving a message, please include your name and telephone number. The application filing period is April 1st through October 1st.