Services

Click here to visit the official Thrive55+ Active Living Center website.

HAIRDRESSER

Paulette, our center hairdresser, is back on Wednesdays and taking appointments! To make an appointment please stop by or call the front desk  860-441-6785 

ROOM RENTAL  at GROTON SENIOR CENTER

RENTAL FEES REDUCED~
Community Room – $175 + $25/hour after hours 150 people max.
Large Classroom – $125 + $25/hour after hours 30 people max.
Small Classroom – $75 + $25/hour after hours 20 people max.

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    Tech Talk Wednesdays 9 am

    TECH TALK program Wednesdays at 9–10 am. Please join Cindy and Tom for weekly insights on current tech trends or concerns. ($1 per person suggested donation – pay in Tech Center)

    11/8      Smart Phone Accessibility

    11/15    Laptop Organization

    11/22    NO Tech Talk

    11/29    Q& A

    Dec 6      Emailing Options and Tips

    Dec 13    Smart Phone—photos

    Dec 20    Computer Control Panel

    Free Technology Help Monday, Wednesday and Fridays  8:30-11:00 am AND Tuesdays 3:30– 6:00 pm.

    Technology Help For YOU ONE-ON-ONE tech help for anyone 55 plus. We listen to your needs and work at your pace. Bring it your tech item (charged) and we can look at it together. You are important to us, please call 860-445-1057 so we can schedule  an appointment.

    Free Technology Help MONDAYS 11-1

    Let our Techy Teens teach you high-tech tricks.

    Technology help on topics ranging from smartphones & tablets, digital cameras/photos, basic computer skills, eBooks, Microsoft Office, Facetime and more!

    Mondays, June 26-August 7, 2023   11 am to 1 pm                 

    in our Thrive 55+  Tech Center

     

     

    Coastal Café Food Service at Thrive 55+

    Have you tried our affordable lunches lately? You can enjoy an entrée and two sides, salad bar items, soup and/or desserts any weekday. No reservations required. May and June featured entrée menus are inserts in this newsletter or can also be found online at www.groton-ct.gov Search Thrive55+

    Take out is available too! Call our front desk by 10:30 am for home delivery 860-441-6785. Two dollars ($2.00) per household delivery- not per person. If two people order and it goes to the same address it is still only two dollars.

    Open to the public 11:30 am to 12:45 pm —for anyone. Come eat with us!

     

    Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes Help for YOU

    Is your A1c greater than 5.7?

    Pre-Diabetes/Diabetes

    I CAN HELP!  

    Knowledgeable, Friendly, Convenient

    Thursdays 9:30-1:30  

    Deborah Downes, Registered Dietitian

    $20/hour  

    Stop by the front desk or call 860-441-6785 to make an appointment with Registered Dietitian at Thrive 55+

     

    Blood Pressure Clinics

    VNA of Southeastern CT 

    Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern CT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to optimizing the health and well being of the people in our region. One of VNASC’s Core Values is to share responsibility with the community for improving its health status.

    Services include clinics like our Blood Pressure Clinics: Tuesdays 11:00 am -12:00 pm and Fridays 8:45- 9:45am