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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    Tuesdays- FREE Smartphone HELP for YOU!

    Every Tuesday 1-1:45 pm
    We offer FREE Smartphone HELP for YOU!!
    It is personalized help for you to master your cell phone!

    Please bring your charged cell phone and question/concern.

    This has been so popular that we ask that you to help us by registering for this FREE program!  You may do so at the front desk or call 860-441-6623

    Club 55 is fundraising for a new LED sign!

    Club 55 is heading the fundraising for a new LED sign to replace the current Groton Public Library and Groton Senior Center sign at the entrance to the campus. This sign will not only be promoting programs from the senior center and library but will also alert town residents to emergencies and provide emergency information. Donations for the sign can be accepted by Club 55 and will be greatly appreciated.

    Mc Lew’s Breakfast is Friday, March 10th

    Did you know that eating breakfast ~ the most important meal of the day ~ with others improves the benefits you get from it!?

    Please join us FRIDAY, March 10th for our monthly social breakfast event!! Each month the breakfasts featured is different but the fun is always good! Door prizes too! It is only $5 per person.
    Registration is required. 🙂

    We will be having PANCAKES, SCRAMBLED EGGS, HAM, FRUIT CUP, DANISH, OJ, COFFEE.

    Did you know you can now sign up ON LINE??https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/ctgroton.wsc/search.html?module=AR&type=Special+Events&category=sr&SessionID=e2e961b8-0745-f386-1814-3c6ce02e13d

    ~ Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper~

    Please call to pre-register at 860-441-6785!

    Wednesday and Thursday: Mayans of Mexico & Hearst Castle Gardens

     

    We have 2 senior learning network programs happening next week.

    Wednesday, February 22nd 1:30

    SENIOR LEARNING NETWORK presentation on MAYANS of MEXICO

    Mayans of Mexico. Brandon Hall of Learn Around the World will provide insight a, pictures and video from his trip to view remnants of the Mayan’s in Mexico Please join us for this presentation

    Grab your passports and hiking boots because we are exploring three Mayan cities on this program. While in the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala, you’ll tour the cities of Palenque, Tulum, and Tikal while learning about the Ancient Mayans. So strap on your boots, grab your hiking stick, and don’t forget your water bottle….it’s going to be an adventure.  https://seniorlearningnetwork.zoom.us/j/8162288580

    Thursday, February  23rd 1:30-2:30 pm

    Hearst Castle is our topic of Senior Learning Network

    Hearst Caste: Series 1, the Gardens

     

    Join a CA State Park Educator, and a CA State Park Gardener on a walk through the Gardens of Hearst Castle, discovering the many plant species that grow in this historic garden. Explore the challenges of maintaining a “historic garden”, and the processes that are involved in ensuring that the gardens are kept as historically accurate as possible.