Wednesday, October 13th at 12:00pm- Join us for a Boxed Lunch Day!
We will be ordering wraps from Coffees Market. Box lunch day will consist of a ½ wrap, chips
and a bottled water. There will be three wrap choices. A tuna wrap with tuna, provolone
cheese, lettuce, and tomato on a sun dried tomato wrap, A turkey club wrap with turkey,
bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a plain wrap, and a smoked ham wrap with smoked
ham, Swiss cheese, roasted red peppers, red onion, green lettuce with mayo and Dijon
mustard. All orders and payments will be due by October 8th. As a thank you to all our
wonderful members from the Senior Center Board we will be charging $5.00 for this meal for
all members/ $7.50 for non-members.
Thursday, October 14th at 10:00am- Walk-A-Thon Kickoff
How would you like to Improve Your Health & Make a difference at the same time?
Join us for the “We Can Make a Difference Walk-A-Thon” for Afghan refugees resettling in CT.
Currently 310+ Afghans will be settling in CT. It is 6,670 Miles from Old Lyme to Afghanistan.
Our goal is to reach Afghanistan “figuratively” through our steps and let those resettling in our
state know that we care about them as a community.
This Walk-a-Thon differs from the usual ones because you will NOT be asked to raise money
and participants will walk on their own and record their steps in a logbook that we will provide.
You will call in or email your step totals weekly.
Each participant is asked to donate $5.00 when they sign up. If you are unable to donate but
still want to participate just let us know.
The senior center will also be reaching out to local businesses to see if they wish to be a sponsor for $50.00.
We are currently recruiting senior centers across the state to join us.
Each senior center (consisting of members and staff participants) will have a team.
We will Post the top 3 TEAM (per person average) each week and the overall senior center with
the most number of steps for that week.
We will continue this until we reach our goal. At that point all money collected will be donated in
the form of goods or monetarily to the resettling programs in Connecticut.
Please let us know when you sign up if you need a pedometer. You can also use your fit bit or
smart phones to track your steps.
Call (860)434-4127 to sign up.
A rain date is set for Friday, October 15th at 10am.
Foot Care Clinics:
Thursday, October 21st starting at Noon- The first clinic is done by our town nurse, Denise Piersa, and is free of charge. During the foot care clinic she will be performing routine foot care services including assessing feet and legs, soaking feet, and sanding/filing of toenails. Cutting of toe nails can not be done at this clinic. Please call the nurse directly to schedule the appointment at (860)434-7808.
Thursday, November 18th appointments available between 12:00-3:00pm- The second clinic is done by Gretchen O’Connor, RN from Foot Nurse Associates and she will be accepting appointments for routine foot care services including assessing feet and legs, gentle cleaning, clipping, and sanding/filing of toenails to reduce length and thickness.
Thursday, October 28th from 9:00 to 12:00pm- Haircuts by Carrie Desposa
No walk in’s will be welcome. Call (860)434-4127 ext. 1 to make an appointment. Masks are required and all safety protocols will be followed.
Tuesday, October 19th at 1:00pm- Lecture by Lynn McCarthy on Breathing and Why it Matters
This in person lecture will be presented by Lynn McCarthy on October 19th at 1pm. Call the senior center to register at 860-434-4127
Proper breathing:
is the quickest way to calm the mind & body
minimizes the effects of Covid/Delta
manages the inflammation caused by cortisol
an increase longevity
and so many more health benefits
Humans having lost the ability to breathe properly is why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies—snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies, to name a few. According to research, the ways in which we take in that air and exhale it is as important as what we eat, how much we exercise, or whatever genes we’ve inherited. Sounds crazy, right? But this is exactly what neurologists, rhinologists, and pulmonologists working at some of the most prestigious research institutions are finding. Honing these skills can help us live longer and healthier lives.