Thursday, November 14th- Pain Management
Join Lynn Hillman, Clinical Liaison for Avalon Health Center at Stoneridge in Mystic together with Melissa Perry, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Avalon Health Center, for an educational presentation on the use of heat vs cold and alternative pain management strategies for ease of minor aches and pains…no advice – just education!
Sign up at Reception if you will be attending.
City of Norwich ~ Disability Awareness Week
Municipal Roundtable (featuring key City Employees on topics of ADA relevance)
Thursday, October 10, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Where: Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive
Legislative Panel Discussion on Past and Upcoming Disability-Related Legislation
Friday, October 11, 10:30 – 11:45am
Where: Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive
These events are part of the City of Norwich Disability Awareness Week, October 7-12, 2019. Events are free and open to the public. For a calendar of all events, go to www.otislibrarynorwich.org.
Questions or for written material in large print or other disability-related accommodation, contact Elanah Sherman by September 30th. Contact info: elanahs@gmail.com or (860) 614-7200.
Disability Awareness Week is sponsored by the Norwich Commission for Persons with Disabilities, with the essential support of the City of Norwich Office of the Mayor, Norwich Public Utilities, Otis Library, and Rose City Senior Center.
Tuesday, November 5th- SENIOR CENTER CLOSED ~ VOTING PRECINCT
On Tuesday, November 5th, the Senior Center is being used as a voting precinct.
The building will be CLOSED for the day except for voting. ALL Senior Center programs and classes are cancelled for the day. ALL rooms will be closed. NO lunch will be served.
We will still provide transportation to Medical Appointments and Walmart Shopping.
THANK YOU PICNIC VOLUNTEERS!
A big Thank You goes out to all the wonderful volunteers who recently helped at the Senior Center Summer Picnic in August!
Thank You to Debbie Andrus, Eva Blodgett, Ann Carignan, Michael Lewis, Rebecca Melucci, Dennis Ossont, Pat Sanderson, Betty Trudelle and Rene Trudelle who helped with the set up, food preparation, serving and clean up.
Thank You to Paulette Devino, Mike Manning, Phil Murtha, Lolita Wood and Bill Wrobel of Roseland Combo for providing some amazing musical entertainment during the picnic!
Thursday, October 31st: TALK- Am I Too Old for a Mammogram?
Are you wondering if you should stop having yearly mammograms due to your age? In fact, 80% of all breast cancer occurs in women over 50. Come join us to learn more about whether you should continue with breast cancer screening. We’ll include time for your questions after the presentation.
Presentation by Dr. Kathleen Kurowski, MD, Breast Surgeon at Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Backus Hospital.
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