Programs

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 Eva Blodgett, Ann Carignan, Frank Jacaruso, Cora Landry, Joe Landry, Michael Lewis, Rebecca Melucci and Pat Sanderson who helped with the set up, food preparation, serving and clean up.

Thank You to Dan Bettencourt, Paulette Devino, Mike Manning, Phil Murtha, Lolita Wood and Bill Wrobel of Roseland Combo for providing some amazing musical entertainment during the picnic!

Sign up starts in November.

See the November Voices for more information!

Time: 10:00am

Join us for this presentation by Dr. Nimit Patel from Orthopedic Partners.  Dr. Patel will be discussing shoulder problems, including conservative and operative treatments involving the rotator cuff.

Dr. Patel is a Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Surgeon, specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, fracture care and osteoarthritis.

Sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

Time: 10:00 a.m. – Noon

No Appointment Necessary – Just Walk-In

Vaccine covered by Medicare, ConnectiCare Medicare Advantage Plans, Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans, Anthem Medicare Advantage Plans.  For those under 65 years old, vaccine covered by Aetna, Anthem and ConnectiCare.  There is a fee for anyone not covered by Medicare or insurance.

Please bring a copy of your driver’s license and insurance card.  The reason for this is twofold, it provides your identification and information needed to bill your insurance.  It will also allow the nurses to proceed quickly without the burden of photocopying driver’s licenses or insurance cards.

Conducted by Hartford Healthcare at Home

As we proceed towards the November elections, we’ll hear lots and lots of chatter. Some that we agreed with and some that we dislike greatly. But now is the time to voice your opinion on what matters the most to you. Do you find certain issues are not even mentioned by those who are running for office? Do you think that those running ignore you? Do you feel left out?

Well now is the time. Call, email, text and/or write to those who are going to be on the ballot in November. Attend events where the politicians will be. Work on a campaign. Hold a sign stating what you want. And make your own sign if need be.

If we continue to leave the outcome of the elections up to others we can not continue to complain about the direction our state and country are going in. We must give voice to what is important to us!

I learned a long time ago that if 5 to 6 people contact a politician about any one issue, that issue is very important to a lot of people and they will respond. A recent example is Governor Malloy cut the Medicare Savings Program and when word got out lots of phone calls were made to CT Senators and Representatives and the program was fully restored.

Your voice does matter! Be reasonable. Be rational. Your opinion is important. Tell your story about why change should be made and how that change should look.

And you can make things better for lots of others when you become a part of the solution. Be a voice. Be an advocate.