AUGUST 2018 CO-OP VILLAGE NORC 465 Grand St, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10002 646-395-4510 NEWS | August brings some hot weather as well as great things to do at NORC. We’re offer- ing two exciting trips and some great programs. Also, at the end of the month, we will have an “End of Summer ” Bash in the East River Community Room.
The Thursday Specials this
NORC is offering month are: two exciting trips in August: August 2: All About Skincare, part On August 8, we are headed to Cost- of the “Feel Grand” Series sponsored by Right At co/East River Plaza Mall. The trip Home; 2 PM costs $5 to reserve your spot, and we will leave NORC at 9:30 AM. Please call August 9: How Seniors are Advocat- Shervon at 646-395-4507 to register. ing on the Lower East Side. Presentation from Spots are limited. SALT (Senior Advocate On August 23rd, we are going to the Leadership Team at The Museum of the Moving Image in Weinberg Center); 2 PM Queens. We will leave at 11:45 a.m. and August 16: Mid-Summer Opera: return around 4:30 p.m. The trip will La Traviata starring cost $10. Spots are limited, so please Placido Domingo call 646-395-4507 to register. August 23: Trip to the Museum of the Moving Image; Leave
NORC at 11:45 AM.
August 30: Essex Street Market Tour and Walking Group Part 2. NEW GROUP AT NORC Please call Kendall at 646- 395-4508 to register. Meet NORC will offer an Meditation and Mindfulness class starting on August 2nd. at NORC at 1:40 PM.
The class will be taught by Barbara Doshin Ende, the Co-Director of Zen Care at the New York Zen PARTY TIME Center for Contemplative Care. The class will meet on Thursdays at 1:00 at 465 NORC’s End of Summer Grand Street. For more information, call Ken- dall at 646-395-4508. Bash will be held on Wednesday, August 29th at Summer is here and it is HOT!! NORC has ample air condition- 2:00 p.m. in the East River ing and we are a “cooling sta- Community Room. Food, Fun, tion”, so feel free to join us if you and Entertainment for all! want to avoid the heat. PAGE 2 NORC NEWS AUGUST 2018
SPOTLIGHT ON VOLUNTEERS…..Sue Deutsch Sue Deutsch became a volunteer and member of NORC after moving to the Lower East Side from Wisconsin eight years ago. She had just retired from working as a counselor at a non-profit program that pre- vented abuse in families and was looking to move and live closer to her family. She visited NORC upon her daughter-in-law’s urging and liked its “friendly atmosphere” and loved the Lower East Side because it seemed more like a “town or small village than other parts of Manhattan”. Sue was convinced. She moved to the neighborhood and enrolled at NORC. Sue says about her experience at NORC, “ I like a variety of activities and classes. I especially love the intergen- erational activities where you interact with the kids. I also love when Cooper the dog visits.”
Sue not only participates in a multitude of activities, she is also an avid volunteer. This began soon after Sue moved to the Lower East Side when Rita Siff, the former Volunteer Coordinator at NORC, asked her if she’d be a “friendly visitor”. Sue agreed and began to read to a frail senior in her home each week. Then, Sue’s volunteering at NORC expanded to working with the PAR group from Columbia, leading a writing group , and assisting in the facilitation of the monthly book club. She also is a volunteer at the Educational Alliance Preschool and reads to the children during the day. Sue is proof that one can do many diverse tasks as a volunteer and give back in many ways! Thank you, Sue, for the countless ways you give to your community! Highlight on Your Health
Heat Related Illness (from www.aarp.org)
.As the weather turns significantly warmer, older adults are especially vulnerable to heat-related ailments, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is warning. The National Institute on Aging lists several factors that could increase your risk of hyperthermia. They include:
Age-related changes to the skin, such as poor blood circulation and inefficient sweat glands Heart, lung and kidney diseases, as well as any illness that causes general weakness or fever High blood pressure or other conditions that require changes in diet, such as salt-restricted diets Reduced sweating, caused by medications such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers, and cer- tain heart and blood pressure drugs Taking several drugs for various conditions Being substantially overweight or underweight Drinking alcoholic beverages Being dehydrated In addition, lifestyle factors are at play, among them hot living quarters, lack of transportation and overdressing. If you suspect that someone is suffering from a heat-related illness: Call 911 Get the person out of the heat and into a shady, air-conditioned or other cool place. Urge them to lie down If the person can swallow safely, offer fluids such as water and fruit or vegetable juices, not al- cohol or caffeine Apply a cold, wet cloth to the wrists, neck, armpits and groin PAGE 3 NORC NEWS AUGUST 2018
SMILE A WHILE…
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the Internet REPORTER
If you could take a time machine to any period in history, where would you go?
Shervon Prado-Alvarez: My child- hood when my dad was alive.
Priscilla Brooks: The 1950’s. I loved my school and I remember working on my grandpa’s farm in South Carolina and riding horses. My cousin would come home from the service. I was the youngest child and everyone took care of me.
Shavee Altman: I would go back to the period after the war when the men came home. It was a great time in America.
June’s Exciting Bookclub by Rita Pollack, Guest Columnist
A memorable meeting was held at the NORC book club on Wednesday, June 20th, and the author of The Women Who Made New York, June’s book, was invited to attend. In walked a young, beautiful unas- suming, down to earth journalist ready to individual- ly discuss the people in the book with every member of the club. Julie Scelfo, the author, was warm and scintillating in her enthusiastic discussion with the members, who connected with many individuals written about in the book.
Now there are many possibilities Ms. Scelfo will explore in the future. There are over 200 more women in NY whom she would like to write about. She would like to maybe write about other famous cities like Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, etc. There is a possibility of a TV program. We’ll see what kind of a future this brings her.
Co-op Village NORC programs are funded in part by the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) and the New York State Office For the Aging (SOFA). PAGE 4 NORC NEWS AUGUST 2018
There is still time to enter!! FANTASTIC PRIZES TO BE WON!!
Tickets are only $1 each or 6 for $5.
10 amazing prizes this year….
1st Prize: Essex Flowers-$50 Gift Certificate
2nd Prize: People’s Symphony Concert Fall Series—Admission for 2
3rd Prize: Hand-Knitted creations by Laurianne Marrell, NORC Volunteer
4th Prize: $50 Gift Certificate to Katz’s Deli
5th Prize: Complimentary Bike Helmet from Frank’s Bike Shop
6th Prize: Quality Sunglasses—Compliments of Dr. Michael Cohn from Triangle Optical—90 Delancey Street
7th Prize: $25 Gift Certificate to Rainbo’s Fish (Ira’s)—at 120 Essex Street
8th Prize: Two $10 Gift certificates to Economy Candy
9th Prize: Mickey Mouse Messenger Bag from Altman’s Luggage —135 Orchard Street
10th Prize: Disney’s Bambi Backpack from Altman’s Luggage -135 Orchard Street The Raffle Drawing will take place at our End of Summer Bash on August 29th!
These are two of the wonderful pictures that were colored at the Thursday Special on July 5th. We first discussed the health benefits of coloring, and then we all col- ored together. It was very relaxing!
Last month, NORC traveled to the Riverhead Aquarium in Long Island. On the boat ride, a turtle found his way into the fishing trap (the first turtle the cap- tain had ever caught). We looked at it then released it back into the water. SAVE THE DATE:
August is National Eye Exam Month! Co-Op Village NORC will offer Flu Shots on For information about keeping your eyes Thursday, September 27 from 10-2 at 465 healthy, please stop by our office. Grand, 4th Floor and on Thursday, October 11 from 10-2 at the East River Community Room.