AUGUST 2018 EDITOR : Tracy Heger
PROGRAMS/SERVICES Movie V”Last Vegas” Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 12:30 pm !
PEER SUPPORT Starring four legends like you’ve never seen them before, LAST VEGAS tells V FRIENDLY VISITING the story of Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam played by Academy Award win- CASE MANAGEMENT ners Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline R CRISIS INTERVENTION best friends since childhood. When Billy, the group’s sworn bachelor, final- NON-INVASIVE NURSING SERVICES ly proposes to his thirty Rsomething girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas CONSULTATION - ADVOCACY with a plan to stop acng their age and relive their glory days. However, INFORMATION & REFERRAL upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed APPLICATION COMPLETION Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined . The Rat *TASK FORCE FUEL ASSISTANCE Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now run YOGA the Strip, but it’s these four who are taking over Vegas. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING Call the Senior Center at (508) 821 R1425 to register. BEGINNERS & ADVANCED FITNESS Popcorn will be served. FLU SHOTS DROP-IN CENTER LUNCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Movie V”Siste r Act” R Tuesd ay, August 14, 2018 at 12:30 pm PHOTO ID PROGRAM LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP Relive all the fun, laughter and irresisble music of Sister Act Vthe inspired INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE comedy hit that packed pews everywhere! Whoopi Goldberg stars as a sassy, “FILE OF LIFE” PROGRAM low Rrent lounge singer forced to hide out from the mob in the last place COMPUTERS AVAILABLE anyone would ever look for her Va convent. While she’s there, her irreverent “SHINE” COUNSELING behavior aracts a flock of faithful followers and turns the nuns’ tone Rdeaf SUECA - BINGO - CANASTA - WHIST choir into a soulful ch orus of swingin’ singin’ sisters. But when the group earns MOVIE PROGRAM rave reviews, her sudden celebrity jeopardizes her hidden identy. Harvey KNITTING & CROCHETING Keitel and Kathy Najimy join a heavenly cast in this habit Rforming comedy PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS PUZZLE EXCHANGE bursng with 60s Motown hits. R DIAL-A-RIDE PASSES Please call the Senior Center to register at (508) 821 1425. *SENIOR TAX WORK OFF PROGRAM Popcorn will be served. HEALTH EDUCATION TOPICS READING BOOKS AVAILABLE HEALTH PROGRAMS REFERRALS FOR HOME DELIVERED MEALS REFERRAL TO LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION Wii BOWLING Come be part of the “Never Stop Learning Group” with local historian Jerry Ciarcia, MAHJONG Monday, August 20, 2018 at 10:00 am on “Immigraon: Past & Present”. WiFi SERVICE ∗ Who are they & where are they from? AEROBIC DANCE ∗ How did t hey fair on their 3 week voyage to America? ZUMBA GOLD ∗ What obstacles did they face before the inspector at Ellis Island? SILVER ALERT PROGRAM ∗ How did they make out parcipang in our Melng Pot? CARRIER ALERT PROGRAM ∗ What light does this throw on our modern immigraon dilemma? YELLOW ALERT PROGRAM ! *TED TALKS Please call the Senior Center at (508) 821 R1425 to register. *CLUTTER REDUCTION GROUP
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Ad info. 1-800-477-4574 • Publication Support 1-800-888-4574 • www.4lpi.com Taunton Senior Center, Taunton, MA 06-5181 Come join us on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 12:30 pm to watch the movie, “Going in Style”.
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck rerement and step off the straight and narrow for the first me in their lives when their pension funds become a corporate casualty. Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Please call the Senior Center to register by calling (508) 821 R1425. Popcorn will be served!!
On Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 9:30 T 11:30 Mary Beth will be holding a class on Seascape windows. No experience necessary! Feel free to bring shells or pebbles to add into your window, but you don’t have to…We will provide everything you need to make your window with a step by step lesson. We also will provide your window!
Only 7 seats available so call to register at (508) 821 R1425.
Join Sarah Sheppard, Bristol Elder Services, Nut rionist on August 27, 2018 at 10:00 am when she discusses the
“The Power of Protein” ♦ NO Yoga classes in August
at the Taunton Council on Aging. ♦ NO Zumba classes in August Regist raon is required by ♦ Lee’s fitness c lasses are cancelled starng on August 20th R calling (508) 821 1425. and classes wi ll resume on September 4th.
Movie Grumpy Old Men Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Played by Jack Lemmon and Walter Mahau the wit hits the fan as the two play Minnesota ice Rfishing pals whose crusty friendship grows hilariously icier as they vie for an aracve widow (Ann RMargaret).
Popcorn will be served.
Please call the Senior Center to register at (508) 821 R1425.
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 1:00 pm, Big Smile Entertainment will perform the Sizzling Sounds of Summer at the Taunton Senior Center. ! Get your summers rockin’ with Saturdays in the Park, Surfing, Walks in the Sun, Cool Margaritas on the beach, enjoy celebrang everything you love about summer. This interacve, fun vocal group gets you Dancing in the Street and doing the Congo, Because they’re HOT, HOT, HOT!! ! Registraon is required so please call the Senior Center at (508) 821R1425. Come join us at the Taunton Old Colony Historical Museum for their Liberty & Union Walking Tour on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 9:00 am.
The cost is $2.00 per person to be paid directly to the museum on the day of the walk. The one Rmile Liberty & Union Walking Tour is a loop through Historic Downtown and gives an overview of the original buildings, places, and people who lived and worked Downtown. This tour lasts approximately one hour, and starts and finishes at the Museum, 66 Church Green. Please call the Senior Center to register at (508) 821 R1425.
Movie Grumpier Old Men Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 12:30 pm
The two leads (Jack Lemmon and Walter Mahau) grab their fishing rods to reel in another comic whopper. Most of the cast returns and Sophia Loren plays the vivacious newcomer who wants to turn the beloved bait shop into a chici ristorante. Of course, in this part of the Land of 10,000 Lakes, that means war!
Popcorn will be served. Please call the Senior Center to reserve a seat at (508) 821 R1425.
FOOD DRIVE For the month of September we will be having our Annual Food Drive. We ask that you please donate unexpired can and / or non Rperishable food items. The food will be given to the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry. Anyone who donates will be excluded from paying their $1.00 donaon for programs.
We are looking for Seniors to be on our Scarecrow Commiee. Everyone did a wonderful job last year and we could always use more helpers and ideas for this year’s scarecrow. So please call and let us know if you will be part of the crew to represent the Taunton Council on Aging in this year’s Citywide contest!!!
We will start taking appointments for Open Enrollment on Monday, September 10th at 9:00 am. ! On Wednesdays, September 12, & 19 and October 3, 10, 17 & 24 Make an appointment to see a SHINE counselor to see if from 12:30 to 3:00 pm, Julia Lom from the Brockton Vising Nurse your Part D plan has any changes for 2018. Associaon will have a FREE 6 week educaonal workshop on Diabetes Self RManagement. ! On Tuesday, September 18th at 1:00 pm, Karen Hatcher, You will learn how to beer manage your diabetes; handle stress Director of the Older Independent Blind Program, will be and difficult emoons; eat healthy and promote physical acvies; here to discu ss the challenges of aging and vision loss; increase your energy level; set and meet personal goals; and what to do if you experience vision loss; ps on interacng how to make choices about your treatment. ! with those with vision loss and who and what is the Please call the Taunton Senior Center to register by calling MA Commission for the Blind? (508) 821 R1425. Space is limited!!! Call the Senior Center to register at (508( 821 R1425. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
1 2 3 9–11 BLOOD 8:45 BEGINNERS FITNESS* 9:00 LEGAL SERVICES *PLEASE CONTACT PRESSURE 9:30 KNITTING&CROCHETING 9:00 CANASTA THE SENIOR CENTER 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA (HAND&FOOT)*
REGARDING THIS 9:30 WHIST 10:00 FITNESS CLASS* 9:30 SUECA
PROGRAM!! 10:00 COLORING 1:00 Wii BOWLING 9:30 FITNESS 101* BOOK CLUB 1:00 BINGO
6 7 8 9 10 9:30 SUECA 9–11 BLOOD 8:45 BEGINNERS FITNESS* 9:00 CANASTA
9:30 SUECA 10:00 FITNESS CLASS* PRESSURE 9:30 KNITTING&CROCHETING (HAND&FOOT)* 12:30 MOVIE — 9:30 FITNESS 101* 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA LAST VEGAS * 10:00 IPHONE CLASS 9:30 WHIST 10:00 FITNESS CLASS* 9:30 FITNESS 101*
12:30 MAHJONG 5:30 PM FITNESS* 10:00 COLORING 1:00 Wii BOWLING BOOK CLUB 1:00 BINGO
13 14 15 16 17 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA 9–11 BLOOD 8:45 BEGINNERS FITNESS* 9:00 CANASTA 9:30 FITNESS 101* 10:00 FITNESS CLASS* PRESSURE 9:30 KNITTING&CROCHETING (HAND&FOOT)* 10:00 VISION 12:30 MOVIE - 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA SUPPORT SISTER ACT* 9:30 WHIST 10:00 FITNESS CLASS* 9:30 FITNESS 101* 12:30 MAHJONG 5:30 PM FITNESS* 10:00 COLORING 1:00 Wii BOWLING BOOK CLUB 1:00 BINGO
20 21 22 23 24 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA 9–11 BLOOD 9:30 KNITTING&CROCHETING 9:00 CANASTA 10:00 IPHONE/IPAD 12:30 MO VIE —GOING PRESSURE 9:30 SUE CA (HAND&FOOT)* CLASS* IN STYLE* 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SEASCAPE WINDOW 9:30 SUECA 10:00 NEVER STOP 9:30 WHIST CLASS* LEARNING GROUP 10:00 COLORING 12:30 MOVIE -GRUMPY “IMMIGRATION: BOOK CLUB OLD MEN* PAST & PRESENT”* 1:00 BINGO 1:00 Wii BOWLING 12:30 MAHJONG
27 28 29 30 31 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SU ECA 9–11 BLOOD 9:00 DOWNTOWN WALK* 9:00 CANA STA 10:00 BES - 1:00 SIZZLING SOUNDS PRESSURE 9:30 KNITTING&CROCHETING (HAND&FOOT)* THE POWER OF OF SUMMER* 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA 9:30 SUECA PROTEIN* 9:30 WHIST 12:30 MOVIE -GRUMPIER 10:00 IPHONE/IPAD 10:00 COLORING OLD MEN* CLASS* BOOK CLUB 1:00 Wii BOWLING 12:30 MAHJONG 1:00 BINGO
Do you have piles of junk mail in your living area? Are you always searching for your car keys? Do you have things in your home that you want to get rid of, but don’t know how? Then join Professional Residenal Organizer, Kris Sanlli, owner of Organized! By Kris on Tuesday, September 11th at 1:00 pm, for a fun and informaonal seminar on decluering. She will walk you through the simple steps to help start you on your way of geng rid of unwanted cluer in your home. It can be done and know that an organized house is possible!! Please call the Senior Center to register at (508) 821 R1425.
The Taunton Senior Center is pleased to have Join our 6 week Meditaon Group with Sandra Frechee, RN Clinical Director from Bristol Elder Nancy Cunningham , starng Services here on September 18th from 10:00 am V12:00 pm, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 to conduct an 8 week workshop tled, from 4:15 T 5:15 “A Maer of Balance RManaging Concerns about Falls”. ! Are you stressed out? Or have you simply wondered what This program is designed to reduce the fear of falling and meditaon is all about? Come join us for a six week class about increase the acvity levels of older adults who have concerns the benefits of meditaon. You’ll learn a variety of meditaon about falling. Classes will help parcipants learn to: view falls techniques: guided imagery, breathing Rfocus, heart Rcentered, and fear of falling as controllable, set realisc goals for mantra, thoughts as clouds, watching the mind, and more. We’ll increasing acvity, change their environment to reduce fall begin each class with some deep breathing and a guided imagery risk factors and promote exercise to increase strength and session in order to create a gap betwee n our busy lives and our balance. Class size is limited. If you are interested, pracce of meditaon. Each clas s will end with the group trying please call th e Senior Center at (508) 821 R1425. ! one form of meditaon, which will differ from week to week. Class Dates: September 18th, October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & Please call the Senior Center to register at (508) 821 R1425. ! 30th. November 6th & 13th. Class dates: September 11th, 18th & 25th; October 2nd, 9th & 16th.
Hitting the road for a picnic or cook out? Cases of food poisoning peak in the Summer months. So if you’re on the move with food, remember these food safety tips!!! For more info go to www.fightbac.org ÞBRING SOAP TO WASH HANDS V Always wash hands before and after handling food. Soap and water is best Vhand sanitizer will do if running water isn’t available. ÞDON’T LET FOOD SIT OUT! R Perishable foods should not be left out for more than 2 HOURS Vreduce that to JUST ONE HOUR on a 90 degree plus day ÞHOT CAR? NO COOLERS IN TRUNK VTransport coolers in the air conditioned passenger compartment, not in a hot trunk. On a hot day ( +90 degrees) DON’T let f ood sit in the car for more than one hour. ÞPACK PLENTY OF ICE V Pack lots of ice in your cooler to keep food cold. Leftover food is safe only if the cooler has ice in it. Ot herwise, discard leftovers. ÞKEEP RAW MEAT SEPARATE VKeep wrapped raw meat and poultry separate from cooked food, fruits and vegetables. ÞUSE A FOOD THERMOMETER VUse a food thermometer to make sure your food is cooked to a safe internal temperature and not overcooked. ÞREMEMBER! R Most harmful bacteria grow fastest between 90 degrees and 110 degrees. Keep food chilled in summer Veven on the way home from the store. Financial Resource Fair at the Taunton Senior Center Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 1:00 R3:00 ! Department of Human Services, Taunton COA ! Prescripon Advantage Program ! American Credit Counseling Services, Inc. ! Registrar, Barry Amaral, Registry of Deeds ! Morton Hospital ! City of Taunton Tax Assessor’s Office ! GATRA ! Social Security ! Bristol Elder Services ! Cizens for Cizens Fuel Assistance ! Office of Economic & Community Development ! DTA/SNAP Program ! South Coastal County Legal Services ! ! Please join us to help you Taunton Housing Authority ! ease any financial concerns. District Aorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s Office RUOK Program ! Call the Senior Center ! Consumer Rights ! at (508) 821 R1425 to register. Pro Home ! ! Disclaimer: References to any person, product, service or information does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Taunton Council on Aging or any of its employees. The Taunton Council on Aging neither assumes any liability nor endorses ANY specific products or services provided by public or private organizations.
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