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Madison Heights Madison Heights Madison Heights SENIOR SCOOP For active adults in Madison Heights and the surrounding area age 50 & up! 29448 JOHN R. ROAD December 2017 MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071 Phone: 248-545-3464 Inside This Issue: CENTER HOURS: Monday through Friday Hours & Transportation…………….....2 9:00 am—4:30 pm Calendar……………..……................ 3 Registration Info…….……………....……4 Registration & Fundraisers..……..….5 December 2017 Services..……………………………..……...6 Classes & Clubs.……………………...…..7 Center Closed: Health & Fitness.……………...……..….8 December 22, 2017 thru January 1, 2018 Advertising………..………………......9-11 Extended Travel ………………..….....12 More Extended Travel ..……...…...13 Events………………………………..….…...14 Upcoming Trips…………………...……..15 We now have WiFi! Stop by the News to Know & Thank Yous………..….16 front desk for login info. Outside Resources………….………….. 17 $1.00 per copy Birthdays & Anniversaries…………...18 Save money! $9.00 per year Lunch Menu………………………………… 19 www.madison-heights.org Click on Government, then Departments and then Senior Center. Madison Heights Transportation Schedule: Senior Center MONDAYS: Doctor Appointments 248-545-3464 TUESDAYS: Errands in Madison Heights WEDNESDAYS: Meijer Monday-Friday THURSDAYS: Kroger FRIDAYS: Doctor Appointments 9 am—4:30 pm MONDAY - FRIDAY: Rides to the Senior Center ~ Staff 9 am or 10 am pick up Jennifer Cowan ~ Senior Coordinator Ask about our monthly trips to: Oakland Mall, Trader Joe’s, Fresh Thyme and Aldi Heather Parker ~ Senior Center Assistant Transportation Fees: Marie Murphy ~ Cost is $5.00 roundtrip for all doctor appointments and all Part-time Driver appointments going outside Madison Heights up to a seven mile radius from the Senior Center. Cost is $1.00 each way for any other John Leuffgen ~ transportation within Madison Heights including daily trips for Part-time Driver activities and lunch at the Center. Please either purchase a punch card or use dollar bills (not coins) for transportation. Gayle Verbiest ~ Part-time Driver Call at least one day in advance. David Smith ~ *Riders must be ready 15 minutes before their pick up time and may Part-time Driver not get picked up until 15 minutes after their pick up time depending on the schedule, traffic and the weather. Bill Gordon ~ *We need your name, your address and your phone number when Part-time Driver you call to make a bus reservation. Kathleen Faulkner ~ *We need your doctor’s name, address and phone number if you are Part-time Driver/ making a doctor appointment. One driver may drop you off and Office Assistant another driver may pick you back up from your appointment. *Each person including their items that they bring onto the bus City Website: (walker, cart, groceries, bags, et cetera) must only occupy one seat www.madison-heights.org so that there is enough room for everyone to sit. Please move over to allow others to sit. This newsletter is on the City *Please limit your groceries to what will fit in two standard sized cloth website. Click on Government, bags. then Departments and then Senior Center. *Carts and walkers must be standard size, not oversized, and be placed in front of you in the seat or at the back of the van, per the driver’s instructions. Check out our Facebook page *Aisles must remain clear at all times per safety regulations. by searching ‘Madison Heights Senior Citizens Center’. Be sure *No riding of the wheelchair lift unless you are in a wheelchair or you to ‘like’ us while you are there! have a walker with a seat and are unable to walk up the steps. Please remember we will offer limited assistance when The Madison Heights requested. If we deem you need assistance beyond what we can provide, we reserve the right to require you to bring someone Senior Citizens Center’s with you to assist you or to deny service if we feel your safety mission is to provide services or others’ safety is at risk. for persons 50 and over in the City of Madison Heights and *We are not responsible for any missing or broken items. surrounding area. Page 2 Madison Heights Senior Center 29448 John R, Madison Heights, MI 48071 248-545-3464 DECEMBER 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1) 9:30-REFLEXOLOGY 2) 9:30-EXERCISE 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 12:00-LUNCH 1:00-BUNCO 4) 5) 6) 9:00-MEIJER 7) 9:00-KROGER 3) 9:00-POOL TOURNAMENT 9:30-EXERCISE 9:15-TRIP SIGN UP 9:00-MANI/PEDICURES 8) 9) 9:00-MASSAGE THERAPY 9:00-OAKLAND MALL 10:00-SCRABBLE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:30-EXERCISE 12:00-LUNCH 10:00-KNIT & CROCHET 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 12:45-PRIZE BINGO 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 11:00-CHRISTMAS CAROLING 1:00-BUNCO 12:00-LUNCH 12:00-LUNCH 12:00-LUNCH W/BIRTHDAY CAKE 1:00-WII LEAGUE 12:00-SCHOOL CHRISTMAS LUNCHES 1:00-BINGO 1:00-TAI CHI 1:00-QUILT GROUP 1:00-DOMINOES 4:30-HOLIDAY PARTY 1:00-COMPUTER ASSIST COUNTRY CHRISTMAS RETURNS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS DEPARTS CAPITOL CHRISTMAS DEPART 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 9:30-EXERCISE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:00-MEIJER 9:00-KROGER 9:30-EXERCISE 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 10:00-SCRABBLE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:00-MANI/PEDICURES CAPITOL 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 12:00-LUNCH 12:00-LUNCH 10:00-KNIT & CROCHET 9:30-EXERCISE 12:00-LUNCH CHRISMAS 1:00-WII LEAGUE 12:45-PRIZE BINGO 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 11:00-CHAIR YOGA RETURN 12:45-MOVIE 6:30-HOLIDAY CONCERT 12:00-LUNCH 12:00-LUNCH “ THE SANTA CLAUSE ” 1:00-TAI CHI 12:00-SALVATION ARMY LUNCH 1:00-BUNCO 1:00-DOMINOES 1:00-BINGO 1:00-COMPUTER ASSIST 1:00-QUILT GROUP 18) 19) 20) 21) 23) 17) 7:45-BRENDA LEE 9:00-PODIATRIST 9:00-MEIJER 9:00-KROGER 22) 9:00-ALDIS 9:30-EXERCISE 9:30-EXERCISE 9:00-MANI/PEDICURES 9:30-EXERCISE 10:00-SCRABBLE 10:00-KNIT & CROCHET 9:30-EXERCISE 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 12:00-LUNCH 11:00-CHAIR YOGA 11:00-CHAIR YOGA CENTER CLOSED 11:00-HOT COCOA DAY 12:45-PRIZE BINGO 12:00-LUNCH 11:00-BLOOD PRESSURES 12:00-LUNCH 1:00-TAI CHI 12:00-LUNCH 1:00-WII LEAGUE 1:00-DOMINOES 1:00-BINGO 1:00-COMPUTER ASSIST 1:00-QUILT GROUP 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) CHRISTMAS DAY CENTER CLOSED TILL 2018 31) TRIP REGISTRATION INFORMATION Sign up numbers will be given out on the registration date starting at 9:00 am. You may take a number, leave and come back at your allotted time. Residents’ registration starts at 9:15 am. We will not process any non-residents’ requests for trips until at least 9:45 am, after all residents who have walked in and mailed in have been completely processed. Full payment is required for day trips and checks are preferred. There is a two ticket limit per person per trip until the end of registration. Full payment is required for day trips upon registration. Please make all checks payable to the City of Madison Heights . You may register for extended trips at any time with deposit. There is a minimum of 15-20 people per day trip. If you mail in or leave a check with the front desk for a trip, you must also supply a self-addressed stamped envelope for your ticket stub(s), your phone number, entree choice, age/birthdate (if applicable), and address labels for each ticket are REQUIRED or we will not register you. If you need to cancel a trip or event after you have signed up, we will do everything we can to refund the cost (minus a $5.00 cancellation fee ) by either selling the ticket to someone else or by cancelling your reservation if possible. However, if payment has already been issued, we may not be able to obtain a refund. If a refund is possible, it will be sent through the City Treasurer’s office and may take up to three weeks to be processed. If you need more info, call the Center. Don’t Miss the Bus! Check in and departure times may be the same. Please be here by check in time in case we need to leave at that time. There will be NO refunds if you are late and miss the bus. To be fair to our patrons and staff members with allergies, we ask that you refrain from using perfume or cologne on trips or when coming to the Center. ** December Registration Begins Wednesday, December 6, 2017 ** Finding Neverland ~ Fisher Theatre Trip Fitness Level Thursday, February 8, 2018 We offer trips for all fitness levels. Some trips are better 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm suited for patrons with higher ambulatory/fitness levels. $92-Res/$94-Non-Res See Key Below: December Sign-Up After thrilling audiences on Broadway, the magical Finding Little Walking Moderate Heavy Neverland heads out across the country on a national tour. Based on the Oscar-winning moving movie starring Johnny Depp. Finding Neverland tells the story of author J.M. Barrie Macomb Center - John Denver and the family who inspired his greatest work - Peter Pan! Thursday, February 15, 2018 Interweaving Barrie’s real life story with flights of fancy that 4:15 pm - 10:15 pm take you deep into the world of Captain Hook and The Lost $68-Res/$70-Non-Res Boys, this musical is an inspiring ode to the creative spirit and December Sign-Up speaks to the child in all of us. Prior to the show we will have dinner at Traffic Jam and Snug in Detroit.
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