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Volume 41 • Issue 2 February 2021 Davison NewsNews && ViewsViews



Remember ~ Closed ~ Friday, Feb. 12th– Lincoln’s Birthday! Closed ~ Monday, Feb. 15th— President’s Day! Davison-Richfield Area

Senior Citizens Center Everyone MUST Wear A 10135 Lapeer Rd. Davison Mask To Enter Building! 810.658.1566 

The Mission of the Davison-Richfield Area Senior Citizens Activity Center is to provide, with the help of its staff and volunteers, information and a range of services, activities and volunteer opportunities which promote personal growth, health, friendship and independence for those 50 years and older in Genesee County.

Index Page 3—4………….…………..………...Information Staff Page 5……………………………GCCARD Lunch Menu Kathy Davis, Executive Director Page 6….....……………………………...Information Joie Hitchcock, Assistant Director Page 7……………….….Word Search Puzzle & Recipe June Vert, Morning Office Assistant Page 8 …...…………..……………..Monthly Calendar Brenda Baucus, Afternoon Office Assistant Page 9-12………………..…………….Advertisements Page 13…………….…Word Search Key & Information Page 14 & 15…….………………………..Information Authority Board Members Page 16………...….…Center Services & Crossword Key Dona Jenks, Davison Twp. Rep., Chairperson Page 17-18-19……………………………..Information Lori Tallman, Davison Twp. Rep., Treasurer Page 20………………………....Newsletter 2021 Form Barb Arsenault, City of Davison Rep., Secretary Office Hours Jacqueline McKellar, City of Davison Rep. Stacey Kalisz, City of Davison Rep. Monday—Friday 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Supplies Wish List Our Center uses many supplies on a daily basis. Memorial Donations At this time we welcome donations of Flowers, although pretty for a short Copy Paper, Kleenex, Hand time, are gone far too soon. A Sanitizer & Lysol Wipes! memorial donation instead of flowers is a way to remember a friend or a family member who     B   has been a part of the Senior Center. This will      benefit the Center for a long time.       ! "  We would like to thank the businesses   !!" that are helping support our Newsletter " by advertising in our booklet please call " "#"    on these businesses when looking for "  $ " " products and services and mention to   F   them that you saw their advertisement & please thank       ""&  them for their support!   PLEASE MAKE SURE OUR FILES ARE UP NO Rentals at this time due to COVID-19 TO DATE! Call the front office at 8106581566 and update any contact information that has At The Davison-Richfield Area changed! Cell Numbers, Emergency Contact Senior Citizens Activity Center Information, etc. Thanks, Staff

DavisonRichfield Area Senior Citizens Activity Center Funding Sources Include… Genesee County & The Genesee County Board of Commissioners, City of Davison, Davison Township, Contributions, Memorial Donations & Fundraisers. We appreciate all who have made a difference. This newsletter is fully or partially funded by The Genesee County Senior Millage Funds. Your tax dollars at work!

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ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING Conduct at the Davison-Richfield Area REQUIRES PRE-REGISTRATION AS Senior Citizens Activity Center… TO NOT EXCEED CAPACITY LIMITS. We all have different personalities and behaviors. YOU MUST REGISTER FOR CLASSES It is what makes us who we are! In a large group of 24-48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO people sometimes our unique qualities will clash with one HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE another. At the Davison-Richfield Area Senior Citizens BUILDING AT THE SAME TIME. YOU WILL NOT BE Activity Center everyone is expected to treat each other ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU DO NOT PRE- with respect. Keep hurtful opinions to yourself. When REGISTER. PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE 10 confronted with inappropriate behavior please bring it to MINUTES BEFORE CLASS TO GO THROUGH THE the attention of the staff to be dealt with. We have a CHECK-IN PROCESS. CHECK-IN PROCESS MUST BE beautiful facility and wonderful people attending. When COMPLETED BEFORE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE everyone works together and respects each other we ACTIVITY. NO EXCEPTIONS. maintain this beautiful quality. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECKED PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING MUST Pre-register, Limited Seating IN PROGRAMS. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO Clogging STAY AT HOME IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING ANY Monday, 1:00—3:00p.m. SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS OR JUST NOT FEELING WELL. PARTICIPANTS MUST BRING THEIR SCAN Davison Decorative Art Guild CARD WITH THEM TO CHECK-IN FOR ACTIVITIES, Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30—11:30 a.m. NEW SCAN CARDS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THOSE IN NEED. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MASK . MASKS ARE REQUIRED WHILE WAITING IN Line Dance LINE TO CHECK-IN; MASKS ARE REQUIRED INSIDE Tuesday, 9:30—11:00a.m. THE BUILDING, NO EXCEPTIONS THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. RESTROOMS Pickleball ARE AVAILABLE FOR EMERENCY USE ONLY. Thursday, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. PARTICIPANTS MAY BRING THEIR OWN WATER BOTTLES, WATER BOTTLES MUST BE SANITIZED AT CHECK-IN AND MUST BE TAKEN HOME WHEN YOU Shuffleboard LEAVE. PARTICIPANTS MAY NOT BRING GUESTS OR Tuesday, 1:00—3:00 p.m. ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WITH THEM UNLESS IT IS A CERTIFIED CARE GIVER. PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED Table Tennis TO LEAVE ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THEIR Wednesday, 12:30—3:30 p.m. VEHICLE, TABLES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO STORE YOUR BELONGINGS. Thanks, Staff Tai Chi / Qi Gong Exercise NO Class on the 3rd Friday of every month! FREE ~ “Open Forum” Friday, 1:30—3:00 p.m. Ask a Lawyer—Lori Tallman, PLC Practices Law in Wills & Trusts, Wood Carving Powers of Attorney, Probate, Real Estate, Monday & Friday, 9:00—11:30 a.m. Family Law, General Civil, Landlord/Tenant, Traffic 2nd Wednesday of the month Zumba Gold February 10th ~ 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Thursday, 10:00—11:00 a.m. MUST RSVP 810.658.1566 Cost: $5.00 per person each time

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Income Tax Appointments  Exercise Class with Abbie Mars with AARP Tax Volunteer MUST Pre-register (IRS Certified Counselors) Class is limited! Wednesdays Only –February 3rd to April 14th, 2021 810-658-1566 @ The Davison-Richfield Senior Citizen Activity Center

Because of the COVID, the taxes will be run The exercise class will help you keep joint flexible differently this year there will be no face to & muscles strong, sleep better, increase energy & face contact with the tax preparer! You will improve your overall outlook! call and make an appointment, then paperwork will be mailed to you & you must have it filled out & bring it to Wednesday, 10:00—11:00 a.m. your appointment with you! Do not come to the center early for your appointment, no one will be allowed to Transportation—Monday thru Friday enter the building until their exact appointment time We have a van available to bring you to and and we will notify you when you can enter our from (healthy) medical visits, pharmacy, and building. When you arrive at the senior center you will grocery shopping in the Davison Area Only. call in and notify us that you are here in our parking Last ride scheduled at 3:00 p.m. lot. We will tell you if you can enter our building at this You must call the day before to schedule a ride time or if you must wait. When you enter we will take by 1:00 p.m. Cost: $3.00 each way. your temperature and scan you into the system, you The van is NOT handicap accessible. Requirements for will then proceed into our Room #5 and the intake the transportation services ~ Must be 60 years of age or person will scan all your documents and give you the older, must be able to board the bus independently, must originals back. The taxes will be done and complete a senior center participation form, must pay total electronically filed at a later time. When the tax fee of the ride at the time of boarding. preparer has filed your tax return you will receive a MUST Wear Mask! call to return to the center and pick up your filed copy. COVID-19 Vaccine You must have an appointment & Medicare covers the COVID please do not arrive for your -19 vaccine at no cost to you, so if anyone asks you to appointment early you will not be share your Medicare Number or pay for access allowed into the building until to the vaccine, you can bet it is a scam. your appointment time! Here is what to know: ; You can not pay to put your name on a list to get the WE DO NOT HAVE ANYMORE APPOINTMENTS vaccine. AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR. WE DO HAVE A ; You can not pay to get early access to a vaccine. WAITING LIST FOR ANY CANCELLATIONS OR ; Do not share your personal or financial information if YOU MAY TRY TO CALL OTHER SENIOR someone calls, texts, or emails you promising access to the vaccine for a fee. CENTERS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. Con artists may try to get your Medicare Number or personal information so they can steal your identity and STAY SAFE, MASK UP! commit Medicare fraud. Medicare fraud results in higher health care costs and taxes for everyone.

Guard your Medicare card like it is a credit card! Report suspicious to Medicare at 1.800.MEDICARE

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  February GCCard MENU– CURB SIDE PICK-UP Menu Subject to Change Based on Product Availability and Quality Standards

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY HM Meatloaf w/Gravy 1 Chef Salad 2 Turkey Burger w/Cheese 3 Asian Chicken Bowl 4 Open Face Turkey 5 Redskin Mashed Potatoes w/Turkey, Cheese & Eggs Leaf Lettuce, Tomatoes Brown Cilantro Rice Sandwich Sweet Green Peas Romaine Lettuce Key West Vegetable Blend w/Peppers, Onions & Pineapples Mashed Potatoes Fresh Apple Tomato Soup Strawberry Applesauce Apricots Sliced Carrots Multi-Grain Roll Fresh Broccoli Florets Potato Bun Hawaiian Roll Tropical Fruit Salad Margarine Fruit Cocktail Mayo & Mustard 100% Fruit Juice Sliced Texas Toast Half Milk Flatbread Half Milk Margarine 100% Fruit Juice Milk

HM White Chicken Chili 8 HM Goulash 9 Pub Burger w/Cheese 10 HM Lasagna Rolls 11 12 Whole Kernel Corn Spinach Leaf Lettuce/Sliced Tomato Steamed Beets CLOSED Pear Cup Baby Carrots Potato Salad Cauliflower Mini Muffin Fresh Apple Peas & Carrots Applesauce Margarine Corn Bread Fruit Salad Dinner Roll Milk Margarine Whole Wheat Bun Margarine 100% Fruit Juice Mayo & Mustard 100% Fruit Juice Milk 15 Philly Sub Sandwich 16 HM Sloppy Joes 17 HM Chicken Noodle Soup18 Baked Salmon 19 CLOSED Potato Salad Garden Pasta Veggie Blend Sweet Corn w/Cream Sauce Mixed Veggies Broccoli Florets Fresh Apple Veggie Blend Diced Pears Golden Apple Croissant Roasted Brussel Sprouts Mini Sub Bun WG Bun Margarine Mixed Fruit Salad Margarine Margarine Cookie of the Month Wheat Grain Roll 100% Fruit Juice Milk 100% Fruit Juice Margarine Lemon Juice Milk

HM Beef Pot Pie 22 Cheese Ravioli 23 Tangerine Chicken 24 Baked BBQ Chicken 25 Artisan Mac & Cheese 26 w/Stewed Veggies w/Meat Sauce In Stir Fry Vegetables Wings Stewed Tomatoes Green Beans Roasted Potatoes Brown Rice Loaded Potato Salad Steamed Broccoli Warm Peaches Italian Veggie Blend Peas & Carrots Southern Green Beans Diced Pears Biscuit Fresh Pear Diced Pineapples Fresh Orange Potato Roll Milk Potato Roll Potato Roll Birthday Cake Margarine Margarine Margarine Margarine Milk 100% Fruit Juice Milk 100% Fruit Juice Curb side pickup at 12:00 noon.  GCCARD Lunches A requested donation of $3.00 per person Please remember to call in the day before by for anyone 60 yrs. & older that lives in 12:00 pm and cancel your lunches if you will Genesee County & $6.00 per person for all the not be able to make it. rest! Please call into the center the day before by 12:00 p.m. to schedule for lunch 8106581566

What you should know about the COVID-19 vaccines—As vaccines become more widely available, it’s important to keep taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19. Limit gatherings with others—Practice social distancing—Wash your hands frequently—Wear a mask in public. Once the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to you, here is what you should know: You will need 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for it to be effective. When you receive your first dose, make sure to schedule your second dose. Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine, so there will be not cost to you. State governments are handling the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Look for updates from your state & local officials as more doses of the vaccine become available for additional priority groups. Visit CDC.gov for additional information on COVID-19 vaccines. 810.658.1566 • 810.658.8044 Fax • www.davisonRsc.org  5

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GCCARD Daily Lunch—Curbside Pick-up Only! MMAP—TelephoneSunday, Appts.November Tuesdays 1st 12:00 Noon each weekday The Michigan Medicare/Medicaid As- Must call the center 810.658.1566 one day in sistance Program is a service that can advance by 12 pm to sign-up for lunch, help you make health insurance deci- reservations for Mondays must be made by sions. MMAP’s mission is to educate, counsel 12 pm on the prior Friday. A requested donation of $3.00 for anyone 60 yrs. and over that lives in Genesee County and empower Medicare beneficiaries and those & $6.00 for anyone under 60 yrs. and lives outside of who serve them so that they can make informed Genesee County! health decisions. Our counselor will help with all MDHHS issues, problems, etc. call for an appoint- Commodity Supplemental Food-Curbside pick-up! ment 810.658.1566 or MMAP, Inc. at Friday, February 19th, 2021 1.800.803.7174 for assistance all year round. 9:00—11:00 a.m. ONLY This senior food program follows the federal income Genesee County—Telephone Appts. guideline of a Family of 1 = $1,383 & a Family of Department of Veterans Services 2 = $1,868. Available to people 60 years or older! You must fill out an application & prove your income 3rd Thursday every month. & get the approval before receiving it. Thursday, February 18th —FREE 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. TeFAP Commodity Program—Curbside pick-up! A representative here at the Center to Given out quarterly—4 Times a year help with Veterans benefit issues. March, June, September & December The VA pension program can help wartime veter- This is an additional food program with income eligibility guidelines for 60 years of age & older with a household ans pay for those high medical expenses if the size of 1 = $2,126 a month & a household size of veteran qualifies. Call the Center for an appoint- 2 = $2,873 a month. ment 810.658.1566.

Home Delivered Meals GCCARD provides a hot lunch & a cold snack to REMINDER...Winter Closing homebound seniors 60 years & older who are unable to Policy! If the Davison Schools are cook and have no one to prepare meals. CLOSED due to the bad weather the Call 810.239.7671 to schedule it. Davison Area Senior Center will also be A Bit of Sunshine… CLOSED for ALL programs! Please check If you know someone whose spirits would be channels 5, 12 & 25 for the closing list lifted by receiving a card or note, please stop by or call the front desk and tell us their name. before adventuring out!  The telephones in the Need a new watch battery? No Water Resistant Watches! office will not be answered! Bring your watch to the center in a Ziploc bag with a slip of paper with Reminder...Winter is here please your name & telephone number on it dress accordingly, the thermostats and $2 for each watch. Pull up to the front door & call are set at 72 degrees here the front desk at 810.658.1566, we will come out and at the center. It is to hard to please get them from you. Bonnie Weber will pick them up, everyone and we can not keep changing change the battery and call you when it is done. them up and down! 6 DavisonRRichfield Area Senior Citizens Activity Center • News & Views • February 2021

 

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February is National Heart Awareness Month… According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking. Heart health is among the most important factors to an individual's physical well-being. Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally in adults, and everyone should know its risks factors, as well as how to promote good heart health overall. There's no better time to take such steps than now: February is American Heart Month. Observed every second month of the year, American Heart Month represents a critical time for raising awareness of preventative actions and healthy lifestyle choices that lead to better heart health. Responsible for 1 in every 4 deaths, heart disease is a subject that needs to be addressed. Take the time to recognize symptoms and brush up on how to make better decisions for your heart. You can start by learning more about American Heart Month.

What is American Heart Month? February has been designated American Heart Month since 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson made the observance official with Proclamation 3566, signed Dec. 30, 1963, according to the American Heart Association. Since that time (when half of U.S. adult deaths were due to cardiovascular disease), advocates have launched efforts to educate the public on how heart disease can be prevented and identified. A key date in American Heart Month is the first Friday of February, February 5th is known as Wear Red Day it’s a highlight for every American Heart Month. As implied, people across the country wear the color red to raise awareness of heart disease and prevention. In 2018, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announced a social media campaign to inspire Americans to "#MoveWithHeart." A general resolution to get more physical activity done each day. Eat healthy to reduce your risk of heart disease.

Recognizing risk factors—Considering the scope of heart disease in America, it's important to become well-aware of the risk factors that negatively affect cardiovascular health. The most prevalent and highly associated risk factors to look for include: High blood pressure, High cholesterol, Smoking. According to the CDC, about half of Americans have at least one of the above three factors. Those learning more about heart disease should also be aware of the effects of: Diabetes, Obesity and being overweight, Diets with poor nutrition and high in trans fats, Physical inactivity, Substance abuse. It's just as vital to know what symptoms indicate a cardiac event. Being able to identify warning signs means being able to act more quickly and effectively, which is crucial when time is of the essence. While chest pains and discomfort are clear red flags, the CDC noted most people aren't aware of all the major symptoms, like shortness of breath, nausea, cold sweats, and upper body pain and discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach. "Small steps to improve lifestyle choices add up."

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Help us earn $1,000 through Consumer’s Shut Off direct your dollars! Save your VG’s receipts! We are raising Protection money to purchase items for the senior center through Are you 65 yrs. or older and Direct Your Dollars. Every time you shop at your local head of the household? VG’s store, save your receipts—and encourage your Call Consumers Energy 1.800.477.5050 so you can qualify friends & family to do the same. Once we have collected for shut off protection, no late payment charges, and auto- $150,000 in receipts from VG’s, we can turn those slips of matic eligibility for payment plans regardless of income. paper into a $1,000 check. Just drop them off to the front Home heating help...Winter heating bills can have a major office here at the senior center. Please make sure you impact on household budgets. For people having trouble drop off the full original receipt that shows Direct paying utility bills, it is extremely important to know that help Dollar amount—that’s how we earn our $1,000 check. with winter heating bills may be available. There are several Through the Direct Your Dollars program, we can turn energy assistance programs for eligible senior citizens and your VG’s receipts into cash for our senior center! low income customers. Customers with heating bills, that Thanks, Staff they are unable to pay, should first contact their utility com- pany or energy supplier and explain their situation before Pennies for Projects receiving a shut-off notice. We are collecting pennies at the Senior Center! Everyone has pennies laying Winter Protection Plan around, we are asking for you to donate While senior citizens, regardless of income, are protected them to the Senior Center. The donation jar is on the front from shut-offs during the heating season, the Winter Protec- office counter, just drop them in! We will use the money tion Plan (WPP) protects both seniors and low-income cus- for new items we need around the center. Please feel free tomers of MPSC-regulated natural gas and electric compa- to donate pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters & bills. nies. Customers may find relief from electric or natural gas Thanks, Staff service shut-off and high utility payments between Novem- ber 1st and March 31. Loan Closet - Person qualify for the plan if they meet any of the following 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Only! criteria: We have donated equipment  Are age 65 or older available for you to borrow—Bath seats,  Receive Michigan Department of Health and Human canes, crutches, toilet seat raisers, walkers Services cash or food assistance, or Medicaid & wheelchairs. We ask for a $25 CASH  Have a household income at or below 150% of the fed- deposit & a waiver to be signed. eral poverty level guidelines You will receive your $25 back upon returning the items! Eligible senior citizens participating in WPP are not required We are NOT accepting to make specific monthly payments during heating season. any donations of these The WPP allows eligible low-income customers ot make items at this time! monthly payments equal to 7% of their estimated annual bill, November through March, and avoid shut-off during Due to COVID-19 that time even if their bills are higher. NO Computer Lab AVAILABLE At the end of the protection period, both low-income & NO Library AVAILABLE senior citizens taking part in the plan must pay off any NO Puzzles AVAILABLE money owed in installments between April & Novem- NO Books AVAILABLE ber. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE & NO ACCEPTANCE OF To apply for this or other shut-off protection plans, THESE ITEMS EITHER! contact your utility. Thanks, Staff www.michigan.gov/mpsc

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Alzheimer’s Support Group KISS—Keeping Independent Seniors Safe Virtual 10:00 a.m. A program for seniors 62 and older. The KISS program is The Alzheimer’s Support Group is open a telephonic reassurance system that keeps seniors and to anyone caring for a family member or a friend their loved ones worry-free. Participants in with Alzheimer’s Disease or some form of the KISS program can call the KISS office or receive a telephone call every Monday through Friday between the dementia. For more information contact Sue hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to make sure that the Purdy at 810.603.1974 participant is alright. Special arrangements can be made for participants that need weekend coverage.  Grief Support—FREE Tuesday, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Virtual Mtg. For more information on theKISSprogram please call (810) 2397671 Host Agency: VAAA If interested call 810.496.8625 and leave a message. TheKISSprogram is sponsored by the VAAA T.O.P.S.—Take Off Pounds Sensibly! - Thursday, 5:30 –6:00 p.m.—Weigh-in TheKISSprogram is funded in part by

6:00-6:30 p.m.—Meeting grants from United Way

TOPS is a nonprofit weight loss support and wellness education organization. TOPS provides Zach Pelech from Legal Service of Eastern Michigan you with the tools, information, support and will be doing telephone appointments accountability you need to be successful in your 4th Monday of every month! weight loss journey. The first meeting attended is February 22nd, 2021 @ 9:00 -10:30 am free! Contact: Susan Schafer 810.922.9754 to help with your legal problems! www.tops.org Services Include: Consumer Issues, Housing Complaints, Family Law, Domestic Violence, Employment Issues, Public Benefits, You Served Us. ~ Let Us Serve You. Wills, Durable Power-of-Attorney for Finances, Durable DENTAL CARE for VETERANS-VETERANS RECEIVE A 30% REDUCED RATE* Power-of-Attorney for Healthcare, Medicaid Planning, Are you a veteran without dental insurance? Social Security, Income Tax Issues, Nursing Home MCDC can help. Our Nation’s heroes receive a 30% Issues. REDUCED RATE with proof of veteran status.* Do Not Offer: Trusts, Criminal Matters, Personal Injury, Call (877) 313-6232 for more information or to schedule an Financial or Business Advice! appointment today! Must call and make appointments @ 810.658.1566 Improving Lives ~ One Smile at a Time

Low-income, uninsured veterans who fall Open Year RoundN below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guidelines may qualify for even lower Tuesday, Thursday & rates through our My Dental Plan. Saturday!  Discounted rate for uninsured, mydental.org verified veteran only. —— Located on the corner of Irish Rd. & Court St. The Davison Farmers Market in Davison. in Davison, Michigan is your WE HAVE FREE WiFi… source for local fresh produce, The market is home to over 70 vendors from NO PASSWORD NEEDED! baked goods and so much all over Michigan. TP-LINK GUEST more!  16 DavisonRRichfield Area Senior Citizens Activity Center • News & Views • February 2021

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Workouts for Seniors Who Want to Regain Their Youth BY Rob Janes Exercising is crucial to maintaining a youthful and healthy body. Studies have proven seniors who participate in strength training or working out regularly, build bone and muscle, have stronger immune systems, more efficient lungs, better blood pressure, and have counteracted the weakness that comes with age. Seniors who work out regularly can also ease the symptoms of arthritis, osteoporosis, pulmonary diseases, and Type 2 diabetes. By building strength, seniors will see improvements in their balance, stability, flexibility, and overall quality of life. Warming up is the most important part of beginning a workout. Warm up consists of light cardiovascular exercises as well as stretching that increases blood circulation and body temperature, but also protects against injury. At the beginning of your workout, start by walking or lightly jogging in place for five to ten minutes with your arms swinging freely to help remain balanced. If you have limited mobility or if you would rather, you may sit in a chair and begin with chair exercises such as head, arm and shoulder rolls followed by ankle circles and leg extensions. Now that you know how to begin your workout routine, continue reading to learn about how to perform chair squats. Practicing squats with good form can help build strength and muscle in the thighs, hips, and glutes. To begin, stand in front of a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees, putting weight on your heels, then stick your hips back and arms straight out to gain better balance. Sit down until you make contact with the chair. As soon as you feel the chair, slowly stand back up. Try to do so without rocking or swaying. Repeat for twelve to fifteen repetitions. To modify the workout to make it easier you can place your hands on your thighs, or if you need the exercise to be a little bit more difficult, do it while holding weights or a medicine ball in your hands. Push-ups work the muscles within your chest, shoulders, and arms, specifically your deltoids, triceps, and pectorals. Doing push-ups against a wall will lower the weight and resistance of gravity, but it will allow for an easier push up with better form. Begin your wall push-ups by standing a few feet from the wall with your feet shoulder-width apart. Place your hands on the wall at chest level, slightly wider than your shoulders. With your back straight, pull your abs in, bend your elbows and lower body to the wall. When your elbows are at a ninety-degree angle, push back to the starting position. Repeat for twelve to fifteen repetitions. As you get more comfortable doing wall pushups, go further from the wall for a higher difficulty. When you are fully satisfied doing fifteen or more wall push-ups, try doing ten to twelve reps on the floor for more resistance and a more intense workout. Performing step ups will strengthen the muscles that support the knee. However, if you have issues with your knee, skip this exercise as it can aggravate your knees too much. Begin your step-ups at a staircase with a railing for support if it is needed. Stand on the bottom step and step up with your right foot. Bring your left foot up onto the stair, and then bring it back down to the floor, keeping your right foot on the step for the entire time. Repeat this for twelve to fifteen reps and then switch feet, doing another twelve to fifteen reps with the other foot. Continue reading to find out how to build the strength in your arms. Bicep curls strengthen your biceps, which are muscles you use every day when carrying groceries, opening doors, and anything with a pulling motion. To begin bicep curls, you will want to stand with your feet spread hip-width apart, with a dumbbell in each hand. Suggested starting weights are five to eight pounds. If that does not seem hard enough, begin with eight to fifteen-pound dumbbells. Begin with your palms facing your thighs. Bring the right dumbbell up, turning your fist towards you while curling the weight towards your shoulder. Hold the weight near your shoulder for two seconds and then slowly lower the weight back down into the beginning stance. Now, curl the weight in your left hand. Repeat this for twelve to fifteen reps. 810.658.1566 • 810.658.8044 Fax • www.davisonRsc.org  17

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Continue ~ Knee lifts using either a light or heavy weight, such as a medicine ball or dumbbells, is a fantastic way for seniors to work on their upper body endurance as well as their balance and stability. Doing this move is quite simple. First, hold a light weight or medicine ball, about two to five pounds, in both hands right above your head. Then, lift your right knee up to your waist while slowly bringing down your arms and touching the weight or medicine ball to your knee. Lower your knee and return your arms in the starting position with the weight or ball above your head. Repeat these steps for the other knee, alternating sides and continue doing this exercise for thirty to sixty seconds. If you want to ramp up the intensity, you can speed up your movement while still maintaining control of the weight and your body, while remaining balanced, and lifting your knees as high as possible. To make this exercise easier, you can simply use no weight at all or just hold an appropriate weight at chest level as you lift your knees. If you have knee or back problems, you can avoid the upper body movement of this exercise and just do knee lifts. Another great exercise that works the core muscles and builds balance and stability, ball taps can be done while sitting. The first move is to sit in a chair and place a ball in front of your feet. The ball can be small, or it can even be a phone book or another object, as long as it is something you can touch with your foot. Make sure to sit up straight and try your best not to rest against the back of the chair, keeping your back straight and your abs contracted. Then start with your hands behind your head and lift your foot and tap the top of the ball or object. Slowly bring your foot back down to the floor, then switch sides and repeat the same motion with your opposite foot. Alter each foot for all repetitions, and repeat this exercise for thirty to sixty seconds. Seated rotations are another wonderful exercise that works all the muscles of the torso, including the abs and back. To do this easy exercise, begin by sitting on a chair and hold a medicine ball or weight. The suggested weight for women to use is between five and eight pounds, and eight to fifteen pounds for men, however, you can use whatever weight is comfortable for you. Next, hold the weight at your chest with your shoulders relaxed and elbows out to the sides. Keeping your hips and knees facing forward, rotate the torso to one side as far as you comfortably can, and focus on squeezing the muscles around your waist. Rotate back to center, then repeat the motion on the exercise, keeping your movement slow and controlled. Continue doing this exercise while alternating sides for twelve reps or to how many repetitions you can handle. Remember, one rep is to the right and left. Walking is one of the best exercises for seniors, as there is little planning or equipment needed to do it. To begin your walking routine, you may want to find or invest in a good pair of shoes. Try doing some light stretching before and after your walk to help loosen your muscles and avoid injury. When you begin a walking routine, focus on maintaining proper posture; your back should be straight, and your shoulders rolled back. Start with a short distance, possibly ten to fifteen minutes and increase your walks by a few minutes each day until you’re walking for thirty to forty-five minutes. By walking every few days, you will begin to notice many benefits such as increased mobility, improved balance and strength, improved flow of oxygen and blood, and you may even notice you lose a few pounds. Swimming and water aerobics are amazing exercises to get a full body workout. It helps improve endurance, flexibility, coordination, balance, strength, posture, cardiovascular fitness, and it helps alleviate stress. When you begin swimming, practice doing laps around the pool of whichever stroke feels most natural or the easiest for you. When you get tired, switch up strokes to work other groups of muscles. During the summer there are plenty of lakes, ponds, and national parks where you can swim, and during the winter you can swim at recreational centers or community centers. Remember to do some light stretching before your swim to warm up your muscles, and after to cool down. HealthPrep.com

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Can a COVID-19 vaccine make you sick with someone is protected from getting sick again after COVID-19? recovering from COVID-19. The immunity someone gains from having an infection, called natural immunity, varies NO. None of the authorized & recommended from person to person. Some early evidence suggests COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in natural immunity may not last very long. We will not know development in the U.S. contain the live virus that causes how long immunity produced by vaccination lasts until we COVID-19. have more data on how well the vaccines work. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot Both natural immunity & vaccine-induced make you sick with COVID-19. There are several different immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts types of vaccines in development. All of them teach our are trying to learn more about, & CDC will keep the public immune systems how to recognize & fight the virus that informed as new evidence becomes available. causes COVID-19. Sometimes this process can cause symptoms, such as fever. These symptoms are normal & Will a COVID-19 vaccination protect me from are a sign that the body is building protection against the getting sick with COVID-19? virus that causes COVID-19. YES. COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching It typically takes a few weeks for the body to build your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus immunity (protection against the virus that causes COVID- that causes COVID-19, and this protects you from getting 19) after vaccination. That means it’s possible a person sick with COVID-19. could be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 just Being protected from getting sick is important before or just after vaccination and still get sick. This is because even though many people with COVID-19 have because the vaccine has not had enough time to provide only a mild illness, others may get a sever illness, have protection. long-term health effects, or even die. These s no way to After getting a COVID-19 vaccine, will I test know how COVID-19 will affect you, even if you don’t have positive for COVID-19 on a viral test? an increased risk of developing severe complications. No. Neither the recently authorized & Will a COVID-19 vaccine alter my DNA? recommended vaccines nor the other COVID-19 vaccines NO. Covid-19 mRNA vaccines doo not change or currently in clinical trails in the U.S. can cause you to test interact with your DNA in any way. positive on viral tests, which are used to see if you have a Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA current infection. vaccines—are the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for If you body develops an immune response—the use in the U.S. mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to goal of vaccination—there is a possibility you may test make a protein the at triggers an immune response. The positive on some antibody tests. Antibody tests indicate mRNA from a COVID-19 vaccine never enters the nucleus you had a previous infection and that you may have some of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept. This means level of protection against the virus. Experts are currently the mRNA can not affect or interact with our DNA in any looking at how COVID-19 vaccination may affect antibody way. Instead, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work with the testing results. body’s natural defenses to safely develop immunity to If I have already had COVID-19 and recovered, disease. do I still need to get vaccinated with COVID-19 At the end of the process, our bodies have learned how to protect against future infection. That vaccine? immune response & making antibodies is what protects us Yes. Due to the severe health risks associated from getting infected if the real virus enters our bodies. with COVID-19 & the fact the re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, vaccine should be offered to you regardless of Cases are rising act now! whether you already had COVID-19 infection. CDC is Keep Wearing a Mask! providing recommendations to federal, state, & local governments about who should be vaccinated first. Stay 6 Feet Apart! At this time, experts do not know how long Avoid Crowds   810.658.1566 • 810.658.8044 Fax • www.davisonRsc.org  19

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Building Improvements Fundraiser… DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA We are looking to repair our parking lot & SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITY CENTER do some updates. The thermostat gage IS A TOBACCO FREE ZONE! poster on the large room door will keep BOTH FACILITY AND GROUNDS! you informed to where we are at, financially. The Goal is NO SMOKING, NO VAPING & NO TOBACCO OF $50,000 ~ Our parking lot fund collection so far ANY FORMS! Thanks, Staff = $1,479.00

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