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June 2017 Newsletter Summer Class Registration Begins June 5. See P. 8 for Info. Acve Times A Gathering NEWSLETTER OF THE MONTPELIER SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER Place for June 2017 Healthy Aging, Lifelong Celebrating 50 Years Learning & of the Montpelier Delicious Senior Activity Meals! Center! Be sure to check out the insert in this month’s issue for historical photographs, a timeline of the Center, and fun facts from 50 years of history. Also make sure to look at the special feature on the Center in the May 18 issue of The Bridge. Thank you for supporting us for 50 years and counting! 50th Anniversary Gala & Senior Prom Saturday, June 10, 5-10:30pm The Montpelier Senior Activity Center will celebrate our 50th Anniversary at a Gala event on Saturday, June 10 from 5-10:30pm at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier. Join us for an evening of music, dancing, food, and fun, with a 60s theme to celebrate our founding in 1967. All proceeds benefit MSAC! Join us at 5pm for appetizers and dinner and a special program to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. Senator Patrick Leahy is scheduled to appear. Tickets including dinner are Issue Highlights: $50. Or, join us after dinner for a dessert buffet and dancing to music by DJ Fred Wil- Announcements 2-3 bur. Tickets for dessert and dancing only are $20. All will enjoy a cash bar, fun photo booth, silent auction, and wonderful 60's-themed decorations. Don’t forget to wear Upcoming Events 4 your 60s attire! Partner Services 5 Bid on silent auction items in the MSAC lobby now through June 10. More than three Trips 6-7 dozen great items, with more being added regularly! Everything from restaurant gift cards to pool passes to car detailing! Member Notes 7 Buy tickets now in the MSAC office or online at www.msac50.brownpapertickets.com. Summer Classes 8-9 FEAST Menus 10 Activities 11 Calendar ANNOUNCEMENTS Page 2 Annual Meeting: Tuesday, Volunteers Needed We are looking for volunteers who want to contribute a June 20, 12:45-2pm regular weekly shift supporting staff in the office. Typi- MSAC members are invited to join us for this year’s an- cal tasks include answer the phones, accepting nual meeting on Tuesday, June 20 from 12:45-2pm. registrations and payments for classes and trips, Among other topics, we’ll discuss the Community Ser- answering questions, and basic office work. We’re also vices Department integration, senior programming, looking for people to help in our front gardens. If you FEAST, our national accreditation process, and city fa- would like to help, please apply in the office. cility planning. This is a great chance to meet your Advi- sory Council members, learn more about MSAC, and share your important input. Come early for FEAST To- Upcoming Staff Changes gether at noon! Call 262-6288 to reserve a meal. Harry Divack joins the Community Services Team in a permanent Admin Assistant position following a competition hiring process. Harry has been doing a Programming Decisions fantastic job in this role since February! MSAC’s Program Committee, Advisory Committee, Dan Groberg’s role in the Community Services De- members and staff have weighed in on program deci- partment will be Director of Development and Com- sion making, especially since our cancellation of a munications for all three divisions, while Janna Clar March 28 travel talk disappointed many members. We (still MSAC Director) will takes over responsibility for understand many members want more—not fewer— MSAC and other adult programming. opportunities to engage in critical and thoughtful dis- We have begun interviews for the fundraising and cussion about important topics—including controversial volunteer management AmeriCorps VISTA position ones and current events. To that end, we will offer new that starts this fall. programming focused on such, and we hope to launch Jessica Sanderson, FEAST Program Manager and it in the Fall, facilitated by interested members. Please current employee of Just Basics, Inc., joins the contact Janna if interested in helping. Community Services staff team in July – in the same role! FEAST Continues with Good Taste Catering Sunflower 2017 Call for We are pleased to announce that following a competi- Submissions tive RFP process, Good Taste Catering, owned by Chef Sunflower, the literary magazine of the Montpelier Sen- Justin Turcotte, was selected to continue FEAST senior ior Activity Center, is going to bloom again! Last year's meal production at MSAC in FY18. Operations, volun- inaugural issue was so well-received that we are plan- teer roles, and high quality meals will continue under ning another. Submissions can be prose pieces up to Good Taste’s management for a fifth year. 1,000 words, or poetry up to 30 lines. Poets may sub- mit 1 or 2 poems; prose writers may submit 1 piece. Submissions are due by July 17, sent digitally in a Word MSAC Advisory Council document to Dan Groberg, [email protected]. Look for an early fall release. The council is interested in Bob Barrett, Chair your opinion. Contact info, Mary Carlson agendas, and minutes are Liz Dodd, Vice Chair China Trip Review posted on our website and Bill Doelger 11 MSAC members and friends traveled April 14-24 to outside the office. All meet- Wendy Freundlich China’s current and ancient capitals: Beijing and Xian, ings are open to the public. Fran Krushenick with a six-hour bullet train ride in between the two ma- Members are encouraged to Barb Ladabouche jor cities. Led by native tour guides, the group enjoyed attend! Ron Merkin beautiful weather while touring famous sites such as Janet Ressler the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Next meetings: Diane Richardson Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Terra Cotta Warri- Mon., June 19, 12-1pm Jessica Sanderson, Tues., June 20, 12:45-2pm ors, and more. Secretary Tuesday, June 20, 2:15-3pm Sue Stukey Unique destinations included a Traditional Chinese Page 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS Medicine Hospital, a Chinese “aging in place” setting, a “hutong” pedicab tour and in-home dumpling making In the Community: session, a rural artist’s gallery complete with art les- sons, and evening theatrical shows. Members also trav- MSAC’s PD Class Performs! eled to a The Parkinson’s Performance Troupe presents a free sacred Ta- show at the Unadilla Theater in E. Calais on Saturday oist moun- June 17, 6-7pm. Rob Mermin’s pantomime class, held tain. weekly at MSAC will perform comedy skits and lyrical Group scenes around the issues people with Parkinson’s face members daily. All the performers have been living with Parkin- often rose son’s. Free. Bring your own picnic dinner at 5:00. For early to details contact Rob Mermin: [email protected]. visit near- by parks Benefit for CVCOA and watch Friday, June 9, 7:30pm | $30 seniors in Age Out Loud” features an evening of storytelling about endless aging and families featuring award winning Moth story- forms of tellers Susanne Schmidt and Kevin Gallagher and exercise: Tai chi, fan-dancing, ballroom dancing, callig- live music by The Brevity Thing. Special guest perfor- raphy-writing with meter-long brushes, and more. mance by Willem Lange! At the Barre Opera House. The group ate a wide variety of regional Chinese cui- Tickets at www.barreoperahouse.org. Proceeds benefit sines, with one special meal featuring a dozen different the Central Vermont Council on Aging. animal shapes of dumpling! “Fish fragrance eggplant” and “longevity noodles” were among group favorites. Call for Classic Cars Look for a travel talk in late fall featuring photos from Mayo Healthcare in Northfield will hold its annual bar- this exciting MSAC trip – and see Janna if you have a becue and car show on June 21 to honor our fa- request for a future international trip! thers. This is an exciting event that brings back many memories of years past. If you have a classic or antique car available to show, please call or email Vicki Slocum Art Show: Bobbie Geyselaers at 485-3161, [email protected]. Bobbie started painting in Vermont Associates for the 1970s, Training and Development focusing Are you unemployed, age 55+ and looking for work? on water- Associates for Training and Development colors. She administers the Senior Community Service Employ- enjoys pen ment Program (SCSEP), which helps mature people and ink get back into the workforce by providing paid occupa- drawing, tional skills and workplace experience training. We creating are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Geared specifically unique gift for income-qualified workers age 55+, the purpose of cards, ar- SCSEP is to provide training and skill-building opportu- ranging flowers, and gardening. Barbara gathers ideas nities to program participants while providing much from Vermont landscapes and from her world travels needed community service to local non-profits and pub- with her husband. She has been exhibiting her art work lic agencies. If you are looking to train for available since 1981. Bobbie belongs to The Paleteers, ARA, jobs, learn updated job search skills and connect with Paine Mountain Arts, and the Art of Creative Aging. She local employers, we can help. If you think you might has shown her work in numerous venues in Vermont. qualify, please call our local SCSEP office at 828-0036. Her work will be on display at MSAC from June 19-July 28. UPCOMING EVENTS Page 4 mer. Please dig out any clothing or other memorabilia Pre-Prom Swing Dance for show and tell. Allan Mackey has been a “Prisoner Lesson of Rock 'n' Roll” since the spring of 1956 when he Tuesday, June 6, 7-8pm heard Little Richard belt out "Long Tall Sally" at the Learn some easy swing dance steps to try out at the Tower Theater in his hometown of Philadelphia.
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