View this email in your browser ACTIVITY CALENDAR: July 26 - Aug 01 Just Click the button above to view, print or download this week’s Activity Calendar (2 pages this week). The Activity Calendar has the links for the virtual activities. Hello -- Yesterday the family and friends of our founding CSC Board member Debbie Worthley gathered in Huntington to celebrate her life. Rev. Larry Detweiler underscored some wonderful advice found in her obituary: "In memory of Debbie and to honor her lifelong passions, plant something beautiful, volunteer in your community, visit with an elder neighbor, and go for long walks. We all have more to do now." Yours in staying active, Martha HAPPENING THIS WEEK All Community Senior Center Programs and Activities for the week of 7/26-8/01 All those participating in CSC in-person activities are required to sign a waiver. It is the same waiver as was used pre-COVID-19. If you signed one then, you will not need to sign again. The CDC and the State of Vermont no longer require masks to be worn. While no longer mandatory, Vermont is still encouraging unvaccinated people to follow guidelines like masking indoors and going outside to gather with other households. There may be sites used by the CSC that will require masks. That information will be in the description of the activity. We understand that as things open up, we will all fall somewhere on a continuum of how much risk we’re willing to take. As we venture back into the world, we must all decide for ourselves which steps we’ll take and when we’ll take them. _______ Monday, July 26 at 8:30AM-10:30AM PICKLEBALL-HUNTINGTON Outdoor courts beside the Fire House - Huntington Center New players welcome. Equipment provided. Weather permitting. No charge. Contact David Cozzens with questions [email protected] Monday, July 26 at 10:AM-11AM RICHMOND BONE BUILDERS: Richmond Congregational Church-Fellowship Hall, 20 Church Street All are welcome! Waivers from RSVP and the CSC will be required. Parking is very limited on Church Street. Alternative parking is available across Bridge Street in the Town Center parking lot. No charge. Please contact leaders Polly Sobel and/or Peggy Curtis if you would like to join or have questions. [email protected]. [email protected] Monday, July 26 at 11:40PM (note later start time) VIRTUAL MEDITATION GROUP TO JOIN, PLEASE FIND THE LINK IN THE CALENDAR AT THE TOP OF THIS NEWSLETTER. Discover the many benefits of meditation. Come join us this week, Monday at 11:40, as we experience a fifteen minute "Summer Guided Meditation" that will bring you on a path to a calming stream. Music will help you relax and let you appreciate the moment. For more information, please Contact Jeanne Desilets [email protected]. Monday, July 26 at 2:PM BRIDGE: Richmond Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, 20 Church Street. Intermediate skills. No charge. Contact Ike Patch with questions/to join. [email protected] Tuesday, July 27 at 9:AM HIKING Raven Ridge, Monkton Kathy Kort will meet you at 9 am at Volunteer's Green in Richmond and we’ll car pool to Raven Ridge on Rotax Rd in Monkton. This is a popular Nature Conservancy trail. Bring water, snack, bug spray, poles, raincoat. We will hike for about 1 and 1/2 hours (2.2 miles) on the moderate loop trail counterclockwise, saving the Adirondack views for near the end. The accessible beginning trail starts with a boardwalk over a bog and and changes to a compacted fine gravel trail. Then the 1.8 mile loop trail diverges from the accessible trail and offers an enjoyable hike through a mixed forest full of boulders and ridges gradually gaining in elevation as we loop around at the top ridge to magnificent views. The Oven (geographic feature) is right off the top of the trail. We then come down the ridge and veer off to the viewing platform at a beaver pond. Any questions email Kathy at [email protected] or call 434-4904 or 578-4567 Tuesday, July 27 at 10:AM RECIPE CLUB Richmond Volunteer's Green Band Shell Jack will serve strawberry shortcake, coffee and tea. If anyone else has a favorite summer dessert they'd like to share, bring it along. There's no such thing as too much dessert. Contact Jack Lazarowski with questions [email protected] Tuesday, July 27 at 1:PM WALK & TALK Johnnie Brook Road, Richmond Weather permitting, we'll do this year-round--getting outdoors to walk and talk on flat trails or dirt roads. This will be a restart of Nordic Walking, but also anyone may join with or without walking/nordic poles. It will be at most a one hour walking experience. Bring good footwear, plenty of water and snacks, clothing layers including hat and rain jacket, bug repellent, sunblock, sunglasses, walking poles if desired, camera, binoculars. Meet at 1:PM at Richmond Volunteers Green to carpool to Johnnie Brook Road. No charge. Questions contact Martha [email protected] Tuesday, July 27 at 5:PM-7:30PM PICKLEBALL-RICHMOND Camels Hump Middle School Outdoor Basketball Courts New players welcome. Equipment provided. Weather permitting. No charge. Contact Bryce Jones with questions [email protected] Wednesday, July 28 at 10:AM BOLTON COFFEE TIME Bolton Fire House Park in the back of the lot or to the side. Do not park near the Fire Truck Bays. Please come join the conversation! Hot beverages and pastries provided. You don't have to live in Bolton. All are welcome, no charge! Questions, contact Jack Lazarowski [email protected] Wednesday, July 28 at 10:AM RICHMOND BONE BUILDERS: Richmond Congregational Church-Fellowship Hall, 20 Church Street Please see the description under "Monday". Please contact leaders Polly Sobel and/or Peggy Curtis if you would like to join or have questions. [email protected]. [email protected] Wednesday, July 28 at 12:15PM-1:PM SWIMMING AT ALISON'S AQUATIC SCHOOL 3103 Huntington Road in Richmond Alison Anand is offering your CSC a special senior session. We may swim from 12:15PM-1:PM every Wednesday and Friday for the rest of the season. Participants are welcome to just relax and/or swim for exercise. Your CSC will cover the cost, so there will be no charge for senior swimmers. Alison will have a recorded message at 434-2311 if you are wondering if the pool is open because of weather. For more information, for questions or to sign up, please contact Martha [email protected] Wednesday, July 28 at 6:00PM LAWN GAMES--Croquet, Bocce, Cornhole Brown's Court Field, Richmond Equipment provided. Thank you Judy and Erwin Brace and Sue Roberge for leading these activities. Weather permitting. No charge. Questions contact [email protected] Wednesday, July 28 at 6:00PM-8:PM PICKLEBALL-HUNTINGTON Outdoor courts beside the Fire House - Huntington Center New players welcome. Equipment provided. No charge. Weather permitting. Contact David Cozzens with questions [email protected] Thursday, July 29 KAYAKING Contact Rich Roberge [email protected] or call 434-5604 for information as to time and location. All participants will be asked to sign a waiver, if have not previously done so. All kayakers are required to have PFDs and they are to be worn and fastened at all times. No charge. Thursday, July 29 at 9:AM-11:AM RICHMOND COFFEE TIME Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Hall, 64 West Main Street, Richmond. (Plenty of parking behind the building) Hot beverages and pastries provided. You do not have to live in Richmond. All are welcome. No charge! Please let Kathi know if you have questions [email protected] Thursday, July 29 at 11:AM-12:30PM STATE OF THE WORLD DISCUSSION GROUP Picnic table behind the Richmond Free Library/Richmond Free Library Community Room. If weather permits the group will meet outdoors. No charge. If group meets indoors, masks must be worn entering the Library. Questions: Peggy Curtis [email protected] Ian Stokes [email protected] Thursday, July 29 at 3:PM-5PM MAHJONG 3rd Floor Richmond Town Center All levels welcome. No charge. Contact Jan Sibal with questions [email protected] Thursday, July 29, 5:PM-7:30PM PICKLEBALL-RICHMOND Camels Hump Middle School Outdoor Basketball Courts New players welcome. Equipment provided. No charge. Weather permitting. Contact Bryce Jones with questions [email protected] Friday, July 30, 8:30AM-10:30AM PICKLEBALL-HUNTINGTON Outdoor courts beside the Fire House - Huntington Center All levels welcome. Equipment provided. Weather permitting. No charge. Contact David Cozzens with questions [email protected] Friday, July 30, at 9:45AM VIRTUAL STORY CIRCLE: TO JOIN, PLEASE FIND THE LINK IN THE CALENDAR AT THE TOP OF THIS NEWSLETTER. Every Friday we share stories about our experiences through a given prompt. Room for more. No charge. Please let Martha [email protected] know if you have questions. Friday, July 30, at 12:15PM-1:PM SWIMMING AT ALISON'S AQUATIC SCHOOL 3103 Huntington Road in Richmond. (See description under Wednesday!) Other Community Programs, Activities and Opportunities. Tuesday, July 27 at 10:AM RUG HOOKING Holy Rosary Parish Hall, Richmond Richmond Rug Hooking Group will mentor beginners and experienced hookers. Must have own supplies and $2 to help pay for space rental. Contact [email protected] with interest/questions Thursday, July 29, 4:PM-5:30PM Nutritious meals for Vermonters Holy Rosary Parish Hall, 64 West Main Street, Richmond Everyone Eats! will restart distributions in Richmond (you do not have to live in Richmond) on Thursday nights starting this week and running through the end of September (most likely, the last distribution will be 9/23).