Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! Keyport Senior Center June Madeline Costello DIRECTOR 2021 Newsletter Phone: 732-264-4916 Editor: Sofie Clark FAX: 732-264-8552 SERVING KEYPORT AND THE BAYSHORE AREA/ See us on www.keyportonline.com 110 Second Street, Keyport, NJ 07735 — [email protected] Volume 29 Issue 6 June 2021 CALENDAR INSIDE See page 7 for our members personal stories For our most up to date information, Please visit our Facebook Page “Keyport Senior Center” Interested in Grandpads? Farmers Market Food Vouchers Meals On Wheels You can now borrow one from First come first served! the Center New Office Number 60 years old or older Call the Center at 732-264-4916 732-938-0647 Monmouth County Resident to request to borrow a Grandpad NEW! Meet income eligibility Find more information on pg. 11 Ready for a new game? If you are interested in learning Chess or Bridge, let Sofie know. We can set up a date and time! June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 1 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! KEYPORT SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE INSIDE OUR PAGES: SUPPORTS THE PROGRAMS OF THE SENIOR CENTER 2: Our Advisory Committee President: Vickie Snoy ~ Vice-President: Eileen Angrason~ 3: Caribbean Heritage Treasurer: Patti Mascolino ~ Secretary: Susan Pike ~ Month Advisor: Madeline Costello 4: Name Page ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS 5: Zoom Page Ken Angrason-Lillian Baliff-Joe Carey-Jean Crone -Gerry Davis-June Dougherty 6: Birthdays/Sunshine Club Yvonne Grace-Sheila Harmyk-Marlene Kirby -Len Layland-Sue Layland 7: Writer’s Corner Letitia Lombardo- Patti Mascolino- Kathy Massey - Margaret Matthews- Virginia Smith– Dawn Staniforth 8: Father’s Day Photos Bob Thompson-Lucille Waugh- Patty Worland – Barbara Zarkowski 9: Notes from Madeline 10: Vitamin D Flyer Note from Advisory Committee From Vice President Eileen Angrason 11: Food Vouchers 12/13: Calendar We’re beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, albeit a small glimmer but 14: Fathers Day Word Find nevertheless a sign of hope! 15: Sudoku Hope that everyone has received the vaccine or will soon. 15-24: Ads/Sponsors Hope that we can gather carefully again in the not too distant future. Hope that we no longer take for granted our daily lives with friends and families. Hope that we all cherish our loved ones a little more and hugs last a few seconds longer. Hope we all try to be a little kinder, more patient and grateful. Enjoy each day and I hope everyone is well and safe. Have a wonderful summer! Warmest regards, Eileen BRICKS ARE AVAILABLE- (Forms available in hallway of the Center.) A “Walk of Memories” at the Senior Center – Check out our front walk. A great way to support the Center. Why not join our “WALK OF MEMORIES” AT KEYPORT SENIOR CENTER Your Memory just costs $50.00 per brick June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 2 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! The Proclamation was issued by President George W. Bush on June 6, 2006. Since the declaration, the White House has issued an annual proclamation recognizing June as Caribbean-American Heritage Month. This year marks the fourteenth celebration of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month. This year's theme is Our Shared History, Our Shared Future. The commemoration of Caribbean American Heritage Month aims to remind Americans that our greatness lies in our diversity. Caribbean immigrants from founding father, Alexander Hamilton, to journalist, Malcolm Gladwell, have helped to shape the American dream. See page 7 for our members personal stories SOUTH JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL ASSISTANCE 2021 Trips will be planned during warmer SCAT TRANSPORTATION- 732-414-6750(ext. 6505) weather months when the Center 732-431-6480 Services can be done over the phone, or reopens! REMEMBER TO MAKE APPOINMENTS email: [email protected] BEFOREHAND June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 3 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! TAKE NOTE Did you realize that our name page is a fun way of donating to our Center? On page 4 of our newsletter each month, we have a list of all the members who contribute to the good work of our center. It’s only $10.00/year! Please stop in the front office to be a part of the center’s support. ADESOYE FAMUAGUN A.M CHUDERSKI ANDREA SPEZIALE ANNE CONWAY BARBARA PEARCE BOB THOMPSEN BRIGITTE BRODERICK CAROL BATTISTA CATHY MIETZ COOKIE PIZZI DAN ROSATO DENNIS MAGEE DIANA RASMUSSEN DIANE SHEPPARD DIANNE STENECK EILEEN ANGRASON ELIZABETH CARTER FLORA GOSHA FRED PIZZI GAIL PARIS GERRY DAVIS GIGI DROZDICK JIM POLING JOAN NOBLE JOHN OSHINSKI JOSEPHINE ASCOUGH JOYCE TAYLOR JUNE DOUGHERTY KATHY MASSEY KEN ANGRASON KEN BRENNAN LILLIAN BALIFF LYNN CASE MADELINE COSTELLO MARGE SUPPLES MARILYN BRUCE MARLENE KIRBY MARTHA CEVASCO MARTHA SHEARER MARY BARNES MARY LOU DIECKER ALICE MCCLEASTER MAUREEN MOLLOY MORRIS GOLDMAN PAM MURNANE PATRICIA VECCHIO-SERPINETO REMA SHERWOOD ROSA BONILLA ROSE CAPO ROSEMARIE MIKSON SABAH TALAT SAL SPEZIALE SANDY ERRICKSON SUE PIKE TERRY RENNICK VICKIE SNOY VIRGINIA SMITH LET’S PLAY “FIND YOUR NAME” SPONSORED BY THE KEYPORT SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (KSCAC)—AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR CENTER Note: our Name Page payment period is June 1ST– May 31. Of course, you may join in any time of the year. June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 4 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! Monday Strength Training 1-2pm (with Debbie Dellosso) Tuesday Speaking Engagement 11-11:30am (TBA) Chair Yoga 1-2pm (with Debbie Dellosso) Wednesday Tai Chi Qigong Ball 10-10:45 am (with Al Chuderski) Speaking Engagement with Social Hour 11-11:30am Diane West (with Madeline) “Nutrition” Move to the Groove 2-3pm (with Brenda Christian) Check our calendar for future Thursday speaking engagements Gentle Strength 11-12noon (with Debbie Dellosso) All Medium Art every other Thursday 7-8pm (with Frank Rosato) Friday Chair Cardio & Balance 11:30-12:15 (with Brenda Christian) We encourage you to join us and have fun within the comfort of our own home. Please let us know if you are interested! Join Zoom Meeting by Link below or Call in https://zoom.us/j/3440869993?pwd=Qk5YZE9oOWw2eThrTFUyeGxKeTVZdz09 Call Telephone Number: 1-646-568-7788 Meeting ID: 344 086 9993 Password: 4rrsKQ June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 5 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNE Remember that If You Registered After This your BIRTHDAY LUNCH Printing, Please Stop By The INVITATION can now be Office And Pick Up Your Birthday Invitation Letter. picked up at the office. Invitations will no longer be mailed. JUNE BIRTHDAYS… Dorothy DeFilippo, Lybia Ahmad, Almira Bailey, John Ventura, David Cofield, Eva Calero, Mary-Lou Diecker, Margaret Matthews, Agnes Capizzo, Dora Schultz, Teresa McGraw, Johanna Zachariades, Ken Brennan, Kathy Cofield, JoAnn Ochinegro, Maria Bardowell, Dorothy Weigand, June Dougherty, George Gordon, Jessica Magee Callandrillo, Eileen Buonocore, Niko Popovic, Daniel Bach, Fung-Mei Chin BIRTHDAY NEWS Monthly birthdays will be listed in the newsletter; if we miss you, please notify us in the office. If you would like to take advantage of the free birthday lunch, you can pick up your invitation in the office. All birthday participants must call and make a reservation for lunch (DURING YOUR BIRTHDAY MONTH ONLY) and please bring the invitation on that day!!! Birthday lunches are suspended due to COVID19. **This invitation is not transferable and cannot be used for “special” lunches** WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS… GET WELL WISHES… Sandy Errickson SYMPATHY WISHES… New Members: See a new face? Welcome them! Show them around the Center and get them involved with all the Center has to offer! Who knows… you might just make a new friend! We ACCEPT General Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You and Birthday cards. We do NOT ACCEPT any Holiday or Specific Occasion Cards. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO THE CENTER! June Partially funded under Title III-Older Americans Act by MC Office on Aging 6 Happy Father’s Day/National Caribbean Month! Writer’s Corner From The Beautiful Island of Jamaica I decided to follow my parents who had migrated to the US a few years earlier. I arrived at Kennedy Airport in the spring of 1970. I remember watching TV “Watergate” day after day. My cousin Roy who lived in the Bronx with his family had been in the US as a child. So he took us around. We went to Orchard Beach early on Saturday morning. We would spend about two hours, It was lovely. My cousin Roy was a member of the Wembley Cricket Club. Roy would take us, my sisters and brothers to the matches. These are some of the things we enjoyed back home. Of course we would take sandwiches and cool drinks. We would travel to different places to watch the match. -Rema Sherwood Jamaica is an island situated in the Caribbean. It’s the second largest of the Caribbean Islands. Jamaicans are a mix- ture of Africans, Europeans, East Indians, Chinese and Middle Eastern, hence our Motto is “Out of Many One”. Native Jamaicans are called Arawak’s Indians who came from South American over 2,000 years ago and named the island Xaymaca which means land of wood and water. Jamaica was a British Colony from 1707 until 1962 when it gained its independence from England. In the 1960’s many Jamaican families migrated to the United States for different reasons. Each year thousands of Jamaicans return home for vacation and family visits.