PLACE LABEL HERE SILVER June 2016 The STREAK Violet Oldenski Chair, Board of Directors Karla R. Madrid Executive Director Debbie Santiago Program Coordinator Bob Geiger Councilman Town Board Liaison Phone: 716.633.5138 Flea Market & Baked Goods Sale Fax: 716.633.2276 Saturday, June 25th Email: [email protected] Web-site: www.clarenceseniorcenter.org 8:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Clarence Senior Citizens, Inc. Center Staff 4600 Thompson Road Executive Director ................ Karla R. Madrid Clarence, NY 14031 Program Coordinator .......... Debbie Santiago Phone 633-5138 • Fax 633-2276 Program Associate ................... Carol Serviss Email: [email protected] Bookkeeper………………… Catherine Holmes Web-site: www.clarenceseniorcenter.org Office Manager ..................... Lena VanBuren Office Assistant .................... Joyce DePronio Nutrition Coordinator…...Gina Giannantonio The mission of Clarence Senior Citizens, Inc. is Transportation ........................... Ken Adams to provide social, recreational, educational, and nutritional programs, as well as opportunities for volunteerism, to persons in the community MOW Site Manager .......Mary Lou McDermott who are fifty-five and older. MOW Office ..................................633-9783 Outreach Services………. Pamela L. Mesches @636-3070 Regular Center Hours IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm AARP ................................... 1-800-424-3410 (Doors open at 8:50 am) Community Education ................... 407-9001 EPIC Hotline ........................ 1-800-332-3742 Wednesday evening 6:30 - 9:30 pm Erie County Adult Protection .......... 858-6877 (Doors open at 6:15 pm) Erie County Senior Services ........... 858-8526 Library .......................................... 741-2650 Outreach Services: Friday: 9:30 - 11:00 am. Meals on Wheels............................ 633-9783 Parks Department ......................... 741-8927 Sign In Procedures Post Office (Main Street) ................ 759-1243 Please sign-in upon arrival and sign-out upon Senior Citizen’s Helpline ..... 1-800-342-9871 exiting the building . Member sign-in is located in Senior Outreach Services ............... 636-3070 the foyer and guest sign-in is located in the office. Social Security ..................... 1-800-772-1213 State Police ................................... 759-6831 Town Clerk .................................... 741-8938 Bus Transportation Transportation Bus transportation is available to members on a Clarence Senior Center Bus ............ 633-5138 first call, first reserved basis. Please call the office Going Places Van ........................... 858-7433 to make or to cancel a reservation. To help defray Rural Transit ................................. 565-3323 the cost of transportation, a suggested donation of $1 each way is greatly appreciated. In This Issue Shopping is available four afternoons each week. Shoppers leave from the Center at 1:00 p.m. for AARP Smart Driver Course……………...6 an hour at the store and are then taken home. Birthday Celebration .......................... 6 Blood Pressure .................................. 8 Computer Support……………………….I2 Monday .................................... Wegmans & Target CSC Diners……………………………… 10 Tuesday ........................................................... Tops Movies ....................................... .4 & 7 Wednesday....……….Post Office@11:30/Dash’s** New Members ................................... 3 Friday ........................................................ Wal Mart Special Events Calendar ..................... 9 Travel………………………………………11 **2nd Wednesday of Month ....... Eastern Hills Mall Weekly Schedule ................................ 8 ~ 2 ~ You are cordially invited to attend the… Thirty-First Annual Meeting of Clarence Senior Citizens, Inc. Board of Directors on Thursday, June 23rd at 1:15 PM 2015 Annual Reports will be given and you will have the opportunity to meet with the 2016 CSCI Board of Directors. Welcome New Members... Dorothy Allen, Margaret Blum, Frieda Brandl, Andrew Carrano, M. Elaine Dust, Joan Fisher, Patricia Kushman, Thomas LaPorta, Virginia Okiec, Jean Quigley, Nina Rapp, Monty Rice, Nadeane Scheifla, Jim and Jean Stachelski ~ 3 ~ FIND YOUR NAME “HIDDEN” IN THE SILVER Understanding Your STREAK AND COME TO THE OFFICE TO PICK UP YOUR TWO FREE CSC LUNCH CERTIFICATES Home & Auto Insurance Monday, June 6th Movie Favorite 10:00 a.m. “Michael” (1996) What is auto and home insurance? Are you giving away Wednesday, June 1st money to something you don't even understand? Nada 1:15 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Syed of Farmers Insurance wants to help you have all of your insurance questions answered. You don't want to Starring: John Travolta & William Hurt miss this class as there will be fun giveaways and prizes! Two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along Please sign up in the office. with an "angel expert", are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her motel with a real, live archangel, Michael. Book Group Monday, June 6th Healthy Living Chronic Disease 1:30 p.m. Self-Management Workshop June: “Crown Hill” by Christina Abt Wednesday, June 1st September: “Maude” by Donna Mabry 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. October: “Loving Eleanor” by Susan Wittig Albert Put life back in your life. A member from Erie County All are invited to join our discussion! Senior Service Wellness team will lead a highly participatory FREE six week workshop. The workshop teaches adults experiencing chronic University Express health problems (i.e., diabetes, arthritis, high blood “Ukraine and Russia” pressure etc.) practical skills needed to manage chronic Monday, June 6th conditions in order to maintain and/or increase life’s activities. The class will also meet on Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. June 8th, 15th, 29th, July 6th and July 13th. Please see insert for details. Please sign up in the office. Volunteer Meeting Tuesday, June 7th University Express 10:30 a.m. Photography: Volunteering is a great way to make friends, have fun, An Invitation to See and Journey Anew and contribute to a worthy cause. Debbie Santiago, Thursday, June 2nd Program Coordinator, will discuss upcoming volunteer 1:30 p.m. opportunities at the Center and in the community. All are welcome to attend! Please see insert for details. Visit with Violet University Express Tuesday, June 7th Moved to Write II 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 3rd Violet, an adorable Yellow Lab, and her owner, 1:30 p.m. Kathy, will visit the Center today. Violet will visit the Please see insert for details. Center again on Tuesday, June 21st at 10:30 a.m. ~ 4 ~ University Express Reading with Students Thursday, June 9th Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Then and Now Tuesday, June 7th This volunteer opportunity is in conjunction with GO! 1:30 p.m. READ, a project of Ohana100. Share your enthusiasm and love of reading by being a "Reading Buddy" to a Please see insert for details. child. Today, we will go to Clinton Elementary School in West Seneca. Seniors will read at least two stories to each group of first grade students and gift each child with a book supplied by OHANA 100. Bus transportation is provided. Please sign up in the office. “Grassland Birds of WNY” University Express @ The Clarence Nature Center Lodge Mediterranean Diet Wednesday, June 8th Thursday, June 9th 11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Mark Carra, naturalist from Beaver Meadow Audubon Please see insert for details. Center, will discuss Grassland Birds of Western New York. From the pugnacious Bobolink to the secretive Savannah Sparrow, and from the boisterous Eastern Alzheimer’s Support Meadowlark to the reclusive Upland Sandpiper, we will Friday, June 10th discover why these and other unique birds live and breed in the grassland habitats of Western New York. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Meet at the Lodge, located off of Sheridan Dr. (parking This group provides support, information, is available), OR take an approximate 1/2 mile hike and resources to anyone touched by Alzheimer’s. from the Center to the Lodge, OR the bus will be available to those who choose to ride. A sub sandwich lunch can be ordered for $4.00 or bring your own brown bag lunch. Sign up and pay in the office . Evening Bingo Bash The Breakfast Club Wednesday, June 8th 6:30 p.m. Milos 5877 Main Street, Williamsville Bring a guest (21 and over) who has not played bingo Saturday, June 11th at the Center in the previous 3 months and you will 10:00 a.m. receive a free card! Calling begins at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served and prizes will be awarded! If you enjoy going out for breakfast, this is for you! For bus service, inquire in the office. Participants order off of the menu and pay individual checks. Please do not arrive more than 15 minutes early. Sign up in the office if you plan to attend. Participants MUST sign up in the office to attend. ~ 5 ~ Saturday Activity Day Humor & Health: Stress Management @ the Clarence Library Tuesday, June 14th Saturday, June 11th 10:00 a.m. Noon – 4:00 p.m. Presenter Mary Anne Cappellino - wellness consultant, exercise trainer, and author - will teach you how to Game play begins at 12:30 p.m. enhance your sense of humor and advance yourself Rediscover the simple pleasures and mental challenges personally and professionally! Humor is used as a of face-to-face classic gaming. Games available to play catalyst in team building, optimism, interpersonal include Cards, Rummikub, Backgammon, and Dominoes. interactions, and preventing stress and