GRAFTON COUNCIL ON AGING CENTER HOURS 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY, THURSDAYS UNTIL 8:30 PM NEWSLETTER [email protected] GRAFTON SENIOR GAZETTE Grafton Council on Aging / Senior Center 30 Providence Road • Grafton, MA 01519 Phone: 508-839-9242 FAX: 508-839-7306 March 2017 “Linking Needs with Resources” Vol. 15 Issue 3 “SENIORS FOR SENIORS” ST. PATRICK’S DAY Senior dental assisting students from Blackstone Valley FLORAL ARRANGEMENT Tech will be at the Senior Center on: Wednesday, March 8th @ 9:00 am Wednesday, March 1st at 10:30 am Denise Worden, owner of Sweetbriar Florist, The students will be doing a presentation on the following, will be at the Senior Center to help create a beautiful St. but not limited to: Medication Effects on Oral Cavities, the Pat’s arrangement. Importance of Good Oral Hygiene, Proper Denture Care, Oral Cancer, Nutrition and Its Effect. The cost is $10.00/pp. The Senior Center will be paying the additional $5.00/pp. Space will be limited, so be sure to Stay for lunch. Elder Nutrition will be having a Potato Bar sign-up early at 508-839-9242. that day. Please call the Senior Center at 508-839-9242 if you wish to attend. Starting Friday, March 10th at 2:00 pm Come join us for a beginner’s line dancing St. Patrick’s Pot of Gold Bingo class. We have an amazing instructor, Mary Sponsored by FOGE & Dragon, who has been teaching seniors for Senator Michael Moore years. She is the manager and choreographer Thursday, March 16th of the Country Kickers, a line dancing team. Come exercise your body and your mind, and feel your body move to lively music. You will also have a whole lot of fun. Classes start Friday, March 10th at 2:00 pm and will be held every other Friday. (No cowboy boots required.) Ice cream will be served im- mediately after the two March classes. BINGO—10:30 am; LUNCH—11:45 am Attention Grafton Seniors!!! Come play BINGO and if you win a game, you can pick your prize Information Session for New Town Electricity, from the “Pot of Gold”. Just a few examples of Grafton Energy Choice prizes are gift certificates, lottery tickets, etc. Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 @ 10:30 am Grafton launched a new Town electricity program named Elder Nutrition will be serving Corned Beef and Grafton Energy Choice. The program was designed with Cabbage, followed by a delicious surprise dessert. the goal of providing cost savings and new choices for the Senator Michael Moore is generously paying for the electricity supply portion of your National Grid electric meal. bill. Attend this information session to learn how this pro- gram will impact you and get answers to your questions. Please make your reservation by Monday, March 13th by calling 508-839-9242. If you would like to stay for lunch, please sign-up by call- ing 508-839-9242 at least two days in advance. PAGE 2 GRAFTON SENIOR GAZETTE MARCH 2017 MEALS CENTER PROGRAMS Home Delivered or Dine at the Center BILLIARDS—Most anytime – except Tuesday mornings BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC—Every Thurs. 11:30 am Meals are served Monday-Friday excluding holidays CERAMICS—Tuesdays 1:00 pm at the Grafton Senior Center at 11:45am—noontime. CHAIR YOGA—FRIDAYS – 9:00 am – Free of charge for Lunchtime is until 12:30 pm. If you would like to Grafton seniors thanks to FOGE. sign up, call 508.839.9242. Reserve by 10:30 am CONGRESSPERSON OFFICE HOURS—Vary two days before. If you are in need of home de- COUNCIL ON AGING—Meets 2nd Thursday of every month livered meals, call 508.852.3205. If you do not at 2:00 pm except July and December unless otherwise posted drive, consider taking the bus to the Center for CRAFTS—Wednesdays at 9:00 am lunch! Suggested donation is $2.50 for those over DAY TRIPS/EXTENDED TRIPS Vary - See Newsletter for 60 and $5.50 for those under 60. Menu includes info- Brochure rack in Senior Center milk, coffee, margarine, bread and dessert. Worces- DUPLICATE BRIDGE—Thurs. 9:00 am ter Elder Services is our agent for the Elder Nutri- FALL PREVENTION EXERCISE—Mondays 10:30 am, tion Program. Bring a friend or make some at lunch. Wednesdays 9:30 am—Free for Grafton seniors PLEASE KNOW YOUR DONATION OF $2.50 FIVE CROWNS—3:00 pm Wednesdays PER MEAL HELPS KEEP THE PROGRAM RUN- FUEL ASSISTANCE—See Lisa Kelley for appt NING! HOOKED ON BOOKS CLUB—First Wed. of the Month - This Month’s Fare: 10:30 am – noon JOG YOUR NOGGIN—Fun Trivia EVERY Wed. 10:45 am- Unless otherwise noted on calendar. LINE DANCING—Every other Friday at 2:00 pm LUNCH—Mon- Fri 11:45 am $2.50 suggested donation – Call two business days prior by 10:30 am MAT YOGA—Mondays at 9:00 am & Wednesdays at 10:30 pm. Free of Charge for Grafton Seniors thanks to FOGE. Medical Equipment Loan Closet—crutches, wheelchairs, canes, etc.—just ask! NAILS-WITH SARA—Tuesdays by appt 1.508.277.0534. Sara also does pedicures and facial hair removal. ORGAN SOCIAL—Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am OUTREACH—Assessing needs and linking resources – Call for appt with Lisa. OUT TO LUNCH—Monthly outing to area restaurant PAINTING INDEPENDENTLY—Fridays 10:00 am PITCH—Mon & Tues 1:00 pm, Thursdays 6:30 pm RUMMIKUB—Wednesdays 1:00 pm SCRABBLE—Tuesdays at 9:30 am SENIOR EXERCISE CLASS—10:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free for Grafton Seniors thanks to FOGE. SINGING GROUP—Fridays at 10:00 am (off for Summer) STITCH AND BITCH—Thursdays – 6:30 pm TAI CHI & ADV. TAI CHI—FREE FOR GRAFTON SEN- IORS THANKS TO FOGE– Fri. 10:00 am and Adv. 11:00 am Tax Work Off Program—Call Barb Connelly for more info. TRANSPORTATION—Call the office for all the info! Wii-TV GAME EXERCISE—Available in the TV room - almost any time! WRITER’S GROUP—Meets 2nd and 4th Friday at 1:00 pm YAHTZEE—Thursdays at 1:00 pm ZUMBA GOLD—Wednesdays 11:30 am MARCH 2017 GRAFTON SENIOR GAZETTE PAGE 3 Chef Lori Galvin FULLY CLOTHED Chef Lori’s menu for March is as follows: TABLE MASSAGE WITH JAMIE DUDLEY Friday, March 10th—9:30 am-12:30 pm Wednesday, March 8th—Chicken with Pasta and Brocolli, Friday, March 24th—9:30 am-12:30 pm Salad, Bread with Butter, Dessert, Coffee, and Milk $20.00/30 min. Tuesday, March 28th—Homemade Chicken Fingers, Mac By appointment and payment paid to Jamie when N Cheese, Bread with Butter, Dessert, Coffee, and Milk services are rendered. Come give it a try!!! The price is $3.00/senior and Senior Center volunteer, $5.00/ non-senior. Reservations must be placed and paid for at CRAFT NEWS least 2 days in advance. During the month of March, the Senior Center Craft- State Representative David Muradian will be holding ers’ “Little Store” in the Bolack Room will be featur- office hours at the Senior Center on Friday, March 17th ing a new collection of handmade baby items. Watch from 9:00 am-10:00 am. Please stop by with your for upcoming notices on the display case with the questions or concerns. opening day of our “Baby Boutique”. OUT TO LUNCH Tuesday, March 14th TRIPS! TRIPS! TRIPS! Grafton Senior residents, we’re Thursday, March 30, 2017—RI Spring Flower and Garden headed to Carbone’s Restaurant in Hopkinton, MA. Show, lunch at The Mooring, and spend some free-time in The Grafton Senior Shuttle is taking a group of up to 14 Newport. Trip includes transportation, lunch, and admis- seniors to Carbone’s for a wonderful lunch out. Each sion to Flower/Home Show. $92/pp. person is responsible for his/her meal and the cost of transportation $4.00/pp. Wednesday, May 3, 2017—Newport, RI. Trip includes ocean drive sightseeing tour, the Newport Playhouse’s per- formance of “The Foursome”, and a buffet luncheon at the SENATOR MOORE’S OFFICE HOURS captivating Cabaret Restaurant. $89/pp. Senator Michael Moore, or his representative will hold of- fice hours at the Grafton Senior Center on Monday, March Friday-Sunday, May 19-21, 2017—New York City trip and 6th from 10:30 am—11:30 am. Please feel free to stop by hotel accommodations at the Luxurious Roosevelt Hotel. with your questions, compliments, or concerns. Trip includes transportation, lodging, buffet breakfast each morning at hotel, visit to September 11th Museum & Me- March Shopping Trips morial, Ferry Ride to Liberty & Ellis Island w/admission to Statue of Liberty. $879/single; $599/double. Here is a wonderful opportunity to get out and about to do your shopping. This month we will be traveling by our van Wednesday, June 21, 2017—The Tall Ships. Start your day to the following locations: with a lunch in Boston at Maggiano’s while enjoying the live entertainment of a sea shanty direct from Mystic Sea- Tues., March 21st—Market Basket port. After lunch you will board one of Boston Harbor Tues., March 28th—Walmart Cruise’s boats for a narrated cruise of The Tall Ships. $127/pp. Please call the Senior Center to sign up as there is limited seating on the bus. Sorry, Grafton residents only. Wednesday, July 26, 2017—Plymouth Getaway Tour. PODIATRY Travel to Plymouth, MA for a sightseeing tour and then en- DR. MICHAEL J. BIANCAMANO, D.P.M. joy a full course luncheon at Plymouth’s Hearth & Kettle Dr. B.