NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE 45 W University Dr, Suite A PAID MESA, AZ SCENE Mesa, AZ 85201-5831 PERMIT #314 September 2021A Monthly Newsletter About Our Services Volume 15, Issue 9 480-964-9014 Sign-up for our eNews [email protected] KEEP UP TO DATE Thank you for reading our newsletter, The Aster Visit us online at www.asteraz.org Scene. However, to keep up-to-date on the Follow us on Facebook @AsterArizona latest news and information, consider visiting our website, signing up for email alerts, and Follow us on Twitter @AsterArizona following us on social media. Follow us on Instagram @AsterArizona IN THIS ISSUE Lunch Menu 1 HOW YOU CAN HELP Outreach 2 Center Movies 3 In times like these, Meals on Wheels' service is more important than ever. Our staff and volunteers provide Medicare Assistance 4 nutritious meals and critical well visits to seniors across our community. You can ensure the continued Volunteer Opps 4 delivery of this critical service through a donation. Any amount helps seniors stay safe and healthy! Center Activities 5 Corry Miller and her crustacian friend enjoy a Puzzles 10 DONATE ONLINE TODAY www.asteraz.org/help/donate.html luau lunch at the Mesa Downtown Senior Center. asteraz.org SEPTEMBER MENU ASTER AGING Lunch is served at 11:30 am. Pick-Up & Go meals are available between 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. 45 West University Drive • Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-964-9014 For next day reservations, call 480-962-5612 (Mesa Downtown) or 480-218-2221 (Red Mt). Items with ** contain pork or pork products. Menu items subject to change due to availability. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY PUZZLES 1 2 3 - Teriyaki Beef Pick-Up & Go Meals - Parmesan Encrusted - Pork Loin w/ Gravy** Tilapia - Asparagus - Oriental Blend Find the word that can be an ending to the first word Find the two lamps below that are For community members age 60 and up - Grilled Artichokes - Riced Cauliflower Vegetables listed and can be the beginning to the second word. exactly alike. - Wax Beans - Whole Wheat Roll - Roasted Brussel Daily hot meals or frozen meals for a week Sprouts 1. 2. 3. - Whole Wheat Roll - Oreo Cake - Whole Wheat Roll Suggested contribution of $3.50 per meal - Pineapple - Orange 1. rain room coat - Fresh Pear Reserve by 2:00 pm the previous day 2. mother scape 6 7 8910 CLOSED TODAY - Pulled Pork - Orange Chicken - Bean & Cheese - Cold Salad Plate 3. desk soil Shepherd’s Pie** - Succotash Burrito with Ham, Beets and - Mashed Potatoes - Broccoli Enchilada Sauce Cucumber Tomato** 4. book down - Carrots - Whole Wheat Roll - Steamed Cabbage - Whole Wheat Roll - Whole Wheat Roll - Applesauce - Grilled Vegetables - Tropical Fruit 5. rat door - Banana with Cinnamon - Butterscotch Pudding - Grapes 6. paint fire 4. 5. 6. 13 14 15 16 17 7. sandal stove - Hamburger with - Pulled BBQ Chicken - Beef and Broccoli - Pork Chop Diane** - Baked Catfish Lettuce & Tomato - Coleslaw - Asian Blend - Cauliflower - Asparagus 8. tree keeping - Winter Blend - Baked Bean’s Vegetables - Baked Potato - Carrots Vegetables - Brown Fried Rice - Whole Wheat Bun - Whole Wheat Roll - Whole Wheat 9. mouth cloth - Sweet Potato Fries - Peaches - Whole Wheat Roll - Strawberries Sweet Roll - Melon - Orange - Apricots 10. paper board 11. side ladder 20 21 22 23 24 - Gnocchi w/ Ground - Pork Pozole Stew** - Mandarin Orange - Waffle with Eggs - Fried Chicken 12. latch hole Turkey & Marinara - Corn Chicken Salad - Sliced Tomatoes - Green Beans 7. 8. 9. - Zucchini - Yellow Squash - Cucumber Salad - Chef’s Potato - Yams 13. quarter swing - Italian Blend - Whole Wheat Roll - Beets - Fresh Fruit - Whole Wheat Vegetables - Pineapple - Whole Wheat with Yogurt Sweet Roll - Whole Wheat Crackers - Fruit Cocktail 14. door boy Bread Stick - Mixed Fruit - Pears 15. clock crack 27 28 29 30 16. whirl pipe - Sloppy Joe - Red Rice & Beans - Meatloaf with Gravy - Tilapia with - Garden Salad with with Chicken - Peas Hollandaise Sauce Tomato, Carrots - Okra - Mashed Potatoes - Brussel Sprouts and Cucumber - Carrots - Whole Wheat Roll - Rosemary Potatoes wind wise, bell, back, key, step, clip, wash, - Potato Wedges - Whole Wheat Roll - Whole Wheat Roll coat, land, top, mark, trap, brush, wood, house wood, brush, trap, mark, top, land, coat, - Grapes 5 & 3 - Whole Wheat Roll - Black Forrest Cake - Sliced Pears ANSWER - Watermelon - Plums ANSWER Aster Aging, Inc is funded in part by Area Agency on Aging, Region One asteraz.org 10 ASTER AGING ASTER AGING 45 West University Drive • Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-964-9014 45 West University Drive • Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-964-9014 A PARADE GRANDPARENTS’ DAY YOU’VE EARNED IT PROGRAMS OF LABOR Excerpted from Activity Connections FOR YOU In 1969, a young boy wanted the Too often, seniors are unaware of Excerpted from Activity Connections We support & empower East Valley nation to share his love and benefits and support available to older adults and their families to During the late 1800s, at the appreciation for his grandparents. them. Benefits that can help remain independent & engaged height of the Industrial Revolution Nine-year-old Russell Capper provide financial security during in our communities through: in the United States, the average decided to take his dream these turbulent times. Luckily, American worked at least 12 straight to the top and wrote to Aster can help. hours a day, seven days a week CENTER-BASED the president, Richard Nixon. He SERVICES to survive. Unsafe working asked if there could be a special day just for the celebration of Aster is part of the National Council on Aging’s network of Benefits Our Centers currently provide conditions were the order of the grandparents and for it to be recognized as a national holiday. Enrollment Centers (BECs), helping older adults and people with day. Labor unions, although still disabilities on Medicare improve their financial stability. limited in-person activities, online programs, and weekday in their infancy, were becoming Around the same time that Capper wrote his letter, Marian in-person & Pick-Up & Go lunch. stronger, more vocal, and more McQuade, a member of the West Virginia Commission on Aging, “There are so many services and ways we can help seniors in our violent. Unions were organizing began her work on the same mission. During a community event community,” states Anne McFarland, Director of Social Services. strikes and rallies in protest of that she was helping to organize for people over 80 years of age, “These are free services that exist to help and people just need to MEALS long hours and poor working she learned there were many seniors who lived without contact reach out to us to access them.” ON WHEELS conditions in an effort to compel from their families. Deeply affected, she fought to change the idea Providing nutritious meals and employers to negotiate. that people become less useful or worthy with age. The Benefits Check-Up connects you with critical resources and essential wellness checks, with financial supports. Through this process, you may qualify for: both short- and long-term plans, One of these rallies was destined Beyond celebrating biological grandparents, McQuade also Medicare Part D Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) to meet your unique needs. to become the first Labor Day urged young people to “adopt” seniors in the community to be Medicare Savings Programs parade. On September 5, 1882, their honorary grandparents. She thought this would build a Medicaid / AHCCCS the Central Labor Union in New IN-HOME stronger community, as people could learn from and support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) York City held a “workingmen’s SUPPORT each other. For these same reasons, McQuade sought to have Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Supporting homebound adults holiday.” It began with a parade seniors recognized with a national holiday. that included 10,000 people—all BECs can also help you apply for other programs, such as with transportation, grocery shopping, well visits, respite, taking the day off without McQuade began her quest by campaigning across the state, Supplemental Security Income, State Pharmaceutical Assistance personal care, and housekeeping. pay—and ended with a huge seeking support for a statewide Grandparents Day. In 1973, her Programs, local transportation assistance, tax relief, and more. picnic in Wendel’s Elm Park, the work paid off, and West Virginia became the first state to honor largest park in New York City at “There is a wealth of support available,” shares Anne. “And best of SOCIAL grandparents with a special day. Not stopping there, she pushed SERVICES that time. The afternoon had for other states to support for a National day. all, it is free! Give us a call or email so we can help you today.” speeches from union leadership Helping navigate & access and live music provided by the services and health resources, as In 1978, President Carter signed a resolution declaring the Sunday OUTREACH & SOCIAL SERVICES Jewelers’ Union. Newspapers well as being the NCOA Benefits after Labor Day was National Grandparents Day, a day to “honor... Anne McFarland called it “a day of the people.” Enrollment Center for the East Valley. the strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.“ 480-962-5612 I [email protected] 9 asteraz.org asteraz.org 2 ASTER AGING ASTER AGING 45 West University Drive • Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-964-9014 45 West University Drive • Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-964-9014 MEDICARE NOW SHOWING YOM KIPPUR REEL TALK ASSISTANCE Excerpted from Activity Connections A few recommendations of new Each Center is hosting FREE movies staring at 12:30 pm. Screenings For Jewish people all over the films opening this month. In Partnership with Area Agency require face masks, pre-registration and have a limited capacity. world, Yom Kippur is a day of Shang-Chi on Aging, Aster is offering fasting and prayer concluding Sept 2 l THE COURIER l 2020 l PG-13 PG-13 | Sept 3 Medicare Counseling and the Days of Awe that began Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze Movie Theatres Advocacy sessions.