THE SILVER THREAD L. E. Phillips Senior Center 1616 Bellinger Street Eau Claire, WI 54703 Newsletter July 2020 Volume 23 Issue 7 715-839-4909 OUR MISSION VIRTUAL STATEMENT Saturday, July 11 L. E. Phillips Senior Center Water Street Mile &5K is a gathering place for individuals 50+ who reside VIRTUAL Run/Walk in the City or County of Covid 19 has turned the Water Street Mile & 5K into a Eau Claire, to maintain virtual race this year! What does that mean? It’s very simple: independence through access Register as usual at http://getmeregistered.com/WaterStreetMile5K or to programming, which pick-up a registration form at the LEPSC and get a race T-shirt and bag. develops skills to enhance Complete the run/walk on any day you choose. You can run, jog, or walk their social, emotional and on the road, trail, treadmill, at the gym, or on the track. You get physical well-being. to run your own race, at your own pace & time it yourself. Registration is open until Fri., July 31. Race bags can be picked up at LEPSC after July 31 or mailed by request. LIMITED HOURS: *Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am-4pm Thank you to the L. E. Phillips Senior Center Legacy/Strength-Builder Sponsors Office Hours: *Monday-Friday Legacy Sponsor Naming Rights 8:30am-3pm New Fitness Center—Don & Leatrice Mathison Group Fitness Room—Presto Foundation Café/Lounge—Grewe Family Fund Conference Room—David L. & Rita E. Nelson Family Fund Billiards Room—Charter Bank Strength—Builder Sponsors Platinum—anonymous Diamond—Robert & Constance Matson Gold—Sylvia Steiner Silver—Robert Dahl, Phil & Jean Close, Mary Knutson, Katherine Lasker, Sherry Macaul, Richard Peterson, Have a Safe, Emilio & Blythe Rinaldi Happy 4th of July! BOARD OF Staff Executive Director: Mary Pica-Anderson DIRECTORS Executive Director: Mary Pica-Anderson Jim Deignan, President Phone Ext. 101, [email protected]@lephillipsseniorcenter.com Pieter Graaskamp, V. President Program/Volunteer Coordinator: TraciJane Pedersen Messner Phone Ext. 103, [email protected] Jerilyn Kinderman, Treasurer Phone Ext. 103, [email protected] Communications Coordinator: Mary Beth Ingrouille Bill Milne, Secretary Communications Coordinator: Mary Beth Ingrouille Phone Ext. 102, [email protected] Henrietta Dickerson, Phone Ext. 102, [email protected] Office Receptionist: Amy Johnson, Deb Kragness Lanette Flunker, Special Events/Health Maintenance Coordinator: Mary Mero Phone Ext. 100 John Leary, Judy Proett Bell, Office Receptionists: Darlene Yarrington Phone Ext. 100 Fitness Coordinator: Marilyn Russo Housekeeping: Maureen Tepiew Larry Zorn, Jim Kreilich, Sharon Phaneuf Phone Ext. 100 Maintenance: John Rush Steve Anderson Housekeeper: Mary Anderson Senior Aide: Bill Fitz & Rodney Booth Jerry Barton, Jim Bunkelman Dear Members, NEW MEMBER COFFEE July is usually a crazy time for those of us at the Center as we race around Wed., July 22 10:30am preparing and executing the Water New members are encouraged to Street Mile/5k. Now we find attend the New Member Coffee. ourselves racing around preparing for Learn about programs, volunteer a Virtual Race and our Friends of the opportunities, meet friends & take Center annual appeal. Both of these a guided tour of this great facility. events raise funds to keep the current facility in both physical and financial INSIDE AT A GLANCE L. E. Phillips Senior Center shape so that when our new normal Page: values: returns we can continue to provide Special Events 1 Compassion for all for the ongoing educational and Board of Directors & Staff 2 individuals who come to the fitness programming, recreation, Program Updates & Personal Center, regardless of arts, travel and volunteer Care Services, Wish List 3 knowledge, skills, cultural opportunities. We encourage all of Friends, Donors 4 heritage, ethnicity, gender, you to sign up for the Virtual Race **Classes 7 disability, financial status and we appreciate all of you who *Opportunities 8 have donated to the 2020 Friends of Reminders, Cards/Games 10 and religious affiliation, New Members 11 Respect for each other in the Center Campaign. Know that Social Groups 12 every interaction, you have been missed and that we all Health and Wellness 13 Independence as a means look forward to seeing your smiling July Calendar 14 & 15 by which we strive to help faces and hearing your laughter! Come back when it is comfortable Membership Application Form 16 others maintain, for you to return. A safe environment for all to feel welcome and secure. LEPSC Executive Director, Mary Pica-Anderson Vision Statement L. E. Phillips Senior Center aspires to be the leader in active living programming for our community’s current and future generations of older adults. We will accomplish this through continually strengthening and expanding programs and services, while promoting healthy lifestyles as a bridge for individuals’ social, emotional and physical needs. 2 l L. E. Phillips Senior Center Newsletter www.lephillipsseniorcenter.com Program Updates and Events College Students want to help YOU for one-on-one learning: Senior Dining For your I-pad, Lap-top, Grab and Go Meals... Cell or i-phone. Limited space. will be at Call the Center for appointments L. E. Phillips Senior Center PERSONAL CARE SERVICES 45 min. exclusive sessions. resuming with Call 715-839-4909 for Call 839-4909 Grab & Go meals on: appointments. *Possibly returning this Fall. Tuesdays, July 14 & 28 5pm We will continue to provide *Beauty shop—basic hair cuts twice Financial Coffee Club: this meal, Grab and Go style, a month to members only. Bring your financial questions until further notice. Meals Must have clean hair. $5 and have a cup of coffee with will be handed out on the Kylee Zalewski, Edward Jones. 2nd and 4th Tuesday *Reiki—Speed healing, neck/back 9:30-10:30am of each month. Due to social problems, pre and post surgical *Possibly returning in August distancing requirements, we procedures, grief management and Evening meals-Night Out at will NOT be having a sit disease prevention. 35 min. L. E. Phillips Senior Center: down meal. You can come to appointments $25m/$29nm Call Sr. Dining at 715-839-4886. the Senior Center at 5PM to Grab & Go pick up your meal (s) and *Tips-N-Toes—Services provided by 5pm Tuesdays, July 14 & 28 enjoy them at home. Please certified nail tech. 30 min. appt. Card & Board Games: reserve your meal by the Pedicure $25m/$27nm Canceled until further notice Friday before the meal by Manicure $15m/$17nm calling 715.839.4886. Scrapbooking or Poetry: *Healing Feet—trim, file & thin Contact the office at LEPSC thickening nails, corns & calluses, if you are interested. minor ingrown nails can be removed. Services provided by RN COFFEE WILL BE $35m/$37nm AVAILABLE IN JULY No treats yet. *Massage by Sindy Shi—rejuvenate your body. 15 min. appointments Thank-You $15m/$17nm Executive Director: May’s Mary FloralPica-Anderson *Pediorthic Clinic—My Foot Rx Garden! Phone Ext. 101, [email protected] will provide free foot assessments. Our flower pots in front of Program/Volunteer Coordinator: Traci Messner Specialty shoe fitting available for LEPSC were donated by Phone Ext. 103 diabetic and therapeutic needs. May’s Floral of Communications Coordinator: Mary Beth Ingrouille 1st & 3rd Wed. of month. Eau Claire. Phone Ext. 102, [email protected] 30 min. appointments. We are so happy to see these Special Events/Healthagain this year! Maintenance Coordinator: Mary Mero Office Receptionist: Darlene Yarrington Phone Ext. 100 AmyFacial Johnson tissues, Peanut Phone butter, Ext. Bleach, 100 Popcorn, Housekeeper: Mary6- InchAnderson paper plates, Butter, Coffee Regular & Decaf., Maintenance:Individually Joel wrapped Carr tea, Wrapped candy, Instant oatmeal, Napkins 1616 Bellinger Street · Eau Claire WI l 3 FRIENDS OF THE CENTER Thank-you! Memorials The L. E. Phillips Senior Center is a 501(c) 3 organization, which means all of your Remember your Senior contributions are tax deductible. It appreciatively receives donations of any size which Center as a potential recipient are used to finance ongoing programs and to assist in the development if you wish to make a of new ones. Donations are the primary contribution to a worthy source of program funds. cause. Several avenues to contribute to the Center are: OUR THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! A monetary gift in Community Donors memory of a family Birch St. Dairy Queen, Cascade Paper Company, member or friend. Panera Bread, Einstein Bagels Request that memorials be given in your name In Memory of through May 31: to the Center. Mary Wheeler by Dolly Papke A charitable bequest to the Center in your will. Area of Greatest Need through May 31: An annual tax-deductible Suzanne L. Huebner gift to the Friends of the Janet and JKevin Johnson Center Campaign. Jane Wagener and Dawn M. Olson ________________________ Janet M. Perkovich In Honor Of through May 31: Thank you to the following Phil Close, Steve Olson and Carol Lendle for allowing us to place our by Carol Kwick publication in their business: Phil Close and Steve Olson by Carol Lendle Park Towers, Festival Foods, Members who helped me move by Robert J. Stitt Down to Earth, ADRC, Coffee Grounds, Randy’s, L. E. Phillips Library The Staff & Board of Directors would like to recognize and thank all who helped make the Fit For The Future Campaign a success. Listed are the names that we missed and are happy to recognize. We love to recognize those who give to the L. E. Phillips Thank-you for your support! Sr. Center, but sometimes we Phil and Jean Close slip up! If we happen to miss Connie Matson your donation, please forgive Sons of Norway us. Please stop by the office and correct our records. “ACTIVELY AGING” BEGINS AT THE L. E. PHILLIPS SENIOR We will be happy to make CENTER, YOUR PLACE FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, the correction in the next EDUCATION, WELLNESS, HEALTH AND FITNESS newsletter.