Kingston Council On Aging The Anchor 30 Evergreen Street Kingston, Ma 02364 April 2018 Issue 781-585-0511 or 0512 Lunch & Learn: April 3rd: Learn information about how to safely take a ride on GATRA, and address any daunting concerns you may have. Learn how to apply for a senior identification card to receive half fare pricing on all public buses in Massachusetts includ- ing the MBTA Charlie card. Learn about a new website tool called “Ride Match”. Following the presentation there will be time for questions, taking a closer look at the GATRA bus schedules and addressing your individual needs. Lunch Meal is American chop suey, salad, bread & butter and a mint brownie. All for $.3.00 home cooked by Joyce and her volunteers. May 1st: Spend some time with Senior Whole Health - Find out what their health plan is all about. Enjoy pie and a craft as they explain it to you during this social hour. Lunch is open faced turkey sandwich with stuffing, gravy, sweet potato casse- role and cranberry sauce, for just $3.00. Call 781-585-0511 or sign up in the book for your reservation. Upcoming Programs: Computers for Beginner's: Starting Monday, April 30th at 10:00am and continuing until Monday, May 21st, join us for a computer learning class on THE BASICS. Learn how to use the basics from monitors, key pads to a mouse and webcam. Move on to documents, Facebook, and using Google to get directions and send an email. Finish with an introduc- tion to Microsoft Excel and adding and deleting a network and a printer. Class to be given by our very own volunteer and IT specialist Deshal Shah. Call 781-585-0511 to sign up. Author Series: 7-9pm, light refreshments served. Free to the public. April 5th, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge talk to us about their recent book, The Ice Bucket Challenge with the up- lifting story of Pete Frates, Boston College baseball star who was crippled by ALS. Frates turned tragedy into inspiration and helped raise millions for ALS research. Sherman is an award-winning journalist, winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award and Wedge is an investigative reporter for “Vice” and the Boston Herald. April 12th, Nancy Koehn, author of Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times will talk about how leaders are not born, but made, and the power to lead resides in all of us. Koehn will spotlight masters of crisis such as: polar explorer, Ernest Shackleton, President Lincoln, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and Nazi-resisting clergyman Dietrich Bonhoeffer. April 26th, John Palfrey, author of Biblio Tech: Why Libraries Matter More than Ever in the Age of Google, points out that libraries are not obsolete and that modern libraries are more important than ever. Palfrey points out that community gathering places such as the library have many resources and provide access to education, jobs, and information. Business Hours Monday & Thursday: 8:30R8:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30R4:30pm Other mes available by special arrangement for outreach and other groups KCOA PROGRAMS, NEWS AND EVENTS Experience Dementia Live ® with Right at Home Dementia Live ® Is a high impact, dementia simulation experi- ence that immerses participants into living life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it is like to live with Does “an apple a day really keep the doctor cognitive impairment and sensory change. Join us at the Senior away?” Center for this on Thursday, April 26th from 1:00 pm to 2:30. This session is limited to 20 people. Please call 781-585-0511 to Find out before lunch on Monday, April 26th reserve your sport or sign up at the front reception desk. at 11:15am when Kathy Jordan MS,RDN,CPT from the Big Y comes here and —————————————————————- tells us the best way to boost our immune sys- NEW! Free monthly, private appointments with Elaine Buonvicino, Independent Insurance Agent to tem by consuming certain foods. review your existing life insurance policy or long term Learn nutritionist approved tips for achieving care policy or any insurance questions. and maintaining great optimal health that Thursday April 19th 10-12/call for appointment keeps you feeling energized! Call to reserve your spot or sign up at the front Crafting with Lucy! reception desk. Join Lucy on April 18th at 12:30. We are creating special Metal Detector’s Club of Kingston! clay pots to welcome Spring! Please sign up at the front desk We had fun at our first meeting in March. Quilting with Louise: We will be testing our Join us for our next meeting: Monday, April 9th at 6:30pm artistic skills by working on a landscape quilt—any size, any design. Bring in a photo Learn how to use your detector or what to purchase. or work on the simple design provided. It is Hear about what other people have found and join us amazing what choices of fabrics can do along on the next scheduled hunt! with our imaginations! Date, Time and Place in April: TBD PHONE SCAM ALERT!!! The IRS does NOT call your house!! Tuesday, April 3rd, 1-2:30/From Classical Music to the Hit Parade with Larry King. Remember those Warner Bros. Cartoons, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The music came from classical music artist Wagner, and some cartoons featured the Funeral March for the Marionettes. Frank Sinatra’s Full Moon came from Rachmani- noff and the Lone Ranger theme was the William Tell Overture. The event is free and part of our Lifelong Learn- ing efforts. Still curious? Join us to learn more how classical music made it to the Hit Parade. Sign up at the KCOA or call 781-585-0511. Trips with Joyce: Boston Duck Boats & Maggiano’s Lunch just $95.00 per person, Tuesday June 19th. Quack, Quack, Mangia, Mangia! Tour Boston on a WW11 amphibious style vehicle that travels on land and sea. See many of the famous Boston sites and then take a dip in the Charles. After the tour we head off to one of Boston’s famous restaurants, Maggiano’s. Following lunch we stop at the Prudential center for a little free time then home! What a perfect day! Reservations and payment due by May 31. Director's Corner Well March certainly came in like a lion!! It was a stressful and challenging month for us all and I am happy to report that we all made it through! We became a warming center during those trying days when many did not have power. The Town pulled together as a community and we were able to provide a place for people to gather, have some hot food and enjoy pleasant company. That being said….this center is a pleasant place to be! Every day the staff, Friend’s Group and Advisory Board are working to come up with new and exiting programs and services to offer. Don’t forget, your opinion counts too! Please join us for our monthly COA Board meetings at the Town House the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 11:30am in room 200. We welcome the support and interaction. If you need a ride, our vans can provide curb side service to and from, just give us a call. Do you know you can drop off or pick up medical equipment in Pembroke at the Commission of Disability. Their address and number is located on page 6. A new Metal Detecting Group meets here on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Use your metal detector and join us for exciting planned hunting excursions. Join me at the Kingston Mall on Friday April 20th from 10:00am-3:00pm where I will be hosting a booth at the Community Behavioral Health Fair. Local community agencies and non-profit providers will be there to answer questions and show you what resources are available to you. I would like to thank all who have supported me through my first few months of adjustment as your new Director. I have enjoyed getting to know more of you as time moves on. Anything I can help you with, please do not hesitate to ask. If I do not know the answer, I promise I will get it for you! Have a wonderful day! Paula Musical Movement Yoga Class A movement experience incorporating stretching, yoga, and creative dance-like movement to your favorite Rock bands of the 60's and 70's. Class is for all ages and body types. Classes will include Rock from the 60's and 70's including Pink Floyd, Queen, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, The Doors and more... No previous experience required; just a desire to explore music and movement. Every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm. The cost is $5.00 sign up at the front desk or call 781-585-0511 Don’t forget to bring your Mat! Elders at Risk If you are concerned about a family member, friend, or neighbor, please do not hesitate to call and speak to our Director Paula. Calls are confidential. General Questions If you have questions about other services we offer such as, Fuel assistance applications, housing applications, SNAP , assisted living or skilled nursing facilities or home health options. Please call the outreach staff for confidential help filling out an application at 781-585-0511. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday April 2 3 4 5 6 8:30 Pinochle 8:45 Yoga 8:30 Pinochle 11:30 BP 9:00 Zumba 9:00 Quilting - 10:30 Tai Chi 10:30 Circuit 8:45 12:00 Oil 12:00 10:00 Tap Dance Training 10:00 Zumba Painting Workshop Thursday Lunch 10:00 Needlers 12:45 Movie 12:00 Shake your 11:00 Chair Zumba 10:00 30/30 Exercise 1:00 11:00 Tai-Chi 11:30 Lunch & Learn Bingo Soul Class 5:30 Quilters 11:30 Computer Help 12:30 Cribbage 12:30 Canasta 11:00 Ballet/Jazz 5:30 Musical Movement 12:00 LCR/Dice 1:00 Food Shopping Yoga 4:00 Zumba 1:00 Music Hit Parade 1:00 Whist 7:00 Author Event 12:30 Bridge 5:00 TOPS 9 10 11 12 13 8:30 Pinochle 8:45 Yoga 8:30 Pinochle 10:00 BP/Glucose