Senior Center September News & Events Announced
HISTORIAN – Jim Buckley is again! The famous Bellingham historian will probably be on the Senior Heart on Tuesday, September seventh at 11 a.m. to speak a few courageous Bellingham lady in the course of the 1938 hurricane.
SENIOR BREAKFAST – Bellingham residents over 60 are invited to a complimentary breakfast sponsored by the Council on Growing older on the Senior Heart on Saturday, September eleventh, 9 am-10:30am. Locations are restricted, so please name forward.
TAI CHI – The introduction to Tai Chi begins on Monday, September thirteenth at 3:00 p.m. This can be a generally really useful train for stability and fall prevention. It continues weekly. Registration for the four-week intro prices $ 40. The long-time Tai Chi instructor Jeanne Donnelly will lead the teachings.
COA MEETING — The COA board will meet on September 14th at 11:00 am on the senior heart.
LEARN TO PAINT — Courses are held on Wednesdays, September 15-22, from 1pm to 3pm. To register, contact the Senior Heart at 508-966-0398. Particular senior pricing of $ 25 per portray covers all provides (paints, canvases, and so forth.) besides brushes, easels, and paper towels; please convey your individual. For extra details about him and this system, go to Lecturer Darrell Crow’s web site: www.darrellcrow.com.
SENIOR COOKOUT — State Rep. Mike Soter will probably be sponsoring a particular Bellingham Seniors Heart barbecue on Thursday, September 16, from 4:30 pm to six:30 pm, and better of all, it is free (Thanks, Mike!). The menu consists of pulled pork, hen quarters and BBQ facet dishes. Please name forward to order as areas are restricted.
YARD SALE – Be a part of the Bellingham Elder Service Group (BESG) annual yard sale from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 18 – and invite your entire pals to return too. This is likely one of the BESG’s largest fundraising drives for the senior heart and it guarantees to supply all types of treasures.
SCREENING — You may have listening to screening, listening to assist cleansing and video ear exams carried out freed from cost by the At Dwelling Listening to Healthcare consultants, who provide this month-to-month facility on the senior heart. The following screening is on Thursday, September 23, at 10 a.m. Name the middle at 508-966-0398 to order an appointment for a gathering. For extra data, go to www.athomehearinghealthcare.com or name 508-250-9324.
CONCERT— Be a part of us on Thursday, September 23, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm for a free live performance by the Southeastern MA Neighborhood Live performance Band based mostly in Medway. The band has been round for 45 years and, aside from the COVID-related hiatus final 12 months, has been taking part in on the Bellingham Senior Heart yearly for a number of years.
Ensure to order a seat by calling the middle at 508-966-0398. The band will carry out a enjoyable live performance of varied music that features acquainted present tunes, patriotic songs, vigorous marches and extra. Its efficiency is once more supported by a grant from the Bellingham Cultural Council.
MEDMINDER – Good Pharmacy with built-in capsule field, MedMinder makes it simpler to your mother and father or family to take their remedy in the correct amount and on the proper time. With visible, audible and telephone alerts, you will by no means need to remind them to take their remedy once more and you may be notified once they miss a dose. MedMinder is the one capsule dispenser with Medical Alert, every day climate forecast and the flexibility to add household footage. For extra data, go to the presentation within the senior heart on Friday, September twenty fourth, 1pm – 2pm. Please name forward and tell us you might be coming. BRAIN HEALTH — Strengthen your mind well being by consuming nicely. Present analysis reveals that food regimen can enhance your mind well being at any age. Discover ways to get began on the street to a more healthy thoughts and improved reminiscence with our easy diet tips and recipes. Go to us on Thursday, September thirtieth, 11 am-12pm. Please reply Terri Graham at 508-657-2710. This specific presentation is made potential by Cornerstone in Milford. And there will probably be meals.
COOKOUT – Nation & Western is the theme for a particular BESG barbecue night deliberate for Thursday, September thirtieth at 4 p.m. What’s on the menu One thing apart from ham and beans, corn bread, dessert and drink. Please tell us you may be coming (508-966-0398).
LUNCH — Drive-by lunches proceed this month (because of PJ’s Bar & Grill). They are going to be accessible to Bellingham residents on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for $ 3 every from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
IMPROVE FITNESS — This can be a three-session-per-week bodily exercise program designed to securely enhance members’ health ranges by means of cardio and weight coaching workouts whereas constructing a way of group and social connectedness. After a profitable first run early subsequent month, this system will return for an additional 16 weeks in mid-October. The associated fee to Bellingham residents is $ 75; Overseas, $ 150.
BRIDGE PLAYER – If you wish to play bridge once more, come to the senior heart on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. and take part.
PHONE FRAUD — Sheriff McDermott advises alerting of telephone fraud growing in Norfolk County. There have been a number of studies of a latest state of affairs the place a caller claims to have come out of the sheriff’s workplace and tries to extort cash by threatening arrest. Dangle up the telephone!
DISCOVER BOOKS – This non-profit group gives assortment packing containers for previous books in additional than 500 places in New England. Quickly there will probably be one within the senior heart the place you possibly can hand in your unused books and know that they are going to be handed on to these in want. (Please maintain donating large-format books to the senior heart.)