Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
Services for Newtown seniors are sponsored by the Commission on Aging and are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.
For information on federal, state and community resources available to seniors, call 270-4330 or 270-4315.
You may drop in at the Senior Center on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook weekdays between 10 am and 4 pm. A hot meal is served at noon for which you must reserve three days in advance.
Newtown has daily door-to-door mini-bus service Monday through Friday. Buses also run all day from the senior center to Sand Hill Plaza. On Fridays, the bus alternates between rides to Danbury Fair Mall and Berkshire Plaza in Danbury (to the new Wal*Mart store on Route 6). Cost is 60¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75¢ each way for out of town. Call 748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.
News For Week of
March May 5-9
*Has it been a while since youâve played Bridge? Would you like to learn how? Stop by the senior center any Monday at 10 am for MARY MATERNâS BRIDGE GROUP.
*ATTENTION GENTLEMEN: Are you interested in playing cards or catching up on current events? Weâre starting a Gentlemenâs Club. Stop by the senior center on Monday, May 12, at 3 pm, for the first get-together.
*JERRY RYAN AND HIS THERAPY DOG, Black Jack, will be at the senior center on Wednesday, May 14, at 1 pm. Jerry will be talking about how Black Jack helps the elderly.
*Join us on Thursday, May 15, at 1 pm, for the third program in an ongoing educational series, âUNDERSTANDING THE MEDICARE MAZE.â This program is sponsored by Danbury Visiting Nurse Association in cooperation with Newtown Senior Center. Please call the senior center to sign up for this event.
This Weekâs Programs
*NEW HORIZONS, a support group for widows and widowers, meets at the senior center on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on May 6 at 3 pm.
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REMINDERS: BILL MICHAELSâS âSPRING FLINGâ at the senior center has been RESCHEDULED for Wednesday, May 28, at 1 pm. Please join us. Call to reserve a seat.
*The RSVP volunteers continue to work on CHEMO CAPS for cancer patients and can still use donations of stretchy/poly material. If you have any material to spare, please visit the senior center to donate it.
*We can always use, year-round, donations of material and yarn.
*Our SEWING CLASS is currently working on chemo caps, totes for cancer patients, and trach bibs. If you are interested in helping with this project, please join us on Mondays at 1 pm.
*We are always updating the SENIOR CENTERâS BIRTHDAY LIST. Call 270-4310 so that we may wish you well on your next big day.
*Ann Piccini from Social Services is at the senior center each Wednesday to HELP WITH APPLICATIONS including CONNPACE, MEDICAL, TITLE 19, REDETERMINATIONS, etc. No appointment is necessary. Ann will be here each week from 10 am to noon.
*HATHA YOGA CLASSES are Monday afternoons at 1 as well as Thursday mornings at 10. Bring a mat or towel to lie on and wear loose clothing (no belts; sweats are perfect).
*EXERCISE CLASSES on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 am are vigorous yet gentle, with lots of stretches. The class incorporates resistance band work with some low-impact cardio and lots of stretches. Participants are encouraged to go at their own rate and finish feeling refreshed, invigorated and with more energy.
*Join Marilyn on Tuesdays at 1:30 for AFTERNOON CRAFTS.
*Join us at BROOKFIELD LANES each Tuesday and Thursday for a great time bowling. We meet at noon and the cost is only $1.25 per game.
*Join us at the senior center each Thursday afternoon for CHORUS GROUP at 1 pm. Join us, too, if you play the piano.
*QUILTING CLASS meets on Fridays at 10 am.
*MAH JONGG players have two opportunities on Fridays. The advanced group plays at 9 am, and a beginnerâs group plays at 1.
*Booklets outlining DAY TRIPS FOR 2003 sponsored by the senior center, from week-long overseas excursions to day trips within the region, are now available. Stop by and pick one up. Please remember that all trips must be paid for with ten working days of when you sign up for a trip.
*Day trips coming up include a June 4 outing to NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, and LONG ISLAND on June 25. Call or stop by the senior center to sign up for details.
Menu For Week of
May 5-9
Reservations must be made three days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Monday: Pineapple glazed ham, sweet potato, green beans, rye bread, mandarin orange slices;
Tuesday: Minestrone soup, unsalted crackers, broccoli quiche, diced carrots, French bread, diet fruited Jell-O with topping;
Wednesday: Stuffed salmon with sauce, yellow rice, vegetable medley, dinner roll, fresh fruit;
Thursday: Chicken parmesean, peone pasta with sauce, parmesean cheese, Italian blended vegetables, garlic bread, ice cream;
Friday: Stuffed perk with fennel sauce, mashed potatoes, peas, biscuit, grapefruit juice, Motherâs Day cake.
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Activities Schedule,
May 5-9
Monday: AM Pinochle, Bridge, art class; PM yoga, sewing (RSVP volunteers), HMO help (by appointment);
Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), New Horizons;
Wednesday: AM line dancing, Pinochle, Social Services help with applications;
Thursday: AM exercise, Pinochle, yoga; PM crafts, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), Bingo;
Friday: AM advanced mah jongg, sewing, quilting; PM knitting, beginnerâs mah jongg.
 Remember, you must call three days in advance to book a meal or a ride, 270-4310; the Senior Bus, 748-2511.