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                         September 1-5
*The senior center will be CLOSED on Monday, September 1, in observance of LABOR DAY. Weâll be open again at 10 am Tuesday.
*TIME CHANGE AND ADDITION FOR CHAIR EXERCISE: Debbieâs exercise class will now be offered on two occasions each week. Join us at the senior center Monday afternoons at 1 pm (this is the change; the class was originally on Mondays at 10 am), and also on Wednesday mornings at 10.
This is a low-level chair exercise class. We target the seniors who havenât exercised in a while and those who would like additional upper body stretching.
*FOOT-STOMPINâ SINGALONG: Join us for a fun hour of singing beginning at 1 pm on Thursday, September 11, with guests Mike and Bob.
*FLORAL WREATHS: Join us on Tuesday, September 16, at 1 pm, to meet Ann McGrath, who will demonstrate how to make a beautiful floral wreath. Ann will be visiting the senior center once a month to teach a special craft, each one different. On some crafts there may be a small materials fee; cost for the wreath workshop is $3. Class size is limited to 12 students. Call the senior center to sign up.
This Weekâs Programs
*NEW HORIZONS, a support group for widows and widowers, usually meets at the senior center on the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on September 2 at 3 pm.
*FOOT SPECIALIST DR RICHARD GOSNAY will be at the senior center Wednesday, September 3, for a presentation at 1 pm. Dr Gosnay is from Western CT Podiatry in Danbury and will speak about foot care and its importance of but not limited to corns, bunions, ingrown toenails, diabetes, and more.
This talk will be in preparation for a foot screening by Dr Grosnay on September 12 that will run from 9 am to noon. Dr Grosnay will see patients that morning by appointment only. Please call to make an appointment.
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REMINDERS: Patricia Harkin from MASS MUTUAL will be visiting the senior center on the second Tuesday of each month to volunteer her services on all FINANCIAL ISSUES. She will be here beginning at 11 am. Her next visit will be on September 9. Stop by to meet her and receive some free financial counseling.
*We are always updating the SENIOR CENTERâS BIRTHDAY LIST. Call 270-4310 so that we may wish you well on your next big day.
*We can always use, year-round, donations of material and yarn.
*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.
*Marilynâs at it again â Grab your walking shoes and catch up with her for WEEKLY WALKS AT FAIRFIELD HILLS each Monday at 10 am. She starts each week from Newtown House.
*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).
*If getting exercise indoors is more your thing, visit the senior center on Mondays at 10 am for CHAIR EXERCISE WITH DEBBIE. This new exercise class is a low impact class. We will target seniors who may not have exercised in a while as well as those who would like a new way to achieve upper body stretching.
*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.
*Join Debbie Kenyon for 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.
*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.
*Join us at the senior center each Thursday afternoon for CHORUS GROUP at 1 pm. Join us, too, if you play the piano.
*The revival of THE GOLDEN NOTES CHORUS: If you are interested in singing and/or if you play a musical instrument then join us on Thursdays from 3 to 4 pm for The Golden Notes Chorus. Call Marilyn with any questions.
*MAH JONGG players have two opportunities on Fridays. The advanced group plays at 9 am, and a beginnerâs group plays at 1.
*QUILTING CLASS meets on Fridays at 10 am.
*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.
*FALL FOLIAGE IN WILMINGTON, VT., will be a busy one-day trip on Wednesday, September 17. Cost is $70 per person. Departure is 7:15 am. Participants will travel to the Old Red Mill in beautiful southern Vermont where lunch will include a choice of baked salmon or chicken teriyaki. After lunch enjoy a fun musical show by Dusti. Call the senior center for details or to make a reservation.
*WESTCHESTER DINNER THEATER will present SWING on Wednesday, September 24. Cost for this trip is $63 per person and departure is 9:30 am. Seating is limited.
Menu For Week of                         September 1-5
Reservations must be made three days in advance.
Meals are subject to change.
Monday: No lunch todayâ senior center will be closed for Labor Day.
Tuesday: Baked potato boat with chicken, broccoli and cheese, salad with Italian dressing, Italian bread, pineapple tidbits;
Wednesday: Six-inch grinder (ham, turkey and cheese) with mayonnaise, pasta-vegetable salad, apple juice, lemon pudding with topping;
Thursday: Oven fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, fresh zucchini, corn bread, sherbet;
Friday: Minestrone soup, unsalted crackers, seafood salad plate (seafood salad, lettuce, tomato), cucumber salad with vinaigrette dressing, Portuguese roll, fresh fruit.
Activities Schedule,                     September 1-5
Monday: AM Pinochle, Bridge, art class, walking group (at Newtown House, Fairfield Hills); PM yoga, sewing (RSVP volunteers), HMO help (by appointment), chair exercise class;
Tuesday: AM Pinochle, exercise; PM bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), New Horizons;
Wednesday: AM chair exercise class, line dancing, Pinochle; PM Social Services help with applications, program by foot specialist Dr Richard Gosnay;
Thursday: AM exercise, Pinochle, yoga; PM crafts, bowling (at Brookfield Lanes), chorus (1 and 3 pm);
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.