February 2015 The Senior Scene We’re on the Web! Ludlow.ma.us 37 Chestnut Street Ludlow, MA 01056 (413)583-3564 Jammin’ with Jodi... Inside this issue: Wellness Schedules & Support Meetings 2 Trips 3 Special Lunches 3 February Events 4/7 Outreach 8 Friends’ Page 9 Special Event 10 Repeat after me…Spring is coming…Spring is coming… ok that is what I keep telling myself! After reading through this month’s newsletter, we have enough going on to take your mind off the cold and snow! happens throughout the year and put it in the bucket. We will then look back at the year on New Year’s Eve. We are excited to remember the good stuff rather than the negative or sad stuff we deal with. Keep your eyes open for orange buckets! introduce yourself! John Garcia is our new part time van driver and replaces Jose. You will see John driving around town. Give him a wave! Thank you for all the well wishes! As most of you We are going to try know, Mark and I are something new this year. We We have two new faces expecting our first child in are going to focus on the around the Center as well. May. It was a very long good things that happen at the Jorge Fialho is our new journey to get to this point Center and in life. We are facility maintenance man. He but so far pregnancy has been replaces Sue and moved over kind to me…thankfully! I going to have some “Good from Town Hall. Jorge is Stuff” buckets around the cannot wait for May and for already hard at work keeping all of you to meet our Center. They will be bright orange and we invite you to our Center clean and safe. “peanut”! write down good stuff that Please be sure to say hi and ~Jodi Emergency Contact Information Your emergency contact information is just as important as your own contact information. The Senior Center’s “Membership Application” asks you to provide us with the name, phone number and address of two people we should contact if you are ever involved in an emergency situation at the Senior Center. There are a number of you without completed forms. During the next few months, Senior Center staff will be asking you for updated information. Please help us by making sure that all the information we have on file for you is correct. — MEDICAL SERVICES — • LUDLOW TOWN NURSES PEDICURE Every Tuesday • Pedicures are for Ludlow residents only. Diabetics are required to provide a note from their doctors before a pedicure can be given. Pedicures are $10. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Center. • HEARING CLINIC Deb Stroetzel, MA,CCC-A: Tuesday, February 24 • BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS Tuesday & Thursday afternoons from 1-2:00pm Blood pressure checks are provided by volunteers from the Ludlow town nurses. Please call the Center to verify a nurse is on-site. Deb Stroetzel, from Wing Medical Center, provides hearing tests, hearing aid cleanings, and answers any questions you may have regarding your hearing. Appointments are required. • ACUPUNCTURE We are sad to say Dana Burton will no longer be at the Center. We are in the process of finding another acupuncturist. If you know anyone interested, please have them call the Center at 583-3564. MASSAGE THERAPY Meaghan Murphy: Every Monday The Ludlow Council on Aging is not responsible for last minute cancellations by these providers. 15 minutes of massage for $10 or 30 minutes of massage for $20. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Center. MEETINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS — MEETINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS — • FRIENDS OF THE LUDLOW SENIOR CENTER Wednesday, February 11th at 10:00am • The Friends play a very important role at the Ludlow Senior Center by financially supporting us by providing services and activities. We encourage all of you to stop in the 2nd Wednesday of each month and find out what you can do to help. • TRIAD MEETING Monday, February 9th at 10:00am Offered through the Food Bank of MA, Brown Bag helps those over the age of 55 who meet income guidelines. Applications are available at the Senior Center. Pick-up is the 3rd Tuesday of each month. • VETERANS AGENT OFFICE HOURS Monday, February 9th at 11:30am Veterans Agent Eric Segundo will be holding office hours at the Center for all interested in Veterans issues. Page 2 COUNCIL ON AGING BOARD MEETING Wednesday, February 18th at 4:30pm Held the 3rd Wednesday of every month, this meeting is open to the public unless there’s an executive session. Held the 2nd Monday of every month, this group works toward making our community a safer place. Come in and find out how you can make a difference. • BROWN BAG PROGRAM Tuesday, February 17th from 1:00-3:00pm • MEN’S BREAKFAST CLUB Friday, February 27th at 8:30am in Wilbraham Breakfasts are held on the last Friday of every month. Sites alternate between Ludlow and Wilbraham. — SPECIAL LUNCHES — Valentines Day Lunch Birthday Lunch Friday, February 13th at 11:00am Wednesday, February 18th at 11:30am Join us for a performance from our chorus to celebrate February birthdays! Let us know if you have a February birthday when you sign-up for lunch and lunch is on us! Join us in the Dining Room for an inspiring performance by Keir White and then enjoy a wonderful Valentines Day lunch! Senior Center Trips SignSign-up with Sarah beginning February 2nd at 8am by calling 583– 583– 3564. You may signsign-up yourself and your spouse. You may not signsign-up a friend or relative. Walmart & Dollar Tree Trip Quilting Trip Lunch Bunch: Brickhouse Tavern Tuesday, February 10th Thursday, February 19th Thursday, February 26th Cost: $2.00 Departure: 9:30am Cost: $2.00 Departure: 9:15am Cost: $2.00 Departure: 11:45am Location: Ware, MA A trip for serious quilters only! Join us as we visit four quilting stores: Auburn Fabric Outlet, Appletree Fabrics Quit Shop, Charlton Sewing Center, and The Fabric Stash. We will stop for a quick lunch at a fast food restaurant so we can spend more time shoping! Location: Indian Orchard, MA Time to venture to Ware for another shopping trip. We’ll start at Walmart, take a break for lunch, and end with Dollar Tree. Lunch is not included in the trip price. TRANSPORTATION SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY Transportation Office Hours: Monday - Friday Page 3 8:00am - 4:00pm Join us as we venture over the bridge to eat at the Brickhouse Tavern. Lunch is not included in the trip price. If you are interested in meeting the van at the restaurant, please see Sarah by Friday the 13th. Eastfield Mall/Stop & Shop Monday, February 2nd Cost: $2.00 Departure: 12:30pm Return: 3:00pm When you make your reservation include which stop you prefer. This trip is always the 1st Monday of the month. — FEBRUARY SPECIAL EVENTS — Tuesday 3 1:00pm DECORATING GROUP MEETING Do you adore décor? Do you love to make centerpieces and decorate large Dining Rooms? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions you should join our group! This meeting, we’ll be planning our February and March parties. Wednesday 4 10:00am ZENDOODLE Zendoodles are easy to learn and are a relaxing and fun way to create interesting images while drawing structured patterns. It increases focus and creativity and is perfect for people at any art ‘level’. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Thursday 5 1:00pm MOVIE MATINEE: AND SO IT GOES (PG-13, 94 MINUTES) A self-absorbed realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home (IMDB.com). Friday 6 10:00am TRIVIAL PURSUIT Join us in the Meeting Room on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th (when it occurs) Friday of every month. Every meeting we break into two teams and answer questions from game Trivial Pursuit. We are always looking for new trivia buffs! Friday 13 1:15pm MOVIE MATINEE: GONE GIRL (R, 149 MINUTES) "Gone Girl" unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? Wednesday 18 11:30am BIRTHDAY LUNCH PERFORMANCE Join us in the Dining Room and be entertained by our Senior Center’s Chorus as we celebrate February birthdays! If your birthday falls during the month of February, please let the front desk know when you sign up for lunch and enjoy the meal on us! Thursday 19 1:00pm MOVIE MATINEE: BOYHOOD (R, 165 MINUTES) Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. "Boyhood" charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between. "Boyhood" is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It's impossible to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey. Wednesday 25 9:30am JEWELRY WITH SANDY MERRILL Come and create your own jewelry. Sandy has loads of great beads and other pieces to make your own one-of-akind design. The class is $3.00 plus the cost of your supplies. Seating is limited so please pre-register beginning the first of the month. Thursday 26 1:00pm MOVIE MATINEE: THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU (R, 103 MINUTES) When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their oversharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide- driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves. Page 4 — ACTIVITIES CALENDAR — FEBRUARY 2015 Tuesday 5 1:00 Movie Matinee: And So It Goes (PG-13, 94 Min) Thursday Monday 3 1:00 Decorating Meeting 4 8:45 Stability Ball Class 10:00 Zendoodle 1:00 Watercolor Class 12 1:15 Speaker: Budgeting Wednesday 2 8:00 Trip Sign-ups 9:00 Massage Appts 12:30 Eastfield Mall and Stop & Shop Trip 11 8:45 Stability Ball Class 10:00 Friends Meeting 1:00 Watercolor Class Friday 6 9-12:00 AARP Tax Appts 10:00 Trivial Pursuit 19 20 9-10:00 Outreach 9-12:00 AARP Tax Appts Coordinator at Wilson 10:00 Trivial Pursuit Street Community Room 9:00 Quilting Trip 1:00 Movie Matinee: Boyhood (R, 165 Min) 13 VALENTINES LUNCH 9-12:00 AARP Tax Appts 11:00 Keir White Performs in the Dining Room 1:15 Movie Matinee: Gone Girl (R, 149 Min) 1:30 Book Club 17 1-3:00 Brown Bag 18 BIRTHDAY LUNCH 8:45 Stability Ball Class 10:00 Zendoodle 10:30 Skin Care During Winter Talk 11:30 Chorus Performs 1:00 Watercolor Class 4:30 COA Board Meeting For What’s Next 10 9:30 Ware Walmart & Dollar Tree Trip 9 9:00 Massage Appts 10:00 TRIAD 11:30 Veteran Agent Office Hours 16 Center Closed For Presidents Day 23 9:00 Massage Appts 25 8:45 Stability Ball Class 9:30 Jewelry Class 1:00 Watercolor Class 26 11:45 Lunch Bunch Trip 1:00 Movie Matinee: This Is Where I Leave You (R, 103 Min) 27 8:30 Men’s Breakfast in Wilbraham 9-12:00 AARP Tax Appts 1:30 Book Club 24 SENIOR CARNIVAL 10:30 Carnival Games Begin in Dining Room 1:00 Hearing Appointments SENIOR CARNIVAL Tuesday, February 24th Starting at 10:30am Page 5 Everyday Activities Monday: ▼ 8-4:00 Fitness Room 9-12:00 Knitting 10-11:00 YMCA’s Boomer Boot Camp 10-11:30 Dominos 12:00 Lunch Served 12:30-4:00 Donors 9-Ball Round Robin Billiards 1:00 Cribbage 1:00 Chair Volleyball Tuesday: ▼ 8-4:00 Fitness Room 8-11:30 Ceramics 9-11:30 Quilting 9-12:00 Pedicure Appointments 9:30 - 10:30 Zumba Gold 12:00 Lunch Served 12:30-4:00 Round Robin Billiards 1:00 Bingo 1:00 Bridge 1:00-2:00 Blood Pressure 1:30 Sign Language Class Wednesday: ▼ 8-4:00 Fitness Room 8-11:30 Ceramics 8-4:00 Open Billiards 10-11:00 YMCA’s Boomer Boot Camp 12:00 Lunch Served 1:00 Pitch 1:00 Ludlow Golden Seniors Club Meeting 2nd & 4th Wed - Bingo every week Thursday: ▼ 8-4:00 Fitness Room 8-11:30 Ceramics 9-9:45 Tai Chi 10-11:00 Yoga 10:00 Women’s Billiards 12:00 Lunch Served 12:30-4:00 Donors 8-Ball Round Robin Billiards 1:00 Blood Pressure 1-2:00 Choral Group Friday: ▼ 8-4:00 Fitness Room 8-11:30 Ceramics 8-4:00 Open Billiards 10-11:00 YMCA’s Boomer Boot Camp 12:00 Lunch Served 2 9 Monday Chili Baked Potato Sloppy Joe Sweet Potato Fries 16 Center Closed For President’s Day 3 10 Tuesday Chef Salad 583-3564 — — KATHY’S KITCHEN MENU 583- Wednesday Thursday Friday Page 6 Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Stuffed Pork Chop Scallop Potatoes Harvard Beets 13 VALENTINES LUNCH Turkey Tetrazzini 12 5 6 Baked Ranch Chicken Rice & Corn February 2015 4 11 Beef Stew Biscuit Marinated Tuna Salad Plate Stuffed Shells Garlic Bread Mixed Vegetables 20 Egg & Olive Croissant Soup 26 27 Cranberry Chicken Macaroni & Cheese & Mixed Greens Salad Stewed Tomatoes 18 BIRTHDAY LUNCH 19 Grilled Vegetable Potato Crunch Fish Lasagna French Fries Coleslaw Swedish Meatballs Over Egg Noodles Vegetable Medley 17 Liver & Onions Mashed Potatoes Vegetable 23 24 SENIOR CARNIVAL 25 Lazy Chicken Pot Pie Hot Dogs Chicken Nuggets Onion Rings Coleslaw Kathy is in need of volunteers to help in the Kitchen and Dining Room. If you are interested in helping, please see Carla, Jodi or Kathy. Even an hour of your time can go a long way to help us with our lunch program!! — SPECIAL EVENTS — Changes in Skin Care Can Soothe Aging Skin Wednesday, February 18th at 10:30am Dry winter air can make your skin dry, flaky, and itchy. Join Christine Pietrowski, Ludlow Board of Health Nurse, in the lounge to hear some tips to alleviate the harsh effects of winter on your skin. SHINE Appointments are now on Tuesdays The SHINE program offers certified counselors who work with you as you navigate the requirements of Medicare and help you select the plan that is best suited to your needs. Our new counselor, Marty Conway, has 45 minute appointments at our Center every Tuesday from 9:00am to 11:15pm. Appointments are required and can be made at the Front Desk. Christopher Casale Presents: Budgeting and Your Finances - Income for What’s Next Thursday, February 12th at 1:15pm Many people ask themselves how they will pay for their retirement. Managing retirement income to meet retirement expenses can feel challenging. For many, the challenge is making sure their income lasts long enough, yet keeps up with rising prices and is able to withstand unexpected economic bumps in the road. This workshop focuses on creating a written budget that can help you develop a sound retirement strategy. Christopher A. Casale has spent the past 32 years in the Banking and Financial Services Industry. Please register for this class in advance at the Front Desk. Beginning March 10th the Center is open Tuesday nights until 7:30pm. We want to know what we can offer you in addition to our awesome movie nights. Please see Sarah with all your wonderful suggestions! Page 7 — OUTREACH AWARENESS — Outreach Community Drop-In Outreach Coordinator, Debbie Johnson, will be available to meet with you and answer your questions concerning the Center, benefits or resources at the Wilson Street Community Room on Thursday, February 19 from 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. You do not have to be a resident of Ludlow Housing to visit with Debbie. All are welcome. Stop by and say hello. Fuel Assistance Program Fuel Assistance for the 2014-2015 season is still available. Applications will be taken by appointment only and are only being accepted for residents of Ludlow 60 years and older. It is very important that you bring all of the following paperwork with you to your appointment. Applications will not be processed with missing paperwork. • Proof of Fixed Income for 2015: Social Security, pension, interest/dividends • Unemployment –most recent 4 week period check stubs • 2014/2015 Heating, Electric & Telephone Bill, the complete bill showing the account number • 2014/2015 Sewer/Water bill or Tax bill or House insurance bill. Only one is needed. • If renting – landlord name, address, telephone number • If working – 4 consecutive pay stubs prior to your application date. For more information or to make an appointment call 583-3564. AARP TAX APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE ON FRIDAYS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 6TH AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is available free to taxpayers with low- and moderate- income, with special attention to those 60 and older. Through a cadre of trained volunteers, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has helped low- to moderate-income individuals for more than 40 years in every state and the District of Columbia. Call 583-3564 to schedule your appointment beginning February 2nd. Page 8 — FRIENDS OF THE LUDLOW SENIOR CENTER — DONATIONS RECEIVED: We couldn’t do it without you! • • • • • • • • • Coffee Crew Fitness Room Alice’s Boutique Helen Hiersche Ray & Betty Colby Lucy Obrzut Bob & Jean Erickson Lynda Milroy Audrey Polmanteer Ida Abdow Jake Hanecak Doris Nicols Living Trust Olga Lozyniak MA Municipal Wholesale Electric Company • Victor & Viola Petrolati • Stephanie Tyburski • Nancy Pauze • • • • • Our Condolences... Donations received in memory of: Robert Desautels: Harvey & Miriam Stone Carlos Sequeira: Joseph, Angela & Nathan Sequeira Donations received in honor of: Elvira Sequeira: Joseph, Angela & Nathan Sequeira The purpose of “The Friends” is to seek donations and/or corporate gifts, to financially assist the Ludlow Senior Center in providing services to, and otherwise advance the welfare of senior citizens in the Town of Ludlow. Our “HAVE A HEART” fundraiser begins on February 2nd. Buy a heart for $1.00 in memory or honor of a loved one. The hearts will be used to decorate the Center. Our next 50/50 raffle is Wednesday, Feb 18th. DONATIONS to the FRIENDS OF THE LUDLOW COA Your tax deductible gift/donation to the “Friends” will help to enhance elder services in our community today and tomorrow. Your support is always appreciated. Please mail your donation to: Friends of the Ludlow Senior Center, 37 Chestnut Street, Ludlow, MA 01056 *~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~*~~~~* Enclosed please find a check in the amount of $__________ made out to Friends of the Ludlow Senior Center: I would like this money to be designated for the following: (circle one) In Memory of In Honor of ______________________________________or Please use this money for the following program (s): ______________________________ Check here if you would prefer to remain anonymous in any list of donors. If no area is declared, the funds will be used where needs arise. Page 9 PLACE STAMP HERE Ludlow Senior Center 37 Chestnut Street Ludlow, MA 01056 Phone: (413) 583-3564 Fax: (413) 583-5658 LUDLOW COUNCIL ON AGING Richard Belisle ….. Chairman Fred Lafayette ….. Vice Chairman Lucille Carneiro ….. Secretary Philip Tierney ….. Treasurer Diane Goncalves, Al LeMay Sr., Nancy Pauze, Helen Grabowski, John DaCruz & Jacqueline Haskins Senior Center Staff: Jocelyn Zepke, ExecutiveDirector Carla Roberts, Program Coordinator Debora Johnson, Outreach Coordinator Sarah Gmeiner, Activities Director Matt Pszeniczny, Dispatcher Joaquim Alves, Full Time Van Driver John Garcia, Part Time Van Driver Elizabeth Harackiewicz, Bookkeeper Kathy LoFland, Cook Jorge Fialho, Maintenance Naomi White, Receptionist SENIOR CARNIVAL Sponsored By Tuesday, February 24th Starting at 10:30am Leave the grandkids at home! We’re hosting a carnival in the Dining Room just for you! Enjoy all your favorite carnival games and food! * Lunch is served at noon and you must sign-up as normal. You do not need to sign-up for lunch if you are only playing carnival games *
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