Volume 2, Issue 4
April 2014
Senior Center of Boulder City
Newsletter
Farmers’ Market returns
April 11 to Senior Center
It’s back. The Farmer’s Market is coming back Friday mornings from 8am to noon at the Senior Center of
Boulder City.
Fresh produce from the Southern California farms
of Dave and Donna Eady as well as locally grown Boulder
City herbs will b back on sale in SCBC’s community room.
Coupon books are now available for seniors who
qualify. Contact SCBC’s front desk for details.
Smart/cell phone clinic April 8
Board to meet April 30
The Senior Center of
Boulder City Board of Directors is meeting one week later
than usual this month, on the
fourth Wednesday instead of
the third one. The meeting will
be held Wednesday April 30 at
10:30 am in SCBC’s multipurpose room. It is open to the
public and SCBC members are
encouraged to attend.
If you’re tired of having a phone that is smarter than you, we
have a suggestion—go to the smart and cell phone clinics this month
at the Senior Center of Boulder City and AmeriSent Insurance.
The clinics are being sponsored by Boulder City’s own
Dyanah Musgrave and Dale Ryan. They own a technology and
home security business here. You may know them better as the people who have the out-of-this world Christmas lights display for their
house on Fifth St.
They plan to bring in several technicians for the clinics.
They’ve asked folks to bring their phones (make sure they are
charged) a list of problems they may b having, and phone bills.
They might be able to save attendees some money. They also will
have phones there for people to examine.
The first clinic will be April 8th at 11am at the Senior Center.
The second clinic is set in the evening, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the
AmeriSent Insurance office at 1641 Nevada Hwy. It is located in the
Red Mountain Plaza next to Terrible Herbst on the north end of
town.
Reservations are not required, but are appreciated. Call
Dyanah at 677-2567 to reserve your space.
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Lunch time concerts come to SCBC selected Wednesdays
History collection
donated to SCBC
Over 30 years’ worth of
bound National Geographics, as well several volumes
on the Civil War, naval history and American history were recently donated to
the Senior Center of Boulder City.
The donation is from the collection of a retired history professor who recently passed away in Boulder.
His heirs wished to remain anonymous. The volumes
pictured here are for in house only and can’t be
checked out as regular library periodicals.
Tammy goes on vacation
It’s no General and all enlisted troops for nine
days this month as SCBC executive director Tammy
Copelan is taking a long awaited vacation from April
16 to April 28. Tammy, yours truly her hubby Dave,
and the dog will be taking a road trip to northern Idaho
where we have a vacation home.
We promise to bring back plenty of pictures
and memories from the north country, and to leave the
deer, elk, bear, cougar and moose back on the range unless of course they can drive our car.
Estate planning clinic at library
The public is invited to a free luncheon Thursday
April 10 at the Boulder City Library on estate planning, sponsored by Vegas PBS, the Las Vegas public television station.
The seminar is to be held from noon to 1:30pm.
Space is limited, so those planning to attend should call the
television station at 702.799.1010. ext. 5415 to reserve a
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Hump day will turn into to hop, step and jump day at
the Senior Center of Boulder City, as the center’s open jam
band serenades seniors alternating Wednesdays at lunch time.
The band meets every Wednesday at 1:00 pm, but starting in March, they began performing their lunch concerts. It’s
great music and great fun, and it can be great for you.
A growing body of research is finding that music, either listening or playing has therapeutic effects, including easing depression, stimulating the mind and reducing blood pressure. And if you get up and dance, can get be great exercise too.
Watch this space for more details.
No computer classes
final two Wednesdays
Computer classes will be on hiatus the
final two Wednesdays of April. Normally scheduled three out of four
Wednesdays of the month, the class
will be cancelled Wednesday April 23 and April 30.
Instructor Tammy Copelan will b on vacation April
23, and on April 30, the SCBC board of directors meeting
will preempt the class.
Easter feast planned for April 16th
Nothing says “Happy Easter” like a big feast, and
SCBC will be the place for it. Come Wednesday April 16, the
center is preparing a grand Easter meal with ham, mashed
potatoes and gravy, a salad bar, and fruit, all for the unbelievably low price of two bucks.
For those 60 and older, the lunch is a suggested donation of two dollars. Those under 60, the lunch are three dollars. SCBC is facing higher and higher food costs, while its
operating budget stays the same. Board of directors and staff
ask that members contribute what they can to defray these
costs; even it is donating less than the $2.00 suggestion.
Every little bit counts.
Easter Bunny hoppin’ to SCBC April 9th
Guess who’s coming hippity hoppity SCBC way?
Rumor has it that the Easter Bunny will be rolling into the
center Wednesday April 9th right around noon time.Now we
can’t be sure of the exact timing, its cousin the March Hare
is always late, and bunnies are notorious for their lack of
wrist watches, but the word is the Bunny will have some
Easter treats to hand out to the lunch crowd.
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Street dance at
SCBC May 9th
Seniors and everyone else who
likes to boogie, jitterbug or just
dance their cares away can
come to the Senior Center of
Boulder City street dance fund
raiser Friday May 9th. Called a
“Fun for Food” fund raiser, the
center plans to have a D.J. and a
whole lot of good times. SCBC
is facing big hikes in food costs.
The party is aimed at covering
some of those expenses.
Honor flights for vets
Area World War II veterans take
notice, a free flight to visit the war
memorials in our nation’s capital is
scheduled for the end of this month
April 25-27, according to Honor
Flight of Southern Nevada, the
group sponsoring the event.
The three-day trip will be open
to WWII veterans within southern
Nevada, including Mesquite, Pahrump, Boulder City and Laughlin,
the group said. “Our mission is
simple: to fly our World War II
veterans to Washington D.C. to
visit the memorials that stand in
their honor. We will not accept
donations from these WWII veterans,” said Belinda Morse, chair of
the organization. For more information visit their website www.
HonorFlightSouthernNevada.org.
The Senior Center of Boulder City (SCBC)
813 Arizona Street, Boulder City, NV 89005Phone: 702702-293293-3320; Fax: 702702-293293-5628
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.Website: www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org
Mission Statement: The Senior Center of Boulder City Advocates for the Senior population of Boulder
City, Providing services to enhance and empower Seniors to live an independent, active lifestyle.
lifestyle.
Funding for SCBC meal program is provided by a grant from the Aging Disability Services Division (ADSD).
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Credits: SCBC newsletter production donated by LTD Publishing of Boulder City, with contributions by Rose Anne Miele and David Copelan
Senior Center of Boulder City
SCBC needs your help to cover food costs
“We are counting on you”
Over the past year, the number of meals we have been serving has
really taken off. But so has the accompanying cost. SCBC is
asking for your help to cover those expenses.
Between lunches and the home bound meals, the kitchen staff is
putting out about 200 meals per day. During the same year, the
cost of food has increased dramatically. Put the two together
and you have a senior center that is spending a considerable
amount of money on food, not to mention the cost of gas, electric, salaries, kitchen maintenance and equipment replacement,
water, insurance and so forth.
While SCBC receives grant funding for meals, the grants only
pay for a portion of those costs. Your donations for your lunch
at the center and from those receiving home bound meals are
critical to meet the shortfall. That deficit comes to $2.13 for
each meal. That’s why it’s important people to donate when they
can, if they can. According to what we receive on a daily basis,
a number of folks don’t make a donation. All we ask is if you
can afford something, please help.
At 200 total meals a day, the center spends $426.00 daily on the
cost of food alone. That comes to $8,520 a month, or more than
$102,000 annually to provide meals five days a week. That is the
amount not covered by matching grants. That $102,000 is the
shortfall we need to cover.
·
The Senior Center of Boulder City
IS NOT part of the government of
the City of Boulder City.
·
Employees of the Senior Center
ARE NOT employees of the City of
Boulder City.
·
Each home bound meal costs the
Senior Center $5.28.
$5.28.
·
Each lunch costs the Senior Center $4.18.
$4.18.
·
Although grant funding and your
donations help pay for food costs,
the Senior Center spends $2.13
from its revenue on meals.
·
Your lunch donation is critical in
providing lunch and meals for the
home bound.
Don’t get me wrong: lunch is a $2.00 suggested donation for
those 60 and older. My message is for anyone who can realistically afford that donation or a little more when they are
able.
The Senior Center is not a department of the City of Boulder City. SCBC employees are not paid by the City of Boulder
City. SCBC does receive funding, via a contract that was negotiated about five years ago, from the City of Boulder
City, but that contract will end in approximately five years.
How does the center remain sustainable? The SCBC board is actively working on plans for the center’s future. We plan
expenses wisely; we are obtaining more grants; we are promoting the center as a community resource; and we are sponsoring fundraising events.
We are also asking for your help. You can make a huge difference in the sustainability of the Senior Center of Boulder
City by donating just a little extra when you are able. An extra donation of just 50 cents per meal can have a big impact.
That little amount multiplied by 200, would grow to $100 a day, $500 a week and $2,000 a month!
Together, a little bit at time, we can do this. And if you have any ideas, please put them in our suggestion box, or come
to our next board meeting. It will be Wednesday April 30 at 10:30 am at SCBC’s multipurpose room.
Thank You
Rose Ann Rabiola Miele, SCBC Board Chair