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Wilmington Senior Center 1901 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19802 (302) 651-3400 www.wilmingtonseniorcenter.org info@wilmingtonseniorcenter.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

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Wilmington Senior Center October 2014

Inside this issue Activities Calendar ................. 4 October Birthdays ................ 6 Winter Saving Tips ............. 7

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Please bring small bills to pay for trips and lunches since the receptionists cannot make change for large bills. (Nothing larger than a $5.00 dollar bill)

WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Meal Reservations 651-3400 Must be made by 12:30 p.m. the day prior to the meal Cost: $2.00 60 and older; $4.50 for under 60

Bus Transportation 651-3400 Must be made by 8:00 a.m. on the day of pickup

Activities Coordinator 651-3424 Gretchen Broadwater Pay for trips Tuesday-Friday, 10:00-noon & 1:00-2:00

Cares and Concerns of Members 655-2528 Irmina Hudson

Supportive Services Grandparent Resource Center Caregiver Resource Center 651-3420 Patricia Anderson-Rice

$tand By Me 50+ Financial Coaching and Economic CheckUp Kathleen Andersen 651-3401 Jenna Fenstermacher 651-3427

Employment Services 651-3440

Lafayette Court 651-3429 Regenia Rochester

City Styles Thrift Shop Donations 651-3460 Administration 651-3460 Sue Getman, Executive Director Beth Ray, Executive Secretary

LUNCH RESERVATIONS

Lunch reservations for all members and staff must be given to the front desk by 12:30 the day prior. Once a lunch is ordered you are responsible for its payment. If you need to cancel after lunch has been ordered, call right away. We will then know the meal is available if anyone else wants to purchase it. If the meal is not sold, you will need to pay for it. Unsold meals are billed to the Center at the $4.50 price.

TRIP RESERVATIONS Please sign up and pay for trips/events by the designated deadline. Your bus seat is guaranteed only when the fee is paid.

If the minimum number of participants is not met by the deadline the trip/event will be cancelled and payment will be returned. A late fee will be imposed on those not meeting the deadline date providing the trip/event has a sufficient number registered.

Current WSC members are placed first on the Center’s 16 passenger bus for day trips. Non-members may attend a day trip if there are unpaid seats after the trip’s deadline.

Remember to make suggestions for activities!

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

10/1TunaNoodleCasserolePeasCarrotsFreshPearWheatBread

10/2BBQChickenBakedBeansSeasonedGreensBananaMiniCornMuf in

10/3BeefBurgundyoverEggNoodlesKeyWestVeggiesPineappleswithWhippedCream12GrainBread

10/6SalisburySteakw.GravyRoastedPotatoWedgesBrusselsSproutsFruitMixWheatBread

10/7FireBraisedChickenStewMixedSaladPeachCobblerUltimateGrainBread

10/8ChickenSupremeMashedPotatoesGravyPeas&CarrotsBananaCranberrySauce

10/9PotRoastAuJusBakedPotatoBroccoliCuts12GrainBreadOrangeSourCream

10/10HotDogonRollPotatoChipsSoftDrinkorIcedTeaIceCreamSundaesCostis$1.00formealanddoorprizeticket*

10/13MeatballsinSauceoverPennePastaMixedSaladSplitTopWheatRollPeaches

10/14OvenFriedChickenMashedPotatoeswithGravyGreenBeansOrange

10/15RoastPorkwithGravyBakedSweetPotatoBroccoliCutsSplitTopWheatRollHotCookedApples

10/16SalmonwithLemonDillSauceGarlicMashedPotatoesCapriBlendVeggiesWheatBreadChocolatePudding

10/17HamburgeronBunLettuce&TomatoSliceMinestroneSoupFreshPearCrackers

10/20StuffedCabbagewithMarinaraSauceBakedPotatoHotApplesauceSplitTopRollSourCream

10/21BroccoliStuffedChickenSouthernPotatoesGravyCarrotsDicedPeachesWheatBread

**10/22**BonelessPorkLoinMashedPotatoesSauerkrautCookedApplesMarbleRyeBreadGermanChocolateCake

10/23Turkey&SwissonClubRollLettuce,Tomato&OnionCreamofMushroomSoupOrangeCrackers

10/24FishFilletwithCheeseRoastedPotatoWedgesWinterBlendVeggiesStrawberryBananaYogurtSundae

10/27Chicken&DumplingsGreenBeansSlicedCarrotsTropicalFruitBlueberryMuf in

10/28Ham&SwissonClubRollLettuce,Tomato&OnionBananaCrackers

10/29FlounderwithLemonDillSauceScallopedPotatoesStewedTomatoesDicedPeachesUltimateGrainBread

10/30HerbedBakedChickenBakedSweetPotatoSpinachDicedPearsUltimateGrainBread

10/31Spinach&CheeseRollupMarinaraSauceMozzarella&ParmesanMixedSaladApplesauceSplitTopRoll

Allmealssubjecttochange.Allmealscontain1%milk Mealsareorderedaccordingtoprojectednumber;overthatnumber,back‐upmealswillbeavailable. Suggestedminimumdonationforpersons60+is$2.00Peopleunderage60mustpay$4.50.

CityFareMenuOctober2014–CITY

Saturday Mid Day meals served at St. Anthony’s Sunday Mid Day meals served at St. Anthony’s & St. Patrick’s Senior Centers. Tuesday & Thursday Evening Meals served at St. Anthony’s Senior Center

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MONTHLY ACTIVITIES October, 2014

* See more information about presentations, trips and activities on the following pages.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1

9:30 Pre-Diabetes 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Open Games

2 10:00 Chorus 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 6:00 Zumba Class

3 9:30 Booth’s Corner/

Bethel Thrift Shop* 1:00 Bingo 4-Saturday Old Brandywine Village Fair/55+ Hayride at Carousel Park*

6 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Bowling begins

7 9:00 Quilting 9:15 Fabric Shopping/Kitchen Kettle Village* 10:30 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Bingo 3:00 Red Hat Meeting

8 9:30 Pre-Diabetes 9:30 Strength Building 10:00 Members Council Mtg. 11:00 Members’ Meeting 10:30 Wii Open Games

9 10:00 Chorus 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 1:30 Caregiver Support

Group 6:00 Zumba Class

10 10:00 Univ. of Del.

Nursing Students* 1:00 Bingo

13 9:00 Commodity Food Delivery 9:30 Strength Building 10:00 Uno Game 10:30 Wii Bowling 1:30 Line Dancing Class

14 9:00 Quilting 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Bingo

15 9:30 Pre-Diabetes 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Open Games

16 10:00 Chorus 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 6:00 Zumba Class

17 9:30 Wellness/Health Fair* 1:00 Bingo

20 9:30 Strength Building 10:00 Phase 10 Game 10:30 Wii Bowling

21 9:00 Quilting 10:30 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Bingo 4:00 Board of Directors 5:30 GRC-LINKS Program

22 9:15 Shady Maple

Smorgasbord* 9:30 Pre-Diabetes 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Open Games 11:15 Birthday Party

23 10:00 Chorus 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 5:30 Lifetime Achievement Award* 6:00 Zumba Class

24 1:00 Bingo

27 9:30 Strength Building 10:00 Rack-O Game 10:30 Wii Bowling

28 9:00 Quilting 10:30 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group (out of bldg.) 1:00 Bingo

29 9:30 Pre-Diabetes 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Open Games 11:15 Birthday Party

30 10:00 Chorus 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 6:00 Zumba Class

31 1:00 Bingo

* See more information about presentations, trips and activities on the following pages.

Daily: Word Puzzles, Cards, Dominos and Games; Exercise and Computer Rooms open. Pool table located in Exercise Room.

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ACTIVITIES N G L E

WSC: Experts at Living Well Gretchen Broadwater, Activities Coordinator (651-3424)

ACTIVITIES & PRESENTATIONS 10 Hot Dog Lunch with drawing for $50.00 Kohl’s gift card. Must be present to win.

Reservations required by 12:30 on October 9. 10 University of Delaware Nursing Students - Health Presentation 23 Lifetime Achievement/David Menser Awards, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hercules Building

at 1313 Market Street. Cost is $100.00. Register with Beth Ray. Note: In-Place Walking usually held on Wednesday afternoons

won’t meet for a few months.

TRIPS 3 Booth’s Corner & Bethel Methodist Church Thrift Shop, 9:30-1:30.

Cost is $3.50 for transportation. Lunch is on your own. 7 Fabric Shopping & Kitchen Kettle Village, Lancaster, 9:15-3:15. Cost

is $7.00 for transportation. Lunch is on your own. 17 Wellness & Health Fair, Hockessin PAL Center, 9:30. Cost is $3.00 for transportation. 22 Shady Maple Smorgasbord, 9:15-3:30. Cost is $19.75 for lunch and transportation.

SNEAK PEEK

November December 4 Election Day 5 Booth’s Corner 7 University of Delaware Nursing Students 10 Council & Members Meetings 10 Defensive Driving 4-hour Refresher Class 12 Christmas Dinner Dance 12 Council & Members Meetings 16 Play at Absalom Jones Sr. Center 14 Kit Kat Club at Claymore Senior Center 18 Old Country Buffet & Christmas Light 18 Cowtown Tour 20 Thanksgiving Lunch at Hicks Anderson 24 & 25 Closed for Christmas Center 31 Closed for New Year’s Eve 21 Festival of Trees 27 & 28 Closed for Thanksgiving

Thank you to all who helped

with and contributed to the picnic

and to Jack Holloway who took pictures.

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OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

5 Marie Dash, Leon Dorsey, Rosa Guy 7 Joyce Daniels 9 Matthew Graham 10 Virginia Herring 12 Lillian Smitham 14 Michael Ruffin 15 Lynn Dacus, Emma Smith, Laura Waterman 16 Laura Jones 18 Bernice Peterson 20 Leslie Lee 21 Doris Sykes 25 Kathleen Jones 26 Ann Wilson 27 Joann Byrd, Patricia Wilson 29 Barbara Clark, Wayne West 30 Eloise Summers

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY INVITATION If your birthday is this month, please join us at the monthly birthday celebration on October 29 at 11:15 a.m.-2:00. Lunch is free for members (not for staff-unless a member) who are celebrating their birthdays this month. Please call 651-3400 to make a reservation by Wednesday, October 22 so we’ll have enough meals. You must call because you won’t be automatically included in our lunch count. (City Fare sends Birthday cake only for those who have ordered lunch.)

SUGGESTION BOX

If you have ideas for programs, activities or changes, please write a note and put it in the lobby suggestion box.

MORNING COFFEE

Coffee for members is provided by City Fare and we ask that you limit it to two cups each. Other items such as bread, muffins, coffee cake, butter, jelly, cream cheese, etc. are not provided by either the Center or City Fare. Those items are sometimes available from donations by members. If you enjoy having a morning snack, you might consider bringing an item to share. Please remember that Marsha’s priority each morning is organizing the kitchen for delivery of home-bound meals and the Center’s noon meal; not putting out snack items.

COLLECTING SPECIAL ITEMS Recycled eyeglasses and hearing aids for the Lion’s Club and soda can tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Please leave them with Gretchen. Thank you for your continued support.

MEMORIAL DONATIONS

We have received memorial donations recently in honor of some very special people.

Gloria Albright passed away on June 9, 2014 and her family suggested donations be made to Wilmington Senior Center. Gloria taught water color painting here at the Center for 25 years and was also on our Board of Directors. She is missed by all of us. Martha Ficke passed away August 28, 2014 and her family also suggested donations be made to Wilmington Senior Center. Martha helped found the Center many years ago and spent much of her volunteer time in creating this organization. She, too, will be missed.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS:

Forrestine Brown Carolyn Fasakin Carolyn Giles Jeanne Lewis

Susan Sheppard Velma Wheeler

VOLUNTEER

INFORMATION If you are interested in volunteering with us at

Wilmington Senior Center, please complete a volunteer application

and submit it at our Front Desk.

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Winter weather is coming and this year is going to be a cold one! A few programs are available to help you manage winter heating expenses.

For Help with Your Bills – Low Income Home Energy Assistance Programs (LIHEAP) This program makes a payment toward heating bills for income eligible households, see chart below for income guidelines. All forms of heating are eligible, including electricity, natural gas, kerosene, propane, coal, or wood. Both homeowners and renters are eligible for this program. For Weatherization – Weatherization Assistance Program This program helps make changes around the home to make things more energy efficient to help lower energy costs. After the changes are made, your utility bill should go down. This program is available to both homeowners and renters who meet income requirements, please see requirements below.

Don’t delay, call Catholic Charities at (302) 654-9295 today for these services! For more information about these programs and to review what other utility assistance programs are available, schedule an appointment with a financial coach at 302-651-3427 or 302-651-3401.

Need help with budgeting and saving? Want a free economic checkup? See Kathleen or Jenna of $tand By Me 50+

or call them at 651-3401 or 651-3427.

Family Size

Gross Monthly Income

1 1,915 2 2,585

For larger households, please call for guidelines.

FRANKLIN MINT

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION If you are a member or employee

of Wilmington Senior Center, you are eligible to become a member of the Franklin Mint

Federal Credit Union.

Contact Beth Ray at 651-3460 for more information.

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CAREGIVER’S CORNER

Practical Ways to Offer Support to Caregivers

If you are providing in-home care to a loved one, it’s important to have a supportive network of friends. Make a list of the errands, services, and projects that need to be done. Then when people ask if they can do something, offer the list and let them choose what they would be willing to do. The list could include items such as:

Pick up a prescription Shop for groceries Mow the lawn Deliver a meal Stay with your care receiver so you can run errands, take

a walk, or do something else for yourself Drive your care receiver to a doctor appointment Contribute financially to help pay for a housekeeper, adult

day care, respite care, or other expenses Suggest the following websites as sources of support:

CaregiverHelp.com: a video-based website (annual subscription costs $58)

Caregiver Help Word of the Day on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CaregiverHelp?ref=tn_tnmn)

Caregiver Support Forum, (http://www.agingcare.com/Caregiver-Forum): a daily question and answer forum moderated by Carol Bradley Bursack, who is an author, speaker and elder care expert

If you are a friend or a relative of a caregiver, review the list above, and perhaps instead of asking generically if there is something you can do, ask if you can offer help in any of these specific areas.

Social Security Services

You may set up a “My Social Security” account on-line to access your information via www.socialsecurity.gov.

Flu & You

The best way to protect yourself from the flu is to get

a flu shot every year!

washing hands, staying away from those who are sick and covering coughs are good

preventive measures, but flu shots are best.

Get vaccinated at your doctor’s office or pharmacy.

Support for Caregivers...

is available from our Caregiver Resource Center,

call 651-3420 for more information.

Caregiver Support Group meets the second Thursday of the month at 1:30-3:00.

Grandparent Support

Group meets Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Funding for the Caregiver

Resource Center comes from the Division of

Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities

as a result of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, Title III-E of the

Older Americans Act.

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HEALTH & COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Food Distribution at Shiloh Baptist Church

If you or someone you know needs food, please visit Shiloh Baptist Church at 215 W. 23rd Street on the second Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. For more information please contact Shiloh Baptist Church at 655-5315.

Green Willow Folk Club Concert Series at the Blue Ball Barn

Tuesday, October 7, 7:30 p.m. - Tannahill Weavers These internationally-acclaimed ambassadors of Scottish traditional

music offer their diverse repertoire of traditional melodies, rich vocals and powerful rhythmic accompaniment.

Cost: $25 reserved/$28 door, 17 and under free with adult. Tuesday, November 4, 7;30 p.m. - Alan Reid and Rob van Sante Alan Reid, founding member of Scotland’s Battlefield Band, is joined

by Rob van Sante for an evening of traditional and original stories in song and musical compositions.

Cost: $24 reserved/$27 door, 17 and under free with adult Reserve seats for both at 302-456-3242 or email

reservations@greenwillow.org

FREE! Resource & Information Fair Easter Seals

Saturday, October 25, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: Easter Seals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore 61 Corporate Circle New Castle, DE 19720

Providing information on assistive technology for you or your loved one.

Annual Dementia Conference Alzheimer’s Association

Wednesday, November 19 in Dover

Featuring Keynote Speaker: Steven R. Sabat, PhD, researcher, author and renowned professor of neuropsychology at Georgetown University.

Call 800.272.3900 for more information and to register.

Volunteer Opportunities at Brandywine Zoo

Brandywine Zoo is holding Volunteer Open Houses on: Saturday, October 18 and Saturday, November 15, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

The Brandywine Zoo Education Dept. is looking for dedicated individuals 16 years of age and older to work with

and engage the public (particularly children). For more information, email the zoo at

DNREC_Parks_ZooPrograms@state.de.us

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Recent Donors Mary Lou Andersen

Bassett, Dawson & Foy, Inc. Louise Buonassisi Maurice Cohill, Jr.

Caffe Gelato Family of Donald Campbell

Jane Castle Maurice Cohill, Jr. Dansko Foundation

Alice Deese Kathleen & Joseph Dougherty

Irene & Thomas Fleming Augusta Gladd

Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Glick Jennifer Graber Judy Grantham Sharon Hake

John Haroldson Reginald Hilliard Jane Hoffman

Susan & Daniel Katzin

Margaret Lounsbury Robert MacIntosh

Cathy & Mark Mason Edie Menser

Ellen & Bob Meyer Barbara & Carl Ohmott

Bob Osgood Mr. & Mrs. Juergen Peters Linda & Michael Popowich Nancy & Kevin Roberts

Dana Rohrbough Sharon Rolle

Staci Rutherford Teresa Scannel & Robert Schlager

Bernadette Sims Michelle Taylor

James R. Thompson Jane Utley

Kay & Robert Wilke

Donors of pull tabs and eyeglasses.

WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER APPRECIATES:

BRANDYWINE VILLAGE FAIR

Brandywine Mills Plaza 19th & Market Streets Saturday, October 4th

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Music Lineup: 11:00: Imperial Dynasty Drumline 12:00: Barbone Street Jazz Band

1:45: Roger Girke Band 3:45: J.C. Fisher Band

4:45: Alfie Moss/Dexter Koonce Project

Mad Science, Hagley Museum’s Children’s Games, Brandywine Zoo animals, the Canoemobile & more

FREE!

Fat Rick’s BBQ, Mojo Loco Food Truck, Blue Marlin Seafood, Dino’s Ice Cream Truck