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Wilmington Senior Center

1901 N. Market StreetWilmington, DE 19802

(302) 651-3400www.wilmingtonseniorcenter.org

info@wilmingtonseniorcenter.org

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Non-Profit OrganizatioU.S. PostagePAIDWilmington, DEPermit No. 430

A COMMUNITY FOR LIFE!

Happenings

Wilmington Senior Center December 201

Inside this issueActivities, including Members Dance ...... 5December Birthdays ............................ 6Members Council By-Laws Amendment ... 6Gift for Caregivers ............................... 7Holiday Money Saving Tips ................... 8Annual Survey .................................... 9

INCLEMENT WEATHERAnnouncements about WSC closings

due to bad weather will be broadcast by:WDEL (1150 AM),WSTW (93.7 FM),WILM (1450 AM) &WJBR (99.5 FM).

The Centers switchboard (651-3400)will also be informed of the closing.

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

WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTERPROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Meal Reservations 651-3400

Must be made by 12:30 p.m. the day prior to the mealCost: $2.00 for 60 and older; $4.75 for under 60

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

Activities Coordinator 651-3424

Gretchen BroadwaterPay for trips Tuesday-Friday, 10:00-noon & 1:00-2:00

Cares and Concerns of Members 655-2528Irmina Hudson

Supportive ServicesGrandparent Resource CenterCaregiver Resource Center 651-3420

Patricia Anderson-Rice

$tand By Me 50+

Financial Coaching and Economic CheckUp

Kathleen Rupert 651-3401Diana Acevedo 651-3427

Employment Services 651-3440

Sandria Burton

Lafayette Court 651-3429Regenia Rochester

City Styles Thrift Shop Donations 651-3460

Administration 651-3460Sue Getman, Executive Director

Beth Ray, Executive Secretary

LUNCH RESERVATIONS

Lunch reservations for all members and staffmust be given to the front desk by 12:30 the day

prior. If you need to cancel after lunch has beenordered, call right away. We will then know themeal is available if anyone else wants to purchase

it. Unsold meals are billed to the Center at the$4.75 price.

Lunch cost for those under age 60 is $4.75.

Lunch cost for those 60 and over is $2.00.

TRIP RESERVATIONS

Please sign up and pay for trips/events by thedesignated deadline. Your bus seat is guarantee

only when the fee is paid.

If the minimum number of participants is not mby 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 numberregistered. Refunds will not be made without 24hour notice.

Current WSC members are placed first on theCenters 16 passenger bus for day trips. Non-members may attend a day trip if there are

unpaid seats after the trips deadline.

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MONTHLY ACTIVITIES December 2015

Mon Tue Wed Thu

1

9:00 Quilting

10:00 Spice Up Your Life*

11:00 Tree Decorating*

11:30 GRC Support Group

1:00 Bingo

3:00 Red Hat Meeting

2

9:30 Trip to Brandywine

Town Center*

10:30 Open Wii Games

3

10:15 Christmas Cra

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Bingo

7

Delaware Day

9:30 Strength Building

10:30 Wii Team Bowling

Rosebuds

10:30 Board Games

8

9:00 Quilting

10:15 Chair Exercise

11:30 GRC Support Group

1:00 Bingo

9

9:30 Sing Along with Sue*

10:00 Council Meeting

10:30 Open Wii Games

11:00 Members Meeting

10

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Caregiver Supp

Group

1:00 Bingo

14

9:30 Strength Building

10:00 Commodity FoodDelivery

10:30 Wii Team Bowling

Rosebuds

10:30 Board Games

1:30 Line Dancing Class

15

9:00 Quilting

10:15 Chair Exercise11:30 GRC Support Group (out

of building)

1:00 Bingo

4:00 Board of Directors

5:30 GRC-LINKS Program

16

10:30 Open Wii Games

11:00 Birthday Party

17

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Bingo5:00 Old Country Buf

Holiday Light Tou

21

9:30 Strength Building

10:30 Wii Team Bowling

Rosebuds

10:30 Board Games

22

First Day of Winter

9:00 Quilting

NOGRC Support Group today

1:00 Bingo

23

10:00 Christmas Movie in

Dining Room*

10:30 Open Wii Games

24

WSC Closed f

Christmas

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9:30 Strength Building

10:30 Wii Team Bowling

Rosebuds

10:30 Board Games

29

9:00 Quilting

10:15 Chair Exercise

NO GRC Support Group today

1:00 Bingo

30

10:30 Open Wii Games

31

WSC Closed for

New Year Holid

Daily:

Word Puzzles, Cards, Dominos

and Games and Exercise Room

open. Pool table located in

Exercise Room.

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ACTIVITIES

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WSC: Experts at Living W

Gretchen Broadwater, Activities Coordinator (651-342

DID YOU KNOW?The winter solstice occurs on December 22and marks the official beginning of winter. It is the shortest

day of the year and now marks National Flashlight Day. Besure to stock up on batteries should a winter snow or ice

storm cause loss of electricity.

ACTIVITIES & PRESENTATIONS

1 Spice Up Your Life, 10:00. Nutrition program.

Tree Decorating, 11:009 Sing Along with Sue, 9:30. Join us to sing holiday

songs! No experience necessary - the only requirement isto enjoy singing.

10 Christmas Craft, 10:1511 Movie Time, 10:00. Join us for a classic holiday movie.

23 Christmas Movie, 10:00. Join us for a classic holidaymovie. (Yes, were having a movie on both days.)

24 & 25 WSC Closed for Christmas31 WSC Closed for New Year Holiday

--------------------------------------------------------------------SNEAK PEEK

January

National Soup Month! Marsha will again make her wonderful

bean soup. Date to be announced.1 WSC Closed for New Year Holiday15 National Hat Day

18 WSC closed for MLK Day

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You may be interested:Free final dress rehearsals are scheduled for upcoming plays

at the Wilmington Drama League: Shrek the Musical on December 10

Resolutions on January 28

John and Jen on March 9

Little Women the Musical on April 21

Closer on June 9

Most productions start at 8:00 p.m.

DECEMBER TRIPS

Sign up at Front Desk!2 Brandywine Town Center

An opportunity to holiday sh

at Target, The Christmas Tr

Shop or Bed Bath & BeyondCost is $2.00 for bus

transportation.4 Booths Corner. Well shop

for gifts, candy, baked goodfruits, vegetables and meats

at Booths Corner. The bus wleave at 9:30 and return at

1:15. Participants will havelunch on their own. Bring yo

shopping bag!17 Old Country Buffet &

Christmas Light Tour. Join

us for our annual trip. ThePark & Recreation bus willcome to pick us up at 5:00

and drop us off at around8:45. Cost is $2.00 per pers

for transportation and will bgiven to the bus driver as a

holiday tip. You will beresponsible for getting hom

from the Center after the tr

ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER DANCESponsored by WSC Membership Council

Friday, December 11, 20155:00-9:00 p.m.

Donation: $10.00

Tickets will be on sale:October 5, 2015 to November 20, 2015

Contact:Marie Dash 302-655-8979 Ella Huff 302-2990-7397

Ann Brathwaite 302-575-0639 Laura Jones 302-658-9434

Delores Spencer 302-656-8416

Frances Hunt 302-2887-5998

GIVE HOLIDAY GIFTS

TO WSC!As we get older theres less weneed or want for the holidays, our loved ones like to give us

presents. As an alternative, wh

not suggest to your family thatthey make a donation to Wil-mington Senior Center in your

honor? The holiday will become

an even bigger cause for celebtion!

COLLECTING SPECIAL ITEM

Box Tops for Educationarthe pink & yellow certificates yofind on grocery boxes & labels

that provide funds forparticipating schools. WSC is

collecting them for Shortlidge

School. Look for the collectionbox with a sample certificate inthe lobby. And Thank you to

those who have donated these

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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS3 Bernard Stoner5 Inez Molock9 Margaret Custis10 Kathryn Brown, Irmina Hudson, Murtadee Muhammad, Ronald

Skillens12 Sue Getman14 Martha Ballard19 Terry Jackson20 Roger Williams

21 Marie Langston22 Diana Mathis, Kathleen Rupert24 Marvins Clark, Shonie Craighead, Dorothy Watson

29 Roberta Porter31 Gloria Park

DECEMBER BIRTHDAY INVITATIONf your birthday is this month, please join us at the monthly birthday

celebration on December 16 at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is free formembers (not for staff-unless also a paid member)who arecelebrating their birthdays this month.

Please call 651-3400 to make a reservation by Wednesday,December 9 so well have enough meals. You must call because youwont be automatically included in our lunch count. (City Faresends birthday cake only for those who have ordered lunch.)

WELCOME TOOUR NEW MEMBERS:

Thomas Collins

Rosa RobinsonSharon Wilson

VOLUNTEER INFORMATIONIf you are interested in volunteeri

with us at Wilmington Senior Centplease complete a volunteer

application and submit itat our Front Desk.

Wii BOWLING TEAMS NEEDSUBSTITUTE BOWLERSSee Gretchen to sign up!

SUGGESTION BOXIf you have ideas for programs,

activities or changes,please write a note and put it in t

lobby suggestion box.

New Bus DriverWelcome to Robert Bob Johnsoour new bus driver on ThursdaysFridays. Bob drove a DART bus an

for Ingleside before retiring.

WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL

BY-LAWS AMENDMENT

An amendment to Article XIII, Section 1 has been proposed. A revised amendment was formally read anpublished at the 10/14/15 meeting of the Members and will be published in the November 2015 andDecember 2015 newsletters. A final will vote will take place at the Members Meeting on 1/13/16.

Proposed Amendment to Article XIII, Section 1 of the By-Laws

ARTICLE XIII - MULTI-PURPOSE FUNDSection 1: Sunshine Fund

The Sunshine Fund is to be used for members who are sick and/or shut-in, and upon the death ofsomeone in the members family, i.e., spouse, child, mother, father, sister and/or brother, to provide abereavement donation to that member. The member must be in good standing.

Cards will be sent to the sick and shut-in members.

A monetary donation is to be given to the Wilmington Senior Center member in the amount of $15.00. Itwo (2) or more members in the same family share the same loss, each member is entitled to receive a

monetary donation of $15.00. Each member must be in good standing, i.e., a paid-up member accordinto the current records of the Wilmington Senior Center. The amount of the monetary donation is subjectchange at the discretion of the Membership Council by a majority vote.

If the deceased party was a member in good standing, and has no family currently active with theWilmington Senior Center, the donation, upon approval by the Membership Council may be donated totheir ancestral family or their religious family (church, synagogue or temple).

Note: this amendment was necessitated because the most recently adopted by-laws did not includeguidelines for honoring a member in good standing who did not have family currently active with thecenter. Results of a related survey were overwhelmingly in favor of making a donation to the membersancestral or religious family if and when this situation occurs.

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CAREGIVERS CORNER

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING GIVE PEACE OF MIND FOR THE HOLIDAYS

"There are four kinds of people:those who will become caregivers, those who are caregivers,

those who were caregivers, and those who will need caregiving themselves."- Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

What is advance care planning?Making plans now for the care you want when you have a serious illness is often called advance

care planning. Advance care planning helps you make your care decisions now and in the future.Planning involves learning about your illness and understanding your choices for treatments andcare.A plan relieves family members from wondering if they "did the right thing" on your behalf. A

plan also provides your health care team with information on your health care preferences and if

you would want life-sustaining measures if there appeared to be little likelihood of your recovery.

What is involved in the planning process?Talking with family and health care providers about your care decisions and formally documenting

them is very important. Family can mean people related to us and those we choose to call family

Legal documents discuss the type of care you want, where care happens, and who provides it soyour family knows your choices and understands who you want to speak for you if you are not able

to do so.

Care decisions can be about:- Choosing or refusing tests, procedures and medicines, and life-sustaining treatment

- Saying who can make care decisions for you when you cannot

Where and by whom is care provided?Care can occur in your:

- Home - Nursing home- Assisted living facility - Hospital

You can choose who provides care for you:

- Family who are willing and able to help - Home care agency- Palliative or comfort care team - Hospice

- Nursing home

Where can I get information about making an advance care plan?- Contact our Caregiver Resource Center staff at 302-651-3420

- Visit http://www.cdc.gov/aging/advancecareplanning/index.htm

- Download the Delaware Advanced Care Directive Form at

http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dsaapd/advance1.html- Call the DE Aging & Disability Resource Center at 1-800-223-9074

Caregiver Resource Fundingcomesfrom the Division of Services for Aging& Adults with Physical Disabilities as aresult of the National Family Caregiver

Support Program, Title III-E of theOlder Americans Act.

Support Groups

Grandparent Group meets on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.

Family Caregivers Groupmeets on the 2ndThursday at1:00 p.m. The next meeting will be on Thursday,December 10th. The topic for this meeting will be Copingwith Holiday Stress and Preparing for the Chaos.

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Holiday Money Saving Tips

Are you worried about spending too much at the holidays? Here are some tips so you donbreak the bank.

Develop a budget and stick to it. Make a list of everyone you would like to give aholiday gift along with the maximum amount you are willing to spend on eachindividual. Do not go over the amount you set.

Shop early. Dont wait until the last minute. You may end up spending more. Get creative. Handmade gifts or personalized coupons can be a special treat. Some

examples are baked good, a personalized photo album or decorate a picture frame,knitted or crocheted items, or give a coupon for a homemade meal, babysitting time

and more. Draw names and create a spending cap. Try to limit the gift to $10 to $20. Enjoy free and inexpensive holiday activities. Check out the local community

calendar for free holiday activities, tree lightings or parades. Cut up old Christmas cards make wonderful gift tags!

Call $tand By Me 50+ for free financial coaching in New Castle County 302-651-3401 orin Kent/Sussex Counties 302-415-1542.

$tand By Me 50+ provides free personal financial coaching to help you understand how tomake your finances work for you in order to maintain your quality of life.

THANK YOU TO DONORS

Bank of America - $25,000 to support $tand By Me 50+Borkee Hagley Foundation - $8,000 to support programs and services

M+T Bank - $5,000 to support transportation for members and to deliver mealsPNC Bank - $3,000 to support the Grandparent Resource Center----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you, too, to members who continue to provide goodies or supplies formembers morning coffee. They are: Sonja Anderson, Irmina Hudson, FrancesHunt, Laura Jones, Sarah Marshall, Mamie Mason, Aloma Thompson.

Our appreciation also goes to those continuing to donate old eyeglasses to theLions Club, pull tabs from cans for Ronald McDonald House and Box Tops forEducation for Shortlidge School.

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2015 Wilmington Senior Center Survey

Below are some ways that Wilmington Senior Center might make a difference in your life.

Put a check in the box that best matches your response for each statement.RETURN BY JANUARY 8, 2016 and receive a 10% off coupon for the City Styles Thrift Shop.

The 3 best things about Wilmington Senior Center are: ___________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

I participate in the following activities at the senior center:

_____ Strength Building _____ Wii Bowling _____ Games (dominoes, cards, etc.) _____ Lunch

_____ Computer Classes _____ Bible Study _____ Health Presentations _____ Line Dancing

_____ Quilting & Crafts _____ Trips _____ Singalongs Other: ________________________________

I would like the senior center to offer these activities: (Note: some activities may require a fee)

_____ Evening Exercise _ ____ Book Group _____ Art Classes _____ Yoga

_____ Regular Dances _____ Chorus _____ Drama Club _____ Gardening

_____ Creative Writing _____ Hiking _____ Zumba _____ Photography

_____ Coffee Shop _____ Other (specify) ___________________________________________

Because I go to Wilmington Senior CenterStrongly

AgreeAgree Neutral

Disa-

greeStrongly

Disagree

I see friends more often/make new friends

I take better care of my health

I eat meals that are good for me

I feel happier or more satisfied with my life

I have something to look forward to

I feel more able to stay independent

I feel more able to live on my own or with family

I feel that the senior center has had a positive effect

on my life

I learn new things

I have learned about and/or received servicesand benefits

I am more physically active

I am more mentally alert

I can manage meals, finances, and housekeeping

I would recommend the senior center to a friend or

family member

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What is the greatest benefit you receive from Wilmington Senior Center?

We are committed to serving you. Please share any other comments or concerns you have so we can provide

best service possible.

If youd like us to mail you a coupon to the City Styles Thrift Shop, please write your name andaddress below. Thank you for completing our survey and returning it by January 8, 2016.

Strongly

AgreeAgree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree

The senior centeris clean and attractive.

Staffis professional, friendly & courteous.

Staffis knowledgeable & responsive.

Im happy with the exercise & fitnessclasses.

Im happy with the health & wellnessprograms.

Im happy with the recreational & social activities.

Please CHECK the best answer for each of the following questions:

< 1 Year 1-5 Years 6-10 Years 10+ Years

How long have you

been coming to theCenter?

Daily2-4 times

per Week1 time per

Week1-3 times per

MonthLess than 1 time per

Month

How often do you

come to the Center?

Please tell us how satisfied you are with the Wilmington Senior Center by checking the box that best matches

your response for each statement.