The Somers Senior Center is located at 19 Battle Street in Somers, CT and can be contacted at 860-763-4379, found online at www.somersct.gov/senior.cfm or on facebook under “Somers Senior Center”. Sign-up is required for all events. Call if not currently receiving the monthly newsletter!
Staff from Johnson Memorial Medical Center will discuss the three conditions associated with the highest hospital readmission rates; Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, and diabetes. Living wills, health care proxy, and palliative/hospice care will also be discussed. Presentation is scheduled for Monday May 2nd at 9am. Coffee will be served.
Comfort Keepers will sponsor a Lunch & Learn on May 9th at 12pm and provide information on aging in place with Medicare and Medicaid.
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Join us for a screening of The Martian on Monday May 16th at 1pm. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, this 2015 film earned multiple award nominations and tells the story of an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars.
The AARP Driver Safety Course will be offered on Monday May 23. The AARP Driver Safety Course could keep you safer behind the wheel as well as save you money on your car insurance. Class runs from 8:30am-12:30pm. Sign-up is required. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members.
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Blair Manor is partnering with the Somers Senior Center to bring you six sessions of diabetes education. Sessions take place at 2pm on Fridays and run through June 3rd (no class on May 6th).
The Somers Senior Center’s David Gwilliam Mohegan Sun Casino bus trip will take place on Friday, May 20th. You do not have to be a senior or a resident of Somers for this trip. Bus will leave promptly at 8:30am from the Somers Senior Center and will return at approximately 5:30pm. Trip cost of $25 per person includes round-trip deluxe motor coach, two $10 Gambling Vouchers, a $15 food voucher, and the driver’s gratuity. Non-refundable payment is due upon sign-up. Only a few seats remain!
Deadline is May 16th to sign up for the June 16th trip to St. Clement’s Castle. Singer John Timpanelli will entertain you and you will dine in the gorgeous Prince Edward Ballroom while enjoying breathtaking views of the amazing castle. Cost is $80 per person.
We are heading to Foxwoods Casino to see the Texas Tenors on August 3rd. The package includes reserved seating in the Fox Theatre, round trip motor coach, driver gratuity plus the Foxwoods Bonus Package; free lunch buffet and $10 slot play. Cost is $87 per person. Sign up today to ensure you get the best seats!
A deposit of $60 pp is due by June 24th to join us for our December 1st trip to New York City for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the world famous Rockettes! This is one of America’s favorite holiday traditions.
Qigong ($5 per class) meets on Fridays at 11:00am. Chair Aerobics on Mondays and Thursdays at 10am free of charge (done with an instructional video). Bingo takes place on Thursdays from 12-3:30pm. The Knitting Group meets on Tuesdays at 9am and the Art Group meets Friday mornings from 9am-12pm. Join us for a game of Pitch (Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1pm), Pinochle (Tuesdays at 12:30), Wii Bowling or Dominoes (both held Wednesdays at 1pm)!
