Sudbury Senior Center Announces Packed May Schedule

SUDBURY, MA—From legal help to group discussion to trips, dinners and movie nights, the Sudbury Senior Center is packed with activities and events.

Here's a look at the schedule for May, as supplied by the Sudbury Senior Center:

Legal Check –Up – MassHealth changes

Come to a legal check-up on May 1 at 1:30 PM at the Sudbury Senior Center. Elder Law Attorney Arthur Bergeron with be here to talk about the MassHealth Regulation changes. Mass Health is adopting the most sweeping regulatory changes in a decade. Attorney Bergeron will provide an overview of these changes and discuss how you should adapt to the changes. Please sign up for this informative talk by calling the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 to sign up.

Take Control of Your Health! Living with Chronic Pain Workshop

Are you living with chronic pain? Would you like to take more control of your health? Then sign up for the Take Control of Your Health class. Course meetings are Mondays, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5 and 12 from 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. During these six weeks you will learn:Disease related problem-solving Practical ways to deal with pain, fatigue, and stress, better nutrition and exercise choices, medications management and skills to manage symptoms. This course is grant funded and offered for free. Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 to sign up. You will receive the book “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain”. Feel free to sign up with a friend; course is open to all participants age 18+ with chronic pain. A $25 gift card will be raffled off during the workshop session. In order to be considered a full participant, you must attend at least 4 out of the 6 sessions. These programs are made possible through a grant provided by The MetroWest Health Foundation, and with funding from the Older Americans Act as granted by BayPath Elder Services, Inc. If you would like to make a donation please mail check to: The Healthy Living Department at BayPath Elder Services – 33 Boston Post Rd West, Marlborough, MA 01752.

How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for Everyone DVD series

Growing your own food is one of the most rewarding things you can do. While starting a garden may sound intimidating to some, nearly everyone can grow a few herbs, fruits, or vegetables. And as gardening pros know, nothing beats the freshness of a crisp vegetable right off the vine or a sweet fruit plucked from the tree. When you grow your own food, not only do you get the freshest food and most delicious flavor, you also get a lower grocery bill and the satisfaction of a job well done. The DVD series is a practical guide for cultivating fresh produce from seed to harvest. Taught by renowned horticulturalist Melinda Myers, these 12 hands-on lessons are chock full of tips and tricks for novice gardeners and green thumbs alike. This DVD series is from The Great Courses and will be shown on Tuesdays, May 2, 16, 23, 31, 30, June 13 & 20 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. No class on May 9 & June 6. Please sign up at the Senior Center! For more information, call (978) 443-3055.

Monday at the Movies

Relax on Monday afternoons with a free movie at the Sudbury Senior Center. All movies are shown at 12:30 PM. We are currently showing; “Race” on Monday, May 8, “Me Before You” on Monday, May 15, and “The Light Between Oceans” on Monday May 22. Call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 to sign up, please be sure to review movie descriptions, subject matter and rating prior to attending a movie. We do occasionally show an R rated movie. Movies can be rated R due to language, violence or sexual content.

Soup’s ON: The New Dietary Guidelines with Easy Recipes

Join us for soup at 12:00 PM, talk at 12:45 PM on Thursday, May 11, 2017 for a fun and informative discussion about the brand new dietary guidelines released by the US Government, which bust the low-cholesterol and low-fat diet myth. The new Federal dietary recommendations say healthy eating does include eggs and fat! We will share shopping tips and easy recipes for yummy, fat-filled and healthy meals. Our speaker is Denise Roskamp, the owner and president of Home Helpers, a home care agency. Denise holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and is a licensed Dementia Trainer and Practitioner. Please sign up for soup before Tuesday, May 9, by calling the Sudbury Senior Center.

Lunch and Learn: Tick Talk!

Amy Hansen MPH, Epidemiologist, MRC Volunteer will be discussing life cycle of the tick, what is Lyme disease, prevention and protecting yourself and your environment. Learn tips that help to reduce your risk,

on Thursday, May 18 at 12:00 PM. Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 to sign up for this informative and popular talk.

Upcoming Sudbury Senior Trips

Sudbury Senior Trips is excited to offer the following trips in 2017: “American’s Music Cities” May 21-28, 2017, cost of trip is $2,999 double occupancy; featuring New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville. “Tall Ships” may have a few openings, June 21, 2017, cost of trip is $97 PP. “Kennebunkport City Tour and Lobster Bake”, July 26, 2017, cost is $100. “Newport Playhouse and Cabaret”, Aug 2, 2017, cost is $90. “Northern National Parks” new dates August 4-11, 2017, cost of trip is. $2,999 double occupancy; featuring Yellowstone & Grand Teton Parks. Please stop by the Sudbury Senior Center to register and pay for a trip. NOTE: All payments are due in full 2 weeks before the trip.

FitWalk!

Join Phyllis Schilp, RN, BSN, Sudbury’s Board of Health Nurse, on a walking program called FitWalk; 8 Tuesday’s starts at 11:00 AM on April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6 &13. Meet at the Sudbury Senior Center. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for walking. Bring water and sunscreen! Call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 to sign up.

FISH Volunteers needed

F.I.S.H. NEEDS DRIVERS! FISH. (Friends in Services Helping) is a volunteer program that provides transportation for Sudbury residents to medical appointments, when their family and friends are not available. The volunteer drivers are under no obligation to accept any assignment unless it fits with their schedules. There is no monthly or weekly requirement. F.I.S.H. is a great way to help your neighbors in need. If you are willing to become a driver, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 and leave your name and contact information.

Foxwoods Trip – now booking for May 1, 2017

The 2017 Foxwoods trips will continue on a quarterly basis with Deanna Sklenak and Ron Ragno organizing and promoting them—thanks Deanna and Ron! Please sign up early, so that we can be sure to have enough participants to cover the bus fee. The next trip is on Monday, May 1, 2017. Please stop by or call the Sudbury Senior Center for more information at (978) 443-3055. The cost of the trip is $25.00 that includes transportation and the following casino coupons: 10.00 food/buffet voucher and $10.00 slot play. Your $25.00 check confirms your reservation. Please contact the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 to sign up.

Book Buddies -A new LINC opportunity

Are you interested in reading one on one with a kindergartner this spring? There are kindergartners, and possibly first-graders too, who would enjoy reading with you. This program has flexible time slots beginning in May of 2017. Individual orientations will be provided. If you would like more information, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 and leave a message for Senior Center Intergenerational Coordinator, Judy Battat or email: BattatJ@sudbury.ma.us .

Pizza and a Movie

We are showing “Wild Oats” rated R on Thursday on May 4, 2017 at the Sudbury Senior Center. Pizza will be served at 12:00 PM – Movie starts at 12:30 PM. This movie is about Eva (Shirley MacLaine), a widow and retired history teacher that enjoys a quiet life. Everything changes when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. At the not-so-gentle urging her best friend Maddie (Jessica Lange), Eva deposits the money and the two friends head to the Canary Islands with every intention of living it up. But their fantasy is short-lived when they discover that they have become media sensations overnight. Fugitives from justice, the two are forced to outwit a trio of con men, led by the local Wine "warlord", Carlos (Santiago Segura). Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 to order your pizza by 10:00 AM on the day of the movie ($1.25 a slice).

Bereavement Support Group

When a life ends, those living are left to grieve their loss. This is often a painful process; it is hard to bear. Your grief is as individual as your life. Evidence shows coming to be with a group can facilitate the process of healing and help one to move forward. This group will be co-facilitated by Nancy Duffy, the Hospice Bereavement Coordinator of Beacon Hospice, Inc. and Anne Manning, LMHC, Support Group Specialist at the Sudbury Senior Center. The group will meet at the Sudbury Senior Center on the 2nd Monday of the month beginning April 10 through June 12 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Please call Nancy Duffy at 617-242-8370 for more information.

Tax Work-off Program – Increase in Abatement

Applications are now available for the Sudbury Senior and Veterans Tax Work-off Program at the Sudbury Senior Center. Eligible Sudbury seniors or veterans may be able to work in a Town Department and “earn” a tax abatement for the following year. This year, there are seniors and Veterans working at the Town Clerk’s office, the Sudbury Senior Center, the IT Department, DPW and the Sudbury Public Schools. In 2017, the abatement will be $11.00 an hour or $1,100 for 100 hours of work. They are particularly in need of workers at the Put ‘n’ Take. Veterans should submit a copy of their discharge papers with their application.

All applications should be delivered to: Sudbury Senior Center, Tax Work-off Program, 40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury, MA 01776. Should you have a question about the program, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 or email at senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Current Events

The Sudbury Senior Center Current Events group meets at the Senior Center every Thursday from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM. Please feel free to join the group at any meeting. For more information and to sign up, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055.