Uxbridge Council on Aging Newsletter

Please call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to reserve your meal and also to arrange for transportation tolunch and for medical appointments.Van transportation begins at 10:30 am each day. Please check with the Senior Center, Uxbridge Cable Sta-tion or the Council on Aging website for the Lunch Menu.The Senior Center is a drop off site for the People First Food Pantry. Donations are accepted Mondaythrough Friday from 9am-4pm.

Our wish list: The Senior Center would greatly appreciate any donations ofall purpose spray cleaner for the tables, sugar and Splenda packets, foamcups, stirrers, cascade for the dishwasher, dish detergent, sponges, napkins,paper towels and decaf and regular coffee. These things are not covered inthe budget. We thank you very much for your help.If you would like to donate a $5 (or more) gift card for our Baggy Tuesdaygame it would be greatly appreciated. Seniors can use gift cards from Han-naford’s, CVS, Walmart or Dunkin Donuts for food and medications.

DID YOU KNOW THAT WE TAKE SENIORS SHOPPING at HANNAFORD'S AND WALMART?

Every Tuesday morning starting at 8:30 AM pick-up begins for the weekly trip toHannaford’s. You can go to Walmart on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.

Pick-up for Walmart begins at 12:30 PM.

Please call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to sign up for these trips.

Uxbridge Senior CenterLocation: 36 South Main St.Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00 AM - 4:00 PMPhone: (508) 278- 8622

Marsha Petrillo - DirectorDonna Oncay - Administrative AssistantLynne McPherson - ChefPeter Waeger - Van Driver

December 2013

SENIOR CENTER WILL BE CLOSED AND NO LUNCHES WILL BE SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

Tuesday, December 24 – Christmas EveWednesday, December 25 – Christmas Day

MOBILE OPTICAL SHOP COMING TO UXBRIDGELisa Trainor, the optician from Anywhere Opticalwill be at the Uxbridge Senior Center on the firstWednesday of each month starting on November6, 2013 from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm discuss theservices they provide.

COMPUTER CLASSESFree classes on computers, I phones, I pads,tablets, etc are meeting every Thursday from3:00 to 4:00pm. They are taught by studentsfrom Nipmuc High School. Please call the Se-nior center at 508-278-8622 to register.

Uxbridge Council on Aging Newsletter

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICThe VNA will be at the SeniorCenter on Tuesday, December17, from 11:30am-12:30pm to dotheir blood pressure clinic. Comefor lunch and get your bloodpressure checked.

HOW TO STAY YOUNG, THE FIRST 100YEARS! Jennifer Cournoyer from Page Chiro-practic Health Center will be with us on Friday,December 6, from 11:30am to 12:30pm.She will talk about Spinal Disorders, solutions tocommon health problems and how to take re-sponsibility for your own health. We want tokeep you moving!

F I R S T N I G H TUXBRIDGE HOLIDAY FIRST NIGHT CELEBRATION! On Saturday, December 7th, Uxbridgewill celebrate First Night. The Senior Center will be open with coffee and cookies. We would like tothank the Elderly Connection for sponsoring the Honky Tonk Piano Man again this year. We wantto thank Mrs. Plasse and her class for baking cookies for this celebration.

SENIOR CENTER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONThe Uxbridge Elderly connection will sponsor our annual Christmas Luncheon and Party onWednesday, December 18 from 11:30am to 12:30pm.Santa Claus will be here to help us celebrate.This year the Elderly connection is sponsoring a drawing to help pay for our new Medical Car. 1st

prize is 200 gallons of heating oil, 2nd prize is a 40” flat screen TV, and 3rd, 4th and 5th prizes are$100 worth of lottery tickets. Tickets are available from Elderly Connection members. The drawingwill take place at the Christmas Luncheon on Dec. 18.

Call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to reserve your meal.

NEW YEAR’S AT NOON! We will celebrate the New Year,2014 on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at noon with a partyto ring in the New Year. .

Call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622 to reserve your meal.

Uxbridge Council on Aging Newsletter

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE HELPED TO MAKE OUR SENIOR CENTER A GEM IN THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY!

During this time of year when we are giving thanks for all our blessings, we would like to say a BIGTHANK YOU to some of the wonderful people who have given us their time and support.

♥ Thank you Edwina Porter for all her work in our garden at the community Gardens. Thefresh vegetables were used for our food program.

♥ Thank you Josiah Morrisette for rototilling our garden.

♥ Thank you to the DPW department for fixing our walkway and for loaning us their car whilewe were switching to a new Medical car.

♥ Thank you to Town Manager Sean Hendricks for helping us get a great new car to use formedical appointments.

♥ Thank you to The Uxbridge Elderly Connection for helping to pay for the medical car.

♥ Thank you to the Seniors who donate to our Donations Fund, some of that money went to-ward our new car.

♥ Thank you to Sheriff Evangelidis for his Senior Safety Programs and for putting us on the listto have our building painted in the spring.

♥ Thank you for Representative Kevin Kuros for bringing apple pies and ice cream for the se-niors lunch.

♥ Thank you to the Grange in Uxbridge for donation gift cards for our seniors.

♥ Thank you Mrs. Plasse and her class for baking cookies for First Night.

♥ Thank you to the Spartones for entertaining us at our Thanksgiving meal.

♥ Thank you to the People First food Pantry and all those who helped prepare and deliverThanksgiving meals to seniors in Uxbridge.

Page Turners with Jane Granatino, Library Director.- If you like to talk about books,good and bad, join us. Share some of your favorite reads, talk about what makes a

classic and discover new authors, this book discussion is for You! New members are al-ways welcome, just stop by!

Pictured are Uxbridge Senior Center Director MarshaPetrillo and Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evange-lidis. Sheriff Evangelidis visited the Uxbridge Senior Cen-ter to talk about Senior Safety Programs and the IRISIdentification Program.

Uxbridge Senior Center in Pictures

Left to right are pictured Donna Oncay, Lisa Bromberg, Jean Daley, FireChief Bill Kessler, Jack Daley, Senior Center Director Marsha Petrillo,State Representative Kevin Kuros, Police Chief Jeffrey A. Lourie, PeteWassenar, Russell Rosborough Sr.

Uxbridge Senior Center in Pictures

Pictured are State Representative Kevin Kuros and Uxbridge Council onAging member Marie Potter. Everyone enjoyed the apple pies and icecream that Representative Kuros brought to the Senior Center for des-

Uxbridge Senior Center in Pictures

If you have a computer and would like your newsletteremailed to you each month automatically, give your

email address to Donna Oncay, Marsha’s AdministrativeAssistant, and it will start in January.

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Name the Newsletter ContestName the Newsletter. What you’ve been looking at is the format forthe new Uxbridge Council on Aging Newsletter to be published month-ly and starting in January 2014

Being that it’s new, we’re looking for a new fresh name for thepublication.

Be thinking about what you’d suggest the newsletter name should be.When we know all the details of the contest, we’ll let you know.

The January newsletter will bear the winners suggested name.

The December Lunch Menuis next

UXBRIDGE SENIOR CENTER Marsha Petrillo - DirectorLunch Menu DECEMBER 2013 Lynne McPherson – Chef36 South Main Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569 Pete Waeger – Van Driver(508) 278-8622 Donna Oncay – Transportation Coordinator

Lunch is served at 12 noon each day. Please call 48 hours in advance to order your meal. If you need transportation to the meal program pleaselet us know.A suggested voluntary donation of $3 -$5 per meal. Our program is open to all ages and geared towards the nutritional needs of senior citizensages 55+. Our meals are heart healthy with reduced sodium.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday2. VEGETABLE QUICHEGARDEN SALADWHOLE WHEAT ROLLSSUGAR FREE PUDDING

3. BEEF STROGANOFFEGG NOODLESBROCCOLIANGEL FOOD CAKEW/BERRIES

4. TURKEY POT PIEROASTED POTATOESPEASFRESH FRUIT

5. SALISBURY STEAKMASHED POTATOESGREEN BEANSICE CREAM SANDWICHES

6. BAKED FISHROASTED POTATOESMIXED VEGETABLESCAKE

9. STUFFED SHELLSSPINACHITALIAN BREADFRESH FRUIT

10. MEATLOAF W/GRAVYMASHED POTATOESGREEN BEANSBROWNIES W/ICE CREAM

11. ROASTED CHICKENSTUFFINGMASHED POTATOESBUTTERNUT SQUASHSUGAR FREE JELLO

12. AMERICAN CHOP SUEYGARDEN SALADWHOLE GRAIN ROLLLEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE

13. BAKED FISHRICE PILAFBROCCLISUGAR FREE PUDDING

16. TOMATO SOUPGRILLED CHEESESANDWICHGARDEN SALADSUGAR FREE PUDDING

17. CHICKEN ROMANOW/PENNE AND MARINARABROCCOLISUGAR FREE JELLO

18.CHRISTMAS DINNERSPONSORED BY THE

ELDERLY CONNECTION

19. BEEF AND CORNBREADPIEGARDEN SALADBREAD PUDDING

20. BAKED FISHSWEET POTATOESGREEN BEANSPIE

23. MACARONI AND CHEESEMIXED VEGETABLESSUGAR FREE PUDDING

24.CHRISTMAS EVE

CLOSEDNO LUNCH SERVED

25.CHRISTMAS DAY

CLOSEDNO LUNCH SERVED

HOT DOG W/ROLLBAKED BEANSCOLESLAWFRESH FRUIT

27.BAKED FISHWILD GRAIN RICEMIXED VEGETABLEBIRTHDAY CAKE

30. VEGETABLE SOUPGRILLED CHEESEGARDEN SALADSUGAR FREE PUDDING

31. HAM CASSEROLERICE PILAFSTREAMED CARROTSFRESH FRUIT

.* ALL MEALS ARESERVED WITH MILK,COFFEE OR TEA

**MENU SUBJECT TOCHANGE WITHOUTNOTICE