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Wilmington Senior Center1901 N. Market StreetWilmington, DE 19802(302) 651-3400 [email protected]

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A Community for Life!

Happenings

Wilmington Senior Center July 201

Inside this issue

Activities Calendar ...................... 4Trips ......................................... 5July Birthdays ............................ 6Community News ....................... 8

Concerts

Tai ChiInformation

White HouseConference on Aging ............. 10(Be part of history on July 13th…)

July 1Pre-Holiday Lunch

andSpecial Wednesday Bingo

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July 29, 11:00-2:00Annual Picnic

at WSC

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

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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 CENTER

PROGRAMS 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 651-3400 Must 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 655-2528 Irmina Hudson

Supportive ServicesGrandparent Resource CenterCaregiver 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 DirectorBeth Ray, Executive Secretary

LUNCH RESERVATIONS

Lunch reservations for all members and staffmust be given to the front desk by 12:30 the dayprior. If you need to cancel after lunch has been

ordered, 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.

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

If the minimum number of participants is not mby the deadline the trip/event will be cancelledand payment will be returned. A late fee will beimposed on those not meeting the deadline dateproviding the trip/event has a sufficient number

registered. Refunds will not be made without 24hour notice.

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!

“ L I K E ” U

S O N

F A C E B O O K

! “LIKE”USON

FA

CEBOOK!

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MONTHLY ACTIVITIES July 2015

Mon Tue Wed Thu

1

9:30 Chorus

10:30 Picnic Committee*

10:30 Wii Bowling

12:00 Special hamburger &

hotdog meal with baseball

trivia1:00 Computer Class*

1:00 Prize Bingo*

2

9:30 Yoga*

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Bingo

6

9:30 Strength Building

10:30 Board Games

11:15 Open Wii Games

7

9:00 Quilting

10:15 Chair Exercise

11:30 GRC Support Group

1:00 Bingo

3:00 Red Hat Society Meeting

8

9:30 NO CHORUS TODAY

10:00 Scrabble*

10:30 Wii Bowling

1:00 Computer Class

9

9:30 Yoga*

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Caregiver Suppo

1:00 Bingo

Deadline to register fo

House Watch Pa

139:30 Commodity Food Delivery

10:00-1:00 White House

Conference on Aging

Watch Party* (See Page 10)

149:00 Quilting

9:30 Spence’s Bazaar*


1:00 Bingo


10:00 Christmas in July

Activities*

10:30 Chorus

11:15 Picnic Committee*

1:00 Computer Class

16 9:30 Yoga*

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Bingo

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10:30 Board Games

1:30 Line Dancing Class

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9:00 Quilting



1:00 Bingo4:00 Board of Directors

5:30 GRC-LINKS Program

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9:30 Chorus

10:30 Wii Bowling

1:00 Computer Class

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9:30 Yoga*

10:45 Bible Study

1:00 Bingo

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10:30 Board Games


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9:00 Quilting



(out of building)

1:00 Bingo

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11:00-2:00 Picnic

& Birthday Party*

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9:15 Delaware State F

9:30 Yoga*

10:45 Bible Study

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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Frida

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ACTIVITIESN

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WSC: Experts at Living W

Gretchen Broadwater, Activities Coordinator (651-342ACTIVITIES & PRESENTATIONS

1 Annual Picnic Committee Meeting, 10:30. ThePlanning Committee will meet in the Library. Please join us if you’d like to help. If you can’t attend, but

want to help, please let Sue know. Committee will alsomeet on July 15 at 11:15.Prize Bingo, 1:00. Special Wednesday Bingo withprizes for 3 games.

8 Scrabble, 10:00. Learners welcome - lets start aScrabble group!

15 Christmas in July Activities, 10:00. Cool down withChristmassy fun including music, crafts and trivia.Annual Picnic Committee Meeting, 11:15

29 Birthday Party & WSC Picnic, 11:00-2:00

SNEAK PEEK

August19 Baltimore Inner Harbor

September

Flu Shot Clinic - date to be determined8 Thanksgiving Ball Tickets on sale - No tickets are

available before this date. Gretchen will accept

payment as of August 10 until September 3. Fullpayment (cost to be announced) must be made toreserve a ticket. Tickets are not available at the doorand do sell out very quickly.

14 4-hour Safe Driving Class18 Beach Day in Rehoboth

JULY TRIPS

Sign up at Front Desk!14 Spence’s Bazaar. Flea

market, antiques, fruits vegetables. Bus leaves a9:30. Cost is $7.00 fortransportation.

30 Delaware State Fair.Bus leaves at 9:15. Freeadmission for seniors.Cost for transportation

$9.00 with a maximum 15 participants.

THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS COUNCIL

for serving faithfully throughout the year.

Special thanks are due to:Regina Harris, outgoing Vice PresidentMarie Dash and the Yard Sale CommitteeOutgoing members Mary Bolden, Tony Dash, Laura Jones, Mamie Mason

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WSC will be closed on July 3rd for the holiday.

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JULY BIRTHDAYS

2 Nancy Blance3 Joyce Cooper4 Lewis Martin, Sr.5 Sonja Anderson

7 Harmon Carey, Sealey Grissett, Marlene Temple-Skinner10 Marsha Boyce, Delores Hinson12 Evelyn Brown16 Walter Russak17 Carolyn Giles18 Irvin Evans19 Marion Cammile22 Alyce Husser25 Delores Jones, Mary Randolph26 Eugene Talley

27 Phyllis Evans28 Sarah Ames31 Carolyn Roy

JULY BIRTHDAY INVITATION

If your birthday is this month, please join us at the monthlybirthday celebration on July 29th 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, July22nd so we’ll have enough meals. You must call because youwon’t be automatically included in our lunch count. (City Faresends birthday cake only for those who have orderedlunch.)

MORNING COFFEE Coffee for members is provided by City Fare and weask that you limit it to two cups each. Other itemssuch as bread, muffins, coffee cake, butter, jelly,

cream cheese, etc. are not provided by either theCenter or City Fare. Those items are sometimesavailable from donations by members. If you enjoy

having a morning snack, you might consider bringing an item toshare. Please remember that Marsha’s priority each morning isorganizing the kitchen for delivery of home-bound meals and theCenter’s noon meal; not putting out snack items.

WELCOME TO

OUR NEW MEMBERSealey GrissettKaren JohnsonLinda Kornegay

FYI: LUNCH COST

Lunch cost for thoseunder the age of 60

now $4.75.

VOLUNTEER

INFORMATION If you are interested volunteering with us

Wilmington SeniorCenter, please complea volunteer applicatio

and submit itat our Front Desk.

FRANKLIN MINTFEDERAL CREDIT

UNION If you are a member employee of Wilmingt

Senior Center,you are eligible to

become a member othe Franklin Mint Fede

Credit Union.

Contact Beth Rayat 651-3460

for more information

SUGGESTION BOX

If you have ideas foprograms, activities o

changes,

please write a note aput it in the lobbysuggestion box.

WOULD YOU LIKE THOST A TRIP OR

DO YOU HAVEPROGRAM IDEAS?

See GretchenBroadwater orSue Getman!

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CAREGIVER’S CORNER

SOCIAL SECURITY SUPPORTS THE FIGHT AGAINST

CANCER

WITH THE COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES PROGRAM

By Debra Scull

Social Security District Manager in Wilmington, DEIn 2015, more than a million people will be diagnosed withcancer. This alarming statistic affects people and families all overthe world. In support of cancer patients and their families, SocialSecurity encourages checkups, early detection, and awareness,while honoring the survivors who have gone through this battleand defeated the disease.

Social Security stands strong in our support of the fight againstcancer. We offer services to patients suffering from this diseasethrough our disability program and our CompassionateAllowances program. Compassionate Allowances are caseswith medical conditions so severe they obviously meet SocialSecurity’s disability standards, allowing us to quickly process the

cases with minimal medical information.

There is no special application or form you need to submit forCompassionate Allowances. Simply apply for disability benefitsusing the standard Social Security or Supplemental SecurityIncome (SSI) application. Once we identify you as having aCompassionate Allowances condition, we’ll expedite your

disability application.

Social Security establishes Compassionate Allowances conditionsusing information received at public outreach hearings, from theSocial Security and disability Determination servicescommunities, from medical and scientific experts, and based onour research. For more information about CompassionateAllowances, or to view the conditions currently listed, visitwww.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.

If you think you qualify for disability benefits based on a

Compassionate Allowances condition, please visitwww.socialsecurity.gov to apply for benefits.

Caregiver Support Group

Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

Please join us for a discussion with Anika Turner,Director of the Caregiver Resource Center and our partner at the

Newark Senior Center.

Support forCaregivers...

is available from ourCaregiver Resource

Center. call 651-3420 more information.

CaregiverSupport Group Thursday, July 91:00 p.m. in theWSC Board Room

GrandparentSupport Group

meets Tuesdays from11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m

Funding for theCaregiver

Resource Center

comes from the Divisiof Services for Aging a

Adults with PhysicalDisabilities

as a result of the

National FamilyCaregiver Support

Program, Title III-E othe Older Americans A

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WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER

APPRECIATES:

Recent Donors

Thank you to those who provided

“goodies” or supplies for members’ morning coffee:

Thank you for your continued support ofdonating old eyeglasses to the Lion’s Club

and pull tops from cans for Ronald McDonald House.

COMMUNITY NEWS

AARP’s Scam Jam and Shred Event

Learn how to outsmart a con artist

Saturday, July 11, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noonBrandywine YMCA, 3 Mount Lebanon Rd., Wilmington

Refreshments, Prizes, Information and FUNShred truck in parking lot - bring your old documents and watch

them be disposed of safely and securely.-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Old Brandywine VillageSummer Concerts

First Sunday of the month at 4:00 p.m.behind Hercules Building at 1313 N. Market Street

The schedule is as follows:July 5th: Jonathan Whitney QuartetAugust 2nd: Bruce Anthony & FriendsSeptember 6th: Special Delivery Band

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Stop Flushing Your Old Medications!Safely dispose of unused, expired, or unwanted

medications at the following collection sites.Newark Police Dept. New Castle County Police Dept.220 S. Main St., Newark 3601 N. DuPont Hwy, New Castle302-366-7111 302-573-2800

Christ Church Christiana HundredKeelyn Griffin

Dana PriceWSFS Bank Volunteers

COLLECTING SPECIAL ITEMThank you for your continuedsupport of donating recycledeyeglasses and hearing aids fthe Lion’s Club and soda cantabs for Ronald McDonaldHouse. Please leave them withGretchen.

“Box Tops for Education” athe pink and yellow certificate

you find on grocery boxes andlabels that provide funds for

participating schools. WSC habegun to collect them forShortlidge School. Look for thcollection box with a samplecertificate in the lobby.

GIVE BIRTHDAY GIFTSTO WSC!

As we get older there’s less wneed or want for our birthdaybut our loved ones like to giveus presents. As an alternativewhy not suggest to your famil

that they make a donation toWilmington Senior Center in

your honor? Your birthday wilbecome an even bigger cause

for celebration!

SAVE THE DATE!

Tuesday, October 20, 2015from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

for the Wilmington Senior Center’s 11th Awards Celebration

which will honor

Fred Searswith the Lifetime Achievement Award

Tai Chi in the Park Thursdays

July 2 - August 27

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.at the Josephine FountainBrandywine Park

FREE

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Keep Your Costs Down This Summer

Summer costs can run wild! Between increased electric costs, more invitationsto events, and the feeling just to get out of the house and go DO something,summer presents a lot of opportunities to wreck your budget. Don’t let thathappen to you! Here are some options to keep your costs down:

Electric CostsUse a drying rack, hangers, or a clothes line to dry your clothes instead ofthe electric clothes dryer.Dust the coils and light bulb in your refrigerator to help them be energyefficient.

Events, Activities, and OutingsThink about your favorite summer activities and see if there is a discountfor frequent admission – like the Delaware State Park annual pass.When invited to a potluck or asked to bring a dish, cook up somethingthat is both delicious and cheap. Try buffalo chicken dip, crockpotchocolate cake, even BBQ pork for yummy crowd pleasers on a budget.No need to go over the top with complex and expensive dishes.

For more help keeping your expenses down this summer, work with a $tand ByMe 50+ financial coach! In New Castle County, call 302-651-3401 and in Kentand Sussex Counties, call 302-415-1542.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Need help with budgeting and saving? Want a free economic checkup?

See Kathleen of $tand By Me 50+or call her at 651-3401.

BRIGHT SPOT VENTURES

will be on the corner of 19th and Market Streets onTuesdays at 2:30 from June to October

with a mobile food truck loaded with fresh produce!

More information to come!

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White HouseConference on Aging

Monday, July 13, 2015

Watch Party10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hosted by AARP Delaware &

Wilmington Senior Center

Join us for this historic eventand listen to President Obamaspeak about aging in America:

the challenges and opportunities.

Morning coffee and lunch will be served.

Reservations requiredby Thursday, July 9th at noon.

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START AND END JULY WITH SPARKLING FUN

Wednesday, July 1

Picnic Planning Meeting, 10:30 a.m.Please join us if you’d like to help with the picnic.

If you can’t attend, but want to help,please let Sue Getman know.

Pre-Holiday Lunch

with Burgers & Hot Dogs & Baseball Triviaand

Special Wednesday Prize Bingo

Wednesday, July 29, 11:00-2:00Annual Picnic & July August Birthday Celebration

on the beautiful groundsof Wilmington Senior Center

including

Fun with ZumbaEspecially flown in from Florida

“Zumba with Liz!”

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTINGWILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER’S

RUN FOR THE AGESAS GOLD SPONSORS

APRIL 11, 2015

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