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Thank you for being a part of a wonderfully active year. On average, we coordinate 20 different activities weekly. They vary seasonally from a list of nearly 40 activities for over 400 seniors, and it’s growing with new requests! Nearly half our $62,000 operating budget comes from individuals’ donations and proceeds from events. The balance is built on the value of voluntary donations-in-kind of professional services and expertise. Spending is focused on equipment and supplies, facility rentals, and communications about activities and events. Our goal is to offer programs free or at minimal cost, so all seniors can participate. 2019 challenges: Administrative hub; transportation. Growth in activities and participants tells us that meeting seniors’ needs in three towns from a single facility is impractical. Thus, we’ll continue to work with our communities for the diverse facilities we need. But our growth also brings the need for administrative space. We will be looking for a donated or rented “office” for administration and equipment storage which can perhaps also be used as a drop-in hub and information resource--a place from we can continue to grow our outreach programs. In 2019, we will also explore transportation options with our communities and public services to give more seniors access to our social and enrichment programs. If at this time you would like to make a financial contribution to our work, you may use the secure donation page at https://donorbox.org/csc-annual-campaign/ or go to cscvt.org and click on DONOR Button. Thank you so much, and all best wishes for this Holiday Season and the New Year! Yours in staying active all year long, Martha Nye, Volunteer Development Director PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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Thank you for being a part of a wonderfully active year. On average, we coordinate 20 different
activities weekly. They vary seasonally from a list of nearly 40 activities for over 400 seniors, and
it’s growing with new requests!
Nearly half our $62,000 operating budget comes from individuals’ donations and proceeds from
events. The balance is built on the value of voluntary donations-in-kind of professional services and
expertise. Spending is focused on equipment and supplies, facility rentals, and communications
about activities and events. Our goal is to offer programs free or at minimal cost, so all seniors can
participate.
2019 challenges: Administrative hub; transportation. Growth in activities and participants tells
us that meeting seniors’ needs in three towns from a single facility is impractical. Thus, we’ll
continue to work with our communities for the diverse facilities we need. But our growth also brings
the need for administrative space. We will be looking for a donated or rented “office” for
administration and equipment storage which can perhaps also be used as a drop-in hub and
information resource--a place from we can continue to grow our outreach programs. In 2019, we
will also explore transportation options with our communities and public services to give more
seniors access to our social and enrichment programs.
If at this time you would like to make a financial contribution to our work, you may use the secure
donation page at https://donorbox.org/csc-annual-campaign/ or go to cscvt.org and click on
DONOR Button.
Thank you so much, and all best wishes for this Holiday Season and the New Year!
Yours in staying active all year long,
Martha Nye, Volunteer Development Director
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Lots going on last week!
French Conversation Group watching a Christmas cooking video prepared by leader Cathy
Plas’ students at Green Mountain Academy. Afterwards the group sang French Christmas
carols!
Studies show that many of the physical symptoms we associate with old age, like weakness
and loss of balance, are actually symptoms of inactivity and lack of exercise. So come on
and go bowling, play Pickleball or Cornhole, join Bone Builders, go Nordic Walking or let us
know what else you would like to do to keep active. We'll work to make it happen!
Two of our behind-the-scenes volunteers working on improving the CSC ability
to communicate effectively. Thank you, Cara Nelson (of SwiftTrek) and Ian Stokes (who you
might know also leads Hiking and Biking groups for the CSC).
Thank you, Lynn Clauer of Balance Yoga, for making Yoga accessible to our community.
Beginning yoga as an older adult can be intimidating, especially if you’re out of shape or
working with health conditions. Yoga can have a number of benefits for people over 50, from
healthy bones to flexibility to anxiety relief. Ninety-four-year-old yogi Tao Porchon-Lynch
swears by yoga as a way to maintain a positive attitude, relieve stress and age gracefully.
Look what a community can create! Thank you, https://www.radiateartspace.org, Judy Bush
and all who participate in the CSC Art Exercise Group! You must stop in to Radiate and see
this gorgeous collaborative piece (Inspired by VanGogh’s View of Arles, Flowering Orchards).
Socializing keeps people young at heart, emotionally vibrant, and mentally sharp. As you,
your parents, or loved ones age, have you taken time to consider the continued importance of
socialization? When you were a baby, socialization helped you develop who you are. As
older adults continue to enjoy life, it remains important that we have a social life to help
maintain a healthy physical and emotional balance.
WEEKLY ACTIVITY NOTES: December 24 to December 30
PLEASE NOTE: Recurring activities without changes are not described in these notes. To
see ALL of the activities offered this week you must click on the Activity Calendar button
below. The calendar is sometimes two pages.
ACTIVITY CALENDAR: Dec. 24 - Dec. 30
Updates on current activities and information on
activities that are starting
The Holidays have diminished the number of activities this week. Be sure to check
below and look at Activities Calendar.
PICKLEBALL-HUNTINGTON: Will be available both December 24 and 28. Please contact
Debbie Worthley [email protected]
PICKLEBALL-BOLTON: at Smilie School, 2712 Theodore Roosevelt Highway (US Route 2),
Bolton, will take a break until after the New Year. Questions contact Keith
KNITTING AND OTHER NEEDLE CRAFTS: Will not meet on Monday, December 24. The
group WILL meet on December 31.
ART EXERCISE: Will not meet December 24 and December 31.
CRIBBAGE/MAH JONG AND BRIDGE: Will not meet on December 25 or January 1.
FRENCH CONVERSATION: The Group next meets January 8 from 9-10:30 am in the
Richmond Town Center Community Room. During the winter months the group will meet
every other week.
OPERA LOVERS ANONYMOUS: Will not be meeting again until the end of January, when
they will be discussing the upcoming opera, CARMEN. Stay posted! CONTACT Carol for
more information at [email protected].
BONE BUILDERS-HUNTINGTON: Huntington Bone Builders will resume on Jan. 2.
BONE BUILDERS-RICHMOND: Will not meet December 24 or 26, but will meet December
31.
PICKLEBALL-RICHMOND AND CORNHOLE: Will next meet January 2 at Richmond
Elementary School Gym from 6: to 8:PM.
GENEALOGY: Will not meet December 27.
MEMOIR CLASS: Meets again on Thursday, January 3.
COFFEE TIME: Is on at Holy Rosary Parish Hall, from 9-11AM
BRIDGE-EXPERIENCED: Will meet December 27 at 4:00 PM in Richmond Free
Library. Contact Ike Patch. [email protected]
NORDIC WALKING: Cancelled for December 28.
EASE INTO YOGA: 2nd Class in Series, December 28 at 2pm, Richmond Free Library
Community Room. $10 for drop-in.
BOLTON MONTHLY DINNERS: The Bolton Up and Down Club offers a monthly senior
dinner for Bolton Seniors. Menus are posted online http://boltonvt.com/senior-activities-in-
bolton/ and in the Bolton Gazette. Contact Doris Wheelock, 434-3769 with questions.
HUNTINGTON SENIOR MEALS: 3rd Tuesday, noon (2nd Tuesday - July, November,
December) PLEASE NOTE, this month it was on the second Tuesday, December
11th. Community Church of Huntington Annex. Contact Donna Lewis, 434-3155 with questions.
SPECIAL EVENTS
SENIOR HOLIDAY MEAL: 14th Annual Holiday Dinner Tuesday, December 25, 2018. In
partnership with Age Well, Burlington School Food Project, Michelle Charron, Elks Club, Penny
Cluse Café, and Temple Sinai, among so many other people, businesses, and
organizations, HANDS http://handsvt.org/events will offer their FREE 14th Annual Holiday
Dinner again this year. They will be delivering hot meals all over Chittenden County and also help
serve more meals at the Elks Club in Burlington. They are planning on over 500 seniors receiving
meals, giftbags, and transportation…all at no cost to them. “We’re pleased to have Jess Hyman
helping out this year! If you would like to volunteer and/or have giftbag items to donate, please
contact Jess Hyman at [email protected]. If you know of a senior who would like a meal
or would like to donate money to offset our costs, please contact Megan Humphrey at
[email protected]. Thank you so much!”
VERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL-FIRST WEDNESDAY TALK: American
Modernism. January 2, 7:00 pm, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Citing examples from the
works of Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Charles Sheeler, and others, former
Head of American Paintings at Christie’s and Sotheby’s James Maroney provides an overview of
American art from 1913 to 1949 and explains its importance and beauty.
P.M. SUNDAYS: Night Tree - January 13, 2019 - http://www.valleystage.net/night-
tree.html , Richmond Congregational Church, 20 Church St., Richmond. 4:00 - 6:00
p.m. SENIORS (65+) and CHILDREN under 16 - discounted tickets available. Contact Valley
Stage Productions at [email protected] or by calling 802-434-4563 for more
information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WBVbYvTGo&feature=youtu.be
SAVE THE DATE
TRAVELOG: Tuesday, January 8 at 1:30 pm in the Richmond Free Library
communityroom, Marc and Peggy Faucher will show slides and talk about their trip to South
Africa and Botswana. They did volunteer work there helping to rehabilitate wild animals including
lions, cheetahs and rhinos. They'll also show slides of their observations in the areas they visited.
COMING SOON: THE COUGAR RETURNS TO THE EAST: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 --
7:00pm to 8:30pm. Richmond Congregational Church Sanctuary, 20 Church Street Richmond,
VT. Happy Winter! Come out of the cold for Susan Morse's presentation! There is no question
about it. Cougars are not only being seen in eastern North America, some are attempting to
recolonize their former habitats. Where once it was flatly dismissed as an impossibility in the so-
called “developed” east, scientists have now documented cougar dispersals and even occupancy in
a growing list of eastern states and provinces. Join us for a magnificently illustrated introduction to
cougar biology and ecology in the broad diversity of habitats where Sue has studied them, from
Alberta to the Arizona/Mexico border. We will also get the low-down regarding the latest
confirmations of cougars in the east, including the recently documented suitability of a substantial
amount of wild habitats from Manitoba to Louisiana and Maine to Georgia. It is only a matter of
time! No charge.
WINTER BIRDING: Begins January 23 at Birds of Vermont Museum. There will be four programs
on birds and two on the environmental impact of humans on nature. Stay posted for more details.
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