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September & October 2016The Senior Spirit

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September & October 2016

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The Center Celebrates Active Aging!

September Is Senior Center Month!Our Active Aging Celebration is only one day out of a month-long celebration for Senior Center Month. The theme for this year is “Find Balance at Your Center.” Anyone who has spent any time here at the Center knows just how lively it can be! For those new to the area, the Center provides an opportunity to meet new friends. For many others it provides space and time to deepen already existing friendships. Our Center is filled with all kinds of possibilities for living your life, and living it well.

Throughout the years, the Wayne Senior Center has expanded its services. We are committed to a strong focus on personal growth and wellness, and to the creation of an atmosphere

where you can tap into your creativity, energy, and vitality. We are also committed to providing you with a more empowered vision of aging. We want you to be able to increase your access to benefits and other resources and to have the information you need to better manage your health and your finances.

A great senior center is made up of a dedicated staff and board of directors, but most especially a great senior center is a reflection of all those who come through the doors to be a part of a stimulating atmosphere. The Wayne Senior Center boasts some of the most vital, healthiest, and interesting seniors around!

This year Active Aging Week is celebrated from September 25 to October 1. The theme for the week this year is “Explore the Possibilities.” To celebrate, the Center and Radnor Township are hosting our Fifth Annual Active Aging Celebration on Sunday, September 18 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This year’s celebration will be bigger and better than ever because we have teamed up with the 24th Annual Radnor Fall Festival! The event will be held rain or shine.

Our Active Aging event highlights the importance of staying active in later life. There will be a wealth of information available to you from area organizations. There will be health care professionals from the community offering stroke assessments, balance assessments, hearing screenings, low vision screenings, a veteran’s resource table and more. We will enjoy free frozen yogurt, caricaturists, and

giveaways. You can even test your strength on our Strongman High Striker!

Just down the street at the Radnor Fall Festival, there will be local merchants and restaurants, street performances, dancers, face painting, and carnival rides. There will be fun for the whole family, so bring your children and grandchildren! Please come on over and celebrate with us. We hope to see you there! For more details, please check our website www.wayneseniorcenter.com.

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

Our journey through life brings many changes along the way. We’re generally happy about a lot of the changes that happen to us and not so happy about others. But it seems as we grow older that more of these changes fall into the “not so happy changes” category—we lose pieces of our health, we have to leave our home of many years, we have to give up the car keys, we lose family and friends we love. The Circle of Life is a group that will meet on 6 Wednesday mornings, beginning October 5 and ending on November 9. This group will give you an opportunity to talk about the changes that are happening in your life with others who have experienced a lot of the same changes. The group will meet from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Please let Katie know if you are interested.


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COMING UP AT Wayne Senior Center ...MEDICARE 101 Frank Colgan, our representative from Apprise will be coming to the Center on Thursday, October 27th at 10:45am to explain Medicare enrollment and to let you know about any changes in the program that will be taking place for the 2017 enrollment year. Frank is our resident expert in all things Medicare and he will have lots of great information for those of you who are already on Medicare and those of you who are quickly approaching the age when you are going to have to make choices about your Medicare health care coverage. Some of the topics that Frank will be covering are:

• Medicare A, B, C (Medicare Advantage) and D (Prescription Drugs) and the choices you can make

• Medicaid • Eligibility • Enrollment dates and rules • Deadlines and penalties • Costs with premiums, deductibles & copays • The Affordable Care Act and the changes it

makes in Medicare • How to access lots of information at

medicare.gov, Medicare’s website

There will be plenty of time for questions. Please mark this date on your calendar so you don’t miss this opportunity!

Frank will also be here on Tuesday, September 20th and Tuesday, October 18th from 9:00—12:00 PM for individual appointments to answer any questions you might have about Medicare and your individual coverage. Call us for an appointment. Frank will return on Thursday, November 10th at 10:00 AM to provide one on one Part D drug plan consultations. An appointment is required.

HALLOWEEN PARTY AND COSTUME CONTEST Join us for a spooky time as we celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31. Scary, funny, or creative costumes are encouraged—there will be prizes!

HELP WITH HEARING AIDS Joel Lampley from Hear Again Now will be here on Thursday, September 8 and Thursday, October 6 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Joel is a hearing instrument specialist who works with different kinds of hearing devices. He is available to clean and check your hearing aids and to answer any questions you might have.

FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE Ellen Abramson, our Center advocate from Legal Aid Society, will be here on Thursday, September 8 and Thursday, October 6 at 10:45 AM. If you earn less than $1100/month or $13,200/year, you qualify for FREE legal assistance. Ellen can help you with wills and living wills, power of attorney, LIHEAP, PACE, bankruptcy and debt issues and more. Appointments are required. Let Katie know if you want to schedule an appointment.

BREAKFAST FOR YOUR BRAIN Join us for Breakfast for your Brain every Monday and Wednesday from 9:15 AM-10:00 AM. This program is designed to help you improve your memory, think more clearly, and have a more positive attitude about your life. And—you’ll have fun doing it. We’ll be using humor, puzzles, optical illusions, word games, and other exercises to help you strengthen your brain power.

JOIN OUR MENTORING PROGRAM! Back to school time means back to mentoring! How would you like to give an hour a week of your time to help a student who could use your support? We have mentoring opportunities available at Radnor Middle School and St. Katharine of Siena School in Wayne. If you are interested in becoming a mentor you will be provided training free of charge. Call the Center for more information.

FREE FLU SHOTS Mark your calendars! There will be two opportunities to receive flu shots this year. A representative from Main Line Health will be here to administer Flu shots at the Center on Tuesday, October 4, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. You will have to pre-register for your flu shots with Main Line Health. Please call 1-866-225-5654 (1-866-CALL-MLH) and they will take your registration information. A representative from Walgreens will be here on Wednesday, October 19, from 12 PM to 2 PM to administer flu shots. Please bring your Medicare card to receive your free flu shot. If you are not eligible for Medicare there will be free vouchers available from Walgreens.

PIZZA AND A MOVIE On Tuesday, September 27 we will be watching Chef, starring Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, and Sofia Vergara. After a controlling owner pushes him too far, Chef Carl Casper quits his position at a prestigious Los Angeles restaurant. As he tries to figure out what his next step should be, he finds himself in Miami. Carl joins forces with his ex-wife, best friend, and son to launch a food-truck business, and the venture provides a chance to reignite his passion for cooking—as well as his zest for life and love.

Matt Damon stars in The Martian, our movie on Thursday, October 20. When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney, presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.

Both movies begin at 10:45 AM. The cost for each movie is $3.


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TED TALKS Tuesdays

Veterans' coffee hour

Bob Haley, from VNA Hospice of Philadelphia, will be returning for our Veterans’ Coffee Hour on the third Thursday of every month. If you are a veteran, come join us and meet fellow veterans, receive information on benefits you may be entitled to, and find out about other veteran events that are happening in the area. The Coffee Hour runs from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM September 15 and October 20.

Our TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks are continuing through the Fall. They will be held on Tuesdays at 11:00AM. Speakers address a wide range of topics in an engaging and creative way.

computer CLASSES

Do you need help navigating the new Windows 10 update? Paul Paluba is available for one-on-one instruction for anyone who is interested in learning about Windows 10.

Cost is $20 for an hour of instruction. Please call the Center for an appointment.

Tuesday, Sept. 20th

Tuesday, Oct. 4th

Tuesday, Oct. 18th

Wanda Diaz Merced—How a Blind Astronomer Found a Way to Hear the Stars Andrew Youn—3 Reasons Why We Can Win the Fight Against Poverty Andrew Pelling—This Scientist Makes Ears out of Apples

Brian Little—Who Are You Really? The Puzzle of a Personality Tania Luna—How a Penny Made Me Feel Like a Millionaire Celeste Headlee—10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

Norman Lear—An Entertainment Icon on Living a Life of Meaning Arthur Benjamin—The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers Hugh Evans—What Does It Mean to be a Citizen of the World? Our next AARP Driver Safety

Program will be held on Friday, September 23, from 1:00—5:00 PM. This is a refresher course for those of you who have already taken the full 8-hour program. When you come to the class, you will need to bring proof with you that you have taken the course before. If you can’t find your copy of the notice that was sent to your insurance company, you can call your insurance company for some kind of verification to bring with you.

The cost for the class is: $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Please call Betsy to register.

AARP SMART Driver Safety Program

SUGGESTED DONATION CHANGESDue to rising overhead costs Wayne Senior Center is finding it necessary to raise the suggested donation price to $2 for the following activities: Bridge and Bridge Lessons, Pinochle, Poker, Canasta, Writing Club, Book Club and Mah Jongg. The prices for Yoga, Zumba, Tai Chi, and Line Dancing will remain at $5 per class or $20 per session.

September & October 2016The Senior SpiritWayne SENIOR CENTER September

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY1 2

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HAPPY LABOR DAY!

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CENTER CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION

79:15 Breakfast for Brain10:00 Silver Sneakers

Classic/Functional Fitness

12:30 Bridge Club12:45 Shop at Giant1:00 Writers' Club

BBQ Pork Sandwich

810:00 Fit Over 50 10:00 Hear Again Now10-2 Mah Jongg10:45 Legal Aid Society12:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting2:00 Tai Chi

Roast Beef

99:30 Water Aerobics10:30 Line Dancing1:00 Wii Games1:00 Pinochle Club

Baked Fish

129:15 Breakfast for Brain9:30 Water Aerobics10:00 Quilting10:00 Silver Sneakers


10:30 BP Screenings10:45 HEART HEALTH12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Refresher Bridge1:15 Gentle Yoga

Chicken Pot Pie

139:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010:15 Advisory Committee1:00 Poker Game

Turkey Hoagie




Chili Dog

159:00 Zumba9:30 Veterans' Coffee

Hour10:00 Fit Over 5010-2 Mah Jongg10:45 Succulent Garden12:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting 2:00 Tai Chi

Sliced Turkey


Sesame Ginger Beef



10:30 BP Screenings12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Canasta1:15 Gentle Yoga

Baked Fish Sandwich

209:00 Zumba9:00 Apprise-Medicare10:00 Fit Over 5011:00 TED Talks1:00 Poker Game

Meatloaf



10:30 Readers' Club12:30 Bridge Club12:45 Shop at Giant1:00 Writers' Club

Turkey Ham/Cheddar Sandwich

229:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010-2 Mah Jongg12:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting 2:00 Tai Chi

Beef Pizziola

239:30 Water Aerobics10:30 Line Dancing1:00 Wii Games1:00 Pinochle Club1-5 AARP Driver

Safety Program

Turkey Salad Platter



10:30 BP Screenings12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Refresher Bridge1:15 Gentle Yoga5:00 Board of Dir. Mtg.

Chicken Caccitore

279:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010:45 Pizza and a Movie1:00 Poker Game

PIZZA




Cheesesteak Macaroni


Tuna Salad Platter


Swedish Meatballs

Lunch served daily. Daily entree listed below. $2 donation requested.

CENTER CLOSED AND WILL REOPEN

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY3



10:30 BP Screenings10:45 Breast Cancer Risk12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Canasta1:15 Gentle Yoga

BBQ Pork Sandwich

49:00 Zumba 9:30–11:30 Free Flu Shots10:00 Fit Over 5011:00 TED Talks1:00 Poker Game

Roasted Turkey

59:15 Breakfast for Brain 9:30–10:30 Circle of Life10:00 Silver Sneakers


12:15 Shop at Giant12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Writers' Club

Chicken & Vegetable Stirfry

69:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010:00 Hear Again Now10-2 Mah Jongg10:45 Legal Aid Society12:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting 2:00 Tai Chi

Hot Dogs


Baked Fish



10:30 BP Screenings12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Refresher Bridge1:15 Gentle Yoga

Chicken Pot Pie

11 9:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010:15 Advisory Committee 1:00 Poker Game

Turkey Hoagie



10:45 Drumming Circle12:15 Shop at Giant12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Writers' Club

Chili Dog


Sliced Turkey


Sesame Ginger Beef

17CHOCOLATRIUM9:15 Breakfast for Brain9:30 Water Aerobics10:00 Quilting10:00 Silver Sneakers


10:30 BP Screenings12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Canasta1:15 Gentle Yoga

Baked Fish Sandwich

189:00 Apprise–Medicare9:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5011:00 TED Talks1:00 Poker Game

Meatloaf



10:30 Readers' Club12:15 Shop at Giant12:30 Bridge Club12-2 Free Flu Shots1:00 Writers' Club

Ham & Cheese Sandwich

209:00 Zumba9:30 Veterans' Coffee

Hour10:00 Fit Over 5010-2 Mah Jongg10:45 Pizza and a Movie12:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting 2:00 Tai Chi

PIZZA


Meatloaf




Chicken Caccitore

259:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 501:00 Poker Game

Baked Fish



12:15 Shop at Giant12:30 Bridge Club1:00 Writers' Club

Cheesesteak Macaroni

279:00 Zumba10:00 Fit Over 5010-2 Mah Jongg10:45 Medicare 10112:15 Sound Off1:00 Pinochle Club2:00 Sewing & Knitting 2:00 Tai Chi

Tuna Salad Platter


Swedish Meatballs

31HALLOWEEN9:15 Breakfast for Brain9:30 Water Aerobics10:00 Quilting10:00 Silver Sneakers



Lunch served daily. Daily entree listed below. $2 donation requested.Wayne SENIOR CENTER October

Don't forget your COSTUME!

Special Lunch


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Monday September 12, 10:45 AMDr. Adi Ganz, MD, a cardiologist at Penn Cardiology Valley Forge, will be here to talk to us about heart health and the importance of maintaining an active and heart healthy lifestyle. There will also be a chance to get your blood pressure checked. Bring your questions about heart health and Dr. Ganz will give you some answers!

Thursday September 15, 10:45 AMCreate Your Own Succulent Garden! This class was postponed in July, so we are thrilled that Carol Giegerich, the instructor, is available to offer it in September! Learn to create a small succulent garden that you can take home. Learn all about the varieties of succulents, their germination, care and maintenance, combining plants, and the art of small succulent creations. Go home with your very own unique and personalized creation. Cost is $20 and includes all materials. Please sign up with Katie.

Tuesday September 20 and October 18 9:00 AM-12:00 PMFrank Colgan, our representative from Apprise, who presents our Medicare 101 program, will be available to meet with you individually to answer any questions you have about your health insurance and your prescription drug insurance. Medicare's open election period, when you can make changes to your health care plans, starts October 15 and ends on December 7. If you would like to meet with Frank please call the Center to make an appointment.

Monday October 3, 10:45 AMOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a representative from Main Line Health will be here to discuss breast cancer risk factors and the importance of early detection and screenings. This is an important topic that touches many lives.

Wednesday October 12, 10:45 AMNegar and Michelle from Synergy Home Care will be back to hold a Drumming Circle with us. Feel the rhythm! Join the circle and make some music together!

Upcoming Speakers at Wayne Senior Center

The Reading Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30 AM. Come and join us! Our September meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 21. We will be discussing The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman. The author weaves together the worlds of Silicon Valley and rare book collecting in a delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and fulfillment.

On Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30 AM the group is discussing Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight. Told in alternating voices, Reconstructing Amelia is a story of secrets and lies, of love and betrayal, of trusted friends and vicious bullies. It's about how well a parent ever really knows a child and how far one mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter whose life she could not save.

Katie will have copies of both books.

NEW!NOW OFFERING CANASTA! Have you ever played Canasta? Interested in learning how to play? Join us on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 1 PM.

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YOGA, TAI CHI, ZUMBA AND LINE DANCING CLASSESYoga, Mondays at 1:15 PM $20/session or $5/class

Session 1: 9/12–10/17 Session 2: 10/24–11/28

Tai Chi, Thursdays at 2:00 PM $20/session or $5/class

Session 1: 8/25–10/6

Line Dancing, Fridays at 10:30 AM $20/session or $5/class

Session 1: 9/30–11/4

Zumba, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM, $20/session or $5/class

Session 1: 9/13–10/20 Session 2: 10/25–12/8

(no class 11/1 or 11/24)

FITNESS CENTER TRAINER HOURSMon–11:00 am to 2:00 pmWed–11:00 am to 2:00 pm

the fitness corner

New! Silver Sneakers Classic

Time to travel Again!

Silver Sneakers is the nation’s leading exercise program designed exclusively for Medicare-eligible older adults. Our Functional Fitness class, held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM, will now also be a Silver Sneakers Classic class. Please call your insurance provider to see if Silver Sneakers is offered through your plan. If your plan offers Silver Sneakers, you will need to bring your Medicare card to the Center so we can make a copy, and Silver Sneakers will pay your class donation. All non-Silver Sneakers members will pay the normal Functional Fitness class donation.

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF CHOCOLATE! Join us for a day of decadence as we travel to Michel Cluizel’s Chocolatrium in West Berlin, NJ on Monday, October 17. The bus will pick us up in the K-Mart parking lot at 10AM. We will begin with a private guided tour of the Michel Cluizel Chocolate Museum (he is a luxury French chocolatier), where we will learn the history of chocolate, follow the process from cocoa bean to chocolate bar, and enjoy sample tastings of luxury chocolates. A light French-inspired lunch is included, as well as delicious French pastries. There will be time to purchase a few decadent treats in the gift shop before we board the bus to come back home. We should be back in the K-Mart parking lot around 3:30 PM. The cost of the trip is $65 per person. Please see Katie to reserve your spot.

SAVE THE DATE—BROADWAY HERE WE COME! We will be going to NYC to see ON YOUR FEET! The Musical. ON YOUR FEET! is the inspiring true story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan—two people who believed in the power of their music, their love, and the American Dream. The trip will be Wednesday, November 9. We’ll be leaving the K-Mart Parking Lot at 10 AM. There will be a box lunch on the bus. The show begins at 2 PM. After the show, the bus will take us back to the K-Mart parking lot where we should arrive around 7:30 PM. Please let Katie know ASAP if you would like to go to the show. The cost of the trip will be $145 per person.

SAY HELLO TO KATIE!

Hello everyone! My name is Katie Redmond and I am so happy to be the new Program Coordinator at the Center. I’m a native Philadelphian, currently living in Montgomery County with my husband Brian and golden retriever Jameson. I’ve worked in social services for the past

twelve years and I’m thrilled that the next step in my journey has brought me here to work with all of you. Thank you for welcoming me with open arms and making me feel like a part of the Center family already! My office door is always open—please stop by to say hello, introduce yourself if we haven’t met yet, or share an idea you might have for a program or trip. I can’t wait to meet you!

Susan ShapiroExecutive Director

Betsy WrightAssistant to the Director

Lisa AsmanProgram Assistant

Katie RedmondProgram Coordinator

ACTIVE

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vitality Your Center for

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The Senior Spirit is published bi-monthly.

The Wayne Senior Center is run with the assistance of many volunteers and has affiliations with such groups as RSVP, AARP, The Main Line

Chamber of Commerce, Delco Chamber of Commerce and The Wayne Business Association. We are funded by Delaware County Office of

Services for the Aging, Radnor Township and individual and corporate donations. Thank you for your support!

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Board of Directors

Center closings

Save the Date!

Sue Chain Parker, PresidentJack Brooks, Vice PresidentJim McLoughlin, TreasurerBruce B. Wilson, Asst. TreasurerLois Wysocki, Secretary

Virginia C. BrookinsKaren BrownTammy CohenCharles S. FrazierPamela JensenElizabeth KeechLuAnne LungerAnn O’KeefeSuzie StohlerGeorge Strimel

The Center is getting a facelift! The Center will be closed for renovations from Monday, August 29 through Tuesday, September 6. During that time, all of the windows will be replaced. We will reopen on Wednesday, September 7.

We are excited to be partnering with Talbots in Paoli for a fundraiser to benefit the Center!

On Wednesday, November 16th, 10% of all purchases made at Talbots in Paoli will be donated to Wayne Senior Center! Start your holiday shopping early and help raise funds for the Center. Look for more information in the next newsletter.

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