WHAT IS NEW FOR MARCH 2009
Be sure to read the following:
March 4th at 1pm Attorney Sousa: call the center for an appointment.
March 6th at noon State Representative Kate Hogan will be at the Senior Center for for birthday celebration.
617-722-2425
State House Room 437
Boston, MA, 02133
March 10th, 2-3:30 Hearing Clinic at the Town Hall
March 17th 12noon St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon Intel offers us another St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon at Intel. FREE TICKETS FOR 125 PEOPLE You must come to the center March 5th to pick up your tickets.
March 18th 8:30 at Harvest Café. COFFEE WITH JANICE
March 19th 11:30 at the Town Hall. Revitalizing the Friendly Visitor Program with Janice, Renee and Ana, Light lunch for those who sign up!
March 25th at noon Lunch Bunch at Marlborough Hills Ask the Nurse Practioner, Karen Trembly, about illnesses, treatments, meds or anything else. Free lunch will be served.
Please Call 508-485-4040 for reservations.
April 2nd at the Portuguese Club 3RD ANNUAL RED CARPET DINNER DANCE Chicken Marsala with salad mashed potatoes mixed vegetables with chocolate mousse cake and cheese cake for dessert. $15.00 per person.
The theme will be “The Grammy’s” with a special appearance from The Supremes, the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Dress up, dress down or come as your favorite performer. Lots of dancing too!
Tai Chi - Health for Body and Mind
Tai Chi Class will on Thursday’s in March. This will be Lou’s 10-week course on the Yang Style 24 Forms Routine. Classes will be held at the Town Hall 2nd floor. Class time will be from 9:00 to 10:30. To take this course you should have previously taken Lou’s Tai Chi for Beginners Class. Please sign up at the Senior Center.
BRIDGE INSTRUCTION Every Tuesday morning 10am at Town Hall
WALKING CLUB Every Wednesday meet at 9am or Town Hall
Blood Pressure Every Thursday 9:30 – 11 at the Town Hall
ANYTIME FITNESS has changed its name to BOOST FITNESS CLASSES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: Every Tuesday 9:30 – 10:15; Every Thursday 9:30-10:15: Every Friday 8:30-9:15 Class is now on the first floor of their expanded building. Cost is $10.00 a month. You must sign up at the senior center.
MAH JONG INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNERS
Every Monday in March 9:30-11:30 MahJong at the Esplanade on Main St
Please call Janice if you are interested in having an additional day of playing MahJong at Town Hall!!
Try our new Nintendo Wii Sports game system. Learn and experience realistic sports sensations with controls that are close to the actual sports motion. Sports including: golf, bowling, tennis, baseball and boxing. Lots of fun and great for range of motion. Many “Thanks” to the husband and wife who purchased this for us.
Recycling information….from Yvonne
Best Buy, the store next to Solomon Pond Mall, accepts most electronics for recycling for $10 a piece, up to 2 per day per person. Any kind of computers, peripherals, older TVs etc. You pay the $10 and they give you instantly a gift card with the equivalent value, so if you bring 2 items, you pay $20 and get a Best Buy gift card for $20. Check this out!
ELDER COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM
Are you concerned about an elderly family member, friend or neighbor?
Does your job involve coming in contact with our community’s most vulnerable and isolated elders?
If you answered yes to either of the above questions you could play a very important role in helping to improve access to care for older persons most in need! The majority of people over the age of sixty living in the metrowest area reside in their own homes or apartments. They are living active independent lives. However, many elderly living in this area suffer from serious problems which put them at risk for needless suffering or premature nursing home placement. Come join the Hudson Senior Center and BayPath Elder Services for a workshop on identifying older adults in the community in need of services. Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health and substance abuse issues in older adults. At this workshop you will learn:
· Identify available community resources
· Talk to an elder about getting help
· Get more information on the new Elder Community Care Program and the mental health component to life line called Tele Check and Tele Help. Please call 978-568-9638 for reservations and join us on one of the following dates:
March 25, 2009 6:30-8:00pm or
April 14, 2009 10:00-11:30am
These workshops will take place at the Hudson Senior Center temporarily located at the Town Offices (78 Main Street Hudson). These events are free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Fran Lawton, our Senior Center Greeter, Is collecting many items to recycle: the front of Campbell soup labels, eye glasses, aluminum clip tops from cans, greeting card fronts without personal handwriting and round colored or white plastic tops from large milk containers. These items help schools, the Shriner’s Group, a Dialysis and Burn Center, VA Hospitals and some Rehab centers. Please place any of these items in a bag with Fran’s name on it and leave at Marie’s desk. Franny would like to thank everyone who brought in items last month. More are needed so please continue!
Are you or someone you know caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease? CARE-PLUS, is a research study conducted by Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center (BU-ADC), for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) that are having trouble managing some of the common behavioral problems associated with the disease. The goal of the CARE-PLUS study is to determine whether caregiver-based intervention can reduce behavior problems in individuals with AD and improve caregiver’s emotional well being. The individual with AD is not involved in the study in any way. CARE-PLUS is a 5 week group intervention (90 minutes each session). These sessions will offer information on AD, its symptoms, tips for improving communication and interaction, and
strategies for reducing caregiver stress. I am very excited to report that the Hudson Senior Center has been asked to participate in this wonderful project. If we can recruit a few people who are interested in this study and will commit to the 5 week program, we can have the program here at the Hudson Senior Center. Please call Janice 978-568-9638 if you are interested in this FREE program. For more detailed information about this study, please call Alicia Semiatin, Study Coordinator at 617-353-9124.
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