December 2015 - Johnson City Senior Center

December 2015
30 Brocton Street
Johnson City, New York
johnsoncityseniorcenter.org
Office: 797-3145
Fax: 729-8437
Lunch: 797-1149
Hours: Weekdays 9:00—4:00
Fridays, closing at 2PM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Darlene Leonard
[email protected]
The Status of Bingo Games at JCSC
Bingo games at Johnson City Senior Center is a major
fundraiser. The profit gained from these games sustain the
utility bills and repairs of the center. With the rising costs of the
organizational necessities, it is imperative to maintain the status
of Bingo generated funds. As a non-for-profit, JCSC continually
has been on top of fund development resources to stay open.
Of late, some Bingo games have fallen short of producing
the revenues needed to meet our needs. A Bingo committee
consisting of board members, players and staff meet regularly
with Bingo inspector, Gayle Cohen to review game concerns,
days of the week for games played, players’ needs and concerns
within the NYS Gaming Commission guidelines. For more
information please visit the web site, www.gaming.ny.gov. It is
a difficult task. We have made some changes in food, games,
volunteers and prizes. It takes roughly ten volunteers and staff
to run each game. Planning the right combination to meet all of
these needs has been a HUGE concern.
The number of players determines the prize brackets that
each game is played. It would be impossible to give the larger
prize amounts to be awarded with only a few people. The
center cannot afford to do this. The committee will continue to
work through these difficult times and look for ways to capture
the patrons to play here again and then we can promise those
big prizes. Please show your support, invite your family and
friends to the Bingo games and make the room full of players. It
benefits all of us!
Games for December include:
Mondays December 7,14,21 at 12:30 sales, 1:30 play
Wednesdays December 2,9,16 at 5:30 sales, 6:30 play
Happy Holidays!
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Laurie Schneider
[email protected]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dorothy Blasko, Chair
Jim Ross, Vice-Chair
Stephen Snitchler, Treasurer
Pat Collins, Secretary
Carol Carr
Amanda Giannone
Jeff Greenblott
Bill Hagopian
Mary Hess
Ken Kinsman
Drenda Kudlac
Eleanor Stethers
Deborah Thorpe
Vision Statement
The JC Senior Center is a
private non-profit
community-oriented
organization that strives to be a
trendsetter in providing
programs and services that
empower adults to improve
their level of health, wellness
and independence.
Statement of Purpose
The JC Senior Center’s role is to
identify and address the needs
of current older adults while
evolving to meet the needs of
adult generations in the future
Non-Discrimination Statement.
The JC Senior Center welcomes
all older adults from Broome
County and the surrounding
communities to join and
participate in our programs and
activities. We are committed to
all our members regardless of
race, religion, sexual
orientation, national origin
or disability.
Meals
December 2015
Mon., Wed., Thurs. and Friday; please call by 1pm
the day before to order your lunch. Reservations
are not necessary for Tuesday. $3.25 donation
requested. Lunch served 11:45pm
MENU OF THE WEEK
1– Breakfast for lunch-waffles/bacom
2 - Roast. Pork w/gravy
Special Events
Food, Nutrition and Health Classes
First Tuesday every month
December 1 11:30 am
Offered by the USDA Snap program
Learn about food groups, how to increase
your intake of fruits and vegetables with
recipes, handouts and food tastings
3 - Vegetable Lasagna
4 - Beer battered fish or Chinese pepper steak
7 - Meatball Parm. Sub
8 - Breakfast for lunch-pancakes/sausage
9 - Chicken Cordon Bleu or fish Florentine
10 - Beef Stroganoff over noodles
11 - Broccoli cheese Pollack or Spiedie marinated
Chicken breast
14 - Chicken ala King over biscuit
15 - Breakfast for Lunch-French toast/bacon
16 - Roast turkey w/gravy
17 - Sweet & Sour pork over brown rice
18 - Potato crusted Pollack or home style Salisbury
steak
21 - Beef stew over biscuits
22 - Breakfast for lunch-waffles/sausage
23 - Roast pork w/gravy
24 - Chicken w/cranberry or Broiled fish w/lemon
25 - Center Closed
December 9
Christmas Luncheon
11:45am
Music by Russ Lockwood
Soup and Sandwich Bar
Every Wednesday and Thursday
Soup, sandwich and small salad
will be served. According to guidelines
set up by the Office for Aging, we can
serve all three in amounts as noted.
This menu could change seasonally.
Thank you for understanding!
$3.25 for Seniors, no reservations
28 - Macaroni and Cheese
29 - Breakfast for lunch-pancakes/ bacon
30 - Halupki or Chicken w/orange Sauce
31 - Roast Beef w/gravy or lemon pepper pollack
The lunch program is sponsored by the US
Administration on Aging, the NY State Office
for Aging, Broome County Office for Aging
and JC Center participants.
Johnson City Senior Center will be
closing at 2:00pm every Friday
beginning in September 2015.
Creative Arts
Poetry—Mondays @
12:30pm
Writing—Wednesdays @ 1pm
BINGO at JCSC
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Increase your Inner Peace and the
Joy of Living
Practice Scientific Mental Relaxation and
Meditation. We offer group-training in these arts
every Thursday.
December 2015
Bingo Schedule
Monday’s
Sell @ 12:30pm Play @ 1:30pm
Monday, December 7
Monday, December 14
Monday, December 21
Wednesday’s
Lite food menu offered at 4:30pm
Sell @ 5:30pm
Play @ 6:30pm
Wednesday, December 2
Wednesday, December 9
Wednesday, December 16
Bigger Jackpot!
Save the Date
Tuesday, January 5
1:00pm
2016 Bus Trip Presentation Party
Open to all Travelers
Qualified Counselor is also available for individual
sessions.
Adults of all Ages are welcome
Mental Relaxation and Meditation: 1:30-2:30,3-4pm
$3.00 1-hr. Private Counseling: 10 or 11am
$5.00 Advanced Meditation/Studies: 11:0012:00pm $5.00 Minimal fees in the spirit of
service. (Payable to the instructor)
Registration: Call 797-3145 or stop at the
front desk
Featured Program of the Month
BINGO
Bingo meets six times a month, 3 times
on Wednesday evenings and 3 times on
Monday afternoons.
The public is invited. Join us.
All games are played within the
guidelines of the NYS Gaming
Commission. Prizes vary according to the
number of players present. There are
two Share the Wealth games, Bonanza
and a larger Jackpot. Food is provided
as well as pull tabs games for your
enjoyment.
Would you like to leave a gift to the
Johnson City Senior Center?
Tuesday, December 15
RED Hat Meeting and holiday party
5:15 PM
Buffet Star, Vestal
Consider gifting low basis stock, or make JCSC a
beneficiary of your annuity or life insurance.
Another opportunity could be a charitable
Remainder trust. In addition, give a gift in your
name to the endowment fund investment of the
Senior Center. Please ask Darlene Leonard,
Executive Director, how you can make a difference
in our future!
MORE HAPPENINGS AT THE CENTER
Notes: Special Speakers
AARP DRIVER SAFETY
AARP Driver Safety Classes — 2016
Payment is required upon registration
Payment by check only-payable to AARP
Call 797-3145
AARP Members $20
Non AARP Members $25
Tues., Wed. Jan. 19 & 20
1:00-4pm
Tues. Feb 16 & 23
1:00-4pm
More 2016 classes will be posted soon!
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Legal Aide Services
December 17, morning
If you need assistance setting up or changing your
will or health care proxy or other issues, please call
797-3145 for an appointment to meet with a legal
aide counselor at the Center
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Inclement Weather
Room rental opportunities are available for the
dining room, craft room or the health center for
your birthday, anniversary, parties, gatherings,
dances or other uses. For a nominal fee, these
rooms are available for JCSC members or
anyone in the community. Call 797-3145 or stop
in the Center for an application!
Our website johnsoncityseniorcenter.org shows
the advantages of the JCSC.
If the Johnson City schools are
closed because of inclement
weather, the Johnson City
Senior Center will also is closed.
Medicare Open Enrollment
assistance
Call Mike Cerwinski at 607-725-7301 for
tips to save money for your health
insurance choices
Entertainment in DECEMBER 2015
Tuesday, December 1,8,15,22,29 JCSC Guitar Group, No Vacancy
9:30-12:00 pm
Thursdays, December 3,10,17,24 Guitar Group, Fretboard Express
9:30-12:00 pm
Wednesday, December 9 Russ Lockwood on the Piano with holiday tunes
11:30 am
Wed. December 23 & Thurs. 31 Orange Blossom Special Band
11:15 am
Traveling with the JC Senior Center
For more information about our trips, please call 797-3145
**Saturday, December 5
Dickens of a Christmas
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Cost: Members $95 Non-members $105
Still available upon JCSC checking with vendor
Thursday, December 10
Tioga Downs
Cost: $15
$10 free play
Limit of 22 persons
TRIPS FOR 2016
**Thursday, February 11, 2016
Hunterdon Hills, New York
“A Valentine’s Day Special”
Play - Spreading it Around
Cost: Members $75
Non-member $85
Final payment 2/18
**Thursday, April 14, 2016
SAMSON - Sight & Sound Theatre (NEW SHOW)
LIMITED SEATING
Cost: $149
Final payment due 3/11/2016
***SIGNING UP EARLY FOR 2016 TRIPS, YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN JANUARY’S DRAWING!!
A SPECIAL INVITATION - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
“A TRIP PRESENTATION PARTY”
OUR 2016 TRIP ITINERARY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016
@ 1:00PM AT THE
JOHNSON CITY SENIOR CENTER
TRIP/TRAVEL BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE
BY SIGNING UP FOR A 2016 TRIP ON THIS DAY,
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR
NAME PLACED IN A DRAWING FOR A GIFT CERTIFICATE
$100 – DAILY TRIP***
$200 – MULTI-DAY TRIP***
****NOT TO BE USED FOR TRIPS WITH TRAVELER’S CORNER
Always Available
Ongoing Health Programs
MONDAY
Blood Pressure and Glucose Screenings
with Medicine Shoppe
Wednesday, December 16, 10 - 12pm
Exercise Equipment: 12 noon - 4:00pm
Gentle Yoga: 9:30am - 10:30am
Line Dancing: 10:45am - 11:45am
Water Color Painting: 9:00am - noon
Knitting and Crocheting
12:30pm - 3:00pm
Pitch cards: 1:00pm
Six Steps to Better Balance 1:00pm
POETRY: 12:30pm Library
TUESDAY
Exercise Equipment: 8:30am - 4:00pm
(12 noon - 1:30pm not available)
TOPS: 9:00am - 11:15am
Zumba: 12:30 - 1:15pm
Shuffleboard: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Red Hat Society Chapter: 3rd Tuesday
6:30pm
WEDNESDAY
Exercise Equipment is available for use
in the Health Center– inquire at the
reception desk
Corrections– 2nd Notice
Penny Kisacky donated $50 for the
Johnson City Senior Center in memory of
loved ones and friends: John Kisacky,
Albert Kisacky, Rudy Bystrak, Louise Fran
and Bernard Pochily
May they rest in peace———-
In Memoriam
Exercise Equipment: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Quilting: 9:00am - 11:30am
Penny Bingo for Fun: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Progressive Pinochle: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Writers Workshop: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zumba: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
THURSDAY
Exercise Equipment: 8:30am - 10:00am
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Guitar Class: 9:00am - Noon
Individual Counseling: 11:00am - Noon
Shuffleboard Leagues: 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Tai Chi: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mahjong: 1:00pm
Meditation: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
FRIDAY
Exercise Equipment: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Oil Painting: 9:00am - 11:30am
Watercolor: 9:00am - 11:30am
Gentle Yoga: 10:00am - 11:00am
Ladies Singing Group: 10:00am - 11:00am
Thank you!
To all the volunteers that made the
recent Auction a BIG success!
JCSC made over $2300 this year.
It takes a team to be profitable!
Holiday Luncheon
Wednesday, December 9
11:45am
Entertainment provided
by
New Year’s Party
Thursday, December 31
11:45am
Music by Orange Blossom Special
Russ Lockwood
$4.00
Coffee Social
Monday thru Friday
Serving in the Dining Room
9am to 11:00am
Volunteers needed!
Special programs - sales and food kitchens.
Call Laurie, Assistant Director at 797-3145
Volunteers needed!
Johnson City Senior Center Quilters present the Quilt Raffle for 2015
This 92 by 92 inches quilt called, Antique Spring is on display in the
dining room and tickets can be obtained at the reception desk
Tickets are available for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 Drawing:12/9
Save the Date
Need help with your taxes?
You can schedule tax assistance for
seniors starting in January 2016.
Tax preparations will not begin until
February 2016
Call: 797 3145
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Pitch cards - Mondays-1:00pm
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Mahjong -
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Scrabble, Wii Bowling anyone? Inquire soon!
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Progressive Pinochle - Wednesdays 12:30pm
Pick up Halupki
Friday, Dec. 18
Cost: 6 halupki $8.00
12 halupki $15.00
Must pre-order by Dec. 11
Call : 797 3145
Thursdays-1:00pm
SWIMMING at the YMCA - With your membership you
can swim at the West YMCA from 5:30–7:50am,
3-3:45pm or 7:30-8:30pm M, W, or F- Discontinuing program Dec. 31, 2015 ,BOD decision 9/15
WISH LIST FOR THE CENTER
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Monthly displays of your favorite collections to be placed in a
showcase in the dining room 4
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Please place an ad in the newsletter and support the Johnson City Senior Center.
Your business card can appear in future newsletters to generate customers for
your business. A personal message like a birthday or anniversary is also possible.
Contact the center’s team for further information and application.
PLEASE CHECK THE DATE ON THE
LABEL OF THIS NEWSLETTER.
Your membership will expire on that
date. Please renew your membership
every year!
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
“Celebrating Seniors”
Johnson City Senior Center
30 Brocton Street
Johnson City, New York 13790
Non Profit Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
Permit #437
Binghamton, New York