November - Senior Center

HOLIDAY CONCERT
“Many Happy Returns”
presented by
the GPBSC Golden Tones Chorus and the Pretenders
3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, 2016
We are looking forward to performing a great selection of music for you,
including some old favorites. Doors open at 2:30 pm.
Tickets are on sale now at the front desk as well as from members of the Chorus
and the Pretenders ($7.00). Tickets will also be available at the door.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Members interested in performing in the Holiday Concert must join rehearsals by Monday, Nov. 7.
GOLDEN TIMES Newsletter
Volume 27 Number 11
321-724-1338
FAX 321-729-9333
Greater Palm Bay Senior Center
1275 Culver Drive, NE
Palm Bay, Florida 32907-1178
GPBSC
November 2016
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GPBSC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Rona Goldman
1st Vice President
Sylvia Fels
2nd Vice President
Jack Blackledge
Treasurer
Barbara Godwin-Hazel
Secretary
Sharon Andrews
DIRECTORS
Carol Dodi
Andy Marino
Bill Eccles
Ken Parnell
Morris Gibbs
President’s Message
Dear Members,
Loretta Sandy
Jan Grest
David Trippany
Fred Gunsher
Bob Wood
Legal Counsel . . .
Roy Alterman, Esq.
CCENTER MANAGER CONTACTS
Activities Coordinator
Arline Garrett
Advertising
Sylvia Fels
Asst. Treasurer
Jackie Chakhtoura
Bargain Corner
Lenora Stephens
Bingo Chairs (Wed.)
This is an important month for our country and our Senior Center.
November 8th we elect our new President of the United States.
Over the following three days, November 9 -11, you have the
opportunity to elect 5 new members to the GPBSC Board of
Directors. Remember that on December 5, the 15 members of the
Board will elect your new Executive Committee: President, 1st and
2nd Vice Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The last General Meeting for the year will take place on Tuesday,
Nov. 22. And the monthly dance will be on Saturday, the 26th.
Cindy Trippany/Joe Dodi
Bingo Chair (Fri.)
Barbara Godwin-Hazel
Building Superintendent
Bob Wood
Building Supervisor
Jim Goodall
The Center will be closed on Thursday, the 24th, for Thanksgiving.
May you and your family enjoy this day as we all have a lot to be
thankful for. We live in the greatest country in the world. May God
bless you and the USA.
Facility Rentals
Loretta Sandy
Front Desk Manager
Anita Schulze
Fondly,
Marti Straley/Terri Koretsky
Rona
Kitchen Mgrs.
Newsletter Editors
Outreach
Rona Goldman, President
Pam Bailey/Peg Currie
Barbara Roberts/Peter Donchik
Saturday Monthly Dances
Sunshine
Janet Engel
Newsletter Advertising
Jan Grest
Travel
Norma Perusich
Volunteer Coordinator
Cindy Trippany
If you are interested in placing an advertisement in the newsletter,
contact Sylvia Fels at the Senior Center, 724-1338
email: [email protected] or 557-1395 (cell)
MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEERS
Membership
Volunteers
2,950
260
Looking for goods and services? Please remember that our
advertisers and sponsors help support our Senior Center!
This periodical, The GPBSC Golden Times, is
published monthly by the Greater Palm Bay Senior Center, located at
1275 Culver Drive NE, Palm Bay, Florida 32907-1178
©2016
Phone: 724-1338
Website: www.gpbsc.org
The inclusion of advertising does not constitute an endorsement or the accuracy
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November 2016
General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, November 22, 2016
10:30: Visit our vendors and enter drawings for door prizes. Also, 50/50 raffle tickets on sale.
Lunch is $2.00. Parmesan Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce, Roll
Please remember to bring a nonperishable food item for our Outreach Pantry.
Beverage and desserts also available. Bring dessert to share if your last name begins with F-G-H-I-J-K.
Program: Brief Business Meeting
Members Only! $1.00 Donation
Date
Time
Movie
Nov. 3
6:30 pm
2016 Mr. Church (PG-13) drama. The story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl
and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook, Henry Joseph Church. What begins as
a 6-month arrangement instead expands to 15 years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
Stars Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone.
Nov. 10
6:30 pm
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins (PG-13) biography, comedy, drama. The inspiring story of a singer with a terrible singing voice. Florence Foster Jenkins, an heiress from NYC, sets out to sing her
way to Carnegie Hall, knowing that the only way to get there is “practice, practice, practice.” Her
husband supports her venture and the true story of Florence playing Carnegie Hall becomes a
historic event. Stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg.
(5:45 pm
for food)
Nov. 17
6:30 pm
2016 Anthropoid (R) biography, history, thriller. Based on the extraordinary true story of
Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the
Reich’s third in command after Hitler and Himmler. Heydrich was the main architect behind the
“Final Solution” and the leader of occupying Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror
prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers to hatch a top-secret mission that would change
the face of Europe forever. Stars Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe.
NO MOVIE - Center Closed - Happy Thanksgiving !
Nov. 24
Movie Night information
2nd Thursday: Pizza & drink
4th Thursday: Popcorn & drink
Courtesy of Melbourne Terrace Rehab
Our Snack Bar is also open on movie nights from 5:30 to 6:15 and during intermission.
Chairs are always available, but you may bring your own chair (with feet that will not scratch our floor).
Please be on time, so as to not disrupt the movie.
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SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE
Janet Engel
November 26
7:30 - 10:30 pm
Music by Janice & Renee
Theme: “Fall”
Donation: $6.00 at the door
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Even though this will be two days after Thanksgiving,
a door prize will be awarded (Turkey or Ham).
We look forward to seeing our regulars,
and we hope to see some new faces too.
Note our dress code: no shorts please.
Reminder: There will not be a dance in December
OMBUDSMAN COMMITTEE
Cindy Trippany
The Ombudsman Committee recently created
a new “Remark Card”. You’ll find these
beside the Suggestion Box In the lobby
(between the doors leading to the Main Hall).
This newly revised form was created for both Members
and Visitors to list concerns, compliments, suggestions,
safety issues, complaints, and other subjects they believe
should be considered on behalf of the Center.
The Suggestion Box will be checked weekly by the Ombudsman Committee. Those submitting a form must provide their name and a contact phone number in order for
the submission to be considered. The submitter will subsequently be contacted by a member of the Ombudsman
Committee.
FLU CLINIC
here at our
Senior Center “C” Room
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Bring your Insurance Card. Covered by most plans.
$24.99 cash price; no appointment necessary.
Sponsored by Malabar Discount Pharmacy
930 SE Malabar Road (321) - 775 - 0911
COME AND EXPERIENCE OUR NEW
STATE-OF-THE-ART BINGO EQUIPMENT
Wednesday: Starts at 11:30 am. Packages
start @ $6, with a minimum payout of $1090.
Total of 26 chances to win with prize amounts
as follows: 12 games @ $30, 12 @ $40, 1 @
$50, & 1 @ $200. Also 6 special games with
minimum payouts from $30 to $200, some of
which are Progressive.
Friday Night: Starts at 6:00 pm. Packages
start @ $14, with a minimum payout of $2700.
Total of 36 chances to win with prize amounts
of $50 for 24 games, $100 for 9 games, and
$200 for 3 games. Also 3 special games with
payouts ranging from $200 to $300.
Door prizes awarded at both sessions.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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ACTIVITIES
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Aerobics ($2 / class)
November 2016
WEDNESDAY
8:30 - 9:30 am
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
8:30 - 9:30 am
Art Class
9:30 - 11:30 am
Bargain Corner
9:00 am - noon
8:00 - 11:00 am
8:30 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 11:00 am
3:30 - 6:15 pm
Billiards: A.M.
8:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 11:30 am
Billiards: Ladies
11:30 - 3:30 pm
Billiards: P.M.
11:30 - 3:30 pm
11:30 - 3:30 pm
Billiards: Open
11:30 - 4:00 pm
11:30 - 8:30 pm
Bingo
11:30 - 3:30 pm
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Blood Pressure
Every Mon and Wed, 9:00-11:00 am, and the 4th Tuesday of each month from 9:00-11:30 am
Bocce
9:00—11:00 am
Resumes in the Fall, weather permitting.
Bone Builders
8:30 - 9:30 am &
10:00 - 11:00 am
8:30 - 9:30 am &
10:00 - 11:00 am
Bridge: Early bird ($1)
Bridge: Party ($1)
9:00 - 12:00 noon
12:15 - 3:30 pm
Bunco ($5 per session)
12:15 - 3:30 pm
6:30 to 9:00 pm on the First and Third Tuesday of each month in “C” Room (library)
Canasta: Hand & Foot
Computer Classes
12:30 - 3:30 pm
9:00 & 1:00
Classes are now in session. Watch for announcement of future dates.
Crafts
9:00 - 11:30 am
Dominoes
6:00 - 10:00 pm
6:00 - 10.00 pm
Euchre
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Fun In Motion ($2 / class)
9:30 am
Hawaiian Dance ($3 / class)
10:30 - 11:30 am
Golden Tones
9:15 - noon
Golf at Jo Daddy’s Par 3
Joint Movement ($2 / class)
Library
Mah Jongg (Asian)
9:00 -11:00 am
9:00 am
9:30 - 10:15 am
Golf runs from September to May
9:30 - 10:15 am
Available for browsing when groups are not in session.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6:00 - 9:30 pm
($3.00 per year per person)
Mah Jongg (American)
12:00 - 3:30 pm
Movies
6:30 - 10:00 pm
NEW ACTIVITY - “First Friday”
Monthly Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament
Friday, November 4, 2016
6:00 pm sharp !
$5 per person
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ACTIVITIES
MONDAY
Ping Pong ($2/mo.)
TUESDAY
12:45 - 3:30 pm
WEDNESDAY
12:45 - 3:30 pm
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THURSDAY
FRIDAY
12:45 - 3:30 pm
Pinochle
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Poker: Hi/Low
12:00 - 3:30 pm
12:00 - 3:30 pm
Poker: Straight
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Pretenders
9:00 am - noon
12:00 - 3:30 pm
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Spanish, conversational
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Woodshop
8:00 am - noon
8:00 am - noon
Wii Bowling ($3/mo)
8:00 am - noon
8:00 am - noon
8:00 am - noon
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Yoga (chair)
10:30 - 11:30 am
Zumba Gold ($4/class)
10:00 - 10:45 am
Note: No activities from 11 am to 1 pm on General Membership Meeting days.
SENIOR GOLF LEAGUE
BOARD MEETINGS—3rd Tuesday
of the month, 9:00 am
GENERAL MEETINGS—4th Tuesdays at 10:30 am
The Senior Golf League runs from
Sept. to May. This is a mixed league,
with play on Wednesday mornings
starting at 9:00 am.
(No General Meeting in December)
Come out and have some fun at Jo Daddy’s,
a par 3 golf course in Palm Bay, on Jupiter,
just east of Eldron. Interested players should call
Ron at 1-978-836-7327.
Notary Services are available by appointment.
For information, call the Center @ 321-724-1338.
Don’t forget: December newsletter deadline is Nov.1,
2016. E-mail to [email protected] or leave in the
editor’s box in the Superintendent’s office.
THANK YOU !
Many thanks to the setup crew and Carolyn
D’Amato for all your hard work for the Center, especially for rentals.
The editors appreciate all the submissions delivered so
promptly in early October in spite of the visit by Hurricane Matthew that put us in a time crunch.
Sincerely, Loretta & Ladies of Rental Office
November 2016
Sun
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BARGAIN CORNER
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Lenora Stephens
Bargain Corner always appreciates donations such
as pots, pans, knick-knacks, jewelry, small appliances, clothing ,etc. Thank you!
Mon: 9:00 - Noon
Tues, Thurs: 8:00 -11:00 am
Wed: 8:30 -11:30 am
Friday: 3:30 - 6:15 pm
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GPBSC TRAVEL
UPCOMING TRIPS
November 2016
to our 2016
Corporate Sponsors
Nov. 19 Festival of Trees Showcase at Riverside
Theatre in Vero Beach, 10:00 am - 5 pm. Includes
food, desserts, live holiday music and entertainment
(50 vol hrs available).
Dec. 7 & 8 Murder Mystery Dinner Train trip and
Isle of Capri Casino. (Wow! The number of available
volunteer hours has been increased to 210 hours.)
Come sign up soon! Limited seats available.
-Travel office closed on those daysJan 12, 2017 “ Chicago” at Riverside Theater.
Lunch at Mulligans (70 volunteer hours available).
-Travel office closed on this dayMarch 22 - April 2, 2017 An 11- day Southern Caribbean Wayfarer cruise aboard Holland American’s
ms Koningsdam (500 vol hrs. available).
Check the bulletin board outside the Travel Office for
details on trips. Most are fully booked very quickly.
Travel Office Hours
Tuesday - Friday
9 am - Noon
Call 321-724-1338
INTERESTED ??
Sign up sheets are available in the Travel Office for indicating your interest in two possible new travel opportunities for 2017 & 2018.
November 2017: SAN ANTONIO HOLIDAY, a 5- day
air and motorcoach adventure in Texas.
March 2018: BRITISH LANDSCAPES, an 8-day tour of
the British Isles, inclusive of England, Scotland, and
Wales.
SPECIAL TRAVEL
PRESENTATION for
these two possible trips
will be held on Friday,
November 18th:
British trip at 9:00 and
the San Antonio trip at
10:30 am.
Sign up now !
SUNSHINE
Jan Grest
Get Well cards were sent to
Bettie Blanton
Gloria Carolan
Lois DeMartino
Arline Garrett
Mary Gullickson
Gladys Haynes
Ann Keily
Bev Warren
Ed Warren
Sympathy card was sent to
Ceci Garedo / husband
Thinking of you card was sent to
Paul Gallant
Please let me know of our members who are experiencing illness or the loss of a loved one. Include contact information when you leave a note in the Sunshine box in the Superintendent’s Office. Or send to
me at [email protected]
ACTIVITY BITS AND PIECES
Arline Garrett
A current events group? Conversations and
viewpoints; minimum of 6 members.
A members’ support group? Minimum of 6.
Please contact me if you are interested in participating in these activities.
Also, please suggest other new activities that you
think would be of interest to our members.
For further information, call me at 321-914-3392.
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NEWSLETTER BOOSTERS
A $15.00 donation will add your name to the booster list for one year. Your support is appreciated.
$$$ = expires this month
GPBSC
Asian Mah Jongg
Bargain Corner
Euchre Club
Hand and Foot Canasta
Monday/Friday Party Bridge
Ping Pong Group
Pinochle
Sharon Andrews
Peter & Connie Arbona $$$
Jerry and Carol Bechtel
Gary & Barbara Bryant
Joan Chapklin
John & Helen Davis
Louise Davis
Nancy Drummond
Patrick Duffy
Edith Feeney
Sylvia & Jim Fels
Randy Fine
Helen Foster
Eddie & Rona Goldman
Mary Goranson
Jan Grest
Fred & Gloria Gunsher
Bill Habermann
Ronni Hentschel
Betty Hildebrand
Brad & Kim Johnston
Edythe M. Jones
Marcia Kantor
Ed & Pat Keim
Don & Nancy LaFortune
Charlotte Lesser
Dorothy Merchant
Al & Donna Miller
Linda & Gene Neukam
Mary Neville
Bill & Janet Nowall
Richard & Sherlie Oliver
Carol A. Orr
Ken and Robyn Parnell
Ralph & Reinhilde Robinson
Patrick & Patricia Russo $$$
Leif & Kirsten Saltvedt
Rene Sommer
Edward & Beverly Warren
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
November 2016
Sharon Andrews
The members listed below (in alphabetical order) are candidates for five positions on
the Board of Directors of your Greater Palm Bay Senior Center. Incumbent is noted with an asterisk.
All positions are three-year terms.
Voting will be held three times in November: on Wed., Nov. 9, from 1 - 3 in the A/B room;
on Thurs., Nov. 10, from 9 am - noon in the A/B room; and on Fri., Nov. 11, from 9 - 11:30 am in the Annex.
Be sure to cast your ballot (available in each scheduled room) during these voting times.
Doug Baldwin
Hector Colon
Jim Goodall
Norma Perusich
Sandy Eisen
Bob Gray
Marti Straley
Arline Garrett
Terri Koretsky
Barbara Roberts
Bob Wood*
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OUTREACH
Barbara Roberts/Peter Donchik
Fall has arrived and we are ramping
up preparations for Camp Bright Star
on November 12th.
Our focus this fall and into the winter will be feeding
families during and after the holidays. We will also be
collecting toys and such to help these families have a
wonderful holiday.
So keep Outreach in mind when you shop for food; a
couple of extra cans will round out a family’s dinner
table, during holidays or any time during the year.
It’s a great feeling to know that you made a difference
in your neighbors’ lives this season, and any season.
TREASURER’S CORNER
Barbara Godwin-Hazel
Year ending
12/31/15
$542,275
As of 8/31/16
$377,829
(507,512)
(360,384)
Net Proceeds (Loss)
$34,763
$17,445
Cash & Investments
$309,223
$288,425
Revenues
Less: Expenses
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Help keep your Senior Center flourishing !
A Volunteer Book listing a variety of opportunities
is located on the shelf at the Reception Desk.
Place your name on the particular page of interest
and the leader will contact you.
Volunteer hrs. may be utilized toward travel & discounts on room rentals. Building sitters receive a
$10 gift card each time they perform this function.
Bingo Callers needed to work the new electronic Bingo machine on Wed. afternoons & Friday
evenings. Training is available. Some computer
knowledge is recommended.
Floor workers needed for Fridays. Tasks include
calm friendly interaction with patrons, making clear
announcements, and paying out cash winnings.
Set Up & Tear Down Crew Assistance with tables and chairs is needed before and after various
activities and rentals, including after bingo games,
early mornings, general meetings, dances, etc.
All assistance is very much appreciated.
Supervisor/Blue Shirt Back-up Shift Supervisor
8-12 or 12-4. Must possess good people skills and
be capable of performing light housekeeping tasks.
Kitchen Grill cook for Wednesday 9-2. Duties
include cooking hamburgers & hot dogs and cleaning the grill.
IT Manager Needed Need
volunteer with software and
hardware background to
facilitate the Center’s computer systems. Contact Jack
Blackledge at the Senior
Center (321-724-1338)
BELA’S CLIPPERS & CURLS
Barber Shop & Beauty Salon
1051 Eber Blvd., Ste. 104
Melbourne, Fl. 32904
321 - 727 - 3570
Specializing in Ladies’ Perms,
Manicures, Gels, & Pedicures
Since
1989
Senior Special for Men
Haircut: $9 - 62 years & up
Walk-ins welcome
Closed on Sundays and Mondays
THE GREATER PALM BAY SENIOR CENTER
has made arrangements with
our Legal Counsel
TO PROVIDE AN INITIAL CONSULTATION TO OUR
MEMBERS AT NO CHARGE
He is a Member of our Senior Center,
Member of the Florida Bar Elder Law Section,
Member of the Florida Bar Real Property and Probate Section,
Experienced Civil Litigator,
Agent for Attorney’s Title Fund,
Member of International Rotary, Brevard Bar Association,
Florida Native, former business owner.
Concentrates in
ELDER LAW
Living Trusts, Wills, and Medicaid, Estate Planning, Probate,
Real Estate, Business Law, Personal Injury,
Title Insurance, Closings, and Residential Mortgages.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
THE LAW OFFICE OF
Roy A. Alterman, P. A.
COUNSELOR and ATTORNEY AT LAW
2115 Palm Bay Road, N.E.
Palm Bay, Florida 32905
Phone: (321) 727-0222
or (321) 726-0009