Spark Newsletter Aug - Oct 2012

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August through October 2012
Senior Action’s newsletter to spark your life!
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Greenville, SC 29601
50 Directors Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
Football 101 for Women:
College Football from the Official’s
Point of View
Touchdown! This class is designed to teach the ladies a thing
or two about understanding the team sport of college football.
NCAA Division I retired referee, Gordon Gibbs, will lead you in this
basic 1-hour class that will feature demonstrations of legal moves
and turns as well as pass interference. Gordon will explain the ins
and outs of becoming a referee including recruitment, testing, and
physical conditioning. After all, he has 30 years of experience! He will
also share what it is like to be an official on game day from time of
arrival to preparation of getting into “character” before hitting the
field. Come laugh and learn with your fellow fans and cheerleaders!
Wednesday, August 22
1:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Greenville Drive Baseball Game
Take Me Out to the Ballgame! Cheer on your local minor league
team, or Class A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, with your fellow
fans during America’s favorite pastime – Baseball! Join friends and
family as we enjoy a night at Fluor Field at the West End rooting for
the Greenville Drive! Transportation will be provided from Orchard
Park, or you’re welcome to meet us there. Free parking is offered at
County Square, and you can ride the free trolley which drops off right
at the gate. We would like to purchase group tickets in advance, so
please RSVP by August 10.
Monday, August 20
6:00 pm – Transportation leaves OP
7:05 pm – Game Time
Cost: $7 per ticket, $5 for transportation from OP
Show-off your Senior Action Spirit & win $50!
Help spread the word about Senior Action to the Greenville Community by placing a Senior Action window cling on your car. If
you are spotted around town by one of our “secret spotters” with the Senior Action window cling on your car, you will be entered
in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate good for any of our programs. Need a cling? Come to Senior Action on Friday, August 17 to
get “stuck” on Senior Action! We will handout your free car cling between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
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Fall Festival on Halloween
Day
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et your Spook on as Senior Action hosts a Fall Festival on Halloween Day. Members will enjoy a day
of ghoulish food, haunting music, don’t-be-scared crafts, and bewitching games. There will be lots of
opportunities for you to join in the dastardly events. Through out the day there will be popular festival games
like bean toss and a cake walk. There will be a costume contest with prizes awarded in the categories of “Most
Creative” and “Best Dressed.” Our MVP’s will showcase their creativity in a pumpkin carving/decorating contest
and you will get to help pick the winner. There will also be a craft festival featuring the fantastic crafts of our
Studio 55 crafters. You can stroll through the items and get a jump on your Christmas shopping. Additionally,
there will be two rooms set up with two crafts (see photos) that you can learn to make yourself and take home.
The Tomato Vine Produce Stand will be present to sell their beautiful fall plants and flowers, mums, apples,
relishes, produce, and of course, pumpkins. And what fall festival would be complete without fun festival food
like popcorn and carmel apples? Please tell your friends and let us know your plans to attend.
Wednesday, October 31
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cost: Free to attend, craft making: $5/ea, cake walk: $3, food, snacks, craft fair, and Tomato Vine produce available for sale.
Schedule of Events
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Craft Show
Tomato Vine Produce Stand
Pumpkin Decorating Viewing and Judging
Festival games
Craft Making (scarf and wreath)
11:00 am
Costume Contest Judging and Awards
12:00 pm
Cake Walk
Calling all Crafters!!
If you are a crafter, or know a crafter that would like to be an exhibitor
in the craft show....tables are only $10 each
Crafter forms are available at the front desk. There is limited space available, so sign up early to save your spot.
Please consider donating a cake or goodie to be used in the cake walk game
Please let us know when you register if you will be donating a treat.
Make this hospitality wreath
good for kitchen tea bags
or Christmas cards.
This fall scarf is easy and so
attractive...we’ll show you how.
where’s your
We’d love to see where your copy of The Spark newsletter travels with you! Whether it
will be a night on the town in Greenville, a road trip through South Carolina, a visit to
your grandchildren around the United States, or a fancy cruise to the Caribbean, we want
to know where your SPARK has been! And of course, don’t forget to snap a picture for us
and send it in so you can be featured in the next edition of The Spark.
Wayne & Joanne Norton read the Spark with their Brian Nixon is never too busy to take a moment from selling his onegranddaughter, Mary Clayton, at the National of-a-kind pens to read The Spark at the Studio 55 Arts & Crafts Show.
Distinguished Young Woman Finals in Mobile, AL.
Mary Clayton was crowned the DYW of GA.
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Chris Hagn, Margaret Emerson, and Joanne Pappas are seen reading
The Spark in the Caldwell-Boylston House on the property of the
Governor’s Mansion in Columbia, SC.
Please complete and mail the registration form with your payment • www.senioraction.org
some adventure with Great Escapes
alwaysavailable
at Senior Action
MONDAY
Narroway Productions & Billy Graham Library
Join us for a special, hot-catered lunch and performance by Narroway
Productions for Senior Action members only! Narroway is often
referred to as “The Broadway of Christian Entertainment.” Come learn
about John the Apostle in the show “John His-tory.” This is the history
of John, and four people end up playing all 27 characters from the
book of John. We will end our day visiting the 40,000 square foot
experience of the Billy Graham Library. The Library is a museum
in itself, but you can also see the home place of Billy Graham, the
peaceful burial place of Ruth Graham, and Ruth’s Attic bookstore –
which all grace the property. Please register by August 7.
Tuesday, August 14
Departure time from OP: 9:30 am
Cost: $72; includes motor coach transportation, biscuit breakfast, lunch and show at Narroway,
and admissions to the Billy Graham Library.
9:00 am Beginning Quilting Class: Teaches basic techniques of quilting. Class size
limited to 10.
10:00 am Oil Painting with Lynda:* $20 per class.
10:30 am Conversational French Group: Chat in French and sharpen your technique
in this informal setting.
11:00 am Sign Language Class: Taught by Doris Wilson, this is an interactive class for
the beginner.
1:00 pm A Stitch in Time: Learn a new craft with this needlecrafts, stitching, &
crocheting group.
7:00 pm Monday Ballroom Dance: Lib Ryan Ballroom Dance is held on the 4th
Monday of the month, featuring live music from the Ron Hamilton Trio.
TUESDAY
9:00 am Upstate Senior Band Rehearsal: A performance group of both male and
female seniors 55 & older.
10:00 am Sewing & Quilting (2nd & 4th Tuesday)
9:00 am Jewelry Making Basics (1st & 3rd Tuesday)
10:00 am Mah-Jongg
11:00 am Beginning Band
1:30 pm Pinochle
6:00 pm Texas Hold ‘Em Poker: Poker & other types of card games. Friendly
competition includes a tournament at the end of several rounds.
6:30 pm Scottish Country Dancing (resumes August 28): A group of mixed
couples tracing progressive patterns to choreographed routines. Tea and
cookies are served following each practice.
WEDNESDAY
9:30 am Painting Group: Mixed Media: Combine several mediums of art to make
one beautiful creation.
10:00 am German: Beginners begin at 10:00, and a more intermediate session is held
in the next hour.
1:00 pm Intermediate Line Dancing: This Intermediate group, for the more
advanded dancer, is led by Barbara Steele.
THURSDAY
NEW
DATE
Lazy 5 Ranch and Apple Picking
at Carrigan Farms
Settle in for a horse-drawn carriage ride at the one-of-a-kind Lazy 5 Ranch
in Mooresville, NC. Come up close and personal with animals by feeding the
giraffe, emu, goats, and ducks. There are also camels, alpaca, and zebra just
to name a few of the exotic animals you will see on the farm. A scrumptious
BBQ buffet lunch will follow before we spend the afternoon at Carrigan
Farms. Here you can pick your own apples, taste fresh apple cider, visit the
animals, learn about photosynthesis & pollination, honey bees and honey
making. Please register by September 11.
Tuesday, September 18
Departure time from OP: 7:00 am
Cost: $64; includes motor coach transportation, biscuit breakfast, BBQ buffet lunch, and
admissions to Lazy 5 Ranch (including feed for the animals) and to Carrigan Farms.
One adventure
after another...
www.senioraction.org
9:15 am Advanced Spanish:* New semester begins September 6 – November 29.
$20 for materials.
9:30 am Beginning French:* New semester begins August 9 - 30. $5 for materials.
10:00 am Alley Cats Line Dancing rehearsal: This performance group is lead by
Novelle Coffey, and is looking for new members. No dancing experience
required.
10:30 am Spanish with Susana:* New semester begins September 6 – November
29. $8 for materials, including “Easy Spanish Step by Step.”
1:00 pm Progressive Bridge: Play a few hands of cards moving table to table.
1:30 pm Open Studio: Baskets: Held on the 1st & 3rd Thursday. Maxine Riley,
“The Basket Lady”, teaches you how to weave your own baskets.
1:30 pm Intro to Line Dancing: An easy 30-minute class to help you learn the steps
from right to left.
2:00 pm Beginner Line Dancing
FRIDAY
9:15 am Beginning Ukulele: You must already own a ukulele, or be prepared to
purchase one.
10:00 am Ukulele: The Happy Strummers are an intermediate group of ukulele players.
1:30 pm Mexican Dominoes
6:30 pm First Friday Lince Dance (resumes October 5)
7:00 pm Fourth Friday Ballroom Dance: An evening of dancing and refreshments.
No partner needed to kick up your heels!
Note: Classes with an asterisks (*) have an associated fee. For more information, please
see the Day to Day calendar in The Spark, or call Senior Action.
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your intellect
ambassadors
Get Plugged In...
Computer classes offered at Orchard Park are a
fun and easy way to learn the computer and get
connected. There are a wide variety of computer
courses offered from introductory courses to
business courses to simply having fun on the
Internet. Starting in September, a new class
“Eeek! It’s a Mouse” is a free class for the
very beginner and a one-hour “Intro
to Computers” will only be $10! All
other 2-hour classes cost $15.
Please ask the front desk for a
complete schedule of classes.
H
as Senior Action made a positive impact on your life? Are you proud to
be a Senior Action member? Would you like to play an important role
in reaching more of the 70,000 seniors in Greenville County? If you said yes
to these questions, please consider applying to our newest program, Senior
Action Ambassadors. Our goal at Senior Action is to end isolation for seniors
in our community, and we want you to be a part of reaching that goal! As a
Senior Action Ambassador, you can have the opportunity to represent our
organization in the following ways:
Hosts: Greet new and existing members at luncheons, trips, or
other events
Speakers: Tell the community about your experience with Senior
Action as we seek to meet the needs of other seniors like you
Hospitality: Write thank you letters, birthday and get well cards to
keep in touch with members and donors
Administration: Help our organization stay organized and efficient
with your office skills
Classroom Set Up: Flex your muscles to help fill our rooms with the
sights and sounds of classes, luncheons, music lessons and more.
See the front desk to pick up an application to become a
Senior Action Ambassador
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South Carolinians were the Pioneers in Home Care
Article by Pam Nelson, Synergy Home Care
ontrary to what many believe, home care is not a new concept. It
was long thought that home-based nursing care was started in
the United States in the Northeast in the 1880’s. Yet, in 1813 a group
of affluent women from Charleston, South Carolina known as the
Ladies Benevolent Society (LBS) were in fact the first to document
the dilemma of caring for the sick at home. The LBS was established
during a period when every community was concerned about how to
charitably care for the unwell.
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was a new process in place to downsize recipients, the ladies had a
difficult time enforcing it. In 1857 the Superintendent reinforced the
need to discharge patients who were “not quite well”. The “not quite
well” status was chronic patients without much hope of recovery. This
concept is relevant in this day and age. It is currently being practiced by
Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance Companies alike. The predicament
of the chronically ill still illuminates the complexities of care versus
economics.
Charity was essential because so many people could ill afford any
help and caring for the sick was a costly endeavor. The LBS not only
provided a caregiver but they supplied medications, food, heat, and
linens as well. In order to conduct their mission they had to rely on
the generosity of others. Needless to say, the solvency of the treasury
vacillated from year to year. In fact, just prior to the Civil War the
subscriptions had declined appreciably. Like today with the advent of
an unstable economy, donations to any charitable organization have
diminished.
In spite of many obstacles the ladies of Charleston devised a system
of home care that focused on the impoverished. They utilized
their domestic talents and strong principles of duty to generate a
methodology to meet the needs of some. Although their mission
was steeped in good works it became complicated by the capricious
variables of home care and all that it entails. In retrospect we have
much to thank the ladies for in their quest to provide home care. Some
of today’s models are based on their ingenuity.
The scarcity of resources and unpredictable demand for care raised the
indomitable question who should assume responsibility for home care.
This question still remains to this day and health care is currently being
debated by the Supreme Court.
A special thanks to Karen Wilkerson
for her extensive research on this
topic.
Another key factor that had to be considered was need. Surprisingly
as early as 1850 Medically Necessary Care was defined. The intent was
a formal process to identify those who were really sick. Even then a
technique was devised to reduce the recipients of care. Although there
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Dementia in a Flash
Learn to Write & Share Your Memories
Go “Green” in this 5-week paperless
course structured personally for
senior adults. Students will read and
discuss literature reviews, online studies,
surveys, and case scenarios via a portable,
easy-to-use flash drive in the computer lab. This class will be limited to
ten (10) registrants. Instructor Paula M. Cargill, LISW-CP, ACSW is a licensed
clinical gerontologist for aging, frail adults and also for caregivers in social,
family, health care settings.
Shirley Twiss, a local author and Senior Action member, will be at
Orchard Park to share her two published novels, Cotton in August &
Joy in the Morning, her experiences in writing, and a discussion on
writing your own personal memories. Everyone has a story to tell
about the times of their life. These tales of the people, places, events,
feeling and foods are a part of a family’s history and should be told
by the person with has had these experiences. This will be a family
treasure for years to come. Shirley invites her Senior Action friends
to join her at this special event. Enjoy coffee, tea, and cookies too!
Please register by Monday, September 24.
Learning objectives:
Wednesday, September 26
2:00 pm
Cost: FREE
1. To differentiate between dementia and pseudodementia
2. To study the design of “Antecedent—Behavior—Consequences”
3. To communicate with aging persons as well as one who has dementia
4. To assess for environmental safety of aging and persons with dementia
5. To investigate SC advance directives as a caregiver of one with
dementia
Language
6. To understand avenues of self-care to combat the stressors of
caregiving
Thursdays, August 23 – September 20
3:30 pm
Cost: $10, which includes course materials on flash drive.
New Semester! Beginning French
Ira Paulk, State Farm representative, will discuss easy tips to staying
independent longer in your own home following a few simple precautions.
Advice on preventing falls by clearing clutter and providing yourself with
the necessary tools to prevent emergencies are keys to staying safe. Please
register by August 17.
C’est la vie! A 4-week Beginning French class will be offered on
Thursdays. Paula Cargill was a French instructor in high school
and college. Being bilingual, she was an exchange social worker
in Paris and Normandy and has traveled several times in France
and Canada. With audio-lingual techniques, Paula will guide
you through basic conversations to be at ease in speaking
French. Classes will start on August 9, so please register by
August 7.
Tuesday, August 21
3:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Thursdays, August 9, 16, 23, 30
9:30 am
Cost: $5 for class materials.
Living at Home: Safely & Independently
Searching for Yield in a
Low Interest Rate Environment
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The Elrod, Long & St. John Group is a local team of client-centric financial
advisors with over 40+ years of combined industry experience. Their
investment seminar will discuss how to: 1) Assess your current financial
goals, 2) Determine how to incorporate income-producing investments
into your portfolio, 3) Understand why demand for yield has increased, 4)
Incorporate strategies for participating in yield. Come learn how to search
for yield in a low interest rate environment. Please register by October 2.
Friday, October 5
11:00 am
Cost: FREE
New Semester! Spanish with Susanna
Susanna Britos, a native of Uruguay, has been volunteering at
Senior Action for years to share her native language with all of
you. Class fee includes all handouts and materials, including
the book, “Easy Spanish, Step by Step”, for Beginning Spanish.
Both classes will run for 12 weeks beginning September 6 –
November 29 (skipping Thanksgiving on 11/22). Please register
by September 4.
Thursdays, beginning September 6
9:15 am – Advanced Spanish
Cost: $20 per student, per semester.
10:30 am – Beginning Spanish
Cost: $8 per student, per semester.
greenville
History of Greenville with Russell Stall
Russell Stall is the Executive Director of Greenville Forward, the
organization he created in 2006 to bring bold and aggressive dreams
to Greenville, known as “Vision 2025”. Russell is an active public speaker
and motivator, telling the story of Greenville’s transformation from the
“Textile Capital of the World” into a diversified economic city through
collaborative relationships, community engagement, and creative
partnerships. In the last few years, Russell has told this story to over 325
groups and 17,000 people. Join him for a creative look into Greenville’s
past through its present in this 4-week seminar. Please RSVP by Thursday,
August 30.
Wednesdays, September 5, 12, 19, and 26
2:00 pm
Cost: FREE
www.senioraction.org • Please complete and mail the registration form with your payment
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a healthy lifestyle
VOLUntEERs nEEdEd
This could be your chance to earn a
FREE FITNESS CENTER MEMBERSHIP
Commit to at least 8 hours per week, and receive a FREE
quarterly membership. This opportunity is offered on a
quarterly basis. See Amy for details.
Furman University Hall of Fame Honors
Presented to Ted (Yakimowicz) Yakin
Ted Yakin, a member or Senior Action and the SA Fitness Center, has
been given the honor of induction into the Furman University Athletics
Hall of Fame. Ted lettered in football from 1951-1954, and was the
captain of the team in 1954. He played both offense and defense
during the 1952-54 seasons. He was on the Southern Conference AA
check list, averaging over 5.8 yards rushing during his football career.
He was invited to try out for the NY Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and
Cleveland Browns.
Ted also lettered in baseball all 4 of his college years. He played 1st
base, and batted over .300 every year. He was selected for the all-state
team in 1954 with a batting average of .368. During his last game
against Clemson, he had 3 triples and 2 singles, with 5 RBI’s which lead
the team to Clemson’s defeat with a final score of 13 to 9.
Can you believe he was also a star athlete in track? In 1953, Ted’s
specialties were running the 100 yard dash (10 seconds flat), 220 yard
dash, and the broad jump.
After 2 years in military service, Ted
coached at Hillcrest High and Carolina
High schools. In 1963, Ted was awarded
coach of the year in baseball at Carolina
High School. In 1963 he was featured
along with other outstanding coaches
in an article for “The Coaching Clinic”,
a national publication, on the
fundamentals of baseball. Ted’s
contribution was on techniques for
pitchers. Ted’s other accomplishments
include serving on the Governor’s
Commission for the Palmetto State games and City Recreation
Department Hall of Fame. He coached the Greenville semi-pro football
team for 3 seasons, which had a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and
won the state championship in 1966. He retired as partner of Sam
Wyche SportsWorld. Ted impresses and inspires all with his discipline,
dedication and the degree of fitness he has maintained.
Massage Therapy
Please call Melissa DePamphilis to schedule
your full body massage at (864) 294-9088.
Appointment Only
Cost: $40 per hour, $25 for 1/2 hour
relax
Reflexology
Please call Rachelle Bailey at (864) 434-7607
to schedule Reflexology on your hands, feet,
or both.
Appointment Only
Cost: $40 per hour, $25 for 1/2 hour.
Flu Shots
Protect yourself, and protect others from the
dangers of spreading the flu virus. Flu Shots will be
given by Interim Healthcare & Hospice in October
at both the Westside Aquatic Center and at Orchard
Park locations. Flu shots will be given on a first come,
first serve basis. Please bring your Medicare Part B
insurance card with you. Paperwork will be given at
the time of your arrival.
Westside Aquatics Center
Tuesday, October 9 • 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Orchard Park:
Thursday, October 18 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost: $25 per person if you don’t have insurance
A Time for Healing: Relaxation
for Mind and Body
For many of us, relaxation means zoning out
in front of the TV. However, this bad habit
does little to reduce the damaging effects
of stress. To effectively combat stress, we
need to activate the body’s natural relaxation
response. In our new 30-minute class we will
cover methods such as breathing, meditation,
progressive muscle relaxation, body scan
relaxation, mindfulness, and visualization
Tuesdays, beginning August 7
2:45 pm
Cost: Free with Fitness Center quarterly membership. *Bring
a mat, blanket, pillow, or anything that keeps you warm and
comfortable. Mats can be provided if needed.
hot topics
at Westside Aquatics Center
FREE lectures and discussions
offered on health-related topics.
PErSOnAl TrAInIng
Digestive Diseases
Friday, August 10
12:00 pm
When you join the Fitness Center you
receive a free orientation on how to use
the equipment and where to find
everything you need for an optimal
workout. If you need an individualized
program, personal training, or a nutritional
prescription, appointments are available.
Amy Rosenberg, MA, CNC and
Director of Wellness will design a
program specifically for your needs.
These services are by appointment only.
Pneumonia and Flu
11:30 am
Flu Shot Clinic
Tuesday, October 9
10:00 am
(one-on-one)
Cost: $25 per hour
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WEEkLY FITNESS CLASSES
Back by popular demand!
Self Defense for Seniors
This reality-based self-defense course for
seniors is designed to prepare and empower
seniors to prevent, avoid, escape, and
survive a violent attack. Seniors are often the
target for crimes and cons. If your life is in
danger, or if you feel that it may be, you have
the right to defend yourself. This series offers
a variety of principles, tips, and techniques
that seniors can use to defend against the
most common attacks involving clothing
Hiking/Walking Group
grabs, arm grabs, chokes, headlocks, bear
hugs and strikes. This is a must-attend event Our first adventure is to hike sections of
the Swamp Rabbit Trail. We will meet at the
that could possibly save your life or the life
Vietnam monument in Cleveland Park and
of a loved one.
walk a 3-4 mile (round trip) section of the
NEW topics include ATM safety, exercise
trail. There is a convenient parking lot down
safety for the outdoors during summer
from the Zoo near the monument. We plan
months, residential safety tips, and physical
to walk the trail towards Greenville Tech
self-defense techniques.
and then return to Cleveland Park. If you’re
available afterward, we plan to have lunch
The class will be taught Terence L. Brister, Sr.,
downtown. For more info, please call Fran
a self-defense instructor and fitness
at 297-8572 or 990-6197 on the day of the
consultant. He is the owner/operator of
walks only.
Essential Fitness, a personal training, fitness
consulting business based in the upstate.
9:30am
Cost: FREE
10:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $20
NEW
Please note: All weekly fitness classes listed below are held at the
Orchard Park fitness center.
MONDAY
9:00 am
Low Impact Aerobics
This class consists of aerobic activity, total body strength
training, stretching, and relaxation.
10:00 am Limited Exercise*
A 1-hour class with aerobics and stretching. Can be
done standing or in a chair. All fitness levels welcome.
10:15 am Pilates
Work your “powerhouse” in this mat class that combines
exercises performed in a specific order.
11:15 am Tai Chi Yang 24: Beginner
(Beginning September 10) A set of movements focused
on the development of energy called “chi”.
12:30 pm Tai Chi Yang 24: Intermediate
(Beginning September 10)
1:00 pm
Arthritis Exercise
2:00 pm
Limited Exercise*
Exercises in this routine help reduce pain & stiffness and
improve mobility & muscle strength.
TUESDAY
10:00 am Low Impact Aerobics
10:30 am Blood Pressure Screening*
Tai Chi Chih
Indian Head Massage
Tai Chi Yang 24
Please call Angela Hollis at (864) 907-3739
to schedule a relaxing scalp massage that
also encompasses the face, head, and
neck.
Appointment Only
Cost: $25 for 1/2 hour
Thursdays, July 12 - September 27
Beginner/Intermediate: 1:00 pm
The class will be split into levels as
needed.Cost: 3-month (July - September) $75
Mondays, September 10 - November 26
Beginner: 11:15 am
Intermediate: 12:30 pm
Advanced: 1:45 pm
Cost: 3-month (September - November) $75
Have your BP checked for free at Orchard Park on the 1st
Tuesday of the month.
2:00 pm Yoga
Practice various postures while working on breathing
techniques. Ends with a quiet relaxation.
2:45 pm A Time for Healing: Relaxation
Reduce every day stress and boost your mood with
breathing, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation,
body scan relaxation, mindfulness, and visualization.
WEDNESDAY
9:00 am
Low Impact Aerobics
10:15 am Pilates
11:00 am Blood Pressure Screening*
Senior Action Golf Association
The Senior Action Golf Association (SAGA) has a tournament on the 3rd Monday of each
month from March through November. Tournaments begin at 9:00 am. We welcome all
seniors, both male and female, ages 55 and over. Annual dues are $5 for the golf association.
For more info, please contact SAGA coordinator, Kenn Farrell at 551.7339.
3rd Mondays
August 20 – Fox Run Country Club, Fountain Inn
September 17 – Brookstone Meadows, Anderson
October 15 – Cherokee Valley, Travelers Rest
The 5 Ways of Looking and Feeling Younger
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No, we haven’t found the Fountain of Youth, but we have found five essential components to
feeling and looking younger! What are those secrets? Well, they may not be what you think
they are! Dr. George Auger will surprise you with a frank discussion on what you can do to
keep your youthful body longer or even regain some of that youthfulness that you have lost.
You may be surprised to hear that there is an abundance of research that shows exactly how
your quality of life can be improved even as you age! Please RSVP by October 12.
Tuesday, October 16 • 12:30 pm
Cost: FREE
1:00 pm
Arthritis Exercise
2:00 pm
Limited Exercise*
THURSDAY
9:00 am
Video Madness
1:00 pm
Tai Chi Chih – Beginner/Intermediate
A 1-hour class that varies each week. Exercises include
walking, dancing, toning and abdominals.
FRIDAY
9:00 am
Low Impact Aerobics
1:00 pm
Arthritis Exercise
2:00 pm
Limited Exercise*
Note: The classes listed above require a Fitness Center
membership, except for Limited Exercise and Blood Pressure (*).
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your rhythm
Piano Central Studios
keyboard and Piano Classes Fall 2012
To enroll, please call Piano Central Studios at 232-5010 or register online at www.PianoCentralStudios.com.
All classes are held at Piano Central Studios (757 N. Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville)
Intro to the Piano Class for Adults
“Some Enchanted Evening”
The Chorale goes Broadway, performing
the beloved songs of Rodgers &
Hammerstein. Featuring the Greenville
Symphony Orchestra and Elizabeth
Bishop, acclaimed Metropolitan Opera
mezzo-soprano
Saturday, October 27
The Peace Center for the
Performing Arts
“A Carolina Christmas”
Celebrate the season with the Chorale’s
annual Christmas concert. The
Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra
joins in this family favorite!
Friday, December 7
McAlister Auditorium,
Furman University
“We Have Song”
This extraordinary afternoon of a capella
singing including the works of Brahm,
Thompson, Ginastera, and Hogan
Sunday, April 28, 2013
First Baptist Church, Greenville
QuickPlay is a unique group piano course for adults who want to learn to play piano, but
who don’t want to hassle with traditional lessons and a steep learning curve, or who don’t
think they have any musical talent. Think of QuickPlay as recreational music-making for
someone who’s never played the piano before. At your very first class, you’ll play two alltime favorites songs. In each following session, you’ll add two more pieces to your repertoire,
and participate in improvisations and other musical activities with classmates. There are
four 45-minute classes per session. If you take all three of the offered 4-week sessions of
this introductory piano course, you’ll even be able to read music. No piano – or practice! –
required at home. Just come to the class and have fun.
Class Sessions
Wednesdays, August 8-29, September 5-26, or October 3-24
9:15 am
Cost: $89 which includes registration, tuition, and music book.
($10 off for Senior Action members!)
Group Piano Class for Adults
For adults who’ve always wanted to learn how to play the piano or keyboard (or who want to
get back to playing!), this FUN class features Keyboard Encounters, an innovative course of
piano-style instruction where tradition and technology meet in harmony. At the end of the
six-week course, you’ll have worked through an entire music book, learning songs in all the
styles you’ve always dreamed of playing! But the learning doesn’t have to stop after your first
session of 6 classes - you’ll have the option to move on to additional courses to continue the
learning and the fun.
Class Sessions:
Fridays, August 3-September 7, September 14-October 19
OR
October 26-December 7 (no class 11/23)
10:00 am
Cost: $129 which includes registration, tuition, and music book.
($10 off for Senior Action members!)
Friday Night Dance Party
Line Dancing and More!
Put on your dancin’ shoes! Senior Action will join in the Friday Night
Dance Party at Arthur Murray Dance Studios on the third Friday of each
month. Come for private Senior-only group dance lessons at 7:15pm.
The Studio will then be open to the public for classes beginning at
8:00pm. These classes will be for the beginner or the intermediate
dancer, and are open to all age groups. Everyone will come together for
Line Dancing which kicks off the dance party at 8:45pm. Please register
by the Tuesday prior to the Friday you wish to attend. Meet us there:
AMDS is located at 1054 East Butler Road, Suite C, Greenville, 29607
Join us the second Saturday of each month to mix, mingle, and dance
the night away! Senior Action Night at the Scuffletown Dancin’ Barn
is from 7:00pm – until! Scuffletown Dancin’ Barn offers a fun, friendly,
family atmosphere and features a wide variety of music. Basic line
dance lessons will be offered beginning at 7:00pm. There is a snack
bar available featuring hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, chips, candy, and
sodas. Please register by the Wednesday prior to the Saturday you wish
to attend. Meet us there: The SCD is located at 603 Scuffletown Road,
Simpsonville, 29681.
3rd Fridays
August 17, September 21, October 19
7:15 pm – Senior-only private lessons
8:00 pm – Group lessons
8:45 pm – Dance Party for all!
Cost:$10 general admission; $8 if you present your Senior Action membership card.
2nd Saturdays
August 11 and September 8
7:00 pm
Cost:$6 general admission; $5 if you present your
Senior Action membership card.
Snacks/Drinks sold separately.
at Arthur Murray Dance Studios
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at Scuffletown
your lifestyle
Medicare Open Enrollment Time!!!
Educational opportunities for you to make informed choices…
Myths about
Retirement Living
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The Springs at Simpsonville, a locally owned Premier
Assisted Living Community, will present myths about
retirement living. Common myths include topics such
as difficulty selling a house, the cost of retirement
living, health needs as you age, how to maintain an
active and healthy lifestyle, and the difference between
age appropriate dementia versus Alzheimer’s disease.
Presenters for the seminar will include a Physical Therapist,
a realtor, a resident of Assisted Living Community, and the
Director of The Springs. Refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP by September 10.
Back by popular demand!
RETIRE “MEANT” 101:
What does it mean to me? MVP
Learn about the many options available for you to create the “better
solution” for your retirement future. Whether it’s questions about
the effects of Health Care Reform or Medicare Supplements, Dental,
Vision or Critical Illness coverage, Whole Life or Term Insurance
policies or Annuities and Long Term Care plans, this session will
provide you with a better understanding as you go through the
decision-making process. This is always a fun-filled educational event
designed to simplify some very complex topics facing you during this
time. Refreshments will be served!
Please register by August 10 for the following educational sessions:
Monday, August 13 • 2:00 pm
Wednesday, August 15 • 11:00 am
Please register by September 7 for the following educational sessions:
Monday, September 10 • 2:00 pm
Wednesday, September 12 • 11:00 am
2:00 pm
Cost: FREE
ABCD’s of Medicare
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Loretta Hartzell of Hartzell and Associates and Beverly
Allen, Director of the Appalachian Area Agency on Aging,
will feature an educational presentation on the different
Parts - A, B, C, & D - of Medicare. Open Enrollment for the
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) and Medicare
Advantage Plans is October 15 – December 7, 2012 for 2013.
The different types of Medicare plans can be confusing, so
please feel free to come with your questions and have them
answered by these two professionals. Please register by
October 19.
Tuesday, October 23
10:00 am
Cost: FREE
Please register by October 5 for the following educational session:
Wednesday, October 10 • 2:00 pm
Finding a Better Solution for
Medicare Enrollment MVP
READY, SET, GO....Get Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment Season!!
It’s finally here and A Better Solution Group is ready to assist Senior
Action members with healthcare decisions during this very confusing
time. Kathy Babb and Geri Hunter represent all of the major Medicare
Advantage and Medicare Supplement companies allowing them to
focus on YOU and YOUR specific needs rather than a specific carrier.
To kick off the 2013 Open Enrollment Plan season, they will present
the 2013 Medicare Advantage plans at Orchard Park for one of the SC
carriers: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina*.
This presentation will cover the Medicare Blue and Medicare Blue
Plus PPO plans as well as the MedBlue Rx and MedBlue Rx Plus
Prescription Drug Plans. You’ll want to mark your calendars to
attend to learn the costs, benefits, and coverages these plans offer.
Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP at least 2 days prior to class.
*CMS Disclaimer: *Individuals must have both Part A and Part B to enroll and reside in South Carolina.
A sales person will be present with information and applications. For accommodation of persons with
special need at sales meeting, call 1-800-800-4129 TTY/TDD 1-800-899-4219 (8am-8pm, 7 days a
week)A PPO plan with a Medicare contract. There is NO obligation to enroll in this plan.
Financial Wellness for Seniors:
Learning about Long Term MVP
Care
Long Term Care is a form of insurance coverage that will
allow home care services to be provided to you by a spouse,
family members, and friends. Benefits are payable even
when there are no bills to pay. It also pays benefits for
assisted living and nursing home care. Learn more about
how Long Term Care can help you or your loved ones in
these quick mini-sessions provided by Andrew King of
Meadows Insurance.
1st Tuesdays
Aug. 7 – The Statistics and Solutions
Sept. 4 – Traditional Plans (ages 45 – 70)
Oct. 2 – The Asset Based Solutions (ages 55 – 70)
Nov. 6 - The Asset Based Solutions, including Annuities
(ages 70 - 79)
11:00 am
Cost: FREE
Wednesday, October 17 • 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 25 • 3:00 pm
Cost: FREE
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august | september | october
August
Wednesday, August 1
9:30 am Open Studio:
Mixed Media Painting
10:00 am Limited Exercise
10:00 am German
12:00 pm Intermediate Line Dancing
2:00 pm Limited Exercise
Thursday, August 2
9:15 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Open Studio: Baskets
Intro to Line Dancing
Beginner Line Dancing
Friday, August 3
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Beginning Ukulele
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Monday, August 6
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Intro to Computers
Quilting
Oil Painting with Lynda
Limited Exercise
Conversational French Group
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Monday Ballroom Dance
Tuesday, August 7
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
6:00 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Jewelry Making Basics
Beginning Band
Long Term Care class
Pinochle
Texas Hold ‘Em
Wednesday, August 8
9:00 am File Management I
10:00 am Intro to Computers: Windows
10:00 am German
11:00 am Blood Pressure screening
11:30 am Taste Buds
Thursday, August 9
Free
Screenings
9:15 am Advanced Spanish
9:30 am Beginning French
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Culinary 101: Cooking class
Friday, August 10
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
File Management II
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Monday, August 13
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
File Management III
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Retire-Meant 101
Tuesday, August 14
8:45 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
Great Escapes trip
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Open Studio: Sewing & Quilting
Beginning Band
Pinochle
Seniors Take Charge
Texas Hold ‘Em
9:00 am Member Buzz
10:00 am German
11:00 am Retire-Meant 101
12:00 pm Caregiver’s Support Group
2:00 pm Internet I
2:00 pm Drawing & Crafting with Christine
Thursday, August 16
9:15 am
9:30 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning French
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Lunch & Learn
Bridge
Friday, August 17
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Email I
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Senior Action Sticker Give-Away
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Monday, August 20
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
SAGA: Fox Run CC
Quilting
Email II
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
Spinal Screening
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Tuesday, August 21
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
6:00 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Pinochle
Living at Home (MVP)
Texas Hold ‘Em
9:00 am Intro to Digital Cameras
10:00 am German
10:00 am Self Defense for Seniors
1:00 pm Football 101
Thursday, August 23
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Spinal Screening
Senior Action will be holding free monthly
blood pressure screenings at all of our
sites beginning in September. Check
your nearest Senior Action Location for
additional dates and times.
Orchard Park –
1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday
of the month
Westside Aquatic Center –
3rd Tuesday of the month
Increased spinal problems can be a tough
reality as we get older. The screening
takes less than 5 minutes per person and
is painless. Auger Family Chiropractic will
be performing a spinal and neurological
screening. Dr. Auger and his team have
been serving the Upstate for the past 19
years. Please register by August 16.
Monday, August 20
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: FREE
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Tuesday, August 28
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Better Breather’s support group
Pinochle
Texas Hold ‘Em
Scottish Country Dancing
10:00 am German
Thursday, August 30
9:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Beginning French
Beginning Band
Bridge
Dementia in a Flash
Friday, August 31
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
september
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Fourth Friday Ballroom Dance
Blood Pressure Screenings
Quilting
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
Eat-ertainment
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Celebration Planning
for Life Well Lived
7:00 pm Lib Ryan Ballroom Dance
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Beginning French
Beginning Band
Bridge
Dementia in a Flash
Friday, August 24
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
9:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Monday, August 27
Monday, September 2
Senior Action will be closed for Labor Day
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Balance Screening
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Balance is your ability to maintain the
body’s position in space. Injuries, disease,
poor posture, and effects of aging can
impair your balance and contribute to
falls. Proaxis Therapy will hold a balance
screening at Senior Action this fall where
there physical therapists will measure your
ability to maintain balance in 4 distinct
stations. Each participant will receive
education in factors which impact balance
and recommendations to improve balance.
Please register by September 19.
Friday, September 21
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: FREE
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11:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
Pinochle
Red Hats Society
Texas Hold ‘Em
9:00 am Eeek! It’s a Mouse
10:00 am Intro to Computers
10:00 am German
2:00 pm History of Greenville
Thursday, September 6
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Advanced Spanish
Alley Cats Line Dancing
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Dementia in a Flash
Friday, September 7
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Getting Around the Computer
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Monday, September 10
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Retire-Meant 101
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Pinochle
Seniors Take Charge
Texas Hold ‘Em
10:00 am German
11:00 am Retire-Meant 101
11:30 am
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Taste Buds
Intermediate Line Dancing
AARP Greenville Chapter
Limited Exercise
History of Greenville
Myths about Retirement Living
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Culinary 101: Cooking class
Dementia in a Flash
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
SAGA: Brookstone Meadows
Quilting
Saving & Retrieving Your Work
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Tuesday,September 18
7:15 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Great Escapes trip
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Pinochle
Texas Hold ‘Em
9:00 am Member Buzz
10:00 am German
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Lunch & Learn
Bridge
Dementia in a Flash
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Adding & Deleting Files & Folders
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Balance Screening
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Fourth Friday Ballroom Dance
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
Eat-ertainment
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Lib Ryan Ballroom Dance
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
“65” Birthday Party
Beginning Band
Better Breather’s support group
Pinochle
Texas Hold ‘Em
Wednesday,September 26
9:00 am Copying & Moving Files & Folders
9:30 am Hiking/Walking Group
10:00 am German
2:00 pm Writing & Sharing
with Shirley Twiss
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Beginning Band
Bridge
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Internet I
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
OctOber
Monday, October 1
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Tuesday, October 2
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Pinochle
Red Hats Society
Computer Basics I
Texas Hold ‘Em
10:00 am German
Thursday, October 4
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
9:15 am Advanced Spanish
10:00 am Alley Cats Line Dancing
10:30 am Beginning Spanish
Leny Emich – 60 years in America
Congratulations to Magdalena (Leny) Emich who recently celebrated 60 years of living in America. In 1944,
Leny was a refugee from Yugoslavia (now Serbia) during WWII where her family fled to Germany (the land is
now a part of Austria). Her sister Katharina (Kathi) worked for an American major in the U.S. Army, and it was
his family who encouraged the sisters to go to America.
At the age of 24, Leny, along with her mother, was the first to come over in April of
1952. She said they literally came “into the blue” and to Philadelphia - the “City of
Brotherly Love,” which she states it truly is because they were welcomed by all.
Her sister and her family joined them 2.5 years later.
Leny celebrates at Senior Action, April 2012.
Leny married her husband, Michael, in 1956 – a young man she met while in
Philadelphia – but who was also a refugee from Yugoslavia. Sponsored by the
church, she applied for citizenship in 1957.
Congratulations, Leny!!
Leny with husband Michael, 1956.
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Our locations
Main Office/Orchard Park
50 Directors Dr.,
Greenville
864.467.3660
Brutontown
Community Center
200 leo lewis St.,
Greenville
864.233.4669
David Hellams Center
111 Spartanburg St.,
Greenville
864.467.4327
Fountain Inn Activity Center
610 Fairview St.,
Fountain Inn
864.862.4675
Freetown
Community Center
200 Alice Ave.,
Greenville
864.295.356
Mt. Pleasant
Community Center
710 S. Fairfield rd.,
Greenville
864.299.3220
Needmore Center
203 Canteen Ave.,
Greer
864.416.0120
Piedmont First
Baptist Church
8 First Baptist Church rd.,
Piedmont
864.845.7801
Pleasant Valley Connection
510 Old Augusta rd.,
Greenville
864.236.0151
Slater-Marietta
Community Center
5 Whitney St.,
Marietta
864.836.8608
Sterling
Community Center
113 Minus St.,
Greenville
864.235.4026
Westside Aquatic Center
2700 West Blue ridge Drive
Greenville
864.295.0032
Friday, October 5
10:00 am Ukulele
11:00 am Interest Rate/Investment
Seminar
6:30 pm First Friday Line Dance
Monday, October 8
9:0 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Eeek! It’s a Mouse
Intro to Computers
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Tuesday, October 9
9:00 am Upstate Senior Band
10:00 am Mah-Jongg
Sewing & Quilting
1:30 pm Pinochle
2:00 pm Seniors Take Charge
2:00 pm Computer Basics II
6:00 pm Texas Hold ‘Em
6:30 pm Scottish Country Dancing
9:00 am Getting Around
the Computer
10:00 am German
11:30 am Taste Buds
1:30 pm AARP Greenville Chapter
2:00 pm Retire-Meant 101
Thursday, October 11
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Memorial Service
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Friday, October 12
9:00 am Saving & Retrieving
Your Work
10:00 am Ukulele
Monday, October 15
9:00 am SAGA: Cherokee Valley
9:00 am Quilting
9:00 am Adding & Deleting Files
& Fold ers
10:00 am Oil Painting with Lynda
10:30 am Conversational French Group
11:00 am Sign Language
1:00 pm A Stitch in Time
7:00 pm Monday Ballroom Dance
Tuesday, October 16
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
5 Ways to Look
& Feel Younger
Pinochle
Word Processing
Texas Hold ‘Em
9:00 am Member Buzz
10:00 am German
2:00 pm Medicare Class: BC/BS
9:15 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Flu Shot Clinic
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Lunch & Learn
Bridge
Friday, October 19
9:00 am Copying & Moving Files
& Folders
10:00 am Ukulele
Monday, October 22
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
Eat-ertainment
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Lib Ryan Ballroom Dance
Tuesday, October 23
9:00 am Upstate Senior Band
10:00 am Mah-Jongg
Sewing & Quilting
10:00 am ABCD’s of Medicare
1:00 pm Better Breather’s
support group
1:30 pm Pinochle
2:00 pm Internet & Email
6:00 pm Texas Hold ‘Em
6:30 pm Scottish Country Dancing
9:00 am Internet I
10:00 am German
9:15 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
Advanced Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Beginning Band
Bridge
Medicare Class: BC/BS
Friday, October 26
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Email I
Ukulele
Limited Exercise
Mexican Dominoes
Limited Exercise
Fourth Friday
Ballroom Dance
Saturday, October 27
Greenville Chorale
performance
Monday, October 29
9:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
Quilting
Email II
Limited Exercise
Sign Language
A Stitch in Time
Limited Exercise
Tuesday, October 30
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Upstate Senior Band
Mah-Jongg
Beginning Band
Pinochle
Texas Hold ‘Em
10:00 am FALL FESTIVAL
PLEAsE REMEMBER REGIstRAtIOn FORM
Please remember to use a Registration Form when signing up for All eveNTS. For your convenience, one can be found on the
last page of The Spark or at the front desk of Orchard Park.
Thank you!
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Drawing & Crafting with Christine
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ntroducing Christine Keely as a new art instructor for Orchard Park! Christine is a
professional adult educator who has worked in a variety of teaching environments – from
a college in Texas to a naval base in Spain. Christine teaches in the areas of computing,
writing, and fine art. These fun and easy classes will teach you a new skill.
Drawing Faces
Drawing with Oil Pastels
Do your portraits look like smileys? Learn how
to draw realistic faces in this fun class including
head anatomy, placing features, shading noses,
and coloring hair. No experience necessary & all
supplies are provided. Please register by
August 13.
Learn to draw with this vibrant medium that shares
features of pencil and paint and lends itself to
colorful compositions. Be prepared to smudge,
smear, scribble and create! No experience necessary
& all supplies are provided. Please register by
August 27.
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cost: $5
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cost: $5
Drawing with Charcoal
Floral Design with Fresh Flowers
Painted Wooden Fall Pumpkins
Learn drawing techniques with this fun, messy
medium that encourages smudging, smearing, and
getting your fingers dirty. Practice your techniques
on a still life drawing with step-by-step guidance
from the instructor or let your creativity flow! No
experience necessary & all supplies are provided.
Please register by August 20.
Work with fresh seasonal flowers to create a floral
design to decorate your home. Follow step-by-step
instructions to cut and shape flowers, and add
decorations to create an elegant, professionallooking design. Much more than just sticking
flowers in a vase! All supplies are provided. Due to
the predicted popularity of this class, seating will be
limited. Please register by September 17
Create a lovely fall decoration for your home by
painting a large wooden pumpkin cutout and
adding embellishments like leaves and moss. Learn
painting techniques to make your pumpkin look
three dimensional with step-by-step guidance
from the instructor or let your creativity run wild!
All supplies are provided. Due to the predicted
popularity of this class, seating will be limited.
Please register by October 1.
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Cost: $5
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Cost: $15
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Cost: $10
Join local artisan, Thelma Bailey, for a fun and creative class on designing
jewelry. Thelma has been a long time member of Senior Action and is
very involved in the Greenville community. She has been designing and
selling her custom made jewelry through her website, “Thelma’s Pretty
Things”, for three years. Classes will include beading earrings, necklaces
and bracelets. Students will also learn about looping, crimping, repairing,
and other techniques. A supply list is available for all interested students.
Please register at least two days in advance of each class.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
August 7 & 21
September 4 & 18
October 2 & 16
10:00 am
Cost: Free. Students will be responsible for tools and supplies.
Calling all quilters and seamstresses of any and all levels to bring in your
projects and share your morning chatting with fellow members. Senior
Action member and volunteer teacher, Alice Schaaf, will assist you in
completing your unfinished projects and help you start new ones!
Beginners are welcome and encouraged to join in!
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
August 14 &28
September 11 & 25
October 9 & 23
10:00 am
Cost: Free. Students will be responsible for tools and supplies.
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your interest
Seniors Take Charge
the
@ Se
nior Action
Member “Buzz”
Are you new to Senior Action and eager
to jump in and get involved? Or maybe
you’ve been a member for a while, but
haven’t participated in any programs yet.
Come let us treat you to a gourmet cup of
coffee and light breakfast fare and get to
know us better. You will enjoy conversation
with Senior Action staff members, hear
the latest “buzz”, and meet some new,
fun, and interesting people. Even if you’ve
been a member for a while, come help us
welcome new members. The Buzz is held
each month. Don’t miss it! Please register
in advance.
3rd Wednesdays
August 15, September 19, October 17
9:00 am
Cost: FREE
S
enior Action and Interim Healthcare would like to invite you to a community
program offering education and resources to enhance quality living for seniors.
Seniors Take Charge will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm at the
Senior Action Orchard Park location. The mission of this program is to equip seniors
in Greenville with appropriate information, tools, resources, and motivation to live
a full, safe life that enables them to continue to contribute to our community.
These classes are designed to assist seniors with taking charge of their lives from
daily situations to emergency mishaps. Senior adults, their families, their caregivers,
and other healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be
served. Seating is limited; sign up early!
August 14 – Honor Our Elders: Prevent Abuse & Neglect
Speaker: Nancy Hawkins, Ombudsman, Appalachian Council on Aging
September 11 – Emergency Preparedness
Speaker: Tanya Carter, MSW, American Red Cross of Upstate South Carolina & the Greenville County
Office of Emergency Management
October 9 – Flu & Pneumonia
Speaker: Nancy Dereng, RN, Interim Healthcare
November 13 – Advanced Care Planning
Speaker: Nancy Dereng, RN, Interim Healthcare
2nd Tuesdays of the month (Except December – no class.)
2:00 pm
Cost: $2 per session
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Celebration of Life: Remembering our Senior Action
Family and Friends
TasteBuds
Tired of sitting home alone? Wanting to
try a new restaurant in Greenville? Now is
the time to get up and get out! Taste Buds
is a fun, open environment, and a great
way to meet friends.
Wednesday, August 8 • 11:30 am
RSVP by August 6.
Cost: Dutch treat
Meet at Wasabi
Japanese Restaurant, 16 Park Woodruff
Rd., Greenville
Wednesday, September 12 • 11:30 am
RSVP by September 10.
Cost: Dutch treat
Meet at The Marquette: Meat Market &
Cafe,
720 Augusta St.,
Greenville
Wednesday, October 10 • 11:30 am
RSVP by October 8.
Cost: Dutch treat
Meet at Napoli’s Italian Pizzeria &
Restaurant,
2531 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville
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Led by Ark Hospice
Please plan to join us as we celebrate the lives of our Senior Action friends and
family that have passed away in the last year. Ark Hospice will lead us in a beautiful
program of remembrance and honor. If you have a Senior Action friend or family
member that you would like to honor during this program, please send in the
person’s information as well as a photograph, if available, so that we can include
them in the program. If you plan to attend the program, please register by October
8. Refreshments will be served compliments of Ark Hospice.
10:00 am
Cost: FREE
Celebration Planning for a Life Well Lived
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Join in a casual and respectful conversation with Grant Bumgarner about funeral
pre-planning. Topics range from financial aspects to cremation laws and the
discussion of options available to you. Professionally presented while respectfully
light and informative, this information is useful no matter which funeral provider
you choose. Dinner and door prizes are compliments of Mackey Mortuary. Seating
is limited, so please RSVP by August 22.
Monday, August 27
6:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Eat ertainment
Senior Action brings you a world of entertainment, comedy and
camaraderie, along with an enjoyable catered lunch! These intimate
entertainment opportunities include meeting local authors,
musicians, dancers, and artists from around the Upstate.
Held at Orchard Park the 4th Monday of the month at 11:30 am.
August: Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch is a published author, public speaker, and workshop
instructor. Whether it’s cooking demonstrations, interior design
workshops, speaking of business networking, life balance, or her
days as an Innkeeper, she has her audience mesmerized from start
to finish. As a published author, Nancy has written two cookbooks, a
humorous book, multiple articles, and is a monthly contributing editor
to GreerNow Magazine.
For 23 years, she hosted the Nancy Welch Show at WSPA-TV for 5
days a week, where she met and interviewed many nationally-known
celebrities, including Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Her life took
a turn when Dr. Tom Barton of Greenville Tech asked her to start the
Greer campus in 1991. She has also worked with Harvest Hope Food
Bank as the Community Development Coordinator. From TV Host to
Innkeeper to Author - she is a “JILL” of all trades! Please RSVP by August
23.
Monday, August 27 •11:30 am
Cost: $4
September: Magic by Marty
Marty Shapiro is a Magic Man who has performed for groups of all ages
of the past 40 years. His magical career actually began at the age of 11,
when a relative made a cigarette disappear from his t-shirt. He
learned that trick and went on to learn many more where he began
performing at birthday parties at the age of 12. He has performed at
birthday parties, picnic, banquets, and festivals. At festivals he
becomes a “street performer” performing sleight-of-hand for anyone
passing by. He specializes in card and coin close-up magic, with an
emphasis on humor. Shock, awe, intrigue, and laughter are sure to be
strong emotional feelings one may experience during his shows.
Please RSVP by September 20.
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Culinary 101: Easy Cooking for You,
Easy Cooking for Two
Hadyn Shaak, Executive Chef of the Westminster
Independent Senior Community of Greenville, would like
to “treat” you to a series of simple cooking classes. Whether
you are preparing meals for two, or for YOU, Haydn will
show you easy techniques for enjoying delicious and
healthy meals. Samples will be prepared for all who wish
to participate in taste testing! Class size is limited; please
register early!
2nd Thursdays
August 9 – Fresh Summer Salads
September 13 – A Colorful Dinner Plate
November 8 – Simple Soups
December 13 – Tasty Treats & Desserts
2:00 pm
Cost: $4
&
Lunch
LEARN
Senior Action hosts a monthly
Lunch & Learn the 3rd Thursday of each
month from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at
Orchard Park focusing on information
to help you stay healthy and active.
Space is limited, so make your
reservation early. Lunch is $4.
Monday, September 24 • 11:30 am
Cost: $4
Jake P. Bostrom, MD
Southern Eye Associates
RSVP by August 14
Cost: $4
October: Lindsay O’Rear, Singer
Lindsay O’Rear is the Minister of Music Emeritus at Taylors First Baptist
Church where he served fulltime for 33 years. He has “officially” been
retired for 10 years, but is back serving part-time as Worship Leader in
their Sunday evening services. His wife of 47 years is the former Nedla
Barnette. Lindsay was born in Alabama, the son of a Baptist minister.
Lindsay received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Howard College
(now Samford University) in Birmingham, Alabama and a Master’s
Degree in Church Music from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
in Louisville, Kentucky. Lindsay has served churches in Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia and South Carolina. He has done solo
work for Samford University and Furman University, sung with the
Robert Shaw Chorale, and with the Greenville Chorale. Please RSVP by
October 18.
Monday, October 22 • 11:30 am
Cost: $4
Cataracts & Cataract
Surgery
Thursday, August 16
Ten Things You Should
Ask Your Cardiologist
Andrea Bryan, MD
Carolina Cardiology
Consultants
RSVP by September 18
Cost: $4
IMAGE
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AVAILABLE
The Flu and You
Speaker TBD
RSVP by October 16
Cost: $4
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Jerry &Honey Lou
Brewer celebrate
their
50th
wedding
anniversay
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Recognizing Edna Guthrie
with Senior Action
friends.
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We’d like to celebrate Edna’s years of service to the
community!
In September, Edna Guthrie will celebrate 8 years as
Senior Action dining site supervisor in Piedmont at the
First Baptist Church. In addition to her Senior Action
responsibilities, Edna also volunteers with Loaves and
Fishes. Over the past 7 years, Edna has volunteered 1,243
hours of her time picking up food at the local grocery
store and delivering to seniors in the community. In her
spare time, Edna likes to sew, travel to the mountains and
enjoy picnics. She loves to spend time with her 11 year old
grandson, Kaleb, her children Steve and Kathy, and son in
law, Jackie. We frequently see Edna at Orchard Park with
her adorable Shih Tzu dog, “China”.
Most Valued Partner
T
hree years ago, Senior Action established the Most Valued Partner (MVP)
program to formalize partnerships between area businesses and Senior
Action. The businesses that participate in MVP have all made a financial pledge
that supports the programs and services that are offered to you at Senior
Action. If you see this symbol MVP throughout the newsletter, it denotes
a MVP provider program. We are pleased to welcome a program high of 51
members this year. If you need the services these businesses offer, please
consider them first. If you attend one of their programs, please thank them for
their support of Senior Action.
All About Seniors
Arthur Murray Dance Studio
AT&T
Fred Astaire Dance Studio
A Better Solution Group, llC
Ameriprise Financial
ARK Hospice
Auger Family Chiropractic
Care Improvement Plus
Care Pro Health Services
Caris Healthcare
(formerly Solaris Hospice)
Chris N. Siachos, DMD
Comfort Keepers
Cottages at Brushy Creek
Covenant Dove
Dixie Rubber & Plastics, Inc.
The Gardens at eastside
The Greenville News
Hartzell and Associates, Inc.
Heavenly Care Services
Holland eye Center
Home Care Assistance
Homewood Residence Cleveland Park
Howard A. Jacobson, Ph.D, P.C. Clinical Psy
Interim Health Care
laurel Baye Health Care of Greenville
registration
EVENT
form
DATE
legacy Group, The
Mackey Mortuary
Medical Services of America
(Medi Home Hospice)
Merrill lynch Wealth Management
Merus Refreshment Services, Inc
Millstone Healthcare Associates
Open Arms Hospice/McCall Hospice
Personal Caregiver, llC
Pope, Smith, Brown & King, PA
Proaxis Therapy
Reliant Medical Products
ResCare HomeCare
Sargent Chiropractic
QTY
TOTAL
Southern eye Associates
The Springs at Simpsonville
State Farm - Ira Paulk
Sterling Health Plans
Sterling House of Greenville
Assisted living
Synergy HomeCare
village Hospital (SRHS)
Westminster Independent
Retirement
Willis Meadows Insurance
& Associates, llC
Windsor Medicare extra
Woodlands at Furman, The
name
Phone
Email
To register for
all programs
please complete and
mail the registration form
with your payment.
guest names
Check #
Please register for
all programs by the
registration deadline.
Credit Card:
(circle one)
Credit Card #
Only mail
the white portion.
TOTAL
Exp. Date
3 Digit Security #
#
Please detach and mail this portion to: Senior Action 50 Directors Drive, Greenville, SC 29615
864.467.3660 •www.senioraction.org

Spark Newsletter Aug - Oct 2012

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