Mohler Matters - Mohler Center

Mohler Matters
November 2015
Winter is a great time to try a new fitness class and we have many to
choose from. Stop by the office for more information.
Mohler Shirts on sale
with a brand new design!
$10.00 each
(Adult sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL, & 3XL)
A great gift idea for the holiday season.
We are preordering , so please pay in the
office and have your size selection ready.
Are you good with numbers? Do you enjoy
working with people?
From the Director's Desk
I guess it’s a good thing that we are so busy
that I don’t have space to write my column
for the second month in a row! Maybe I’ll
have some room in December but for now I
say Happy Fall, Enjoy your Thanksgiving,
and give thanks that we have so many great
opportunities to keep you busy!
The AARP Tax-Aide Program invites you to utilize
these skills in preparing taxes for seniors. If you
have prior experience in doing your own taxes or
helping others, please consider volunteering as a
“tax preparer”. IRS self-study training is provided
starting in November, taking about 30 hours to
complete, which includes passing an IRS test. In
January, formal training classes will be conducted
at Mohler Center that cover tax laws and review the
IRS Test. These classes will be held over a 2 to 3
day period and are mandatory. Computer skills are
also required since all returns are completed on the
computer. “Hands on” computer training will also be
provided in January. Tax return preparation begins
February 1st. An average of 10 hours per week is
asked of you.
Pilates at Mohler Center
Starting November 2
Imagine an exercise that provides the
stretching benefits of Yoga and strengthening of a gym work-out.
Pilates provides
control, balance and strength. This safe, no
impact exercise will meet Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30—9:30
AM and Mondays and Wednesdays from
6:00—7:00 PM. Class fees are $3.00 per
class ($4.00 for non members) and 10 class
punch cards will be sold. Most of the class is
on the floor in a seated position, on the back
or on the stomach. Mat Pilates classes can
also utilize small apparatus, such as; light
hand weights, stability balls, small “squishy”
balls and elastic bands. A Pilates mat or
thick Yoga mat is recommended. The class is
structured for beginners, novices, intermediate and advanced individuals wanting to improve posture, breathing, and a general feeling of “well-being.” Questions? Stop by
class and talk to instructor, Sally Kurtz.
First class is free—now is great time try
Pilates!
If you just enjoy people, then the “greeter” position
may be to your liking. Self- study materials will be
provided and passing a simple 10 question test is
required. In January, we will meet for 2 hours to
review test answers and go over any questions.
Total time for training should not exceed 8 hours.
During the tax season, a commitment of 6 hours
per week is asked. If you have questions and wish
to volunteer for the Mohler Center Tax-Aide Program, please call Jerry Frola at 717-566-5692.
Please leave your name, phone number and best
time to call by November 30.
Monthly Coordinators
Mah Jongg:
Maria Dumenko (838-0713)
Intermediate Bridge:
Joyce Nolan (566-0657)
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November Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00. Come to discuss
Great Mountain by John Grisham.
Coming Events
Monday, November 2—Medicare Changes
Lunch & Learn—12:00 PM. Medicar e
season is upon us and with it are many changes.
Join Jay and Robin from Aumiller and Associates for a fun, informative discussion about the
annual enrollment. Lunch will be hot roast beef
sandwiches with mashed potatoes and dessert.
This luncheon is FREE but reservations are
required by Oct 29.
Friday, November 20—“Elvis” Social —
11:30 AM. “Don’t Be Cr uel” and come on
out to our November social with ELVIS impersonator Dennis Heckard. “It’s Now or
Never” to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving feast
with Country Meadows of Hershey including
roasted turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry relish,
and pumpkin pie for dessert. If “That's All
Right” you can buy your tickets for $10 by
Tuesday, November 17.
Friday, November 6 from 9:00 AM—1:00
PM & Thursday, November 19 from 1:00
PM—4:00 PM—Medicare Open Enrollment. Both Part D and Medicar e Advantage plan members must make plan changes during the open enrollment period should
they chose to do so. People with Medicare or
their representatives will have the chance to
get personalized help from APPRISE Medicare Counselors. Shannon Vallier of the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging APPRISE
team will be at Mohler Center to assist you
with your Part D and Advantage Plan questions as well and give Medicare Prescription
Drug Plan comparisons tailored to your current prescription needs. To register, please call
780-6130 ext 6147 to schedule your one-onone consultation at Mohler Center. Can’t
make it to these events? APPRISE can still
help. Call for free one-on-one help.
Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27 Mohler Center will be CLOSED to
celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Beginning November 5—Be A Santa To A
Senior. This successful senior outreach program is run each year by Home Instead Senior
Care. Gift tags are available on first come first
serve basis. Return wrapped gifts by December 4.
***iPad Training***
Monday, November 16
2:00—3:00 PM
Are you a new iPad user? Folks
from the Technology Department in
the Derry Township School District
will cover basics on navigation,
accessing settings, and getting
the most out of your iPad. This
session is geared toward beginner
iPad users and you are encouraged
to bring your iPad with you to
this one-hour event.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
Reserve your spot for one Session today!
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Wednesday
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8:15 Silver Sneakers
8:30 Pilates
10:30 Line Dance
*12:00 Medicare Lunch
12:30 Wii
1:00 Knitting
1:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Zumba Gold
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9:00 Tai Chi
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening w/ Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:15 Intermediate Bridge
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Canasta
1:00 Watercolor
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
8:30 Pilates
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:00 Renewed Hearing
10:00 Beginner Line Dance
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Bingo
1:30 Zumba Gold
4:00 Silver Sneakers
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8:15 Silver Sneakers
8:30 Pilates
9:00 Board Meeting
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Knitting
1:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Zumba Gold
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9:00 Tai Chi
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening w/ Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:15 Intermediate Bridge
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Canasta
1:00 Watercolor
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8:15 Silver Sneakers
8:30 Pilates
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Knitting
1:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Zumba Gold
*2:00 iPad Training
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9:00 Tai Chi
9:30 Oil Painting
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening w/ Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:15 Intermediate Bridge
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Canasta
1:00 Watercolor
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8:15 Silver Sneakers
8:30 Pilates
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Knitting
1:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Zumba Gold
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9:00 Tai Chi
9:30 Oil Painting
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening w/ Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:15 Intermediate Bridge
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Canasta
1:00 Watercolor
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
8:30 Pilates
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:00 Renewed Hearing
10:00 Beginner Line Dance
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Bingo
1:30 Zumba Gold
4:00 Silver Sneakers
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
8:30 Pilates
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:00 Beginner Line Dance
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Bingo
1:00 Book Club
1:30 Zumba Gold
4:00 Silver Sneakers
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
8:30 Pilates
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:00 Beginner Line Dance
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Bingo
1:30 Zumba Gold
4:00 Silver Sneakers
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8:15 Silver Sneakers
8:30 Pilates
10:30 Line Dance
12:30 Wii
1:00 Knitting
1:00 Penny Poker
1:30 Zumba Gold
Maryann from Renewed Hearing visits:
Wednesday, November 11 from 10:00-11:00
checking hearing aid batteries, checking ear wax,
etc.
Thursday, November 19 from 10:00—11:00 she
will complete hearing evaluations, check and
clean hearing aids.
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Thursday
Friday
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
9:00 Dolls
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening with Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:30 Scrabble
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Tai Chi/Canasta
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8:30 Pilates
No Zumba
*9-1 Open Enrollment
9:00 Creative Dance
9:00 Mah Jongg
10:00 Wii
10:00 Line Dancing
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
9:00 Dolls
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening with Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:30 Scrabble
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Tai Chi/Canasta
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8:15 Zumba Gold
8:30 Pilates
9:00 Creative Dance
9:00 Mah Jongg
10:00 Wii
10:00 Line Dancing
12:15 Pinochle
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8:30 Advanced Tap Class
9:00 Dolls
9:15 Beginner Tap Class
10:00 Renewed Hearing
10:10 Exercise
10:45 Strengthening with Sara
11:00 Yoga
12:30 Scrabble
12:45 Pinochle
1:00 Tai Chi/Canasta
*1-4 Open Enrollment
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8:15 Zumba Gold
8:30 Pilates
9:00 Mah Jongg
11:00 Blood pressure
Closed for
Thanksgiving
*Mohler closes at noon
* 11:30 November Social
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Closed
“Your solution to better
hearing starts here!”
Call today at (717) 298-6170
renewedhearingsolutions.com
Stop by and see them at Mohler
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Dear Mohler Center Members,
October 1, 2015
Since 1997, the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus has been home to the Mohler Center, currently located at 35 Hope Drive on the Medical Center’s East Health Campus.
The Mohler Center and Medical Center have enjoyed a positive and productive partnership over the
course of those eighteen years. It is understood that the Mohler Center serves an important role in promoting the health and wellness of our senior community, including many retirees from the Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine. It provides local seniors with a convenient option to participate
in fitness, cognitive and social opportunities through a robust daily activity calendar.
The Mohler Center and Medical Center have an existing lease agreement for the use of the 35 Hope
Drive location that extends to June 30, 2025. This lease includes ongoing rental fees for continued use of
the space. Recently, in an effort to improve the Mohler Center’s overall financial position, its Board of
Directors approached Medical Center leadership with a request to reduce its rent.
To help ensure continued support for our local senior community, the Medical Center and Mohler Center
agreed to an amendment of the existing lease, which will enable the Mohler Center to use the current facility at a reduced rate. This arrangement also reduces the term of the Mohler Center’s lease by five years
to June 30, 2020.
The agreement will enhance the Mohler Center’s financial position and provide ample time to work with
local businesses and township officials to find a new location, so it may continue to support its community programming into the future.
Rather than build a brand new clinical facility, the Medical Center can now expand patient care into the
space that will be vacated by the Mohler Center in July 2020, to meet the increasing demand for patient
care services. This past year, our busy outpatient clinics handled more than 1 million patient visits, and
we expect this demand will continue to grow.
The amendment was approved by the Mohler Center Board with the full support of Medical Center management. Derry Township officials are aware of this agreement, and the Mohler Center Board is working
in partnership with the Derry Township Parks & Recreation Department toward finding potential options
to relocate its facility and programming within the next five years.
In the interest of transparency, we wanted to share this development with those who benefit from the services and programs of the Mohler Center, as well as local business leaders and community officials with
an interest in the Center’s continued success. Thank you.
Jack Bishop
President,
Board of Directors
The Mohler Center
Alan Brechbill
Executive Director,
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
CC: Congressman Charlie Dent , Senator Rob Teplitz , Representative John Payne , Dauphin County Commissioners, Derry Township Supervisors, Matt Mandia , J. Bruce McKinney, David Buffington, The Sun
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Mohler Travel
Holidays with the DuPonts—10 tickets left
Monday, December 7
Depart Mohler Center at 7:00 AM on the way to Winterthur, home of collector and horticulturist Henry Francis DuPont. From there we head to Hagley Museum, the former industrial site of the original black powder works of the DuPont Company and the ancestral
home and gardens of the DuPont family. Then we head for High Tea at the Hotel
DuPont. And we end our day strolling through the 400,000 twinkling lights and spectacular fountain show at Longwood Gardens. We will arrive home at approximately 8:30
PM. Cost for the trip is $160 and reservations are required by November 1.
New Year’s Eve in Myrtle Beach
December 30—January 2
Ring in the new year with a party. Join Lowees Group Tours on a bus trip to celebrate in
style. Bus departs the Radisson Penn Harris at 6:00 AM on Wednesday, December 30 on
your way to the ocean front Beach Cove Resort Suites. On December 31, enjoy included
breakfast, free time, shopping, luncheon sightseeing cruise aboard the Barefoot Princess,
and a tour and tasting at Duplin Winery. Your New Years Eve party includes dinner,
entertainment, appetizers, champagne, and a happy new year. Following one more day
on your own on January 1, depart for home on January 2nd feeling refreshed and celebrated. For more details, stop by the office for a print out. Cost of the trip is $599 single/
$499 double occupancy.
The King and I on Broadway
Carmines Luncheon
Wednesday, March 23
Depart for NYC at 7:30 AM. Enjoy a deluxe family style Italian luncheon at World Famous Carmines of NYC. Then off to the show at Lincoln Center (orchestra seats) for the
musical set in 1860 Bangkok telling the story of the unconventional relationship between
the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens. Following a great luncheon and show we depart
for home and arrive by 10:00 PM. Cost for the trip is $225 and reservation are necessary
by December 11.
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Mohler Senior Center
25 Hope Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Dates to Remember
MOHLER SENIOR CENTER
25 Hope Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 533-2002
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mohlerseniorcenter.com
Monday, November 2—Medicare Lunch
Friday, November 6—Open Enrollment
The Mohler Senior Center strives to make a positive difference
in the lives of any person in the greater Hershey Area who is
fifty years or older. We provide a wide range of physical exercise opportunities, games, travel, educational courses, and social
and volunteer opportunities in a pleasant, safe, and welcoming
atmosphere. Our goal is to insure that older citizens can stay
physically active, mentally stimulated, and independent for as
long as possible.
Monday, November 16—iPad Training
Wednesday, November 18—Book Club
The Mohler Senior Center is an independent, non-profit agency,
depending solely on private funding and endowments to operate. Although there is no formal dues structure, members are
expected to contribute a donation of at least $75 per year.
Friday, November 20—Social
Jack Bishop:
President of the Board of Directors
Melissa Weigle: Executive Director
Kim Reese: Administrative Assistant
Bethany Ryndock: Administrative Assistant
November 26 & 27—Closed
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