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Wilmington Senior Center February 2016

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER!

Highlights

Thursday, February 11th at 1:00—Trip to LaFate Gallery

Wednesday, February 17th at 10:00 – Heart Health & African Americans

Thursday, February 18th at 10:00 – Jazz Era Presentation

By author and former City of Wilmington Mayor James Baker

“Voices of Delaware’s African American Elders” Friday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 24th

Special Musical Presentation at Birthday Party & gifts of t-shirts commemorating the 60th anniversary of

Please bring small bills to pay for trips and lunches since the receptionists cannot make change for large bills. (Nothing larger than a $5.00 dollar bill)

WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Meal Reservations 651-3400 Must be made by 12:30 p.m. the day prior to the meal Cost: $2.00 for 60 and older; $4.75 for under 60

Bus Transportation 651-3400 Must be made by 8:00 a.m. on the day of pickup

Activities Coordinator 651-3424 Gretchen Broadwater Pay for trips Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00-noon & 1:00-2:00

Cares and Concerns of Members 655-2528 Irmina Hudson

Supportive Services Grandparent Resource Center Caregiver Resource Center 651-3420 Patricia Anderson-Rice Yameli Coffigny

$tand By Me 50+ Financial Coaching and Economic CheckUp Kathleen Rupert 651-3401 Diana Acevedo 651-3427

Employment Services 651-3440 Sandria Burton

Lafayette Court 651-3429 Regenia Rochester

City Styles Thrift Shop Donations 651-3460 Administration 651-3460 Sue Getman, Executive Director

LUNCH RESERVATIONS

Lunch reservations for all members and staff must be given to the front desk by 12:30 the day prior. If you need to cancel after lunch has been ordered, call right away. We will then know the meal is available if anyone else wants to purchase it. Unsold meals are billed to the Center at the $4.75 price. Lunch cost for those under age 60 is $4.75. Lunch cost for those 60 and over is $2.00.

TRIP RESERVATIONS

Please sign up and pay for trips/events by the designated deadline. Your bus seat is guaranteed only when the fee is paid.

If the minimum number of participants is not met by the deadline the trip/event will be cancelled and payment will be returned. A late fee will be imposed on those not meeting the deadline date providing the trip/event has a sufficient number registered. Refunds will not be made without 24 hour notice.

Current WSC members are placed first on the Center’s 16 passenger bus for day trips. Non-

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CityFareMenuFebruary2016–CITYMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2/1 Meatloaf with  Mushroom Gravy Corn Italian Spinach Applesauce White Wheat Bread 

2/2 Turkey & Swiss on Club Roll with Le uce, Tomato & Onion Cream of Mushroom Soup Orange Crackers 

2/3 Stuffed Salmon Roasted Potato Wedges Winter Blend Veggies Chocolate Pudding Cup 

2/4 Stuffed Cabbage in Meat Sauce Baked Potato Hot Fruit Compote Wheat Dinner Roll Sour Cream 

2/5 Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Southern Potatoes with Onions & Peppers Gravy Sliced Carrots Fresh Pear 

2/8 Ham & Swiss on  Club Roll with Le uce, Tomato & Onion Cream of Broccoli Soup Banana Crackers 

***2/9*** Chicken Gumbo Creole Style Beans Tropical Fruit Salad Wheat Roll Mardi Gras Cupcake 

2/10 Jumbo Cheese Ravioli Meat Sauce Mixed Salad with  Tomato & Onion Hot Cooked Apples 12 Grain Bread 

2/11 Chicken & Dumplings Mixed Veggies Diced Peaches Apple Cinnamon‐ Waffle Graham 

2/12 Seafood Crab Cake Roasted Baby Potato Bakers Stewed Tomatoes Pineapple Tidbits Yogurt Tartar Sauce 

CENTER CLOSED  2/16 BBQ Chicken Baked Beans Seasoned Greens Yogurt Cup Mini Corn Muffin 

2/17 Tuna Salad on a Club Roll with Le uce and Tomato Marinated Vegetable Salad Orange or Banana 

2/18 Open Faced Hot Turkey Sandwich with Gravy on White Wheat Bread (1) Mashed Sweet Potatoes Brussel Sprouts Mandarin Oranges Cranberry Sauce 

2/19 Breaded Pollock Peas Sliced Carrots Potato Bread Fresh Pear 

2/22 Chicken Pa y  with  Mozzarella & Parmesan in Marinara Sauce over Penne Pasta Italian Blend Veggies Poached Pear Half Wheat Dinner Roll 

2/23 Fire Braised Chicken Stew Mixed Salad with  Onion & Tomato Peach Cobbler 12 Grain Bread  

2/24 Pot Roast with Gravy Roasted Baby Potato Bakers Peas & Carrots Ul mate Grain Honey Bread Orange 

2/25 Salisbury Steak w. Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Chocolate Pudding 12 Grain Bread 

2/26 Herbed Pollock Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Banana Yogurt Sundae 

2/29 Chicken Salad on Pita Marinated Bean Salad Pear or Apple Yogurt  

       

Saturday Mid Day meals served at St. Anthony’s Sunday Mid Day meals served at St. Anthony’s & St. Patrick’s Senior Centers. Tuesday & Thursday Evening Meals served at St. Anthony’s Senior Center

MONTHLY ACTIVITIES February 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 9:00 AARP Tax Prep* 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Team

Bowling 10:30 Board Games

2 9:00 Quilting 10:00 Nutrition

Presentation* 10:15 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance 1:00 Bingo 3:00 Red Hat Meeting

3 10:00 Open Wii Games 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

4 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

5 WEAR RED DAY 10:00 Voices of

DE’s African-American Elders*

12:45 Bingo

8 9:00 AARP Tax Prep* 9:30 Strength Building 10:00 Commodity Food

Boxes 10:30 Wii Team

Bowling 10:30 Board Games 1:30 Line Dancing

9 9:00 Quilting 10:15 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance 1:00 Bingo

10 10:00 Open Wii Games 10:00 Council Meeting 11:00 Members’ Meeting 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

11 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 1:00 Caregiver

Support Group* 1:00 Trip to LaFate

Gallery* 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

12 10:00 Voices of

DE’s African-American Elders*

12:45 Bingo

15 Presidents’ Day WSC Closed

16 9:00 Quilting 10:00 Chair Yoga 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance 1:00 Bingo 4:00 Board of Directors 5:30 GRC-LINKS Program

17 Pajama Day Breakfast* 10:00 Heart Health

Presentation* 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

18 10:00 Jazz Era

Presentation* 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Bingo 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

19 10:00 Voices of

DE’s African-American Elders*

12:45 Bingo

22 9:00 AARP Tax Prep* 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Team

Bowling 10:30 Board Games

23 9:00 Quilting 10:15 Chair Exercise 11:30 GRC Support Group 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance 1:00 Bingo

24 9:00 Sing Along with Sue 10:00 Open Wii Games 11:00 Birthday Party with

special music! 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance

25 10:45 Bible Study 1:00 Computer Lab

Assistance 1:00 Bingo

26 10:00 Voices of

DE’s African-American Elders*

12:45 Bingo

29 - Leap Day 9:00 AARP Tax Prep* 9:30 Strength Building 10:30 Wii Team

Bowling 10:30 Board Games

* See more information about presentations, trips and activities on the

following pages.

Daily: Word Puzzles, Cards, Dominos and Games and Exercise Room open. Pool table located in Exercise Room.

ACTIVITIES N G L E

WSC: Experts at Living Well Gretchen Broadwater, Activities Coordinator (651-3424)

DID YOU KNOW? February is Black History Month and American Heart Month and also includes Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. Other observances are National Wear Red Day on Friday the 5th, Ash Wednesday on Wednesday the 10th, and Leap Day on Monday the 29th. The month’s birthstone is the amethyst and the flower is the violet.

ACTIVITIES ,TRIPS & PRESENTATIONS

1,8,22,29 AARP Tax Preparation - Tax assistance will be available on Mondays during February and March as well as April 4 and 11 with the exception of Presidents’ Day on February 15 when the Center will be closed. This year you must schedule a date and time (9, 10 or 11:00) at the Reception Desk. Walk-ins will be seen only after the scheduled clients have been assisted. Please call 651-3400 to schedule an appointment.

2 Nutrition Presentation, 10:00. Ginny Vining, Registered Nutritionist, will be here to present “Shopping and Cooking for One or Two”. We’ll meet in the dining room at 10:00. Come learn useful tips.

5, 12, 19, 26 Voices of Delaware’s African-American Elders - Join us in the Dining Room for You Tube series from Delaware History Museum to learn more about the legacy of influential Black leaders and community Members

11 Trip to the LaFate Gallery 1:00 p.m.—We'll visit the LaFate Gallery to meet artist, Eunice LaFate and learn about her style of folk art and Caribbean culture. Eunice has received numerous awards and her work is included in the permanent collection at the Clinton Presidential Library and the Dover Folk Life Collection. Transportation cost is $1. Sign up at the Front Desk.

17 Heart Health for African-Americans & Women, 10:00. Cherie DeMerchant, Nurse Practitioner with Christiana Care. will share her role and provide information and tips about heart health for African Americans and women.

17 Pajama Day. Annual event with a small breakfast of turkey sausage, French toast sticks and scrambled eggs. Please NOTE that you must order breakfast no later than February 12. The cost will be $2.00. No extra breakfast meals will be available.

18 Jazz Era Presentation, 10:00. Former Mayor Jim Baker, jazz enthusiast and author, will share the lives of several well-known jazz musicians through a slide presentation.

24 Special Musical Presentation, at Monthly Birthday Party to celebrate Black History Month

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SNEAK PEEK March The new African-American Heritage Museum will open at the Delaware History Center in March. A tentative date for a trip to the museum is Friday, March 4. This will be confirmed later.

INCLEMENT WEATHER Announcements about WSC

closings due to bad weather will be broadcast by: WDEL (1150 AM) WSTW (93.7 FM) WILM (1450 AM) WJBR (99.5 FM)

The Center’s switchboard (651-3400) will also be informed

of the closing. ---------------------------------------

COLLECTING SPECIAL ITEMS “Box Tops for Education” are the pink & yellow certificates you find on grocery boxes & labels that provide funds for participating schools. WSC is collecting them for Shortlidge School. Look for the collection box with a sample certificate in the lobby. And Thank you to those who have donated these.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 2 Betty Carter, Ernest Cornish, Reba Thomas 3 Geraldine Dawkins 5 Carl Brooks, Teresa Larkin 6 Barbara Brown 9 Cheryl Young 10 Linda Hall, Leon Wentz 11 Lucy Cung, Mattie Flannary, Bill Getman, Jacquelyn Walker 12 Don Berghuis, Caroline Congo, Joan Shaw 14 Mary Bolden, Anna Pearson, Rose Shockley 17 Shavonne Jackson 18 Barbara Ponzo-Flamer, Ceanne Sewell 19 Dorothy Baker, Crystal Baynard-Norman, Patrina Oliver 20 Faith Thompson, Hazel Tolbert 21 Mattie McBee 22 Claudette Carr, Edwin Owens, Doris Washington 23 Karen Graves, Linwood Irons 24 Melvin Jones, William Sparre 25 Bernice Johnson, Guizelous Molock, Jean Word 26 Marie Brooks 27 Rhonda Wilson 28 Margaret Prophet, Regenia, Rochester, Pearliine Waller

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY INVITATION

If your birthday is this month, please join us at the monthly birthday celebration on February 24 at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is free for members (not for staff-unless also a paid member) who are celebrating their birthdays this month.

Please call 651-3400 to make a reservation by Wednesday, January 2February 170 so we’ll have enough meals. You must call because you won’t be automatically included in our lunch count. (City Fare sends birthday cake only for those who have ordered lunch.)

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBER:

Fannie VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

If you are interested in volunteering with us at Wilmington Senior Center, please complete a

volunteer application and submit it at our Front Desk.

Wii BOWLING TEAMS NEED SUBSTITUTE BOWLERS See Gretchen to sign up!

SUGGESTION BOX If you have ideas for programs,

activities or changes, please write a note and put it in

THANK YOU TO DONORS

Diane Bartels David Baumberger Regina Brothers Frances & Peter Buttenheim Joseph Carunchio Kathryn Christensen Barbara Clark Joseph Cuocolo Dansko Foundation Daria DiSabatino Thomas Ferry James Gandolfo Chuck & Deb Getman Mildred Holmes Denice Hollinger Maryann & William Holloway, Jr. Irmina Hudson Hughlett Kirby Lucy McLamb

Denis O’Sullivan Phillip Penix-Jackson Cathy & Charles McCloskey Linda O’Neal Edward Righter Dana Rohrbough Bernadette Sims Mary Jane Simmons Betty Talley Barbara Washam Holly & Wayne Wright Regina Wright ----------------------------------------------------- Thank you, too, to members who continue to provide “goodies” or supplies for members’ morning coffee. They are: Loretta Hall and Laura Jones!

Saturday, April 9th— please help us by getting

pledges &

Funding for the

Caregiver Resource Center

comes from the Division of Services for Aging and

Adults with Physical Disabilities

as a result of the National Family Caregiver Support

Program, Title III-E of the Older Americans Act.

Grandparent

Support Group meets Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Caregiver

Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday

of the month at 1:00 p.m.

Next meeting will be February 11th.

CAREGIVER’S CORNER

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

STARTING AT WILMINGTON SENIOR CENTER FACILITATED BY SEASONS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

Have you experienced the loss of a loved one?

If so, you are NOT alone....although grief can often make you feel that way. Whether your loss is recent or occurred years ago, and whether the loss is due to death or other type of separation, grief leaves an impact. Grief is unique for everyone but one common fact is this: grieving is HARD WORK.

Our Grief Support Group is designed to help you and others on this journey find ways to process grief, share your stories, develop coping skills, and support others while being supported. The grief work takes place in a safe, judgment-free environment with trained facilitators who encourage and guide.

Our group will meet at the Wilmington Senior Center on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm-7:30pm., beginning on Tuesday, February 16th. The group will not meet in January or August. If you have questions, please call 302-533-3800 and ask for Heather Brown or Jill Argue. Registration is NOT required. The group is held free of charge.

FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH

African Americans have a higher chance of being diagnosed with high blood pressure, which puts them at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. About 2 of every 5 African Americans have high blood pressure, and fewer than half of them have it under control. Having the support of a friend or family member sometimes is the deciding factor for an individual struggling to manage and control high blood pressure successfully. You can make a difference. Team up with your loved one to make blood pressure control your goal, too.

Start the conversation

Find out what your loved one is already doing to control their high blood pressure and what you can do to support them immediately. Ask questions like:

What is hardest for you about controlling your high blood pressure? What is easiest?

Have you set specific goals with your health care team?

What can I do to help you? This might include: go with you to health care visits; help you monitor your blood pressure; remind you to take your medications; work together to cook low-sodium meals.

Provide emotional support

Be positive. Help your loved one remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint, and that control is possible.

If you are concerned about your loved one, ask him or her questions.

Don’t forget to take care of yourself. As a family member or friend taking care of a loved one with high blood pressure, you may experience periods of stress, anxiety, depression, and frustration. Remember, taking care of your own emotional health and physical needs helps you take care of your loved one.

Support for Caregivers... is available. Call 651-3420 for more information.