Weekly Regular Fitness

and Social Activities

Coffee Klatch—Monday Octo-

ber 7th, 9AM in the Senior Cen-

ter Kitchen, stop by for coffee

and pastry and some informal

conversation! Bring a friend!

Men’s Coffee — Thursday

October 24th 9AM at Mountain-

side Market

Bridge—Tuesdays 2pm at the

Senior Center. Non competitive

play. Lots of laughs, coffee and

friends. Please call if you’d like

to give it a try!

Strengthening Exercise—

Meets Tuesday and Friday

mornings at 9AM

Senior Fitness with Marty

French, sponsored by Oriol

Health Care. Tuesdays at

10AM. Healthy fun for anyone!

Strong flexible muscles, im-

proved balance and Yoga bliss!

Exercise can change your life!

Gentle retch –Wednesdays at

9AM. Better alignment, deep

breathing and pain reduction

Senior Yoga — Wednesdays at

10:30 with Marty French

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Weekly Regular Fitness

Fitness and Social Activities

Bridge—Tuesdays 2pm at the Senior Center. Non-

competitive play. Lots of laughs, coffee and friends.

Please call if you’d like to give it a try!

Strengthening Exercise—Meets Tuesday and Friday

mornings at 9AM

Senior Fitness with Marty French, sponsored by Oriol

Health Care. Tuesdays at 10AM. Healthy fun for any-

one! Strong flexible muscles, improved balance and

Yoga bliss! Exercise can change your life!

Gentle Stretch –Wednesdays at 9AM. Better align-

ment, deep breathing and pain reduction.

Senior Yoga — Wednesdays at 10:30 with Marty

French. $5 class fee.

Interested in Golfing this spring? Please contact Jon

Fudeman 978 464-5219

Wii Bowling — Join our team! Lots of fun! Call

COA office if you are interested in playing. Or stop by

and try it out — Wii system available in the Senior

Room.

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Happy June!

It’s so nice to see the trees and flowers in bloom and the weather warming up! Our June calendar is jam-packed as well with lots of fun and interesting activities. Be

sure to check out all the events we have planned, and plan to stop by and join us!

A special celebration We would like to invite you all to a special reception in celebration and remembrance of our long-time director, Gaile Rollins, who passed away a year ago this June. We will be holding a coffee and pastry reception, and unveiling a beautiful portrait to be hung at the Princeton Center. Friends and community members are invited to join us on Wednesday, June 4th at 10AM in the Princeton Senior Center.

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Acting Director: Susan Shanahan Phone: 978 464-5977, 978 868-8055 email: coa@town.princeton.ma.us

website: http://www.town.princeton.ma.us, click “Departments”, “Council on Aging”

Office hrs. June: Tues. Wed, Thurs 9:00AM-3:00PM, others—just call!

Council on Aging Board members: Nancy Wheeler, Beverly Kohlstrom, Jane Fife, Terry Thompson

Princeton Council on Aging Senior Newsletter June 2014

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6 Town Hall Dr

Princeton MA 01541

“Newsletter sponsored in part through grant funding from Massachusetts Office of Elder Affairs”

Regular Weekly Activities: Tuesdays: 9AM OsteoExercise, 10AM Sr. Fitness, 12PM Congregate Luncheon, 2PM Bridge club Wednesdays: 9AM Gentle Stretch, 10:30AM Sr. Yoga Fridays: 9AM OsteoExercise

Sun Mon Tue

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 June birth-days cele-brated at Luncheon

4 10AM

Reception for Gaile Rollins

5 6 7

8 2PM

Poetry Read-ing w/ Princeton Art Society

9

10 11 10AM Flow-er Planting with MOMS club

1PM Coffee and Stories with Susan OBrien

12 13 14

Flag Day

15

Happy

Father’s Day

16 17 11AM Hearty Healthy Presentation with Sunrise Sr Living

18 10AM COA meeting

1PM Straw-berry Festi-val and Mu-sic with Patsy

19 20 9-12

Food Pantry for Seniors

21

22 23 24

No Senior Fitness today

25 No Sr. Yoga today

11:30AM Volunteer Appreciation Lucheon

26 27 28

29 30 1 July birth-days cele-brated at Luncheon

2 3 4

5

JUNE

Happy June Birthday!

Special Events This Month

June 11th 10AM We will be planting flowers with the MOMs Club. Come on out and enjoy the sunshine and plant a pretty flower to take home

By Popular request, we have added “Coffee and Stories with Susan O’Brien” to our June calen-dar. Join us June 11th at 1PM in the Senior Center for an interesting afternoon and some fun con-versation.

June 17th at 11AM Sunrise Senior Living will be presenting a program on “Heart Healthy Living”

June 18th at 1PM What better time than June for a STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. Join us for some yummy seasonal treats and enjoy some music with our friend Patsy Molica.

Please RSVP to Council on Aging 978 464-5977 or 978 868-8055. And bring a friend!

Volunteers! We need you!

1. Openings on COA Advisory Board

2. SHINE Counselors needed to as-

sist local seniors with Medi-

care/health insurance questions

— training provided

3. Tax prep accountants willing to

donate time

4. Drivers, deliveries, well-check

visits

5. Do you have a talent or interest?

Lets start a class or program!

Please contact COA office if inter-

ested and available to donate some

time!

NANCY BALL

HERBERT BINGHAM

JOHN CADWALLADER

ALLEN CALCIA

BEVERLEY CAMP

ROBERT CLAISE

MILTON CLARK

RICHARD COEN

ANN COEN

DENIS COUGHLIN

SANDRA DANO

BRIAN DOUGAL

ELIZABETH DOW

KRISTINA DOWER

SHEILA DUBMAN

MARK DUNBAR

KATHLEEN DYER

WILLIAM FREEMAN

KAREN FREEMAN

JERRY GANNELLI

CATHERINE GEOFFROY

ROBERT HAINES

DAVID HALL

KAREN HAYS

DANIEL HAYWARD

THOMAS HULTZMAN

BURTON JACOBSON

SHARON KILLION

RICHARD KNIGHT

LYNN KREMER

GLENN LACHANCE

MAUREEN LANGEVIN

MICHAEL LATKA

ELISABETH LAWSON

GIRARD LEMOINE

PAUL LEONE

SHEILA LYNCH

JAMES MACGEACHEY

KAREN MAHONEY

DONALD MARDIROSIAN

MARION MARTOCCI

ROBERT MASON

ROSLYN MASON

HUGH MCELANEY

ROGER MEBEL

CAROLYN MILSTEAD

FRANCES MONAHAN

RICHARD MORSE

CLAYTON MOSHER

ANN OBERG

JOSEPH O'BRIEN

PATRICK ORRELL

CHRISTOPHER OSGOOD

WENDY PAPE

CAROLINE PERRY

JAMES PERRY

MARYANNE PICARIELLO

RICHARD RAUH

DOUGLAS RICE

CHARLES ROBBA

DOUGLAS ROBERTSON

SUSAN RONEY-OBRIEN

CHRISTINE SANTOM

BONNIE SCHMOHL

VICTOR SCHUSTER

HARRY SMITH

CAROL SMITH

NAOMI SOHLMAN

LESLIE SPENCER

DONALD STEADMAN

BEVERLY STEWART

HAROLD STROCK

LORRAINE STUFFLE

LINDA TRAINOR

DAVID VAN KENNEN

ALEXANDER WAIT

JOANNE WATSON

BRUCE WEINSTEIN

NANCY WHEELER

RICHARD WILES

ROBERTA WYMAN

WILLIAM ZOTTOLI

Outreach Information

SHINE—Health Insurance and Medicare

Information 1 800 243-4636

Elder Abuse Hotline: 24/7 1 800 922-2236

Elder Hotline/Attorney General’s Office

M-F 10AM-5PM Information and advice on

elder-related issues and programs 1 888 Ag

ELDER (1 888 243-5337)

Medicare Advocacy Project: Medicare

appeals assistance 1 800 323-3205

MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs Assists

elders, families and caregivers. Provides access to

Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) and Senior

Centers in MA 617 727-7750

Tuesday Congregate

Luncheons 12PM Every Tuesday. All

residents 60+ are invited to attend Share

a meal and conversation with new friends

and old. Please RSVP to COA Office

with luncheon reservation by Monday at

10AM. $2.25 donation requested.

Nutrition Programs

Elder Assistance Programs

Legal Aid: Provides free civil legal assis-

tance to elders. Expertise included: Medi-

care disputes, landlord/tenant or housing

issues, legal documents—health care prox-

ies, power of attorney, homestead declara-

tions; housing, utility disputes, domestic or

financial abuse, and other legal issues.

Please call Community Legal Aid—405 Main

St Worcester MA 01608, phone (855)252-

5342

Safetynet by Lojak: A service for people

at risk of wandering. This service is provid-

ed for a fee by Princeton Police Dept.

Please call 978 464-2928 for information.

June 3

Lasagna w/

Meat Sauce

Italian veggies

Wheat bread

Fruit and Milk

June 10

Chicken picatta

Couscous

Broccoli

Wheat bread

Banana pudding

Milk

June 17

Tomato soup

Fish sticks

Sweet potatoes

Fruit and Milk

June 24

Split pea soup

Breaded chicken

Mashed potato

Peaches, Milk

Wachusett Food Pantry 50 Worcester Rd Sterling (Cream

Crock Distributors building)

Senior distribution 3rd Friday of the

month 9-11AM. June 20th.

Do you need assistance? A COA

volunteer can pick up food supplies for

shut-ins. Just call the COA office prior

to the distribution date.

Emergency food supplies are always

available. We have a permanent table

set up downstairs at the Princeton

Center gym. The back kitchen door is

open daily 7-3. Please stop in and

help yourself to what you need.

Meals on Wheels available to Eli-gible Seniors. Please call COA

office for application

Do You need Medical equipment?

We have the following available for

someone in need: Hospital Bed.

Mobility Scooter. Walkers, com-

modes, incontinence supplies etc.

Transportation and Shopping - ELDERBUS

Check out the trips offered through ELDER-

BUS! 1 800 321-0243

Available for all Seniors. In town Senior ac-

tivities and out of town shopping and appoint-

ments. Call and reserve 48hrs in advance.

Shopping Fridays weekly—alternating Big Y

and Market Basket each week. In-town

$1.25 per trip, out of town $2.50.

Elderbus is available to transport you to all

Council on Aging activities in town! Call Eld-

erbus for information and reservations.

Senior SAFE—a new program being rolled out by

Princeton Fire EMS. Fire and safety education—

valuable information for us all. Fire safety and

readiness tips. Staff will visit your home and assist

with FREE replacement of smoke/CO detectors and

batteries at no charge. Please call COA office if you would like more

information. We want to keep our seniors safe! Please mail in form to

COA office or drop at Town Hall to schedule a visit.

Princeton Fire Department Senior SAFE Survey

1. Do you have Smoke Detectors in your home? Y / N

2. Do you have Carbon Monoxide detectors in your home? Y / N

3. Is your house number clearly visible from the road? Y / N

4. Are you able to test and replace the batteries in your

smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors? Y / N

5. Do you have a home fire escape plan that fits your abilities and needs? Y / N

6. Do you use in-home oxygen for breathing assistance? Y / N

If you are interested in a free home safety evaluation by the Princeton

Fire Department, which may include free Smoke and Carbon Monoxide

Detectors, please return this form to the Council on Aging or Princeton

Fire Department at 8 Town Hall Drive, Princeton MA 01541.

Name __________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________

Contact Phone Number ____________________________________