September 2016 Center News & Happenings Wednesday, August 24th. Wow! What a night. Nick Harbacz and a band of friends came together and gave us an evening filled with good food, friends, and great entertainment. Nick had a vision for an evening filled with Broadway themed music and entertainment and he delivered in full Broadway fashion. We were treated to songs from musicals like "The Sound of Music", "Cats", & "42nd Street". There were dancers performing to songs from "Mary Poppins" and "Hello Dolly". Friends from the Hilltown Senior Center brought stories and jokes to make us laugh and beautiful music played on harp and dulcimer to broaden our musical experience. So many people pitched in to help make the night a success that it was. With Nick at the helm, Lettie Saheim and Myrtle Stott planning and organizing like only they can, Connie Chickaway in the kitchen, Phyllis, Pamela, Poppy, Marge, Bev, Hal, Pat, Pam, Linda, Mary, Jeanne, Ray, Anita, Carmen and so many more lending their time and talent. It was a night to remember and it was th~ culmination of hard work and collaboration. Thank you Nick for bringing Broadway to Cohoes. Thank you everyone for your hard work that helped raise money to help the Senior Center continue to do the work supporting seniors in our community. Membership at the Cohoes Senior Center It is that time of year to renew your membership with the Cohoes Senior Center. Membership for June 2016-May 2017 is only $12.00. Stop by the Senior Center to join or renew your membership See page 3 for more details on Membership Check it out! Inside this issue: New Programs pg 2 Farmers Mkt Coupons pg 2 Membership Corner I Birthdays pg 3 Nutrition Series begins Sept 20 pg 3 AARP Defensive Driving pg 3 Summer's Bounty pg 4 September Dining Menus Insert
Things going on at the Cohoes Senior Center Monday 9:30 In-between Bridge 10:00 Line dancing 11 :00 Tone & Stretch w/heather 12:00 Congregate Lunch 1 :00 Mah-Jongg Tuesday 10:00 Healthy Bones for Life 11 :00 Tai-Chi 5:00 Congregate dinner Wednesday 10:00 In-between bridge 12:30 Canasta 2:00 Communion Service 3 :00 A Stitch in Time 3:00 Veggie Mobile Thursday 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11 :00 Get the Lead Out! 5 :00 Congregate dinner 5:30 Diners' only bingo Friday 9:00 Pool Crew 1 :00 Healthy Bones for Life New events, proera111s and generally fun things Tai Chi for better balance - - Tuesdays at 11 :00 am The movements of tai chi are gentle, graceful, mystical, and for older adults, a very safe way to relieve arthritis pain and gain balance, strength, and flexibility. Come and try this wonderful evidenced based program and feel the benefits ~ Legal Aid Legal Aid - Tuesday, September 20th at 10:00 J Society am and 10:45 am. Call for the Center for an ap- - NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK pointment-2 3 5-2 4 20 Get the Lead Out! - - Thursdays at 11 :00 am Come and spend an hour adding color and conversation to your world. This is a drop in program for people who want to get together socially and create colorful pictures. Come and see what it's all about. Canasta - - Wednesday at 12:30 pm First game September 21st. Come and join a growing group interested in rejuvenating their Canasta skills or learning to play for a new experience. A Stitch in Time: Sewing workshop - - Wednesday 3pm......, Program starts September 14th. Come with your problems, questions, ideas and projects. Opening session will go over tips and tricks for running an \)oiiii---------1 efficient machine. Workshop facilitator is costume ------ designer, Khryn Rigney. Back by popular demand... Farmer's Market Coupons Farmer's market coupons will be available to eligible seniors while supplies last. Changes this year: each 60+ adult in a household can qualify based on income 1 income == $1832/month 2 incomes== $2470/month Stop by if you have not received a coupon booklet for 2016 Call the Senior Center at 235--2420 for more details
~elllhershipcorner The Cohoes Senior Center Membership Committee would like to thank all of the great women and men who have given of their time and expertise to support the senior center and who enrich the lives of the seniors in the community through their good works. A luncheon for volunteers is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13th at 12:00 pm at the Center. Watch for your invitation or call Myrtle Stott at 235-2420. RSVP mandatory The SilverT ops choir resumes regular rehearsals and scheduled outings on Tuesday, September at 1 :00 pm. Interested in lending your voice to the choir? Call Hal Perry at 371-4894. The next Membership meeting will be held at 10:30 am on September 28th. Plan to attend and hear more about the great things happening at your center. Bring your ideas for new events, trips, projects you would like to see here. Call the Center at 235-2420 if you have questions now that you need answered. Nutrition Series Sponsored by Cornell Co-op Extension Siobhan Ahearn from the Cornell Cooperative Extension is presenting a 3 program series on staying healthy through the holidays. September 20: Fall Foods; cooking for the season. Demonstration & tasting November 15: Healthy Holidays-easy delicious recipes to adopt into your holiday repitoire, also, "Safe turkey = Happy Holiday" December 20: A Healthful Winter: Tips and tricks for making healthy choices. Come early for lunch and stay for the demo/class. Give aways at every presentation. Call 235-2420 to resgister SeQ.tember Member Birthda'l._s Birthday luncheon September 7 2 Louise Forrest 5 Shirley Lecuyer 10 Jeanne Lobravico 12 Claire DeLaRosa 13 Janet Valentino 17 Dana Carpenter 19 Loretta Davignon 20 Charles Valenti 27 Patricia Perry 28 Joe SantoLucia Be sure to offer birthday greetings to our September birthday members Birthday luncheons are the first Wednesday of each month 4 4 0 0 AARP Defensive Driving Classes Defensive Driving classes have resumed for the 2016 year. Classes are held over two days each month from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The next classes are September 7 & 9, October 5 & 7, and November 16 & 18. $20 for AARP members $25 for non-aarp members AARP members must have their AARP membership card with them when they take the class. Make your check payable to AARP and mail it to the Cohoes Senior Center or bring your check by the Center at least two weeks before the scheduled class.
Sharing the bounty Summer harvest. It's well known that growing anything; whether it be flowers, vegetables, fruit trees, or green plants, empowers us to be more mindful of nature's gifts, to eat healthier, to get outside and enjoy physical activity, and to feel the joy of sun, air, soil, and water. Seniors especially, can find gardening nostalgic. Digging in the dirt, washing freshly harvested produce, smelling and tasting favorite vegetables fresh from the ground, can evoke powerful memories from childhood of people, places and life seasons that have come before. Gardening serves a practical purpose as well. Greater access to a variety of healthy food is a challenge for many seniors. Barriers such as expense, poor health, limited mobility, and lack of transportation make acquiring fruits and vegetables necessary for balanced and healthful living a challenge. Solutions are unfolding and all over the county, food distribution organizations are partnering with senior centers, senior housing complexes, and retirement villages to create improved opportunities for seniors to grow or purchase fresh produce. Raised bed gardens, built by community volunteers, on senior center grounds and neighborhood gardens built along popular bus routes offer seniors easier access to locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Farm to table delivery trucks transport produce to senior housing and other popular gathering places and offer affordability, freshness, and variety to greater numbers of seniors. The season of sharing is something the members of Cohoes Senior Center experience weekly. Boxes of freshly picked produce find their way to the Center courtesy of a special couple, who share their local garden's abundance by delivering its harvest to seniors who both enjoy, and depend upon their generosity. Like many volunteer, these gardeners wish to contribute their meaningful service without wide acclaim or recognition. I am guessing that they live in such a way that giving and sharing is the "norm" and we thank them! Gardens reap good for all of us. Whether we are on the growing end ) of things or we are simply the glad recipients of nature's bounty. Gardens build community, provide shared purpose, feed the soul, and reconnect us with the earth. Thanks to all you gardeners who give to us ' so freely in the summer season of abundance. ~~Judith McKinnon Senior Services of Albany
September 2016 Cohoes Senior Center Dining 10 Cayuga Plaza. Cohoes, NY 12047 Lunch 12:00 PM For reservations call 518-235-2420 by 4:00 pm the day before the meal Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 Roast Pork with Gravy Roasted Red Peach Cobbler BBQ Chicken Corn and Black Bean Salad Broccoli Salad Roasted Sweet Ice Cream with Strawberries 5 6 7 8 9 Closed Meatloaf with Tomato Gravy Garlic Mashed Spinach Sugar Cookie Spiral Ham Mashed Sweet Traditional Mix Birthday Cake! Honey Glazed Chicken Roasted Sweet California Blend Vegetables Brownie Roast Beef with Lettuce and Tomatoes Spinach Salad Pasta Salad Oatmeal Cookie 12 13 14 15 16 BBQ Chicken Spinach Mashed Sweet Chocolate Pudding Spaghetti with Meatballs Romaine Salad Tropical Fruit Roast Pork with Gravy Mashed Wheat Stuffing Pear Cheeseburger on Wheat Bun Roasted Broccoli Fruit Cocktail Chicken with Mushroom Gravy Italian Blend Vegetables Rice Strawberry Shortcake Turkey Sandwich on Wheat with Lettuce and Tomato Broccoli Slaw Sweet Potato Salad Pears 19 20 21 22 23 Chicken Beef Tips with Brown Potato Crunch Cacciatore Gravy and Egg Noodles Fish Broccoli Parsley Zucchini Rice Mashed Sweet Applesauce Cake Mandarin Oranges Apricots Chicken BLT Pasta Salad Cucumber Radish Salad Pineapple Juice Oatmeal Cookie 26 27 28 29 30 Chicken and Vegetables with Wheat Biscuit Beets with Dill Pineapple Macaroni and Cheese Stewed Tomatoes California Blend Vegetables Apricots Barbeque Pulled Pork Roasted Cole Slaw Wheat Bun Mandarin Oranges Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy Mashed Broccoli Applesauce Ham and Swiss on Wheat Broccoli Salad Tomato Soup Chocolate Chip Cookie Dinner Menu on other Side Congregate Dining is funded in large part through support from the Albany County Department for Aging, the New York State Office for Aging, and the Administration on Aging. Additional support for this program comes from donors and community businesses like you. There is a $3.00 suggested contribution towards the cost of the meal. No one will be turned away due to an inability to make a contribution. All meals are served with 1% milk. Some items may be subject to last minute substitutions.
September 2016 Cohoes Senior Center Dining 10 Cayuga Plaza. Cohoes, NY 12047 Dinner 5:00 PM For reservations call 518-235-2420 by 4:00 pm the day before the meal. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6 8 Pot Roast with Gravy Mashed Blueberry Crisp Greek Style Chicken Roasted Zucchini and Yellow Squash Sautéed Kale Orzo Honey Cake 13 15 Summer Vegetable and Bean Chile Corn Bread Strawberries with Whipped Cream Chicken Waldorf Salad Cranberry Crunch Salad Glazed Baked Pears with Vanilla Ice Cream 20 22 Baked Chicken with Lemon and Dried Fruit Peas and Apple Juice Egg Noodles Vanilla Pudding Tart Sausage with Peppers and Onions Romaine Salad with Shredded and Tomato Lemon Cake 27 29 Roasted Pork Loin with Gravy Boiled Red Skin Apricots Eggplant Parmesan with Cheese Romaine Salad with Shredded and Tomato Italian Ice Congregate Dining is funded in large part through support from the Albany County Department for Aging, the New York State Office for Aging, and the Administration on Aging. Additional support for this program comes from donors and community businesses like you. There is a $3.00 suggested contribution towards the cost of the meal. No one will be turned away due to an inability to make a contribution. All meals are served with 1% milk. Some items may be subject to last minute substitution.