Division of Senior Services Mid County Senior Center (MCSC)

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1 Issue 3 JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2015 S e n i o r s O n T h e G o Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Division of Senior Services Mid County Senior Center (MCSC) Announcements Hurricane Season is here! We hope that you are preparing for it, by stocking up on non-perishable foods, water, pet supplies, and medications. Know your evacuation plans and routes in advance to help ensure your safety. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Services 2 Menus 3 Activities 4-6 News & Classified 7-8 Ads En Español 9 Upcoming Events September is National Senior Center Month. Fun and exciting activities are planned throughout the month. Please check the front desk for more information. Holidays The Mid County Senior Center will be closed in observance of the following holidays below: Friday, July 3-4th of July Monday, September 7 - Labor Day AARP Defensive Driving Classes

2 PAGE 2 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Senior Center Locations Mid County Senior Center 3680 Lake Worth Road Lake Worth, FL Phone: (561) Fax: (561) North County Senior Center 5217 Northlake Blvd. Palm Beach Gardens, FL Phone: (561) Fax: (561) West County Senior Center 2916 State Road #15 Belle Glade, FL Phone: (561) Fax: (561) Services Services Include: Information and Referral, Nutrition, Outreach, Educational Forums, Volunteer Opportunities and Veterans Assistance. Medical Screenings: Blood Pressure Checks, Preventive Lectures, Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE). Activities Include: Ball Room Dance, Bingo, Bridge, Quilting, Crafts, Billiards, Special Events, Computer Classes, Art, Exercise, French, Creative Writing Class, Parties and much more! Congregate Meals Lunch is served at 12:00pm and dinner at 3:30pm. Monday- Friday except on holidays. To reserve a meal, please call (561) at least one business day in advance before 12:30pm. Registrations need to be completed prior to meal serving.

3 PAGE 3 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Menus are available online at

4 PAGE 4 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME July, August, & September Activities Calendar BEGINS MONDAYS 8:00am Pool/Ping Pong/Coffee 9:00am 9:30am Art Class Exercise To Your Health Vitas Bereavement in English 2 nd & 4 th Monday, Spanish 1 st & 3 rd Monday 10:30am Ballroom Dancing French NOON CONGREGATE MEAL 1:00pm Computers Lab 3:30pm CONGREGATE MEAL BEGINS TUESDAYS 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am Yoga 11:00am Pool/Ping Pong/ Coffee Spanish Book Club Tai Chi Eyeglass check 1 st Tuesday NOON CONGREGATE MEAL Mid County Bridge - Open 1:00pm 1:30pm Spanish classes Creative Writing 3:30pm CONGREGATE MEAL BEGINS WEDNESDAYS 8:00am Pool/Ping Pong/Coffee 9:00am TOPS - Weight Loss support Exercise To Your Health 11:30am Spanish Poetry Piano Lessons NOON CONGREGATE MEAL Lake Worth Bridge 1:00pm 2:00pm Legal Aid 2 nd Wednesday of the month 3:30pm CONGREGATE MEAL

5 PAGE 5 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME July, August & September Activities Calendar BEGINS THURSDAYS 8:00am 9:00am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am Pool/Ping Pong/Coffee Spanish Guitar Yoga Tai Chi English Classes NOON CONGREGATE MEAL 1:00 pm 1:00pm 3:30pm Quilting and Crafts Petanque Club - 2 nd & 4 th CONGREGATE MEAL Vitas Hospice Care Alzheimer s Association Legal Aid Society of PBC AARP Hospice of Palm Beach County The Crossings BEGINS FRIDAYS 8:00am Pool/Ping Pong/ Coffee 9:00am Exercise To Your Health Spanish Crafts/Rosa Alzheimer s Association Caregiver Support Group 2 nd & 4 th Friday 10:30am Ballroom Dancing NOON CONGREGATE MEAL 3:30pm CONGREGATE MEAL

6 PAGE 6 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME July, August & September Additional Activities BEGINS July TIME 7/1 Hospice of PBC Lecture 10:30am 7/2 AARP Defensive Driving Class 9:00am - 4:00pm 7/8 Legal Aid Society Appointment Only 7/10 & 24 Alzheimer s Association Caregiver Support Group Every Monday Vitas Bereavement Support Group BEGINS August 9:30am TIME 8/7 AARP Defensive Driving Class 9:00am - 4:00pm 8/5 Hospice of PBC Lecture 10:30am 8/14 & 28 Alzheimer s Association Caregiver Support Group 8/12 Legal Aid Society Appointment Only Every Monday Vitas Bereavement Support Group 9:30am BEGINS September TIME 9/2 Hospice of PBC Lecture 10:30am 9/4 AARP Defensive Driving Class 9:00am - 4:00pm Every Monday Vitas Bereavement Group 9:30am 9/9 Legal Aid Society Appointment Only 9/11 & 25 Alzheimer s Association Caregiver Support Group

7 PAGE 7 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Volunteer Opportunities The following volunteer opportunities below are currently available. Reception desk morning & afternoon shifts available Bilingual Customer Service Wii Instructors Thrift store afternoons Meal Sites If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Joseph Olejniczak, Volunteer Coordinator at (561) Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. The Legal Aid Society of PBC, Inc. is available on the second Wednesday of each month to help with civil legal issues, advanced directives and answer any questions. Call the front desk at (561) to schedule your appointment.

8 PAGE 8 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Mid County Booster Club Clara Dominguez 9/14 Mary Cannon 3/15 Elina Casas 1/16 Carmen Santana 5/14 Teresita Varela 6/13 John Swick 5/15 Defensive Driving AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING ES You can register to attend monthly classes by calling Sydelle at (561) Lion s Clubs CarFit Florida Glasses for the Lion s Club Please bring in your outdated and unusable eyeglasses to the front desk where we have a drop box for the Lion s Club to recycle. Thank you T.O.P.S. TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Join us at the Mid County Senior Center on Wednesdays for weigh-in at 8:15-8:55am. The meeting is from 9-10am. However you measure success and whatever you have to lose TOPS Is Here for You! TOPS is a non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss support group founded in Helping Mature Drivers Find Their Safest Fit CarFit is an educational program created by the American Society on Aging and developed in collaboration with AAA, AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association. There is no cost to the driver. It will take between minutes to go thru the course. You stay in your car during this. This course will be offered 2-3 times a year. To register call Sydelle at Sydelle

9 PAGE 9 SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Actividad Julio, Agosto & Septiembre 2015 Servicios Comedor Dirección y Horario Mid County Senior Center 3680 Lake Worth Road Lake Worth, FL Lunes a Viernes de 8:00am 5:00pm BEGINS LUNES Las comidas se sirven de Lunes a Viernes a las 12:00pm y a las 3:30pm. Si usted tiene 60 anos o mas no tiene que pagar por las comidas, se le serviran en forma gratuita. Para cubrir el costo y poder seguir ofreciendo este servicio se aceptan donaciones de $4.40 por corminda. BEGINS MARTES 9:00am Club de los libros BEGINS MIERCOLES Otros Ser vicios para personas Mayores 10:00pm Poesia en Espaňol BEGINS JUEVES 9:30am Guitarra clase BEGINS VIERNES 9:00am Arte con Rosa Arte para principiante Ayuda a personas de 60 aňos o mayores que necesiten ser asistidos con su higiene personal, baňo, vestirse, comer y recibir alguna atención médica. Ayuda con la limpieza de su casa. Envio de comida a domicilio (para per sonas que califiquen para este servicio). Asistencia con el pago de su servicio de electricidad en caso de que le hayan cortado el servicio por falta de pago. Para mayor información llamar al telefono (561)

10 Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Administrative Office 810 Datura Street, Suite 300 West Palm Beach, FL (561) Fax: Mid County Senior Center 3680 Lake Worth Rd. Lake Worth, FL (561) Fax: (561) North County Senior Center 5217 Northlake Blvd Palm Beach Gardens, FL (561) Fax: (561) West County Senior Center 2916 State Road #15 Belle Glade, FL (561) Fax: (561) PAGE SENIORS ON THE GO C OMMUNITIES F OR A LIFETI ME Palm Beach County Division of Senior Services (DOSS) provides seniors with every stage of assistance needed for their continuum of care through the elder years. From DOSS active Senior Centers to more structured Adult Day Care and In-Home Services, DOSS provides accessible, high-quality programs to assist seniors age 60 and older. DOSS has over 31 years of experience helping the senior community and has been the designated lead agency to administer programs for the elderly by the Area Agency on Aging, Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc. for over 24 years. We re on the web!