Enfield
Senior Center
299 Elm Street, Enfield,
CT 06082
860-763-7425
News Release for the Week of December
18, 2017
The staff of the
Enfield Senior Center wishes you a Happy
Holiday season. We are very thankful
for the many volunteers that enable the Senior Center
to provide the variety of programs and services that we offer. Every day, we are proud to serve this
wonderful community of older adults.
During this holiday season, we send our wishes for happiness in the coming
year.
Take me out to
the ballgame! Only 20 tickets available
to see the Red Sox at Fenway Park on
Sunday, June 24, 2018. Trip sign up is
Friday, December 22, at 10 am in the dining room. Trip cost is $142 per person. For more details trip flyers are available at
the senior center or on our website.
Free Arts & Crafts programs all skill
levels are welcome! Our Creative
Stitches group meets on Wednesdays from 9 am – noon for knitting, crocheting,
embroidery and sewing. Our Heritage
Group meets on Mondays from 10 am – noon and creates craft projects throughout
the year. On the 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays from 1 – 3 pm we have our Sassy Sewers working on quilts and other
sewing projects. No registration needed,
just drop in and share ideas and show and tell.
Senior Medical Patrol (SMP) – Fraud and Abuse will be presented by John G. Dee of Wealth Preservation Group. The SMP
program seeks to empower seniors to prevent health care fraud through outreach
an education. Join us for a discussion
on how to combat fraud, abuse, errors, and Medicare scams. This seminar will be
held on December 20 at 1 pm. Please
register at the front desk.
Join us on December 19 at 10:30 am for our seminar “How Things Work in our World, Explained in
Uncomplicated English” for a discussion on how to improve dealings with
auto repairs and minimize getting cheated.
Also, how to shop more effectively both on-line and in stores. This includes on-line research, price
comparisons, and recommendations by reliable sources. Lots of money can be saved using simple, easy
to use techniques. No registration is
required, just drop in.
Landscape Painting Party will be held January 5
at 11 am. Learn how to create a beautiful landscape using acrylic paint. Blend colors and apply them to canvas while
finding out about background, middle ground and foreground. Class is $5 and all supplies will be provided
by OBTA Care. Please register at the
front desk.
Want to learn how to play Bridge - here is your opportunity!
Bridge lessons will be offered on
Thursdays, January 4 through January 25, from 9:30 – 11 am. There is no
fee or registration required. Just stop
in!
TRIPS
Trip flyers are available on
our website at www.enfield-ct.gov/seniors or can be picked up at the Senior Center.
Day Trips
Day trips are available for sale on or after the trip sign-up date.
·
Westchester Theatre – Chorus Line, March 1, 2018. Cost $111 per person includes
pre-show lunch.
·
Grand Oak Villa – Pasta & Shamrocks, March 20, 2018.
Cost $92 per person. Trip sign up
date is January 5, 2018 at 10 am.
·
Newport Playhouse – Exit Laughing, April 10, 2018.
Cost $94 per person. Trip sign up
date is February 2, 2018 at 10 am.
·
The Metropolitan Opera – Romeo & Juliet, May 5, 2018.
Cost $150 per person. Trip sign up date is January 26, 2018 at 10 am.
·
Red Sox Game at Fenway Park, June 24, 2018.
Cost $142 per person. Trip sign
up date is December 22, 2017 at 10 am. Only
20 seats available for this trip!
Multi-Day Adventures
Reservations are being accepted for multi-day
adventures.
·
Spain’s Classics, April 26 – May 6, 2018. Cost $3,999 pp/double.
·
Virginia Beach, VA & The Outer Banks, NC, April 30 – May 4, 2018. Cost $701 pp/double.
·
1000 Islands, Alexandria Bay, NY, June 6 – 8, 2018. Cost $513 pp/double.
·
Colorado’s Historic Trains, August 10 – 18, 2018. Cost $3,299 pp/double.
·
Lancaster, PA Sight & Sound Theatre ‘Jesus’,
September 24 -26, 2018.
Cost $453 pp/double.
·
Mediterranean Cruise, September 22 – October 5, 2018. Cost $2999 pp/double.
·
Nashville Music City, October 9 – 16, 2018. Cost $1,763 pp/double.
·
Iceland, November 29 – December 5, 2018. Cost $3,759 pp/double.
·
American Queen River Cruise, New Orleans to
Memphis, December 2 – 10, 2018. Cost $2,599 inside cabin pp/double includes
Air, shore excursions and more.
Lunch reservations can be made by calling
860-763-7428. Comments, questions or concerns email SeniorCenter@enfield.org.
We look forward to hearing from you.