Ware Senior Center 1 Robbins Road Ware, MA 01082 413-967-9645 (fax) 413-967-9294

May 2019

Senior Center Staff John L. Zienowicz - Executive Director

Maire-Brighid Bresnahan—Outreach Coordinator

Marie Stacy - Van Coordinator

Donna DiPilato - Finance Coordinator

Margarette Grzywacz - Welcome Staff

Michael Tourville - Welcome Staff

Beverly Anthony - Welcome Staff

Josie Drziergowski —Welcome staff

Barbara Singer—Welcome Staff

Michele Parisseau— Welcome Staff

Carol Brundige - Welcome Staff

Janet Lussier—Welcome Staff

Alton Davis - Chef

Betty Lussier—Kitchen Staff

Christine Raiche—Kitchen Staff

Barbara Demers—Kitchen/Lunchroom Volunteer

Lois Ciejka— Kitchen/Lunchroom Volunteer

Donna Comtois - Thrift Store/Kitchen Volunteer

Diane Davis— Thrift Store/Kitchen Volunteer

Elaine Nixon—Thrift Store/Kitchen Assistant

Linda Magrone—Coffee Bar/Thrift Store Volunteer

Roxy Vermette—Coffee Bar Volunteer

Craig Simmons— Transportation Provider

Walter Lindsey—Transportation Provider

Carl Waal—Transportation Provider

Michele Blaine—BINGO Organizer

Paul Benoit - Pitch Night Organizer

Butch Grout— Pitch Night Assistant

Mission It is the mission of the Ware Council on Aging to identify the total needs of the community’s elder population, to link services to those needs and to

improve the quality of life for our seniors

Council on Aging Carol Brundige Janet Ciejka Julianne Cappe Carl Waal Cindy Wloch John Zienowicz

COA Meetings take place on the third Tuesday of eve-ry month from 9-10AM. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21st . The meetings are open to the public and time for new business will be allowed near the beginning of the meeting. We only ask that people please try to contain new business to a maximum of two minutes per person. All meetings take place at the Ware Senior Center and are open to the public.

Meet with your Representatives

Have an issue for your state legislators to tackle?

Meet their staff here!

Tuesday 5/20 10-11AM

Lucas McDiarmid—District Director for

Sen Anne Gobi

Tuesday 5/13 6PM @ Ware Town Hall

Rep. Don Berthiuame

Brown Bag Brown Bag will be held on Friday May 10th

at 10:30am. Participants will have until the end of business hours (4pm) on Brown Bag Friday to pick up their bags. Please make arrangements for pick up in advance as food will not be stored beyond Brown Bag Day . Future Brown Bag Dates to Remember: June 14th, July 12th, August 9th

If you would like more information on the application process or to volunteer please contact Maire Bresna-han at: 413-967-9645 x502.

The Ware Senior Center is now a Regional SNAP

Provider for the Department of Transitional Assis-

tance. SNAP applications can be processed here, for

all ages , cutting the response time nearly in half.

If you or someone you know in the vicinity needs

access to the SNAP program have them make an

appointment with Maire Brighid Bresnahan at the

front desk or by calling 413-967-9645 x502

Free Ware Community Dinners

Come and join your neighbors and converse

over a hot meal for free.

BE OUR GUEST! Two days each month anyone in

Ware can be our guest for a hot meal. At noon on

the third Tuesday of the month , Trinity Church

volunteers will serve a hot lunch at the Hillside Vil-

lage location to those in line for the Western Mass

Food Bank delivery. Then on May 21st 5:30PM on

the same Tuesday, all are invited to come for a hot

meal at Trinity Church’s Morrill Hall.

Other sites include:

Ware Senior Center— 2nd Wednesday of

every month from 5:30-6:30PM

What’s Your Number?

Would we have a hard time finding your house in an

emergency? When tragedy strikes, seconds count.

We urge you to have a house number sign installed

that is visible from the street and can be seen from

both directions at night.

The Ware TRIAD and S.A.L.T. Council are working co-

operatively with the Ware Police and Fire Departments

to install a house number sign for you.

A $7.00 check is required, made out to the Ware

S.A.L.T. Council. To receive your house number please

call 413-967-3571 for information or send in an appli-

cation (available at the Senior Center front desk).

MAY IS BETTER HEARING MONTH

It is important to take care of our hearing and therefore, our ears. Hearing is a social sense. Adults with untreated

hearing loss end to withdraw from engaging with family and friends. If you are over 55years young we recommend to

have your hearing screened.

Protecting your hearing is the most important step in pre-venting hearing loss.

Do you think you or a family member may have a hearing

loss call today to schedule a screening at no charge

May 14th 11-2PM

@ the Ware Senior Center

Hearing Screening/Hearing aid check and clean or service

(any brand) . Able to check ears for wax build up with a vid-

eo otoscope. Hearing aid batteries available for $3.00 pack-

age of four . Free Phone to those that are eligible-Display

available stop by for more details.

Stop by or call the senior center to schedule an appoint-ment 413-967-9645

COA “Van Go” Service

The Ware Council of Aging and the Staff of the

Ware Senior Center want make you aware of

the Van Services that are available to you.

This includes service for shopping and medical

visits. COA “Van Go “Services normally oper-

ate from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday-Friday.

Destinations are limited to within the Town of

Ware.

The Suggested Donation is $1.00 per trip. Lift

service is available. Ask the Van Coordinator for

policies for van use. For further information or

to schedule a ride (48 hour notice required for

non-medical trips) please contact the Van Co-

ordinator at 413 967 9645.

Alternative Transportation Options

The PVTA offers para-transit service to seniors and

people with disabilities who need transporta-

tion for shopping, work, banking, medical pur-

poses, day programs, etc. across the Pioneer Val-

ley call 1-866-277-7741 for more information or to

schedule a ride.

The Quaboag Connector is also available for transpor-

tation to eight surrounding communities outside of

Ware. For more information or to make reservations

for rides (48 hour notice required for non-medical

trips), please call 1-413-544-3401 or visit

Arthritis Awareness

A presentation by the office of Dr.’s Hakim and Safi

May 15th— 11 AM

Ware Senior Center

Come join us for our monthly community health

presentation on a variety of topics

Professional Foot Care

By Diane DeWan LPN

Care includes: Assessments, Toenail trimming,

corn and callus sanding, gentle massage and

plans for problem areas.

May 15th 9:30-2:30PM

$27 per visit

$40 - non insulin dependent Diabetics

Call the Ware Senior Center for an appointment

413-967-9645

Van Report

For March

Total Trips 178

Days on the Road 21

Mileage 484.9

Big Y Pick ups 17

Closed/Holidays 1

Van Escorts 0

Donations $148.45

*Funds to operate the van are

provided in part from the Older Americans

Act through a grant from WestMass

Eldercare, MAEOEA & ACL

DO YOU HAVE SOME SPACE AGED GADGET THAT YOU

WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT?

Bring it here on the first

Thursday of the month

For free help!

Sign up at the front desk now

Courtesy of Ware High School Student

Council, National Honor Society and

National Honor Arts Society

Memory Health Seminar

May 22nd- 12PM

Ware Senior Center

Cogniciti aims to bring brain health solutions to peo-ple, businesses, and governments worldwide.

Our mission:

To help the millions of adults with significant memory concerns get earlier assessment, diagnosis and treat-ment.

To help the tens of millions of adults with normal memory loss find peace-of-mind and effective, science-validated coping tools; To help family caregivers better support loved ones with dementia; and To speed the development of the next generation of dementia prevention therapies and medications.

To do this, we offer free brain health workshops at

senior’s centers, recruit for promising mild cogni-

tive impairment (MCI) clinical research studies,

and compile a vast research registry of motivated

adults across Canada, the US and the UK.

Lunch Facts: For the month of March 2019 The Ware Senior Center served 613 lunches.

Required: Call 413-967-9645 Call by noon the day before to put your name on the lunch list.

If you have any special dietary needs, please ask the front desk for the dietary needs form to give to our chef

and he will do his best to accommodate you.

May 2019 LUNCH MENU

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

*Menu Subject to Change **All meals are $2.75 and include 1 milk and/or 1 coffee and a desert of the day

1 Turkey Dinner w/ Stuffing Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy Veggie of the Day Dessert

2 Brunch Blueberry Pancakes Scrambled Eggs Bacon Dessert

3 Cinco de Mayo Teriyaki Chicken BBQ Meatballs Spanish Rice w/ Beans Dessert

6 American Chop Suey Tossed Salad Dessert

7 Mississippi Pot Roast Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy Dessert

8 Cold Plate Egg, Ham, Tuna, Maca-roni Salad Dessert Community Dinner @ 5:30pm

9 Mother’s Day Party Chicken Piccata Rice Pilaf Corn Dessert

10 Baked Fish French Fries Green & Gold Salad Chowder Dessert

13 Chili Dogs Potato Chips Coleslaw Dessert

14 Cauliflower Casserole Tomato Soup Dessert

15 Chicken Parmigiana w/ Pasta Caesar Salad Dessert

16 Liver & Onions (Chicken alternative) Potatoes Veggie of the Day Dessert

17 Lazy Golumbki Carrot Raisin Salad Dessert

20 BLT Sandwiches French Fries Soup of the Day Dessert

21 Veal Parmigiana over Pasta Three Bean Salad Dessert

22 Birthday Party Meatloaf Marsala Mashed Potatoes Carrots Dessert

23 Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Zucchini salad Desert

24 Pizza Burgers Onion Rings Potato Salad Desert

27 CLOSED

28 Brunch French Toast Scrambled Eggs Corned Beef Hash Dessert

29 Stuffed Peppers Picnic Salad Dessert

30 Chicken Pot Pie Carrot Mushroom Med-ley Dessert

31 Baked Haddock Roasted Potatoes Broccoli Desert

May Activities

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9AM Tai Chi 10AM Scat

11:30AM Lunch

4:45PM BINGO

9:30AM Quilting Club Exercise @ Valley View 10AM Scat

11:30AM Lunch

1PM Cribbage Chess

6PM Pitch* *Registration starts @5pm

9AM Tai Chi 10AM Scat Knit-Crotchet– Laugh

11:30AM Lunch

9:30AM Exercise @ Valley View

10AM Scat Line Dancing

11:30AM Lunch

1PM Pitch Chess

2:30PM Art Class

5:30PM BINGO

9AM Tai Chi 10AM Scat

11:30AM Lunch

1PM WHIST 6PM Pitch* *Registration starts @5pm

Notable May Events

Thursday 2nd 3PM—Technology Thursday—Sign up @ front desk

Wednesday 8th 5:30-6:30PM—Free Community Dinner

Thursday 9th 11:30AM—Mother’s Day Party w/ Special Guest—Laurie Festa—Singing sensation

Friday 10th 10:30-4PM - Brown Bag Program

Tuesday 13TH 6PM—Rep. Don Berthiuame—Ware Town Hall

Wednesday 15th 11AM—Stress Awareness Lecture—Dr.’s Hakim & Safi Presentation

Tuesday 21st 10-11AM—Lucas McDiarmid—District Direc-tor—Sen. Anne Gobi’s Office

Tuesday 21st 9-10AM - Council on Aging Meeting

Tuesday 21st 1-2PM - Mobil Food Pantry - @Hillside Vil-lage 17 Convent Hill Rd. Ware, MA

Wednesday 22th 11:30-12PM—April Birthday Party

Wednesday 22th 12-2PM—Cognicity Memory Health Seminar

Monday 27th - CLOSED—Memorial Day