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3100 Devonshire Road Cleveland, OH 44109

Office: 216-749-5367

Center Hours Monday−Friday: 8:30AM−3PM

Highlights Cover

From the Director 2

Events in Old Brooklyn 3

Programs & Events 4

Activities Calendar 5

Advertisements 6 & 7

Transportation Calendar 8

Social Services Spotlight 9

Health and Nutrition 10

December Menu 11

FYI Back

MARION SENIOR CENTER

December 2016

SENIOR CITIZEN RESOURCES, INC.

Volume 46 • Issue 12

in Touch in Touch

Serving persons 60 & over in Old Brooklyn

for over 40 years

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Seniors Seniors

I remember when… “We would go to church and then we came home and found a nice dish with nuts and fruit and our tree trimmed.” -Hazel Tonne

“Our Christmas tree had candles on it. One year they caught fire and burned up the lace curtains. My mother cried, and cried and cried.” -Pauline Smith “I worked for the telephone company when I was 16 years old. My mother and father were ill and we were very poor. The telephone company sent a tree to our house and people came by to decorate it. They also brought baskets of food. It was a beautiful Christmas.”- Gazella Guth “My mom and dad cooked an Italian traditional Christmas Eve dinner. It consisted of seven kids of fish and Italian cookies and my mom and dad would sing Italian songs afterwards.” -Donna Karr “My father would throw peas around the room on Christmas and New Years Day for good luck as that was a Slovak custom.” -Mary Whitney “My father bought a tree at the courthouse for five pennies. We strung round cookies on a ribbon to decorate it, and my brothers snuck own Christmas morning and stole the cookies off the tree.” -Catherine Heidt, 94 -years- old “I remember the teddy bear that I got when I was five years old. It has been passed down through the gen-erations for 79 years. One of my niece’s children has it now.” -Mildred Gimmy What are some of your favorite holiday memories?

DECEMBER 2016 PAGE 2

From the Director...

Thank you to those who made

November’s newsletter possible through donating to

our Newsletter Fund:

Jean Bertoia, Charlie Hakaim, Dolores Impala, Betty

McFadden & Therese Pulice

SCR greatly appreciates

your support!

SCR transportation is

available to those who are

registered with SCR to meet

your shopping, medical or

other appointments. Weekly

shopping trips are listed on

the calendar, but also please

note that we can take people

to others such as Save-A-

Lot, Aldi’s, Dave’s, Dollar

Store, and Drug Mart, in

addition to the ones that are

listed on the schedule. If you

would like to go to a specific

location, please check in with

us and we can accommodate

your request as best we can.

Wishing all our Seniors, their

Families, our Volunteers, and all

our wonderful Supporters a most

joyous Holiday season and a very

Happy New Year. The Staff and Board of SCR

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind

word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of

caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

~Leo Buscaglia

SENIOR CITIZEN RESOURCES, INC • SENIORS IN TOUCH PAGE 3

Events in Old Brooklyn Pick up more copies of these events at 2339 Broadview Road. Cleve. OH 44109

216-459-1000 www.oldbrooklyn.com

To have your event listed here email: [email protected]

City of Cleveland residents must

bag leaves for pick-up on their

regular collection day.

Tobogganing now open at The Cha-

let Recreation Area 16200 Valley

Parkway, in Mill Stream Run Reser-

vation, between routes 42 & 82 in Strongsville. Buy season passes

early & save! Receive discounted off season passes purchased

through Dec. 24th. Dec. Events: Dec. 2nd – 11th - Tree decorat-

ing contest, call 440-572-9990 to register. Dec.16th, kick off the

holidays with Santa & a canned food drive. Dec. 18th - Holiday

hrs. begin. For more info. on season passes, holiday hrs. & pro-

motions, visit clevelandmetroparks.com/chutes.

Saturday, December 3rd - Cookies & Cocoa with Santa: 12 - 3

pm. The Old Brooklyn Health Center, 4229 Pearl Rd. Goodie

bags for kids (10 & under) Photo with Santa $2. Make a craft to

take home. Sponsored by Old Brooklyn Community Collabora-

tors.

Saturday, December 3rd – Cleveland Jam – Wine Jelly, Beer

Jam & Conservatory Grand Opening: 10 am. - 5 pm. On the

corner of W. 11th & Schaaf Rd. Wine jellies & beer jam samples

available along with refreshments & hors d’oeuvres. Specials on

all products. Wine making supplies along with local products,

jams & jellies will be available for sale.

Monday, December 5th – Cuyahoga Valley Genealogy Socie-

ty: The U.S. Federal Census: Independence Civic Center, 6363

Selig Blvd. 7 pm. Presented by Linda Freeman. Explore the his-

tory & evolution & understanding the reasons behind the census

of the U.S. Census Bureau. Call President Mary Boehnlein 440-

736-7180 for more info.

Tuesday, December 6th, 6:30 pm. Ornament & Family Group

meeting – Dina’s Pizza & Pub upstairs, 5701 Memphis Ave. cele-

brate the holiday season, eat pizza, make ornaments & mingle

with OBFG members! Kids welcome - feel free to bring a dessert

to share. RSVP is required to attend.

[email protected] or [email protected],

216-459-1000 X204 with how many adults/kids will be attending.

Saturday & Sunday, December 6th & 7th - City Music Cleve-

land Concert: Sat., Dec. 20th, Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus,

3649 E. 65th St., 8 pm; Sun., Dec. 11th, 4 pm, Lakewood Congre-

gational Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood. Program: J

STRAUSS II Highlights from A Night in Venice: Overture.

Free admission; donations appreciated. Visit citymusiccleve-

land.org for more info.

Saturday & Sunday, December 10th & 11th – St. Mary Christ-

mas Cookie Sale - St. Mary’s Byzantine Church, 4600 State Rd.

After Liturgy - Sat., 5 - 6 pm. & Sun., 11 am. - Noon. In the church

basement. $7 per lb. containers provided, pick your favorites.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Closed for the Holidays: Christmas Day, Dec. 25th & New Year’s

Day Jan. 1st.

December Days at the Zoo – Mon., Dec. 26th – Fri., Dec. 30th,

special activities 11 am. – 3 pm. animal programs, music, cookie

decorating, eco-friendly crafts & more. Noon Year’s Eve – Sat.,

Dec. 31st, 10 am. - 1 pm. Kids of all ages will celebrate 2017 dur-

ing the day. Kid - friendly activities & animal programs. Celebra-

tion at the stroke of noon with a traditional ball drop. All activities

included free with Zoo admission.

Shopping Online Safety Tips

Shop on secure sites: when entering your credit card infor-

mation the site should start with https:// & include a locked pad-

lock icon.

Avoid making purchases via a public Wi-Fi connection &

computer. Open connections can give hackers direct access to

your personal information. Also avoid public computers like in

libraries or hotels.

Update your browser: check for browser updates regularly to

avoid identity theft.

Choose a strong password: mix upper & lowercase letters,

numbers & characters.

Check your credit card purchase activity regularly.

Winter Solstice Celebration: Sun., Dec. 18th; 6:30 –

8:30 pm.. $7 per person ages 3 & over, children 2 & under free.

Great family fun, hikes on a wintry trail, nighttime animals &

family holiday activity. Visit the planetarium to learn about

what a solstice is & experience the night sky. Relax by the fire.

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, 28728 Wolf Rd. Call 440-

871-2900 or go to www.lensc.org for more info.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.lensc.org


Programs and Events

Remember the following dates:

12/1 Christmas Tree Decorating– 10:00 a.m.

12/1 Intergenerational School Students Visit

12/2 Birthday Celebration

12/5 Last Art Class– 10:00-11:00 a.m.

12/8 Lunch Bunch-Bob’s Big Boy (Lottery: 12/1)

12/9 Make cookies for homebound– 12:30

12/15 Breakfast Bunch-Bob Evan’s (Lottery: 12/8)

12/15 EMS at SCR

12/15 Intergenerational School Students Visit

12/16 Christmas Celebration at SCR!

12/19 Players Performance at SCR

12/22 Lunch Bunch-Eat-N-Park (Lottery: 12/15)

12/23 SITE CLOSED-MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/26 SITE CLOSED-MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/29 Breakfast Bunch-Luna’s (Lottery: 12/22)

Book Club

Thursday, December 22

1:00 p.m.

A Winter Dream Richard Paul Evans

Joseph Jacobsen is the twelfth (and favorite) child amongst thirteen siblings working for

their father’s advertisement company in Colorado. Underneath the seemingly perfect family, extreme jealousy towards Joseph runs deep, eventually ruining his relationship with

his family, work, and soon-to-be wife. Without any other options, Joseph moves to

Chicago in search of a new life, and gets hired and works his way up the ladder in an advertising company. He soon meets April,

with a secret of her own, and ultimately must face his own past before any promises of the

future.

SCR Bell Choir

The SCR Bell Choir will hold fun-filled practices on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.! If you

have no experience with reading music or playing an instrument, don’t

worry! Learn a song or two and make new friends!

Players Performance

Monday, December 19, 2016

11:00-11:45 a.m.

SCR, 3100 Devonshire Road

Enjoy a selection of short , clean-humored

skits brought to you by a senior theatre

group called “Players”. They are sure to

bring you some good laughs and holiday

cheer!

Christmas Tree Decorating

12/1/2016

10:00 a.m.

Spread some holiday cheer at SCR by joining us for Christ-

mas Tree/Dining Room decorating with friends! Staff will

provide cookies, donuts, hot chocolate and Christmas tunes!

Happy Holidays from all of us to you!

Christmas Celebration at SCR

12/16/2016

10:00 a.m.

“Have a holly, jolly Christmas! It’s the best time of the year!”

Come celebrate the Season at SCR and wear your ugliest Christ-

mas sweater (you could win a prize)! It will be a day of fun-

filled activities for all! Don’t forget to sign up for the meatloaf

lunch.

“ What is seen is transitory. What is not

seen is forever!”

-Author Unknown

Contributed by: SCR Member, Ellen Reese


December 2016 Activities Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Christmas Tree

Decorating

9:30 Crafts 10:00 Chair Volleyball 10:30 Horse Racing Students visit!

2 Birthday Celebration

9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:30 Corn Hole 10:45 Zumba with Sheri/

Line Dancing-SWAAC

11:00 Wii 12:15 Bingo 12:30 Pinochle

5 9:00 Ez Exercise-- EB 10-11:00 Art Class 10:30 Yoga with

Judith-SCR 11:00 Wii 12:30 Canasta 12:30 Bingo

6 9:30 Crafts 9:30 Crochet Group 10:30 Darts 10:30 Tai Chi with Jeanne-SWAAC 10:30 Arm Chair Exercise 12:15 Pinochle 12:30 Bell Choir

7 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:00 Wednesday Trivia 10:30 Stretch and Tone with Patty-SWAAC

12:15 Bingo

12:30 Canasta Hunger Center

8 Lunch Bunch-Big

Boy 9:30 Crafts 10:00 Chair Volleyball 10:30 Horse Racing

9 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:30 Corn Hole 10:45 Zumba with Sheri/

Line Dancing-SCR

11:00 Wii 12:15 Bingo 12:30 Pinochle 12:30 Make cookies for homebound

12 9:00 Ez Exercise-- EB 10:30 Yoga with

Judith-SWAAC

10:30 Chair Bowling 11:00 Wii 12:30 Canasta 12:30 Bingo

13 9:30 Crafts 9:30 Crochet Group 10:00 Bake Sale 10:30 Darts 10:30 Tai Chi with

Jeanne-SCR 12:15 Pinochle 12:30 Bell Choir

14 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:00 Wednesday Trivia 10:15 Chair Volleyball- EB 10:30 Bingo 10:30 Stretch/Tone with

Patty-SCR 12:30 Canasta Hunger Center

15 Breakfast Bunch-

Bob Evan’s 9:30 Crafts 10:00 Chair Volleyball 10:30 Horse Racing EMS Students visit!

1:00 Music Bingo

16 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:30 Corn Hole 10:45 Zumba with Sheri/

Line Dancing-SWAAC

11:00 Wii 12:15 Bingo 12:30 Pinochle

Christmas

Celebration!

19 9:00 Ez Exercise-- EB 10:30 Chair Bowling

11:00Players Perfor-mance 12:30 Canasta 12:30 Bingo

20 9:30 Crafts 9:30 Crochet Group 10:30 Darts 10:30 Arm Chair Exercise 12:15 Pinochle 12:30 Bell Choir

21 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB

10:00 Wednesday Trivia

10:15 Chair Volleyball-

EB

10:30 Bingo

22 Lunch Bunch-Eat N

Park 9:30 Crafts 10:00 Chair Volleyball 10:30 Horse Racing

23 Site Closed

Merry Christmas!

26 Site Closed

Merry Christmas!

27

9:30 Crafts 9:30 Crochet Group 10:30 Darts 10:30 Arm Chair Exercise 12:15 Pinochle 12:30 Bell Choir

28 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:00 Wednesday Trivia 10:15 Chair Volleyball- EB 12:15 Bingo 12:30 Canasta

29 Breakfast Bunch-

Luna’s 9:30 Crafts 10:00 Chair Volleyball 10:30 Horse Racing

30 9:00 Ez Exercise—EB 10:30 Corn Hole 11:00 Wii 12:15 Bingo 12:30 Pinochle


December 2016 Transportation Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Ridge Park Square/

Marc’s/ Bank/ Biddulph

Plaza/ Giant Eagle/ Bank

Pickups begin 11:00/12:00

Shop 12:15-1:45

2

Save-A-Lot

Pickups begin 8:30 SWAAC 10:30-11:30

5

Wal-Mart

Pickups begin 8:30

Shop 9:30-11:30

6 Ridge Park Square/ Marc’s/

Bank/ Biddulph Plaza/

Giant Eagle/ Bank

Pickups Begin at 8:30 Shop 9:30- 11:30

SWAAC 10:30-11:30


Marc’s/ Bank/Biddulph


Pickups Begin 11:00

Shop 12:15-1:45

Hunger Center

SWAAC 10:30-11:30

8 Lunch Bunch-Big Boy

Ridge Park Square/




Shop 12:15-1:45

9

Save-A-Lot

Pickups begin 8:30

12 Southpark Mall

Pickups begin 8:30

Shop 9:30-11:30

SWAAC 10:30-11:30



Giant Eagle/ Bank





Pickups Begin 11:00

Shop 12:15-1:45

Hunger Center

SWAAC 10:30-11:30

15

Breakfast Bunch-Bob

Evan’s

Ridge Park Square/




Shop 12:15-1:45

16

Save-A-Lot

Pickups begin 8:30 SWAAC 10:30-11:30

19 Steelyard

Pickups begin 8:30

Shop 9:30-11:30

Wal-Mart

Pickups begin 12:30

Shop 1:15-2:30



Giant Eagle/ Bank


Saver’s

Pickups begin 10:00

Shop 11:00-1:00




Pickups Begin 11:00

Shop 12:15-1:45

West Side Market

Pickups begin 12:30

Shop 1:15-2:30

22

Lunch Bunch-Eat-N-

Park

Ridge Park Square/




Shop 12:15-1:45

23

Site Closed

Merry Christmas!

26 Site Closed

Merry Christmas!



Giant Eagle/ Bank





Pickups Begin 11:00

Shop 12:15-1:45

29 Breakfast Bunch-

Luna’s Restaurant

Ridge Park Square/




Shop 12:15-1:45

30

Save-A-Lot

Pickups begin 8:30


Social Services Spotlight

Hearts on Wheels

Bring your art supplies to

make inspirational cards and

inserts for our homebound.

Call Kim at 216-749-5367

ext. 1121 or come join us on

every first Friday of the

month at 9:30 a.m.

EMS Thursday, December 15

Hunger Center Dates Wednesday, December 7

Wednesday, December 14

Wednesday, December 21

SCR Gift Shoppe Looking for a unique gift for

The upcoming holidays?

The SCR Gift Shoppe has lots

to offer! It’s open to the public

Monday‒Friday from

9:00‒11:30 a.m. and most items

are handmade. Be sure to stop

by and check out our crafted

potholders, baby clothes, scarves,

jewelry, and much more!

Crochet Participants

Needed! Do you enjoy crocheting scarves,

blankets, hats & gloves? Join

SCR’s crochet group on Tuesday

mornings at 9:30 a.m. Make lap

blankets for the homebound, items

for the Gift Shoppe, and make new

friends!

DECEMBER’S FEATURED SPEAKERS

December 1, 10:00 a.m.– Alan Gordos from United Healthcare will be here to answer all your questions about your healthcare plan before open enrollment

ends.

December 6, 11:00 a.m.-The Cleveland Sight Center will talk about their Independent Living Program. If you are visually impaired, this program can help improve

your quality of life with vision rehabilitation and assistive technology training. It includes daily living activities,

mobility skills and a low vision evaluation. Classes will be held at SCR.

With the holiday season upon us,

scammers are unfortunately doing their

best work to steal from others. Be sure to

HANG UP if a caller threatens or scares

you, if a caller asks you to wire money or pay with

iTunes cards, or if a caller claims to be a grandchild

who needs bail money. If you are unsure what to do,

call the Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer

Affairs at 216-443-7035 before you send money or

personal information, or see an SCR staff person.

Interested in spreading some

holiday cheer? Join SCR

crochet participants to make

sleeping mats for the homeless

out of plastic grocery bags.

We will meet at SCR at 9:30

a.m. every Tuesday and

Thursday. Our goal is to make

60 mats throughout the next

four months...We need your

help! Please contact Bethany,

Liz or Kim for more info!


Health and Nutrition

Thinking of you!

Do you have a friend from SCR that’s been feeling under the weather lately, or perhaps going through a difficult

time? Let them know you’re thinking of them while they’re unable to participate with us due to challenging

circumstances. Feel free to submit names to SCR staff at any time.

This month, we are thinking of:

Millie Bellamy, Daniel Black, The family of Harold Coffman, Shatia Drake, Verna Fard, Gail Fraley, Vivian Gretchen,

Doris Kaczmarek & Charles Vonderau

December Recipe: Christmas Broccoli Salad

Ingredients:

4 1/2 c. fresh broccoli florets

3 c. sweet red peppers, chopped

10 slices bacon, strips cooked and crumbled

1/3 c. green onion

1/4 c. pecans, chopped

3/4 c. mayonnaise

1 TBS cider vinegar

1 dash pepper

Method:

In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, cider vinegar

and pepper until smooth. Pour dressing over broccoli

mixture; toss to coat.

Cover and refrigerate until serving.

In Need of a Home Church?

Consider visiting Unity Evangelical Lutheran Church, a

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregation.

4542 Pearl Road at the corner of Behrwald Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44109

The Reverend Peeter Pirn, Pastor

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Children/Teens Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.

Teens/Adult Bible Study: 11:00 a.m.

www.unity-lutheran.org

Twitter.com/@unitycleveland

Get Moving with SCR and SWAAC

Enjoy energetic, doable exercising!

At Southwest Adult Activity Center, 10:30-11:30 a.m. December 2, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16

At SCR, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

December 5, 9, 13, 14


December Menu

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Transportation is available to any resident of Old Brooklyn or bordering areas if you are 60 years of age and

ambulatory. Our vans are wheelchair accessible, but we do not provide escort service. We provide

transportation for congregate meals, shopping, medical and hair appointments. We ask that you schedule

appointments ONE week in advance. Freewill donations are accepted, but obligatory. Please call 216-749-

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