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