HAMPDEN SENIOR CENTER 104 ALLEN STREET Monday-Friday 9:00am 3:00pm 413-566-5588 (phone) 413-566-2103 (fax) Website: www.hampden.org Email: coa@hampden.org The Scantic Scribe MARCH 2016 TWO TOWN TROLLEY (413) 525-5412 The Two Town Trolley is running for Hampden and East Longmeadow residents. Mon-Fri, 9:00am-2:00pm. REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION MUST BE MADE AT LEAST 48 HOURS AHEAD DURING THE HOURS OF 9:00 12:00. SENIOR CENTER STAFF Rebecca Moriarty, Executive Director Doreen Rauch, Administrative Clerk Wendy Turer, Outreach Coordinator Nan Hurlburt, Activities Coordinator Holly Normoyle, Receptionist Rudie Voight, Custodian COA BOARD MEMBERS CHAIRMAN: ED NORMAN VICE CHAIRMAN: DEANNA VERMETTE TREASURER: ART BEAUREGARD SECRETARY: DEBBIE MAHONEY RAY CROWLEY, MONIQUE DOWNEY, MARTIN JACQUE, NANCY WILLOUGHBY REP TO GSSSI: JOHN SHAY NEXT COA BOARD MEETING: TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH @ 9:00AM The Hampden Lion s Club provides the paper for the SCRIBE and Friends of the Hampden Seniors provide postage. Many thanks to both organizations for supporting the Hampden Senior Center! Sunday March 13th Daylight Savings Don t forget to spring forward!! Greetings! Wow! What a cold snap we had. The negative temperatures and wind chills were enough to keep me inside with a mug of hot chocolate and a warm blanket by the fire! Now it s almost 50 degrees outside maybe that groundhog was right, maybe we will see an early spring. If we do get another cold snap, please remember to check on your neighbors and friends that might need a little extra assistance. Be sure to sign up early for the St. Patrick s Day breakfast on March 10 th. We are welcoming our favorite Irish Duo, Glenshane! Thanks to the Hampden cultural council for sponsoring this entertainment. Also, our Easter luncheon will take place on March 24 th. These are two events you don t want to miss! Just a reminder that the senior center will take your old cell phones and recycle them through the National Council on Aging (NCOA). NCOA will send a check to the senior center for the value of the phones and this money will be used for programs and activities. The senior center will be closed on Friday March 25 th for Good Friday. Have a blessed Easter. Stay warm and hope to see you soon! BECKY.. Coa @hampden.org
ACTIVITY CORNER BRIDGE - MONDAY, 9:30AM. LOOKING FOR PLAYERS!! BINGO - THURSDAYS, 12:00, $.50 CENTS A CARD BUNCO - BACK IN THE SPRING. CANASTA - EVERY TUESDAY, 12:30 CHAIR MASSAGE - FRIDAY, March 18th, 10:00am 15 MINUTE MASSAGE FOR ONLY $10.00 CHAIR YOGA - MONDAYS AT 1:00PM, $5.00/class GENEALOGY - THURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 12NOON JEWELRY - TUESDAY, March 15th, 10AM $3.00pp LINE DANCING - THURSDAYS, 2PM, $3.00 MAHJONGG - FRIDAYS, 12:00, WILL TEACH ANYONE INTERESTED! MANICURES/PEDICURES - FRIDAY, March 11th, CALL CATHY AT 335-7422 PITCH - WEDNESDAYS, COST IS $2.00. SIGN UP AT 11:45, PLAY AT 12:15 REIKI - CALL CARLEEN FOR APPT AT 525-7345 STRENGTH TRAINING - EVERY TUESDAY, 12:00NOON, $5.00 TAI CHI - ADVANCED CLASS, MONDAYS, 10:00AM. BEGINNER CLASSE FROM 11:15 TO 12:00NOON. COST IS $5.00 WEIGHT TRAINING/YMCA - TUESDAY & THURSDAY, 10AM, $3.00 YOGA - TUESDAY & THURSDAY, 1:00PM, $5.00/CLASS ZUMBA GOLD - MONDAYS AT 2PM, $5.00 Mondays at 12:15 March 7th - VACATION - Centering on the next generation of the Griswold clan -- headed by the now-adult Rusty -- this reboot of the popular franchise follows their disaster-plagued pilgrimage to experience the wonders of Walley World. Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann. March 14th - SAN ANDREAS - In the wake of a cataclysmic California earthquake, a search-and-rescue chopper pilot and his ex-wife embark on a perilous journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco in hopes of saving their daughter. Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Art Parkinson, Archie Panjabi March 21st - HOT PURSUIT - Assigned to protect the sexy widow of a drug kingpin, a straitlaced Texas police detective is forced to take flight with her precious cargo when an assortment of bad cops and ruthless hit men start closing in on the pair. Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, John Carroll Lynch March 28th - THE MARTIAN - Abandoned on the surface of Mars after his crew concludes that he perished in a dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney must find a way to survive the planet's harsh environment - despite having only 28 days of supplies left. Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Michael Peña TAX ARTICLE Amazingly, it is again time to gather all tax related information to prepare for filing federal and state taxes! Call now for appointments with our AARP Foundation volunteers. The information to bring with you is: social security statements (1099-SSA) W2 forms 1099 s (pensions, retirement, interest, IRA withdrawals, etc.) dividend and capital gain statements and any other forms you receive specific to taxes. The bank or company that sends the statement usually identifies it as tax related. If you are in doubt, bring it with you. If you itemize: have all health related expenses contributions to charities, real estate taxes mortgage interest excise tax Remember, for MA state filing, real estate taxes (paid in the calendar year 2015) are used for the Circuit Breaker tax credit! Also bring last years (2014) return with you! CIRCUIT BREAKER TAX CREDIT The Massachusetts Circuit Breaker is a tax credit (up to $1,050) for seniors 65 and older who pay more than 10% of their income on property taxes. Rent? If 25% of your rent exceeds 10% of your annual income, you qualify for the Circuit Breaker. If you qualify, each dollar of taxes or rent that you pay over 10% of your income provides you with a credit on your state income taxes. To claim this credit, you must file a state tax return even if you do not owe any taxes. Income and residency requirements must be met. GENEALOGY/FAMILY HISTORY RETURNS THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH, 12NOON-2:30PM. ALL WELCOME. FORMAT: DISCUSSIONS, THEN ON-LINE SEARCHING ASSISTANCE. QUILT SHOW FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 10AM-2PM Come visit the Craft Room for a display of quilts, and lap robes in different stages, with demonstrations. These are the ladies, along with the knitter and crocheters, who made 98 lap robes, that were distributed to two nursing homes, and shut-ins during December 2015. Individuals interested in joining the group should have a sewing machine with a quarter inch foot, and enthusiasm for quilting.
Outreach Coordinator - Wendy Turer Hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM 3:00 PM email outreach@hampden.org Outreach Office is your resource center. Information on a variety of services, assistance programs, home health care, alternative living options, insurance information, etc. Brown Bag - TUESDAY, March 15th @ 1:00pm Medical Equipment Loan Closet Veterans Lock Box Program Hampden s Emergency Fuel Fund Transportation FALLON INSURANCE Representative will be here on Tuesday, March 15th, 10am. SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Everyone) Call for an Appointment with Becky if you need help navigating the Medicare maze! FUEL ASSISTANCE Income guidelines for 2016 heating season Family Size Income Limit 1 $33,126 2 $43,319 3 $53,511 4 $63,704 The following documentation is also required: Copy of Social Security check or bank statement showing Deposits of all income (not more that 30 days old) 2015 Electric Bill Oil Statement or Gas Bill (or both) 2015 Telephone Bill Property Tax and/or Homeowners Bill If working, 4 previous pay stubs (these must be the most recent) Please contact Wendy with any questions. GSSSI LUNCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DESK OF KAREN JONES WISHLIST: DECAF COFFEE, SWEETNERS, BIRTHDAY LUNCH : WEDNESDAY March 9th. Come enjoy a FREE lunch if you are a March baby!! TRIPS WITH BOBBI GRANT Call Bobbi @ 413-566-8271 email to bobbijg2@charter.net 2016 TRIP SCHEDULE Goodspeed Opera House/Town Tavern Lunch, Anything Goes Wednesday, April 20 $122/pp (Waitlist) Boston Duck Boat Tour/Maggiano s Lunch/ Christian Science Center, Thursday, May 19 $ 99/pp (Waitlist) Lexington-Concord Literary Tour/Wayside Inn Lunch/ Orchard House Tour, Thursday, June 23 $81./pp Newport Playhouse/Lobster Lunch Buffet, Unnecessary Farce, Tuesday, August 23 $ 95./pp (Waitlist) Aqua Turf Club/Lunch, Strawberry Fields: The Beatles Tribute Show, Tuesday, September 13 $ 77./pp Hudson River Cruise/River Rose Paddlewheeler/River Grille Lunch, Friday, October 14 $ 87./pp Williams Inn: A Victorian Christmas/Gourmet Lunch Buffet/ Holiday Cabaret, Tuesday, November 29th $88/pp FLYERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DESK. SEPARATE CHECKS FOR EACH TRIP APPRECIATED HAMPDEN TRAVEL CLUB Call NORA at 566-5796 NEW TRIP: DANUBE RIVER CRUISE in Fall 2016(probably October). Details to come shortly and fliers for this will be at the Senior Center as soon as possible. This trip fills quickly, so call me if interested. ALASKA - 13 days May 24, 2016, includes a 7 night cruise on Princess Cruises, includes train journey to Denali. AMERICAN S COWBOY COUNTRY - 8 DAYS, June 17, 2016, w/yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Badlands National Park & more. RESORTS OF THE ROCKIES - 10 days, June 19, 2016, Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna & more. PRAGUE, VIENNA & BUDAPEST - 11 days, October 10, 2016, Czech Republic, Austria, Cruise on Danube River, Hungary & more. Call for fliers or pick one up at the HSC! FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Hampden Senior Center 104 Allen Street Hampden, MA 01036 MARCH 2016 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Lunch served daily @11:30am, RVSP before noon the day before @ 566-5588. 1 TAXES 9:00 Ladies Pool 10:00 Reiki 12:00 Strength Training 12:30 Canasta 2 TAXES HEARING 10:00 Trivia 12:00 PITCH 3 9:00 Men s Pool 10:00 Blood Pressure 12:00 Bingo 12:30 Drawing Class 2:00 Line Dancing 4 9:00 Quilting 10:00 Ballroom Dance 12:00 Mahjongg 1:00 Art is 4 Every1 7 9:00 Knitting 9:30 Bridge 10:00 Tai Chi 11:15 Beginner Tai Chi 12:15 MOVIE 1:00 Chair Yoga 2:00 Zumba Gold 8 TAXES 9:00 COA Board Meeting 9:00 Ladies Pool 10:00 Reiki 12:00 Strength Training 12:30 Canasta 9 TAXES 10:00 Trivia 12:00 PITCH 10 ST PATTYS BREAKFAST 9:00 Men s Pool 10:00 Blood Pressure 11:00 Weights 12:00 Bingo 2:00 Line Dancing 119:00 Quilting 10:00 Manicure/ Pedicure 10:00 Ballroom Dance 12:00 Mahjongg 1:00 Art is 4 Every 1 14 9:00 Knitting 9:30 Bridge 10:00 Tai Chi 11:15 Beginner Tai Chi 12:15 MOVIE 1:00 Chair Yoga 2:00 Zumba Gold 15 TAXES 9:00 Ladies Pool 10:00 Jewelry 10:00 Fallon Insurance 12:00 Strength Training 12:30 Canasta 1:00 Brown Bag 16 TAXES 10:00 Trivia 12:00 PITCH 17 Men s Pool 12:00 GENEALOGY 12:00 Bingo 2:00 Line Dancing 18 MASSAGE 9:00 Quilting 10:00 Ballroom Dance 10:00 National Quilt Day Demo 12:00 Mahjongg 21 9:00 Knitting 9:30 Bridge 10:00 Tai Chi 11:15 Beginner Tai Chi 12:15 MOVIE 1:00 Chair Yoga 2:00 Zumba Gold 28 9:00 Sugar Shack Trip 9:00 Knitting 9:30 Bridge 10:00 Tai Chi 11:15 Beginner Tai Chi 12:15 MOVIE 1:00 Chair Yoga 2:00 Zumba Gold 22 TAXES 9:00 Ladies Pool 12:00 Strength Training 12:30 Canasta 29 TAXES 9:00 Ladies Pool 12:00 Strength Training 12:30 Canasta 23 10:00 Trivia 11:00 STATE SENATOR REPRESENTATIVE 12:00 PITCH 30 TAXES 10:00 Trivia 12:00 PITCH 24 9:00 Men s Pool 11:30 EASTER LUNCHEON 2:00 Line Dancing 31 FOOTCARE Men s Pool 12:00 Bingo 12:00 Travel Seminar 2:00 Line Dancing 25 CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY
Hampden Senior Center 104 Allen Street Hampden, MA 01036 413-566-5588 MARCH 2016 Lunch Menu Lunch served daily @ 11:30am, RSVP before noon the day before. Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Nutrition Info only includes entree, starch, veg approx. sodium for 1% milk 100mg, bread 170mg, fruit 6mg,sweets 260mg,condiments 100mg,marg 49mg,muffins/fruit loaf 380 mg, crackers 49mg,jello/pudding 120mg. 1 Chicken Soup *Chef Salad/Dressing Dinner Roll Apple 2 Pot Roast/Gravy Baked Potato/SC Sweet & Sour Cabbage Wheat Bread Reg/Diet Butterscotch Pudding 3 Baked Chicken AuGratin Potatoes Broccoli Rye Bread Reg/Diet Pears 4 Salmon Filet/Dill Rice Pilaf Carrots Oat Nut Bread Reg/Diet Apple Crisp Cal: 627 Sod: 1171 Cal: 796 Sod: 999 Cal:794 Sod: 620 Cal: 686 Sod: 658 7 Roast Turkey/Gravy Cranberry Sauce Herb Stuffing Butternut Squash Dinner Roll Reg/Diet Peaches 8 Baked Chicken Scalloped Potatoes Mixed Vegs 12 Grain Bread Tapioca Pudding Diet Vanilla Pudding 9 Taco Salad Bowl Yellow Rice Tortilla Chips Salsa Frosted Birthday Cake Diet Angel Cake 10 *Italian Sweet Sausage/Ziti Tuscan Blend Vegetables Wheat Bread Reg/Diet Pineapple 11 Manhattan Chow Potato Pollack Filet/Mayo Bun Cole Slaw Orange Cal: 619 Sod: 998 Cal: 933 Sod: 861 Cal: 894 Sod: 1014 Cal: 718 Sod: 985 Cal: 868 Sod: 1194 14 *Breaded Pork Pattie/Gravy Mashed Potatoes Chuck Wagon Corn Oat Nut Bread Reg/Diet Applesauce 15 Salisbury Steak Delmonico Potatoes Spinach Wheat Bread Oatmeal Cookies Diet Oatmeal Cookies 16ST PATRICKS DAY LUNCH *Corned Beef Boiled Potatoes Cabbage/Carrots Irish Bread Reg/Diet Green Jell-O/Topp 17 Cr/Broc Soup Baked Chicken/Honey\ Must Sauce Oven Brown Potatoes Pumpernickel Bread Reg/Diet Peaches 18 *Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Peas Rye Bread Reg/Diet Mixed Fruit Cal: 747 Sod: 1080 Cal: 992 Sod: 1029 Cal: 796 Sod: 1619 Cal: 789 Sod: 1129 Cal: 769 Sod: 958 21 Baked Chicken Tarragon Mushroom Sauce Mashed Potatoes Mixed Vegs Wheat Bread 22 COLD PLATE Beef/Barley Soup/Crs Seafood Salad/Bun Let/Tomato Reg/Diet Pears 23 Shepherd s Pie Mashed Potatoes Peas Rye Bread Reg/Diet Strawberry Yogurt 24 *Baked Ham Pineapple Sauce Mashed Potatoes Glazed Carrots Dinner Roll Reg/Diet Ambrosia EASTER LUNCHEON 25 CLOSED Cal: 732 Sod: 733 Cal: 667 Sod: 682 Cal: 637 Sod: 617 Cal: 717 Sod:1381 28 Chicken Meatballs/Rotini Tomato Sauce Tossed Salad Italian Bread Frosted Orange Cake Diet Fruit Cookies 29 Roast Pork Sweet Potatoes Green Beans Oat Nut Bread Reg/Diet Baked Apple/Topping 30Hungarian Goulash Buttered Noodles Carrots 12 Grain Bread Reg/Diet Peaches 31 Meatloaf/Gravy Mashed Potatoes Winter Mix Vegs Pumpernickel Bread Lemon Pudding Diet Vanilla Pudding *High Sodium Entrée Suggested Voluntary Donation $2.00 Puree Meals available Call GSSSI Cal: 964 Sod: 1027 Cal: 734 Sod: 759 Cal: 575 Sod: 463 Cal: 650 Sod: 812