June 2018 Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 202 Hammonds Lane Brooklyn Park, MD 21225 Phone: 410-222-6847 Fax: 410-222-6846 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITIES Making Life Better Inside this issue: Special Events More Special Events Important Information Family Care Giver Weekly Schedule Menu Trips 2 3 4 5 6/7 8/9 10 Fathers Day Celebration In honor of all Fathers the Brooklyn Park Senior, Inc. will hold a pancake breakfast. Enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. There is no fee for the dads, ladies only pay $1.50. You must pre-register and pickup a ticket in advance. Friday, June 15, 2018 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Limited Tickets Center Information & staff 11 Web Site: www.aacounty.org/ aging Anyone needing special accommodations must contact Center Manager, Carolyn Scurry-Boyd at 410-222-6847, through Maryland Relay 7-1-1, or by email bpcenter@aacounty.org at least seven days in advance of an event. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.
Special Events in June 2018 A SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE (S.H.I.P.) counselor will be here on the first Thursday of the month to meet with you to discuss your medical insurance concerns. Contact Sung Yi for an appointment at 410-222-6847. The Brooklyn Park Seniors, Inc. meets First Monday of the month 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Meetings are open to all members. Members are encouraged to attend. English Basic Skills Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. The English Basic Skills courses are for students who are just beginning to study English. These classes integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. National Donut Day Friday, June 1 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Celebrate National donut day with a fresh baked donut, a hot cup of coffee and the company of your friends. New Comers Welcome Tuesday, June 5 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Enjoy some refreshments while learning about all the senior center and Department of Aging and Disabilities has to offer. Please pre-register. Gardening Exercise Wednesday, June 6 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Gardening is therapeutic. Actual it s good for the mind, body, and soul. Lets exercise with, and among our plants. Music will be provided. Monthly Birthday Friday, June 8 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lets celebrate members birthday s with cards and balloons. Cowboy Joe balloon twister will be twisting your favorite animal. Engage in the fun. Entertainment Ted Jacobs Monday, June 11 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Join Ted in a style of his own on the trumpet. The entertainer will share music guesses. How much do you know? Speaker/Brunch Gifted Hands Senior Care Thursday, June 14 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Daneeka Griffin from Gifted Hands Senior Care will be doing a brunch for member of the center and community. Hear about quality and affordable care in your home. National Flip Flop Day Friday, June 15 10:00 a.m..-11:00 a.m. Wear your craziest, comfortable summer flip flops. BPCAC encourages you to donate a pair of shoes to your nearest community shoe box container. Fathers Day Celebration Friday, June 15 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Join us for a morning of fun as we celebrate Fathers Day. We will start the event with a light breakfast at 9:00 a.m. The ugliest tie contest will be held at 10:00 a.m. Reminder: Pre-registration is required for all programs and activities. 2
More Special Events Anyone needing special accommodations for center events must contact Carolyn Scurry-Boyd at 410-222-6847 or through Maryland Relay 7-1-1 or by e-mail at AnnapolisCenter@aacounty.org at least 7 days in advance of the event. All materials available in alternative formats upon request. Entertainment Monday, June 18 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Sing a Long with John Schneider Breakfast with your Friends Friday, June 22 8:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Enjoy the company of friends or come make new friends. The advisory council will be offering breakfast. On sale for $3.00, pancakes, sausage, bacon, toast, and juice Camera Day Friday, June 29 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Its Hug and Camera day. Blow the dust off those cameras and start taking pictures of members giving hugs. It is a good chance you may win a prize for the most pictures. Open Computer Lab Members may sign up to use a computer during scheduled hours. There is a one hour limit when there is a waiting list. Anne Arundel County Holidays for 2018 The Senior Center will be closed on: Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2018 Defender s Day** Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Columbus Day** Monday, October 8, 2018 Election Day Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Veteran s Day* Monday, November 12, 2018 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 22, 2018 Thanksgiving Friday Friday, November 23, 2018 Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2018 *Veteran s Day, Sunday, November 11th, observed on Monday, November 12, 2018. **As provided in Section 6-1-301 of the Anne Arundel County Code, County Government will maintain normal operations on the observed holidays for Lincoln s Birthday, Defender s Day and Columbus Day. A classified employee, (other than an employee who receives paid annual leave in lieu of the holiday leave), who works on any of these holidays is entitled to leave with pay on an alternative workday as provided in Section 6-1-301 (b)(1),(2), and (3). Reminder: Pre-registration is required for all programs and activities. Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 3
Walking Club BPSAC is forming a walking club and those who wish to take part sign up. We will chart our distance each time. It may be around the parking lot and back for some refreshments. If that is all a person is cable of, that s fine. They will work up to longer distances. In good weather we might be able to walk up to Shoppers for ice cream. Prizes or recognition for meeting goals will be given. Friday, June 1, 2018 $$ TOUCH SCREEN SIGN IN $$ It is extremely important that you scan your key tag and touch the activities that you plan to attend each day you enter the center. If you do not have a key tag, come to the office and one will be issued. Data on activities is collected for the purpose of government accountability. Senior Centers are funded by tax dollars. Data collection provides proof that tax funds are serving the appropriate numbers of citizens and justifies funding levels for facility upkeep, staff salaries and programming. Data is also used to plan for the future. Attendance tracking can help center managers decide the best use of space and identify trends. Help us continue to provide programming excellence by touching the screen with your program selections each day you are at the center Thank you, volunteers. Making a difference! Anne Arundel County Senior Activity Centers offer free membership to individuals 55 or older who are active, self-sufficient and able to function independently. For more Information, visit your local senior center to obtain orientation materials and take a tour. Adults age 55 or older who need assistance with daily living activities, or their caregivers, should contact Information and Assistance at 410-222-4257 to learn more about alternatives to Senior Activity Centers. Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 4
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Monday Tuesday Wednes 8:30 Coffee & Conversation (v) 8:30 Tread Mill (v) 9:00 Canasta (v) 9:30 Crocheting (v) 10:00 Korean Computer Awareness (d) 10:30 Yoga (d) 12:00 Eating Together 12:30 Prize Bingo (v) 8:30 Coffee & Conversation (v) 8:30 Tread Mill (v) 9:00 Wii Exercise (v) 9:30 Ceramic (d) 10:00 Line Dancing w/sis (v) 12:00 Eating Together 1:00 Mah-Jong 8:30 Coffee & Conver 8:30 Exercise Bike (v) 9:30 ESOL (c) 10:00 G0-Stop Korean G 10:00 Knitting (d) 12:00 Eating Together 1:00 Prize Bingo 1:00 Mother s Choir (d SPECIALS-Monday SPECIALS-Tuesday SPECIALS-Wednesday June 4 Advisory Council Meeting 9:00 a.m. June 11 Entertainment Ted Jacobs 11:00 a.m. June 18 Fresh Veggie Day BPSAC Advisory Council will be serving fresh veggie 10:30 a.m. June 25 Entertainment John Schneider Piano/Keyboard 11:00 a,m. June 5 Shop N Eat 9:30 a.m. New Comers Welcome 10:00 a.m. June 12 BSAC Volunteer Recognition 12:00 p.m. June 19 Wear your favorite Watch 11:00 a.m. June 26 AACo Van Trip Red Lobsters 10:30 a.m. June 6 ESOL Class 9:30 a.m. June 13 ESOL Class 9:30 a.m. June 20 ESOL Class 9:30 a.m. June 27 ESOL Class 9:30 a.m. Birthday Celebration (K) 1:00 p.m. Codes: (C ) Community College sponsored. Registration required (V) Volunteer (D) Department of Aging & Disabilities Sponsored Bingo Mondays and Thursday 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Play for fun and prizes. Please bring a prize for the bingo table. If we don t have prizes; we won t be able to play bingo. THANK YOU. Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 6
day Thursday Friday sation (v) ) ame (v) 8:30 Coffee & Conversation (v) 8:30 Exercise Bike (v) 10:00 Line Dancing w/sis (v) 12:00 Eating Together 12:30 Prize Bingo 1:00 Chair Yoga (d) 2:00 Yoga/Mat (d) 2:00 Tai Chi 8:30 Coffee & Conversation (v) 8:30 Exercise Bike (v) 9:00 Casnasta (v) 9:30 Computer Awareness (d) 12:00 Eating Together 1:00 Card Games (v) 1:00 Open Microphone SPECIALS-Thursday June 7 Chocolate Day Ice Cream for Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Donation.25 cent June 14 Speaker Gifted Hands Senior Care 11:00 June 21 Summer Begins Water Melon June 28 Full Moon June 2018 Sun Mon Tue We Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SPECIALS-Friday June 1 National Doughnut Day 9:00 a.m. June 8 Birthday Celebration Entertainment 11:00 a.m. Cow Boy Joe June 15 Fathers Day Celebration 9:00 a.m. June 22 Breakfast $3.00 Donation 8:45 a.m. June 29 Bring your camera and learn to download to the computer 9:30 a.m. Happy June Birthday Song Cha An, Robert Joseph Bailey, Joseph Bargar, Sr, Vernon Bibb, Linda Busker, Jae Soo Byun, Yung Byun, Young Ja Cho, Pok Sop Choe, Young Ok Chung, Shirley Deavers, Cynthia Denton, Gerald Doyle, Sung IL Er, Young Ja Ha, Emerson Hamric, Yoon Eui Han, Gwang Su Hong, Elyce Horsley, Floyd Horsley, Floretta Johnson, Byung Eun Kim, Chong Ae Kim, Kum Yol Kim, Ok Cha Kim, Kae Lim Lee, Donna McCauley, Rose Myers, Se Yang O, Gyu Don Rhee, Harry Scott, Patricia Sinnott, June Smallwood, Gloria Jean Smith, Dae Sin Song, Barbara Sorrell, Choon Hee Won 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Please sign up with Office Manager 7
JUNE 2018 MENU Menu Item Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Soup Seaweed Soup Miso Soup Kimchi Radish Soup Kimchi Soup Meat & Fish Poultry Beef with House Sauce Spicy Pork Seasoned Mackle Fish Seasoned Yellow Crocker Vegetable Kimchi & Two Items of Seasonal Vegetables Kimchi & Two Items of Seasonal Vegetables Kimchi & Two Items of Seasonal Vegetables Kimchi & Two Items of Seasonal Vegetables Enriched Grains Rice with Barley & Bean Rice with Barley & Bean Rice with Barley & Beans Rice with Barley & Bean Dessert Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Beverage Milk and Juice Milk and Juice Milk and Juice Milk and Juice Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 8
Lunch Menu June 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Veggie Burger Potato Wedges Coleslaw WW Hamburger Bun Hot Spiced Apples Orange Juice 1% Milk Ketchup 4 Swedish Meatballs WG Penne Pasta Glazed Carrots Whole Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit Apple Juice 5 Pork Roast Apple Glaze Mashed Spiced Yams Green Beans Dinner Roll Pineapple Tidbits Cranberry Juice 6 Please see page 8 7 Baked Chicken Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Cucumber/Tom Salad Whole Wheat Bread Peach Crisp Orange Juice 8 Stuffed Salmon Old Bay Cream Sauce White Bns w/arugula Garden Veg Blend Dinner Roll Fresh Seasonal Fruit 11 Honey Mustard Chick Scalloped Potatoes Harvard Beets Whole Wheat Bread Sliced Peaches Cranberry Juice 12 10 Grain Pollock Corn O Brien Sliced Carrots Dinner Roll S berry Glaze Fruit Orange Juice Tartar Sauce 13 Please see page 8 14 Chicken Shawarma Yellow Rice Diced Tomato Salad WW Pita Bread Mixed Fruit Crisp Grape Juice 15 Corn Chowder Baked Meatballs Marinara Sauce Green Beans Garlic Breadstick Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cranberry Juice 18 Sliced Roast Beef Brown Gravy Whipped Potatoes California Veg Blend Whole Wheat Roll Brownie Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cranberry Juice 19 Hawaiian Chicken Black Beans & Rice Squash/Zucchini Whole Wheat Bread Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cranberry Juice 20 Please see page 8 21 Sliced Turkey Breast Brown Gravy Delmonico Potatoes Brussels Sprouts Dinner Roll Applesauce Grape Juice 22 BBQ Chicken Thigh Black-eyed Peas Collard Greens Biscuit Peaches/Pears Orange Juice 25 Meatloaf Brown Gravy Rst Sweet Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Whole Wheat Bread Tropical Fruit Grape Juice 26 Parmesan Chick Patty Garlic Rotini Spinach Italian Bread Man Org/P apple Apple Juice 27 Please see page 8 28 Potato Crusted Fish Brown Rice Green Peas Whole Wheat Bread Fresh Seasonal Fruit Orange Juice Tartar Sauce 29 Beef/Bean Burrito Enchilada Sauce Mixed Beans Summer Veg Blend Fresh Seasonal Fruit Cranberry Juice Lunch is served daily with fun and friendship! Please give generously towards the $4.25cost of each meal. Persons under the age of 60 must pay full price for their meal. Please reserve or cancel your meal with your Senior Nutrition Site Aide. 9
Newcomers Welcome Tuesday, June 5 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Did you join the center for the first time within the past 3 months? If so, join us for a newcomers orientation. Enjoy some refreshments while learning about all the senior center and Department of Aging and Disabilities has to offer. Please pre-register. Regulation Shuffle Board Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. & Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Stop in to join in the fun! The object of the game is to score more points than your opponent by either knocking his pucks off or by sliding your pucks past his into higher score zone. Au- TRIPS FOR THE FUTURE 2018 June 11 10:30 a.m. Fifer s Seafood June 26 October 4 Red Lobster Harrington Raceway July 10 & Casino Rocky Gap Casino/8:00am October 25 Harrington Casino July 23 & Raceways Blue Dolphin Restaurant November 12 Wegmans gust 14 Super market Pirate Cove Restaurant September Deep Creek Restaurant December Holiday TBA Rocky Gap Casino & Resort Flintstone, MD Rocky Gap Casino & Resort Rocky Gap Casino & Races Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Depart center at 8:00 a.m. Return 5:00 p.m. $25.00 per person Sign up: Juanita, Cindy, or Betty Mondays, Tuesday, or Thursdays 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 410-636-0426 410-222-6847 NO REFUND Reminder: Pre-registration is required for all programs and activities. 10
Department of Aging & Disabilities Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center 202 Hammonds Lane Brooklyn Park, MD 21225 Senior Center Staff: Carolyn Scurry-Boyd, Manager Sung U. Yi, Office Senior Center Associate Nutrition: Mellady Cherry, Nutrition Aide Becky Batta, Director of Sr. Center Operations 410-222-6673 Taylor Sullivan, Floater Hours of Operation: Monday Friday 8:30 am 4:00 pm Phone Numbers: Senior Center... 410-222-6847 Fax... 410-222-6846 Nutrition... 410-222-6869 Dept. of Aging and Disabilities... 410-222-4464 Transportation... 410-222-0022 Cpl. Megan Otts... 410-222-2447 E-Mail: bpscenter@aacounty.org Dept. of Aging & Disabilities Website: www.aacounty.org/aging All programs and activities have been confirmed at the at the time of publication; however, changes and/ or cancellations can occur. REGISTRATION FOR 1st: Online*: myaacc.aacc.edu 2nd: In person at one of the AACC s three campus locations: *Arnold Campus *Glen Burnie Town Center *AACC at Arundel Mills 4th: Fax to 410-777-4325 Credit card only. 5th: Mail to Continuing Education & Workforce Development CALT 115 101 College Pkwy, Arnold, MD 21012-1895 (Credit card, check or money order payable to AACC) Products and Services advertised in this publication are not endorsed or guaranteed by the Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center, A.A. County Department of Aging & Disabilities, Friends of Arundel Seniors (FOAS), or FATA, Inc. 11