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Jun 15, 2023

Senior Docket for Aug. 27

WESTERLY Westerly Senior Center is located at 39 State St., Westerly. Center hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff members will be available, Monday through Friday, at 401-596-2404.

WESTERLY

Westerly Senior Center is located at 39 State St., Westerly. Center hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staff members will be available, Monday through Friday, at 401-596-2404.

Dine-in meal service is available for lunch. Call 401-596-7216 or sign the clipboard outside the mealsite office at the center by Thursday to order. A $3 donation is requested.

Lunch menu:

Monday: tomato soup, lemon chicken rice pilaf, slice carrots, whole wheat roll, cookie, OR turkey & Swiss on whole wheat

Tuesday: escarole, bean, & sausage soup, tossed salad, stuffed shell with meatball, garlic bread, fruit, OR spinach salad with chicken

Wednesday: minestrone soup, sweet & sour pork, vegetable fried rice, garlic green beans, cookie, OR ham salad on rye

Thursday: barley soup, pot roast, mashed potato, baby carrots, fruit, OR tuna salad plate

Friday: tossed salad, roasted chicken thighs, rice pilaf, corn with tomatoes, cake, roll, OR roast beef sandwich

Activities:

Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday to Sunday, 7:30 a.m.; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Monday: billiards, 8:30 a.m.; bridge, 1 p.m.; line dancing, 1:30 p.m.; yoga, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday: billiards, 8:30 a.m.; table shuffleboard, 9 a.m. to noon; mahjong, 1 p.m.; TOPS, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: billiards, 8:30 a.m.; Ninigret Quilters, 9 a.m.; bridge, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi 1:30 & 2:45 p.m.; Bingo, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday: woodcarving, 8:30 a.m.; billiards, 8:30 a.m.; pitch, 9 a.m.; 99, 9 a.m.; art class, 9 a.m.; bridge, 1 p.m.; beginner mahjong, 1 p.m.; line dancing, 1:30 p.m.; TOPS, 6 p.m.

Friday: billiards, 8:30 a.m.; yoga, 9 a.m.; cribbage, 9:30 a.m.; ping pong, 10:30 a.m.; mahjongg, 1 p.m.

A Fraud Watch program on how to protect yourself will be held on Monday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. Register at the reception desk for the presentation.

PAWCATUCK

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, 27 Chase St., Pawcatuck.

Foot clinic by the Visiting Nurses Association is available; call 860-599-3285, ext. 102.

Heating and utilities assistance, food pantry and daily living items are available at no cost, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Meals on Wheels delivery is available Monday through Friday. Call 860-599-3285, ext. 105, to register.

The PNC library has books available to check out Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The PNC Thrift Shop is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shop is looking for volunteers to work on Saturdays.

Schedule:

Senior Center congregate lunches served Monday and Tuesday at 11 a.m. Lunches are free.

Activities:

Classes are $25 per quarter.

Monday: Music and Movement, 9 a.m.; Bingo, 11 a.m.

Tuesday: Chair yoga, 10:15 a.m.; Bingo, 11 a.m.; Grief support group, 1 p.m.

Wednesday: Life Stories writing group, 11 a.m.

Thursday: line dancing, 9 a.m.; chair yoga, 10:15 a.m.; painting class, 11:30 a.m.; Care Giver Support Group, 1 p.m.

Friday: gentle yoga, 9:45 a.m.

The Speaker Series this week on Thursday, Aug. 31, at noon, will be Understanding Elder Abuse with Don Drake, a retired licensed clinician. He will discuss the facts signs and prevention of elder abuse. A free light lunch will be provided.

Visit pawcatuckneighborhoodcenter.org or call 860-599-3285, ext. 103, to enroll in classes or lunches or for more information.

CHARLESTOWN

Charlestown Senior/Community Center, Country Trail, Ninigret Park, 401-364-9955. Center hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Staff is onsite to provide any phone support for seniors in the community that have questions, concerns or are looking for any type of update. Currently, masks are required for all at the senior center.

Lunch will be served Monday through Friday at noon in the Parkside Dining Room of the center. Reservations must be made by noon, two days in advance by calling 401-364-6998.

Lunch menu:

Monday: tomato soup, lemon chicken rice pilaf, slice carrots, whole wheat roll, cookie, OR turkey & Swiss on whole wheat

Tuesday: escarole, bean, & sausage soup, tossed salad, stuffed shell with meatball, garlic bread, fruit, OR spinach salad with chicken

Wednesday: minestrone soup, sweet & sour pork, vegetable fried rice, garlic green beans, cookie, OR ham salad on rye

Thursday: barley soup, pot roast, mashed potato, baby carrots, fruit, OR tuna salad plate

Friday: tossed salad, roasted chicken thighs, rice pilaf, corn with tomatoes, cake, roll, OR roast beef sandwich

Activities for the week include:

Monday: Chi Balance, 9 a.m.; Tai Chi, 10 a.m.; Mahjong, 1 p.m.; painting class, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Yoga, 8:30 a.m.; Chess Club, 10 a.m.; Rummikub, 1 p.m.; Yoga, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Walking group, 9 a.m.; virtual body balance, 9 a.m.; cribbage, 10 a.m.; bridge, 1 p.m.

Thursday: Yoga, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi, 10 a.m.; Current Events, 1 p.m.; Scrabble, 1 p.m.; Zumba, 5:30 p.m.

Friday: Walking group, 9 a.m.; virtual body balance, 9 a.m.; pitch, 10 a.m.; chair yoga, 10 a.m.

Visit charlestownri.org for more information.

Meals on Wheels is delivered to the homebound population. Call 401-351-6700 for more information.

NOTES

Volunteers needed: Drivers are needed to deliver meals for the Charlestown Meals on Wheels Program. To volunteer, call 401-364-9955.

RICHMOND

Richmond Senior Center, Richmond Town Hall, 401-491-9404; email [email protected].

Monday: coffee, 9 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday: coffee, 9 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday: coffee, 9 to 11 a.m.; Sit & Fit, 9 a.m.

Thursday: coffee, 9 to 11 a.m.; game day, noon; Mahjong, 12:30 p.m.

Friday: coffee, 9 to 11 a.m.; Sit & Fit, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 10:30 a.m.

The center's nurse will be at the center on the third Thursday of each month, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

HOPKINTON

The Crandall House, 188 Main St., Ashaway.

Call the Recreation Department at 401-377-7795 for information on programs and events.

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