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May 2012 Newsletter
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Celebrate Older Americans Month with Entertainment!
National Flower Month – Celebrated Thursday, May 3rd – 8:30 am: The first 25 people to walk in the Centers doors will receive a flower sponsored by Sunrise Home Health & Hospice. Senior Tours Information – Friday, May 4th – 10:00: Discover travel again. Join Doreen Barnes to find out about the upcoming trips. Spring Craft – Friday, May 11th – 9:30 Assemble an easy and free spring-time craft with the new “Assisted Living of Draper”. Mothers Day Celebration – Friday, May 11th Atria Senior Living in Sandy is sponsoring give-aways to all Mothers, and 1 lucky (women only) raffle winner at 12:00 noon.
Village Inn Fundraiser “Sandy Friends and Family Night Out” Friday, May 11th – 5 to 8:00 pm The Village Inn (10600 South, 150 West in Sandy) is sponsoring this event EVERY second Friday of the month and 10% of the sales between the hours of 5 – 8:00 pm will be donated to the Sandy Senior Centers Advisory Council! Please thank especially the General Manager Christine Bowers for being so generous. COPD and General Health – Monday, May 14th – 10:00 Find out what COPD is and how this affects breathing and the heart. Concerning general health, what to do if you no have no idea where to ask for help. Presented by Rocky Mountain Care, Home care, SNF & Hospice. Cutting Calories, Fats & Eating Healthy – Wednesday, May 16th – 10:00 A Nutritionist from BYU will explain proteins, fats, carbohydrates and cutting calories in her eating healthy discussion. Dog Training Tips – Thursday, May 17th – 10:00 Find out how to walk safely with a dog, the newest training ideas, dog food update, and all your questions answered from Jon Cain from Dogtown in Sandy. “Maintain Your Brain” Series – Friday, May 18th – 10:00 Topic is “Cognition Stimulation” featuring “Cognasium” (gymnasium for the brain) which is exercises for your brain. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association and Aspen Senior Care. “Sandy Pride” Day – Saturday, May 19th 8:00 to 1:00 pm Volunteers needed (of all ages) needed to help “spruce up” the Centers grounds in conjunction with Sandy city. General clean up, planting flowers & shrubs, placing bark, & some pruning. Please bring pruners, gloves, rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows (if possible). Dave Nicholson will coordinate the sprucing. “Five Ways Modern Grave Robbers Hurt Your Family” – Monday, May 21st – 10:00 Modern grave robbers steal money, time, choice, privacy and peace. Protect your estate, find out the difference between a Will and a Trust, and an update on the new laws. Presented by Attorney, Gregory Hawkins from “The Retirement Information Group”. Free Breakfast (Special Strawberry Breakfast) Tuesday, May 22nd – 8 - 9:00 NATIONAL STRAWBERRY MONTH celebrated by Rocky Mountain Care Home Care & Hospice with a delicious strawberry breakfast. Body In Balance? Talk Wednesday, May 23rd – 10:00 Physical Therapist from Life Centre Physical Therapy will discuss Sport Type Injuries, balance and fall issues.
“Community Family Night” Hamburger Feast and Free Sandy Amphitheater Show – Wednesday, May 23rd The show features our own Sandy Senior Center “Rockin’ Seniors”. Everyone is welcome to the annual show featuring the “Young At Heart” Line Dancers, Hawaiian Hula, Ballroom, Square Dancers, Belly Dancers, Irish Soft & Hard Shoe Dancers, Tai Chi fan dance and the new Theatre group. Pre-show music is provided by the Harmonica Katz group and the Glee Club starting at 6:30 pm.
European Culture – Friday, May 25th – 10:00 What is “real” Black Forest Ham? (Not what you see in the grocery store.) Learn cultural and travel with Maurice Wells. Memorial Day Celebration – Friday, May 25th Home Option Personal Care is sponsoring give aways to all who attend lunch, 3 contest prizes and a door prize!
Preparing for Senior Events – Wednesday, May 30th – 10:00 Learn about the list everyone needs to complete for a surviving spouse, to remarry or not, moving on with your life, grieving, coping and more. Presented by Attorney, and author Randy Ayre.
NEW CLASSES: Biking Group – Tuesdays, starting May 1st – 9:00 Join Jim Piani in a brisk ride through the local trails of Sandy. Meet at the Center, helmets are required. Hiking Group – Tuesday, May 1st – 9:30 Hike safely with facilitator David Butler, Physical Therapist from Mountain Land Rehab. Bus leaves at 9:30 to nearby trails. Writing – Villains to Heroes Workshop – Fridays, starting May 4th – 1:00 Learn the main characters of some of your favorite stories. Find out what a “classical character arc” means. Taught by a former Disney “Imagineer”, Bob Kurzweil. Keyboard Lessons – Wednesdays, May 2nd, 16th, 23rd & 30th – 12:30 Engage the mind and learn 6 songs from a professional instructor from the Piano Gallery. Tennis Anyone? Prep Class – Thursday, May 10th – 10:00 Will discuss tennis rackets, shoes, balls, upcoming lessons and stretching, all to be safely equipped for tennis. Instructor is from Home Option Personal Care. Sewing (part two) – Thursday, May 24th & 31st – 10:00 Create two simple projects with your own sewing machine. 2 week course taught by the Teresa Curbello. Tennis Club – Thursday, May 24th – 9:00 Join USTA certified instructor Fritz Backman from Home Option Personal Care in this exciting new group geared for seniors. Will be learning techniques and practicing in drill exercises. Bring your own racket and water. Tennis will continue on every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 9:00 am on a nearby court.
UPDATE ON CLASSES: New Bingo Sponsor The 1st Wed. of every month at 10:30, welcome to Sunrise Home Health & Hospice. Women’s Support Group – Thursday, May 3rd – 10:00 Topic is “Finishing old business”. The healing power of forgiving, of others and yourself. Haircut’s for Women and Men Barbara Clark is adding on another day due to the demand of her skills. Barbara will be cutting hair the first three Mondays of every month from 9 – 12:00. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) “Beliefs and the Law of Attraction” – Wednesday, May 9th – 10:30 “What is” and “how things are” color our perceptions. We either attract or repel rewards we seek. Full Body Massage – extra days Fridays, May 11th & 25th from 9:00 – 12:00 Richard Hart is adding 2 more days to his schedule at the Center because of the demand of his talent. Full Body Massages will continue on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month and now the second and fourth FRIDAYS of the month, 9 – 12:00. Osteoporosis Health Information – Friday, May 25th – 10:00 May is NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS AWARENESS MONTH. An RN from BrightStar Lifecare will give a very informative talk. MONDAY: Chess Group, Fit’n Trim Exercise, Woodcarving, Tatting, Oil Painting, Sandy Harmonica Band Practice, Computer Lab, Exercise with “Arthur”ritis and Lola, Ballroom Dancing, Pinochle, Young at Heart Line Dance Practice, Men’s & Women’s Haircuts, Watercolor Workshop , Writing Class – Villains to Heroes , Bocce Ball TUESDAY: Hatha Yoga, Irish (soft & hard shoe) Dance class, Table Tennis, Shutterbug Camera Group, Ceramics, B-i-n-g-o, Sculptural Pottery, Tai Chi Chuan, Astrology Class, Organ music by the Wilkinson’s, Mahjong game, Chinese Language Class WEDNESDAY: Glee Club Practice, Massage, Fit’n Trim Exercise, Computers, Porcelain Doll Class, Exercise with “Artur”ritis and Lola, Bridge, Line Dancing, B-i-n-g-o, Life In A Jar(Writing Class), Zumba Exercise THURSDAY : Hatha Yoga, Table Tennis, Hawaiian Hula Class, Billiards, Tai Chi Chuan, Stained Glass , Tennis FRIDAY: Computers, Fit’n Trim, Raku Pottery, Exercise with “Arthur”ritis and Lola, Pinochle Group, Hand Built & Wheel Pottery, Belly Dancing Class, Square Dancing Class, Village Inn Pie Raffle & Piano Music by Ty Harrison at lunch
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