November Senior Moments
By Kristen Bodmer
Fall is here, leaves are changing colors and crisp breezes are blowing. Colorfest and our Yard Sale have come and gone. Now we are looking forward to Thanksgiving. We would love for you to come join us as we get to spend time together laughing and playing games and sharing fellowship.
November is full of activities. Take the opportunity to take a look the calendar of events we have scheduled. You can find our calendar on the website https://thurmontseniorcenter.org/ on Facebook or come into the center and ask for one.
As Thanksgiving is coming, we want to express are deep gratitude to each restaurant, Bollinger’s, Fratelli’s, Mountain Gate, Rocky’s and Kountry Kitchen. Thank you for your continued support. There are so many things to be thankful for. We have the absolute best volunteers here at the center. I cannot begin to express how wonderful each one is, from working in the kitchen to taking people to the grocery store or doctors they are always willing to pitch in and help. We also have amazing people who donate soda, snacks and chips, even people who don’t come to the center donate. We can’t thank you enough. We are a 501 c 3 although our town is extremely generous, we do not receive any County funding any and all donations are truly appreciated.
We have a Veterans Day celebration on November 2, 2024 at 10-2 to honor all veterans including their families. Come join us for some fun and fellowship. We also are having a Veterans coffee social Thursday November 21st at 10:00 am -11:00. All veterans and family are welcome not just seniors.
October was a fun filled month. We had three exciting bingos. Including a costume party at the last Bingo. We stretched and exercised, we played Farkle, Hand and Foot, Pinochle and Poker. We laughed and laughed. We also had coffee, tea and goodies galore. You just never know how much fun you can have. We would love for you to join us for some fun and fellowship. We have a free balance and strength exercise session daily, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday beginning at 11:00-11:45. We play Pinochle on Tuesday at 1:00, We have Bunko on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:00 and Farkle on the 4th Thursday at 1:00. We also play Bingo every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, if we have a 5th Wednesday, we have a Special Bingo. It is always a fun time full of laughter and special homemade treats for halftime. I can’t forget to mention coffee we are told it is the best, so come in and have a cup with us. Friday’s, we have Zumba we also offer Poker and 500. Just to let you know we have a whole corner dedicated to exercise. We have 2 treadmills, and a recumbent bicycle for use during our hours 9-3 there is no charge to use this equipment
Come out and have a delicious lunch with us. They are served every day at 12:00. The meals are $6.00 each. We would love to share a meal with you. Please call the day before to sign up for lunch. Menus are at the center and online on Facebook and our website thurmontseniorcenter.org
As a reminder with Covid, Flu and Cold season upon us, if you have symptoms or are not feeling well, please stay home. We have some covid tests at the center if you need one. We want to keep everyone as healthy as we can. We will have a Flu Clinic on Mondy October 15th at 11:00-2:00
The Thurmont Senior Center is available to rent for different activities as well. Like perhaps a baby shower, a birthday party or a bridal shower.
Don’t forget to call the center or check online to get an updated calendar for our lunches and activities for the next month. We always have fun things planned and would love to have you come out.
As always if you have questions don’t hesitate to call us at 301-271-7911.
Just a reminder some activities may have a minimal cost but to join the center is absolutely free.