GLASSBORO SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
South Delsea Drive Park
152 S. Delsea Drive
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856- 881-8504 ext. 3
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Open to all Gloucester County Residents, 60 years of age or older
PROGRAM COORDINATORS: Veronica Brown & Marybeth Thomas
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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
AEROBICS – Mon., Wed., Fri., 1:00pm (Marybeth Thomas, Instructor)
PHYSICAL FITNESS – Mon., Wed., Fri., 9:30am (Veronica Brown, Instructor)
BINGO – Tuesday or Thursday, 12:45pm
CRAFT CLASS – Tues. and Thurs., 9:30am (Nancy Dougherty, Instructor)
PINOCHLE – Tuesday, 12 noon
Weight Training for Seniors – Tuesday, 9:15am
Yoga – Monday, 10:45-11:45am (Jeanne Nickelson, Instructor)
GLOUCESTER COUNTY NUTRITION PROGRAM
CALL 881-6610
Open 9:00am – 1:00pm
Site Manager Lou Weiss
Low cost meals ($1.25) are available at the Center Monday - Friday.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY DIVISION OF SENIOR SERVICES
115 Budd Blvd.
West Deptford, NJ 08096
856-384-6900 or 1-877-222-3737
GLASSBORO PARK & RECREATION
S. Delsea Drive Park
152 S. Delsea Drive
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-881-1515 ext. 2
Lori Penn, Director
Lorraine Spaeth, Admin. Assist.
Gloria Salter, Clerk
WEBSITE: www.glassboroonline.com
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING – Tues., Sept. 15, 2015 - 9:30am
BINGO – Tuesday or Thursday, 12:45pm, $1.00 donation.
PINOCHLE – Tuesday @ 12 noon.
WEIGHT TRAINING for SENIORS – Every Tuesday at 9:15am
A signed medical release is required.
Class size is limited. Call the office for information
BOWLING – LUNCH and BOWL every Friday, Glassboro Bowling &
Lunch begins at 12noon
Recreation Center
Bowling begins at 12:30pm
CRIBBAGE – Friday – 12:30pm
YOGA – Monday – 11:00am, Thursday – 9:30am
MAH JONGG – Tuesday and Thursday, 12 noon
WALKING – Tuesday, Bullock School – 1pm
SERVICES AVAILABLE at THE CENTER
PAAD/Lifeline, Senior Gold, Hearing Aid Assistance Applications
NOTARY SERVICE – This is a free service
PLEASE DO NOT THROW OUT USED EYEGLASSES. DROP THEM AT
THE CENTER AND WE WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE NEEDY.
DONATIONS The Center is partially funded through a grant from the
Gloucester County Dept. on Aging under Title III of the Older
Americans Act. All Title III service providers are required by the state
to implement a donation policy. We will accept any donations made to
the program. Make checks payable to the Gloucester County Division
of Senior Services.
KNITTERS and CROCHETERS
Holy Redeemer Hospice is in
desperate need for skeins of yarn used to make lap blankets for
hospice patients. Please bring donations to the office.
GLASSBORO FOOD BANK
Please place nonperishable food
donations in the collection barrel located in the Center. Thank you for
your concern for the needy.
PARK & RECREATION TRIPS
Call Park & Rec. (881-1515) to
reserve your seat. Senior citizens may sign 3 weeks prior to date of
trip. Glassboro residents are free; non-residents $2.00.
Ages 18 - 59 - sign up – 1 week prior to trip, $2.00/person
Bus departure: 9:30am
Returns: 2:30pm
SHIP COUNSELING
Both coordinators are trained State Health
Insurance Counselors. Call the Office if you have any Medicare
questions or issues you would like to discuss.
GENTLE STRETCH YOGA FOR SENIORS
Come experience the many benefits of YOGA!
Yoga Class will be held on Mondays, 11am – 12 noon, $3.00/class. Sign
up in the office at the beginning of the month for the entire month.
Poses and positions adapted for seniors. Jeanne Nickelson is back for
the fall session. No class on Labor Day, Monday September 7, 2015.
SECOND CLASS TIME STARTING SEPTEMBER, 2015
Paige Pelligrino-Teti will be teaching a second Yoga Class on Thursday
mornings at 9:30am. This class will be similar to the Monday am class
with all poses suited for seniors. Sign up in the office. Class starts
Thursday, September 10, 2015.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING SCRABBLE ON TUESDAY
OR THURSDAY AFTERNOONS? CALL THE OFFICE
TRIP SIGN UP PROCEDURE
THE SIGN UP DATE and TIME is always included in the trip info. The
sign up is open to ALL GLOUCESTER COUNTY RESIDENTS. Names
may be put in the drawing on the sign up day anytime before the
designated time; YOU MUST BE PRESENT FOR THE SIGN UP. Once
the first name is drawn no additional names are added to the drawing.
A person may sign up him/herself and one other person. If a person
comes in to sign up after the first name is pulled, their name goes on a
list to be added only after all names in the drawing have been pulled.
Be prepared to show PROOF OF RESIDENCE and the NAME AND
PHONE NUMBER of an EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON.
REFUND POLICY
*Refunds will gladly be issued prior to the date of the trip IF advance
purchase of meals and/or admission tickets is NOT required.
*Payments on trips with multiple installments need to be made in a
timely manner, otherwise we reserve the right to offer your seat to
someone else.
*Trips having a sign up months in advance and multiple payments
MUST BE CANCELLED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE TRIP DATE in order
to receive a refund immediately after the seat is filled.
*Trips having a sign up months in advance and multiple payments
cancelled less than one month prior to the trip date will not be
refunded until AFTER the trip and ONLY IF we are able to fill your seat.
*Trips requiring a single payment MUST BE CANCELLED 5 DAYS PRIOR
TO THE TRIP DATE to receive a refund immediately after we fill your
seat.
*Trips requiring only one payment CANCELLED LESS THAN 5 DAYS
PRIOR TO TRIP DATE will not be refunded until after the trip and ONLY
IF we fill your seat.
*Refunds will not be issued to “no shows” on the day of the trip.
In order to receive a refund trip payment receipt must be returned and
refund verification must be signed in record book.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVERYONE must carry a
Photo ID at all times when participating on any of our trips.
TRIP PARKING PROCEDURE
Please park in the middle of the parking lot on the side of
the building where the flagpole is located. Please DO NOT
park along the fence in front of the building; these spaces
are for people visiting the building throughout the day.
Handicap parking is first come first serve.
Please note that on any trip that does not have a specific
sign-up day, your name will not be put on the list until we
receive payment
INDOOR WALKING PROGRAM
DOROTHY BULLOCK SCHOOL – TUESDAYS 1-2pm
Meet at the school. For security reasons everyone MUST check
in at the office and receive a badge. Walk @ your own pace.
Walking takes place all summer long; the school is air conditioned. No
more excuses, time to get up and WALK!
NOTICE: NO WALKING DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION AQUATIC EXERCISE CLASS
Virtua Center for Health and Fitness
Virtua has offered the opportunity for our own class slot. The class
involves 1 hour of exercise in their super-heated pool designed to
greatly relieve arthritis discomfort. Class time: Wednesday 9:45am –
10:45am, $5.50/class You must provide your own transportation.
Please call the office for info
“IRELAND” in NOVEMBER, 2015
8 days/7 nights, Nov. 6 – 14, 2015
Roundtrip airfare – Newark - Dublin
Dublin, Waterford, Kilkenny, Killarney, Westport
14 meals – full breakfast daily, 5 dinners, 1 lunch
Tour also includes:
Tour of Dublin
Tour of Guinness
Walking tours of Kilkenny’s Medieval Mile and of Galway
Farmhouse visit
Sheepdog trials on Dingle Peninsula
Ferry ride across river Shannon
Day Tour of Achill Island
Admissions to House of Waterford, Blarney Castle, Blarney Woolen
Mills, Cliffs of Moher and Westport House
Tour and an Irish coffee at Kilbeggan Distillary
Irish night at Kate Kearney’s Cottage w/ songs and step dancing,
Dinner and entertainment at Dublin’s oldest pub, Brazen Head Pub
NOTICE: TRIP MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015
2pm
INDIAN HEAD RESORT
in THE WHITE MOUNTAINS of NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUNDAY to THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - 24, 2015
Motor coach transportation via Safety Tours
4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
Live Entertainment each evening in Thunderbird Lounge
Rooms w/50 in plasma TV, private balcony, microwave
Heated indoor and outdoor pools and spas
Exercise Room and Sauna
Beer, Wine and Cheese Reception nightly in Thunderbird Lounge
Daily day excursions from the resort including:
Franconia Notch Tour
Hobo Railroad Ride w/lunch
Kancamangus Antique Car Museum
Clark’s Trading Post Train Ride
Pepi Herrmann Crystal
MT. Washington Lake Cruise
Castle in the Clouds
Cog Railroad Train Ride
NOTICE: TRIP MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
2pm
“ON YOUR FEET” @ THE MARQUIS THEATRE, NYC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015
COST: $129.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
“ON YOUR FEET!” is the new Broadway musical about Gloria and
Emilio Estefan who believed in their talent, their music and each other.
We have reserved ORCHESTRA seats.
$79 BALANCE NOW DUE
ATLANTIC CITY AIR SHOW / RESORTS CASINO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
COST: $22.00
Bonus: $25 slot play
Bus departure: 9:30am
WAITING LIST ONLY
Return: 6-6:30pm
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART/LUNCH @ PETITE PASSION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
COST: $54.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
We will have a 9am private guided tour of the exhibition.
Bus Departure: 7:30am
Return:4:30pm
RAINBOW DINNER THEATRE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
COST: $37.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
Four doting grandparents will try anything to keep their thirtysomething grandson from moving across the country.
Bus departure: 9am
Return: 5:30pm
WAITING LIST ONLY
ANNUAL CRABS on the PATIO
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
COST: $25
4pm
All the crabs you can eat. Crabs are cooked and cleaned.
Chicken, coleslaw, corn on the cob also will be included.
ROOTS FLEA MARKET, MANHEIM, PA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
COST: $5.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
Due to popular demand we are taking a return trip to Roots Flea
Market now that the weather has cooled off. Participants on the June
trip proclaimed “Roots to be the best Flea Market they had ever
visited”. Lunch is on your own.
Bus departure: 7:30am
Return: 5-5:30pm
SHOPPING @ PHILADELPHIA PREMIUM OUTLETS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
COST: $3.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
Shop or browse in 150 outlet stores. Lunch is on your own.
Bus departure: 9am
Return: 5pm
SEATS STILL AVAILABLE
PHILADELPHIA ZOO
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 or THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015
COST $20.00
WE WILL BE USING THE PARK& REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
We will be seeing the NEW Zoo 360 Animal Trail.
Lunch is on your own.
Bus Departs: 9am
Returns 3pm
Seats Still Available
RESORTS CASINO
MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 2015
COST $22.00
Package is $25.00 Slot Play
Only 40 Seats available.
Bus Leaves at 9:30am
Return 6pm
Sign up in Tuesday Sept 8, 2015 @ 1pm
NEW EGYPT FLEA MARKET
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
COST: $3.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP, LIMIT 34
We return New Egypt Flea Market on a Wednesday when more vendors
are available. Lunch is on your own.
Bus departure: 8:30am
Return: 4pm
SIGN UP IN THE OFFICE STARTING MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 2015 @ 10am
TONY ORLANDO CHRISTMAS SHOW
@ SAND’S CASINO, BETHLEHEM, PA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
COST: $60.00
Your package is $20.00 slot play and the show.
Only 40 seats available.
Bus departure: 9am
Return: 6:30pm
SIGN UP MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 w/ $30 deposit
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 - $30 balance
PHILLY POPS “CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR” CONCERT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015
COST: $71.00
WE WILL USE THE PARK & REC BUS FOR THIS TRIP; LIMIT 34
We have Center Orchestra seats for the Friday matinee Christmas
Concert of The Philly POPS. Guest Conductor again this year is David
Charles Abell from London, England. Featured vocalist is Lisa Vroman.
The concert also features the Philadelphia Boys Choir and the Gospel
Choir of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas.
We will stop for lunch on your own before the 3pm concert.
Bus departure: 11am
Return: 6pm
SIGN UP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 @ 1pm w/ $31 deposit
Friday, October 23, 2015 - $20 payment due
Friday, November 20, 2015 - $20 balance due
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Gloucester County Dept. of Health will be at the Center for
FLU SHOTS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015
10am – 11am
BROADWAY @ THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
2015/2016 SERIES SELECTIONS
We have reserved discounted group seats, most in the Center Parquet
Circle for 5 shows during the 2015-2016 season. As in past years you
MUST submit a deposit for each show you are interested in seeing in
order for us to hold a ticket for you. You may sign up for any individual
or all shows on the sign up day. Although some of the shows are not
until June, 2016 we are required to pay for all tickets NOW. Once our
transaction with the Academy of Music is complete we cannot
purchase additional tickets at the discounted price. Thus, you must
sign up now before it is too late. All shows are on Wednesday
evenings. The bus departure time will be 6pm and return
approximately 11pm.
SIGN UP FOR ALL SHOWS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 @ 1pm w/ $20 deposit for
each show you want to see
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015
COST: $61.00
Time magazine’s #1 Show of the Year Winner. MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of
an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to
take a stand and change her own destiny. Currently still in NYC the show is so
deliriously amusing and heartwarming you won’t want it to end!
PIPPIN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016
COST: $59.00
PIPPIN is Broadway’s high flying, death defying hit musical! Full of extraordinary
acrobatics, wondrous magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of
“Wicked”.. PIPPIN will lift you up and leave you smiling. Pippin is the winner of four
2013 TONY AWARDS including Best Musical Revival.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
COST: $86.00
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL tells the Tony Awards winning inspiring
true story of Carole king’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit song
writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers
and best friends Cynthia Well and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most
successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than
beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
RIVERDANCE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
COST: $59.00
Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish
dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences
across all ages and cultures in an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and
song. Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland – in rock, music, theatre and
film – nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of
RIVERDANCE!
If you have never seen it – see it now! If you have already seen it – see it again!
IF/THEN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016
COST: $59.00
IF/THEN is a contemporary Broadway musical about living in New York City today –
and all the possibilities of tomorrow. With unforgettable songs, and a deeply moving
story, this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical (New York
Post)”simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply
moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have lead.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see Broadway quality
productions at an extremely reasonable cost!
The office will be closed Monday, September 7, 2015 for LABOR DAY
The office will be closed Monday, September 21, 2015 thru Thursday,
September 24, 2015 for our trip to New Hampshire.
FALL SURVEY – 2015
I attend the Senior Center __________days/week.
I eat lunch at the
SeniorCenter________days/week.
My favorite activity at the Senior Center
is___________________________.
My favorite trip in 2015 is______________________.
I would like to
see_________________________added to the
activities at the Senior Center.
I would like to see a trip to_______________added
to the trip schedule at the Senior Center.
Please return to Senior Center Office so we
can improve our services.