Weekly Update for the Week of 3/24

Monday March 24: Come join our Blood Pressure lecture from 1-2pm in the Adult Lounge!

Wednesday March 26: Trip to Lower East Side Conservancy with Lunch @ LESJC King & Niman Visitor Center. Please arrive on time between by 10am as the bus will leave HKC Campground at 10:15AM. CLLD trip participants should park at HKC campground. The bus will pick them up from the campground and drop them off at the campground once the trip is complete. Please arrive at the parking lot  For more information, please call Doron Roth at 718-517-7444

Thursday March 27: Cinema Club 12pm.The Company You Keep. 2012,121 min. Starring Robert Redford.

Thursday Night Dinner and Entertainment.  6-8pm in the Social Hall.$3 recommended contribution for dinner, $5 recommended contribution for entertainment. Ricky Pen is back for a night of dancing and fun!

Please remember to have your participant member ID bracelets on at all times.

For your convenience, there will be a CLLD Case Assistant in the Social Hall during lunch time every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12pm-2pm in order to provide you with any information you may need and also assist you in filling out various applications/forms, applying for benefits/entitlements, make appointments on your behalf, advocate for you if need be and much more. Please feel free to take advantage of this outstanding service offered to you.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS!!
Calling all Retired Nurses and Medical Professionals: Fitness and Wellness is seeking volunteers to offer Blood Pressure readings during lunch in the Social Hall.

This would be a great opportunity to meet other members and share your health knowledge with others within the CLLD community.

If interested, please contact Carolyn DeVito at 718.517.7446

For all other volunteer opportunities, please contact Katherina at  kcolucci@sijcc.com or call 718.517.7447.

We are looking for volunteers to help out in our lunch program. 

If you are interested, please contact Katherina at 718.517.7447 or kcolucci@sijcc.com.

The Senior Olympics is looking for a volunteer to chair Mah Jong on September 17th. If you are interested, please contact Albana Telic at 718-475-5289 by March 25th. 

Lunch & Learn Series Monday's 1pm-2pm in the Adult Lounge:

Monday, March 24th:

HOW TO REDUCE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

Speaker: Wellcare

Monday, March 31st:

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Facilitator: CLLD Staff

*Contributions are voluntary but are necessary to maintain the quality of the courses and programs you love.  Please give if you can and when you can.

Additional Changes to the Program Guide Include:

Due to Amy Posner's class being cancelled for March 7th,  there will be a make up course on April 4th from 12pm-1pm in the Adult Lounge.

Wednesday, March 19th will be the final Line Dancing class of the semester.

We are happy to announce a NEW art class has been added to the schedule! Introducing: SPARC Art Around the World, every Friday through April 11th! (11:30am-12:30pm in the Arts & Crafts Room!)

This project based art class is great for seniors who are creative at heart but may not be a "pencil to paper" artist.  Classes will be based on various countries, such as Italy, Israel, Africa; create art inspired by that country, and a receive hand out with interesting, factual information for you to explore on your own time. Past projects included collages, simple book making, faux stained glass, mask making, mosaics and more. All materials are included and participants are strongly encouraged to wear art friendly clothing or bring a smock.  Come create and explore the world through arts and fine crafts.

Instructor:  Laura Delprete

Suggested contribution: $2