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Friendship Cafe pg 2

Education and Programs pg 2

Membership Birthdays pg 3

More Center Happenings pg 3

Friends of Cohoes Senior Center pg 4

Congregate Dining is funded in large paii through suppmi from the Albany County Department for Aging, the New

August 2017 Center News &

Happenings

Music&

Entertainment There is so much great music to enjoy this month. Please take note and plan to attend one of (or all of) our great musical offerings

Monday, August 14th 12:30 pm following lunch:

The Magpie Quartet Free

Thursday, August 24th 5:30 pm fol­lowing dinner:

Don Hyman Luau Partv--$2.00

Monday, August 28th 7:00 pm

Colonie Town Band Free

York State Office for Aging, and the Administration on Ag­ing. Additional suppo1i for this program comes from donors and community businesses like you.

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Thursday, August 23rd 1:00 pm Sleep Tips for Seniors: presented by CDPHP Learn how to create a healthy

sleep environment, as well as proven

techniques to fall asleep, stay asleep,

and get back to sleep. Come for an

eye opening talk on a better night's

sleep. Call 235-2420 to register

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.) .....:~ ,~<-j. .< L - \11o \. D Senior to Senior Tech Tra]ning- Got Technology? Not getting the most out of your laptop, tablet, kindle, smart or flip phone? The Senior Cent~r has part­nered with the Cohoes High School to teach up to date methods of communicat­ing using popular technology.

Starting September 12th from 3:30-4:30pm students from the Cohoes High school will be at the Senior Center offering workshops and tutorials to answer your questions, help with your everyday electronic tasks, and teach you what you want to know about your technology. The program will run for 6 Tuesdays from 3:30 -4:30 pm from September 12th to October 24th. Call Beth at 235-2420 to register

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Member August Birthdays , , · Boland DeYoung

8tr Gail Ropelewski ~ Marion Woodworth

Hatsue Toscino

t\_ Anne Marie Koschnick

O\_ Margaret Franklin

~ Jane Kinns ~ Guadalupe Santa Lucia

~ Elena DeJesus

' Patricia Finell i Christine Chesley

Phyllis Charles ,~ 8\ John Clemente

" David Traynor

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Join us for lunch on August 9th to ' celebrate these special people ti\_ during their birthday month.

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~ Cohoes Senior Center's ] r ~ ~ Third Annual Benefit Dinner 11

~°, and Variety Show ii ~ ~ 1f Friday, August 4th was a fun night out 11

·"'1· for those who came out to the Benefit ~1 '· Ii i]° Dinner and Variety Show. We had a de- 11

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;1° by popular demand, Nick Harbacz ar- II 1°, ranged and directed the entertainment ·r: •1°' with his usual talent & skill. Staff from ] j~ the senior center and Senior Services of Ji

:.JI: Albany put on a terrific pasta dinner. 11

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J~ money which will be used to support the ".] · senior center staff and programs. Thank ~

~ you to everyone who bought a ticket, ~j ij~ lent us their voice & talent, and came 11 1~ out to support our endeavor. ·~ ·1 Ii

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Friends of ** * Cohoes-5enior Center

* * Our first meeting on July 25th was a hit. We had a great time getting to know each other and learning about the purpose of coming together stronger to sup­port the Senior Center . .

What the Friends do

We collectively decided, through majority rules decision making, to start our time to­gether focusing on the following:

• Bringing more people to the senior center • Recruiting nmore volunteers • Becoming ambassadors for the Senior

Center in senior housing and churches • Planning programs & activities • Helping with fundraising

We decided to meet once a month for the hour before dinner on Tuesdays. Staff from the Cohoes Senior Center or Senior Services of Albany will be at each meeting to provide support . Friends and staff are committed to being united in purpose and action to support the senior center.

Programming & other ideas

Ideas that were presented by those who at­tended the first meeting of Friends are be­low. If you have any interest in helping to get any of these ideas started, please come to our next meeting or see Beth Slezak • Round table discussions • Menu collaboration • Ethnic nights • Movie nights • 50150 raffles • Advertising in Penny Saver for events • Mailings to membership for input & up-

dates • Seasonal wreath sales • Marketing support to the Center • Trips • Sewing, knitting, book clubs • Re-organizing/re-decorating the front

rooms at the Center

The next meeting of Friends of Cohoes Senior Center is Tuesday, August 22nd from 4:00-5:00 pm in the dining room . We will be setting up groups to move forward on our collective decision to bring vitality to the center. Think about joining one of these groups: Fundraising (Christmas Bazaar}, Trips, Arts & Crafts, and Program Planning. We will also be dis­cussing the contest to redecorate the front rooms at the center. Come and get involved as we move forward to a new and revitalized senior center