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HAPPY EASTER FROM THE TARBORO PARKS & REC. DEPT.!!!!
EASTER FUN FACTS: - In the US, only 12 of the 50 states recognize Good Friday as a holiday.
- Peep peep… did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmal-
low Peeps during Easter? This makes Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter
candy.
- Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is
enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times.
- Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ; it is the oldest Christian hol-
iday and one of the most important days of the year.
- The White House of tradition of the Easter Egg Roll started back in 1878, with
President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- 76% of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
- The most popular chocolate eggs are Cadbury Cream Eggs.
- Americans spend $1.9 billion on Easter candy. That’s the second biggest candy
holiday after Halloween.
- The white lily is the official flower of Easter. As they represent grace and purity,
many churches and homes have chosen to decorate with the white lily for the holi-
day. In fact, they’re commonly known best as “Easter lilies.”
Mission Statement:
To provide the older adult the opportunity to continue a productive and active life through nutrition, education, fitness and recreational activities.
E.L. Roberson Center
Newsletter Tarboro Parks & Recreation
March - April 2018
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Meetings, Classes, & Services
Golden K Meets every Wednesday at 9:00am. If you are
interested in joining please see a member for more
information.
Community Line
Dance Held each Tuesday at 1:30pm. This is a
group teaching one another, practicing and coming together
for fun. Interested persons should see
Clara Harrell.
Line Dance Held each Tues. at 3:00pm. Joe Harper is the instructor. Class cost $25.00/
month ($50.00 for non residents)
Yoga Held each Thursday
at 2:00pm. Kathleen Loucks is the in-
structor. Cost is $16.00/month ($32.00 for non residents)
Edgecombe
County Senior
Games Club Meets each 3rd Wednesday at
11:00am. If you are interested in joining please see a mem-
ber or attend the meeting.
Bible Study is held each Thursday at
10:30am.
Crocheting Held each Friday at
9:30. Join new and old friends and work on an existing
piece or try some-thing new. No
formal instructor provided.
Needle Work Held each Thursday at 3:00. Join new
and old friends and work on an existing piece or try some-
thing new. No formal instructor
provided.
Happy Roberson
Club Meets each 1st Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm.
If you are interested in joining this club
see President Geraldine Powell.
Happy Roberson
Club Gift Bingo Is held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the
month from 7-9pm.
Birthday Bingo Is held the last Friday of the month
at 10:30am.
Devotion Will be
held each Monday
after the second Sunday at 10:30am.
If you know some-one you would like to have come,
please see commit-tee member Dorothy Byrd or
Maryann Puckett.
Hearing
Assistance On the 1st Tuesday of the month get hearing screening
services and any questions answered
at 9:30a.m. You must register by calling
1-800-999-6828.
Blood Pressure
Check Will be held the 2nd Tuesday,10:30-
11:30am. Sonya Webb and one of her helpers will as-
sist us.
Flag Raising
Ceremony held each first Mon-
day of the month. Ceremony will be held at the Town
Commons.
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Continued Computer Lab The lab is open daily from 8-5. Please do not turn
computers ON or OFF. No drinks or food allowed near
computers.
Bowling
We will be going bowling on Mon-day, March 12th
at 1pm at the Bowling Center in Rocky Mount. Please sign up at the front desk as space is limited.
Library Van Yolanda Thigpen, Outreach Coordina-tor, for Edgecombe
County Memorial Library comes on
the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am for those who
wish to return books or checkout.
Legal Aide To assist with Wills, Power of Attorney’s, etc. This service is
income based. To make an appoint-ment please call
877-579-7562 between the hours
of 9-11am and 1-3pm.
Adult Services Provided by
Edgecombe County DSS:
Meal Program 641-7637
Blind Service 641-7614 Intake Services 641-7604 In-Home Aide Services, Transportation 641-7622
Adult Day Care 641-7608 Protective Service 641-7615 Guardianship & In-Home Aide 641-7607
Enhance Care Case Management 641-7883
Caregivers Meetings
1. A family caregiver is a person (friend, neighbor, etc.) providing care for a Senior Adult 60 or over with Alzheimer's Disease (regardless of their age).
2. An individual, age 55 or older that is raising a relative child under the age of 18. 3. Relative Caregivers of Adult Children with MR/DD ( Ages 19-59) Edgecombe County’s
support group meets at the Edgecombe County Administration Building Room 260.
Interested persons should call 252-641-5831.
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About “Your” Senior Center The E.L Roberson Center
Built in 1977, the E.L. Roberson Center is dedicated to providing services to Tarboro resi-
dents who are 50 years of age and older. Non-residents are required to pay a non-resident fee for classes held at the center. Seminars, service programs and informational
sessions held at the center are open to all seniors and the general public at no cost. The facility hosts a game room, a nutrition site, a small stage, an arts & crafts area, meeting room, small fitness room, a wonderful outdoor court-yard, bocce courts, shuffle board
courts, horse pits, a paved walking path, a conference room, and a greenhouse. Patrons have ease of access at both entrances with a sloped ramp and an automatic sliding door
at the rear entrance of the facility. Patrons are welcome to come and stay awhile, enjoy socializing with others, or shoot some pool with good friends whatever you choose to do while visiting, know our staff is here to make your day an enjoyable one.
Facility Hours of Operation (M-F) 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.
Fitness Center Hours (M-F) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Walking Trail Daily-sunrise to sunset
Saturday, March 17
St. Patrick is called a Christian missionary and the Apostle of Ireland.
In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a national holiday with banks, stores,
and businesses closing for the day.
Legend has it St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the concept of
the Holy Trinity, by showing an unbeliever the three-leafed plant with
one stalk.
Shamrocks are the national flower/emblem of Ireland.
Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about 1 in 10,000.
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The Town of Tarboro operates a congregate Nutrition Program at the
E. L. Roberson Center for seniors five days a week (Monday-Friday, 12:00pm). The Nutrition Program is open to persons 60 years of age or older, spouse, (may or may not be 60) or on disability– meeting
certain guidelines. The service cost per unit is $4.25. If you want to come or cannot come to lunch on any day please call and let someone know or leave a message. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 641-4263.
Nutritional Information Session: will be held December 20th at 11:30am, given by
Delois Armstrong. Dining Area: The dining room has been pre-
pared for your comfort. It will take each one of you to help maintain the cleanliness and neat decor.
Hand Washing: Washing your hands helps to
prevent the spread of many germs. Please wash hands in hot soapy water before wrapping silverware.
Irish Limericks:
A tutor who taught on
the flute,
Tried to teach two
tooters to toot.
Said the two to the
tutor,
"Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to
toot?" There was an old man
of Nantucket,
Who kept all his cash
in a bucket.
But his daughter
named Nan
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket,
Nan took it.
The Town Of Tarboro provides transportation for senior citizens who
are town residents and wish to participate in programs and activities sponsored by the Tarboro Parks & Recreation Department at the E. L. Roberson Center. Transportation is also provided for persons par-
ticipating in afternoon or evening activities. For further information please stop by the front desk or request to speak with the Senior Center Supervisor for more details and information regarding this
program and opportunities that may be available to you.
Daily Nutrition Program
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Transportation Program
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Registration fees are 100% refundable when programs and events are canceled OR adjusted by the E.L. Roberson Center OR if there is a waiting list with a participant who can fill the open spot.
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Movie Time March 14 at 1pm—”Hoosiers”
April 16 at 1pm— “Rudy”
Movies are shown in the Library and
start promptly at 1pm.
Lunch & Learn Join us for a fun
and educational Lunch & Learn fea-turing one of Vidant
Edgecombe Hospi-tal's informative
staff members. Lunch will be pro-vided. Seating is
limited, and regis-tration is required.
Thur. March 29 at 12pm
& Thur., April 22 at 12pm
Supper Club March 6 at 4pm—Dixie Queen
April 9 at 4:30pm— TBD
Space is limited on the Supper Club
outings so please be sure to sign up at the front desk.
Butterbean Auc-
tion Will be held on March 16 at 10:30am.
AARP Meets each 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm. If
you are interested in joining this club please see President
Gloria Applewhite or attend the meeting.
DESG The next Edgecombe County
Senior Games meet-ing will take place
on Wednesday, March 21 at 11am. There is also a
meeting on April 18 at 11am as well.
Funny Quotes! “Tell a person there are 300 billion stars in the sky and they
will believe you. Tell the same per-son a bench has wet
paint on it and they’ll have to touch
it to be sure.” - Unknown
“There’s no such thing as being too
Southern.” - Lewis Grizzard
Grocery Shopping March 2018
2 WalMart
9 Food Lion (Western) 16 Piggly Wiggly
23 Food Lion (St. Andrews)
30 WalMart
April 2018 6 Food Lion
(Western) 13 Piggly Wiggly 20 Food Lion
(St. Andrews) 27 WalMart
More things to See & Do!
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Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Are you new to Medicare or are you currently on it and have questions? Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) assistance is available to help answer questions.
Become a SHIIP Volunteer
Has SHIIP helped you and now you would like to help others and become a volun-teer?
Medicare Part D Assistance
Are your prescriptions getting to expensive? Do you need help paying for them? As-
sistance and information about low income subsidy eligibility is available by ap-pointment.
NC Senior Medicare Patrol
Protect, Detect, and Report! Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Learn to detect potential errors, fraud and abuse. If you suspect you have been a target of errors, fraud or abuse, report it by calling 1-855-408-1212.
For more information or to make an appointment stop by the front desk or call 641-4263 or 1-855-408-1212
www.medicare.gov
Drop In Activities
Daily Indoor: board games are available in the game room: Checkers, Puzzles, Connect Four, dominos, and group card games, such as:
canasta, rummikub, Uno, etc.
Daily Outdoor: games available: shuffleboard, horseshoes, croquet, football throw, corn hole, and bocce.
After Hours Play
The center is open on the 1st and 3rd Thursday night from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. for those that may want to play a game of pool, bocce, shuffleboard, horseshoes, use the computer lab, checkers, board games, fitness room, or join the Happy Roberson Club at Gift Bingo.
Answers to Crossword Puzzle:
Across 4. Decorate 7. Egg 8. Dye 9. Chick 10. Jellybean 11. Bunny Down 1. Chocolate 2. Hunt 3. Parade 4. Daffodil 5. Basket 6. Bunny 9. Candy
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Word Games-Holiday Edition
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Continued
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Easter Edition-Recipe
For More Fun Recipes visit
www.mccormick.com
INGREDIENTS
(10 servings)
6 eggs
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. Freshly ground
pepper
4 c. milk
12 slice dense white
sandwich bread
1 large red bell pepper
3 cups coarsely grated
cheddar cheese
Egg & Cheese Soufflé
Have an interesting or fun recipe idea? Please
use our Suggestion Box to drop off any recipe
ideas to be shared with others. If yours is
chosen, we will be sure to share with all
readers of this bulleetin so everyone can try
your great recipe!
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1. Beat eggs, mustard, salt, pepper, and milk together in a large
bowl. Stir in bread, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
3. Cut red pepper into 1/4-inch pieces. Stir red pepper and
cheese into bread mixture.
4. Oil a 9’x13’ inch baking dish, pour in bread mixture and
bake for 1 3/4 hours. Remove and let stand for 5 to 10
minutes before cutting into squares to serve.
Preparation
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Get Involved-DESG Needs YOU!!!
.
Each spring, thousands of people enjoy partici-
pating in a Local Senior Games in North Caroli-na. The qualifiers are invited to participate each
fall in the Senior Games State Finals held in Ra-leigh. Every two years, the State Finals winners qualify to represent North Carolina at the Na-
tional Senior Games. State Finals 2018 will be the National Qualifying event in North Carolina for the National Senior Games in 2019 to be
held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in June..
"“Senior Games is about embracing ag-ing and being never too old to play, to learn and to share." Gael Hogan
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MYRTLE BEACH TRIP!!!!!
.
E.L. Roberson Senior Center Invites You To Join Them On A Vacation To
Sunny Myrtle Beach Situated along the beautiful South Carolina coastline, Myrtle Beach is a top vacation destination. The area’s mild climate, beautiful beaches, and endless entertainment options make it the perfect spot for a getaway.
Your 3 Day/2 Night Vacation Package Includes: 2 Night Ocean Front Hotel Accommodations, located on the famed “Golden Mile of Myrtle Beach”! 2 Breakfasts and 1 Wonderful Dinner 2 Spectacular Myrtle Beach Shows Including: The Carolina Opry – Two hours of high energy entertainment blending
humor and dancing with everything from Rock’n’Roll, Broadway, Coun-
try, Classic Hits, Pop, Melodies, and Gospel!
Alabama Theater – The Alabama Theater introduces “ONE”, the new
show combining extraordinary talent, iconic numbers, sizzling visual
elements and extravagant costuming with hit songs from many exciting
musical genres into a production critics call a ‘Mega Hit’!
Alabama Theater Backstage Tour—Discover how 24 performers, 8
stage hands, 2 producers, 1 writer, 1 director, 1 choreographer, 1 costume designer, 4 seam-
stresses, 1 set designer, 1 lighting designer and 1 sound designer bring you the most out-
standing production show on the east coast.
Visit to Broadway at the Beach—With 350 acres, the largest entertainment venue of its
kind in the state features unique specialty shops, exceptional dining, and award-winning at-
tractions all surrounding the magnificent Lake Broadway.
Enjoy Myrtle Beach’s Sandy Beach or Relax by the Pool
Standard Taxes, Meal Gratuities & Baggage Handling, Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation
For Information and/or Reservations, Please Contact: Alan Miniard @ 252-641-4263 Date of Trip: October 29 – 31, 2018 Price: $419.00/Per Person – Double Occupancy Travel Protection: Travel Protection can be purchased at $51.00/person – Double Occupancy. If you wish to purchase Travel Protection, please send in a separate check made payable to PML Travel & Tours. Trav-el Protection should be purchased at the time of your initial deposit to ensure full benefits. Fuel surcharges
by all transportation companies may be assessed. Insurance premiums are non-refundable.
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Monthly Calendars
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Tarboro Parks & Recreation Staff
Travis Stigge Parks & Recreation Director
Niki Barnes Administrative Assistant
Thomas Perkins Supervisor of Athletics
Alan Miniard Senior Center Supervisor
Deloris Armstrong Nutrition Site Manager
Janet Casper General Service Specialist
Catina Morris Cook
Quenesha Wiggins Cook Assistant
E.L Roberson Center
305 West Baker Street Tarboro, NC 27886 Phone: 252-641-4263
Fax: 252-641-4287
252-641-4263
ACTIVITIES
Nutrition Site Helpers
Committee Members
Advisory Board Senior Games Ambassadors
Senior Games
Program Assistants
Receptionist
Instructors
Please contact us and will
can place you in an area of
interest.
Daily Activities Billiards
Board Games
Checkers
Dominos
Connect Four
Puzzles
Outdoor Games
Card Games
Library –Reading
Lunch
Computer Lab
Nutrition Information
Exercise
Fitness Room
Walking Trail
DESG Practices
Coffee/Snacks
Game Room Fellowship
Weekly Activities
Classes
Bible Study
Shopping
Monthly Activities
Devotion
Gift Bingo
Blood Pressure Check-Up
Birthday Celebration
Coping & Living Class
Advisory Board
Club Activities
Committee Meetings
Annual Activities
Trips
Parties
Valentines
Easter
4th of July
Christmas
Down East Senior Games
Health Clinics
Fund Raisers
Seasonal Activities
Aquatic Exercise
Swimming Lessons
Volunteer Banquet
Fellowship Programs
We need and desire your input-Please use our Suggestion Box to offer ideas-Thanks