The Chronicle

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Volume 8 Issue 10 October 1, 2015

Dear Friends of the Community Center,

The holidays are quickly approaching and we are thinking turkeys. Last year turkeys given out in the Food Pantry for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays cost over $14,000. We have even more families in the program this year and I have been ad-vised that the cost of turkeys will be higher per pound this year. No turkeys will be available at the Food Bank of Western MA this year.

There will be a Tag Sale on November 7th and the 5K Road Race on Thanksgiving Day to help with the expenses. If anyone would like to rent a table to do their own tag sale, we are renting space for $25.00 per table. Also if any one would like to rent a table with crafts to sell for the holidays, we would be happy to have you.

Please stop by and help us raise “Turkey money” for the Food Pantry.

Robin

Robin Bialecki, Exec. Director

TAG

SALE November 7th

We are raising funds to pur-chase turkeys for the Food Pantry for Thanksgiving

8 AM to 1 PM

Community Center Main Hall

12 Clark Street

Additional table space is available

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Community Care Kitchen Dinners

October 6th

Hamburg Sundae

(Mashed Potato with hamburg and gravy)

Corn

Apple Crisp

October 27th

Halloween Celebration

Beef Stew

Halloween Treats

Meals served from 4:30 –to-6 PM Rolls & Butter, Juice & Coffee Served with all meals

Wednesday Morning

Ladies Group will continue to meet on

Wednesday morning from 9 AM to 11 AM.

We are always looking for new helpers to knit and crochet– stop

in and join us!

On Going Here at Your Center:

Tae Kwon Do Class Monday and

Thursday nights from 6 to 8:30 PM

Cost $5.00 per class

Line Dancing– Class Schedule

Monday 1 to 2:30 PM Friday 9:30 to 11 AM

Landscape painting class with Carl Poole.

Bob Ross style of painting.

October 20th The class costs $20.00

plus supplies.

Clothing Closet

Hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9 AM until Noon and

Monday, Wednesday evening 4-7 PM

Food Pantry/Gluten Free Pantry

Monday 9AM—Noon & 4—7 PM

Wednesday 9AM—Noon & 4—7 PM

Board Game Thursdays

Scrabble Club and

National League Mah Jong

Groups meet from 9:30 AM to Noon.

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Meets every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 PM. Come and learn a sensible way to healthy living. For more information call Dolores at (413)- 203-1457.

Pitch Club - Monday,

Wednesday and Friday 9 AM until Noon

October 13th

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo

w/ Penne Noodles

Cake and Ice Cream

Easthampton Community Center

Board of Directors

meeting will be held Thursday, October 15th

at 1 PM

If you have any concerns and would like to be placed on the agenda, please call the office at

527-5240.

THANKS FOR THE ALL STAR DONATIONS To all of our friends at Philip’s Episcopal Church and Our Lady of the Valley Parish for their continued support for our Food Pantry. Trinity Lutheran Church, First Congregational Church of Southamp-ton, Ferry St. Package Store, Christ United Methodist Church, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, and the Westhampton Council on Aging, as always the foodstuffs you donate help so very much!

Thank you to Donald Payson; Dave and Melissa Fagnand; Clem Couchon; Gene and Anne DeFilippo; Nancy LaFleur, Donna Cush-ing, A-Z Storage (David, Melissa and Thomas Boyle) and Taralinkof family for your continued monthly support !

Thank You to Tandem Bagel for their donation of bagels to our Food Pantry and to Small Oven Bakery for their wonderful donation of bread, croissants and scones. They are very much enjoyed!

Many thanks to Big Y and the Southampton Women’s Club for collecting food donations at the Big Y Southampton. All of the cans and boxes collected at Big Y and Big E’s Supermarket are a big help to our Food Pantry Program– Thank You All!

Thanks to all who contributed to the United Way Diaper Drive! Diapers and baby wipes are so important to the families we serve and we appreciate you help with this important issue.

CLOTHING CLOSET We are accepting winter clothes at this time if you have any that you need to clean out of the closet. We are espe-cially looking for winter coats as the cooler weather is approaching. All clothing items donated are greatly appreciated!

Thank you for sharing with your neighbors.

It is truly appreciated!

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Travel News

November 12th– Fox-wood Casino-Bus Departs

at 8 AM and returns at 6:30 PM $30.00 per person Reservations must be made a week in advance to assure we have enough partici-pants to take the trip.

Radio City Rockettes– Christmas Spectacular Friday, Nov 20th-Show at

2 PM, luncheon in NY City prior to the show. $174. pp

December 10th– Newport Playhouse

“Getting Sara Married” see flyer on page 5 $126 per per-son includes bus, luncheon, show, all taxes and gratuities.

Please call the office at 527-5240 for your reservations.

RSVP PRESIDENTIAL AWARD WINNERS 2015

Congratulations to the RSVP award winners Retired Senior Volunteers, Martha Brogle, Dennis Daniels, Mary Daniels, and our own Pat Cunningham, Bernice Ellis, and Patricia Nault, were honored on Sept 24th for over 4,000 hours each of volunteering! They were awarded Presidential certificates in recogni-tion of their achievements. Pictured here with RSVP Director, Lindsay Bennett-Jacobs.

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Happy October from Mary Newton !

altar amber angel

art believe boil bookmark broil

build cake cookies cosmos

costumes creatures crock dean

dolly Don directions drink eat

elbow eyes gal giving grow

Halloween Party high flying hostess

into keep king land leader like

lily living lobby lovely mother

net October onion path reply rise

sad Sally station tea trick or treat

tumble umbrella wind wonderland

H I G H F L Y I N G I V I N G

O A A N G E L I V I N G N I K

S A L L Y L O V E L Y R O N N

T A T L O B B Y Y L L O D T I

E L O B O O K M A R K W N O R

S L R O Y W O N D E R L A N D

S E B E L I E V E H E E L O I

E R R L I N E E A T P A T I R

R B U I L D A S N A L D A T E

U M M O C A K E E P Y E R A C

T U M B L E C I T E A R E T T

A M B E R A O K E S I R H S I

E T A E R T R O K C I R T E O

R R E B O T C O N I O N O Y N

C A S O M S O C O S T U M E S

Work up an appetite for Thanksgiving Dinner and help raise funds to purchase turkeys for your neighbors in need! Walkers are also welcome!

To register go to https://eorcrunner1.wufoo.com

To get more information about this exciting event please check out Give ‘Em the Bird on Facebook

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Easthampton Community Center Presents...

NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

Only $126.00 per person

“Getting Sara Married” Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her mid-thirties,

much too busy to get involved in romance. Her Aunt Martha has decided to take matters into her own hands and find Sara a husband. Unfortunately, Aunt Martha’s method of doing it amounts to having the prospective

groom bopped over the head and brought to Sara’s apartment. Aunt Martha’s choice is Brandon Cates, a

young man who handles Aunt Martha’s finances. Although Brandon is engaged to be married, this does

not deter Aunt Martha. After being bopped on the head a few times, having a temporary loss of memory and experiencing several instances of mouth-to-mouth

resuscitation and a confrontation with the very angry fiancé, Brandon slowly comes to realize that Sara is really

the girl for him.

Price includes show tickets, luxury

mini coach transportation, driver

gratuity and an elaborate luncheon

buffet!

Join us at this festive time of year for a fun filled day of laughter and spectacular food at the Newport Playhouse!

Upon arrival we will enjoy an elaborate lunch buffet to include: Fresh fruit salad, Three bean sal-ad, and Beets. Rigatoni with meat sauce, homemade meat-balls, Roast chicken, oven roast-ed potatoes, BBQ chicken, peas and corn, Glazed Ham, baked beans, Italian Sausage and pep-pers, Sweet potatoes, vegetable medley, fresh baked Scrod, green beans, glazed carrots, rice and peas, fresh baked rolls and but-ter. Assorted desserts, hot coffee, decaf coffee and hot tea. (Please note that items are sub-ject to change.)

To reserve your seat call Robin at (413) 527-5240. 9Payment due by November 16th)

Motorcoach will pick up at the Community Center Depart 8:15 AM, Return 7:30 PM

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PERMIT NO. 45 Easthampton, MA

EASTHAMPTON COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. 12 CLARK STREET, EASTHAMPTON

OFFICE HOURS : Monday through Friday 8:30 AM until 5:30 PM

Friday AM– Office closed to go to the Food Bank

FOOD PANTRY/CLOTHING CLOSET HOURS:

Monday 9 AM until Noon and 4 PM until 7 PM

Tuesday (Clothing Closet Only) 9 AM until Noon

Wednesday 9 AM until Noon and 4 PM until 7 PM

SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Elders) Dick B will be available to answer all your health insurance questions.

Please call the office at 527-5240 to make an appointment.

SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) Assistance is available at your convenience. Please call the office at 527-5240 to make an appointment.

Fuel Assistance Questions ? Please call Community Resources and Advocacy, 17 New South St, Suite 116, Northampton

No Walk–ins Please make an appointment Phone 413 582-4237