Hello Everyone!
I hope you are enjoying the weekly email blasts. I would love to hear from folks about what you like, don't like or want to see more of! What programming would you like to join and be a part of? Do you know about the upcoming events this month? Name that Tune!!! Healthy Never Tasted So Good! Live outdoor concerts! Check out our offerings and sign up to join in the fun and win prizes!!
Staying Connected
Link to the Senior Center - https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc
Link to the Senior Center Calendar - https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events
Link to Franklin Matters - https://www.franklinmatters.org/
Link to the Town's webpage - https://www.franklinma.gov/
Tips
11 minute Sit and be Fit with Paul Eugene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_UWf_mNYnk
Chair exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaYDK_LH_uk
Chair Dance Yoga with Shelly Zac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GS1CWDIkYU&t=17s
Music
Top songs of 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHTUKcniD2U
Daniel Quick blows the judges away on the X- Factor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSCiXpRNTco
This young man wrote the most beautiful song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHhXq4aX-fc
Hallelujah - pan flute played by Wuauquikuna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxr8Qyd2t1E
Superstition by Stevie Wonder - I dare you to not start dancing when this plays! Thanks Donna for getting this stuck in my head!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g
Just for Fun
How is a kettle pond formed? Ranger Allen Reinhard answers this question. We are planning a zoom event with Allen soon! Be on the lookout in an email blast soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRNsToW84nY
Cute and Funny Baby Animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0O2pjCtptE
Tour Utah's "The Mighty 5 and Beyond" National Parks. An hour and a half incredible journey through some of America's most beautiful parks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFn-XYwVteE
Humor
Jeanne Robertson - "A Flight Attendant deals with a bad potato"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSKtnuRnsM
John Branyan - The weirdest name for a city you've ever heard of!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9UEGO5494
Kindness Matters
Animals saving other animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af4CfwZCAwc&t=359s
Have you ever wondered about those random painted rocks you find scattered around town? Or the kindness gardens filled with cheerfully painted rocks? This is the story of how kindness rocks started and the woman behind the mission. Watch the video link embedded on their site for a great, feel good story of kindness, compassion and hope. Have you ever made a kindness rock? https://www.thekindnessrocksproject.com/
Attached you will find:
Fun Filled activity page https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T-_f6VEukjVngaTGqMReIo1AI7gAEnR-/view?usp=sharing
Math count up, get your thinking cap on this is tough! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGr-ozKRGpAYm1Qx4HZcPjJ-2OnaC1gm/view?usp=sharing
Paint/color by number Owl - Easy https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I7hSsyeZCxwAKwnNrcdQ08cCfyvB4fav/view?usp=sharing
Paint/color by number Owl - hard https://drive.google.com/file/d/186Kbr2RUKqx7n2tBGtjvWQX9AXP1AqUy/view?usp=sharing
Love, virtual hugs and good health to you all! We are still here for you! Please feel free to email Donna and I with questions, concerns or just to check in!
Ariel & Donna
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EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS AT THE FRANKLIN SENIOR CENTER
October special events -call the Franklin Senior Center, visit our website or check out the October newsletter for more details about these programs!
Oct. 13th - Time Out Memory Cafe
Oct. 14th - Senator Rausch coffee hour
Oct. 15th - Senior coffee hour with local and state officials
Oct. 19th - Medicare update with SHINE
Oct. 19th - Grateful Days Memory Cafe
Oct. 20th - LIVE IN PERSON concerts
Oct. 21st - Talk Franklin Matters with Steve Sherlock
Oct. 23rd - Name that tune game show
Oct. 26th - Norfolk County Sheriff presents "Scams"
Oct. 26th - Memory Cafe with Wayne Neon
Oct. 30th - Healthy Never Tasted So Good - cooking demonstration and food pick up
October daily events - contact the senior center, visit our website or the newsletter for more details about our weekly offerings.
MONDAYS:
Tele Bingo - call in game
Book Discussion Group (Page Turners) 1st Monday of the Month
TUESDAYS:
Chair Exercises
Low Vision Support Group (1st and 3rd Tuesday)
Audio Book Club (2nd and 4th Tuesday)
Quarantini Time - Social cocktail group
WEDNESDAYS:
Blood Pressure and Sugar screenings
Zumba gold
Wellness consults via phone
Medical equipment distribution and donations
Fibromyalgia support group (1st wed of the month)
Caregivers Support Group (2nd and 4th wed)
THURSDAYS:
Chair exercise
Cardio strength and balance class
Current events discussion group
FRIDAYS:
TOPS (Taking off pounds sensibly)
SUNSHINE group (supportive Day)
REMEMBER:
When searching for information about the Coronavirus, COVID-19 please use caution! Unfortunately there are many false sites that contain viruses and malware that can threaten your computer. Many look like real sites. Your best bet is to go directly to the CDC, WHO or your local government page (links below).
https://www.franklinma.gov/home/urgent-alerts/coronavirus-information-portal-updates-here
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| Franklin Senior Center: Email Blast - Oct 9, 2020 |
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