Sarah & Ariel reveals what's happening at the Senior Center this August 2024 (audio)

FM #1255 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1255 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Sarah Amaral, Director, and Ariel Doggett, Programming & Volunteer Coordinator with the Franklin Senior Center. We had our discussion at the Franklin Senior Center on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

 

We talk about 

• Guided Meditation

• Intro to line dancing. Come learn the basics before joining our line dancing class at 11. 

• Neuroscience of Mental Health

• Hip Hop Chair Dance Class

• Laughter Yoga

• Pizza and Movie Night: If

• Eat Around the World: Iceland

• Memory Cafe 

• Monthly Party: Fish Fry with Barbershop Quartet

And many other aspects of the very busy and fun place that the Senior Center is for the whole community, not just seniors!

The show notes include links to the Senior Center page ,the calendar of events and to subscribe to the once  a month newsletter 

The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1255-franklin-ma-senior-center-august-2024-highlights-07-31-24/

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Franklin Senior Center page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc 

August newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/august_newsletter.pdf 

Subscribe to the newsletter -> by calling 508-520-4945

August 2024 Calendar of Events ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/2024-08 

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Sarah & Ariel reveals what's happening at the Senior Center this August 2024 (audio)

Franklin Senior Center: Weekly Email Blast 7/17/20

Hello Everyone,

This week we on July 20th at 1pm- Nurse Trish will be discussing the signs and symptoms of stroke and the importance of time via zoom! - Do you know that the faster a stroke is treated the better your chances of a full recovery are?  Learn the signs and symptoms to help save someone's life.  Presented by Nurse Trish - email pcollotos@franklinma.gov to attend

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/day/2020-07-07

Link to Franklin Matters - https://www.franklinmatters.org/

Link to the Town's webpage - https://www.franklinma.gov/

Tips

Chair aerobics - improve strength 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7zCDiiTBTk

Senior Chair Dance Party - Sit and get your groove on!  WHOOT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esu3vstQqDU

Music

Greatest hits from the 1950's and 1960's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I299tJVbpAQ

Rock and Roll the early days - a documentary.  FILLED with music and the history of rock and roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD2Om1g3B3o

Just for Fun

5 massive dam failures all caught on camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSxWwTAG6gA

Airplane History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcqxI-OJ1mk

10 amazing machines you never knew existed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2hYsl1MDg

Incredible and unusual houses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzqns8WQKKI

10 of the strangest cars ever built

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5-SyM2RJjI

Humor

Animals can be so silly - Funny animal videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdGVxaA59c

Jeanne Robertson - Grandma Freddie's trip to the Holy Land

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KUttI3noRk

Kindness Matters

Animals saving animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pieJ-GSdyx8

How you treat people is who you are. A kindness motivational video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTsvSAItPqA

Attached you will find:

1. Donna's activity page https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFABy-qchSK5IOMw0U9XtviRJ4_hKX8K/view?usp=sharing
2. Coloring page - thread https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GB_MjJ4K5fb9EJJklQZ6kluS5F--zTsZ/view?usp=sharing
3. Wacky Wordies https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aGjGy0JyoWeeDji45NWnzdrAoS6wpxs6/view?usp=sharing
4. Detective page https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VJwlpOQRdcumbSwOno1Twk3qDQZHXTNS/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

Virtual programming

What's happening at the Senior Center? This is where you will see the options for virtual programming (online usually via zoom) and who to contact to join.  Please reach out to the hosts in advance so that you get the invite link for the program you want to attend. You can also check out happenings on our town page.  https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc

MONDAY

SPECIAL EVENTS are listed below by date. 

TUESDAY

10am - Chair Exercises with Judi - email judivperez@gmail.com  to attend (7/14 start)

11am - Total Body Conditioning with Judith - 30 minute exercise class - email

 JudiVPerez@gmail.com for the link to attend to attend

11am - Low Vision Support Group - email Mgundersen@franklinma.gov for instructions on

     how to phone in. MEETS EVERY OTHER TUES)

11am - Audio Book Discussion Group - email mgundersen@franklinma.gov for instructions

 on how to phone in. MEETS EVERY OTHER TUESDAY

5:30pm - Quarantini Time - virtual cocktail hour - email adoggett@franklinma.gov for the link to 

attend

WEDNESDAY

11am - ZUMBA with Judith - email judivperez@gmail.com to attend (starts 7/8)

11am - Be Well Coffee Hour - email pcollatos@franklinma.gov for the link to attend - this is an

 informal hour of conversation, socialization, friendship and you can ask Nurse Trish

 questions. 

4pm - Caregiver support group (2nd & 4th Wed of the month) email 

elaine.owens@verizon.net for the link to attend.

THURSDAY

11 am - Total Body Conditioning with Judith - 30 minute exercise class - email 

JudiVPerez@gmail.com for the link to attend

FRIDAY

11am - Sunshine Club - email adoggett@franklinma.gov for the link to attend. You must be a 

member of the supportive day program or respite program to attend.

12:30 - TOPS program - email patdamour@yahoo.com for the link to attend

July special virtual events

July 20th - The signs and symptoms of stroke and the importance of time! - Do you know that the faster a stroke is treated the better your chances of a full recovery are?  Learn the signs and symptoms to help save someone's life.  Presented by Nurse Trish - email pcollatos@franklinma.gov to attend

July 27th - 10am Sound Renewal, a mindful meditation with Molly Rabuffo - email adoggett@franklinma.gov  to attend

July 27th - 3pm MEMORY CAFE - Join us for the toe tapping music of Ray Valente.  Ray plays all your favorites and is sure to get you up dancing.  Email adoggett@franklinma.gov to attend. 

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.cdc.gov/ 

https://www.who.int/

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/urgent-alerts/coronavirus-information-portal-updates-here

MEMORY CAFE!

For those of you who attend our Memory Cafe events I invite you to learn more about attending a VIRTUAL Memory Cafe through Zoom!  There are many options to choose from.

https://www.memorycafedirectory.com/cafe-connect/

--

Ariel Doggett

Virtual Program Coordinator

Respite Coordinator

"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll

There is no act of kindness too small

Franklin Senior Center: Weekly Email Blast 7/17/20

In the News: 100 years of the 19th Amendment; ZēLUS Beer designed specifically active lifestyle

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Massachusetts ratified the 19th Amendment 100 years ago, ensuring a woman’s right to vote. Though more women are running for office and casting more ballots than men, female elected officials are still in the minority. Women make up 28.5% of the Massachusetts Legislature. 

When Shirley Anita Chisholm, the first black congresswoman in the United States, met 6-year-old Yvonne Spicer, she said her job was “to help people.” 

Spicer, who lived in the congresswoman’s hometown of Brooklyn, New York, was immediately enamored by her. 

“I think about that experience and where that seed was being planted when I was six,” said Spicer, Framingham’s mayor and the first African-American woman popularly elected mayor in Massachusetts."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190623/womens-right-to-vote-is-no-guarantee-for-equal-representation




"ZēLUS Beer was designed specifically for your active lifestyle"

"Though the Zelus Beer Company launched in 2015, the Medfield brewer has been somewhat incognito, operating from an office and warehouse not open to the public. 

The company is set to change that soon; it has been building a “tap room” at 1 Green St. to feature its offerings, and plans to open it in coming days. 

Company founder Geoffrey Pedder said the company - named for Zelus, the Greek personification of competition and rivalry - began with the intent of connecting to anyone who’s active. 

“It was designed and developed with athletes in mind,” he said. “We do want to be known as the home for wellness beers, which is a big segment of the market.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190622/new-tap-room-for-medfield-brewer

According the the Zelus webpage, the tap room is indeed open
https://www.zelusbeer.com/home

Zelus Beer Company

Sometimes it takes 82 days

Weymouth resident Andrea Honore has been visiting Governor Baker’s office daily to highlight her opposition to the compressor project. She posted this today as her Day #82 entry:

"Holy flying pancakes, you guys!

I’m still processing this in what’s left of my brain. I’ll post more tomorrow.

For now, there’s this:
BAKER ORDERS STATE TO INVESTIGATE COMPRESSOR STATION ISSUES

By Michael P. Norton

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 17, 2017…
Requesting a public health assessment and thorough airing of public safety concerns, Gov. Charlie Baker has directed state agencies to investigate issues raised by opponents of a controversial natural gas compressor station planned along the Fore River in North Weymouth. 

In a letter dated July 14 and released by Baker’s office on Monday, Baker said his administration would examine claims about project impacts, gather public health data, and facilitate the presentation to the federal government of public safety concerns. And while he reiterated that the “primary decisions” about the project will be made by the federal government, Baker said he’s committed to ensuring that community concerns are “heard fully.” 

“We recognize the serious concerns that have been raised by many, including constituents in your town and neighboring communities, regarding a proposed natural gas compressor station to be sited along the Fore River,” Baker wrote in a letter to Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund, a former state senator who has called the federal review of the project “a rigged process.”

You can continue reading the post and the other 81 days that preceded this
https://sitwithandrea.wordpress.com/

image from Sit With Andrea webpage

The demise of guys

Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Now retired from teaching for over 50 years, he makes this presentation at TED about the demise of guys.
Video is less than 5 minutes long. You may need to return and watch it multiple times!










For information on a related topic, how little time outside is creating a 'nature deficit disorder'


Note: email subscribers will need to click through to view the video on Franklin Matters

Plenty to do and see in Franklin this weekend

The Franklin Art Center opens an exhibit  Friday night from 7:00 - 9:00 PM featuring Victor Pisini
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/grand-opening-of-franklin-art-center.html

The Downtown Partnership holds its "Beautification Day" Saturday morning starting at 9:00 AM
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/2011/04/franklin-beautification-day-to-be-may.html

The Library Book Sale and DPW "Touch a Truck" is Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/library-book-sale-dpw-touch-truck.html

The Franklin Art Association will hold its Spring Show at the Hayward Mansion
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1990774277/Franklin-artists-to-display-works

Get your car washed and drop off bottles and cans to recycle at Parmenter School
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/parmenter-school-car-wash-and-bottlecan_18.html

The HMEA 10th Annual Walk Run Roll & Stroll in the Park on Sunday
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/steve-nelson-helps-with-hmea.html

Did I mis anything?

Franklin, MA

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

Dave Meslin talks about the antidote to apathy and outlines the seven barriers:

1. Intentional exclusion
2. public space
3. the media
4. heroes
5. political parties
6. charitable status
7. our elections

You have been anointed. You have been chosen. Do something about your community today!



Franklin, MA

What gets you going?

There are plenty of choices to get involved this evening. Be active!

Exercise?
Join the Franklin Citizens Rail Trail subcommittee meeting to plan for a fund raising road race.
Meeting at the Y at 7:30 PM

Environment?
The EPA will hold an information session and immediately following a public hearing to solicit feedback on their new storm water regulations.
Meeting at 6:30 PM at Tri-County Regional Voc Tech

Education?
The School Committee holds their second scheduled meeting for June this evening.
Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Bldg


Franklin, MA

Senior Center Activities - Sep 2009

The Senior Center has a whole lot of things happening. Take a gander through the listing for September!

The first page alone covers activities from the Men's Club, to having your hearing screened, to card games, to driver training, and to credit counseling.

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io

If you can't find something to do, maybe you can get something together for next time!

If your parents are living in Franklin, do they utilize the Senior Center (assuming they qualify by being over 60). If they don't use the Senior Center, I would be curious to understand why.

Quick clarification

The prior posting on "We have no one to fault but ourselves" was meant as a call to action for the 80% of the Franklin voters who did not cast their ballot in November 2007.

While there may be differences in views on this item or that, I have great respect for all our elected officials, especially those on the Town Council, School Committee, Finance Committee, and the other elected committees that contribute to this town.

They give much of their time to perform their duties on our behalf.

Contrary to what some apparently believe, they do not get paid for what they do. It is a volunteer effort and public service initiative much like my own efforts here.

• To the 1 in 10 Franklin voters who cast your ballot in November 2007, reach out to your neighbors at any opportunity you have, gently remind them of their civic duty.

• To the 9 in 10 Franklin voters who did not cast your ballot in November 2007, please, please get involved. Take a step forward. Attend a meeting. Be informed. Cast your ballot when the next election rolls around.

Franklin will be a better place with all involved.

If you don't think you should be involved, stop me around town some time. You should be able recognize me by now. I'd like to find out why.

• Finally, to all Franklin resident that are eligible to vote but have not yet registered, please consider doing so. The Town Clerk's office is open with convenient hours Monday-Friday. It is a quick and easy transaction.

PS - My thanks to Town Council Chairperson Chris Feeley for taking the time to provide feedback on the prior posting and to enable this clarification.

"every person has a place in the political spectrum"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted Dec 18, 2008 @ 12:41 AM

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Life in the Barack Obama administration is tough - it's a seven-day-a-week, 15-hour-a-day job, leaving precious little time for loved ones, or really anything else.

But for Franklin native Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, who serves as President-elect Barack Obama's associate director of personnel after working three presidential campaigns, it's all worth it.

"I love what I do. There are so many great parts of my job. To me, the best part is, I get up every morning and do something I believe in," said O'Malley Dillon.

"I really have been lucky - I've lived in Louisiana, South Dakota, Florida, and got to know people from all over the country, and it's been a tremendous experience," she said.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here