COA Chapin Senior Center, September, 2016

Programs and Events

Press release

Tom & Tom’s Men’s Discussion Group

Mondays  8:45am

We want to hear your stories and we’ll share a few of our own.

Come visit over an endless cup of coffee!

French Discussion Group

First and Third Mondays at 4:15pm

Join this casual, friendly group to practice your language skills and have fun.

Participants at all skill levels are welcome!

Spanish Discussion Group

Second and Fourth Mondays at 4:00pm

Interested in practicing your Spanish? Join our Spanish Discussion group! For all conversation levels. For more information call COA at 526-6368. Meetings will begin Monday, Sept. 12.

Chair Exercises 

Mondays and Fridays  10:15am

This low impact exercise program is perfect for those looking for an

easy, effective exercise routine.

Walking at Proctor Academy Gym

Monday through Friday  8:30-10:00am

Please call COA at 526-6368 for more information.

Walk-In Painting Group

Tuesdays  1:00pm

Bring your current painting project to work on. This is an informal group and we’d love to have you join us.

RSVP Bone Builders Exercise Program

Tuesdays and Fridays  10:00-11:00am

This senior exercise program helps strengthen bone, build muscle and improve balance. You can exercise while seated or standing using small hand weights. Classes are held in the Newbury Heights Community Room, 52 Newbury Heights Road, Newbury.

Line Dancing with Dee Connors

Wednesdays at 10:15

Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London

Line dancing includes a variety of styles of dancing, needs no partner, and is lots of fun! An excellent form of exercise for both the mind and body.

Classes will be held through October 26.

Needlework Craft Group

Wednesdays  1:00-3:00pm

Love to cross stitch, do needlework, quilt, knit or crochet? We do, too! We’d love to chat, laugh, and get to know the folks who enjoy the same hobbies we enjoy. Please join us!

Tai Chi

Wednesdays  2:30pm

Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London, NH

Women’s Discussion Group

Fridays 9:00am

Get to know your neighbors over a casual cup of coffee.

Join friends to visit, chat and share!

Bingo!

Fridays  2:00pm

Ten games for $5. Ten bingo sheets with 6 cards on each sheet.

Participants must be 55 years old and older.

Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.

Bridge

Duplicate Bridge – Mondays at 12:45pm and Wednesdays at 9:15am

Contract Bridge – Thursdays at 9:30am

Games!

Poker – Tuesdays at 2:00pm

Hand and Foot Card Game– Wednesdays at 1:00pm

Dominoes – Thursdays at 4:00pm

Mahjong – Fridays at 12:30pm

Meditation Class

Saturday, September 3 and Saturday, September 17    10:00am

Meditation is a process of transforming the mind. It enhances clarity, concentration, relaxation and positive mind states while alleviating stress, anxiety, depression and other medical conditions. This is done by focusing the mind, staying present and being aware of thoughts. We will be sitting in chairs and will be doing some silent/guided meditation sessions along with contemplations. No prior meditation experience is necessary. These on-going classes will meet every other Saturday and will be guided by Ilene Venizelos. For questions or to register, please call COA at 526-6368.

Parkinsons Support Group

Tuesday, September 6   1pm

You are invited to join this lively, welcoming and supportive group!

Lunch is on the House at Abbott Library

Thursday, September 8 at 12noon

COA brings you “Lunch is on the House” at the Abbott Library in Sunapee.

Join us for a hearty meal and good company as you enjoy this beautiful library. This is a great chance to meet up with old friends or to get to know others who call Sunapee home. Looking forward to seeing you there!  Lunch will be held at the Abbott Library, 11 Soonipi Circle, Sunapee, NH. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.

VNA Foot Care Clinic at COA

Friday, September 9 9:30am-1:00pm

$25 (doctor’s order required for diabetics)

Please call COA at 526-6368 to schedule an appointment.

Long-Term Care Planning

Friday, September 9 10:30am

Learn more about your options for long-term care with Wayne Blanchard from ServiceLink.

Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up for this program.

Computer Class with Laura Thompson

Saturday, September 10    9:00am – 11:00am

(1/2 hour appointments beginning at 9:00am)

Are you looking for answers to questions about basic computer and iPad skills?  Sign up for a one-on-one half hour session by calling 526-6368.

Morning Book Group

Tuesday, September 13  9:30am

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Humanist & Agnostic Discussion Group

Thursday, September 15    1:30pm

At our last meeting we were supposed to discuss spirituality and whether or not one can be a spiritual person without also being religious, that is, without buying into a formal religious tradition. We never did decide this because the discussion, typically, wandered away from the topic and in this case into the concept of love and whether or not love is spiritual. We did not decide that issue either. But, undaunted, by the time you read this, we would have met for our August meeting and at least started to talk about soul. Who invented soul, and why? What proof have we that it exists? If there is no such thing as soul, how would that mess up most of the world’s religious beliefs? The soul train will meet on (right before Tai Chi, which is supposed to clarify one’s soul, or whatever). Come join us. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.

Movie & Pizza Night

Friday, September 16  5:00pm

“The Lady in the Van”

Based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith) a women of uncertain origins “temporarily” parks her van in in Alan Bennett’s (Alex Jennings) London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. What begins as a grudging favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.

Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.

LSRVNA Flu Shot Clinic at COA

Tuesday, September 20    1:00-4:00pm

Please bring your medical insurance cards. Medicare and Medicare Supplements, NH Medicaid and all private insurance plans are accepted. Cash cost is $25.