January 2017 Brunswick Senior Buzz

Happy New Year, Brunswick County

BSRI Highlights of 2016 page 3 Eating Mindfully in the New Year page 7 Holiday Photo Roundup page 12 Take a Tri p with Us! page 8

IN OUR OWN WORDS: Seniors speak out on how BSRI helps page 10

2222 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

(P) 910-343-8209

(F) 910-343-8836

Is Elderhaus PACE Right For Me? Elderhaus PACE (a Medicare approved Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) provides community based long term services and support care for those 55 years of age and older. It supports independent living while at the same time promoting community and quality of life by providing medical care, adult day care, on-going rehabilitative therapies, in-home care services, transportation and counseling.

To qualify for PACE Services:  The participant must live in the service area  The participant must be 55 years of age or older  The participant must meet nursing facility level of care  The participant must be safe in their living environment  The participant must have a payment source

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For More Information: www.elderhaus.com www.pace4you.org Elderhaus PACE PACE@elderhaus.com Elderhaus Home Care (910) 343-8209

PACE Service Area Brunswick County: Zip codes: 28422, 28451, 28461, 28479 New Hanover County: Zip codes:

28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412, 28428, 28429, 28449, 28480 SENIOR CARE THAT FITS YOUR FAMILY’S NEEDS!

Elderhaus—Adult Day Services Elderhaus has provided adult day care services for 35 years; to learn about Adult Day Health call (910) 251-0660. There are many coverage options for services as well as private pay. Elderhaus at the Lake is located at 1950 Amphitheatre Drive, Wilmington, NC.

Elderhaus Adult Day Care Day Health Enrollment enrollment@elderhaus.com (910) 251-0660

Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc.

3620 Express Dr. P.O. Box 2470 Shallotte, NC 28459 (910) 754-2300 (910) 754-9269 Fax Office Hours 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

BSRI Main Office Staff

 Jim Fish, President & CEO  Yvette Gosline, Vice President of Programs & Services

 Melody Stephens, Director of Operations

 Debra Marlowe, Organizational Development Coordinator

 Anita Langin, Accounting Technician

 Jennifer Sherman, Director of Case Management

 Eddie Jackson, Technology & Reporting Compliance Administrator  Teresa Muchler-Nogi, Data Systems Manager  Chauvet “Mel” Jackson, Operations Technician  Sarah Powell, Volunteer Coordinator  Karen Tierney, Receptionist BSRI Center/Site Staff

 Virginia Long, Ash  Vikki Hine, Boiling Spring Lakes  Mike Blandino, Calabash and Town Creek  Sandra Brooks, Leland

 Adrienne Brown, Leland  Marilou Smith, Leland  Shelley Cooper, Leland  Anne Gass, Shallotte  Kathy Gehlhardt, Shallotte  Derissa Gore, Shallotte  Lee Norris, Shallotte  Emory Saghy, Shallotte  Zach Canady, Shallotte  Beverly Bridgers, Southport  Randy Gillette, Southport  Doug Russell, Southport  René Tarquinio, Southport  Susan Whitley, Southport  Karen Kirkman, Sunset Harbor  Gloria Pieczarka,Supply  Mike McGurn, Thrift Store

Happy New Year! How happy I am that we have emerged from another calendar year with so much accomplished and so much on the horizon. I am happy about 2016, another year of many achievements.

Looking back, here are just a few things that happened: January 2016 – BSRI celebrates its one-year anniversary at Supply/ Lockwood Folly. Brunswick County closes on 10001 Beach Drive, which will become a full-service senior center in 2017.

February 2016 -County commissioners, town officials, members of the board of directors, BSRI staff, and the Leland community gather to celebrate and hold the groundbreaking of the new Brunswick Center at Leland.

March 2016 – BSRI achieves the coveted North Carolina Certified Senior Centers of Excellence title for its three senior centers, all achieving perfect scores!

April 2015 – BSRI holds its first-ever Volunteers Recognition Party. Our volunteers were treated to good food, good music, and a chance to be honored for their very important service.

May 2016 – BSRI enters into a

Jim Fish, BSRI President and CEO

contract with chef Ryan Gibbs to begin the process of certifying its kitchens, training staff, and organizing efforts to return Meals on Wheels food preparation in-house.

June 2016– BSRI once again closes its fiscal year on time and on budget.

The organization as a whole remains well positioned to meet its financial obligations with no reoccurring debt.

July 2016 – BSRI celebrates its oneyear anniversary with its Calabash thrift store. The thrift store contributed $20,000 toward programs and services for the Calabash, Carolina Shores, and Sunset Beach areas.

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August 2016 – County commissioners vote to vacate food services with Trinity Corporation, making official the plan to allow BSRI to prepare food at its senior centers.

September 2016 – Town Creek Park Senior Site celebrates its oneyear anniversary. The new site represents the 10th location under BSRI management in Brunswick County.

October 2016 –BSRI survives Hurricane Matthew and holds its 6th annual Seniors Helping Seniors event with more than 300 attendees and vendors.

November 2016 – BSRI is awarded a grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation to finish the up-fit of the kitchen in the new Leland senior center. The grant amount represented a base of $30,000 with an additional $20,000 available to be matched.

December 2016 – BSRI reaches its goal of preparing its own meals for the first time since 2012!

Brunswick County closes on 101 Stone Chimney Road, expected to open in early 2017.

The most important thing we did in 2016 was stay true to our mission. My hope for 2017 is health and prosperity with a focus on the things that matter most!

Open enrollment for most medical plans ended on Dec. 15, 2016.

BSRI and its team of volunteers were able to help more than 3,100 Brunswick County residents last year and are preparing for the

2017 Advantage open enrollment.

Advantage open enrollment begins Jan. 2 and will end Feb. 14.

Advantage open enrollment allows individuals to leave an Advantage plan and switch to original Medicare if desired.

Beneficiaries who return to original Medicare during this period will also have until Feb. 14 to join a Medicare prescription drug plan to add drug coverage. Coverage will begin the first day of the month after the plan gets the beneficiary’s enrollment form.

BSRI encourages all those who have questions concerning open enrollment and other health insurance issues to please call (910) 754-2300 to schedule an appointment.

Daniels and Daniels Construction wrapped up construction on the new Leland Senior Center. BSRI expects to open the new center in February.

BSRI is seeking community support from residents, businesses, and local nonprofits to assist with the needed supplies, furnishings, donations etc. that will be nonbudgeted items for the new Leland Center. If you would like to make a contribution, please call (910) 754-2300 and ask for Debra Marlowe.

BSRI completed work necessary to launch the new Brunswick Center at Supply, located at 101 Stone Chimney Road. We expect to open the new site toward the end of this month.

Photo by Carmen Daughtry

January’s cover photo is a winter scene

by Calabash photographer Carmen Daughtry, 2016 president of the Coastal Carolina Camera Club. Daughtry’s image

Health, prosperity, and things that matter most for 2017!

of an icy evening was awarded photo of

Your Devoted Servant, Jim

ahead that will help us appreciate

the year. It reminds us of the chilly days warm breezes when they arrive.

BSRI News

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he Calabash Senior Site hosted an Advance Directive / Power of Attorney Workshop in November.

Diana Cabrera, Randy Gillette,

Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center sponsored the workshop’s goal to Thomas Baston, BSRI participant at the Calabash site, encourage seniors to completes his advance directive in November with “Begin the Conversation” Cynthia Cheatum, Outreach Provider Representative about end-of-life and at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center. A healthcare planning. workshop will be hosted in Southport Jan. 19; see Before a crisis occurs, page 25 for details. seniors can sign a North Carolina Advance Directive, ability to make decisions yourself. sometimes called a power of attorney.

This legal document protects your Seniors are invited to attend right to refuse medical treatment you another workshop Jan. 19 in do not want, or request treatment you Southport. BSRI staff will be on hand do want, in the event you lose the to notarize the documents.

SHIIP/BSRI NEWS

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he Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security will be 0.3% for 2017. Due to this cost-of-living increase, Medicare beneficiaries will see an increase in their Part B premium.

Because of the SSA “hold harmless” provision designed to protect seniors, about 70% of Medicare beneficiaries will pay $109.00 for the Part B premium in 2017. This is up from $104.90 in 2016. The remaining 30% of Medicare beneficiaries who are not protected by the “hold harmless” provision will see their Part B premium increase to $134 for 2017. This is up from $121.80 in 2016.

The following groups of Medicare beneficiaries are not subject to the “hold harmless” provision and will pay $134 for Medicare Part B. 

Those beneficiaries who are not

collecting Social Security and are paying SSA directly for Medicare Part B. These beneficiaries have the letter “T” following their Medicare claim number. 

Those who enroll in Medicare Part B for the first time in 2017.

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Beneficiaries who pay an additional income-related premium.

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Dual eligible beneficiaries who have their premium paid by Medicaid.

The Medicare Part B deductible will increase from $166.00 in 2016 to $183.00 in 2017.

Most people do not pay a Medicare Part A premium because they or a spouse have at least 40 quarters of Medicare-covered employment.

Individuals with 30 to 90 quarters of coverage may buy into Medicare Part A at a premium amount of $227 in 2017, a $1 increase from 2016.

Those will less than 30 quarters of coverage may obtain Medicare Part A coverage by paying a monthly premium of $413 in 2017, a $2 increase from 2016.

The Part A deductible and coinsurance amounts paid by a beneficiary when admitted as a hospital inpatient and into a skilled nursing facility will be increasing in 2017.

Inpatient hospital deductible is increasing to $1316 for a 60-day benefit period and the Skilled Nursing Facility coinsurance is increasing to $164.50/day starting on day 21 of admission.

—Submitted by M. René Tarquinio, LBSW

Photo by Susan Whitley

Healthy Eating

By Ellen Connor Program Specialist

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he tinsel and ornaments are packed away. With another holiday season under our belts, many find a few extra pounds tucked under there too. So the timing of International Mindful Eating Day on January 26 is perfect.

Let’s begin with what “mindful” means. Mindfulness is being in the present moment; it means we are not in our mind, thinking about unresolved issues in our lives. How many times have you been reading and realize you have no idea what you just read, or after arriving home you don’t remember any of the journey? When we are mindful, we are focused on the exact moment we are in. Right now.

Studies show that mindfulness can reduce stress, enhance sleep, increase happiness, control blood sugar, and achieve weight management goals. Pretty impressive, right?

Neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt, author of Why Diets Make Us Fat,

defines mindful eating as “eating with attention and joy, without judgment.” The key is to listen to our bodies, to our hunger and satiety cues. It sounds easy – eat when we’re hungry, stop when we’re full – but this can be challenging. After repeated dieting, hunger and satiety sensations are forgotten and need to be relearned.

Mindful eating is giving ourselves permission to eat as much as we want, along with examining how that amount of food makes us feel. Aamodt notes the differences between controlled and intuitive eating: Controlled eaters restrict their food intake, resulting in frequent cravings. They are more vulnerable to binge-eating. Intuitive (mindful) eaters are less likely to be overweight or to be so food-focused.

So many dieters not only regain the weight they lost while on their weight loss regime, but gain even more weight, resulting in feelings of defeat and depression. Mindful eaters do not eat by the clock, or the size of the plate, or count calories, or purchase “diet” foods; they do not have the disappointment when weight loss goals have not been met

– in fact they do not have weight loss goals.

For the mindful eating experience, begin with food you like that provides nourishment. Select a peaceful and quiet environment free from distractions to help maintain a focus on the food. Take the time to enjoy the foods by using all the senses: Focus on the colors, smells, textures, flavors, and sounds of eating the food. If you find your attention wandering away from the food, accept this lack of attention, and bring your focus back to the food.

Midway through the meal, pause and examine how you feel. Rather than cleaning your plate, eat only the amount to feel comfortably full Listening to our bodies while fully enjoying food without guilt is life enhancing. For additional information on International Mindful Eating Day, go to the Center for Mindful Eating website at www.tcme.org.

The following recipe from the Eating Well test kitchen is easy, tasty and healthy, a great dish for mindful eating!

Trips

Pricing starts at $1099* per person based on double occupancy Full payment due at the time of registration Passport is required Deadline to RSVP, Cancellation penalties apply— Trip includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation from Brunswick County to pier (please note we will be traveling at night to save on cost), 8 day/7 night cruise to Tortola, British Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, includes cabin, shipboard meals, port charges, taxes and transfers in Orlando/Port Canaveral.

Departure Locations Vary

$399 per person based on double occupancy Deadline to RSVP & Cancel: Jan. 6, 2017 This trip includes: deluxe motorcoach transportation, 2 nights hotel accommodations, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner, 1 lunch with entertainment onboard the Odyssey Monument Cruise, Guided tour of Washington, DC, Visit to the Smithsonian Institute Museums, standard taxes, meal gratuities and baggage handling.

Departure Locations Vary Minimum of 40 people needed

$799 per person based on double occupancy, $100 deposit due at the time of registration Please RSVP in person at your local Senior Center Trip departs from Shallotte Deadline to RSVP, Cancel and final payment due: Friday, March 3

Trip includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation, 5 nights hotel accommodations, 5 breakfasts, 2 dinners including 1 dinner at the New Orleans School of Cooking, Evening Hotel Receptions with Hot Food and Spirits, Guided Tour of New Orleans, Tour an Old Fashioned Louisiana Plantation, Cruise the Mississippi on a Steamboat, Free Time in the French Quarter, Visit to Harrahs Casino, Guided Tour of Atlanta with an optional dinner with entertainment for an additional $60, standard taxes, meal gratuities and baggage handling.

Minimum of 40 people needed

$209 per person based on double occupancy, due at the time of registration Please RSVP in person at your local Senior Center.

Deadline to RSVP & Cancel with no penalty: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 Trip Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach transportation to Cherokee, NC, 1 night hotel accommodation, 2 days incentives ($20 free slot play voucher, $20 food voucher), standard taxes and fees.

Departs from The Brunswick Center at Shallotte Minimum of 50 people needed

At the time of the deadline for the newsletter, details were not finalized so stop by your center for more details!

Trip Opens: Friday, Jan. 6 $69 per person, due at the time of registration Deadline to cancel and RSVP: Friday, Feb. 17 Trip includes: deluxe motorcoach transportation, taxes, fees, meal gratuities, winery tour, family style meal at Mikes Farm, and Hay Ride.

Trip will depart from Leland, NC Minimum of 35 people needed Please RSVP for Trips in person at your local Senior Center. All additional payments other than deposits can be paid in installments unless otherwise noted. Special dietary needs or room requests, please notify us at the time of registration.

Departure locations vary.

Volunteers

Southport Senior Center began preparing and packaging meals for the home bound seniors on our Meals on Wheels program Dec. 19.

Please help with our new nutrition program! This is a great way to give back to your community and spend a few hours a week preparing a meal for a senior in need.

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Volunteers are needed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from about 8 to 10 a.m. and Thursday from 7:30 to 10 a.m.

If you are interested in supporting our home bound seniors, please call Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Powell at (910) 754-2300 ext. 1028 or spowell@bsrinc.org .

Photo by Sarah Powell

The Pilot Club recently awarded Pick-Me-Up gifts to BSRI Meals on Wheels drivers. Each year the Pilot Club chooses a group of caretakers to receive gifts for appreciation of their hard work. The club donated more than 100 gift bags to BSRI volunteers. Above and below are a few of the Shallotte Meals on Wheels volunteers receiving their gifts.

We ♥ BSRI

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rom time to time we like to check up on how we’re doing. We asked participants at our senior centers how BSRI has helped them to be healthier, more active, and more independent.

Here are a few of their answers.

Sybil Clemmons: As a participant/senior in Shallotte, I feel the programs have been very beneficial to my health, especially line dancing and exercising. Interaction among the seniors is excellent. Through the joy and happiness of others, the quality of life here prevails.

We ♼ BSRI

Meeting Our Mission

’Tis the Season

To Be Jolly

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Activity Calendar January 2017 Subject to change

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Thursday 5 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show 12:00 Lunch

10 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show 12:00 Lunch

12 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00

17 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00

Board puzzle Exercise TV game show Lunch

19 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00 12:15

24 10:00 10:45 11:00 12:00

Board puzzle Exercise TV game show Lunch

31 12:15 Blood Pressure Check 12:00 Lunch

Board puzzle Exercise TV game show Lunch

Board puzzle Exercise TV game show Lunch Nutrition Presentation

26 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV Game Show 12:00 Lunch 10am Board puzzle 10:45am Exercise 11am TV game show

Boiling Spring Lakes Senior Site BSRI Nutrition Program at Boiling Spring Lakes Parks & Recreation Department 1 Leeds Road Boiling Spring Lakes, NC 28461 910-363-0018 Operating Hours: 10am to 2pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 910-754-2300

January 2017

Boiling Spring Lakes Senior Site Activity Calendar

Monday 2

Closed for

New Year’s

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10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

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10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

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10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

30 10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

*Subject to change Wednesday Thursday

Tuesday 3

9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga 10:15am Brunch & Movie

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

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10:15am Walking 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

11 10:15am Walking 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

18 10:15am Walking 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club 25 10:15am Walking 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

5 9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

12 10:00am Garden Club 9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

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9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

Friday 6

10:15am Qi Gong 11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

13 10:15am Qi Gong 11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

20 10:15am Qi Gong 11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

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10:15am Qi Gong 11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club Check out the Boiling Spring Lakes City Websites for more information!

www.bslprd.com www.cityofbsl.org

Calabash Senior Site Calabash Senior Site Calabash Presbyterian Church 8820 Old Georgetown Road Sunset Beach, NC 28468

Activity

January 2017

CALENDAR

Wednesday

Monday 2

BSRI’s Thrift Store 10001 Beach Dr. Calabash, NC Whether shopping, donating, or volunteering, your support of BSRI’s Thrift Store @ Calabash helps to provide vital services and resources for our senior participants.

Donations???

Site closed for the Holiday

9 10:00 am 11:15 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Game 16 10:00 am 11:15 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Game

Reading Exercise Lunch Corn Hole

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Call (910) 579-7488

10:00 am 11:15 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Game

to schedule pick-up.

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Your support is greatly appreciated!

Reading Exercise Lunch Corn Hole

10:00 am 11:15 am 12:00 pm 12:30 pm Game

Reading Exercise Lunch Corn Hole

Reading Exercise Lunch Corn Hole

Mike Blandino, Site Manager/Service Assoc.

Call 910-368-5348 or 910-754-2300 For Reservations Operating Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

Friday

4 10:00 am Reading 11:15 am Exercise 12:00 pm Lunch

6 10:00 am Reading 10:45 am BINGO 12:00 pm Lunch

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10:00 am Reading 11:00 Blood Pressure Screen 11:15 am Exercise 12:00 pm Lunch

10:00 am Reading, 10:30 am BINGO 12:00 pm Lunch

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10:00 am Reading 11:15 am Exercise 12:00 pm Lunch

10:00 am Reading, 10:30 am BINGO 12:00 pm Lunch

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10:00 am Reading 11:15 am Exercise 12:00 pm Lunch

11:15am 12:00pm~Exercise 12:00pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Cards & Games

10:00 am Reading, 10:45 am BINGO 12:00 pm Lunch

Cards & Games

Oak Island Senior Site Oak Island Community Center 102 S E 47th Street Oak Island, NC 28461

Deanna Eddinger, Community Center Director 910-278-3622 0r 278-6552 BSRI Main 910-754-2300

Senior Activity Calendar January 2017 (Subject to Change)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

3 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

4 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 am Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

5 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Sit & Be Fit 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO

10 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

11 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30pm Wii Bowling

12 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Chair Yoga 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO

17 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Card Games & Social Time

18 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 am Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

19 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Sit & Be Fit 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

24 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

25 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30pm Wii Bowling

26 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Chair Yoga 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO

31 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

Happy Birthday Angela Zarcaro 1/7 Ernest Brooks 1/12 Phyllis Patrick 1/15 Virginia Hamrick 1/25 Betty Jean Anderson 1/27

The Brunswick Center at Leland Activity Calendar

January 2017

Subject to change

EVERY MONDAY

EVERY TUESDAY

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 10:00 Crafts/Painting 10: 30 Seated Chair Aerobics 11:30 Tai-Chi w/ Isabella(*) 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Painting w/Bobbie & Geri-Fit w/ Juanita

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 8:30 Stretch and Core 9:15 Rise & Shine Gentle Yoga with Juanita 10:30 Balance w/ Isabella 11:30 Making jewelry w/ Phyllis 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Tai-Chi Chair w/ Isabella

1-4 Free Choice

1-4 Free Choice

MONDAY 2

9 Pilates w/Isabella 1:30(*) 16 Closed for Martin Luther King Day!!!

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Strength &Core 8:30 Chess Club 9:45 Line Dancing 9:45 Adventures in Walking 10:45 Aerobics Chair Exercise 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Yoga with Juanita 2:00 Chair Yoga w/ Juanita 3:00 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (*) 1-4 Free Choice

TUESDAY 3

CENTER CLOSED

EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY THURSDAY 8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 10:30 BINGO 12:00 Lunch

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 10:00 Crafts/Painting w/ Bobbie 10:00 Geri-Fit w/ Juanita 12:00 Lunch 1:30 Yoga with Juanita 2:30 Tabata w/ Juanita (*)

1-4 Free Choice

1-4 Free Choice

WEDNESDAY 4

THURSDAY

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6 11:30 Intro to Line Dancing w/Linda

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13 11:30 Intro to Line Dancing w/Linda

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20 Donuts with the Director 10:00 – 11:00

Grooming Day @ BCC depart at 10:00

18 17 10:30 Canvas Paint w/ Jeri

FRIDAY

5

9:30 Canvas Paint w/ Jeri

10 9:30 Canvas Paint w/ Jeri

EVERY FRIDAY

11:30 Intro to Line Dancing w/Linda 23 Pilates w/Isabella 1:30(*) 30 Pilates w/Isabella 1:30 (*)

24 9:30 Canvas Paint w/ Jeri 31 9:30 Canvas Paint w/ Jeri

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Lunch served At 12 noon.

Except Wed. at 11:30 Contact Adrienne for reservations (910) 371-3560

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The Brunswick Center at Leland

1490 Village Road, NW Leland, NC 28451 910-371-3560

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

~A NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence~ Sandra Brooks, Center Director Adrienne S. Brown, Assistant Director

Tea anyone???

Januar y is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!!!

In memory of those that have fallen

According to the American Cancer Society, cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. Preventive measures taken over the last 30 years have contributed to the decline in the cervical cancer death rate by more than 50%. Increased screening tests have been the main reason for the decline.

Screenings can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops. It can also detect cervical cancer in its early stage. Getting vaccinated against human papilloma virus (HPV) is another way to prevent cervical cancer. The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the cause of most cases of cervical cancer.

The American Cancer Society is actively fighting cervical cancer by creating an awareness, helping people get tested, helping them understand their diagnosis, and helping them get the treatments they need. The American Cancer Society also funds new research to help prevent, find, and treat cervical cancer. The Brunswick Center at Leland invites you to participate with us by wearing the colors teal and white during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

A Special Thanks to Ryan Gibbs, Santa (A.K.A. Audie Lowrimore), The Leland Line Dancers, The Leland Ambassadors and all those who made our Christmas Party such a huge success!!!

and in honor of those that have survived, the Brunswick Center at Leland is hosting our first Leland Cervical Awareness Tea Event and you are invited. Join us for morning tea and cookies as our guest speakers bring awareness about cervical cancer and how to take preventative action.

Friday January 20th at 10:30 am

The Brunswick Center at Leland invite you to join the Senior Tar Heel Delegates: Brian Flanagan & Audie Lowrimore January 27th, 2017 at 11 am for the NC Senior Tar Heel Legislator Month Advocacy Event

LELAND VOLUNTEERS WE NEED YOU!!!!

The Leland Center needs substitute Meals On Wheels Drivers. If you can help us please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Powell at (910) 754-2300

Ongoing Activities and Events DROP-IN/FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES: Puzzles, Computer, Books, Newspaper, Card Games, TV, Wii, Exercise Equipment, Shuffleboard, Checkers/Chess, Rummikub, Simple Sewing, Horseshoes, Socialization, Walking Track, Board Games FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES DAILY 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM * Class Fee -$5

Coffee with friends, billiards, and morning news.

Monday –Friday at 8am

Chess Club Monday-Friday at 8 am

BINGO Every Thursday at 10:30 am

GeriFIT w/ Juanita Mondays at 12:30 pm Fridays at 10 am

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte Activity Calendar

JANUARY

Subject to change

EVERY MONDAY 10am 10:30 am 10:30am 11am 11am 11:45am 12:15pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 3:00pm

Beginner Line Dancing Weekly Updates Line Dancing Exercise Class * Stretch and Tone w/ Nancy ($5) Lunch Bingo Tai Chi w/ Dean Knit/Crochet Zumba Gold

EVERY TUESDAY 10:30am 11:00am 11:00am Noon 1:15pm 1:30pm 2:15pm

MONDAY 2

CENTER CLOSED

Exercise Class Walgreens Presentation GeriFit Lunch Tai Chi w/ Dean Scrabble *Yoga w/ Charlotte ($5)

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Located at the Reception Desk

EVERY THURSDAY

EVERY FRIDAY

Meditation Class 10am Beginner Line Dancing 10:30am Line Dancing 11am Adult Coloring 11am Exercise Class Noon Lunch Noon *Pilates w/ Angela ($5) 12:30pm Bridge 1pm Shopping 1pm Rummikub 2pm Table Tennis

10am Yoga w/ Nancy 10:30am Exercise Class 11:00am GeriFit Noon Lunch 12:30pm Intro to Microsoft Office Suite 1:15pm Tai Chi w/ Dean 3:00pm Zumba Gold

Computer Class 9:30am Ladies Pool / Billards 10am Pilates 10am Choral Group 10:30am Craft Class 11am *Aerobics ($5) 11:45am Lunch 12:15pm Bingo 1pm Art Class 1pm *Tai Chi w/Keith 2:30pm *Tai Chi w/Keith (Tai Chi Classes $5 each class) 7pm Bluegrass Music

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

9am

TUESDAY 3

Suggestion Box

4

5

8:30am

6 10:30 am Blood Pressure Screening

by Amedysis Hospice 1pm Tai Chi “Open House”

9

16 CENTER CLOSED

23

10

17

24

11

18

25

11:45am Nurtition Presentation

13 Craft Class Cancelled 11am Meet Your Senior Tar Heel Legislators.

Light Refreshments Served

19

20

11am Sip ‘n’ Chat

10:30 am Blood Pressure Screening

by Amedysis Hospice 1pm Movie Day “Brooklyn”

26

27Birthday Day

12

11am Tax Tips and Updates from AARP Tax Representative Mike Ferris 30 12pm Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class

31

*Fee based Classes noted above

Boost Available for Purchase During Center Hours 8am to 4pm

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte 3620 Express Drive Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-2300 x 1001

—An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence— Anne Gass, Center Director Kathy Gehlhardt, Assistant Director

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Featured Events … Items of Interest Senior Tar Heel Legislature Presentation, January 13th, 11am, multipurpose room (upstairs). Light refreshments served. Please plan to attend this very important meeting.

Funding for senior centers has not met the needs of the aging baby boomer's generation who now constitute more than two-thirds of the 50-plus population. Senior Center General Purpose money is vital to support critical center operations. To maintain operation, senior centers must have resources from a variety of sources that include federal, state, and local governments, special events, participant contributions, and grants and volunteer hours.

The North Carolina Senior Center Alliance (NCSCA), Advocacy Committee is supporting the North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislatures’ call for the increase of funding for Senior Centers by an additional $300,000 in recurring funds.

Make your voice heard! Funding affects all seniors in all 163 senior centers in 96 counties in NC, including us!

The center will be CLOSED Monday, January 16, in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Zada Mae is back to teach her fun Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class, Monday, Jan. 30, 12pm-3pm. Fee $22 (includes all materials). Must call to register by Monday, Jan. 23. Don’t miss this interesting and beautiful southern artisan tradition.

Shopping to North Myrtle Beach and lunch at Cracker Barrel—yumm! Friday, Jan. 20, 9:30am. Don’t forget to wear your pavement-pounding, bargain-hunting, getthere-first shoes.

Bridge Class. We now have a teacher for beginner bridge if enough interest is shown. If so, class will be held in the multipurpose room (upstairs) on Wednesdays at 10am. Date to be announced.

NEW Aerobics Class with instructor Angela!

Fridays, 11am, upstairs in multipurpose room.

Fee Based $5.

Open House, Tai Chi and Qigong, Friday, Jan. 6, 1-4 pm. Meet the teacher, Keith Webb, and hear about the slow gentle movements that combine with breath practices to relieve stress, feed your body with the oxygen it needs to heal and thrive.

Try the practices either seated or standing.

Income Tax Time is Coming! Join AARP volunteer Mike Ferris on Friday, Jan 27, 11am, for his tax preparations and updates presentation. Find out what you need to know before tax time is here.

Caregiver’s Support Group to start in February 2017 will be facilitated by Jennifer Sherman, B.S., M.A., Director of Case Management for BSRI. Because this is a caregivers’ group, we know that finding time to attend can be difficult. However, we want to accommodate your schedules. Please call Anne Gass or Jennifer Sherman with your preferences. We are excited about providing this support and hope you will help us help you. And...thank you for doing what you do!

Ongoing Events Weekly Update/ Sip ‘n Chat Share your questions, suggestions, or comments every Monday at 10:30am and every third Thursday at 11am.

Coffee’s hot and free!

Blood Pressure Check RN Rebecca Green of Amedisys Hospice will be here every 1st and 3rd Friday at 10:30am. No appointment needed.

Celebrate Birthdays Celebrate these special days with us on the last Friday of every month. We’ll sing, eat cake, and have fun. Party hat and dancing optional.

Loose Change Challenge A special thanks to all who donated their loose change.

Know that we are grateful for your support of the center’s senior programs.

Movie Day Now showing: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1pm “Brooklyn.”

Free admission, popcorn and candy.

Soft drinks and water available for purchase.

Monthly Quotes Nothing is impossible. The word itself says "I'm possible." Audrey Hepburn One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. Unknown

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte 3620 Express Drive Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-2300 x 1001

—An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence— Anne Gass, Center Director Kathy Gehlhardt, Assistant Director

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Got “after Christmas” boredom? We have the cure: great crafts, including Cake Decorating!

Classes are limited to 6 people (unless noted). Signup and payment for ALL craft classes is by 4pm on Monday. Some classes require participants to bring certain items so we can keep class fees low.

Ask what you need to bring when you sign up, or check the Buzz or the flyer at the center. Remember to register with our center before attending classes if you haven’t already done so. Come join the fun!

Note: Beginning this month (January), all Thursday craft classes will be moved to Friday — same time: 10:30am!

Tuesday Classes Friday, January 6 & 27, 10:30am Cake Decorating 101—Cupcakes.

We’re taking a break this month from our usual Tuesday Learn the basics from Wilton craft classes. We’ll let you know when they resume.

Method Instructor, Margarete Thanks for your understanding.

O’Leary. Class fee $5, plus supplies.

Friday, January 13 —No Crafts Call the center for a list of supplies you’ll need to bring. The decorating tips used in class will be available Friday, January 20, 10:30am from us for $3 (set of 4)—pay when No-Sew Scented Valentine Sachet $2. you get to class. (Tip: Wal-Mart All materials included. Great to put in usually carries the supplies you’ll dresser drawers, closets, or your car— need, but, get them early to ensure you have them in any place that needs a little refreshing. time. We will not have extras. ) Any problems, call us.

(Note: pictures may be representative of projects. ) LOOK! Coming in February—Ukrainian Egg Painting Class, Monday, Feb. 6, 12:30pm .

Limited seating. Details to be announced.

Happy crafters proudly show their Paint ‘n’ Take and fall wreath class projects!

A sincere thanks to everyone who took time from their day to spend it with friends at the center.

Y’all come back, now, y’ hear?

Maybe it was the camaraderie—or the complimentary candy—that made this group so happy. No matter.

We all had a ton of fun and that’s what crafting together is all about.

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte 3620 Express Drive Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-2300 x 1001

—An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence— Anne Gass, Center Director Kathy Gehlhardt, Assistant Director

I’m at the center quite often these days, and, a result, I have the pleasure of getting to talk to many seniors.

Guess what I’ve discovered? Some seniors live “secret lives.” Lives beyond what they did for a living. Lives aside from families and friends. Lives beyond obligations and responsibilities.

The secret life of Julia Wheeler. I never knew my friend Julia had a secret life: doll-making, until she brought her award winning cloth doll, Gertie, into the center! That opened the door to a plethora of questions.

Julia was raised as an only child in Tupelo, MS; became a nurse; married a sailor; and started her life’s journey.

Being an only child, dolls were her “buddies.” She subsequently attended a porcelain doll-making class at Fayetteville Technical College and was forever hooked!

Heads, arms, legs, body. There are many methods to doll-making: cloth, porcelain, composition—even leather.

Depending on the type of doll you’re making, it may also need structure: a “skeleton” that supports the doll’s postures. Otherwise, they’re simply soft-bodied, malleable dolls that can’t really be posed or stand.

While Julia enjoys making cloth dolls, she primarily makes porcelain ones. Liquid porcelain is poured into a mold then fired to a soft stage, cooled, cleaned, smoothed, contoured, then “hard fired” so it can be painted. Next: repeated painting and firing until the parts are finished and ready to use.

Once assembled, time to make clothing. If the doll is an antique reproduction, clothing must reflect that time period in both style and fabric as closely as possible.

Otherwise, Julia lets her creativity and imagination guide her. Working steadily, Julia can complete a doll in about a week if there are no complications (such as breakage!).

Julia competes in the Doll Artisan Guild and the Int’l Doll Makers Assoc. Show. She sells her dolls, too, and enjoys consignment work. Julia loves her secret life, but says the art of doll-making is waning. Julia encourages others to try their hand at making dolls.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

In their secret lives, they indulge their heart-felt passions which manifest in amazingly creative ways.

Today, I’d like to share with you the secret life of one very talented senior (with permission, of course).

After reading her story, I think you’ll agree: Seniors Rock—and I don’t mean in rocking chairs!

Julia with a few of her one-of-a-kind custom dolls.

Photo Legend: 1/ Antique “Century Baby” was produced by the Kestner Company in Germany about 1830. It won Best in Category at the July 2000 Doll Artisan Guild Competition in Orlando, FL. 2/ The pin cushion doll is from the Sealy Company.

3/ Gertie, the senior bathing beauty, won Best in Category at the 2016 International Doll Guild Convention in Panama City, Florida.

4/ The tall dark doll is Vanita, an Australian aborigine child designed by Kay Wiggs (Australia).

5/ The “big baby” was designed by Expressions Mold Company.

Get Connected to Your Senior Center! Tired of being the last to know what’s happening at the Center? Send your email info us at agass@bsrinc.org and we’ll keep you posted about new activities, changes/updates, and cancellations. We will never share or sell your email—it’s strictly between us!

Show Me the Money!

BSRI Financial Statements and IRS Form 990 are online at www.bsrinc.org.

The Brunswick Center at Southport Southport Senior Center Activity Calendar

January

Subject to change, ($, denotes instructor fee; M, demotes material fee)

EVERY MONDAY

EVERY TUESDAY

EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY THURSDAY

EVERY FRIDAY

7:30-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 7:30 Yoga & Pilates 8:30 Coffee w/Friends 9 :00 You Can Do IT 9:30 Mah Jongg 9:30 Hand & Foot 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10:30 Adult Coloring 10:30 Beg. Tai Chi 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 1:30 Ballroom Dancing 1:30 Mah Jongg 2 Total Body Conditioning 3 “ABS”olute CORE Power ($)

8-8 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Beach Walk @ Caswell Access 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9:30 Party Bridge 10:30 Yoga w/ Ella Hill ($) 11:45 Lunch 12:00 Walgreens Presentation 12:00 Beginning Yoga 12:30 Wii 12:30 Cornhole 12:30 Ladder Golf 1 Silver Paddles 1:30 Gentle Cardio & Core 2 Senior Splash 2:30 HIITS 2:30 Art Smart 3:30 Basketball 6:30 Square Dancing ($)

8-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9-12 Begin, Adv., Int. Watercolor ($) 9:30 Geri-Fit 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10 Jewelry 101 (M), resumes Jan. 11 10 Caregiver Support Group-4th Wednesdays (no support group this month) 10:30 Tai Chi ($) 10:45 Easy Does It 11:45 Lunch 12:15 Bible Study 12:30 Wii 12:30 Silver Samurai ($) 12:30 Games 12:30 Afternoon Movie (M) 2:00 Ballet & Tap, resumes Jan. 18

7:30-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 7:30 Yoga & Pilates 8:30 Coffee w/Friends 9 Gerifit 9 Craft (M) 10 Knit & Chain Gang 10 Quilting 10:30 Bible Study 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 1:30 Gentle Cardio & Core ($) 1:00 Beg. Line Dance 2:00 Int./Adv. Line Dance 2:30 HIITS ($)

8-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9 Technology Workshop 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10 Sewing 10:30 Tai Chi ($) 11:30 Total Body Conditioning 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 12:30 Games 1 Pickleball 1 Photography 2nd & 4th Fridays 1:30 Hand Drumming 1st & 3rd Fridays Weekly Update Emailed

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

2 Center CLOSED for New Years

3

4 Shopping trip cancelled this month

5

6

9

10 9am MOB 11:45 Blood Pressure Checks by Amedysis

11 10 Jewelry 101 Resumes 12:30pm Senior Tarheel Legislature Meeting

12 9am MOB

13

16 Center CLOSED for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday

17 9am MOB

18 Ballet/Tap resumes at 2pm

19 9am MOB Noon Power of Attorney Event

20

23 10 Silk Scarf Dying

24 9am MOB 11:45 Southport Nursing Center/Liberty Home Care

25

26 9am MOB

27

30 10 Silk Painting

Silk Scarf Dying

31 9am MOB

Silk Painting

Monday Monday Jan. 30 Jan. 23 10am-Noon 10am-Noon Fee TBA Fee TBA RSVP RSVP

Calendar is subject to change… please email Randy at rgillette@bsrinc.org to receive regular updates Jewelry 101

Wednesdays Begins Jan. 11 10am-Noon Fee for materials No RSVP

January Closings

Monday, Jan. 2 New Years Monday, Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday

A Matter of Balance

Randy & Susan will be teaching A Matter of Balance Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am-11am Beginning Jan. 10, 2017 This is a falls prevention class that is 8 sessions. Please note, we must have 8 folks! RSVP

The Brunswick Center at Southport 1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461

Susan Whitley, Center Director

Phone 910-454-0583

Randy Gillette, Assistant Director

Office Hours: 8am-4pm,

Activity hours vary

Monday-Friday

Lunch Served at 11:45am

Senior Tarheel Legislators!

Meet your local Senior Tarheel Legislators Jan. 11 at 12:30pm, Please RSVP The Senior Tarheel Legislature is a group of county delegates who represent you!

The speak with the NC House and NC Senate on topics that seniors need funding for. Come learn how you can get involved and support the needs of seniors in our community!

Advance Directive / Power of Attorney Workshop Jan. 19, Noon-1pm The workshop’s goal is to empower seniors to Begin the Conversation about end-of-life and healthcare planning long before a crisis occurs. A North Carolina Advance Directive is a legal document that protects your right to refuse medical treatment you do not want, or to request treatment you do want, in the event you lose the ability to make decisions yourself. Sponsored by Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center.

BSRI notaries will be available.

Valentines Dance

Friday, February 24 7pm The Brunswick Big Band will perform beloved love and dance songs! $5 pre-paid donation for finger foods is appreciated Please RSVP by Valentines Day!

Let’s Get Artsy!

Jewelry 101 Wednesdays Begins Jan. 11 10am-Noon Fee for materials No RSVP

Silk Scarf Dying

Monday Jan. 23 10am-Noon Fee TBA RSVP

Silk Painting

Monday Jan. 30 10am-Noon Fee TBA RSVP

The Brunswick Center at Southport 1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-454-0583

Susan Whitley, Center Director Randy Gillette, Assistant Director

A Matter of Balance

Randy & Susan will be teaching A Matter of Balance Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am-11am Beginning Jan. 10, 2017 This is a falls prevention class that is 8 sessions. Please note, we must have 8 folks! RSVP

Office Hours: 8am-4pm,

Activity hours vary

Monday-Friday

Lunch Served at 11:45am

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Last month’s outpouring of love was more than we could ever imagine!

Thank YOU! Everyone who stuffed the stocking The Brunswick Newcomers Club The St. James Service Club Our new kitchen volunteers

Geri-Fit® Wednesdays-9:30am Thursdays-9am Geri-Fit® is an evidence-based group strength training exercise program for older adults of all senior ages and fitness levels. This tried and proven program helps rebuild strength that's been lost through the aging process. Just show up! No fee!

Chef Ryan Gibbs for the yum-o food!

Don’t forget to continue to support the wishing well and the basket drawing!

Financial Statements BSRI Financial statements and IRS Form990 are online at www.bsrinc.org

No Shopping trip this month.

Help Wanted!!

2 people that can work together to help create our part of the BSRI monthly senior newspaper the “BUZZ”. Responsibilities include page layout, writing interesting articles about the Southport Senior center, promoting all upcoming special events, and working with directors to ensure accuracy of daily schedule of activities.

This position will be about 4 to 5 hours per month.

Qualifications  Working knowledge of Microsoft Publisher  Ability to attend center events during the day and evenings  Working independently and with center staff  Goal oriented  Ability to meet deadlines  Photography This is a volunteer position with no pay. You will be given credit for articles written, photos taken and become a valuable member of the Southport Senior Center volunteer team!

Connect with US! Please email Randy Gillette at rgillette@bsrinc.org to receive updates with happenings at the center

NOTICE!!

The Brunswick Senior Center at Southport will be Closed Jan. 2 For New Years Jan. 16 For Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday

Let’s Get Artsy!

See page 27!

Sunset Harbor Senior Site Karen Kirkman, Manager 3911 Hickory View Bolivia, NC 28422 Call 910-754-2300 to RSVP

John Ingraham, LLC

Operating Hours: 9:30am-1:30pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Lunch Served at 11:45am

First Financial Education Centers

Sunset Harbor Senior Site Activity Calendar January 2017 Subject to change

Tuesday 3 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

Thursday 5 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social /Exercise Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

Safe Retirement Solutions Insurance, Planning, Wealth Management 5039-5 Main Street, Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-6921 www.johningrahamllc.com

10 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

12 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social /Exercise Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

19 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social /Exercise Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

24 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

26 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Exercise Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

31 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

17 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Supply Senior Site Lockwood Folly Community Bldg.

1691 Stanbury Road Supply, NC 28462 Site Manager:

Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 AM—1:30 PM To RSVP call 910-842-7020 (M, W, F) Or 910-754-2300 (T, TH)

Gloria Pieczarka

January 2017 Monday

Activity Calendar (Subject to Change)

Wednesday

Friday

2 SITE CLOSED

4 9:30am Reading, Cards, Games,Crafts.

Noon Lunch Nutrition Presentation 1:30pm Dancing to the Oldies

9 9:30am Games Reading Puzzles 10am Exercise 11am Bingo Noon Lunch 12:30pm Dancing with the Oldies Announcements 16 SITE CLOSED

11 9:30am Reading, Cards, Games, Crafts, Noon Lunch 12:30pm Games, Cards, Dancing to the Oldies

6 9:30am Games 10am Painting with Jean Groons Noon Lunch.

12:30pm Puzzles, Cards, Games.

Announcements 13 9;30am Games 10am Painting with Jean Groons Noon Lunch 12:30pm Puzzles, Cards, Games.

Announcements

18 9:30am Reading, cards, Games, Crafts.

11am Blood Pressure Screening Noon Lunch 12:3opm Games, Cards, Dancing to the Oldies

20 9;30 am Games 10am Painting with Jean Groons Noon Lunch 12:30pm Puzzles, Games.

Announcements

23 9:30am Games Reading Puzzles 10am Exercise 11am Bingo Noon Lunch 12:30pm Dancing to the Oldies Announcements

25 9:30- Reading, Card, Games, crafts.

Noon Lunch 12:30pm Games, Cards, Dancing to the Oldies

27 9:30am Games 10am Painting with Jean Groons Noon Lunch 12:30 pm Puzzles, Games Announcements

30 9:30am Games Reading Puzzles 10am Exercise 11am Bingo Noon Lunch 12:30pm Dancing to the Oldies Announcements

Town Creek Senior Site Mike Blandinno Site Manager Call 910-754-2300 Lunch Served at 12 PM

Town Creek Senior Site Bldg.

6420 Ocean Hwy Winnabow, NC

Outdoor Park Daily Activities (Weather Permitting)       

Tennis for Seniors Soccer for Seniors Park Exercise Equipment Walking Trail Shuffle Board Bocce Ball Horse Shoes

Activity Calendar January 2017 Subject to change

Tuesday

Thursday

334enior Lunch 3 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:30pm Games

5 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:30pm Games

10 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

12 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

17 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

19 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

24 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

26

31 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Lunch 12:45pm Games

Operating Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays

What’s for Lunch?

Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. Provides Nutritionally Balanced Meals for Seniors *Menus subject to change*

Fall/Winter

Monday

Tuesday 3 Chopped Memphis Pork BBQ Slaw Cold Apples Potatoes Bun Milk

Wednesday 4 Baked Spaghetti Salad w/ Ranch Pineapple Coconut Cobbler Noodles Zucchini Bread Milk

Thursday 5 Kielbasa Sausage Cabbage Cold Peaches White Rice Soft Roll Milk

Friday 6 Country Style Steak Succotash Tropical Fruit Potatoes Au Gratin Cookie Milk

9 Sloppy Joe Baked Beans Orange Loaded Mashed Potatoes Bun Milk

10 Chicken Piccata Peas and Carrots Tropical Fruit Cup Rice Pilaf Soft Roll Milk

11 Beef Stroganoff Broccoli Tropical Fruit Egg Noodles Soft Roll Milk

12 BBQ Chicken Thigh Green Beans Orange Mac and Cheese Zucchini Bread Milk

13 Chili Green Beans Peach Cup Corn Bread Rice Milk

16 Chicken Pot Pie Broccoli Brown Sugar Apples Biscuit Oatmeal Cookie Milk

17 Sliced Honey Glaze Ham Collard Greens Applesauce Mashed Potatoes Soft Roll Milk

18 Cheese Burger Mac Casserole Cabbage Cold Pears Macaroni Soft Roll Milk

19 Hamburger Steak w/ Gravy Okra and Tomatoes Cold Apples White Rice Soft Roll Milk

20 Chicken Salad Potato Salad Peaches Wheat Bread Cookie Milk

23 Chicken Pattie Honey Ginger Carrot Orange Juice Mac and Cheese Bun Milk

24 Southern Chopped - Pork Collard Greens Peach Cobbler Yams Soft Roll Milk

25 Meatloaf w/ Gravy Green Peas Pears Mashed Potatoes Roll Milk

26 Roasted Chicken – Breast Broccoli & Cheese Orange Herb Egg Noodles Roll Milk

27 Stuffed Pepper— Casserole Green Beans Tropical Fruit Rice Roll Milk

30 Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole Dill Carrots Cold Pears Rice Oatmeal Cookie Milk

31 Chopped Memphis - Pork BBQ Slaw Cold Apples Potatoes Bun Milk

2

Menu Suggestions are Welcomed, And Contributions Are Appreciated!

Cooking at home?

Obituaries Jack E. Boggess, 84, of Southport, (Dunbar, WV), died Friday, November 18, 2016 at Cape Fear Hospice.

Ruby Holt Lineberry, 85, of Bolivia, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at home.

Daphne May (Lines) Bridwell, 71, of Ocean Isle Beach, died Friday, November 18, 2016.

Betty Hartsell McCall, 77, died Monday, November 14, 2016.

Randy Chadwick, of Shallotte, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at home.

Margaret McMillan, 71, of Oak Island, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016.

William “Curt” Collyer, 80, of East Orleans, Mass., and Southport, died Friday, October 28, 2016.

Nancy Givens Moore, of St. James, died Thursday, December 1, 2016.

Mildred Gibbons, 94, of Ocean Isle Beach, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Brunswick Cove Living Center.

Thelma Ridenhour, 84, of Oak Island, died Sunday, November 20, 2016.

Ruth Gruver, 95, died Saturday, December 3, 2016.

Evelyn G. Hewett, 85, Supply, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 in SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia.

Kathryn Kaleta, 90, died Monday, November 21, 2016.

John Peter Larke, 78, of Holden Beach, (Lumberton), died Wednesday, November 23, 2016.

Robert Lee Lewis, 63, of Southport, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Joyce Evelene Watson, 75, of Supply, died Friday, November 18, 2016.

Donald Paul Wheaton, 74, of Supply, died Monday, December 5, 2016.

Ethel Mae Williams, 92, of Bolivia, died Sunday, November 27, 2016 in Ocean Trail Convalescent Center in Southport.

Byronnie “Barney” Kaye Williamson, 64, of Leland, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

Left: The Brunswick Center at Southport has a monthly gift basket drawing. Tickets are $1 each. At left is January's basket.

Right: Hunter Walker is our Christmas Basket Drawing Winner! Hunter also is a volunteer at the center helping clean tables for our pancake breakfast.

Southport Happenings Candlelight Reflections: BSRI patrons share their caregiving journeys in the form of stories, poetry, and memories Nov. 3 at the Brunswick Center at Southport.

Speakers from BSRI and area agencies also participated in the candle-lighting ceremony to recognize people living with memory impairments and chronic disease, and their caregivers.

Stockings for Seniors: Without fail, each year the St. James Service Club supplies gifts for the BSRI Stockings for Seniors program. This year the club supplied more than 240 gifts, and attached a food card to each gift. BSRI is very grateful for their support and dedication.

Having a great time at the State Fair!

Giant Stocking: An amazing outpouring of support filled our Giant Christmas Stocking for our home-bound seniors. At left is the overflowing stocking. At center, BSRI employee Mel Jackson places donated items in bags to distribute to Southport area seniors in need. At right, the Southport Newcomers Club gathered donations to brighten the holiday for area seniors.