Zest for Life JanFeb 2014

Jan/Feb 2014

2060 W. College Ave • Santa Rosa, CA 95401 • 707-543-3745 • www.santarosarec.com • Volume: 2 Issue: 1

INSIDe THIS ISSUe! Mark your Calendar

Try Something NEW for the New Year!

PSW Reception

The New Year is a great time to reflect on the past, but more importantly it’s a time to focus on making the future fantastic. If you have goals or resolutions for the New Year, we want to help you fulfill the promises you made to yourself.

Instructor Spotlight

Here are some ideas on how to make the most of next year …

Health & Fitness Corner

1. Make New Friends

3. Enjoy Life More

Have you been playing scrabble or cards online? Why don’t you come down to the center for a game and meet new people! We offer Mah-Jong, Poker, Hand & Foot, Pinochle and more. See the drop-in schedule for times and days. Don’t play alone.

Become the artist you have longed to be. Learn to draw, paint or create mosaics. We have talented and friendly art instructors who will help focus your creativity and take your art to the next level.

Lots of planned activities...... 2 Reception to Celebrate the Completion of the Person Senior Wing .......................... 2 Meet Jae Newman ............... 4 February is Heart Health Month .................................. 4

Around Town

Strut Your Best St. Patty’s Style .. 5

Did you know?

Book Exchange at Person Senior Wing ....................... 5

Noteworthy Upcoming Opportunities

Crab Feed Tickets Available … 6

4. Learn Something New

We have a great group of volunteers and staff here to share their Exercise doesn’t have to be a drag. passions with you. Have you We have a number of fun activities: considered learning how to strum a ukulele, jam on the harmonica or line dancing, table tennis, and learn to speak Spanish? All these belly dancing are just a few of the amusing ways you could get more opportunities are available at the Senior Centers. All levels are welactive. And find something you like! You don’t have to commit, just come; come explore your interests! give it a try - our exercise classes are all drop-in and beginners are always welcome.

2. Fitness and Weight Loss

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Mark Your Calendar

BVSC = Bennett Valley Senior Center PSW = Person Senior Wing LBHG = Luther Burbank Home & Garden

JANUARY Jan 1 Jan 3 Jan 10 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 20 Jan 24 Jan 31 Jan 31

Centers CLOSED, New Year’s Day NO DANCE Dance, Tom Shader Trio, Finley 9-Ball Tournament, BVSC Dance, Steve Luther, Finley Centers CLOSED, MLK Day Dance, Carl Green, Finley Dance, Jess Petty, Finley Sho-Ka-Wah Casino Trip

FEBRUARY Feb 7 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 17 Feb 20 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 28 Feb 28

Dance, Larry Broderick Trio, Finley Dance, Tom Shader Trio, Finley Crab Feed at Finley Centers CLOSED Presidents Day 9-Ball Tournament, BVSC Project Completion Reception, PSW Dance, Steve Luther, Finley Carl Green Sho-Ka-Wah Casino Trip

A Final BIG “Thank YOU” Join us February 20, 2014 from 3:30-5:00pm for a Reception to Celebrate the Completion of the Person Senior Wing.

You will hear from the people who made this facility possible and get a chance to take a peek at the whole building.

As we wrap-up this project, it is important to reflect on the path that led us here and the people who walked that path with us. We would like to say “thank you” one more time to the many hands that made this center a reality.

Barbara Holmes president of Seniors Inc. put it best, describing the decade long process as “once merely the idea of a few, which eventually became a passion for many volunteers, board members and community supporters alike. That passion led us to never give up and never let go, and culminated in a new and beautiful senior center where all can gather, enjoy, and make many memories for generations to come.”

To all who touched this project – THANK YOU; we are truly grateful.

Please Note: Ballroom dances are now $8.

Noteworthy Upcoming Opportunities Go Paperless

Thursday Morning Motivations Water Fluoridation in Sonoma County Presented by Dawna Gallagher-Stroeh. An opportunity to have your questions about water fluoridation answered.

Thurs, January 9, 2014, 10:30-11:30am, Bennett Valley Senior Center, Please RSVP #64351 Sequoia Senior Solutions Stanton Lawson from Sequoia Senior Solutions will demonstrate how we can live longer, more independently, in our own homes at incredibly low costs. If you are concerned about the rising cost of living at home as we age, this is the discussion you want to listen to!

Thurs, February 13, 2014, 10:30-11:30am, Bennett Valley Senior Center, Please RSVP #64352

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Drop-In Activity Schedule Bennett VAlley Senior Center 704 Bennett Valley Rd • (707) 545-8608

PerSon Senior Wing 2060 College Ave. • (707) 543-3745

monDAy 9:00-10:10 Tai Chi 9:00-10:30 Computer Classes 9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise 10:30-12:00 Needlecraft 11:00-2:00 Bingo 11:00-12:30 Computer Classes tueSDAy 9:30-11:00 Basic Spanish 9:30-11:00 Intermediate Spanish 11:00-12:30 Advanced Spanish 11:00-12:30 Conversational Spanish 11:00-12:00 Introduction to Spanish 10:00-11:00 Stretch & Bend 10:30-11:30 Better Balance WeDneSDAy 9:00-10:00 Rosen Method Exercise 9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise 9:00-10:30 Computer Classes 9:00-12:00 Ladies Billiards 9:30-12:00 Blood Pressure 10:30-2:00 Chinese Mahjong 11:00-12:30 Computer Classes 11:00-12:30 Line Dance 12:00-2:00 Party Bridge thurSDAy 9:00-10:00 Tai Chi w/ Dr Carl 9:00-11:00 Wii Games 10:00-11:00 Stretch & Bend 10:15-11:30 Silver Singers Choral 10:30-12:00 Neuropathy 1st Thurs 10:30-11:30 Thurs Morn Motivations 2nd Th 10:30-12:30 Whist 11:15-2:00 Party Bridge Lessons 11:00-12:00 Caregiver Support 3rd Thurs 11:00-12:00 Use It or Lose It 3rd Thurs 12:00-1:00 Legal Aid Clinic 1st Thurs FriDAy 9:00-10:00 Morning Exercise 9:00-10:00 Chair Yoga 9:00-11:00 Computer Lab 11:00-2:00 Bingo

monDAy 9:00-10:00 9:30-10:30 10:00-12:00 10:00-2:00 10:30-12:00 11:00-12:00 11:30-12:30 12:00-12:30 12:30-3:30 1:30-3:00 tueSDAy 9:30-10:30 10:00-11:00 12:30-4:00 11:30-12:30 1:00-3:00 1:30-2:30 2:00-4:00 WeDneSDAy 9:30-10:30 10:00-11:30 11:30-12:30 12:30-4:00 12:00-3:00 1:00-4:00 1:30-4:30 thurSDAy 9:30-10:30 11:30-12:30 1:00-4:00 FriDAy 9:00-10:00 9:30-10:30 10:00-12:30 10:30-11:30 10:30-12:00 12:30-4:00 12:30-4:00 12:45-4:30 2:00-3:00

$4.00 Pre Reg $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 Pre Reg $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $7.00 $2.00 Pre-Reg $2.00 FREE $2.00 Pre-Reg $2.00 $2.00 $3.00 $2.00 $3.00 $2.00 $2.00 FREE $2.00 $2.00 Free Free Free $2.00 $4.00 $1.00 $2.00

Boomer Blast Fitness Line Dance Rebels Needlecraft Hand and Foot History Beginning Ukulele Yoga with Donna Harmonica Party Bridge Book Club 3rd Mon

$6.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $7.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

Pilates as We Age Zumba Basics Bridge/Exp Players Yoga with Donna Pedro Belly Dance Fitness Photography 1st & 2nd Tues

$7.00 $6.00 $2.00 $7.00 $2.00 $5.00 $2.00

Line Dance Rebels Discussion Group Yoga with Donna Pinochle Experienced Ukulele Scrabble Ping Pong

$2.00 $2.00 $7.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

Pilates as We Age Yoga with Donna Texas Hold’em Poker

$7.00 $7.00 $2.00

Boomer Blast Fitness Line Dance Rebels Mah Jong Better Balance Experienced Line Dance Pinochle Bridge/Exp Players Ping Pong Line Dance Practice

$6.00 $2.00 $2.00 $4.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

Finley Community Center

MONDAY 12:30-4:00 12:30-4:15 FriDAy 1:00-4:00

• Free activities require a Senior Center Membership

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Pinochle Duplicate Bridge

$2.00 $4.00

Ballroom Dance

$8.00

Instructor Spotlight Introducing Jae Newman Jae Newman is a Pilates and Movement Educator. Her classes focus on 5 core components – balance, breath, core strength, flexibility and posture. Pilates has many benefits; practitioners report they are stronger, longer, leaner, and have an easier time accomplishing the tasks of everyday life. Jae wants to, “help people live a healthier more comfortable life” and she is prepared to help you reach your goals.

Jae has 12 years of Pilates teaching experience. She has taught hundreds of people the joy and

work of Pilates. She is known for her patience and working with special populations and conditions including non-exercisers, seniors, pre and post-surgeries needs (including joint replacement) and weight loss.

Look for Jae’s “Pilates as We Age” class at the Person Senior Wing T/Th 9:30-10:30am, dropin $7. Jae will also be offering a “Practical Movement” class in the spring, look for more information in the Spring/Summer Activity Guide which will be available the first week of February.

Jae Newman

Health & Fitness Corner February is Heart Health Month Prevention starts with every• Make your calories count by one. Protect yourself and your eating a heart-healthy diet high in fresh fruits and vegFebruary is Heart Health Month loved ones from heart disease and stroke by understanding the etables and low in sodium and Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the risks and taking these steps Trans fat.

United States. One in every • Get up and move your body three deaths is from heart by being physically active for • Take control of your heart health by following your docdisease and stroke – equivalent at least 30 minutes on most tor’s prescription instructions. to 2,200 deaths per day. This days of the week. month, we are highlighting To learn more, visit • Know your ABCS: Million Hearts™, an initiahttp://millionhearts.hhs.gov • Ask your doctor if you tive dedicated to preventing should take an Aspirin the nation’s leading killers and Learn more about responding to every day. empowering everyone to make a heart related emergency. Join • Find out if you have high heart-healthy choices. us for a free CPR/AED class Blood pressure or Thursday, February 13, 2014, Cholesterol, and if you do, We can fight back against 1-3pm Person Senior Wing. get effective treatment.

Please RSVP # 71810 heart disease and stroke.

• If you Smoke, get help to quit.

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http://millionhearts.hhs.gov

Around Town Strut Your Best St. Patty’s Style at the 3rd annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K This year, celebrate the Irish Holiday with a walk, jog or run in the third annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K hosted

by Santa Rosa Rec & Parks and Fleet Feet Sports on Sunday, March 16, 2014! And while the pace you choose to take on the trail makes no difference, your St. Patty’s Day style does because the judged costume contest presented by Wine Country Radio returns this year! This fun event is for everyone, so sign up your families… the kids, grandkids and even the dog!

The 5K route will start and finish in Juilliard Park and post-race festivities include live music, great gifts, food trucks and, of course, the costume contest. All event proceeds benefit Santa Rosa Rec & Parks.

For more information, visit www.srcity.org/spdrun or call (707) 535-3737. Online registration opens January 19, 2014.

Don’t delay –registration prices increase in March .

St. Patrick’s Day 5K

Did You Know?

Roberta’s Reading Room Book Sales The Person Senior Wing is now accepting book donations for “Roberta’s Reading Room” the library and book exchange on the second floor. We will be selling gently used paperback and hardback books as well as puzzles. Paperbacks will be sold for $1 and hardbacks for $2.

We are happy to now accept your donation of books to add to the library’s collection.

We DO NOT accept the following:

• Encyclopedia sets • Magazines or National Geographic • Time-Life book sets

Please remember these guidelines when preparing your books for donations: • Donations of up to 2 boxes/bags at a time are accepted during open hours.

• Please do NOT leave donations outside the doors when we are closed.

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• Books with mold/mildew, cigarette smell, very worn covers, missing or torn pages • Children’s books • Music records and cassettes, instructional material CD/cassettes • Children’s classroom textbooks or teachers guides Please help us by following these guidelines as we have a limited number of volunteers sorting through these donations.

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Recreation & Parks

2060 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95401

www.srcity.org/seniors

For accessible information call (707)543-3292/ TDD (707) 543-3289 M-F 8am-5pm

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