There's a lot to do in Windsor! - Town of Windsor

December 18: Seniors Meet with Staff.
Each month the Senior Center staff meets with
seniors to share ideas and concerns. Come on
down and bring your ideas! Make our Senior
Center the best! Meetings begin at 9:15 AM.
Call 285-1992 for more information.
December 19: This month’s Golden
Fellowship meeting is our annual Holiday
Banquet. Golden Fellowship meets on the third
Wednesday of every month. Join us for a short
meeting, food, entertainment, trips and other
activities. $2.00 per year. Call 285-1992 for
information about the banquet.
December 20: The Senior Foot Clinic
begins at 9:00 AM at the Senior Center. $22.00
payable to the nurse. Call 285-1992 to sign up.
December 21: The ROLEO Club (Retired
Old Women Eating Out) Meets at Friendly’s
on Route 75 in Windsor Locks once a month.
The club gives ladies age 55 or older a chance
to meet and enjoy each other’s company and
solve the problems of the world. This is an
on-going club and new members are always
welcome. Cost is determined by what you order.
Call 285-1992 for more information.
December 26: Today’s the day we celebrate
the birthday of every Windsor senior born in
December. Call 285-1843 the Friday before and
let us know you are a birthday person. Your
lunch is free and we’ll even sing “Happy
Birthday” to you. The celebration takes place
from 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM. Call 285-1843
to sign up for lunch.
December 28: The annual New Year’s
Celebration will be held today from 7:00 PM
to 11:00 PM. There will be a social hour and sit
down dinner. Dance to the popular “Rhythm
Orchestra”. Relax and enjoy the fun! It will
be better than ever this year. Please make
reservations by December 21. $5.00. For more
information call 285-1992.
Seniors are welcome to join these on-going programs at any time
Water Aerobics: Beginning September 10,
this class will be held every Monday and
Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Hotel indoor
pool. The Hilton Garden is on Day Hill Road off of
Poquonock Avenue. Classes run from 1:15 PM to
2:15 PM. Exercises are done in shallow water and
do not require swimming or putting the head
under water. Please come to the Senior Center
prior to the start date for this class to make the
payment for the month and fill out a waiver. This
is a great exercise program for those with arthritis.
Cost: $3.50 per class if paid by the month or
$5.00 per class if paid as you go.
Chess Club: This group meets at the
Senior Center once a week on Wednesdays at
10:30 AM, and stay as long as you like. Bring
your own chess set or use ours. New players
always welcome. Free.
Quilters Club: Want to learn new techniques
for that quilting project Join our Quilters Club and
share your experience (or inexperience) with us.
They meet the first and third Wednesdays of each
month to exchange quilting tips and ideas. The
group welcomes all ideas and suggestions to
make this a fun club. The meetings take place
from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Tap Dancing: Held every Thursday from 1:00
PM to 2:00 PM. Join a group of men and women
who have been enjoying tap dancing on Thursday
afternoons. Work on routines and learn the steps
as you go. This is great fun and wonderful exercise.
Free.
Aerobics: Held every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 9:00 AM at the Senior Center beginning
September 5. Weights are available for your use.
Newcomers are welcome. $2.00 per class or
$1.00 per class if you pay by the month.
Easy Exercise: is held every Tuesday and
Thursday at 9:00 AM at the Senior Center.
Stretch, exercise and walking are all included.
$2.00 per class or $1.00 per class if you pay by
the month. New participants always welcome.
TOPS: Meets every Wednesday at 9:15 AM at
the Senior Center. Gain support and information to
help take off weight and keep it off. New members
always welcome.
Widow/Widower Support Group: Meets
every Thursday at 10:30 AM at the Senior Center.
You’re never alone because there are others like
yourself. Come meet new friends. Free.
Setback: The players all gather in the Senior
Center every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:45 PM.
Why not join them New participants always welcome!
Scrabble: Meet every Tuesday at 10:00 AM and
keep the mind sharp! At the Senior Center. Free.
Bingo: The games are every Monday and Friday
from 12:45 PM to 2:30 PM. This is a popular
activity but there’s always room for one more. At
the Senior Center.
Walking Club: This group walks 2.2 miles
every Tuesday morning at 9:00 AM starting at the
Senior Center and 2.5 miles on Thursday at 9:00
AM starting at the Dog Pound on Mechanics Street
for a walk around the Loomis campus. If the
weather is poor, meet at the Senior Center.
Walkers total their miles, chart it on a map and
reach far away destinations. Free.
Bridge: It happens every Tuesday and Thursday
at 10:00 AM at the Senior Center. New experienced
participants always welcome.
Pinochle: The players gather every Monday at
1:30 PM at the Senior Center. If you don’t know
the game, someone will be glad to help you
learn. Free. New participants always welcome.
The Thursday Club meets at 9:30 AM every
Thursday beginning September 6. A group of
ladies makes items for poor children in Haiti. Even
if you don’t sew, there are lots of other things you
can do to help. The group needs old sheets, shirts
(clean and light colors) and children’s clothes
sizes 0 to 12. Drop in any Thursday. Free.
Line Dancing: You won’t need a partner to join
the line dancers from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
every Wednesday at the Senior Center beginning
September 12. New dancers always welcome.
Free.
Square Dancing: Held every Thursday from
1:15 PM to 3:15 PM beginning October 4. Enjoy
fast paced old fashioned square dancing called by
Ed Rutty. No partner needed. Call Dave Martin at
683-4780 for information. $3.00 per class.
Call the Senior Center at 285-1992 with questions
on any of these programs.
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