Volume 9, Number 8 August 2014

NNORC News NNORC Project Director Christine A. Holle

Clinical Supervisor James Sautter, LCSW-R

Community Nurse Pat Gumson, RN

Senior Health Education Coordinator Judi England, RN, LMT

Outreach & Community Care Coordinator Michelle Dannenhoffer-Cau

Community Engagement Coordinator Judith Avner

Newsletter Design & Editorial Monica Tan

Residents’ Council Joe Adler

Gail Aroeste

Shirley Cohen

Margaret Danes

Jim Dennehey

Julie Elson

Kate McElroy

Sr. Jean McGinty RSM

Olga Tenney

Program Partners Jewish Family Services of NENY (Lead Agency)

Catholic Charities

Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

St. Peter’s CHOICES Program

St. Peter’s Hospital

St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church

Senior Services of Albany

Sidney Albert Albany Jewish

Community Center

The College of Saint Rose

United Jewish Federation of NENY

University at Albany

School of Social Welfare

Supported by

a grant from: With appreciation to:

A program of Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York

A program of

On the Road Again! Enjoy the Beauty of the Mohawk

Diabetes Classes Offered in the NNORC Two Times – Two Locations – Choose One

Did you know that….

Is this class for you?

Choice of two times and locations available:

HEALTH IS WEALTH, INVEST IN YOURSELF!

Albany NNORC

September Dinner and a Movie – Saving Mr. Banks

Join EPIC. Save More with

Medicare Part D! A Longer Life Can

Begin with a Mammogram

No Health Insurance? No-cost mammograms and more are available!

Thursday, August 21, 3:00-7:00 p.m.

St. Peter’s Hospital 317 S. Manning Blvd., Albany

Tests at no cost for uninsured women age 40+:

Mammogram | Clinical Breast Exam | Pap Test

A take home kit to screen for colon cancer will also

be available for men and women age 50 and older.

All screenings are FREE! The event is also offered in

the evening to better accommodate individuals who

work or take care of family members during the day.

Call 518-525-8680 for an appointment.

Brought to you by the Albany and Rensselaer

Counties Cancer Services Program Your partner for cancer screening, support and information

Have you been to the Albany NNORC Facebook Page?

In order to connect, engage and build community in our NNORC, we’ve launched our

very own Facebook page: Albany NNORC.

PLEASE CHECK US OUT . . . and if you LIKE us, let us know (and let others know too!).

If you already have a Facebook account, simply search “Albany NNORC” and “Like” us. This way, whenever we post something new, our NNORC news will show up on your news feed.

WHAT’S ON THE ALBANY NNORC FACEBOOK PAGE?

Announcements about NNORC events and other local programs that may be of interest Cutting-edge news and links to news articles on the topics you care about most Space—to share your voice, contribute your ideas and give feedback about all things NNORC A forum for you to interact with peers online. Our page may include polls, questions of the day, weekly challenges, and anything else we can dream up Photos—lots of photos—of all the good times we’re having

If you’re not on Facebook, you may want to sign up. If you need help, call on one of us. We hope you’ll “LIKE” us on Facebook. Please call if you have any questions.

Want More Input into Your Community?

SUMMER TRIP—Lake George Dinner Theatre Matinee

N N O R C Events Calendar — August-September 2014

Living Healthy Alumni Group

and Meditation Group

B’nai Sholom Reform

Congregation

420 Whitehall Road, Albany

First Monday of each month

Aug 4, Sept. 8 (not Sept. 1)

1:00–2:oo pm & 2:00–3:00 p.m.

No reservations required

NNORC Walking Group St. Sophia’s Church

440 Whitehall Road

Albany

Mondays

Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 through fall

4:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations preferred

514-2023

Tai Chi for Seniors Crossing of Colonie Park

580 Albany Shaker Road

Loudonville

Wednesdays

Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27

7:00-8:00 p.m.

No reservations required

NNORC Council Meeting St. Sophia’s Church

440 Whitehall Road

Albany

Thursday August 7 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations preferred

514-2023

Lake George Dinner Theatre

Day Trip to see the play:

Lake Effect

Bus departs from:

St. Sophia’s Church

440 Whitehall Road

Albany

Tuesday

August 12

9:30 a.m.—Return

approx: 5:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations required

514-2023

Sit and Get Fit: Chair Yoga

St. Sophia’s Church

440 Whitehall Road

Albany

Tuesdays

Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations required

514-2023

All Levels Kripalu Yoga

First Congregational Church

405 Quail Street

Albany

Tuesdays

Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23

5:30–6:30 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations required

514-2023

Diabetes Class B’nai Sholom Reform

Congregation

420 Whitehall Road, Albany

Wednesday

August 20

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations suggested

514-2023

Diabetes Class First Congregational Church

405 Quail Street

Albany

Monday

August 25

5:30–7:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations suggested

514-2023

September Dinner and a Movie

“Saving Mr. Banks:

St. Sophia’s Church

440 Whitehall Road

Albany

Thursday

September 18

3:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations required

514-2023

Mohawk Valley/Erie

Canal Cruise

Depart St. Sophia’s Greek

Orthodox Church

440 Whitehall Road, Albany

Monday

September 22

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Call to Register *reservations required

514-2023

NNORC Events are also listed on our calendar at jfsneny.org. Bookmark us to keep up-to-date about our events.

What is means to live in the NNORC

Wit and Wisdom

“What do we live for if it is not

to make life less difficult for

each other?”

~ George Eliot

Yoga Classes Continue this Summer…Don’t take a “vacation” from this healthy practice.

SIT AND GET FIT CHAIR YOGA

ALL-LEVELS KRIPALU YOGA

Dance and exercise classes for seniors abound in the capital district. Everything from Zumba Gold to ballroom and folk dancing. I have tried some of them and they are fun, but currently I have found my niche in Gentle Ballet.

I could not believe my eyes when I read in the OASIS schedule last year that a class called Gentle Ballet was being offered to seniors. For years I

had entertained the idea of taking ballet classes as a way of gracefully improving my posture, but where did I fit in with little kids, or bigger kids for that matter?

Now that I am a real big kid, my wish is being fulfilled. Once a week for an hour, I go to Gail’s class at Albany Dance and Fitness on Central Avenue to rejuvenate my body and mind. The sounds of the lilting piano music emanating from the CD are enough to make me want to stand a bit taller and, hmm…rise to the occasion. And watching Gail’s gracefulness as she shows us the steps is a treat in itself. First position, second position, third. Arms over the head, a gentle stretch, a demi-plie.

No, we haven’t been offered a contract at SPAC, I haven’t seen a tutu yet, and my pirouettes are non-existent, but I do love my gentle ballet lessons.

Leah Taub July 10, 2014

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NNORC Walking Group

Here are the details:

What:

When:

Why:

What to Bring:

Contact:

From Farm to Your Table – Second Helping

Living Healthy Alums,

Please Note...

Talk about a team: Former Ghanese Champion

Bodybuilder and his trainee, 90 years young.

Find it here at: http://tinyurl.com/q5rmdnm

SAW IT ON THE WEB...

SIXTY-PLUS DINING Mondays & Wednesdays 4:45–6:00 p.m. Full- course kosher dinners for those 60 and older. Reservations taken until 9:30 a.m. the day of the meal. Suggested donation: $5 per person Guest under 60 pays $9.

BOOK MAVENS BOOK REVIEW Wednesday, August 13, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

BOOK: The World Without You, By: Joshua Henkin

Reviewer: Rabbi Beverly Magidson, Director, Chaplaincy Ser-vices, UJFNENY (Read ahead: September 17 Book: Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt, Author: Jean Naggar)

BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOP Tuesdays: August 12 and August 19 1:00-4:00 p.m. Instructor: Joyce Flower $50 prepaid nonrefundable registration $25 supplies fee

CLAY ART CLASSES Tuesdays: Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21 1:00–2:30 p.m. Instructor: Suzanna Van Schoonhoven Hunter, Ceramic Artist $72 prepaid registration required. $42 supplies fee payable to the instructor at the first class.

AUTUMN CONCERT IN THE AFTERNOON Thursday, October 23 1:30 -2:45 p.m. Albany JCC auditorium MY NAME IS BARBRA: A Barbra Streisand Tribute performed by Joni Lambert Light refreshments served following the concert. $12 in advance $15 at the door

STAR IMPERSONATORS: Mark Verselli & Holly Faris Tuesday, October 28, 11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Aqua Turf Club -Plantsville, Connecticut Show, door prizes, lunch: vegetarian, chicken or roast beef Depart Albany JCC: 8:45 a.m. Return: approx. 6:00 p.m. $99 prepaid nonrefundable registration before trip fills.

Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center 340 Whitehall Rd. | Albany, NY 12208 | 438-6651 | saajcc.org

JCC HAPPENINGS

One of the NNORC Nurses, Pat Gumson or Judi England,

will be available at locations within the Albany NNORC

area listed below. Come and meet our nurses, have your

blood pressure checked and share your health and well-

ness questions or concerns. If a time precedes an exer-

cise or yoga class, consider staying to participate in those

events. Call NNORC office at 514-2023 to register for

classes, or to get further information. See the calendar

on page four for a full list of events.

St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church

Mondays, 10:45-11:00 a.m. (August 4, 11, 18, 25)

Before City of Albany Exercise Class

Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. (August 19, 26, September 2, 9, 16, 23)

Prior to Chair Yoga class.

First Congregational Church

Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m. (August 19, 26, September 2, 9, 16, 23)

Prior to All Levels Kripalu Yoga class.

Whitehall Court Coffee Klatch

1st Monday, 2:00-2:15 p.m. (August 4)

Sidney Albert JCC Senior Center

Thursdays, 10:45-11:15 a.m. (August 7, 14, 28*)

*No Nurse Drop In Thursday August 21 at the JCC.

THE NNORC NURSES ARE IN

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Got a Question? Call the Nurse.

518-514-2023

info@jfsneny.org

jfsneny.org

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August 2014

Or Current Resident

Senior Consumer Information Line

The New York State Department of State in partnership

with The Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse

Prevention at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the State Office

for the Aging, AARP and the Free Community Papers of New

York (FCPNY) host a monthly toll-free "Senior Consumer Infor-

mation Line" which enables Seniors statewide to access free

information they can use to stay safe, maximize their independ-

ence and improve their everyday lives.

You can access the line by calling 800-503-9000.

All information is available in English and Spanish.

Each month focuses on a new topic.

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Retirement Community

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For more information, call the NNORC: 514-2023