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RSVP’s Team Effort youth mission group worked at Topsail Senior Center. They worked hard all day and were well behaved. The group was coordinated by Barbara Mullins, RSVP director. Pictured with the teens is Topsail Center Director Kay Stanley.

Topsail Senior Center newsBy Kay Stanley

Topsail Senior Center

A volunteer appreciation dinner was held at Topsail Senior Center Aug. 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. It was a won-derful evening of fellowship. The food was provided by Casey’s Buffet and bluegrass music by the Possum Creek Band.

There were several Gov-ernor’s Awards given at the ceremony. Those recipients included Joan Sargent, Helen Scott, Tom Haley, Cliff Pat-ten, and Adnita Sidbury,

who have shared with us and exhibited beyond the call of duty dedication.

We are so proud and thank-ful of all our support that our volunteers offer and all that they give of themselves.

Topsail is lucky enough to have two occupational stu-dent assistants shared with the center beginning Aug. 19 through the first week of December. They are in train-ing and observation and will be helping on Tuesday morn-ings with crafts and other activities for our Tuesday group.

We are looking forward to the fall when our regular classes begin. Basketweav-ing with Peggy Casey will be on Tuesday mornings. We have our regular quilting schedule and yoga, pilates, tai chi.

Geri fit classes on Tuesday morning from 9:15-10 a.m. are taught by Wes Davis is a favorite. The class has grown in such a short time, we are considering housing them in the dining room. The participants love the ex-ercise and their instructor’s enthusiasm to help them be

better. Art classes and line danc-

ing are in the making also. The times to be offered will be announced when firmed up.

The center is getting more and more activity and grow-ing in numbers. It’s excit-ing.

By Barbara MullinsRSVP Coordinator

The Retired Senior Volun-teer Program hosted a bar-becue at the Topsail Senior Center to celebrate the 9,463 hours volunteering through-out Pender County.

Loving stories were shared of moments spent with home-bound seniors; the lunch de-livered by a Meals on Wheels volunteer to a senior who sees no one else that day; a story of a student who got excited about a book he had found.

This event was also a chance to honor a special group of young people, the 11-member staff from Team Effort. This is the third year RSVP is working with Team Effort to provide much-needed home repairs throughout Hampstead, Top-sail and Maple Hill.

Mission groups from all over the U.S. come and visit our area and joyfully work together during this seven-week period. The benefit they provide our community means our clients are provided another resource to help them live independently at home.

This get-together provided the opportunity to hear di-rectly from some of those clients who received the bless-ing of their projects, such as handicap ramps, new flooring,

painting, yard cleanups, re-pairs, bathroom repairs, sheds repaired.

In addition, Team Effort shared their connection with seniors while at their work sites, and why they enjoy doing such physical work over the summer vacation.

Team effort plants the seeds in younger students to vol-unteer and give back to lo-cal communities within the United States. They stress the importance of caring for seniors in need of these ser-vices, and to appreciate each and every day.

We hope to continue this relationship and to welcome them back next year. Assist-ing seniors to remain living at home is the prime focus area for RSVP and Pender Adult Services.

Pender County is huge and to do so it takes many hands. If you have two hours to give each week please consider volunteering with us. You visit someone locally, you set your own hours, there is flex-ibility for vacation time, and the rewards are absolutely fantastic.

Call us for more info at 910-259-9119 (ext 329) Plant flowers in others garden and your life becomes a bouquet. Isn’t today the day you said you wanted to plant some flowers?

PAS-TRAN News Call to schedule your ride to college, work,

medical appointments, shopping, etc. $3 or $8, Monday through Friday

Call for more info. 910-259-9119, press 1.

Text while Riding, and Not Driving!

Hugging therapy is defi-nitely a powerful way of heal-ing. Research shows that hugging (and also laughter) is extremely effective at heal-ing sickness, disease, loneli-ness, depression, anxiety and stress.

Research shows a proper deep hug, where the hearts are pressing together, can benefit you in these ways:

•The nurturing touch of a hug builds trust and a sense of safety. This helps with open and honest communication.

•Hugs can instantly boost oxytocin levels, which heal feelings of loneliness, isola-tion, and anger.

•Holding a hug for an ex-

tended time lifts one’s sero-tonin levels, elevating mood and creating happiness.

•Hugs strengthen the im-mune system. The gentle pressure on the sternum and the emotional charge this cre-ates activates the Solar Plexus Chakra. This stimulates the thymus gland, which regu-lates and balances the body’s production of white blood cells, which keep you healthy and disease free.

•Hugging boosts self-es-teem. From the time we’re born our family’s touch shows us that we’re loved and spe-cial. The associations of self-worth and tactile sensations from our early years are still

imbedded in our nervous system as adults. The cuddles we received from our Mom and Dad while growing up re-main imprinted at a cellular level, and hugs remind us at a somatic level of that. Hugs, therefore, connect us to our ability to self love.

•Hugging relaxes muscles. Hugs release tension in the body. Hugs can take away pain; they soothe aches by increasing circulation into the soft tissues.

•Hugs balance out the ner-vous system. The galvanic skin response of someone receiving and giving a hug shows a change in skin con-ductance. The effect in mois-

ture and electricity in the skin suggests a more balanced state in the nervous system - parasympathetic.

•Hugs teach us how to give and receive. There is equal value in receiving and being receptive to warmth, as to giv-ing and sharing. Hugs educate us how love flows both ways.

• H u g s a r e s o m u c h like meditation and laughter. They teach us to let go and be present in the moment. They encourage us to flow with the energy of life. Hugs get you out of your circular think-ing patterns and connect you with your heart and your feel-ings and your breath.

Hugging is healthy!

Holiday Festival of Lights in Historic Charleston trip is a three-day, two-night package.

It includes two nights ho-tel accommodations with two breakfasts, and two dinners including a wonderful dinner at the Charleston Crab House on beautiful James Island. Package also includes the James Island Holiday Festival of Lights, a guided tour of Historic Charles-ton, the Charleston Christ-mas Special Show, shopping at

Charleston’s Historic Market, plus much more. The trip departs on Dec. 11 and returns Dec. 13. Registration opens Sept. 15.

The price is $354 per person double occupancy with a $100 deposit due at registration. Travel protection is $51 per person.

Submit registration and de-posits to Pender Adult Services, P.O. Box 1251 Burgaw, NC 28425, attention Jennifer Mathews.

Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed for several special short term

home repair projects. The projects include some yard work, pumphouse roof repair, leaking home roof, and in home cleaning. Call Kay Warner, 259-9119 ext. 324, if

you interested in helping.

Fitness Fusion Group Fitness Classes

Monday 8:00—7:00

9:00 Oil Painting Tai chi 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Canasta 2:00 Senior Chorus 6:00 Line Dance

Tuesday 8:00—5:00

9:00 Crocheting 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Quilting Group 1:00 Jewelry

Wednesday 8:00—5:00

9:00 Basket Class 11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Bridge 1:00 Blind Support Group(2nd)

Thursday 8:00—5:00

7:00 Burgaw Rotary 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 12:45 Rummique/Mexican Train 3:00 Quilting/Sewing Club

Heritage Place Opportunities

Monday 8:30 am—5:00 pm

10:00 Modified PILATES 12:00 Meals 12:30 Tree Top Quilters(2nd)

Tuesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm

9:00 Baskets 9:15 Geri-fit Health Checks—(3rd) 10:30 Feel Good Fun 12:00 Meals 2:00 Gentle YOGA 3:00 Adv. Tai Chi

Wednesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm

9:00 Quilting Bee 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 10:00 Knitting Group 12:00 Meals 12:30 Caregiver class 1:00 Woodcarving

Thursday 8:30 am—5:00 pm

9:15 Geri-fit 10:00 Vinyasi YOGA 10:00 Bingo (earlier time) 11:15 Tai Chi 12:00 Meals 1:00 Quilting Class

Friday 8:30 am—2:30 pm

9:00 Wood Carving 10:00 Cribbage 12:00 Meals 12:00 Vitality in Action 1:00 Sign Language Class

Saturday –closed

Topsail Senior Center Opportunities

Monday Open 5:30—9:00

8:30 BODYPUMP 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50 4:00 Health Checks (1st) 5:30 BODYPUMP 6:40 ZUMBA

Tuesday Open 5:30—9:00

8:30 CARDIO BLAST 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50 6:30 ZUMBA

Wednesday Open 5:30—9:00

8:30 BODYPUMP 9:30 Health Checks (1st) 9:50 PILATES 5:30 BODY PUMP

Thursday Open 5:30—9:00

8:30 ZUMBA 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

6:30 ZUMBA

Friday Open 5:30—9:00

8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES 5:30 BODY PUMP

Saturday

Open 8:00—2:30

Friday 8:00—3:00

11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals

Saturday—closed Facility Available

Phone: 910-259-9119

Phone: 910-270-0708

Phone: 910-259-0422

Pender Adult Services is committed to providing our community a safe, stable, environment in which indi-viduals can maintain their independence, good health practices, and a healthy sense of self-esteem.

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Silent Auction

Thursday October 23rd 6:30 pm

Come join us!

Annual Gala 2014

We’ve planned an elegant evening!

DJ Music — Dancing — Martini Bar — Chocolate Bar

Bidding on Items — Specialty Food Stations

Advance Ticket Purchase Required — $ 20.00 per person

Music/DJ Entertainment Provided By: Craig Thomas, D. J.

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F o r T i c k e t s &

M o r e I n f o r m a t i o n

A B e n e f i t f o r t h e M e a l s o n W h e e l s P r o g r a m

Memorial and Honorary Giving Program

Your Gifts to

Pender Adult Services, Inc

are acknowledged with grateful appreciation

Community Contributors Emma B Anderson

Wesleyan Chapel UMC

Willarlea Ruritan Club

Donations to PAS are tax deductible. For more information

on the Pender Adult Services Memorial and Honorary

Giving Program please contact Wesley Davis at 259-9119

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Tai Chi – 2014 Tai Chi for Health

At the Topsail Center. Beginner's class starts Sept. 11. The class

meets from 11:15-11:55 a.m.! Call 270-0708 for information

Advanced Tai Chi

Class starts Sept. 9. The class meets from 3:15-3:55 p.m. ! Pender Adult Services , Burgaw– Call 259-9119,

extension 0 for information Tai Chi for Health

Beginners class will be offered at Heritage Place. The class starts Sept. 8 and meets from 8:30-9:15 a.m. Fees will be $15. for 8-week classes Instructor will be Kathy Yakimovich.

Kathy is Tai Chi for Health Certified.