tired of eating the same lunch every day!? grab & go lunch

The mission of the Norfolk Council on Aging is to identify and address the diverse needs of residents age 60 and older, as well as our disabled population. The Senior Center provides a warm, welcoming place for people to stay

connected and age well. We strive to offer a wide variety of programs and services that enhance the quality of life, promote healthy aging and foster independence in our senior population. We also serve as an advocate on issues that impact seniors

and provide information and referrals to community resources.

Inside This Issue: Page Sept./Oct. Calendar: 2 Meals on Wheels: 3 Fuel Assistance: 3 Movies: 4 Book Club: 4 New Fall Programs: 5 Senior Center Profile: 6 November Election: 6 Weekly Programs: 6 Halloween: Back

Tired of eating the same lunch every day!?

HESSCO is now offering a prepackaged Grab & Go Lunch which can be ordered and picked up at

the Norfolk Senior Center on Wednesdays at Noon. There is no charge for these meals, however, your volun-

tary suggested donation of $3.00 per meal will help to provide more meals in the future.

*Please order meals by the Friday before by calling the Senior Center at 508-528-4430

GRAB & GO LUNCH SEPTEMBER MENU:

WEEK 1—9/9 Chicken Salad on a Roll

Side Salad, Chips, Dessert, Lemonade

WEEK 2—9/16 Turkey & Cheese on a Croissant/Mayo packet


WEEK 3—9/23 “GRAB & STAY LUNCH” OPTION AVAILABLE

Stay and join us for Tropical Trivia Outside Wear Your Favorite Tropical Attire

Seafood Salad on a Roll Side Salad, Chips, Dessert, Lemonade

WEEK 4—9/30 Ham & Cheese on a Croissant/ Mustard packet


September/October 2020 September/October Calendar SEPTEMBER: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 State Primary 7am-8pm 9am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping

2 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom

39am Strength Training 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 10:15 Waterclass Class

4 9am Strength Training 10:15 Knitwits

7 8 9am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping

9 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 12 Grab N’ Go Lunch

10 9am StrengthTraining 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 10:15 Waterclass Class

119am StrengthTraining 10:15 Knitwits 1 Movie Harriet

149am Strength Training 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 1pm Bingo

159am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping 11 Scam Talk via Zoom 2 Book Club

169am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 12 Grab N’ Go Lunch 1 Talk via Zoom: Covid19 Challenges for Seniors


189am Strength Training 10:15 Knitwits

21 9am Strength Training 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 1pm Bingo

22 9am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping

23 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 12 Grab N’ Go Lunch OR Grab & Stay Lunch with Tropical Trivia Outside

24 9am StrengthTraining 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 10:15 Waterclass Class

259am StrengthTraining 9 COA Board 10:15 Knitwits 10:15ManiPedi Appts 1 Movie Emma



30 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 12 Grab N’ Go Lunch

Avoid falls while exercising at home! please be sure your

space is clear

OCTOBER: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

October Flu Clinic Date TBD

*Virtual Programs in RED

*In-person programs are in BLACK

Talk Coming Nov 18th “Native American

Populations in N.E. Before the Mayflower”

1 9am Strength Training 10 Yoga wGinny viaZoom 10:15 Waterclass Class

2 9am Strength Training 10:15 Knitwits



7 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 1 Podiatrist


9 9am StrengthTraining 10:15 Knitwits 1 Movie Fever Pitch

12

CLOSED 139am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping

14 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 2 Medicare Talk viaZoom


169am StrengthTraining 10:15 Knitwits


209am Strength Training 9 Grocery Shopping 2 Book Club

219am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom


239am StrengthTraining 9 COA Board 10:15 Knitwits 1 Movie E.T.



28 9am Strength Training 10:30 Zumba via Zoom 1:00 Halloween Parade Weather permitting


309am StrengthTraining 10:15ManiPedi Appts 10:15 Knitwit

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September/October 2020

Meals on Wheels Program at the

Norfolk Senior Center

The Meals on Wheels Program from HESSCO provides meals to Norfolk seniors. Volun-teer drivers deliver meals to your home. There is no personal contact, and can also serve as a check-in on

your well-being.

Please contact HESSCO at 781-784-4944 if you or someone you know is interested in receiving home delivered meals. A $3.00 suggested, voluntary, and confidential donation per meal will help defray the

actual cost of the meal, which is $6.50.

New Service Available in Response to COVID-19

The MetroWest Aging and Disability Consortium now partners with HESSCO to offer home delivered meals

to Norfolk individuals under age 60 living with a disability. For information contact HESSCO at

781-784-4944

HESSCO is looking for volunteer drivers contact Jayne at 781-784-4944

Save Time and Go Online

The MA Registry of Motor Vehicles has expanded their

online services so you can stay home to conduct essential transactions such as renew-ing registrations, requesting a title, renewing or replac-

ing a license or an ID, updating contact information, and making payments.

Go to the RMV's Online Service Center at

Mass.Gov/RMV and choose the service you need.

The RMV has a strict No Walk-In Policy at its Service Centers. For transactions you must do in

person, you must schedule a visit online.

Fuel Assistance:

We are still awaiting information from Self–help this year for fuel assistance. If you have received fuel as-sistance in the past, you will get an application in the mail. If you are new to Self-help, please call Lisa, our Outreach Coordinator at 508-528-4430 in October for more details.


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Free Friday Flicks at the Senior Center Usually every other Friday at 1:00pm

Fresh popcorn served!

September 11th: Harriet The extraordinary story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman is chronicled in this Os-car nominated drama that details her life from her harrowing escape from slavery to her leading hundreds of slaves to free-dom via the Underground Railroad. Star-ring Cynthia Erivo. 2019 - 126 Min

September 25th: Emma

A high-society girl helps her friends find love while playing matchmaker in this adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Emma Woodhouse. 1996 - 125 Min. October 9th: Fever Pitch Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her rela-tionship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox. Fever Pitch was shot in part in Boston during the 2004 baseball sea-son. Starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. 2005 - 114 Min. October 23rd: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. 4-time Academy Award Winner: Directed by Steven Spielberg, 1982 - 115 Min.


Norfolk Senior Center/NPL Book Club: Meets Monthly on the 3rd Tuesday@ 2pm Register on the Norfolk Public Library

Calendar Page: https://norfolkpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/npl-coa-

virtual-book-group-3/ Moderated by Libby O’Neill, Director, Norfolk Public

Library *Weather permitting, the September and October

book club meetings will be held outside at the Norfolk Senior Center.

Sept. 15th: Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn #1 NY Times Bestseller: A twisty, powerful Hitch-

cockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who be-lieves she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.

October 20th: Educated by Tara Westover #1 NY Times Bestseller: An unforgettable memoir

about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist Mormon family and goes on to earn a PhD

from Cambridge University.

Upcoming Book Selections: November 17th: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake December 15th: Widow's War by Sally Gunning

Norfolk Public Library News: Library hours will be: M/Tu/Th/F: 10-2,

Wed: 2-7 and Sat: 10-1 Computers will be available to the public by appoint-ment only (1 hour sessions). The Community Room has been transformed into a Computer Lab with six computer stations. The appointment times are M/Tu/Th/F: 11-12 and 1-2, Wed: 2-3 and 4-5, Sat: 10-11 and 12-1. No printing will be available at this time.

The Norfolk Public Library offers Senior/Immuno-compromised hours (before the library opens) on Wednesdays from 12-2pm. This will continue every Wednesday until they either change the hours and/or there isn't a risk of COVID-19 anymore.

Homebound seniors can have books delivered to them on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Call 508-528-3380 or fill out the form online: https://norfolkpl.org/home-delivery/ Requests have to be submitted by 2pm on Monday to get a delivery same week.

Stuffbrary items and Mi-Fi will not be available for checkout until at least September. Passport pro-cessing will also not be available until at least Sep-tember.

Dr. Mrudula Patel (on right) presenting a donation of cloth masks which were provided by Sewa International, Boston Chapter, to the Friends of the Norfolk Council on Aging. Accepting on be-half of the Friends, is Stephanie Cooley (left) and Sherry Norman of the Norfolk COA. Sewa International is a Hindu faith-based charity organization which believes in the principle of "May all be happy, may all be free from illness". Thank you to Dr. Patel and Sewa International!


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Upcoming Virtual Events via Events viaUpppcomingggg Virtual Egggg Virtual EZOOM: ZOOM:

Tuesday, September 15th at 11:00am Tuesdayyy,,, Seppptember 15th at 11:00am“Common Scams Currently Circulating”

Presented by Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office

These days there are many scams commonly aimed at seniors. Norfolk County Sheriff Jerry McDermott’s Office will provide an important Zoom PowerPoint

presentation via Zoom which will cover the most common scams currently circulating, the major red flags to watch out for, and the pre-

cautionary tactics you can use to protect your-self and your identity—Please stay informed!

This program will be recorded and will be shown on Nor-folk Cable TV (NCTV:Comcast 8/Verizon 41) & Facebook

Wednesday, September 16th at 1:00pm m Wednesdayyy,,, Seppptember 16th at 1:00pppmmBeing a Senior Citizen in a Coronavirus Era

Challenges and Solutions Presented by Henry M. Quinlan, Esq.

This virtual presentation will cover the major impacts for seniors brought on by Coronavirus. Topics include living with uncertainty and anx-

iety, staying in touch, digital and non-digital tools, and dealing with depression and loneliness.

Henry, owner and publisher of Omni Publishing Co. has 40+ years of experience in publishing and helps seniors

self-publish their life story as a memoir or auto-biography. Note: This program will not be recorded

Several days prior to the following ZOOM programs, we will send an email to our Subscribed Email List which will

include the Zoom links and related info. Then click on the link and enter the ZOOM meeting on the

day and time it is scheduled. Details Below:

Remember the great times we had playing Trivia with Bill Crane and his cohort Norma Shruhan after the Friends Lunches on Wednesday!?

Bill is hoping to start a Trivia Game either back at the Norfolk Senior Center, or online via ZOOM. Please call the Senior Center at 508-528-4430 if you are interested in playing.

Please let us know if you would prefer to play in person at the Senior Center or online via Zoom.

If we get at least two teams we will schedule it at a time convenient for all.

Information Regarding the November 3rd General Election:

The Town Clerk’s office is happy to provide the fol-lowing information regarding the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 3rd.

The ballot will include the offices of the US President & Vice President, members of Congress, the State Legislature, and other state and county offices as well as ballot questions.

There will be in-person voting available on Election Day at the Freeman-Kennedy School. The polls will be open from 7am until 8pm. Measures will be in place to help maintain social distancing, including limiting the number of voters allowed into the polls at one time.

There will also be in-person Early Voting available from Saturday, October 17th until Friday, October 30th. Our in-person Early Voting will be held in the Com-munity Room at the Norfolk Public Library.

A third option for voting in the General Election is to Vote Early by mail. Many voters have utilized this option for the State Primary Election and the Town Clerk’s office would like to encourage our Senior Community to take advantage of this availability.

Using the Vote Early by mail system will help minimize any exposure risk to both yourself and the poll workers. A secure drop-box will be available at Town Hall. If you have any questions please reach out to Town Clerk Carol Greene at 508-528-1400 or email [email protected]

Wednesday, October 14th at 2:00pmm WWWWednesdayyy,,, October 14th at 2:00pppmm“Medicare in 2021: What’s Changing & What’s Not”

Presented by Sherry Norman, COA Director and SHINE Counselor

MedicareOpen Enrollment Between October 15 and December 7 you can

make changes to your plans effective on 1/1/2021

First in a series of monthly broadcasts with NCTV covering various topics pertaining to Seniors. Please let

us know if you have program suggestions.

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4:00pm via Zoom8888rr 11118888

mmmmmm 4:00ppppppppm viaa Zoomm“Native Populations of New England Before the

Mayflower” - Presented by “The Artifactual Scholar”, Paolo DiGregorio

Paolo will delve into the history and culture of indigenous Native Americans prior to the arrival of the Mayflower. Note: Will be recorded for NCTV.

July/August 2020

Current Weekly Programs at the Norfolk Senior Center

You must call us at 508-528-4430 to pre-register for a program or before coming

to the senior center—programs restrictions in place

Bingo: Mondays at 1:00pm

Book Club: The Norfolk Public Library in partnership with the Council on Aging hosts a book group that meets on the third Tuesday of every month from 2:00 to 3:00pm. See Page 4 for details, subject to change.

Grocery Shopping: Tuesdays at 9:00am.

Knitting/Crocheting Club (Knitwits): Fridays at 10:15am.

Strength Video: Mornings 9:00-10:00 at the Norfolk Senior Center -“Easy Does It”: Exercise along with this fun easy to follow DVD. A total body, no impact workout that helps prevent injury and gain strength.

Yoga via ZOOM- Mondays and Thursdays at 10:00am with Ginny. If you are not already registered for Ginny’s ZOOM classes, please call the senior center at 508-528-4430 with your email address and Ginny will email you a

link to join her ZOOM class. Her class is shown on NCTV (Comcast8/Verizon 41), check your local list-ings. Yoga With Ginny Dorn is always available for viewing on YouTube.

Zumba Gold via ZOOM: Wednesdays at 10:15am. Mi Ran Suh (Mimi) is a certified Zumba instructor—To join this Zoom class call us at 508-528-4430 with your email address and we will email you the Zoom link. Mimi’s Zumba class is only available live via Zoom on the date and time indicated.

Senior Center Profile: Jerry Calhoun

We are pleased to announce that Jerry was just elected Chair of the Norfolk Council on Aging Board.

For the past five years Jerry has been participating in activities from luncheons to bridge, to lectures about baseball and other sports trivia, to Council on Aging meetings as the liaison be-tween the senior center and HESSCO.

After reporting to the Coun-cil on Aging at monthly meetings regarding HESSCO programs/activities, he was invited to join the Council on Aging

three and a half years ago. Jerry says he has enjoyed conferring with other members about the needs and preferences of our seniors who visit the Senior Center, as well as those who remain in their own homes. Jerry encourages others to join our Council on Aging (which meets monthly), and welcomes new members with in interest in supporting our programs and director.

In addition, Jerry volunteers as an ombudsman at a local Rest Home, as well as driving/delivering Meals on Wheels (in Norfolk) once a week. He still enjoys following the Red Sox and Patriots, even in this unu-sual season! In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cook-ing and gardening. Jerry was a hospice chaplain on Long Island for several years before coming to Nor-folk. Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact on our sen-iors, and Jerry says the main attraction for returning to

the center is an opportuni-ty to socialize with other people. In the next few months, Jerry hopes we can find creative ways to connect our seniors with

one another, whether in person, at the center or re-motely. Thank you, Jerry, for all that you do!

Do you suffer from TMSS the Too Much Stuff Syndrome?

Does clutter keep you from enjoying your home? Having an uncluttered space can make your time at home more enjoyable during these challenging times. Remember, there will come a time when you will have

to deal with this “stuff” - take control of it now while you still can. Try to devote half an hour each day and you’ll start seeing a difference.

Watercolor Class: Thursdays 10:15am Join Diane Bell's 6-week watercolor class at the Norfolk Senior Center on Thursdays from 10:15am to 12:15pm,

beginning September 3rd. Learn to paint in this medi-um or just come to improve your skills, as all levels are welcome. Painting with other people will help you improve as an artist while having fun in a relaxed en-vironment. Maximum class size - 8. Cost: $100. A subsidy is available to Norfolk residents who are members of the Friends of the COA. To register or for details, call the senior center: 508-528-4430. Diane will email you a materials list after you register.

Jerry in front of the Tree of Friends in the Sr. Ctr. lobby

Coming in October

Flu Clinic at the Norfolk Senior Center

Details and the date have not been set as of press time


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Council on Aging Board: Chair:

Gerald Calhoun Vice Chair:

Karen Edwards Secretary:

Mary Nuhibian Members:

Janice Axberg Linda Hennessy Thomas Mirabile James Schweitzer

The Council on Aging Board meets monthly at the Senior

Center on the 4th Friday at 9:00am

Council on Aging Staff: Director:

Sherry Norman Program Coordinator:

Kathleen Sebring COA Assistant: Stephanie Cooley

Outreach Coordinator: Lisa Yorra

Driver: Ray Davis

(above): We had picture perfect weather for our July 16th HESSCO Grab N’ Go Lunch held outside followed by our “Ice Cream Social Distancing” sponsored by the FRIENDS

On Wednesday, October 28th at 1:00pm join us outside for a Halloween Parade at the Senior Center (weather permitting!)

Costumes encouraged, treats available. RSVP to 508-528-4430

tired of eating the same lunch every day!? grab & go lunch

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