R.A.I.N. Boston Road Senior Center

SENIORS CORNER By ROSEMARY DURSO

Oct 15, 2009

FEBRUARY, 2010

WARMTH FROM SOMEONE WHO CARES!

The WARMTH FOR SENIORS EVENT that took place last month was a great success! Our members, as well as members from other R.A.I.N. Centers, took part in this event at which many seniors received lovely WARM items hand-knit by several Knitting Clubs,

I want to express my sincere thanks to our Knitting Club for their wonderful hand-knit items!

INCIDENTALLY. IF ANYONE HAS ANY EXTRA YARN IN GOOD CONDITION, OUR KNITTING CLUB WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT!

COMPUTER CLASSES

We recently received updated computers from SENATOR RUBEN DIAZ, SR. Now I am waiting to hear from O.A.T.S. (Older Adults Technology Services) as to when a schedule will be set up four computer classes to be gin.
If you are interested in either basic or advanced classes, make sure to sign up on our WAITING LIST. You will be contacted as to when the classes will begin.

SEE JOSETTE TO SIGN UP. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
On WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, I have scheduled a general membership meeting. I would like all members to attend the meeting; come prepared to voice any and all concerns or suggestions you might have. At this meeting we will present nominees for the vacancies on the board that must be filled.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Several of our seniors attended a luncheon honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 18th. The luncheon was hosted by our ASSEMBLYMAN LARRY SEABROOK.

PROGRAM ASSESSMENT BY DFTA
Each year, all of the Centers and Programs that are sponsored by the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) are assessed by DFTA to evaluate our success. They accomplish this by auditing our books as well as all the elements that make up our program, such as or Lunch Program. To date we have always received the rating of EXCELLENT!
I wish to thank all of my staff for working hard each day to make sure our program functions satisfactorily.

EMPIRE CITY CASINO
We have scheduled two trips to EMPIRE CITY CASINO for February: Wednesday February 3rd and Wednesday, February 24th. SEATING ON THE VAN IS LIMITED, S PLEASE RESERVE EARLY!

R.A.I.N. BOSTON ROAD SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB
This is a reminder for all members of the BOOK CLUB: The BOOK CLUB meets once a month, on the LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. (See our "Weekly Activity Schedule" column in our Newsletter).
If you would like to join our BOOK CLUB, see MARSH FEUERSTEIN.

Until next month,
Rosemary Durso