Monday, October 22, 2012
A look at some of the new and upcoming events hosted by the Needham Council on Aging.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Submitted by Sherry Jackson, Needham COA Associate Director Learn more about Question 2 before casting your vote. The Needham Council on Aging will host a lecture on the pros and cons of Question 2, which would legalize the use of medication to end the lives of terminally ill patients, on Friday, Nov. 2 at 1:30 p.m. Attorneys Jim Gross, president of Compassion and Choices, and Patricia Stewart, chairwoman of Elder Outreach Massachusetts Against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide, will both speak on the issue and then take questions from the audience. This program is free, but registration is required. Call 781-455-7555. The annual Tribute Lecture is held in memory of Dr. Dorathea Willgoose, founder of the Needham Council on Aging and Senior Center…
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
A look at some of the new and upcoming events hosted by the Needham Council on Aging.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Submitted by Sherry Jackson, Needham COA Associate Director Please join the Friends of the Needham Elderly on their November trip to Foxwoods on Thursday, Nov. 8. This popular trip is only $23—including a $10 food coupon or free festival buffet and $15 Keno—so register early to avoid disappointment. Foxwoods Resort Casino and Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut offers a great day out—boasting casinos, restaurants, hotel, entertainment or spa, museum or shops. There is something for everyone. Our motor coach will depart from Linden and Chambers, Linden Street, at 7:45 a.m. or 8 a.m. from the Stephen Palmer Senior Center. Casino time will run from 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The group will meet in the lobby at 4 p.m. for departure and will …
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
The vehicle was purchased through a state grant and with a large donation from the Friends of the Needham Elderly.
The Needham Council on Aging has a new set of wheels. Thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Needham Elderly and a Mobility Assistance Program Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Council on Aging recently received a new 14-passenger van, complete with wheelchair lift and other features that help make travel easy and enjoyable for the many Needham residents participating in council programs. The van has taken the place of the old vehicle, a 12-passenger model from 2004. Because the department relies on donations and grant funding, not town money, to pay their van drivers, they can only put one vehicle on the road at a time, said Jamie Brenner Gutner, executive director. We’re looking at that; we’d …
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Fundraising efforts continue with an event scheduled Oct. 17 at Needham Golf Club.
The new senior center is rapidly taking shape, as workers plug away at the two-story building, to be located at Hillside Avenue and West Street. Now representatives from the Needham Council on Aging have proposed a name for the new building: The Center at Needham Heights. “We listened to a lot of people’s ideas, and the consensus was to leave the ‘senior center’ out of it, because everyone’s probably going to call it that anyway,” said Steve Cadigan, a member of the Friends of the Needham Elderly. The name refers to the location of the new building and also might help attract those members of the community who don’t consider themselves “seniors,” Cadigan said. Selectmen are expected to vote on the name at their next meeting. The building …
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Hillside Ave & West St, Needham, MA
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
A weekly look at the Needham COA's new and upcoming events and programs.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Submitted by Sherry Jackson, Needham COA Associate Director Come celebrate Father’s Day with a complete breakfast especially for the fellows on Wednesday, June 13, 10 a.m. at Wingate at Needham. Among good company, enjoy pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, biscuits and home fries. This event is free, but sign-up is required. Sign-up is required; call 781-455-7555. WALKING CLUB If you walk two to four miles, a couple of days a week, then this walking club is for you. Our walks are designed to offer variety. You will have an opportunity to walk with other walking clubs. We will also explore trails outside the local area, offering transportation via our van. To sign up, call Sherry at the Needham Senior Center at 781-455-7555. Upcoming walks …
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Wingate at Needham
589 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
A weekly look at the Needham COA's new and upcoming events and programs.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Submitted by Sherry Jackson, Associate Director Join the Friends of the Needham Elderly on Wednesday, May 23 on a tour of magnificent estates, gardens and the historic waterfront of Bristol, RI, plus a luncheon at the Atlantic Beach Club. Discover Blithewood Mansion, a majestic English Style Manor with one of the finest garden estates in New England on a self-guided tour. Explore the history and delights of the Great House and Estate of Linden Plane on the guided tour. Enjoy a special guided adventure of Bristol, RI, America's most patriotic town, highlighting historic waterfront, downtown, Colt Park and more. Plus, a delicious luncheon at the Atlantic Beach Club—all inclusive for only $72 including tips. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. …
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Christ Episcopal Church
1132 Highland Ave, Needham Heights, MA
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
There's always something to do at the Needham Council on Aging, and each week we highlight a few of these upcoming programs
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Submitted by the Needham Council on Aging Now in its fourth year, Needham’s Art in Bloom 2012 will return by popular demand to the Needham Senior Center on Friday, March 2 from 1-4 p.m. Creative and colorful floral interpretations of artwork by members of the Beth Shalom Garden Club and Needham High School art students will be on display throughout the afternoon. This program is free and does not require registration. ALSO THIS WEEK ONGOING COMING UP... These programs are coming up in the next few weeks. Please note that early registration may be required. LEARN SOMETHING NEW The Council on Aging offers a variety of inexpensive classes and lectures on everything from exercise to art. Please note that most classes require early registration…
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
There's always something to do at the Needham Council on Aging, and each week we highlight a few of these upcoming programs.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
By Sherry Jackson, Associate Director Come join the Friends of the Needham Elderly on Thursday, Feb. 23 for some fun at the Foxwoods Casino. The bus will pick up the group at Linden and Chambers at 7:45 a.m. and the Stephen Palmer Senior Center at 83 Pickering St. at 8 a.m. and will drop eveyrone off in Needham between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. A check for $25 can be made payable to F.O.N.E. (Friends of the Needham Elderly). For more information, call the Trip Desk at 781-455-7555 ext. 209. Don’t wait too long—this trip fills quickly! ALSO THIS WEEK COMING UP... These programs are coming up in the next few weeks. Please note that early registration may be required. LEARN SOMETHING NEW The Council on Aging offers a variety of inexpensive …
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Stephen Palmer Senior Center
83 Pickering St, Needham, MA
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Avery Crossings Assisted Living
110 West St, Needham, MA
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YMCA
380 Chestnut St, Needham, MA
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Bertucci's Restaurant
1257 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Spiga Ristorante
18 Highland Cir, Needham Heights, MA
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Campaign launched around Thanksgiving included 12,000 mailings to Needham residents and businesses, with a goal of raising $600,000.
As the town begins the process of constructing a new senior center, with a contractor to be picked sometime in February, the Friends of the Needham Elderly have begun their efforts to raise $600,000 to enhance the building with additional computers, exercise equipment and other upgrades. Though the town has promised $8.5 million for the construction and basic furnishing of the building, the additional funds will add to the new senior center, making it “as good as it can be,” according to Jamie Brenner Gutner, executive director of the Needham Council on Aging. The Friends had always planned to organize a fundraising effort to help with the project, and members of the group were ready to go the day after Town Meeting members approved the …
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Supporters of the $8.5 million building project are hopeful, but cautious, as they look ahead to future fundraising plans.
With Needham’s special Town Meeting just over a month away, a new senior center is closer than ever. On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Planning Board closed their public hearing on plans for the building. They will consider conditions of approval and likely OK the plans at their next meeting on Oct. 18. After the meeting, project proponents talked about being so close to making the new senior center a reality. “I think we’re all still tiptoeing,” said Colleen Schaller, a Council on Aging Board member. “We have never been this close, so nobody really wants to get overconfident—because, until Nov. 7, we just don’t know.” Schaller is also a member of the Friends of the Needham Elderly Steering Committee, which is organizing a fundraising campaign to …
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Tom Harkins
9:38 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012
As a senior and as a town meeting member I voted for a senior center and it should be named simply just that more ›