Brunswick Senior Buzz November 2016 by Brunswick Senior Resources Inc.

A BRUNSWICK COUNTY THANKSGIVING

GIBBS HEADS UP NEW BSRI FOOD SERVICE page 10 Tales of Hurricane Matthew page 8 Holiday Stockings for Seniors page 32 At Our Seniors Helping Seniors Event

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2222 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

(P) 910-343-8209

(F) 910-343-8836

Is Elderhaus PACE Right For Me? Elderhaus PACE (a Medicare approved Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) provides community based long term services and support care for those 55 years of age and older. It supports independent living while at the same time promoting community and quality of life by providing medical care, adult day care, on-going rehabilitative therapies, in-home care services, transportation and counseling.

To qualify for PACE Services:  The participant must live in the service area  The participant must be 55 years of age or older  The participant must meet nursing facility level of care  The participant must be safe in their living environment  The participant must have a payment source

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For More Information: www.elderhaus.com www.pace4you.org Elderhaus PACE PACE@elderhaus.com Elderhaus Home Care (910) 343-8209

PACE Service Area Brunswick County: Zip codes: 28422, 28451, 28461, 28479 New Hanover County: Zip codes:

28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412, 28428, 28429, 28449, 28480 SENIOR CARE THAT FITS YOUR FAMILY’S NEEDS!

Elderhaus—Adult Day Services Elderhaus has provided adult day care services for 35 years; to learn about Adult Day Health call (910) 251-0660. There are many coverage options for services as well as private pay. Elderhaus at the Lake is located at 1950 Amphitheatre Drive, Wilmington, NC.

Elderhaus Adult Day Care Day Health Enrollment enrollment@elderhaus.com (910) 251-0660

Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc.

3620 Express Dr. P.O. Box 2470 Shallotte, NC 28459 (910) 754-2300 (910) 754-9269 Fax Office Hours 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. BSRI Main Office Staff

 Jim Fish, President & CEO  Yvette Gosline, Vice President of Programs & Services

 Melody Stephens, Director of Operations

 Debra Marlowe, Organizational Development Coordinator

 Anita Langin, Accounting Technician

 Jennifer Sherman, Director of Case Management

 Eddie Jackson, Technology & Reporting Compliance Administrator  Teresa Muchler-Nogi, Data Systems Manager  Chauvet “Mel” Jackson, Operations Technician  Sarah Powell, Volunteer Coordinator  Karen Tierney, Receptionist BSRI Center/Site Staff

 Virginia Long, Ash  Vikki Hine, Boiling Spring Lakes  Mike Blandino, Calabash and Town Creek  Sandra Brooks, Leland

 Adrienne Brown, Leland  Marilou Smith, Leland  Shelley Cooper, Leland  Anne Gass, Shallotte  Kathy Gehlhardt, Shallotte  Derissa Gore, Shallotte  Lee Norris, Shallotte  Emory Saghy, Shallotte  Zach Canady, Shallotte  Beverly Bridgers, Southport  Randy Gillette, Southport  Doug Russell, Southport  René Tarquinio, Southport  Susan Whitley, Southport  Karen Kirkman, Sunset Harbor  Gloria Pieczarka,Supply  Mike McGurn, Thrift Store

Whew, Matthew! It has been a while since our area experienced such an event and I am pleased that for the most part, the county and residents fared well. Some locals who have lived through other hurricanes could not help but make references to Hurricane Hazel and the way that it impacted the area. I would like to express my gratitude to local law enforcement, Emergency Management and Medical Services, Department of Health and Human Services, the Red Cross, Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation and all other partner agencies that lead an organized and methodical approach to plan, prepare, and execute an effective safety net for our community. The entrance of November marks for many the beginning of the holiday season and provides me the needed and often public reminders of the importance of this special time of year. I enjoy everything from the beautification of our local municipalities with holiday lights to the reverence of religious displays on families’ homes and yards. My heart is turned to gratitude for phone calls made and preparations finalized, as we leave our normal routines, and visions of time spent with loved ones takes precedence over our normal course. Despite the challenges that engage us, there is much to be grateful for and many ways to express that gratitude. I am thankful for

Jim Fish, BSRI President and CEO

the refining quality of gratitude and for the way that it helps us reach common ground. It is also the impetus for the generosity in providing comfort for those in need. With this month’s theme of giving thanks, I wish to publicly express my gratitude for you, my seniors. The 6th Annual Seniors Helping Seniors and Their Caregivers event continued its upward trajectory in participation and notoriety. BSRI received a multitude of compliments for its program structure, information, and prizes. Thank you to our presenters, performers, and vendors. Participants were genuinely FROM THE CEO, continued on page 4

Letter from the President FROM THE CEO, continued from page 3

engaged and wanted more information about services in our community. Thank you, seniors, for pre-registering in record numbers, as we were able to accurately provide lunches, seating, and parking.

Open enrollment, or making adjustments to Medicare health insurance plans, continues this month. The election period began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. This is a great time to review your insurance coverage and is the only time you can make changes. Our SHIIP program can help. This service is free to Medicare-eligible individuals and is available in Shallotte and Southport. Please make a reservation to help us prepare employee and volunteer schedules. To schedule an appointment, please call (910) 754-2300 and ask for Karen. Sawyer and Associates has created a floor plan for the new Calabash area Senior Center and property surveying is complete. The bid process to select a qualified contractor is the next step. BSRI seeks community support from area residents, businesses, and nonprofits to assist with needed supplies, furnishings, donations etc. that will be non-budgeted items for the new center. $100,000 will need to be raised to meet that need. So far $25,000 has been raised. If you would like to make a contribution or serve on the committee, please call (910) 754-2300 and ask for Debra Marlowe. The new Leland Center survived Hurricane Matthew and

is still on track for the December deadline. Interior painting, flooring, and carpet are being installed. If the building is completed on time, we expect an official grand opening around the beginning of the new year. BSRI is seeking community support from residents, business and local nonprofits to assist with the needed supplies, furnishings, donations, etc. that will be nonbudgeted items for the new Leland Center. No donation is too small and all donations are tax deductible. If you would like to make a contribution, please call (910) 754-2300 and ask for Debra Marlowe. A special thanks to the volunteers, contributors and staff who make it possible to fulfill the important mission of this organization. It is simply impossible to list all those who have publicly and privately supported BSRI. These special people understand that providing services to our seniors is a collaborative and community effort. We are most grateful for the time, resources, and work provided by all. Please be mindful of those around you this holiday season. I am burdened by the thought of those who will pass the coming days in loneliness. The magnitude of this problem cannot be overcome by one organization alone. Please reach out to those who suffer in isolation as life sometimes dictates the cruel reality that family and good friends may not be close by. May we all be found well.

Your Devoted Servant, Jim

BSRI News

Hunger and Homeless Banquet

Hear the real facts about hunger, homelessness, and poverty in Brunswick County and the impact in area schools. Listen to formerly homeless individuals and their journeys. Learn about local agencies that offer help. This is a free educational event and soup luncheon; donations are accepted and appreciated.

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Brunswick County’s representatives to the North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature (STHL) attended the fall meeting Oct. 4 and 5. They worked to establish five legislative priorities to present to the N.C. legislature in 2017.

The North Carolina Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) assures cost-effective home- and community-based services to the elderly, malnourished, homebound, and those who are socially and economically needy. About 10,000 seniors are on the waiting list for services. The STHL requests the Assembly increase the HCCBG funding by $7 million in recurring funds.

The STHL was created by the N.C. General Assembly in 1993. The STHL works to provide information to senior citizens on matters being considered by the N.C. legislature, to promote citizen involvement and advocacy concerning aging issues, and to assess the legislative needs of older citizens. Each county has one delegate. Brunswick County’s delegate to the STHL is Brian Flanagan, who also serves as speaker pro tempore. Our alternate delegate is Audi Lowrimore. Find out more about the STHL at http://www.ncsthl.org/ and on Facebook (North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature). At the fall meeting, delegates decided on five agenda items to improve and enhance the lives of N.C.’s seniors. They will present

Brian Flanagan, left, serves as Brunswick County’s delegate to the Senior Tar Heel Legislature, and Audi Lowrimore is alternate.

these items to the N.C. legislature March 14-15, 2017:

Commissioned in 1987, the state Study Commission on Aging was repealed in 2017. The STHL requests it be reestablished.

Increase funding for Senior Centers by an additional $300,000 in recurring funds for 163 senior centers in 96 counties that provide programs and services to enhance the health and wellness of older adults. Project C.A.R.E. (Caregiver Alternative to Running on Empty) was designed and tested in N.C. and has become a national best practice TAR HEEL LEGISLATURE, continued on page 31

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Mah Jongg Marathon winners above from left are third place winner Diana Fernandez, fourth place winner Barbara Narath, Lois Yentema and Gale Sullivan who tied for first place, and Vicki Caruso.

Hurricane Matthew

By Lee Norris serve the Boiling Spring Lakes Senior Center for Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. (BSRI,) and at the Brunswick Senior Center in Southport. I had an amazing opportunity to serve our community during Hurricane Matthew. It was Friday night before the storm, 9-ish, and I was all settled in, ready to ride out Hurricane Matthew all by my lonesome in my little Southport bungalow, when my phone said, “Message!”

humor. Ken, in his 80s, recovering from a stroke but able to use a walker or a chair, was talkative, independent-minded, and missing his wife, who had been taken to a nursing home because of her special needs. Robert was blind, frightened, and not very mobile. I helped getting them to the dining room, bringing food and snacks, and watching movies on the computer. We talked and laughed and rode out the storm with the peace and joy of making new friends.

Throughout the day, Jim Fish, It was a text from Susan BSRI’s CEO, dropped by the Whitley at the Southport shelter. He helped arrange Senior Center. She said, meals, facilities, and “Health and Human Lee Norris equipment throughout the Services is requesting weekend, and he made time to employees or volunteers to assist stop by and look in on the seniors at nurses with seniors who have WBHS. He even spent Saturday special needs. They will be alone night in my stead as I went home for and may just need someone to chat a few hours to check that all was with or play a game.” secure. When I returned next I responded with my usual morning, I relieved Teresa Muchlermotto: “I live to serve and I serve to Nogi, our nutrition coordinator who live, count me in!” had come in earlier Sunday morning to give Jim a much-needed rest. Report to West Brunswick High School on Saturday morning at 6 a.m., came the reply. I drove through heavy rain and wind to arrive. Little did I know that the shelter had been open all night and there were already nearly 100 people occupying the cots. More were arriving, and by noon, there were 125 people, 12 dogs, 5 cats and 2 parakeets! I was assigned to a room with three men needing special care. Gerry, a septuagenarian paraplegic in an electric chair, had a wonderful, positive attitude and a wry sense of

Let me tell you something about the wonderful people who set up and maintain the emergency shelters. The American Red Cross, Brunswick County Health and Human Services, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and the staff of WBHS all pitched in to provide cots, blankets, dry clothes, wheelchairs, and hot food to folks who otherwise would have been left out in the storm. The nurses slept very little as they went from room to room looking out for everyone’s needs. Brunswick County Animal

Photo by Kimberly Muchler

BSRI nutrition coordinator Teresa MuchlerNogi, right, helps an area senior find something to read at the West Brunswick High School emergency shelter during Hurricane Matthew.

Services provided shelter for the animals and the Sheriff’s Department kept all feeling safe and secure. By Sunday night, many had left for home. Some returned because power had not been restored or floodwaters had barred their way. I stayed the night to assist as needed. An extra hand (or strong back) can come in handy getting folks in and out of beds and chairs. Monday morning saw clear skies, power restored to many areas, and couple of buses to return the sheltered to their homes. Jim Fish arrived with a BSRI van and we returned a half-dozen folks to their homes in Sunset Beach, Supply, and Ocean Isle Beach. You might consider serving as a volunteer when the next emergency arises; let me tell you, it is worth every moment.

BSRI Food Service

By Shelagh Clancy

area hospitals, and the Cape Fear Council on Aging.

ull up a chair—A new food service is setting the table for Brunswick County seniors. Get ready for new meals, prepared in our own kitchens and delivered to senior centers and sites throughout the county and to seniors receiving Meals on Wheels.

Gibbs also caters private events and competes in local chef competitions, most recently a chili cook-off in Shallotte. If you’ve attended BSRI events, you may have tasted Gibbs’ delicious catering.

Photos courtesy Gibbs Management Services

BSRI’s congregate meals and home-delivered meals will soon be prepared in-house under the supervision of chef Ryan Gibbs.

Congregate and home-delivered meals for seniors have been prepared in Bolivia

As of mid-December, local chef and food service guru Ryan Gibbs will be taking over BSRI’s food service. “I’m very excited,” Gibbs said. “We’re going to prep on-site. We plan to create better quality and more variety, with more input from our seniors.” Gibbs owns Gibbs Management Services, which provides consulting and catering for health care and institutional food service. Through menu design, food supplier negotiations, and quality control, Gibbs has a history of raising quality and lowering costs in programs throughout Southeastern N.C. His previous clients include PACE Elderhaus Inc. Total Senior Care, New Hanover and Duplin counties,

Meal delivered to seniors at home will be fresher and faster under the new food service program, which begins Dec. 19.

BSRI Food Service under a contract with Brunswick County. As of Dec. 19, meal prep will now take place in the Brunswick Center at Southport kitchen. “Cooking our meals in-house allows us to have complete autonomy over our menu, ingredients, and the quality of our product,” said Yvette Gosline, BSRI Vice President of Programs and Services. “Ryan … can negotiate great rates with food service providers so we can get much better quality product at the same rate.” Gibbs will partner with local farmers to get farm-fresh ingredients, and with the Cooperative Extension and other area groups to get the best possible meals on the table for Brunswick County seniors. “We work to the very highest of standards,” Gibbs said. If you have suggestions for the new meals, Gibbs would love to hear them. “We want more input from seniors. Whatever they communicate to us that’s achievable and in our budget constraints, we’ll do it,” he said.

Ryan Gibbs owns Gibbs has a great reputation for health care and institutional consulting and catering services. Better quality food, faster, at a better price— BSRI’s new food service has it all!

and private catering out of each kitchen,” Gibbs said. The Brunswick Center at Shallotte is equipped with a fullservice kitchen too. The new Brunswick Center at Leland, scheduled to open in January, will also have a full kitchen. Once those kitchens are certified by the county, they can be used for meal prep too, bringing fresher food closer to home for area seniors. “We plan on adding more meals

“We will be able to purchase food from the N.C. Food Bank for a weekend Meals on Wheels program,” Gosline said. “And these can be fun meals—they’re not determined by regulations.” The centers’ kitchens and banquet facilities can also be used to generate new revenue streams for BSRI. “We can rent out the facilities,”

Gosline said, “Or open kitchens to local chefs and bakers who may need that space for special events.” Revenues from kitchen and banquet facility rentals will help fund BSRI programs and services for Brunswick County Seniors. The additional kitchens are expected to be online by next July. Meanwhile, ideas are flowing and details are being hammered out. “It’s quite a project, but it’s exciting,” Gibbs said.

Trips

December 13-15, 2016 $369 per person based on double occupancy, due at the time of registration and non-refundable Please RSVP in person at your local Senior Center. Departs from Shallotte Center Trip Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach transportation to Charleston, SC, 2 nights hotel accommodations, 2 breakfasts, 2 Dinners (includes 1 dinner at the Charleston Crab House), Holiday Dinner Cruise aboard the Spirit of Carolina, James Island Holiday Festival of Lights, Guided Tour of Historic Charleston, Holiday Shopping at Charlestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic City Market, standard taxes, fees, meal gratuities and baggage handling.

January 21-28, 2017 Pricing starts at $1099* per person based on double occupancy $250 deposit per person due at the time of registration Passport is required Deadline to RSVP, Final Payment Due and Deadline to cancel with no penalty: Friday, September 16 Trip includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation from Brunswick County to pier (please note we will be traveling at night to save on cost), 8 day/7 night cruise to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, US Virgin

What do I do with my Grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; treasures? We have a staff that will organize a sale onsite or off-site sale for the family with the utmost respect and consideration. We offer a complimentary consultation to discuss your needs. Call Floyd Francis at 910-471-8833 or Kathy Woods at 910-233 -5595 with any questions.

Islands, Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, includes cabin, shipboard meals, port charges, taxes and transfers in Orlando/Port Canaveral Departure Locations Vary *pricing is based on cabin availability at the time of your registration. Please, note: The cruise line reserves the right to lower our inventory or increase the price per cabin at any time.

April 3-5, 2017 $399 per person based on double occupancy Deadline to RSVP & Cancel: Jan. 6, 2017 This trip includes: deluxe motorcoach transportation, 2 nights hotel accommodations, 1 breakfast, 1 dinner, 1 lunch with entertainment onboard the Odyssey Monument Cruise, Guided tour of Washington, DC, Visit to the Smithsonian Institute Museums, standard taxes, meal gratuities and baggage handling. Departure Locations Vary

May 29-June 3, 2017 $799 per person based on double occupancy, $100 deposit due at the time of registration Please RSVP in person at your local Senior Center Trip departs from Shallotte Deadline to RSVP, Cancel and final payment due: Friday, March 3 Trip Opens: Nov. 7 Trip includes: Deluxe motorcoach transportation, 5 nights hotel accommodations, 5 breakfasts, 2 dinners including 1 dinner at the New Orleans School of Cooking, Evening Hotel Receptions with Hot Food and Spirits, Guided Tour of New Orleans, Tour an Old Fashioned Louisiana Plantation, Cruise the Mississippi on a Steamboat, Free Time in the French Quarter, Visit to Harrahs Casino, Guided Tour of Atlanta with an optional dinner with entertainment for an additional $60, standard taxes, meal gratuities and baggage handling.

March 29 & 30, 2016 Price TBD. Check with Susan Whitley at the Southport Center for price. Please RSVP in person at your local Senior Center. Deadline to RSVP & Cancel with no penalty: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 Trip Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach transportation to Cherokee, NC, 1 night hotel accommodation, 2 days incentives ($20 free slot play voucher, $20 food voucher), standard taxes and fees. Departs from The Brunswick Center at Shallotte Please RSVP for Trips in person at your local Senior Center. All additional payments other than deposits can be paid in installments unless otherwise noted. Special dietary needs or room requests, please notify us at the time of registration. Departure locations vary.

SHIIP

Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program

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o you or someone you know have a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plan? Plans can be reviewed annually Oct. 15 through Dec.7.

SHIIP can help you compare plans and determine if a change is needed. Call your local office at (910) 754-2300 to talk to a specialist or visit www.Medicare.gov. You can also call 1-800-Medicare or 1-855-408-1212 to ask for a comparison. In 2017, Medicare beneficiaries will have 22 prescription drug plans to choose from compared to 26 in 2016. Seven of these plans will be free for beneficiaries with Full Extra Help, compared to five plans in 2016. The lowest premium plan with a deductible is Envision RxPlus at $14.60/month and the lowest premium plan without a deductible is Silver Script at $29.30/month. Plan deductibles in 2017 range from $0 to $400/ month.

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There are two companies in Brunswick County selling Medicare Advantage Plans; these are Blue Medicare and Humana. These plans typically have lower monthly premiums, but do require co-payments and out of pocket costs. Remember the best way to choose a prescription drug plan or Medicare Advantage plan is by comparing available plans. Please call today to schedule your one-on-one meeting with a SHIIP counselor.

(910)754-2300 —Submitted by M. René Tarquinio, LBSW

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Community Events

By Linda Walters Early Thanksgiving morning, the Shallotte Presbyterian Church will open its door to welcome members of the South Brunswick Interchurch Council (SBIC) along with Jim Fish, President and CEO of Brunswick Senior Resources, Inc. (BSRI), Zack Canady, Nutrition Coordina- “One of the most tor, and Meals on Wheels important things drivers. Their goal is to deliver smiles and Thanks- you can do on this giving blessings to our earth is to let South Brunswick County people know they neighbors in need. SBIC is composed of 21 are not alone.” area churches. For more –Shannon L. Alder than a decade, church members, BSRI staff, and drivers have provided traditional hot Thanksgiving meals and day-after lunches to more than 250 area seniors. In October, BSRI sent letters to residents informing them that meals would be delivered on Thanksgiving and asking them to respond. SBIC members shop for food and begin cooking turkey and all the wonderful trimmings early Thanksgiving morning. BSRI provides transportation, supplies, equipment (hot and cold packs), nutritional oversight, and drivers to complete the process.

Trinity United Methodist Church members prepare Thanksgiving meals for the Southport and Leland areas on Thanksgiving Day, 2015. The volunteers will be back in action serving area seniors this year.

In Southport, dedicated volunteers and members of the Trinity United Methodist Church cook and deliver traditional Thanksgiving meals to homebound seniors in who responded to letters. It’s a labor of love given and received in kind for many years. The Leland Center has a similar program. “Neighbor's Helping Neighbors” is the motto for SBIC. It’s something we all can be thankful for.

Ash Senior Site Ash Senior Site Virginia Long, Manager Waccamaw Community Building 5859 Waccamaw School Road Ash, NC 28420 Call 910-287-3998 for reservations Operating Hours: 10 am -2 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Lunch Served at 12pm

John Ingraham, LLC First Financial Education Centers

Activity Calendar November 2016 Subject to change

Tuesday 1 10::00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV Game Show 11:30 Blood Pressure 8 10:oo Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:oo TV game show 15 10:00 10:45 11:00

Board puzzle Exercise TV game show

Thursday 3

Safe Retirement Solutions Insurance, Planning, Wealth Management

10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show 10 10:oo Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show

5039-5 Main Street, Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-6921 www.johningrahamllc.com

17 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show 12:15 Nutrition Presentation

22 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show 29 10:00 Board puzzle 10:45 Exercise 11:00 TV game show

11am

TV game show

PUPS MCGEE KNOTT is 11 and facing many challenges, as many of her fellow seniors will understand. She can hear the ball bounce, but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it. She would like to bark at the inventor of the stairs. But her spirit is strong and she leaves her paw prints on so many hearts! ~Jackie Knott SEND PET PHOTOS TO: newsletters.bsri@gmail.com

Boiling Spring Lakes Senior Site BSRI Nutrition Program at Boiling Spring Lakes Parks & Recreation Department 1 Leeds Road Boiling Spring Lakes, NC 28461 910-363-0018 BSRI Nutrition Program Operating Hours: 10am to 2pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 910-754-2300

November 2016

Boiling Spring Lakes Senior Site Activity Calendar *Subject to change

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday 10:15am Walking to Fitness 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

28 10:15am Qi Gong 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

***We are your polling place! 15

9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 6pm Yoga

9am Yoga-Pilates Combo 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

9 CLOSED ELECTION DAY

Thursday

10:15am Walking to Fitness 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

9am Yoga-Pilates Combo

Friday 4 10:15am Qi Gong

11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Games

10am Garden Club 10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

CLOSED VETERANS DAY

18 10:15am Qi Gong

17 9am Yoga-Pilates Combo

9:30 Spa Day

10am Mah Jong 6pm Yoga

11am TOPS 11am Cardio Chair Fitness 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30 Sr. Fall Festival 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

CLOSED THANKGIVING

30 9am Yoga-Pilates Combo

10am Brunch & Movie 6pm Yoga

10:15am Walking to Fitness 11am Fit 4 Life 12pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Rummikub 12:30pm Card club

Check out the Boiling Spring Lakes City Websites for more information!

www.bslprd.com www.cityofbsl.org

Calabash Senior Site Calabash Senior Site Calabash Presbyterian Church 8820 Old Georgetown Road Sunset Beach, NC 28468

Mike Blandino, Site Manager/Service Assoc. Call 910-368-5348 or 910-754-2300 For Reservations Operating Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm Monday, Wednesday, & Friday

Activity

November

CALENDAR

Monday

Wednesday 2 10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

7 10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

14 10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

21 10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

28 10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

Reading w/Coffee 12:00pm~Exercise Senior Lunch Social time

Friday 4 10:00am Reading, Coffee & Snacks 10:45am BINGO 12:00pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Social time

9 10:00am Reading w/Coffee & Snacks 11:00 Blood Pressure Screen 11:15am 12:00pm~Exercise 12:00pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Social time

11 CLOSED for Veteran’s Day

18 10:00am Reading, Coffee & Snacks 10:45am BINGO 12:00pm Senior Lunch 1:00pm Social time

10:00am & Snacks 11:15am 12:00pm 12:30pm

Reading w/Coffee 12:00pm~Exercise Senior Lunch Social time

Site closed for Thanksgiving holiday

Site closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

30 10:00am Reading w/Coffee & Snacks 11:00am-1pm Health Care Directive workshop 11:15am 12:00pm~Exercise 12:00pm Senior Lunch 12:30pm Social time

A notary will be available on November 30th for your Health Care Directives. Please take advantage of this Valuable service. No appointment necessary

Reading w/Coffee 12:00pm~Exercise Senior Lunch Social time

BSRI’s Thrift Store 10001 Beach Dr. Calabash, NC Whether shopping, donating, or volunteering, your support of BSRI’s Thrift Store @ Calabash helps to provide vital services and resources for our senior participants.

Donations???

Call (910) 579-7488 to schedule pick-up. Your support is greatly appreciated!

The Brunswick Center at Leland 1490 Village Road, NE Leland, NC 28451 371-3560

Activity Calendar

November 2016

Subject to change

EVERY MONDAY 8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 10:00 Crafts/Painting 10: 30 Seated Chair Aerobics 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Painting w/Bobbie & Geri-Fit w/ Juanita 1-4 Free Choice

MONDAY Lunch served At 12 noon. Except Wed. at 11:30 Contact Adrienne for reservations 371-3560

EVERY TUESDAY

EVERY WEDNESDAY

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 8:30 Stretch and Core 9:15 Rise & Shine Gentle Yoga with Juanita 10:30 Balance w/ Isabella 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Tai-Chi Chair w/ Isabella 1-4 Free Choice

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Body Tone & Stretch 8:30 Chess Club 9:45 Line Dancing 9:45 Adventures in Walking 10:45 Aerobics Chair Exercise 11:30 Lunch 1:00 Yoga with Juanita 2;00 Chair Yoga w/ Juanita 1-4 Free Choice

TUESDAY 1

1:30 Tai-Chi w/ Isabella (Paid Class $5)

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 8:30 Chess Club 10:00 Crafts/Painting w/ Bobbie 10:00 Geri-Fit w/ Juanita 12:00 Lunch 1:30 Yoga with Juanita 1-4 Free Choice

THURSDAY

FRIDAY 4 Trip on the Big M Casino Ship 8am-5pm Fitness for your Brain 10:30 & Computer Connections 11am W/ Callum 2:30 Tabata w/ Juanita ($5)

11 Closed for Veterans Day!!

16 17 Grooming Day @ BCC depart at 10:00 3 pm 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (Paid Class $5)

18 Fitness for your Brain 10:30 & Computer Connections 11am w/Callum

Brunswick County Health Department Flu– Shots 11am-1pm 3 pm 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (Paid Class $5) 9

Trip to Coastal Sewing in Wilmington 11am-12pm Lunch at K&W

8:00 Coffee with Friends/ Billiards/Morning News 10:30 BINGO 12:00 Lunch 1-4 Free Choice

EVERY FRIDAY

Bracelet making w/ Phyllis 11:30

EVERY THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY 2

2:00 Zumba Gold w/ Isabella (paid class$5) 7

Hours of Operation 8:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday

Sandra Brooks, Director

3 pm 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (Paid Class $5)

Bracelet making w/ Phyllis 11:30 14 1:30 Tai-Chi w/ Isabella (Paid Class $5)

15 Bracelet making w/ Phyllis 11:30 Jelly Roll Quilt Race w/ Isabella O’brien 1:00 pm –3pm

21 1:30 Tai-Chi w/ Isabella (Paid Class $5)

22 Bracelet making w/ Phyllis 11:30

2:30 Tabata w/ Juanita ($5) 23 3 pm 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (Paid Class $5)

24 Closed for Thanksgiving!!!

25 Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday!!!

2:00 Zumba Gold w/ Isabella (paid class$5) 28 1:30 Tai-Chi w/ Isabella (Paid Class $5)

29 Bracelet making w/ Phyllis 11:30

30 3 pm 25.20.15 w/ Juanita (Paid Class $5)

2:00 Zumba Gold w/ Isabella Birthday Celebration’s (paid class$5)

DROP-IN/FREE CHOICE ACTIVITIES—DAILY 1 to 4 p.m: Puzzles, Computer, Books Newspaper, Card Games, TV, Wii, Exercise Equipment, Shuffleboard, Checkers/Chess, Rummikub, Simple Sewing, Horseshoes, Socialization, Walking Track, Board Games

The Brunswick Center at Leland

New fitness classes are starting at the Leland center in December. Try one of these classes for better health and well-being:

TABATA: An all-levels class. Format is 20 seconds of exercise work and 10 seconds of recovery, interval-style, for short duration and maximum results. Great fun! Please bring water, a mat and a friend. 25-20-15: An all-level class. Format is 25 minutes of aerobic/ cardio activity, 20 minutes of strength training, and 15 minutes of CORE conditioning. Set to upbeat motivational music. Please bring water, a mat and a friend Chair Yoga: This is an all-levels class.

Isabella Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien teaches a Balance and Core class at the Brunswick Center at Leland.

Traditional yoga poses will be adapted to the individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability. This peaceful sequence will help you gain

Leland Christmas Trip to the Breakers Resort in Myrtle Beach! December 6, 7 & 8 Our package includes 2 night accommodations in an oceanfront room, 2 full breakfasts at Papas Restaurant, Dinner at Original Benjamins, Carolina Opry Christmas Show, transportation, shopping baggage handling all taxes and service.

Room cost: Single $259.00 Double $192.00 Triple $171.00 Quad $159.00 For more information please contact Director Sandra Brooks or Assistant Director Adrienne Brown at The Brunswick Center at Leland (910) 371-3560

flexibility, improve sleep, and reduce stress. A few of the other physical benefits include: *Lowered blood pressure *Improved respiration, energy and vitality *Maintain a balanced metabolism *Cardio & circulatory health *Protection from injury *Enhanced posture

Zumba Gold: All the fun of Zumba at a slightly slower pace. Perfect for true beginners or active older adults. Tai Chi: Thai Chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that is now used for stress reduction in a variety of health conditions. Great for balance. Meditation in motion, Tai Chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. Seated Tai Chi: Adaptation of Tai Chi but seated.

Oak Island Senior Site Oak Island Community Center 102 S E 47th Street Oak Island, NC 28461

Deanna Eddinger, Community Center Director 910-278-3622 0r 278-6552 BSRI Main 910-754-2300

Senior Activity Calendar November 2016 (Subject to Change)

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

1 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

2 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 am Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

3 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Sit & Be Fit 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO

8 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

9 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30pm Wii Bowling

10 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Chair Yoga 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO

15 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Card Games & Social Time

16 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 am Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30 Board Games & Social Time

17 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:00 Sit & Be Fit 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

22 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

23 10:00 am Social Time 10:30 Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30pm Wii Bowling

Trimming the Tree 10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 Playing Pool 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm BINGO 1:30 Social Time

10:00 am Rummikub 10:30 am Pool Pals 11:45 am Senior Lunch 12:30 pm Rummikub 1:30 Board games

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte Activity Calendar

NOVEMBER

Subject to change

EVERY MONDAY

EVERY TUESDAY

Located at the Reception Desk EVERY WEDNESDAY EVERY THURSDAY EVERY FRIDAY

Exercise Class Walgreens Presentation 11:00am GeriFit Noon Lunch 12:45pm Crafts 1:15pm Tai Chi w/ Dean 1:00pm Jewelry Making Class 1:30pm Scrabble 2:15pm *Yoga w/ Charlotte ($5)

Meditation Class ($5) 10am Beginner Line Dancing 10:30am Line Dancing 11am Adult Coloring 11am Exercise Class Noon Lunch Noon *Pilates w/ Angela ($5) 12:30pm Bridge 1pm Shopping 1pm Rummikub 2pm Table Tennis

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Time to turn back your clock one hour on November 6th

1 11am Presentation –Pine Needle Basket Weaving

10 :30am 10am 10:30am 11am 11am

11:45am 12:15pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 3:00pm

Weekly Updates Beginner Line Dancing Line Dancing Exercise Class * Stretch and Tone w/ Nancy ($5) Lunch Bingo Tai Chi w/ Dean Knit/Crochet Zumba Gold

8:30am

9am

10:30am 11:00am

10am Nancy 10:30AM 10:30am 11:00am Noon 12:30pm

1:15pm 3:00pm

9:30am Christmas Shopping at Tanger Outlets and Grand Coastal Mall

VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY

23 THERE IS always, always, ALWAYS Something to be thankful for

FRIDAY

11 CENTER CLOSED

11am Fall Luncheon at the Moose Lodge

Computer Class 9:30am Ladies Pool / Billards 10am Pilates 10am Choral Group 11:45am Lunch 12:15pm Bingo 1pm Art Class 1pm *Tai Chi w/Keith 2:30pm *Tai Chi w/Keith ( Tai Chi Classes $5 each class) 7pm Bluegrass Music

4 11:45am Nutrition Presentation

12pm-3pm Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class $22 for this class

Craft Class Exercise Class GeriFit Lunch Intro to Microsoft Office Suite Tai Chi w/ Dean Zumba Gold

ELECTION DAY 12pm Medicare Presentation Rene’ Tarquinio , LBSW Case Manager/SHIIP Coordinator

Yoga w/

THURSDAY

12:30pm Advisory Committee Meeting 7

Suggestion Box

17 2nd Anniversary in The Brunswick Center At Shallotte Thanksgiving Celebration 11:00am Sip ‘n Chat

10:30am Blood Pressure Check Birthday Day

CENTER CLOSED

CENTER CLOSED `

*Fee based Classes noted above

Boost Available for Purchase During Center Hours 8am to 4pm

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte 3620 Express Drive Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-2300 x 1001

—An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence— Anne Gass, Center Director

Medicare Open Enrollment began October 15 and ends December 7. Join SHIIP Coordinator and Case Manager René Tarquinio, LBSW, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at noon to learn more about Medicare options. Senior Art Show! Saturday, November 19, 2pm to 4pm. Our talented art class students (under the direction of Instructor Joan Hoyle) will display their works. Come! Get inspired to try your hand at creating beautiful art!

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov. 6. Set your clocks BACK! Remember this ditty: Spring forward, Fall back. Celebrate Thanksgiving AND our Second Anniversary in the New Brunswick Center at Shallotte, Thursday, November 17, at 11am. Light refreshments served. Veterans Appreciation Day at the Center, Thursday, November 10. We will be closed Friday, November 11, in honor of our veterans.

Moose Lodge Thanksgiving Luncheon Wednesday, November 16, 11am. Admission by ticket only. Call the center for details. Shopping, Shopping, Shopping! Get a head start on your Christmas shopping at the Tanger Outlets and the Coastal Grand Mall in South Carolina on Friday, November 4. Bus leaves at 9:30am. Cost $5. Sign up required as space is limited. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. Get out and cast your ballot—or vote by mail. To vote by mail, you must get an Absentee Ballot Request Form, then send the signed and completed form to the County Board of Elections. For more details, go to www.ncvoter.org/voting-in-nc/ absentee-ballot or call the County Board of Elections in Bolivia at 910.253.2620.

The center is also CLOSED Thanksgiving day and the day after (Thursday/Friday, November 24 and 25) so we may celebrate with family and friends. Blankets For Kids! We need volunteers to donate their time and skills to knit or crochet blankets for both babies and children as part of the World Vision Knit for Kids project. Finished blanket size should be 36” long and 42” wide. The project’s goal is 35,000 blankets! If you need yarn, we’ll supply it. If you don’t knit/ crochet or are short on time, we welcome yarn donations. Remember: this project can be done at home and dropped off at the center when you’re finished. If you make a blanket, one more child will be warmer this winter! Contact Anne or Kathy for more information or to sign up.

Advisory Committee Meeting, Tuesday, November 1, 12:30pm.

Weekly Update/ Sip ‘n Chat Share your questions, suggestions, or comments every Monday at 10:30am and every third Thursday at 11am. Coffee’s hot and free!

Blood Pressure Check RN Rebecca Green of Amedisys Hospice will be here every 1st and 3rd Friday at 10:30am. No appointment needed.

Celebrate Birthdays Celebrate these special days on the last Friday of every month. We’ll sing, eat cake, and have fun. .

Loose Change Challenge Thanks to everyone for their generous donation of coins (and bills, too!) We appreciate your support!

Movie Day Friday, November 18, from 9am to 3pm, we will be showing Christmas movies. This will be the only movie day this month. Free admission, popcorn & candy. Soft drinks and water available for purchase.

Monthly Quote — May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump, may your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump, may your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!

The Brunswick Center at Shallotte —An NC Certified Senior Center of Excellence—

3620 Express Drive Shallotte, NC 28470 910-754-2300 x 1001

Anne Gass, Center Director

We have three fun fall projects for you this month plus our regular jewelry-making class! Classes are limited to 6 people (unless noted). Please make note of the following changes/information: Signup for ALL craft classes is now extended to Monday by 4pm. Payment (also due on Monday) secures your spot at the table! Some classes require participants to bring certain items. Check the Buzz, your weekly email, or ask us what you’ll need to bring to class. Sharing costs keeps class fees low so more seniors can participate in the fun. Remember to register with our center before attending classes if you haven’t already done so. Crafty Tuesdays — 1pm Learn to make custom jewelry from Instructor Jennifer Gerrald. Each class features a different project. $20 (Materials and tools provided) Crafty Thursdays — 10:30am November 3 November 17

Deco Mesh Harvest Wreath $20 (All materials included)

Pine Needle Weaving Join us Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 11am to learn more about this age-old tradition from the instructor known as Zada Mae! She will be holding a weaving class Monday, Nov. 14, from 12 to 3pm. One project is a trivet and the other two are baskets. (We have the project samples here at the center.) The cost is $22 and includes everything you’ll need. Zada Mae is currently from Charleston, SC, but was formerly from the nationally known Rain Barrel Artisan Village and the Ocean Reef Art Association in the Florida Keys. She has been an instructor of both sweet grass and pine needle weaving for more than 25 years.

Fundraiser for The Brunswick Paint ’n’ Take— Center at Shallotte Acrylic on Canvas $5. Choose from three We are participating again this year autumn themes. in Camp Christmas Craft Fair and (All materials included) Cookie Walk at Camp United Methodist Church in Shallotte on Saturday November 19, 8am to 2pm. Please stop by and support your center!

November 10 Old-Fashioned Clove-Studded Citrus Pomander with Ribbon Embellishment $3 Participants must bring: One navel orange, medium size (firm) and whole large cloves (about 25 grams—about 1 oz). (All other supplies are included.)

Get Connected to Your Senior Center! Tired of being the last to know what’s happening at the Center? Send your email info us at agass@bsrinc.org and we’ll keep you posted about new activities, changes/ updates, and cancellations. We will never share or sell your email, or send emails that are not related to senior interests—it’s strictly between us!

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm November is: National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Care Giver Month. Join us for …

Thursday, November 3, 11am to 12 noon. Welcome by BSRI’s own Jennifer Sherman, BS, MA, Director of Case Management. This gathering will honor and remember all those who are or were in need of care due to memoryimpairments, chronic disease and other illnesses as well as all family care givers. We hope the flame of each candle will bring to light to individuals living with dementia and the critical need for support of family care givers. In North Carolina more than 170,000 older adults currently have Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. More than 70% of them live at home and are cared for by family and friends. Please come share your care giving stories, poems, and memories with others. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease, go to www.alznc.org.

Annual Fall Luncheon at St. Johns Missionary Church in Bolivia is Nov. 19. Music and singing. Lunch is free. Transportation provided if needed. Show Me the Money! BSRI Financial Statements and IRS Form 990 are online at www.bsrinc.org.

The Brunswick Center at Southport Southport Senior Center Activity Calendar

November

Subject to change, ($, denotes instructor fee; M, demotes material fee)

EVERY MONDAY

EVERY TUESDAY

EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY THURSDAY

7:30-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 7:30 Yoga & Pilates 8:30 Coffee w/Friends 9 :00 You Can Do IT 9:30 Mah Jongg 9:30 Hand & Foot 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10:30 Adult Coloring 10:30 Beg. Tai Chi 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 1:30 Ballroom Dancing 1:30 Mah Jongg 2 Total Body Conditioning 3 “ABS”olute CORE Power ($)

8-8 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Beach Walk @ Caswell Access 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9:30 Party Bridge 10:30 Yoga w/ Ella Hill ($) 11:45 Lunch 12:00 Walgreens Presentation 12:00 Beginning Yoga 12:30 Wii 12:30 Cornhole 12:30 Ladder Golf 1 Silver Paddles 1:30 Gentle Cardio & Core 1:15 Bus departs for Splash 2 Senior Splash 2:30 HIITS 2:30 Art Smart 3:30 Basketball (Cancelled Oct. 18-Nov. 8) 6:30 Square Dancing ($)

8-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9-12 Begin, Adv., Int. Watercolor ($) 9:30 Geri-Fit 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10 Caregiver Support Group-4th Wednesdays 10:30 Tai Chi ($) 10:45 Easy Does It 11:45 Lunch 12:15 Bible Study 12:30 Wii 12:30 Silver Samurai ($) 12:30 Games 12:30 Afternoon Movie (M) 2:00 Ballet & Tap

7:30-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 7:30 Yoga & Pilates 8:30 Coffee w/Friends 9 Gerifit 9 Craft (M) 10 Knit & Chain Gang 10 Quilting 10:30 Bible Study 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 1:30 Gentle Cardio & Core ($) 1:00 Beg. Line Dance 2:00 Int./Adv. Line Dance 2:30 HIITS ($)

MONDAY

EVERY FRIDAY 8-4 Exercise Room & Billiards 8:00 Coffee w/Friends 9 Technology Workshop 9:30 Tai Chi Forms ($) 10 Sewing 10:30 Tai Chi ($) 11:30 Total Body Conditioning 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Wii 12:30 Games 1 Pickleball (Cancelled Oct. 21-Nov. 4) 1 Photography 2nd & 4th Fridays 1:30 Hand Drumming 1st & 3rd Fridays Weekly Update Emailed

Calendar is subject to change...please email Randy at rgillette@bsrinc.org to receive regular updates

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

2 9 Depart for Tanger at NMB, Myrtle Beach Mall & BSRI Calabash Thrift Store (Van fee, refundable)

3 11:30 Candlelight Reflections 1pm Iris Folding

8 11:45 Blood Pressure Checks by Amedysis Ballroom changes for voting end

9 11:45 Nutrition Presentation

10 8:30 Caregiver Workshop 1pm Iris Folding

11 Center Closed

18 Don’t forget Crafters Bazaar, Chance Auction, Quilt Drawing & Pancake Breakfast tomorrow! The fun begins at 7am.

23 10:00 Caregiver Support Group

Center Closed

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Gospel Singing Saturday November 12th

12:30 Bingo by Dosher

11:30-1 Blood Pressure Checks by Dosher Nursing Center 28

CHANCE AUCTION

QUILT DRAWING

CRAFTERS BAZAAR

Saturday, November 19 7am-3pm

Saturday, November 19th At Noon, you do not need to be present to win

Saturday, November 19, 8am-3pm

Drawings at 3pm You do not need to be present to win. Tickets available at the Crafters Bazaar. Auction items needed

The beautiful quilt made by center volunteers is on display in the lobby. The colors are blue & yellow. With a nautical theme! 1 Ticket $1 or 7 for $5 Tickets to purchase or sell are available at the desk.

Vendor Booths available for $15 each with a $10 Chance Auction Gift, forms located at the desk. At the time of printing, we didn’t know what items are available...but the last bazaar was a huge success!

Saturday, Nov. 19 8am-10:30am Tickets $7 Breakfast to include: Sausage Eggs & Pancakes Tickets to purchase or sell are available at the desk.

Mark Your Calendars December 8th 11am Lunch provided by our very own award winning, Ryan Gibbs! Please RSVP

The Brunswick Center at Southport 1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-454-0583

Susan Whitley, Center Director Randy Gillette, Assistant Director

CAREGIVER WORKSHOP When: November 10, 2016 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM (registration 8:30 AM) 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM Understanding Dementia and the Importance of Early Detection and Planning Len Lecci, PhD with Memory Assessment and Research Services (MARS) 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Tools4Life: Self-Care While Caring for Others Rebecca J. Hedgecock, MA, NCC, LPC Sapia Psychological Associates Please RSVP to Holly Pilson 910-3954553 or hpilson@capefearcog.org

Many Thanks…. Dave & Vicki Caruso Coastal Cosmetic Dentistry Renees Fine Jewelry The State Port Pilot Southport Cleaners Walgreens McNeil Company American Wine Society, Southport Chapter Port City Java Trader Joes The Provision Company Angel’s Nail Shoe Fly Bull Frog Corner Southport Cheese Shop Wine & Roses Florist Check Six Brewery All Mah Jongg Marathon Volunteers & Participants Tag Sale vendors & visitors Pancake Breakfast visitors & Donors!

Get your Christmas shopping done! Nov. 2 Tanger at 22, Myrtle Beach Mall & Thrift Store Dec. 7 Coastal Grand Mall

Office Hours: 8am-4pm,

Activity hours vary

Monday-Friday Lunch at 11:45am

Candlelight Reflections Sponsored by Peacock Newnam & White Thursday Nov. 3 11:30am, Lunch provided, Please RSVP Today we honor all those in need of care and those we have lost along the way as well as the amazing caregivers who provide much needed care and support to those with Alzheimer’s.

Bingo by Dosher Friday, November 18 12:30pm Christmas Luncheon Thursday, December 8th at 11:30am Please RSVP by Friday, Dec. 2, no fee

Upcoming Fundraisers Your support is needed! Pancake Breakfast-$7, Nov. 19, 8am Crafters Bazaar-November 19, 8am-3pm; 7am arrival for vendors Gift Basket-$1, last working day of the month at Noon Wishing Well-please deposit your pennies

Departs 9am Iris Folding-Christmas Card! 1pm-3pm November 3 & 10 Come learn the art of Iris Folding! Please bring scissors Materials Fee will apply Please RSVP

NOTICE!! The Brunswick Senior Center at Southport will be Closed November 11-Veteran’s Day November 24 & 25Thanksgiving

The BrunswickCenter at Southport 1513 N. Howe St., Ste. 1 Southport, NC 28461 Phone 910-454-0583

Susan Whitley, Center Director Randy Gillette, Assistant Director

Office Hours: 8am-4pm,

Activity hours vary

Monday-Friday Lunch at 11:45am

Fishing Group-4th Friday of the month at 12:30pm. Location on Oak Island TBA. Please RSVP. Coastal Fishing License Required

Exercise Equipment & Billiards– Available Mondays & Thursdays 7:30am-4pm; Tuesday 8am-8pm; Wednesdays & Fridays 8am-4pm

Blood Pressure Checks-Sponsored by Amedysis, 2nd Tuesdays 11:45am12:15pm, drop by!

Blood Pressure Checks by Dosher Nursing Center-4th Tuesday of the month 11:30am-1pm.

Afternoon Movies-Weekly on Wednes- BINGO by Dosher Nursing Center-The days at 12:30pm. There is a $2 donation next Bingo will be November 18 at requested for popcorn and drink. 12:30pm Basketball-Tuesdays from 3:30pm-6pm. Senior Splash-Tuesdays at 2pm. The Drop by and shoot some hoops! van departs at 1:15pm. This event is free to you and sponsored by Brunswick Cornhole-Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30pm. Community College. Laddergolf-Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30pm. Adult Coloring-Mondays at 10:30am. Books and pens will be provided...come check out the latest craze to relax your mind!

“ABS”olute CORE Power-Join us for this core exercise class, Mondays at 3pm with Juanita Malavet. Instructor fee applies.

Opportunities to Show Your Support We need volunteers to work fundraisers! Please contact Sarah Powell at 910-754-2300 November 19-We will have a Pancake Breakfast, Crafters Bazaar, Quilt Drawing and Chance Auction. More information to come! Quilt tickets and Bazaar entry forms are available at the Front Desk! Wishing Well Wishing Well at the ServTracker Machine. We ask only for your pennies, not silver change! These funds will be used to fund the items on the center’s Wish List. Thank you for your help! Do you know of grants we can write for a 26 passenger bus? We are all EARS! Please let us know! First Working Day Donation: November: Hot Chocolate, Individual Teas, & Mulling Spice December-Stuff Our Stocking: incontinence supplies, BOOST (all flavors), paper products, laundry detergents, sheets, blankets, towels, shocks, gift cards to Food Lion and Lowes Foods and T-Shirts!

Sunset Harbor Senior Site Karen Kirkman, Manager 3911 Hickory View Bolivia, NC 28422 Call 910-754-2300 to RSVP Operating Hours: 9:30am-1:30pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Lunch Served at 11:45am

Sunset Harbor Senior Site Activity Calendar NOVEMBER 2016 Subject to change

Tuesday

Above: Ms. Jackie Haddon with her Bingo prize.

1 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

Below: Mr. Joe Allred puts a puzzle together.

8 ELECTION DAY 9:30am Social 10:30am Bingo 11:45am Lunch 12:45pm Arts & Crafts 15 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

22 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

29 9:30am 10:30am 11:45am 12:45pm

Social Bingo Lunch Arts & Crafts

Thursday 3 9:30am Social / Exercise 10:30am Bingo 11:45am Lunch 12:45pm Arts & Crafts 10 9:30am Social / Exercise 10:30am Bingo 11:45am Lunch 12:45pm Arts & Crafts 17 9:30am Social / Exercise 10:30am Bingo 11:45am Lunch 12:45pm Arts & Crafts 24 THANKSGIVING DAY CLOSED

Supply Senior Site Lockwood Folly Community Bldg. 1691 Stanbury Road Supply, NC 28462 Site Manager:

Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30 AM—1:30 PM To RSVP call 910-842-7020 (M, W, F) Or 910-754-2300 (T, TH)

Gloria Pieczarka

November 2016

Activity Calendar (Subject to Change)

Monday

Wednesday

Oct 31 10-12 PM GAMES– CARDS READING –PUZZLES 11-12 Bingo 12PM LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM

2 9:30-12pm Reading Card games /crafts. Announcements 12pm Lunch 12:30-2pm Games

4 10-12:00AM PAINTING W/ Jean Groon 12PM -LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM

7 10-12 PM GAMES– CARDS READING –PUZZLES 11-12 Bingo 12PM LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM

9 9:30-12pm Reading Card games /crafts. Announcements 12pm Lunch 12:30-2pm Games

11 Closed—Veteran’s Day

14 10-12 PM GAMES– CARDS READING –PUZZLES 11-12 Bingo 12PM LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM

16 9:30-12pm Reading, Card games / crafts. Announcements 10am Hospice talk 11am Blood Pressure Nurse Health Care Directives 12pm Lunch 12:30-2pm Games 23 9:30-12pm Reading Card games /crafts. Announcements 12pm Lunch 12:30-2pm Games

18 10-12:00AM PAINTING W / Jean Groon 12PM—LUNCH & ANNOUNCEMENTS 12:30PM-1:30PM

30 9:30-12:00 pm card games/crafts. Announcements. 12pm lunch 12:30 – 2pm games

*DAILY ACTIVITIES* COFFEE & SNACKS *WALKING TRAIL *SHUFFLEBOARD *CORNHOLE *HORSESHOES *BOARD GAMES *RUMMIKUB *BOOKS – NEWSPAPER

21 10-12 PM GAMES– CARDS READING –PUZZLES 11-12 Bingo 12PM LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM 28 10-12 PM GAMES– CARDS READING –PUZZLES 11-12 Bingo 12PM LUNCH & ANNOUNCMENTS 12:30 –1:30PM

Friday

Closed for Thanksgiving

Town Creek Senior Site Mike Blandinno Site Manager Call 910-754-2300 Lunch Served at 12 PM Town Creek Senior Site Bldg. 6420 Ocean Hwy Winnabow, NC

Operating Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays

Outdoor Park Daily Activities (Weather Permitting) Tennis for Seniors Soccer for Seniors Park Exercise Equipment Walking Trail

Shuffle Board Bocce Ball Horse Shoes

Activity Calendar November 2016 Subject to change

Tuesday

Thursday

S4enior Lunch 1 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:30pm Games

3 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:30pm Games

8 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

10 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

15 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

17 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

22 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

24 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

29 10:00am Coffee & Games 11:00am YOGA Class 11:45 Announcements 12:00 Senior Lunch 12:45pm Games

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Fall/Winter

Monday 31 Wk 1

Tuesday 1 Meatballs w/ Gravy Oven Brown Potatoes Cooked Cabbage 2 Cookies Dinner Roll Milk

Wednesday 2 Enchilada Pie Kale Corn Citrus Fruit Roll Milk

Thursday 3 Cider Glazed Chicken Thigh Rice Pilaf Peas & Carrots Mixed Fruit Wheat Roll Milk

Friday 4 Beef Patty w/ Onion Gravy Baked Potato Ratatouille 100% Citrus Fruit Hamburger Bun Milk

7Wk 2 Manhattan Seafood Chowder White Rice Corn Applesauce Saltine Crackers Milk

8 Chicken Pot Pie Green Beans Butter & Herb Carrots 100% Citrus Fruit Juice Wheat Bread Milk

10 Chicken Cacciatore Ziti w/ Sauce Green Beans Citrus Fruit Wheat Roll Milk

11 BSRI CLOSED

14 Wk 3 Mac & Cheese w/ Ham Mixed Greens Zucchini & Tomatoes Brownie Dinner Roll Milk

15 Chicken Fajitas Black Beans Peppers and Onions Corn Salsa 100 % Fruit Juice 6” Flour Tortillas Milk Cookie 22 Pot Roast Mashed Potatoes Warm Apples & Cranberries Side Salad w/ Dressing Enriched Bread Milk 29 Meatloaf w/ Gravy Whipped Potatoes Peas & Carrots Orange Dream Cake Dinner Roll Milk

9 Roast Turkey w/ Gravy Bread Stuffing Cold Vegetable Salad Maple Baked Peaches Dinner Roll Milk 16 Jambalaya Dirty Rice Corn Citrus Fruit Enriched Bread Milk

17 Oven Fried Chicken Sweet Potatoes Broccoli & Cauliflower Biscuit Cookie Milk

18 Beef & Broccoli Egg Fried Rice Stir Fried Vegetables Apple Dinner Roll Milk

23 Chicken Marsala Cheesy Hashbrowns Chopped Spinach Pears Wheat Bread Milk

24 BSRI CLOSED

25 BSRI CLOSED

21 Wk 4 Roast Chicken Leg Qtr Brown Rice Succotash Citrus Fruit Biscuit Milk 28 Wk 5 Hot Dog Baked Beans Buttermilk Coleslaw Blueberry Crisp 100% Fruit Juice Hot Dog Bun Milk

30 Baked Ham w/ Pineapple Sauce Green Beans Oven Fried Potatoes Banana Pudding Wheat Bread Milk

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Obituaries Joseph A. Barry, 91, of Cary, NC (Ocean Isle Beach), died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at home.

James J. Garrigan, Jr., 97, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Carillon Assisted Living in Southport.

Kay Marie Bartlett, 64, of Southport, died Monday, September 5, 2016.

Norman Hankins, of Southport, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia.

Isobel Robertson Beebe, 88, of Southport, died Thursday, October 6, 2016. Tennyson Solomon Bellamy, 86, Supply, died Friday, September 16, 2016 in Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia.

Larry A. Hunter, 60, of Supply, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. James Harold Jackson, 65, of Supply, died Monday, October 3, 2016 in Brunswick County.

Annie Marie Brown, 87, of Bolivia, died Thursday, September 15, 2016 in SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia.

Louise Lula Lowery, 89, of Winston-Salem, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at Ocean Trail Nursing Center in Southport.

Lew Arthur Cabral, 64, of Southport, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

Nellie Smith Rising, 71, of Shallotte, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC.

James Elbert Caison, 86, of Supply died Sunday, September 11, 2016. Harold Kennard Canady, 63, of Ash, died Saturday, September 24, 2016. Mary Neil Cloniger, 88, of Holden Beach, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia. Jack D. Evans, 86, of Oak Island, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. James Rogie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fessâ&#x20AC;? Evans, 90, of Ash, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 in the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick.

Nelda Mae Roush, 88, of Boiling Spring Lakes, died Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Frances E. Smith, 70, of Leland, died Thursday, September 15, 2016. Audrey Darlene Topping, 67, of Ash, died Sunday, October 2, 2016. James J. Wegge, Sr., 93, of Supply, died Monday, October 3, 2016. Mary Ruth Fowler Wilkins, 81, of Town Creek, died Monday, October 3, 2016 in White Lake.

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model for providing respite services to family members caring for a relative with dementia. We recommend increasing funding by 10 percent annually to meet the expected growth.

North Carolina has not provided any funding for the APS Program, which protects victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation, since the 2010-2012

state budget. Funding is now provided by county governments and a decreasing federal block grant. We recommend N.C. allocate $5 million in recurring funds to meet the growing need for APS in North Carolina.

Holiday Help

Help to Make the Season Bright

tockings for Seniors brings a little Christmas spirit to area seniors each year. BSRI’s Stockings for Seniors program collects wishes from people in BSRI’s meal program and matches them with groups and individuals who want to spread some holiday cheer. Stockings for Seniors collects gifts such as socks, slippers, puzzle books, and household necessities for Christmas presents. Area seniors may submit wishes for two presents, and they are “adopted” by groups or who fulfill their first wish, and sometimes their second. For some seniors, this may be the only gift they receive. Groups and individuals who want to spread a little holiday cheer are invited to adopt a senior this year. Wishes are anonymous to provide privacy, but you will learn the age and gender of your recipient when you choose a stocking with a wish.

SUGGESTED GIFT ITEMS FOR MEN OR WOMEN:  Personal hygiene items  Socks  Slippers  Lap blankets  Pajamas  Disposable undergarments  Ensure/ Boost  Nominal Walmart gift cards  Puzzle books  Candies and Chocolates

Last year, the St. James Service Club, composed of residents from St. James Plantation, fulfilled about 70 wishes in the Stockings for Seniors program. Pat Fornuff and Cindy Kirwan co-chaired the program in which more than 40 volunteers helped make angels, set up Christ-

mas trees, and designate drop-off locations for gifts. BSRI is only one of the organization receiving gifts from the St. James Service Club. This benevolent club has raised more than $1 million during the past 15 years for charitable causes. The Shallotte Senior Center helps fulfill the wishes of those in southern Brunswick County. Last year, the center gathered gifts for nearly 200 recipients, said Anne Gass, director of The Brunswick Center at Shallotte. Donors from St. Brennan’s Church, the Shallotte Women’s Sorority, and area individuals wrapped gifts and brought them to the center for distribution. “I make it a point every year to go along and give a gift to a homebound person,” Gass said. “That’s the best part of all. The look on their face is amazing.” This event is an annual treat for both the people who give gifts to the seniors of Brunswick County and those who are the beneficiaries of these gifts. BSRI would like to thank all those who donate time and gifts to make our Stockings for Seniors program a success. Merry Christmas!