Hello Fall

Hell o Fall

Since our last article, The Ralph J Froio Senior Center has fully reopened. We are so happy to see our Seniors here again, enjoying the classes, the game room, eating in our congregate meal site and enjoying lunch, all while socializing with many of those friends they haven’t seen in well over a year. Many are having breakfast in our new “Box Offi ce Café”, playing bingo and checking out our new slate of programs.

Some of our new programing that we have started this year is in the area of Health & Wellness. New programing includes: Chair Yoga, Meditation, (Currently on hold due to personal issues but hopefully will resume by Winter) Golden Walkers Club, and Therapeutic Touch sessions. In the information and education arena, we have started our Afternoon Tea event, where we present a different guest speaker each month in our newly reimaged Box Offi ce Café. Topics of discussions range from the benefits of CBD oil/creams, learning the techniques of therapeutic touch, preplanning of fi nal arrangements, and coping with grief.

We will be bringing back our ‘Froio After Hours’ sessions in October. These evening programs are designed to allow Seniors, who may otherwise not be able to attend sessions during the day, to partake in informational and educational events here at the center.

We are currently working with the travel agencies to resume our Traveling Seniors trips. Unfortunately, like in most areas of the country, destinations for our most popular trips are having diffi culty obtaining staffi ng for their venues or attractions. Please call the center to fi nd out more information about the trips as they become available.

The interest for volunteering has been overwhelming, we are so happy to see so many of our community members wanting to get involved and lend a helping hand, as we all traverse this “new normal” together. Opportunities for volunteering are always available. We are always looking for new programs and ideas, please let us know what you would like to see here at your Senior Center.

Our Supportive Day Program, “The Happy Club”, received a generous donation from The Crane Fund for Widows and Children through The Crane Corporation. This donation will be used to help provide scholarships to those clients who may otherwise not be able to attend this very important program as often as their caregivers would like. Many Thanks to Crane and Company.

Our monthly Brown Bag program has collaborated with Door Dash, an online food ordering and food delivery service, that assists us with the delivery of our food pantry items. We are so happy to be able to partner with them. This partnership allows us to continue to offer this important program, while minimizing the disruption of transporting our seniors on those days.

Thank You to all for making our reopening a great success. Your understanding and compliance with the mandates and local requirements has been remarkable. We appreciate your willingness to return to the center and socialize with your friends and fellow seniors. For those who have yet to return and those who have never been, we are here to welcome you to, one of the hidden Gems of Pittsfi eld, The Ralph J Froio Senior Center.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY

Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. NUTRITION PROGRAM SENIOR COMMUNITY DINING CENTERS

sponsored in part by

Due to the end of the State of Emergency, the status and off erings of the Senior Community Dining Centers are likely to evolve. Please call for the latest update.

CITY/TOWN PHONE ADDRESS DAYS MEALS SERVED SERVING TIME

NO. ADAMS 662-3125 WILLIAMSTOWN 458-8250 ADAMS 743-8333 CHESHIRE 743-9719 LANESBORO 448-2682 SPITZER CENTER 116 Ashland St. M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am HARPER CENTER 118 Church St. VARIES –Call ahead 11:30 am

COMMUNITY CENTER 3 Hoosac St. M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am

SENIOR CENTER 119 School St. M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am TOWN HALL 83 North Main St. T & TH 11:30 am

DALTON 684-2000 BECKET 623-8934 PITTSFIELD 499-9346 LENOX 637-5535 LEE 243-5545 GT. BARRINGTON 528-4118 PITTSFIELD 442-2200 KOSHER STOCKBRIDGE 298-3222 PROVIDENCE CT. 443-1841 STOCKBRIDGE 298-4170 SENIOR CENTER 40 Field St. Ext. M & TH 12:00 pm TOWN HALL Route 577 Main St. T & TH 11:00 am SENIOR CENTER 330 North St. M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am COMMUNITY CENTER 65 Walker St. M-T-W-TH-F 12:00 pm SENIOR CENTER 21 Crossway Village M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am SENIOR CENTER 917 South Main St. M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am

JEWISH COMM. CTR 16 Colt Road M-T-TH 11:45 am

HEATON COURT 5 Pine St. PROVIDENCE COURT 379 East St. SENIOR CENTER 50 Main St. T-TH 11:30 am

M-T-W-TH-F 11:30 am

WED 12:00 pm

SHEFFIELD 229-7037 SENIOR CENTER 25 Cook Road W & F 12:00 pm

Eligible seniors 60 years or older are welcome to attend any Senior Community Dining Center. Reservations are requested 24 hours in advance. A suggested donation is $2.00 per meal. All contributions are returned to the community toward the cost of the Nutrition Program and Services. Those 59 or under are welcome at a required fee of $7.00 per meal.

In light of the current status of the COVID-19 and variants and after considerable consideration we have made the diffi cult decision to cancel Elder Services of Berkshire County’s Annual Meeting that had been scheduled for October 22nd.

MEALS ON WHEELS

Elder Services’ Berkshire Senior , October-November 2021

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