December at the Holliston Senior Center
Holiday Party to Go
Wed., December 16, 2020,
12 p.m.
Come enjoy a Holiday party
to go, catered by Oliva’s of
Milford. This will of course include their famous porketta,
with roasted potatoes, eggplant
parmesan, meatballs, and salad.
Our friends of the Holliston
Police Association will partner
with us to provide dessert. Meals
will include a few other holiday
touches, and will be brought
right to your car, by festively attired elves.
Donation of $6 will need to
be paid in advance for each person attending.
Reserve your spot now by
calling the Senior Center at (508)
429-0622
**** NEW PROGRAM ****
SINGING FOR
WELL BEING
Special Holiday Schedule:
1st and 3rd Thursday
at 10:30 a.m.
December 3rd and 17th
Improve your overall health
in these fun and easy, stress-free
singing sessions. These one-hour
sessions will include:
· Tips for better breathing
· Learning relaxing mindful
meditations
· Easy body warm-ups (seated
or standing)
· Singing songs from around
the world together
· All in the comfort of your
own home on Zoom!
Meet new friends and have
fun while improving your posture, breathing, relaxation and
overall mental health and wellbeing! Last couple months were
a big hit so sign up today.
Kris Adams has been teaching
music and taking yoga for over
25 years and is a certified Singing
for Lung Health facilitator.
The suggested donation is $4
per class and payments will be
made to the SSF.
Please call the Senior Center at (508) 429-0622 to sign up
and make arrangements for payment. We will need to provide
Kris with your name, phone
number, and email for her to include you in her Zoom classes.
Attorney Arthur
Bergeron: New Live
Zoom Seminar Series:
December 1 at 1 pm. – a onehour presentation, including
questions and answers
* Tis the Season, or is it? *
Gifting may help you avoid
probate, avoid estate taxes, and
protect your assets if you later
need nursing home care; but you
may be giving the recipient increased tax liability, and the gifts
may need to be given back later if
you get sick. In this seminar, elder
law Attorney Arthur Bergeron
will discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of gifting to help
you determine the best approach
for you.
Call the Senior Center at (508)
429-0622 to sign up in advance
Legal Advice:
Attorney Bergeron will continue to offer a free 15-minute
legal advice through the Senior
Center on the 4th Monday of
the month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
You have the option of either
talking with him over the phone
or virtually using Zoom video
conference.
Call the Senior Center at
(508) 429-0622 to sign up for
your 15-minute meeting with Attorney Bergeron to discuss legal
questions or concerns.
Programs to be
aired on HCAT:
Check their schedule for date,
times, and channel
It’s That Time of Year
Again is focused on reviewing
your Medicare Plan options and
discusses supplemental plans,
drug coverage, and understanding your options to plan ahead
and save time and money for
2021.
Tis the Season, or is it? The live
zoom seminar will also be aired
on HCAT in December in case
you missed out.
Legal Hour with
Attorney Jay Marsden
Helping clients plan and secure their legacy for future generations.
Attorney Jay Marsden continues to meet with individuals
for a complimentary 30-minute
consultation. This meeting will
be done via Zoom or telephone
on the 2nd Tuesday of each
month between 10 a.m. and
noon.
If you would like to schedule
an appointment with Jay, please
call the Senior Center at (508)
429-0622 to sign up for your
personal consultation.
Book Club
We welcome you to join us on
the second Friday of the month
at 1:30 p.m. to enjoy some interesting titles. In December,
we will discuss That Churchill
Woman : a Novel” by Stephanie
Barron.
The Holliston Public Library
can help you get books for the
meetings and will be available
for curbside pickup. Call the
Library with any questions (508)
429-0617.
Please sign up at the Senior
Center (508) 429-0622 to be
added to the Zoom meeting.
Conference call is also an option for those who do not have
internet/camera access.
Grief and Loss Support
Group
Second Tuesday of the month
December 8th, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
If you have experienced grief
and loss and would like to join
us in community, friendship and
support please join us on the
2nd Tuesday of each month.
We’re going “Zoom”! So, if
you are interested and have access to a computer and the internet please call and register with
our receptionist to get the Zoom
invite.
Feel free to call Marty with
any questions you might have
regarding the group.
SHINE: Medicare Open
Enrollment
SHINE is still available to
help - by phone/Zoom! It’s that
time of year again! If you are
enrolled in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or a Medicare
Advantage Plan (HMO/ PPO),
you should be mailed an information packet from your plan
by the end of September. It is
important to understand and
save this information, because
it explains the changes in your
plan for 2021. Premiums, deductibles, co-pays, and the drugs
covered by your plan can change
significantly!
Trained SHINE (Serving
Health Insurance Needs of eryone…on Medicare) volunteers offer free, confidential
counseling on Medicare options. Call soon to schedule
your phone appointment for
any time through December
7th.
To schedule a phone appointment with SHINE
Counselor, Pegg Rowe, please
call the Senior Center at (508)
429-0622.
Fuel Assistance
Applications for Fuel Assistance are on the way. This
program runs through April
30, 2021 and is available for
both home owners and renters. We, here at the Senior
Center, can assist any resident of Holliston (regardless
of age) with this application.
If you think you might
qualify, need more information, or to set up an appointment, please call Marty
Schneier at (508) 429-0622.
Phone-a-Friend
Recognizing the effects of
the isolation this pandemic
has had on all of us and
how difficult it has become
for some of us to see family
and friends with any regularity, we here at the Senior
Center would like to pilot a
program to help people stay
connected. If you think a
weekly phone call might help
(and making a new friend),
or you are interested in volunteering your time to make
calls, please contact Marty
for more information at (508)
429-0622