Weekly Programs:

Lunch Club – Tuesday/Thursday 12 p.m. Please make reservations at least 48 hours in advance at 508-478-6175.

Scrabble –Tuesdays 9 a.m.

Hand, Knee & Foot (Canasta type) – Tuesdays 1 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.

Games – Thursdays 9:45 a.m.

Mah Jong – Thursdays 1 p.m.

Yarn Works/Knitting Group – Thursdays 1 p.m.

Ice Cream Social/Live Music Performance –

Come experience Tim Brooks/The Crooner at Large at the Mendon Senior Center on Wednesday, August 23 1 p.m. followed by an Ice Cream Social free of charge. Make your own sundae with all the toppings you love. Both events are generously sponsored by the Friends of Mendon Elders. Seating is limited. Registration is required. Please Stop by or call the Mendon Senior Center at 508-478-6175 to register.

 

Fuel Assistance

Recertification 2023-2024

If you were approved for Fuel Assistance last year, you should be receiving a preprinted application form in August directly from SMOC (South Middlesex Opportunity Council) for the upcoming heating season. To avoid delays in receiving your benefit, gather your documents early and consider having your forms reviewed by our staff prior to submitting. Early submission can mean earlier approval, sometimes prior to the start of the heating season. If you are a Mendon resident and require assistance with your recertification or do not receive your form by August 31, please contact Janet Hubener, Outreach Coordinator, with the Mendon Senior Center at 508-478-6175.

Note ~ the process for first time applicants does not begin until November 1, 2023. However, you may pre-register by requesting an information packet at this time from the Mendon Senior Center.

 

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Wednesdays, October 4 – November 8  (1 - 3 p.m.)

The Mendon Senior Center will be hosting a free six-week program in the fall for caregivers, sponsored by Tri-Valley, Inc., designed to help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative. Whether you provide care for a spouse, partner, parent, friend, or a child with special needs; at home or in a care facility, yours is an important role. Participants will learn to more effectively reduce stress,  communicate effectively, make tough decisions, manage time and locate helpful resources. To register or to request more information, contact Amy Wilson Kent at the Mendon Senior Center at 508-478-6175 or Dawna Salkiewicz, Caregiver Specialist with Tri-Valley Inc. at 1-800-286-6640 ext. 3157. Register early. Space is limited. Please also let us know if either transportation or companion care are needed so you can attend this worthwhile program.

Returning Programs in the Fall:

Evening Yoga – On A New Night! Thursdays 6 p.m., beginning 9/14, 8 weeks for $65

Fun & Functional Fitness –Mondays 9 a.m. beginning 9/25, 8 weeks for $24

Mendon Minstrels Chorus – Mondays 1 p.m., beginning 9/25

Mendon History with Jim Buckley – Tuesday, 9/26 11 a.m.

Mendon Senior Center

Chorus

The Mendon Council on Aging is pleased to announce that Minstrels’ pianist Dave Clinkman has generously offered to lead the Mendon Minstrels next fall beginning Monday, September 25. We are so grateful for Dave’s experience and knowledge of our own musical program. Weekly rehearsals will start at 1 p.m. on Mondays. We look forward to returning members and welcome any new voices. Please call 508-478-6175 to let us know of your interest and for more information regarding this free weekly program.

Photography II – Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. beginning 9/26, for 5 weeks for $25. For beginners and returning students.

Are you still getting to know your Digital Camera or Smartphone and its features? Here’s an opportunity to learn from the experts in this Class for beginners/Intermediate. Bring your Camera and Smartphone and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. Also covered will be basic composition and best use of light for different situations, such as plants, people, macro, and landscape photography. 

Register Now! Senior

Citizen Day

The Mendon Council on Aging is pleased to announce Mendon’s annual Senior Citizen Day hosted by the Mendon Lions Club will be celebrated on September 17 at 11:30 a.m. All senior residents are to be honored as well as the chosen 2023 Senior Citizens of the Year – Russ and Anne Dudley.  This celebration, program and dinner, is held offsite at the Unitarian Church Hall, 13 Maple Street, Mendon. The Mendon Senior Center is not large enough to accommodate the anticipated attendees (the senior center capacity is 50.) Please call 508-478-6175 or stop by the Mendon Senior Center to register. 

Mendon Senior Center Overnight Trip – The Fabulous Finger Lakes, NY

September 18-21, 2023 – 4 Days and 3 Nights

Package Includes – Deluxe Round Trip Motorcoach Transportation, 3 nights accommodations in the Finger Lakes Region, Three Expanded Continental Breakfasts, Three Sumptuous Dinners at Fine Local Restaurants, Two Finger Lakes Wine Tastings, Colonial Belle Eerie Canal Lock Cruise, Visit to Fair Point, Visit to Finger Lakes Welcome Center, Admission to Letchwork State Park and tour Canandaigua Lady Cruise, Admission to Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion, Two days Local Step on Guide Service, All Taxes, Meal gratuities and baggage handling. Package Price: $615 per person/ dbl. Single Supplement: $200 extra. For more information and reservations call Bev Fior at 508-473-8382

 

New Day Trip! Mendon Senior Center Presents: The Salem Cross Inn Tour with Quabbin Reservoir Wednesday, October 18 – Price: $135 pp

Join us for an amazing trip! Enjoy the beautiful landscapes as we travel to The Salem Cross Inn in W. Brookfield MA. Upon arrival, we depart for a one hour guided tour of the Quabbin Reservoir. Delve into the intriguing history of how and why this reservoir was built during the Depression Era. After the tour, we will return to the Inn for their Original Historic Fireplace Feast. See your prime rib roasting to perfection in the open hearth. Lunch will be served by the fireplace in this beautifully restored 1700s Colonial home. After our lunch and tour we will take a drive to Brookfield Orchards. You will have time to shop the very interesting gift shop and purchase goodies. The perfect day.

Luncheon Choices:

1)Prime Rib (prepared by open hearth) or 

2)Old Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie served on a Buttermilk Biscuit.

For reservations contact Beverly Fior at 508-473-8382. Please make checks payable to:

Friends of Mendon Elders

Mail to: c/o Mendon Senior Center 62 Providence Street, Mendon, MA 01756

Meal choice due with reservation. No Refunds after September 30, 2023.

Trip operated by Bloom Tours.