The COA Summer Cookout/Eat-In

Wednesday, July 17 - 12 p.m.

Join us at the Senior Center for a good old-fashioned cook-out prepared by the Mendon Council on Aging.

We’ll have hamburgers, hot dogs, summer side dishes, and all the fixings. (Vegetarian options available with advance notice.) The cookout is free, sponsored by the COA, but seating is limited. Please call or sign up at the Senior Center, we’d love to see you!

Tri-Valley Nutritional Talk: “Cholesterol & You” Thursday July 25 at 11 a.m.

Maintaining healthy cholesterol levels is a great way to keep your heart healthy and lower you chances of heart disease or stroke.

Join us and learn-understand your cholesterol levels; how to manage or prevent high cholesterol; and other ways to keep your heart healthy.

Call or stop by the Mendon Senior Center to register for this free program. Why not consider staying for lunch afterwards?

Please sign up for both programs separately.

The Senior Tea

Sunday, July 28 at 2 - 4 p.m.

The Council on Aging and Friends of Mendon Elders will be co-hosting a special reception honoring Mendon residents age 85 and older. Our afternoon tea will feature as assortment of finger sandwiches, dessert and beverages. Additionally, we’ll enjoy beautiful piano music played by our own COA board member Earl Pearlman. Save the date, and please call the Senior Center if you have not received your invitation by mid-July.

Cabaret Performance

Wednesday, July 31 at 1 p.m.

Invite a friend to join you for some multi-faceted entertainment on Wednesday, July 31 at 1 p.m. The Mike and Beth Cabaret Show will deliver an eclectic cabaret style show filled with familiar songs, stories, jokes and that also features our fellow musician and RI’s own army trombone player, Ben Marcotte.  This program, free to our guests, is brought to us with a arts grant from the Mendon Cultural Council, a member of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Please reserve you space early by calling 508-478-6175 or stopping by the senior center. 

Medicare Supplement Plans or Medicare Advantage Plans? Which Coverage is Best for Me? (duration 45 mins.) Monday, August 19 at 11 a.m.

This is the #1 question most people have when deciding on the coverage that is best for them. This presentation will discuss the differences between Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans, show real life case studies and provide resources to help in the decision process. This presentation is great for people new to Medicare and also for existing Medicare members that will have the option to make changes to their plan during the Annual Election Period from October 15 through December 7 or during the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period from January 1 through March 31. Please stop by or call the senior center at 508-478-6175 to register.

Ice Cream Social & Live Music

Join us on Wednesday, August 21 at 1 p.m. for a really cool time. Enjoy the banjo music of Joe Kuras with his current collection of banjos and a repertoire of about 200 songs followed by an Ice Cream Social - all free of charge! Make your own sundae with all the toppings. Both events are generously sponsored by the Friends of Mendon Elders. Seating is limited.

Mendon Food Pantry

Open 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Summer Schedule:

Friday, July 12

Friday, August 9

Friday, September 6

The Food Pantry serves residents from Mendon, we offer non-perishable food, toiletries, and paper products. Donations can be dropped off in our donation gazebo located outside of the Senior Center. Contact outreach coordinator Janet Hubner at 508-478-6175 to schedule an appointment.

Stay in the Know 

Learn about programs in advance. If you’d like to be added to our email list, please contact Julie at the center. You can also access The Mendon Senior Scene at: https://mycommunityonline.com/organization/friends-of-mendon-elders-inc

You may subscribe to the newsletter online and have it sent right to your inbox!

A note from the Director and Outreach

It is with grateful, yet heavy hearts we must say farewell to Gail Bourassa, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Program Director of EMHOT (Elder Mental Health Outreach Team.) Since its inception in 2016, this grant funded program, and more specifically Gail Bourassa, has provided confidential support, individual counseling and referrals for numerous older adults from five neighboring towns including Mendon. Unfortunately, the grant for this five- town model is no longer being supported. Future client referrals will be directed to Tri-Valley. We wish Gail the best in the future and thank her for her caring support of so many individuals.

~ Amy Wilson Kent, Senior Services Director & Janet Hubener, Outreach Coordinator 

Friends of Mendon Elders summer day trip tickets still available

A few seats remain for this fun summer day trip sponsored by the Friends of Mendon Elders on Wednesday, August 14. Join us as we all Escape to Margaritaville at the Ivoryton Playhouse, in Ivoryton, CT with lunch at the Scotch Pines Tavern with a choice one of four mouthwatering entries. 

The musical comedy is described as, “Don your Hawaiian shirts and kick off your flip flops at the Ivoryton Playhouse for a tour of a tropical paradise led by Tully, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer who thinks he’s got life all figured out—until a beautiful tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything.”

The cost is $149 per person and includes everything: round trip transportation (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.), admission to Ivoryton Playhouse, and a delicious luncheon choice. Payment is due by July 18. Call Beverly Fior, 508-473-8382 for more information.  Call 508-478-6175 or stop by the Mendon Senior Center to reserve your space.

From the Friends of Mendon Elders - Yard Sales Galore! Oh My!

Dear Friends,

Our Progressive Yard Sale was a huge success! Thank you to all involved. This includes our advertisers, over 50 families who held yard sales, those that donated items and our valiant group of volunteers who worked tirelessly securing adverts, collecting, sorting and pricing items for the yard sale, working so hard on the day of the sale! The marketing team who got the word out to our greater community and the staff at the Senior Center who jumped in to help wherever and whenever they were needed. There are also thanks needed for the Town of Mendon, the Lions, Scouts, Library and Historical Society whose efforts also increase traffic through town that day and to the police department for their continued support. A final thank you to the many hundreds of shoppers. We hope you all secured new treasures at bargain prices and know that the money you spent supports the ongoing services at the Mendon Senior Center. Finally, congratulations to Karen Meade, winner of the Friends 50/50 raffle. Thank you, Karen, for generously donating the proceeds back to the Friends!

Please enjoy your summer break. We hope to see you all at our welcome back meeting on Monday, September 9 at

10 a.m.

Cheers, Carolyn Wass, President of the Friends of Mendon Elders