SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Additional information about our events and programs is available in the October-December 2008 edition of Senior Savvy. Click here for the Senior Savvy.

Healthy U
Healthy U teaches practical skills for living a healthier life for people with an ongoing health condition.  Six week program is FREE and open to the public.
          October 6-November 10
          6:30-9:00 pm
Pre-registration required--call Betty at
419-423-8496

Arthur Treacher's All-U-Can-Eat Fish Fry October 16 from 4-7 pm Open to the Public Menu:  fish, fries, hush puppies, slaw & beverage Adults $7.50 / Kids $4 -- tickets at the door Proceeds benefit The Senior Cafe Special Entertainment from 5:30-6:00 by Youth Theater, performing numbers from "All Aboard for Broadway." featuring favorites by George M. Cohen.  A free will offering will be collected for Youth Theater.

Flu Shot Clinic
October 23 from 9-11 am & 2-4 pm
Shots by Findlay Health Department
Walk-in basis
$25 or covered by Medicare (bring your card)

Red Ribbon Round-up
October 24
Open to the Public, not just seniors!
Red Ribbon Week is an annual observance focusing on healthy lifestyle choices and the prevention of alcohol abuse.  This year, we are joining with the Hancock County Community Partnership to host a down-home style evening of food, music and FUN! 
        5:30-6:30  Casual buffet
        6:30-9:30  Music by Classic Country

$6.50 per person includes dinner and an evening of entertainment by the Classic Country band.

Advance reservations requested by Oct. 22 by calling 419-423-8496.

Halloween Booffet in the Senior Cafe
October 31 from 11 am to 1 pm
Join us for a frightfully fun lunch.  Costumes encouraged. $4 for lunch.

Halloween Dance
with Bette's Polka Band
October 31 from 7-9 pm
Open to the Public
$3.50 per person.  Snacks & beverages provided.
Get in the spirit by wearing a costume!

Senior Center Health Fair at Primrose Retirement Community 8580 Township Road 237, Findlay November 7 from 8 am - 2pm Get an update on healthy habits with a variety of health screenings, informational displays and educational workshops.  FREE! Participating Exhibitors: Blood draws by BVRHC (12 hr fast) 8-10 am       1 test @ $5 or 2 tests @ $7 Findlay Dental Center Flu Shots by Findlay Health Dept.       $25 or Medicare card Heritage Health Care Services Blood Pressure Clinic by Primrose       8-11 am & 1-2 pm Hearing Tests by Miracle Ear Spinal Exams by Steven Risner, DC Medication Evaluation by Tracey Pierce, RPh Nutrition by Barb Brahm, OSU Extension Reflexology by Phoebe Plassman

Veterans' Day Celebration
November 10 from 9-11 am
9-10 am  Registration & Social Period
        Coffee & donuts will be served
        Bring photos & memorabilia from your
        service days for sharing & reminiscing
10-11 am Veteran's Day program
        Judge Richard Rinebolt will talk about being
        a P-51 fighter pilot in World War II,
        escorting B-17 bombers over Europe.
        Don Stout will follow-up with a program
        about SEATO (South East Asia Treaty
        Organization) and how our membership in
        this organization drew us into Viet Nam.
11:30 am-1pm  Lunch in The Senior Cafe--
        Vets receive a $1 discount on lunch

"Cognastics" Challenge November 13 from 9-11 am In observance of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month & National Family Caregivers Month, we are teaming up with University of Findlay Occupational Therapy students to present a morning of fun and informative activities designed to help you "build your brain." FREE & open to the public.  Advance registration is requested by Nov. 11--call Jane at UF at 419-434-6936.

Medicare Check-Up Day
November 20 at noon and 2 pm
Join Chrissy Devine with Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) for an update on changes to Medicare for 2009.  FREE & open to the public.

Border Battle Buffet at The Senior Cafe -- OSU vs Michigan
November 21 from 11:30 am - 1 pm
Join us for a tailgate style lunch ($4 per person).  Be sure to wear your team colors.

Fall Fling Dance with Al Best Band
November 21 from  7-9 pm
Open to the public.
$5 per person. Refreshments provided.

Christmas Dinner & Dance with Betty's Polka Band
December 5
Carry-in dinner (meat provided) from 5-6 pm
Dancing from 6-9 pm
$3.50 per person.  Public invited.

Red Hat Christmas Luncheon
December 6 from noon - 2 pm
Open to ALL Red Hat groups and individuals.  Join us for an elegant lunch followed by special entertainment.  Come dressed in your Red Hatter Holiday finery.  Fun & door prizes galore!
$7.50 per person.  RSVP required by Dec. 3

Red Cross Blood Drive
December 13 from 9 am  - 2 pm
Give the gift of life-- Give Blood!

Senior Cafe Christmas Lunch
December 18 from 11:30 am - 1 pm
Join us for a buffet of favorite holiday delights.
$4 per person.

SENIOR CINEMA
Join us the 3rd Thursday at 1:15 pm for an afternoon at the movies with your friends. Movies  are FREE.

October 16: Monsters, Inc. (animated comedy, rated G) If you liked Shrek and Toy Story, then this tale is sure to delight. Mike (little green monster) and his pal Sully (fuzzy purple & blue monster) capture children’s screams for their employer, Monsters, Inc., which then turns them into energy. Things go topsy-turvy when one little girl follows them through the closet into their world.

November 20: Bruce Almighty (comedy) Bruce Carrey plays Bruce Nolan, a television reporter who is unsatisfied with his normal life. When he curses God for a particularly bad day, God responds by challenging him to take over and see if he can run things better. After a day of hysterically disastrous decisions, Bruce learns that a human can’t fill God’s shoes.

December 18: Deck the Halls (comedy) This slapstick holiday heart-warmer is about a small town optometrist who has always been known as the town’s "Christmas Guy." All is well until his new neighbor out does him by setting out to create a Christmas lights display that can be seen from outer space. The rivalry goes to ridiculous extremes until both begin to understand the meaning of Christmas. 

 

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
The Hancock Co. Agency on Aging will be closed on the following holidays in 2008. Mobile Meals and Senior Café are cancelled on any day the Agency is closed.

• New Year's Day:  January 1
• Martin Luther King Day:  January 21
• Presidents' Day:  February 18
• Memorial Day:  May 25
• Independence Day:  July 4
• Labor Day:  September 1
• Columbus Day:  October 13
• Veterans Day:  November 11
• Thanksgiving:  November 27 & 28
• Christmas Day:  December 25 & 26

Inclement Weather Cancellations or Closings
When foul or threatening weather is in the forecast, tune into Findlay area radio stations for updates on cancellations or closings.  
    There will be no mobile meals delivery, Senior Cafe or regularly scheduled HCAOA/Senior Center activities on days when we are closed due to inclement weather.