Enjoy friends and fun at the JFCS Senior Center • March 2015 Senior Center Newsletter BRAND NEW THIS MONTH News at the Senior Center February was an exciting and engaging month for members at the Senior Center. We are excited about the upcoming year. This month we had some more fun with Lunch and More entertainment: Tamiami Sound Women’s Quartet, East Naples Community Band and Naples Klezmer Revival Band had members dancing. A special Centennial Celebration for Sylvia Berg with Dottie Jackson singing songs of the decades too! The Center for Critical Thinking once again stimulated great discussion with “The Societal Network. Good or Evil?” Members, volunteers and staff…thank you for making this the best place to be in Naples! JFCS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS* A Program on Dementia For Caregivers Marc Agronin, MD, Medical Director for Mental Health & Clinical Research Miami Jewish Health Systems Using Wisdom, Creativity & Courage to care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Cognitive Disorders Registration required by March 1, 2015 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 • 1:30 – 3:30pm “Step Smart Naples” Collier County Injury Prevention Coalition Community awareness campaign about repercussions of falls. Focus on safety around the home with video, tips and presentation. Thursday, March 19th • 2:00-4:00pm Collier County Then and Now: History Through the Eyes of Pioneering Families Exciting panel presentation and discussion Panelists: Cindy Carroll • Ray Carroll • Rex Storter Panel Facilitator: Jeff Lytle Monday, March 30th •2:00-4:00pm Register in Copilot for all programs or call JFCS at 239-325-4444. A FEW ACTIVITY CHANGES FOR MARCH Monday, March 9 th 10-11 Beginners’ Spanish instead of Tuesday the 10 th . Tuesday, March 10 th – NO Needle Works’ and NO Tai Chi classes. Thursday, March 19 th – NO Writers’ Workshop Monday, March 30 th - NO Movie JOY ADAMS • PETE AMSDEN • GLADYS BALDWIN • ROSE BARI-FREELAND ELIZABETH BIZJAK • SONYA BLOOM • EDWARD BRUNDAGE • BETTY BUCKMAN FILOMENA CESARIO • KAY DILTS • MADELYN GURGANUS • DOROTHY HOLMES MARIE GAE HOURIGAN • CARL M. JOHNSON • MARY L. JOHNSON • MARILYN KLICK LISA LAPUCK • SUE LONGNECKER • FRANCES MASLOWSKI • ALBERTA MILLER CHRISTA E. MORAN • ELSIE PICKERING • BARBARA PYBURN • CANDIDE RATTHE CONSTANCE REIFFEN • FLORENCE ROSENTHAL • MARSHA SCHORR • SAMUEL SCHORR GERRIE MARIE SHEARER • BEVERLY SILVERMAN • ANN TAYLOR *New Members (all those who have joined January 16-February 15)
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Enjoy friends and fun at the JFCS Senior Center • March 2015
Senior CenterNewsletterBRAND NEW THIS MONTHNews at the Senior Center
February was an exciting and engaging month for members at the Senior Center. We are excited about the upcoming year. This month we had some more fun with Lunch and More entertainment: Tamiami Sound Women’s Quartet, East Naples Community Band and Naples Klezmer Revival Band had members dancing. A special Centennial Celebration for Sylvia Berg with Dottie Jackson singing songs of the decades too! The Center for Critical Thinking once again stimulated great discussion with “The Societal Network. Good or Evil?” Members, volunteers and staff…thank you for making this the best place to be in Naples!
JFCS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS*
A Program on Dementia For Caregivers Marc Agronin, MD, Medical Director for Mental
Health & Clinical ResearchMiami Jewish Health Systems
Using Wisdom, Creativity & Courage to care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease &
Other Cognitive DisordersRegistration required by March 1, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 • 1:30 – 3:30pm
“Step Smart Naples”Collier County Injury Prevention CoalitionCommunity awareness campaign about
repercussions of falls. Focus on safety around the home with
video, tips and presentation. Thursday, March 19th • 2:00-4:00pm
Collier County Then and Now: History Through the Eyes of Pioneering Families
Exciting panel presentation and discussionPanelists: Cindy Carroll • Ray Carroll • Rex Storter
Panel Facilitator: Jeff LytleMonday, March 30th •2:00-4:00pm
Register in Copilot for all programs or call JFCS at 239-325-4444.
A FEW ACTIVITY CHANGES FOR MARCH Monday, March 9th 10-11 Beginners’ Spanish instead of Tuesday the 10th. Tuesday, March 10th – NO Needle Works’ and NO Tai Chi classes. Thursday, March 19th – NO Writers’ Workshop Monday, March 30th- NO Movie
JOY ADAMS • PETE AMSDEN • GLADYS BALDWIN • ROSE BARI-FREELAND ELIZABETH BIZJAK • SONYA BLOOM • EDWARD BRUNDAGE • BETTY BUCKMAN FILOMENA CESARIO • KAY DILTS • MADELYN GURGANUS • DOROTHY HOLMES
MARIE GAE HOURIGAN • CARL M. JOHNSON • MARY L. JOHNSON • MARILYN KLICK LISA LAPUCK • SUE LONGNECKER • FRANCES MASLOWSKI • ALBERTA MILLER
CHRISTA E. MORAN • ELSIE PICKERING • BARBARA PYBURN • CANDIDE RATTHE CONSTANCE REIFFEN • FLORENCE ROSENTHAL • MARSHA SCHORR • SAMUEL SCHORR
GERRIE MARIE SHEARER • BEVERLY SILVERMAN • ANN TAYLOR
*New Members (all those who have joined January 16-February 15)
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I N C L U D I N G M E N TA L H E A LT H
C O U N S E L I N G , C A S E M A N A G E M E N T,
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A N D I N F O R M AT I O N A N D
R E F E R R A L .
JFCS IS HERE TO HELP.
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UPDATES ON EXISTING ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH DREAM TEAM
MEETS EVERY2ND WEDNESDAY
AT 1:15 PM IN THESENIOR CENTERNEXT MEETING
MARCH 11
Happy Hour Chair Yoga with Instructor Dede – Join us every Tuesday from 3-4pm for stretching, breathing, balance and MORE! Chair Yoga VIDEO – Every Monday & Friday from 12:15 – 12:45pm to keep the stretching, breathing and balance going! Tai Chi Classes will be on Tuesday(s) from 1–2:30pm for intermediate level and Friday(s) 9:30-10:30am for beginner level.
Classes are for beginners and those wanting a refresher course. Class size is limited to 4 participants & will repeat every 3 weeks. Advanced registration required. Computer Assistance is still available Wednesday(s) 1:30-3pm and Friday(s) 10:30-11:30am. Please sign up in advance in Copilot. No Need to Pack Your Bags - We’re bringing the world to you through Travelogue with Jim Sernovitz. We will be traveling with Jim to Mediterranean Magic on Wednesday, March 4th from 1:15 to 2:15 and The Land of the Golden Triangle on Wednesday, April 1st from 1:15 to 2:15. ART CLASSES Portrait drawing with artist Jose Maria Castillo for the month of March. His theme: “Anyone can learn to draw a head.” Members are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. Each week, he’ll recap session from previous week. Jose Maria Castillo is a portrait artist and teacher. Portraiture is Castillo’s life-long passion. He studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Lima, Peru and also studied at Parsons, the School of Visual Arts, Society of Illustrators, Fashion Institute of Technology & the Art Students League in New York. LIT WITS The members of the book club will meet to discuss The Red Tent, author Anita Diamant, and select next month’s book to read. Listen in on the discussion if you haven’t read the book, and be there to cast your vote for April’s book. Thursday, March 12th 2-3:30pm Join us for Bridge, Mah Jongg and other card games every Friday afternoon from 1-3:30pm. Beginners to advanced players are welcome. Be sure to sign-up on Copilot in advance. It will help us put together games. MONDAY MOVIE MATINEE 1-3pm. Come for the movie, the friendship and the popcorn! March 2nd: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Noonan & Jane Russell star in this classic romantic comedy. March 9th: The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown: Two men (Ralph Meeker, Keenan Wynn) kidnap a Hollywood actress (Jane Russell), who refuses to let them back out of it. Initial Release: 1957 March 16th: All About Eve: Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo. March 23rd: On Golden Pond: Cantankerous retiree Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) and his conciliatory wife, Ethel (Katherine Hepburn), spend summers at their New England vacation home on the shores of Golden Pond. This year, their adult daughter, Chelsea (Jane Fonda), visits with her new fiancée and his teenage son, Billy (Doug KcKeon) on their way to Europe.
WE HAVE COMPUTER CLASSES Wednesday(s) 1:30–3 for PC users Friday(s) 10:30–12:00 for iPad users. Lesson 1: Getting to know your computer Lesson 1: Getting to know your computer Lesson 2: The Internet Lesson 2: The Internet Lesson 3: Email Lesson 3: Email
MARCH AT THE JFCS SENIOR CENTER
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS.Sign-up when you’re at the Senior Center or call 239-325-4444
REGISTRATION FOR WEDNESDAY’S LUNCH IS REQUESTED BY THE PREVIOUS FRIDAYPlease, do not park in the lots directly to the left and right of our building. When our lot is full, our parking lot attendants will assist you.
For Collier Area Transportation to the Senior Center call 239-252-7272.If you haven’t signed up call JFCS and we can help you get registered.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 2 10-12: Art Class 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3: MOVIE: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
3 10-11: Beginners’ Spanish 11-1: Needle Works 1-2:30 Tai Chi 3-4: Happy Hour Chair Yoga w/Dede
4 11-1: Lunch and More: Gator Bait Band 1-2:30: Collier Area Transit 1-2: Alzheimer’s Support Network 1:15-2:15: Travelogue w/Jim Sernovitz - Mediterranean Magic 1:30-3: Computer CLASSES- PC Users 1:30-3: Computer Assistance
5 2-4: Writers’ Workshop
6 9:30-10:30: Tai Chi 10:30-12: Computer CLASSES - iPad Users 10:30-11:30: Computer & Cellphone Assistance 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3:30: Cards, games
9 10-12: Art Class 10-11: Beginners’ Spanish 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3: MOVIE: The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
11 9:30-11:30: SHINE: (Medicare) 11-1: Lunch and More: Allie Harrison, Exec. Dir. Of Friendship Health Clinic 1:15: Dream Team Meeting 1-2:30: Collier Area Transit 1:30-3: Computer CLASSES- PC Users 1:30-3: Computer Assistance
12 11-12:30: Center for Critical Thinking-The Environment. Past the Tipping Point? (2nd floor) 2-3:30: Lit Wits (Book Club) 2-4: Writers’ Workshop
13 9:30-10:30: Tai Chi 10:30-12: Computer CLASSES - iPad Users 10:30-11:30: Computer & Cellphone Assistance 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3:30: Cards, games
16 10-12: Art Class 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3: MOVIE: All About Eve
17 10-11: Beginners’ Spanish 11-1: Needle Works 1-2:30 Tai Chi 3-4: Happy Hour Chair Yoga w/Dede
18 11-1: Lunch and More: Music….Sweet Music 1-2:30: Veterans’ Services (2nd floor) 1:30-3: Computer CLASSES- PC Users 1:30-3: Computer Assistance
19 2-4: Step Smart Naples: Seminar of Fall Prevention & Safety
20 9:30-10:30: Tai Chi 10:30-12: Computer CLASSES - iPad Users 10:30-11:30: Computer & Cellphone Assistance 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3:30: Cards, games
23 10-12: Art Class 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3: MOVIE: On Golden Pond
24 10-11: Beginners’ Spanish 11-1: Needle Works 1-2:30 Tai Chi 3-4: Happy Hour Chair Yoga w/Dede
25 9:30-11:30 SHINE: (Medicare) (2nd floor) 11-1: Lunch and More: Chamber Music w/Artis Naples 1-2:30: Seniors vs Crime (2nd Floor) 1:30-3: Computer Assistance
26 2-4: Writers’ Workshop
27 9:30-10:30: Tai Chi 10:30-11:30: Computer & Cellphone Assistance 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 1-3:30: Cards, games
30 10-12: Art Class 12:15 – 12:45: Chair Yoga VIDEO 2-4: Collier County Then and Now: History through the eyes of Pioneering Families.
31 10-11: Beginners’ Spanish 11-1: Needle Works 1-2:30 Tai Chi 3-4: Happy Hour Chair Yoga w/Dede
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS.
Sign-up when you’re at the
Senior Center or call 239-325-4444
5025 Castello Drive • Suite 101 Naples, Florida 34103
Telephone (239) 325-4444 • Fax (239) 330-7947
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Dr. Jaclynn Faffer,President/CEO
Joan LarsonDirector of Finance
Anne Chernin, MSW, MBADirector of Programs and Services
Jill Brewer, LCSWTherapist
Ann Fisher, LCSWTherapist
Michele KarraschManager of Volunteer Services
Donna Levy, RN, MS Case Manager
Helen M. Waite,Senior Center Manager
Michelle Mendoza,Administrative Assistant
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FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
SAM BERNSTEIN • PAUL HUBER • PAT THOMPSON • CELIA CRESPIIMMA LUX • CHARLES W. FARMER • ROBERT BRINKERT • ELLIE COHEN
LOUISE H. STONE • HERB SARWIN • SYLVIA KRESOVIC • ROBERT WALDMANMARCIA DEE NEWMAN • HELEN J. DESMARAIS • MARGARET HYLAND
GLADYS NARO • LINDA SUCHOWSKI • NANCY P. TRALINS • CANDIDE RATTHEMAXINE BRUCE • SHARLANE JACKSON • SARAH LYON • DICK BRUCKMAN
STUART PRICE • SYLVIA I. RICHTER • FROHM LUTVACK • GIRTRUE BRAWNERMARIE GALLAGHER • SYLVIA BERG • DONNA GOLDBLATT
MARGARET MATTALIANO • PATRICIA LAFEMINA • GABRIELLA MONDEL
GITY ARASTEH • DELORES FELL • JOAN M. CLARK • PATRICIA DOUGALLPHYLLISS MARSHALL • EDYTHE ALEXANDER • LOIS M. EVANS • MARY KENNEYNANCY MERCER • DIANE SOLOMON • MARY CANAVAN • MARYANN ROBERTS
JOANIE SIDMAN • RITA TURNER • ELIZABETH BIZJAK • DOROTHY ABRUZZOELAINE DUNKLE • ED SULLIVAN • DORIS BACHMAN • MAE JONGES
HELEN Z. MARKS • LORIE MAYER • NATHANIEL RITTER • JO ANN ZEHNERCHARLENE WALKER • JO APRICENA • PAT FORD • JOHN MITCHELL
PETE AMSDEN • PATRICIA HEUBLEIN • SHARON J. HALLIDAY •CAROLE LEHERTOVA ROMAN • STANLEY COLCOMBE • HELEN L. SEVERIN • ESTELLE LIMON
ALICE EVANS • JOAN M. SCARIATI • BEVERLY DEPIERO • GRACE F. MONAHANCAROL LEVITT • ILLEEN MITTLEMAN • FRED TOBIAS • MARALINE M. RAME
SANDRA EIKENBERRY • ADELINE G. PETROCCIO • BARBARA PYBURNMARJORIE L. CARLSON • BOB FRIGOLETTO • MELVIN N. REISS
LENORE LEVI • MARTIN MITTLEMAN • MARCELLE D. REISS
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN….Thank you for joining us, and telling your friends and neighbors about us. For some of our members, its renewal time for your memberships and wewill be sending out reminders in the mail for your convenience. You canalso see Helen Waite, Senior Center Manager. The cost for membershipwill remain at $15 for the year.
