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Seniors Forever Young Seniors of the NW Area meet the first Sunday of each month 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. - Dinner served at 4:00 Bring a favorite dish to share - Music by the JAMMERS Come to the Community Center at 21201 Memorial Drive in Rogers We are now being charged $50.00 for rental of the Community Room. A contribution in the donation basket to help defray these costs would be appreciated. ALL Seniors in the North West Metro Area are invited to participate. Upcoming Events Senior Activity/Exercise Group
WHO: All area seniors age 60 and over WHEN: Every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Word of Peace Lutheran Church WHY: To get us moving, give us more energy, lose or maintain weight, help us keep or improve our balance, and HAVE SOME FUN TOGETHER! We exercise under the guidance of Dave Everson, Physical Therapist, who leads easy stretching, balance, and strengthening exercises every week. Twice monthly we have a special program. Once a month there is a blood pressure check. Light refreshments end each session. Be ready for a fun, easy-does-it workout and get those muscles and joints moving again! April 10 – Celebrate April Birthdays and exercise with Dave. Bring your 1-3 lb hand weights. April 17 – Paul Przybilla will train us in severe weather spotting. We will exercise with Dave. Come a little early to have your blood pressure checked. April 24 – No exercise group today because we are having our OPEN HOUSE the day before at the Rogers-Hassan Senior Friendship Center, and because Word of Peace will be setting up for their annual garage sale that starts on April 25th. May 1 – Carol Broman from Broman’s Greenhouse will be with us to give us hints for Container gardening and indoor plants. We will exercise with Dave. For further information or for a ride call Pat 763-428-3418 Bingo at Cabela’s in Rogers When: Monday, April 7th Time: 10:am – 12 noon Where: Cabela’s 2nd Floor Conference Room (elevators are available) Who: Everyone who loves to play Bingo is welcome at this event
Join us at the first Bingo fund raiser sponsored by the Rogers-Hassan Senior Friendship Group.
Open House for the Senior Center When: Wednesday – April 23rd Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm Where: Rogers-Hassan Senior Friendship Center, 25000 Hassan Parkway, at the corner of Territorial Road and Hassan Parkway Cost: None Join us at the first event to be held at the Senior Center! Come and see where other events, classes and meetings will be offered for you. Have a cup of coffee and visit with other seniors. You might even be able to take part in a brief version of the Wellness Group exercise session with Dave, or work on a jigsaw puzzle. If it’s nice outdoors, sit and have coffee at the picnic table in the yard, or check out some pictures and articles that show the progress of the organization. There will be BUS SERVICE to get you there and back for $2.00. Pick-up time will be at 1:00 and return at 3:00. The bus only seats 12, so get your reservation in early. Call Judy Hanson at 763-428-7657 for more information or to reserve the bus. Spring Fashion Show When: Friday, April 25th Time: 1:30 pm Where: Heritage Place Senior Apartments, 21255 John Milless Drive in Rogers Cost: None Come see the new spring line of women’s clothes provided by “Liz Claiborne” – Albertville Outlet Mall. Coffee, tea and dessert will be served (complimentary). Call Bonnie at 763-420-7253 to make your reservation. Tour of the new Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center When: Monday – April 28th Time: Bus departs from the Rogers Community Center at 10:45 am – return at 1:15 pm. Cost: $2.00 We will be joining with the Crow River Senior Center for a trip to Maple Grove to see the new Fairview Medical Center. Upon arrival we will be treated to an early lunch and welcome by Kim Pederson, Marketing Director. Following lunch we will break up into smaller groups for a tour of the Medical Center. We will meet together for a wrap up and staff will answer any questions you might have. Each person will go home with a bag of informational and promotional materials. Call Joyce at the Crow River Senior Center to make your reservation for the event and for the bus: 763-493-2711 Senior Tech Day at the Rogers Library When: Wednesday, May 7th Time: 10:00 am – 12 noon As part of May’s month long celebration for seniors, the Rogers Library will be hosting a Senior Tech Day on May 7th. Best Buy in Rogers will be partnering with the Friends of the Rogers Library in a day of sharing and teaching technology to seniors. We will learn to use an MP3 Player and download a book onto it from the Hennepin County Library site. Also, how to use a digital camera, cell phones, and a reasonably priced laptop with features that will be easy for seniors to use. Watch upcoming newsletters for all the details of this exciting day. If you have an MP3 Player, a digital camera, or a cell phone – bring them along and learn more about their special features that you haven’t figured out. Also, learn to bowl on a Wii game. Come and explore! News for Area Seniors The Senior Advisory Board met February 26th, March 11th and March 25th , 2008. Next meetings will be held on April 8th and April 22nd (second and fourth Tuesdays) at 3:30 pm at the Rogers-Hassan Friendship Center, 25000 Hassan Parkway, at the corner of Territorial Road and Hassan Parkway. Goals:
Among upcoming events is the Open House at our Senior Friendship Center (Hassan Town Hall) on April 23rd. A bus ride will be available if enough people call Judy at 763-428-7657 to schedule a ride. Please plan to come and see YOUR new Center. We are planning some Bingo events and we will have a booth at Rockin’ Rogers Days in June. The Rogers-Hassan Senior Friendship Group is being incorporated as a non-profit charitable fund-raising entity for the senior efforts in this area. Thursday Senior Shop Rogers Bus The bus runs every week on Thursday! The cost is $2.00 for a round trip (please have exact change). The Rogers Lions sponsors part of the cost of our trip. There is a volunteer on the bus to help you with groceries and bags. We will drop you off for shopping at Cub, Kohls and Target. If you want to get off someplace not listed, and it is on the route, just let the Volunteer Coordinator know when you get on the bus. You can get a haircut, stop at a drug store, visit Best Buy or Cabelas, too! We have a NEW bus! Midwest Dial-A-Ride is the new vendor for Senior Transportation Services in the 6-City area, (Rogers, Osseo, Dayton, Champlin, Maple Grove, and Brooklyn Park. The Township of Hassan does not participate in this dial-a-ride program.) Our group bus is comfortable and handy for taking us shopping in Rogers. We have a GREAT time. Come and join us. Just be at one of the pick-up spots (Word of Peace parking lot, Sugar Maple Apartments, Autumn Trails, Pleasant Place and Heritage Place) and get on board. The Midwest Dial-A-Ride program also picks up Seniors of any age (residents of the 6-cities only) on Monday – Friday, so call and make an appointment to be transported to and/or from a destination within the service area. You can call their dispatch service to schedule transportation for any of your needs (within the 6-city area). The cost for service is $4.00 each time you board, in other words $8 to get there and back. You may call to schedule transportation up to the day you need it, however it is always subject to availability so you should call just as soon as you are able. The dispatch office is open to make appointments Monday - Friday from 8am – 5 pm. Call 763-235-2200 to schedule a ride, or with questions. Stacy Doboszenski is the Assistant City Administrator/Clerk with the City of Rogers and is also our newly appointed representative on the 6-City Senior Transportation Board of Directors that governs this program. Voter Pre-registration Project It appears that November of 2008 will bring one of the heaviest voter turn-outs in recent history. One of our seniors, Ray Lemke, is working with the City of Rogers to develop a system whereby people can register in advance. This will help keep the voter lines moving much faster and better serve people who would otherwise be waiting. A series of voter registrations will be held at the Rogers Community Room on Memorial Drive, and will be manned by our seniors. Information will be printed in future senior newsletters and in the local papers regarding dates and times. If you don’t receive the monthly Forever Young Seniors newsletter e-mail Judy Hanson and she will add you to the mailing list.
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