Volunteer of the Month
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March 2010
Marty Martinez
This month we’d like to give thanks to someone who helps with our Spring Cleaning all year round. Marty Martinez is our Handyman/Jack-of-all-trades. He comes in several days week to help spruce up the place. He vacuums, takes out the trash...but he does much more than just clean. When we have something that needs taken care of or fixin’ he’s our go-to-guy. Need something put together, Marty has just the tool for the job. He doesn’t, he soon will. He’s started volunteering here just after joining the center. He has known Executive Director Penny Lilburn for a long time and former Program Director Annette Mendenhall for even longer so he had known about the center. He had just sold his business, the Green Frog Bar, which he owned for 12 years. He was looking for something to keep him busy. Volunteering at the senior center will cure you of that illness! Penny can always find something for someone to do. Originally from Fresno, CA, he spent 30 years in Air force. His last 17 were at Norton, where he retired from that job as a Loadmaster. He and wife Judith decided to stay in the area where they have raised two kids, 5 grandkids, 1 great-grand kid. Thanks for lending us a helping hand.
Featured Class
Brain Fitness
Date: August 26, 2009
Time: 1:00 to 3:00pm
Length: 22 weeks
Cost: No fee members
non-members
Instructor: Lisa Ballard
Location: Game Room
Description: When one hears fitness, we all think about physical fitness. Aerobics, tai chi...but what about mental fitness. Some of our members take advantage of our university classes, but learning is only a part of exercising your brain. To help you out we are adding a “Brain Fitness” to our catalog. The purpose will be to “facilitate older adult’s participation in activities to promote a lifestyle that encourages increased mental activity, physical activity, social interactions and emotional well being to increase the capacity of each individual to meet the demands of life.” Students will work on improving their range of motion, self-esteem, social interactions, memory/sequencing skills/concentration, understanding of proper diet/nutrition, community awareness, and their understanding of stress management. As we age, and our memory seems to be not quite what it used to be, we could all use a little boost brainwise. Like the old adage says, “Use it, or lose it.” So don’t forget to sign up for this FREE class.
Featured Activity
Ceramics
Time: Wednesdays 9:00 am
Cost: $1 per class members
$1 per class non-members
Location: Game Room
Description: This month The Highland Senior Center would like to shine the light on one of our more hands on classes: Ceramics. They are glad to welcome back their instructor, Barbara Bradley. She is able to teach anyone, from novice to advance. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace, as some pieces take longer to work on, and each student may work more on a piece than another. The class does a monthly project, but some students have particular pieces they want to work on and are encouraged to do so. Work is generally done on site, (including firing), but many students take things home to work on over the week (sanding, prep-work, painting, etc.). In fact, Barbara also works at home pouring molds, and getting items cleaned up and ready for students that just want to paint and fire. Barbara first became interested in Ceramics in 1960, yet it wasn’t until 1993 that she became certified to teach by Duncan & Gare, which took 8 weeks. Since then she has taught in several places including a home shop, and at the Orange Show for the Ceramic Doll Show. She is not only a teacher, she’s also a student. She is always learning new techniques, and took a course at the Ceramic Art Institute. It was a tough course with only half of the class passing (including Barbara). So if this sounds like something you’d be interested in stop by the game room on Wednesdays from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and for only $1 per class, come play in the mud.
Mission Statement
To enrich, maintain, and protect the quality of life of Senior Adults...
Announcements
Joint the Highland Senior Center for our Annual Holiday Open House. The fun begins at 2:00 with the Happy Notes, and a flute duet, Blue Grass Band and of course Myles Davis on Clarinet. Join us on Friday, December 18 at 2:00 Its Free...!!
Board of Directors - The Board of Directors meeting on the 4th Thursday of each month at noon. Next meeting: January 28, 2010
Come Daily to enjoy a hot nutrional lunch
Community Bingo - Every Wednesday Night...Early Birds begin at 6:30 - Regulary games pay $100. Enjoy our authentic Mexican dinners by Lucy..!!
Stay in Shape...!! Join us for Daily Water Aerobics - Monday - Friday 10:00 - Noon
Upcoming Events
January 6, 2010 9:00 a.m. - Koffee Klub
Join the center as San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops updates the members of Public Safety issues and plans for the new year
January 7, 2010 9:30 - Movie Day
Join us every Thursday morning for a new release movie shown on our big screen TV.
Articles
Operation Senior Claus Down to the Wire
By: Mike Sylva
\"At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,\" said the gentleman, taking up a pen, \"it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir...A few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.
Unfortunately 166 years later, this is just as true today as it was then. Operation Senior Claus is now coming to the home stretch and we need you to make it a success for us, but also a Merry Christmas for our seniors. We are hoping to help out over 100 seniors this years, but we need your help. We will be preparing Christmas dinners (turkey and all the trimmings), and little gift baskets for some worthy seniors. To do this we are still in need of money donations, gift cards to food markets, as well as hygiene products (i.e. toothbrushes, shampoo).
So please think about helping out those less fortunate as you and maybe, just maybe, if you’re on Santa’s naughty list, this might push you over onto the nice list.
