Showing posts with label shoreline lake forest park senior center. Show all posts
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Senior Center hosts TeleCafe on Wednesday and a craft activity on Aug 26

Saturday, August 15, 2020


You're Invited to Our TELECAFE with Tricia Lovely

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 2pm on Zoom
Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Tips on Coping with Isolation

Check in with our social worker Alain Rhone on how we combat isolation during the pandemic. Explore opportunities at the Senior Center and beyond to enrich your social life while staying safe. Chat with new friends and share with one another as we build a digital community.

A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. Grab a cup of coffee and sit down to chat with your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center from the comfort of your own computer or smartphone

Register for special craft activity on Wednesday, August 26 with Kathy Brower, paper artist! Kathy has room for 15 students to do a paper craft on Zoom during our 8/26 Cafe and we want to make sure to get people registered ASAP. Email jarrodw@soundgenerations.org with your email address if you'd like to participate.

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TeleCafe with guest Christy Goff Wednesday

Wednesday, August 5, 2020


You're Invited to Our

TELECAFE with Tricia Lovely

Wednesday, August 5, 2020  at 2pm
 
Return guest Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD, 
Registered Dietitian at Pacific Medical Centers offers an enlightening session

Brain Boost with Nutrition Tips for you!

Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD

  • What: A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!
  • Who: You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center
  • Where: From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone
  • When: August 5th, 2:00pm
  • Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
  • Password: senior2020
Click here to download Zoom!


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Dr. Dahlia at the Senior Center TeleCafe on Wednesday

Wednesday, July 29, 2020


You're Invited to Our TELECAFE with Tricia Lovely


Mad About Dahlias

Dr. John Hibbs (Doctor Dahlia) from Bastyr University returns as our guest to share information and ideas for summer dahlia care, including watering, pruning, tieing and staking, cutting and bouquets, dis-budding, insect pests, and fertilizing. 

What: A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. 
Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!
Who: You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center
Where: From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone
When: July 29th, 2:00pm

Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020




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Senior Center shares tips for staying cool during the heat wave

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Look closely - there's a grey squirrel stretched out on the rocks in the shade
Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi

In past years, Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center has been a drop-in for those needing to escape the heat of their homes during extremely warm weather during the summer months. 

Unfortunately, we are not able to open our doors for drop-in visits as we operate rigid health guidelines to protect the integrity of all of our current nutrition programs and services.

However, we encourage you to incorporate some of the tips listed below as you battle the heat. We also ask that you be mindful of your senior neighbors.

If you do not see activity around their homes during this time, please check on them and share how you stay cool. Many homes in Shoreline do not have central air and can heat up into the 90s. 

  • Turn on fans
  • Drink plenty of water
  • Hang out in the coolest part of their homes/apts, etc.
  • Go to a nearby park and sitting under a shade tree if they are ambulatory if they get too warm
  • Do not overexert yourself with household chores, exercise regimes, etc.
  • Take shorter walks with your dog, he/she will be fine as they are hot as well
  • Reduce intake of hot beverages, including coffee (add ice if you must have your cup a day)
  • Close blinds during the day
Grey squirrel stretched out flat in the shade
Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


A few additional things you can do to help out a neighbor in coping with the heat:
  • Loan them a fan
  • Drop a case of water at their doorstep with a note listing your name and phone #
  • Drop off a bag of ice
  • Offer to walk their dog for them; be sure to provide them your name and phone number
  • Offer to drive them to the grocery store rather than them drive themselves; and carry their packages for them
  • If you have concerns about a neighbor, knock on their door but have a sign that they can read through the window, that states your name, address and phone # and simply say “Are you OK
    • Strangers at doorsteps can be very intimidating but a sign allows them to take whatever precautions they have a need to do, before opening the door to a stranger


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Volunteer opportunity at Senior Center

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center is looking for volunteers for delivering our To-Go Hot lunches program Monday through Friday from 10:30am – 1pm. 

Tasks include loading lunch bags unto shuttle bus, and leaving meals with senior. 

Must be able to navigate stairs, lift 10 lbs and love serving seniors. 

 If you would like to help please call 206-365-1536 and ask for Donna. 

You may leave a message on our voice mail with your name, phone number and state you are calling about the To-Go volunteer delivery spot open. Many thanks!



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Visit while staying home with the Senior Center TeleCafé

Tuesday, July 21, 2020


Senior Center Director Theresa LaCroix joins host Tricia Lovely at the telecafe this week. 
Hear about how our Center is operating these days and chat a little with Theresa about ways to keep Zoom calls fun with your family!

Theresa LaCroix

  • What: A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!
  • Who: You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center
  • Where: From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone
  • When: July 22nd, 2:00pm
Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Click here to download Zoom!



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Nutrition strategies for reducing fatigue - TELECAFE with Christy Goff

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD

Feeling a bit tired and run-down?

Join us on July 15th in our ZOOM tele café for a real pick-me-up for

Nutrition strategies for reducing fatigue: July 15th at 2:00pm

Presented by Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD, 
Registered dietitian at Pacific Medical Centers

Fatigue can significantly interfere with a person’s ability to function at home.

In this Wednesday chat series, learn how to identify factors that affect fatigue, gain several coping skills and identify how food and lifestyle strategies can help support energy.

What: A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!

Who: You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Where: From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone

When: July 1st, 2:00pm

Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Click HERE to download Zoom (free)




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Exercise with online classes from the Senior Center

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Toshiko is holding Zoom classes

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is excited to announce that some of your favorite instructors are back and offering several online Zoom classes for the community.

What a great way to get active, stay motivated and share smiles with familiar classroom friends! 

If you require assistance in downloading the Zoom program, please contact as we have individuals available to walk you through the steps. 

For further information and registration, email Jarrod Wright at jarrodw@soundgenerations.org

Payments can be made at time of registration with a debit/credit card. 

Watch for additional classes beginning August 1, 2020!

Class Name
Instructor
Day/Time
Cost
Aging Well w/ Toshiko
Toshiko A
Mon, Wed 11:15am-12:15am
$4 members, $6 nonmembers
Keep Your Balance
Toshiko A
Wed, Fri 9:00am-10:00am
Free (limited space)
Chair Yoga
Heidi M
Fri 10:45am-11:45am
$6 members, $9 nonmembers
Mat Yoga
Heidi M
9:30am-10:30am
$6 members, $9 nonmembers
CeCe’s Classic
CeCe R.
Mon, Thurs 10:00am-11:00am
$4 members, $6 nonmembers

Postponed:

All Levels Tai Chi
Mary N.
1:00pm-2:00pm
$6 members, $9 nonmembers
iPhone Tutoring
Jacqueline C.
2:00pm-3:00pm
4 sessions: $20 members, $25 nonmembers

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Senior Center Telecafe: Dahlias with Dr. Hibbs

Wednesday, June 10, 2020


A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. 
Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!

Who? You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center
Where? From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone

June 10, 2:00pm
Meeting ID: 871 2135 7135 
Password: senior2020

If you want some extra guidance, call into the senior center and a volunteer can walk you through how to use Zoom!



Dr. Hibbs from Bastyr University will answer gardening questions, talk about local gardening conditions, and share a little time with the community.

Dr. Hibbs generously donates his dahlias to the center for our fundraising and provides a feast for the eyes with every bloom.



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Senior Center social hour TeleCafé on Zoom Wednesday afternoon

Wednesday, June 3, 2020



What: A Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. 
Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat!
Who: You and your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center
Where: From the comfort of your own computer or smartphone

When: June 3rd, 2:00pm
Meeting ID: 871 2135 7135 
Password: senior2020

If you want some extra guidance, call into the senior center and a volunteer can walk you through how to use Zoom!

We'll be discussing Zoom classes coming later this month, sharing about our time staying home, and bonding with one another to help our community stay connected. Call your friends and let them know!



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Coming soon: Zoom exercise classes from the Senior Center

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Heidi Mair, Yoga instructor


The Shoreline LFP Senior Center will be offering exercise classes on Zoom, starting June 15, 2020.



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Dembowski delivers potatoes and onions to the Senior Center

Saturday, May 16, 2020

County Councilmember Rod Dembowski and Senior Center
Director Theresa LaCroix with potatoes and onions
Photo courtesy Senior Center


King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski delivered 600 lbs of potatoes and onions to the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center through the USDA Program coordinated with Frog Farmer in Woodinville.

Center Executive Director Theresa LaCroix says "This helps keep our Community Dining program going to feed seniors staying home and staying safe!" 

The Senior Center is currently preparing, packing, and delivering hot meals on a daily basis and weekly bags of groceries with breakfast meals and staples for shut-in seniors.



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Volunteers needed at the Senior Center

The Senior Center has need of volunteers for some specific and regular jobs. 

There are three positions:

  1. Cook's Assistant 9am - 11:30am Monday - Friday
  2. To Go Lunch Volunteer - 10:50am - 1pm Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday
  3. Runner - 10am - 12noon - Monday, Wednesday, or Friday

Job requirements: Between the ages of 18 and 64, able to work in a fast-paced environment, able to lift 30 pounds, and endless patience!

Descriptions are above. If you are interested in visiting the Center to see if you are a good match, call Theresa at 206-365-1536 after 1pm Monday - Friday.




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Volunteers help lighten the load at the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Jersey Mike's donated 100 sub sandwiches
to the Shoreline Senior Center


From the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center

We have a great big thank you to Jersey Mike's in Aurora Village for providing 100 sub sandwiches for our Wednesday meal deliveries to over 60 seniors staying home and for our volunteers doing the delivering. Thanks Jersey Mike's!

The Drummond family have volunteered for the Senior Center
for seven weeks. Here David, Annie, and Jack get ready to
delivery Mother's Day flowers and cards


Additionally, we'd like to thank one family who has been volunteering with us for the last seven weeks, the Drummonds! Annie, David and Jack pictured here are delivering mother's day flowers along with lunch and cards made by Nathaniel and Charlotte Philbrick.

Our efforts wouldn't be possible without communal support from individuals, businesses, and other organizations so we give our utmost thanks to these folks working to support our community seniors!



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How to watch an animal livestream at home

Wednesday, May 6, 2020



From the Weekly Wellness Tips of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center 5-5-2020


How to watch an animal livestream at home

If there’s one group that seems to be thriving during this unfortunate time, it’s animals. Dogs and cats have never been happier that their owners are spending hours-on-hours at home.

But whether you have a pet or not, zoos, farms, and animal sanctuaries around the world are here to help by livestreaming their most adorable animals right into your living room. 

Might we suggest tossing one of these bad boys up on your TV and, well, never turning it off?



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Anonymous donor sends treats for Senior Center staff and volunteers

Wednesday, April 29, 2020


The staff and volunteers at the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center have turned their dining room into a staging area for their mobile food bank. They are working hours every day to feed all the elderly shut-ins who are being referred to them in increasing numbers.

They were surprised and delighted to receive a "care package".

Thank you!
To the wonderful anonymous donor who had Starbucks deliver
fresh brewed coffee & snacks, to our doorstep.  What a treat!


From the staff and volunteers of Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center
We aren’t going anywhere, we’re with you to the end!


                                          

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Senior Center members have opportunity to be screened for COVID-19

Monday, April 27, 2020

Swedish Community Response Clinic at the
Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Swedish Hospital recently contacted Sound Generations to offer COVID-19 testing to selected senior centers through its mobile "Community Response Clinic."

The Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center was selected for the project because of its large service area and number of members.

This is a one-time event. Members have been contacted to offer screening and testing as needed. Members were sent emails and those without emails on file are being contacted by phone.

If they are interested, they call the contact number or respond to the email. They will get a call back to be verbally screened for symptoms. If they do not have symptoms or have not been knowingly exposed, they are told what to watch for and to call back if they develop symptoms.

If they do have symptoms, they are given a 15 minute appointment time on Monday in the parking lot at the Senior Center where they will be given a test to see if they are positive for COVID-19.

The project is for members of the Senior Center only, and of those, for seniors who have symptoms.

Those who miss this opportunity can be screened and tested, as needed, at ICHS in Shoreline. (See article).

--Diane Hettrick



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Beautiful Island Somewhere

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Beautiful Island Somewhere
Painting by Eloise Mickleson


Eloise Mickleson, a beloved art instructor at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, painted this image in honor of the staff, instructors, volunteers and seniors at Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center.

The print is titled “Beautiful Island Somewhere,’ after the song by the same title. (Hear the song)

Eloise felt ‘spirited’ to paint for her friends and students, a landscape that would bring peace and comfort to their souls.

She also sent the following message:

"I encourage all you artists to continue painting at home and share your work with your friends and family and colleagues. Stay safe and may the mercy, grace and peace of God be with you all.”



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Op-Ed: A heartfelt thank you to the City of Shoreline from the Senior Center

Tuesday, April 7, 2020


City of Shoreline Emergency Community Response Fund 
Grants $50,000 to Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center


On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and Shoreline seniors, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the City of Shoreline for financial assistance in the sum of $50,000 through the City of Shoreline Emergency Community Response Fund.

Your generosity will allow us to continue the Essential Services that we have been providing during this challenging time. Seniors are being firmly guided to stay at home and have adhered to this guidance. In doing so, they’ve encountered serious challenges which we quickly recognized and chose to address. 

We’ve been able to continue to provide daily hot nutritious meals delivered to their homes, provide a week’s worth of frozen meals at a time, provide a bag of groceries weekly, as well as assist with errands such as pharmaceutical pickups.

Confining oneself to their home when living alone not only develops feelings of isolation, but can foster fear and anxiety.

Your funding will allow us to continue our Mental Health Services in which seniors can telecommunicate with a mental health counselor, resourcing tips on coping with isolation. Our staff and a select group of skilled volunteers, make hundreds of telephone calls per week, just to say hello and see if individuals have any needs.

During a crisis such as COVID-19, added costs rise, overhead expenses remain the same and revenue halts for a 501(c)3 non-profit organization such as Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. 

The City of Shoreline foresaw the needs of our community, quickly creating an emergency fund to ensure that critical services such as ours would have some resources to continue the much needed work that each of us performs.

We are very grateful for a council and city administration that has been very proactive in all phases of Emergency Management. We deeply appreciate your support of our work and the welfare of the seniors of Shoreline.

Sincerely,

Theresa LaCroix, Director
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center



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Wellness Tips from the Senior Center

Saturday, April 4, 2020


Wellness Tips from the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center
4-4-2020



Yoga with Heidi


Notes from Heidi Mair on the benefits of Yoga

Yoga’s Unique Approach

Why is Yoga different from other forms of exercise and how does it facilitate healing? 

Why do students leave Yoga feeling energized yet calm? 

The goal of Yoga is beyond stretching hamstrings, losing weight or building muscle mass. The sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda function together as an integrated wellness system. The blending of asana, pranayama and meditation creates an efficacious practice, regardless of age or physical limitations. The ancient texts teach us the three main purposes of Hatha Yoga:
  1. To purify the body
  2. To balance physical, mental and energetic aspects
  3. To engage in physical practices that lead to higher consciousness


Asanas and their Effects

  • Seated meditation prepares the body for movement, balances breath and energy and focuses the mind inward and into the present moment.
  • Moving in and out of poses stretches the muscles, while staying in a pose is strengthening. Standing poses with longer holds build bone and muscle mass.
  • Spinal twists aid in release of toxins and create more flexibility in the spine.
  • Seated and standing forward bends and Apanasana, massage abdominal area and aid in digestion.
  • Back bends (chest openers) aid in respiration.
  • Grounding, restorative poses calm the sympathetic nervous system and activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

Stan's Joke Corner

No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
 
A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
 
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.


QUIZ of the WEEK  - NAME THAT SONG
(answers at the end - no peeking!)

Call up a friend or family member and share these questions.  Once one of you name the tune, see if either of you know at least 1 verse & the chorus, then sing it together.  

Question 1 
When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother what will I be

Question 2
You keep saying you've got something for me, something you call love but confess?

Question 3
She said I was high class but that was just a lie, she said I was high class but that was just a lie

Question 4
You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things?

Question 5
I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth. No one could look as good as you, Mercy

Question 6
I see trees of green red roses too, I see them bloom for me and you, and I think to myself

Question 7
I hear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend and I’ve not seen the sunshine
since I don’t know when

Question 8
The old home town looks the same, as I step down from the train and there to meet me is my Mama and Papa Green

Question 9
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie

ANSWERS
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Answer 1: Que Sera Sera
Answer 2: These Boots are Made for Walking
Answer 3: Hound Dog
Answer 4: Hard Day’s Night
Answer 5: Pretty Woman
Answer 6: What a wonderful world
Answer 7: Folsom Prison Blues
Answer 8: Green Grass of Home
Answer 9: That’s Amore

TIME TO WRITE YOUR STORY
 
Each of you is affected differently during the Stay At Home restrictions. It’s time to write your thoughts on paper, as to how you are adjusting to remaining in your homes. You may not think that anyone is interested, but we are living in an historical moment and your thoughts and feelings are important. 

Be sure to place the date on your writing as well as sign your name. When our offspring either help us downsize our homes as we move into retirement living or we travel from this life, they will enjoy reading your little memoir of the 2019 COVID-19. 
 
This is also a time to add an additional paragraph or more, about the other important moments in your life, be it your military service, your wedding day, escapades during a vacation, it is your moment to share memories and history.  Grasp the moment, your family will love reading these in the years to come.

See our Covid-19 Relief Fund Drive



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