Showing posts with label shoreline lake forest park senior center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoreline lake forest park senior center. Show all posts

Senior Center TeleCafe Nov 18 - Power thru the holidays

Saturday, November 14, 2020



Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 2pm - join fitness instructors from the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center to hear how to Power Thru the Holidays.

Presentations are held virtually on Zoom. https://zoom.us/join
Meeting ID 895 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Join our wonderful class instructors CeCe Ryan, Heidi Mair and Toshiko Aramaki for mini segments of light movement, stretching and exercise to help us move through this unique holiday season. Mary Newbill will offer a segment of meditation and relaxation as well. Tune in for the special Tele café and share Best Holiday wishes with one another.

  • 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: November 18th, 2:00pm
Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020






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Senior Center spaghetti dinner is a sell-out - next event Cinnamon buns and cocoa

Tuesday, November 3, 2020


Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center thanks everyone who came out on a beautiful fall evening to enjoy the sold out Trick or Treat Spaghetti Dinner.


On November 21st the Cinnamon Bear will be serving cinnamon buns and cocoa from 9 – 11am (or when sold out). So get in line early at the Senior Center for some gooey deliciousness to start your weekend.



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Senior Center Tele Café Wednesday: Stress Less


Senior Center Tele Café
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 2pm

Stress Less with Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD 
 
Learn tools and resources you can use to manage stress in addition to the relationship between nutrition, exercise, and stress.
  • 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: November 4th, 2:00pm
  • Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
  • Password: senior2020

Check out what's coming the rest of November

November 11 The Senior Center is closed in observance of Veterans day

November 18 POWER THRU THE HOLIDAYS

Join our wonderful class instructors CeCe Ryan, Heidi Mair and Toshiko Aramaki for mini segments of light movement, stretching and exercise to help us move through this unique holiday season. Mary Newbill will offer a segment of meditation and relaxation as well. Tune in for the special Tele café and share Best Holiday wishes with one another.

November 25 No Tele Café today—Happy Thanksgiving! 


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Senior Center Tele Café with Dr. Dahlia

Tuesday, October 27, 2020


Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center

OCTOBER ZOOM TELE CAFÉ

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 
2:00-2:45pm


Mtg ID 859 8484 8513 password senior2020


Join us for a free ZOOM session on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 with DOCTOR DAHLIA! Dr. John Hibbs (Dr. Dahlia), dahlia lover and physician-supervisor of the Bastyr Senior Clinic at SL-LFP Senior Center, returns as our guest to share information and ideas for fall and winter Dahlia care. 

John will talk about taking care of your dahlia tubers for the winter, whether you take them out of the ground or leave them in, and winter soil care.



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Drive-thru spaghetti dinner at the Senior Center Friday

Sunday, October 25, 2020


Are you looking for a new event on your Trick or Treat route this year?
 
Come join us at the Shoreline Senior Center Friday October 30, 2020 from 5-6:30pm for our First Annual Trick or Treat Spaghetti Dinner. 

This is a drive through and pick up event. $10, cash or check only, includes spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread. 

All kids will get a Trick or Treat Bag of candy. We are hoping that everyone wears their costumes, especially the kids and maybe we can snap some photos for our website and Facebook page. 

We will be having social distancing procedures in place.. It will be on a first come, first serve basis and we will only be accepting Cash or Checks.

18560 1st Ave NE - entrance on NE 185th



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Drive thru spaghetti dinner at Senior Center Oct 30

Friday, October 16, 2020

From the Senior Center

Thank you to the supporters of our first Virtual Wellness Walk. We did decide to extend the time you can complete your walks and send in your photos to October 25, 2020. This is due to the inclement weather early in the week.



Now it’s on to the next event – our Trick or Treat Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, October 30 from 5-6:30 pm. 

For $10.00, Cash or Check only, you get spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. All kids will get a Halloween Trick or Treat Bag of candy. 

We are hoping that everyone wears their costumes, especially the kids, and maybe we can snap some photos for our website and Facebook page.

This is a drive through the parking lot event at the Shoreline Senior Center 18560-1st NE, Shoreline 98155 with social distancing procedures in place. It will be on a first come, first serve basis and we will only be accepting Cash or Checks.



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Update from the Senior Center

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Theresa LaCroix
Senior Center Director


Theresa LaCroix is the Director of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center


A big hello to all of our friends! It has been a long seven months not having your wonderful smiles and laughter filling the halls of the center.

We have adopted a saying at the center, “We are open for business but our doors are locked,” and because of this policy, we have maintained full operations since March 13, 2020, adapting our programs and services to become a critical Essential Service site for Shoreline and Lake Forest Park seniors.

Through the amazing support of our cities, residents, King County and the Office of Rod Dembowski, we were able to quickly develop and implement the following services through September.
  • Home deliver 11,009 hot cooked meals M-F in our new TO GO Community Dining Program
  • Home deliver 9,805 frozen meals through the Meals on Wheels Program
  • Provided 1,045 bags of groceries to low income senior households
  • Spent over 340 hours in Wellness Calls— friendly telephone call to check on members and assist with their needs
  • Provided 82 mental health counseling sessions
  • Provided an estimated 347 hours of Resource Management-assist seniors through personal challenges created by Covid-19; managing over 300 urgent needs
  • Reinstated in-house Foot Care on June 15th and have already provided services to 423 participants
  • Have had 723 guests participate in our online Zoom classes since July 1st

Thank you for your financial and product donations as it has kept us fully operational. We hope you will support our Special Events programs this fall as these events help build our 2021 budget. Please take advantage of our new Social Worker and Mental Health counselors as we address the effects of Social Isolation; you are not alone—we are in this together! 

Theresa LaCroix
Center Director



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Virtual Wellness Walk

Friday, October 9, 2020


It's time to start "Walking for Wellness" and support the Shoreline/LFP Senior Center. 

Register today (final deadline October 18, 2020) and do your walk between Saturday October 10th and Sunday October 18th.

All those who register can pick up their swag bag of goodies on Oct 18th. Your bag will be filled with a commemorative metal water bottle, coupons from local businesses and other goodies.

A big thanks to the Wellness Walk sponsors, Dunn Lumber and Olympic Spine and Sports Therapy

Our local businesses support our senior center and you can too!

Registration costs $25 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Shoreline LFP Senior Center.

After you complete your walk, email your time, distance, and/or photos to marynw@aol.com 

You can also upload your photos to the Shoreline LFP Senior Center’s Event Page



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Senior Center Tele Café Wednesday: Social Security and Your Retirement -- Making the Most of It

Monday, October 5, 2020




Join presenter/educator Kevin Campbell as he hosts the webinar: 
Social Security and Your Retirement / Making the Most of It

Topics discussed will include:

● Simple ways to increase your Social Security Benefits
● Who is impacted most by the recent rule changes to social Security
● How you may be able to reduce or eliminate taxes on your Social Security
● File for SS benefits early or delay? What’s better for you?
● Common mistakes that routinely cost many retirees thousands in lifetime Social Security


Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center ZOOM TELE CAFE 
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 2:00-2:45pm 
Meeting ID 859 8484 8513 
Password senior2020
 
SOFA (Society for Financial Awareness is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to end financial illiteracy across America, one community at a time.




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Are you getting ready for the Virtual Wellness Walk?


Did you know that the Wellness Walk will be starting this Saturday, October 10, 2020

Support the Shoreline LFP Senior Center and enjoy some of these beautiful October days on your walks.

Grab your neighbors and family members and get them to register too!


 
Included here are a couple of sample photos. We’d love to get photos from EVERYONE so we can post on our Facebook page. 

Registration is $25/person and $5 for each additional family member. Register today HERE




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Virtual Wellness Walk to benefit Senior Center

Tuesday, September 29, 2020



We are excited to announce our first virtual event to support Seniors in the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park communities and the surrounding areas. It will start on October 10 and finish on October 18.

The best part about a virtual walk is that you can walk anywhere and anyway that feels good and safe – on a treadmill, in your neighborhood, at a local park or anywhere else you have in mind. You can walk on your own or with a few friends or family members. Don’t forget to take photos to share!

Registration is $25 per person and $5 for each additional family member. All proceeds benefit the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center



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Senior Center Tele Café Wednesday: Let's talk dementia

Wednesday, September 23, 2020


Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 2pm 

LET’S TALK DEMENTIA with Trevor Duncan, Psy.D., ABVE/D, IPEC, CDMS
Sage Assessment, Counseling, and Consulting, LLC 


What is dementia? Discuss and explore tips with Trevor Duncan on how to communicate and interact with a person who has been diagnosed with dementia. Trevor specializes in Neuropsychological & Psychological Evaluations, Forensic Vocational Expert, Vocational Evaluations.

Tele Café is a Zoom social hour, a chance to visit while staying home and staying safe. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up to chat with your friends from the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Check out what's coming the rest of September!

9/30 Ingredients for Longevity with Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD
Dietitian for Living Well Alliance Team | Pacific Medical Centers




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Free balance and yoga classes at The Wellness Studio

Monday, September 21, 2020


Through the generous support by Shoreline Fire Department and the office of King County Council member Rod Dembowski, we are very excited to offer the following FREE fitness classes through our Wellness Studio at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. 

To support our adult population in reducing their exposure to hazardous air qualities and Covid-19, these classes will be offered online through Zoom meetings. Whether you currently exercise on a regular basis and/or are new to yoga, you may join these classes. In fact, these classes are a great first step for anyone new to an exercise regime or returning after an absence.

Instructor: Toshiko
Aramaki



Keep Your Balance Keep Moving – Free
Sponsored by Shoreline Fire Department
September 28th – October 23rd


Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among older adults. The good news is that falling is not an inevitable part of the aging process. Middle-aged and older adults can reduce their risk of falling by knowing their fall risk factors. 

In this class you will learn the risk factors of falling so that you will be able to decrease fear of falling and the risk of falling. 

We focus especially on the topic of the importance of regular exercise, what kind of exercise can improve a person’s balance, and how to start being active if you never have in the past. Anybody will benefit from this class, including family members of seniors. 

Please note class is progressive and cannot be dropped in mid-course. 
Limit 8.

Meet our instructor Toshiko Aramaki

  • Standard First Aid, CPR (Infant, Child, Adult), AED (Child, Adult)
  • ACSM Certified Group Exercise Instructor
  • Certified Enhanced Fitness Instructor
  • NCSF certified Personal Trainer
  • YMCA certified Martial Arts Exercise Instructor
  • ACSM/ACS certified Cancer Exercise Trainer®
  • Cancer Exercise Training Institute certified Cancer Exercise Specialist
  • Certified LIVESTRONG at the YMCA instructor
  • Certified Silver Sneaker Instructor

Instructor: Heidi Mair

Yoga for Healthy Bones – Free 
sponsored by Stay Fit Get Fit Grant 
Office of King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski
October 6 – October 27


Do you have osteoporosis or osteopenia?

In this 4-part series, you will learn about physiology of these common conditions and how Yoga can help. Each class will begin with 15 minutes of discussion followed by 45 minutes of Yoga practice designed to build bone health (density and structure), improve balance and reduce the risk of fracture. 

Class will include poses on the mat or chair and standing. Maximum enrollment: 20

Meet our instructor Heidi Mair
  • Over 1,600 hours in a variety of settings
  • Workshops presenter: Ayurveda and Yoga, Yoga for Gardeners and Yoga for Healthy Bones
  • Taught A Matter of Balance for 3 years
  • Certification and Advanced Trainings
  • Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor 500 hours,
  • Kerala Ayurveda Academy
  • Yoga Teacher –200 hours,
  • Whole Life Yoga; E-RYT through Yoga Alliance
  • Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training 24 hours,
  • YogaCalm (Kimberly Carson)
  • Yoga Therapy, Theory and Practice 28 hours, Bastyr University

Registration for the classes can be made on our website at: www.shorelinelfpseniorcenter.org or by calling Heather at our office at 206-365-1536.



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Senior Center Tele Café Wednesday 2pm: Mental health services for seniors

Wednesday, September 16, 2020



Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Tele Café
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 2pm

Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020


9/16 Mental health services for seniors, family and friends with Alain Rhone, Sound Generations, Community Support Specialist, Pathways – Information and Assistance 

Wondering where to locate help and support, and what to expect?
Join us in the Tele Café with Alain for information on counseling, coaching and case management, peer support, psychiatry and emergency/crisis mental health services; cost, insurance coverage, phone-based services, and information about the involuntary commitment process.

  • 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: September 16th, 2:00pm

Check out what's coming the rest of September!

9/23 LET’S TALK DEMENTIA with Trevor Duncan, Psy.D., ABVE/D, IPEC, CDMS, Sage Assessment, Counseling, and Consulting, LLC

What is dementia? Discuss and explore tips with Trevor Duncan on how to communicate and interact with a person who has been diagnosed with dementia. Trevor specializes in Neuropsychological & Psychological Evaluations, Forensic Vocational Expert, Vocational Evaluations.

9/30 Ingredients for Longevity with Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD
Dietitian for Living Well Alliance Team | Pacific Medical Centers



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Recruiting middle and high school students for Letter to Elders

Friday, September 4, 2020

Opportunity for youth to connect
with Senior Citizens through the
written word.


The past 6 months has created tremendous challenges for our aging population as most services and programs moved to online access. 

The reality is that many seniors do not have access to computers and those that do, are not all at the technological level to download programs such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. 

This transfers to cell phone use as well as FaceTime and similar programs remain a mystery to a population that is more comfortable with developing their relationships in person, through US Postal mail and accessing entertainment through television, not internet.

Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center is busy developing means of reaching seniors in their homes, to reduce the ill effects that social isolation has created. 

With this in mind, we are most fortunate to have two students, brother and sister team of Ishan and Ishita Bansal, step forward and create an amazing new program called Letter to Elders

Ishan and Ishita have developed a registration process for middle and high school students to apply to become pen pals to seniors in our community. In one week, they have acquired nine participants, eagerly awaiting their assigned individual that will be provided through the senior center.

The following is the recruitment ad that Ishan shared with classmates returning to school:

“Do you want to give back to the community but only have time to offer? Do you want to help support and bring joy to the senior community? 
"As the global pandemic continues, there are seniors across the country without loved ones to call and cannot visit them in these conditions. 
"For these seniors, isolation is just as hard and is becoming a growing problem. Letters to Elders is an organization connecting these seniors with youth across the area, building connections and ending isolation one letter at a time. 
"Volunteers get to intimately connect with seniors, learn new things, and earn service hours, all through a traditional pen pal program (either letter or email).”


If you know of a student that would like to participate, have them contact Ishan and Ishita directly or register HERE or contact us at lettertoelders@gmail.com

If you know an adult that would benefit from a new friendship, one in which regular letters will be exchanged, have them contact the senior center at 206-365-1536. All contact will be via US Postal Service only, no in-person visits and students are mandated to refrain from sharing any contact information.

--Theresa La Croix, Director, Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Senior Center



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Senior Center needs volunteers to be To-Go Lunch Delivery people

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Each day Monday through Friday our delivery volunteers arrive at the Senior Center at 10:45am with their masks on.

We check you in at our door and take your temperature to make sure no one has a fever. There are specific Food Handling and Covid19 protocols -we will train you

The hot lunches are brought to the lobby on carts and the delivery people take the carts out to our shuttle and load then on the van (around 10:50)

Each delivery volunteer receives a list of who is getting a meal today and the driver will follow the delivery list.

When you arrive at the recipient’s home you would take the meal at their door and hand it to the recipient.

Delivery is usually done by 12:30pm and you return to the Senior Center before 1pm.

On Fridays we have two people on each shuttle to deliver because we give each person their Friday meal and a grocery bag of food for the weekend.

Sound interesting? Give Donna at the Shoreline / Lake Forest Park Senior Center at 206-365-1536. The best time to call is between 1-3pm.




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Senior Center TeleCafe Wednesday: Laughing Matters

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

   

Laughing Matters with Donna Oiland, Lake Forest Park storyteller/speaker


"Laughter is the same as food. You have to have some every day. It's important for survival, for living on this planet. It's the safely valve that keeps you going. Because the world is partly sane and partly insane you need perspective and laughter gives it to you."


Laughter is essential for our emotional, physical and spiritual well- being. Someone once said that life is too serious to be taken seriously. One of the gifts we can give ourselves is being able to intentionally laugh. Join Donna in the Tele Café 9/2 as she shares ways to put more laughter into your life for your health.


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: September 2nd, 2:00pm
Meeting ID: 859 8484 8513
Password: senior2020

Check out what's coming the rest of September!

9/9 Decluttering 101 with Brad Vogel, SnowGroup, KellerWilliams
Innovative ideas on how to use your “sheltering at home” time to sort and organize items in your home. Join Brad and learn practical and innovative ideas on getting “decluttered.”

9/16 Mental health services for seniors, family and friends with Alain Rhone,
Sound Generations, Community Support Specialist, Pathways – Information and Assistance
Wondering where to locate help and support, and what to expect?
Join us in the Tele Café with Alain for information on counseling, coaching and case management, peer support, psychiatry and emergency/crisis mental health services; cost, insurance coverage, phone-based services, and information about the involuntary commitment process.

9/23 LET’S TALK DEMENTIA with Trevor Duncan, Psy.D., ABVE/D, IPEC, CDMS
Sage Assessment, Counseling, and Consulting, LLC

What is dementia? Discuss and explore tips with Trevor Duncan on how to communicate and interact with a person who has been diagnosed with dementia. Trevor specializes in Neuropsychological & Psychological Evaluations, Forensic Vocational Expert, Vocational Evaluations.

9/30 Ingredients for Longevity with Christy Goff, MS, RDN, CD
Dietitian for Living Well Alliance Team | Pacific Medical Centers

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September fitness classes through Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center

Sunday, August 30, 2020


Our doors may be locked but we remain open with a host of online classes. 
 
Enjoy your favorite fitness classes in the comfort of your home, with your favorite instructors. Share smiles and hellos with familiar faces through Zoom programming. 

Call the center at 206-365-1536 or email jarrodw@soundgenerations.org to register for any of the following classes. 

If you need assistance with downloading Zoom to your desktop, laptop or iPad, schedule an appointment with us for step by step guidance. Once you have registered, you will be provided the Zoom meeting ID number and Password. No drop-ins, no individual class purchases. Monthly class purchases only!


CLOGGING with Maureen Pettit Tuesdays 1:00pm – 2:30pm September 2nd – October 27th $5 Members / $7 Nonmember

Clogging was first introduced to the USA by immigrants from Europe. It is fun and great exercise for all ages, and danced to all genres of music. Learn the basic steps utilized in all levels of clogging.

No dance experience necessary. Clogging is always “cued” by the instructor, like square dancing.


GENTLE MAT YOGA with Heidi Mair Fridays 9:30am – 10:30am September 4th – October 30th $6 Members / $9 Nonmembers

Calm your mind, stretch and strengthen your body and improve your balance with a Yoga class designed for students 50 and older. Gentle Mat Yoga classes begin and end with breath awareness and mindful meditation, and include a series of poses to work each part of your body.

GENTLE CHAIR YOGA with Heidi Mair Fridays 10:45am – 11:45am September 4th – October 30th $6 Members / $9 Nonmembers

Calm your mind, stretch and strengthen your body and improve your balance with a Yoga class designed to be performed while seated in a chair. Gentle Chair Yoga classes begin and end with breath

Awareness and mindful meditation, and include a series of poses to work each part of the body. If you are new to Yoga, this is a great introductory class.

CECE’S CLASSIC CHAIR WORKOUT with CeCe Ryan Mondays and Thursdays 10:00am – 11:00am September 3rd – October 29th $4 Members / $6 Nonmembers

For those wishing to improve physical conditioning and decrease risk of injuries. Focus is on strength training.

AGING WELL with Toshiko Aramaki Mondays 11:15am – 12:15am September – October 26th $4 Members / $6 Nonmembers

It’s time to brush off the dust and cobwebs after 5 months of sitting at home, and join Toshiko as she gradually leads you through upper and lower body exercises to regain your strength, balance and sense of well-being. Few of us have been very active during Covid-19 Stay at Home mandates, so she will guide you from a seated position until you are comfortable moving to a standing position.

Don’t underestimate the progress you will make, despite being seated! Additional classes will be added in September!

KEEP YOUR BALANCE, KEEP MOVING with Toshiko Wednesdays 9:00am – 10:00am September – October Sponsored by Shoreline Fire Dept.

Gain strength and balance along with verbal guidance on body changes through the aging process and tips on home safety.

MEDITATION with MARY NEWBILL Thursdays 1:00pm – 2:00pm September 10th – October 29th $6 Members / $8 Nonmembers

Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance personal and spiritual growth. This class is open to new students as well as experienced practitioners. Relax, rejuvenate and gift yourself an hour/week, to step away from the emotions of all that is going on around us at this time.

TAI CHI in the PARK with MARY NEWBILL Thursdays 10:00am – 11:00am September 3rd – October 29th $6 Members / $8 Nonmembers

Call 206-365-1536 for further details


COVID-19 has introduced us to a completely new way of living. It has stretched our comfort levels while placing new demands upon us. However, with it has come the opportunity to move on past our struggles, creating a new path and finding a new normal. Take this time to explore interests, create new passions and evolve into a new you. You may be surprised at the wonders you find within.

Theresa LaCroix, Director
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center



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Register early for 8/26 Tele Café to get supplies for paper art class

Friday, August 21, 2020

Paper art by Kathy Brower
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center hosts a weekly Tele Café, providing an opportunity for residents to participate gain insight into a variety of topics. 

These sessions are free and open to everyone. So grab a cup of tea or a glass of wine and join us

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 longtime Shoreline resident, paper and greeting card artist Kathy Brower comes to the café to share original and delightful creations made of everyday paper items found in one’s home.

Register with the center in advance and receive a packet containing supplies to construct two cards with Kathy during this fun session. 

Paper art by Kathy Brower
She will also give you ideas for more cards and other paper projects. No need to be really “creative or craft experienced’ to participate. Any skill level can accomplish the planned project. 

Prepared packets are available for each participant and will be provided upon registration. Class is limited to 15 guests so don’t delay in registering.

Register by calling 206-365-1536. 

Then watch for our listing of September sessions!




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Senior Center: Staying cool during the heat wave

Tuesday, August 18, 2020


BASIC STEPS for STAYING COOL DURING THE HEATWAVE

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
  • Stay in the coolest part of their home
  • Go to a nearby park and sit under a shade tree if they are ambulatory
  • 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



Some 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 number
  • 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 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 number 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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