The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 and older, and age 55 if disabled.
Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting, as well as soup labels. Blood pressure monitoring will be held before the meeting.
Donna Pierrot is planning two trips in 2010, one to Washington, DC, in May, and a trip to the Golden Isles of Georgia and Savannah in October. Keep these dates in mind and let her know if you are interested.
Recreation events
Atlantic City: The bus leaves at 9 a.m. from the VFW parking lot on the third Wednesday of each month for Showboat Casino, and the cost is $25. The trip is now open to the public by reservation only make your reservation with Josephine Pschar at the meeting or call her at 908-722-0156.
Geraldine Klimowich
Senior Center Manville
Manville Senior Center, South Third Avenue, Manville, is open from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Open to anyone older than 60.
Regular activities include, blood pressure screening third Tuesday of each month; exercise every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.; Mobile Postal Service fourth Tuesday of each month; Bingo Wednesday 11:15 a.m.; birthdays fourth Thursday of each month.
Upcoming events include: Jan. 21 National Pie Day (Jan. 23) Word Search; Jan. 22 “Dealing With Stress and Anxiety” by Michelle Ten Eych, Somerset County Treatment Services; Jan. 25 Exercise with Erin Toomey, Somerset County Office on Aging Wellness Coordinator; Jan. 26 Chinese New Year what sign are you?; Jan. 27 In-service day center closed; Jan. 28 Let’s take a break from winter and go fishing fish craft; Jan. 29 Get organized month let’s share ideas.
For more information, call 526-0175.