What's new with Senior Services?Oct. 15, 2022
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Prescription Drug Take Back EventThe Lafayette Senior Center is partnering with the Lafayette Police Department to collect any expired, unwanted, or unused medications for safe destruction. Protect others and the environment by bringing unwanted medications for proper dispose.
Oct. 18 | 11am-noon | FREE |
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Spooktacular EventVisit the Senior Center wearing your Spooktacular costume and join in the fun! Play games, dance, laugh, and share a spooky lunch. Show off your favorite costume at the howling dance party. Door prizes are awarded to the best costumes! Lunch and drinks are provided.
Oct. 28 | Noon-2pm | $10 Residents / $12 Nonresidents
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All patrons currently participating in the activities below are pre-registered. New participants will need to contact staff at olderadults@lafayetteco.gov or call 303-665-9052 to pre-register. |
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Lafayette Book ClubsMeet with fellow book lovers to discuss the monthly preselected book on Fridays. Join in the discussion even if you haven't finished reading the book! These book clubs meet at the Senior Center.
Mystery Book Club"Ice and Stone" - Marcia Muller Nov. 7 | 10-11am
Second Friday Book Club"Warrior" - Audrey Hepburn
Nov. 11 | 10-11am
Email olderadults@lafayetteco.gov for more information. |
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Card ProgramHave you heard about the Senior Card program? This program has existed for many years and quietly engages and provides outreach to seniors in our community.
We send cards to seniors for celebrations, sorrows, or just to let someone know that people are thinking about them. We hope receiving a card brightens the day and brings a smile to someone's face.
We would love to hear from you. Please send requests to olderadults@lafayetteco.gov |
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Card GamesJoin us for laughter and enjoyment playing Mexican Train or other card games. - Mexican Train, Shanghai Rummy, Bridge, and other card games
Thursdays | 1-4pm - Pinochle - Mondays | 9-11:30am
- Shanghai Rummy - Mondays and Thursdays | 1-3pm
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Computer LabAre you in need of a computer? Visit the Senior Center, where a public computer is available for checking emails, researching information, or improving your technical skills. The Computer Lab is open on a first-come-first-served basis. |
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Crafters for CharityShare your time and talents with us to support community members. Knit, crochet, and stitch, or help create an item to: - brighten the day of a cancer patient
- bring warmth to a youngster
- assist local charities
We welcome new people, new ideas, and learning about new ways to contribute to our community.
Wednesdays | 1-3pm
Educational DVDsEnjoy educational videos from the Smithsonian Educational Series "America's Founding Fathers."
Second and fourth Thursdays monthly | 2-3:30pm |
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Mats for HomelessWe need people organizing and cutting grocery bags to make plastic yarn, "plarn" and assist with crocheting the mats (bring your hooks, size P or bigger). You can also donate plastic grocery bags to the Senior Center for this project. Once finished, mats are donated to Sister Carmen and the Lafayette Police Department.
Friday, November 4 | 1-4pm |
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Panera Bread - Sponsored by CultivateStop by every Monday and Wednesday at 9am to pick up Panera Bread at the Senior Center. Donations vary weekly.
Mondays and Wednesdays | 9am |
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Puzzle Checkout ProgramPuzzles are available for checkout at the Senior Center. |
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Tech TuesdayDo you have a question about your cell phone? Do you want to learn to send or make your photos into an album? How about increasing the font size on your device to see it more easily? Answer all these questions and much more at Tech Tuesdays, held at the Senior Center, hosted by Peak to Peak High School's Interact Club.
Oct. 25 | 3:30-4:30pm |
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WhateverCatch up with your friends and make new ones while working on "whatever" craft you have. Join the fun and bring your materials or use ours. Email olderadults@lafayetteco.gov if you would like to be part of the Whatever group.
Wednesdays | 9-10:30am
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The Orphan Train The Orphan Train Movement was the largest mass migration of children in American history. It was the genesis of the modern day foster care system and the brainchild of Charles Loring Brace, a Methodist minister and social activist. The goal was to remove children from urban poverty and transport them to rural communities to become productive members of society in healthy environments.
Jeanne MacVicar’s presentation of the History of the Orphan Train Movement comes from a lifelong interest in history and personal family history. Adeline Rousseau arrived in Clyde, Kansas on an Orphan Train on October 11, 1911, at the age of three. She was picked out of the group of orphans by Jeanne’s great grandfather, George Trowbridge, and lived out her life in Clyde with George and his wife, Sarah. Come and listen to Jeanne present this fascinating part of our country’s history.
Location: Senior Center
Oct. 18 | 2-3pm | $2 Residents / $4 Nonresidents
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Spellbinders Storytelling - Halloween TalesStories help us make sense of our world, impart a lesson, pass down history, and more. They teach us to love, forgive, be just, and strive for better than we have. Join Spellbinders’® trained veteran storytellers and new volunteers as they bring a variety of story genres to life. Register three days prior.
Location: Senior Center
Oct. 21 | 10-11am | FREE
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CSU Extension - Houseplants 101Epipremnum aureum, Philodendron scandens, and Dieffenbachia maculata are all names for common houseplants. That isn’t what we call them though! Learn what their common names are and much more about your plant friends in this informative plant talk given my Amy Lentz, CSU Extension’s home horticulture expert. Give your plants the best care this next season by attending this informative talk. Refreshments will be served.
Location: Senior Center
Nov. 1 | 1-2pm | $2 Residents / $4 Nonresidents
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A Guitar Lessons - Beginner This guitar class is designed with the absolute beginner in mind. Students will learn basic chords, picking patterns, strumming, rhythm and notes on the fretboard to enjoy playing a variety of songs. Please bring a 6-string guitar to class.
Teaching materials will be provided. Instructor: Felicity Muench
Location: Senior Center
Nov. 7-28 | Mondays | 10-11am
$50 Residents / Nonresidents $60
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Ukulele Lessons - BeginnerYou CAN play the ukulele! In this beginning class, you will have fun and play music before you know it. We will focus on strumming and rhythms, reading tabs, improvising, and beginning songwriting. We will have fun singing familiar songs and learning basic chords.
Please bring an ukulele to class.
Location: Senior Center
Nov. 7-28 | Mondays | 11am-noon
$40 Residents / Nonresidents $50
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Environmentally Friendly Options for Your Body When You No Longer Need it Have you thought about the final footprint you want to leave when you exit this world? There are so many more options than conventional burial and cremation. Join Sue Mackey of Out of the Box End-of-Life Planning as we explore green burial, water cremation, body composting and organ and body donation, along with a multitude of meaningful ways to memorialize cremation ashes. Registration is encouraged.
Location: Senior Center
Oct. 25 | 1-3pm | FREE
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Decluttering Class Thinking of downsizing your home now or in the future? Or do you need to make more room by decluttering your existing home? Anne Shaw will provide tips on how to simplify your life by following the 5 easy steps for downsizing. Learn practical decluttering solutions, best practices for hiring professional organizers, movers, or estate liquidators, and more.
Location: Senior Center
Nov. 1 | 2-3pm | FREE
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Handling Grief During the HolidaysHolidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Rather than joy of being with family, sharing, and thanksgiving, holidays can bring feelings of sadness, loss, and emptiness. Please join Tru Hospice in discussing grief and loss around the holidays and ideas on how to cope.
Location: Senior Center
Nov. 8 | 1:30-3pm | FREE
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Hearing ClinicsFamily Hearing is back to provide free audiology services such as ears checked and cleaned, hearing aids inspected and cleaned, and hearing screenings.
Oct. 18 | 1-2:30pm | FREE
Medical Foot CareThe Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) provides Medical Foot Care on the third Wednesday monthly. Services include toenail trimming, callus filing, overall foot health checks, and blood pressure checks. The VNA handles all scheduling and payments. Location: The Lafayette Senior Center Oct. 19 | $45 Medical foot care / $15 fingernailsMedical foot care may be a benefit of your Kaiser plan. Credit cards are preferred, but checks are accepted.Appointment required. Call VNA at 303-698-6496 to schedule an appointment.
Ortho Bionomy® BodyworkOrtho-Bionomy® is a therapeutic technique that relieves pain by helping the body rediscover its natural balance. This method of osteopath-based bodywork includes working with structure, lymph, fluids, neurology, organs, and the endocrine system, allowing the body to relax while opening neurological pathways that assist with and speed up the healing process. Laura Samel, a practitioner, provides 45-minute sessions. Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave. Oct. 24 | 10am-2:45pm | $35 Residents / $42 NonresidentsAppointment required. Call 303-665-9052 to schedule. |
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Tai Chi FormTai Chi Form covers the first third of the form with a short section of meditation and warm-up. Previous experience is recommended to get the most out of this class; however, this class is open to everyone, and any experience level is welcome.
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center
Nov. 2-23 | Wednesdays | 11am-noon | $30 Residents / $36 Nonresidents
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Tai Chi 1Tai Chi, a series of easy and gentle exercise movements performed in a slow, focused manner accompanied by deep breathing. It develops body awareness to increase balance, promote activity, and improve health and mobility, encouraging independence and fuller lives.
These exercises are safe for all ages and fitness levels.
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center
Nov. 2-23 | Thursdays | 11am-noon | $30 Residents / $36 Nonresidents
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SilverSneakers® ClassicHave fun moving to music and performing exercises focused on strengthening muscles and increasing the range of movement for daily life activities. Participants can use handheld weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a SilverSneakers ball for additional resistance. A chair is used for sitting down exercises and for standing support. Exercises can be modified to accommodate fitness levels.
Location: Bob L. Burger Recreation Center gym
Mondays | 12:15-1:15pm
Thursdays | 9:30-10:30am
View online class schedule (PDF) |
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SilverSneakers® StabilityIf you want to improve your balance and strength, this class is for you! Movements taught in class focus on improving strength and power in the ankle, knee, and hip joints while improving reaction time. This class is suitable for nearly every fitness level.
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center
Tuesdays | 10-11am
Fridays | 10:15am
View online class schedule (PDF) |
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Seated StretchPerform Seated Stretch from the comfort of a chair; no need to worry about getting down to and up from the floor. Experience yoga-based postures and stretches and engage in mindful and meditative flexibility exercises to help your recovery, mobility, posture, and energy!
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center
Thursdays | 10:15-11am
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Wings Over the RockiesWings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum will provide an entertaining and educational experience found nowhere else in Colorado with a hangar full of rocketry, space, and aircraft exhibits. We will travel to Denver for this unique and entertaining museum, where we will tour the museum and have lunch on our fun day out! Please wear good walking shoes and bring money for lunch.
Nov. 3 | 10am-4pm | $30 Residents / $36 Nonresidents
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Learning at the Library - Water Color ClassThe Lafayette Library is a treasure! On the second Tuesday of each month, one of the library's fabulous professionals will lead us through an activity to help us discover more of what is available to us! Join us for the four sessions.
Nov. 8 | 1-3pm | FREE
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BOULDER COUNTY AGENCY ON AGING
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Boulder County Area Agency Age Well Series The Age Well Series is a unique opportunity to broaden and add depth to your understanding of aging and realize the growing scale and importance of our regional network of advocates, researchers, innovators, and practitioners.
More series information
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Diabetes Education and SupportThis group, facilitated by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, is for Boulder County adults 60 and older with a diabetes diagnosis or those caring for someone with a diabetes diagnosis. Registration is required, but there is no cost to attend. Register by emailing infohealthyaging@bouldercounty.org or calling 303-678-6115 and leaving a message with your contact information.
Aging Mastery Program for CaregiversThis program, open to caregivers and non-caregivers, combines goal setting, daily practices, and peer support to help participants make meaningful changes in their lives.
This six-week program is fun, innovative, and interactive. It empowers you to spend more time each day doing things that are good for yourself and others. Caregivers are those who help a relative or friend with chores, errands, personal care, and more.
Questions? Email infohealthyaging@bouldercounty.org or call 303-441-4583.
Medicare Basics Classes and CounselingThe Medicare Counseling program offers live, virtual Medicare Basics classes throughout the month at varying times. Classes provide unbiased, up-to-date information about Medicare enrollment, benefits, costs, what and how Medicare pays, choices under Medicare plans, how they work, and prescription drug coverage.
Visit Medicare Counseling - Boulder County for the most up-to-date schedule of classes.
Fresh Conversations - VirtualFresh Conversations is an evidence-based nutrition education program focused on timely nutrition topics presented monthly. Fresh Conversations is led by Patti Murphy, RDN, a registered dietitian in Boulder. For questions or to register, please email infohealthyaging@bouldercounty.org or call 303-441-4995.
Free Nutrition CounselingA registered dietitian nutritionist is available to help you with a variety of concerns, from mindful eating to digestive disorders and gut health. Call the counseling number and a dietitian will then contact you. English counseling: 303-678-6115Spanish counseling: 720-930-0223
Rainbow Elders LGBTQ+ Teatime - VirtualThe Boulder County Area Agency on Aging coordinates Teatime. To access Teatime virtually through Zoom, use this link: Access Virtual Teatime. Contact Michael Chifalo at mchifalo@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-4518 for more information.
Medicare Open Enrollment October 15 - December 7Current Medicare beneficiaries with Part D Prescription Drug Plans and Part C Advantage Plans can review their plan with a Boulder County Area Agency SHIP Certified Medicare Counselor. Appointments will be held online, by phone (with a limited number of in person appointments in Boulder at the Area Agency on Aging), or in person in Longmont at the St. Vrain Community Hub. One person per appointment and couples will need separate appointments. Public health guidelines in effect at the time of an in-person meeting will be followed. Walk ins cannot be accommodated. Appointments must be reserved by calling 303-441-1546 or emailing medicarecounseling@bouldercounty.org. Please specify that you are requesting an Open Enrollment review. Area Agency of Aging: Sundquist Building. 3482 Broadway Street. Boulder, Co 80304
St. Vrain Community Hub: 515 Coffman St, Longmont CO 8050
Healthier Living: Chronic Disease Self-Management Nov. 16 – Dec. 21Ongoing health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, hypertension, cancer, or depression can put a damper on life and make simple activities difficult or even impossible. Luckily, there are things you can do to improve your health and relieve the symptoms of a chronic disease. This course meets once a week and runs for 6 weeks. Open to Boulder County residents 60+ at no charge. Nov. 16 - Dec. 21 | Wednesdays | 10am-12:30pmVirtual class held on Zoom Register at boco.org/AAALearns or by calling 303-441-3774 |
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Coal Creek Café and Meals on WheelsCould you or someone you know benefit from Coal Creek Meals on Wheels (CCMOW)?
CCMOW offers the following programs to provide community members with daily, hot, nutritious meals and related support services:
Meal Delivery Program mobilizes volunteers to deliver delicious made-from-scratch meals to clients Monday-Friday, plus two frozen meals for the weekend. Coal Creek Café, located at the Josephine Commons Housing Development, serves meals Monday-Friday from 11:30-12:30pm. This program creates opportunities for guests to socialize with friends and neighbors while enjoying our delicious daily offerings. Plates for Pets clients receive a supply of pet food (for their cats, dogs, fish, birds, and rodents) along with their meal delivery on the last Monday of each month. Project Homecoming clients receive five free home-delivered meals after returning from a hospital stay regardless of their age and income.
For more information about CCMOW's programs, program costs, or to sign up to receive meals, please visit coalcreekmow.org or call us at (303) 665-0566. |
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Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – Broadband Service for Low Income HouseholdsSpread the news! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has collaborated with broadband service providers across the U.S. to subsidize internet access for low-income households under the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Any household that is below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line or has a member of the household that receives government benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, WIC, Pell Grant, or Free and Reduced-Price Lunch is eligible for:
• Up to a $30/month discount on your internet service • Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on qualifying Tribal lands • A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50) • A low-cost service plan that may be fully covered through the ACP (Comcast, CenturyLink/Lumen, and most cell phone carriers have fully covered plans)
Front Range Aging Solo NetworkThis resource and education group aims to connect solo agers to each other, provide a supportive environment, and offer learning opportunities to members.
Second Mondays | 4pm
Email amandameier@trucare.org to be added to the invitation list or join the private Facebook group. |
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Generation ExchangeGeneration Exchange provides free technology help for older adults through virtual one-on-one technology workshops. Learn more about Generation Exchange to get your questions answered with one-to-one support.
Ride Free LafayetteFree, on-demand, door-to-door bus service that connects you to places within the City of Lafayette. Riders can book a ride by phone, online, or via the On-Demand Transit: Rider app. A bus will arrive at a pick-up location at a designated time. Schedule your trip and learn more on our Ride Free Lafayette webpage.
Mobility For AllWant to feel more confident using smartphone apps that help you get around? Call 720-564-2218 for details. Mobility for All collaborates with community partners throughout Boulder County to offer transportation-related technology workshops. These workshops help community members of all ages and abilities feel more comfortable using transportation apps such as Google Maps, Transit App, Lyft, Uber, and RTD Mobile Tickets. Find virtual Mobility for All workshops
CultivateCarry-out Caravan This program connects community members with older adults who face the challenge of securing reliable access to groceries. Friendly volunteers provide caring assistance throughout the entire process of ordering, purchasing, and delivering groceries from their partner, King Soopers, straight to older adults' homes. Clients are responsible for paying for their groceries with a credit or debit card, but volunteer-powered shopping and delivery are completely free. YardBustersThis program connects seniors in Boulder County who face the challenge of maintaining their yards during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months with volunteers to assist with basic yard cleanup. Fix-ItCultivate's Fix-It program connects volunteers to seniors in Boulder County who face challenges in maintaining their homes. Volunteers can perform simple home repairs, wheelchair/walker repairs, and grab bar installations. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the services provided by Cultivate, call 303-443-1933 or visit www.cultivate.ngo.
Alzheimer's Association - Dementia Caregiver Support Groups Support groups are for family or friends who have a loved one with any kind of dementia. The Alzheimer's Association's groups are facilitated by screened, trained, and supervised volunteers. To find a Support Group that fits your schedule, visit Alzheimer's Association Support Groups or call 800-272-3900.
Loan Closet You can check out equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, knee scooters, canes, crutches, transfer benches, shower seats, and temporary ramps. Check out basic mobility equipment by calling 303-665-9052 or emailing olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.
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Not finding what you need?Email us at: olderadults@lafayetteco.gov
The Lafayette Senior Center is located at 103 S. Iowa Ave, Lafayette, 80026 |
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