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AUGUST 2013

W e l c o m e

HOURS

Monday—Friday

8:30 am—4:30 pm

DUES

$40 April - April

Paid annually

Min. age – 62

Travis Moore

Program Director

August 7 - Wednesday

11:30 - “Meal with the

Mayor”, Q&A with City of

Semmes Mayor Judy Hale

Catered $5.50 Hickory Pit

Too

August 8 – Thursday

11:00 – “Gourmet Coffee”, Claudia Givens and Corsentina Chiropractic, Erin Widener 11:30 - Catered Lunch $5.50 –Foosackly’s followed by our August Birthday Celebration, A special thanks to Richard Eubanks, Manager of Walmart and Jeff McMillan, Manager of Walgreens for donating Cake and Ice Cream.

August 13-Tuesday

11:00 -“Heat Precautions”, Jackie Woodward, Home Instead, Senior Care

11:30 –Bingo & Catered Lunch $5.50 – TBA

August 14 - Wednesday

2:00 -“Butterfly Gardening” Alice Marty, Mobile Master Gardeners August 15 – Thursday

11:00 – “Identity Theft” Brenda Norris, Hancock Bank 11:30 - Bingo & Catered Lunch $5.50-Lucky Leaf Café August 16- Friday

9:30- “Coffee Club” Financial

Talk with Eric Rickey

(Edward Jones)

August 19-Monday

9:30- Free Hearing Screenings, Dr. Rocio Hilpert, Mobile Hearing Clinic

August 20 – Tuesday

9:00 – “Coffee with a Cop” Sgt Todd Freind, MCSO 11:00 - “Protecting Your Life Work”, Attorney Kyla Kelim 11:30 – Bingo & Catered Lunch $5.50 – Hickory Pit Too August 22 - Thursday

10:00 - Excursion – Mobile Museum of Art – Guided Tour “The Silent Cities of Peru”, Meet at the Center 9:15 $5 Shuttle service provided August 27 - Tuesday

11:00 – “Property Tax Exemption for Seniors”, Marilyn Wood, Mobile County Revenue Commissioner

11:30 - Catered Lunch $5.50-Lucky Leaf Cafe

August 29 – Thursday

2:00 - Free Blood Pressure Screening -SAAD Healthcare

4:30 – 6:30pm – Covered Dish !

SEC Football Kickoff – Wear your favorite team colors! Sign up for side dishes & desserts

AUGUST CLASSES

MONDAYS

9:00 - Open Cards & Mexican Train Dominoes

1:00 –Line Dancing, Instructor: Linda Petty

2:00 –Line Dancing, Instructor: Linda Petty

TUESDAYS

9:00 - Billiards

9:30 - Chess

10:00 - Computer 101, Instructor: Raymond Byrd

WEDNESDAYS

9:30 – Guitar 101, Instructor: Bryan Robertson

10:00 – Quilting, Instructor: Darlene Boyd

THURSDAYS

9:00 – How to Play Rook, Instructor: Joann Willcutt

9:30- Qi Gong, Instructor: Jamie Lee

10:00 -Basic How to Internet, Instructor: Karen Brown

10:00- “Setting up Email” - 8/29 ONLY

1:00 - Shanghai Rummy

1:00 – Painting

2:00- Tai-Chi, Instructor: Charlotte Purdue

FRIDAYS

9:00 – Crochet for Beginners, Instructor: Edna Townsend

9:00 – Open Billiards

10:00 – Open Cards/Games

10:00 – Skype Basics, Instructor: Dani Dyess 8/23 ONLY

E v e n t s & C l a s s e s

9635 Moffett Road Semmes, AL 36575 251-649-2010

Semmes Senior Center

Closed

Monday

September 2 for

LABOR DAY

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• In order to participate in any fitness or dance class, and/or to use the Fitness Room, we must have a

current Physician’s Release Form properly signed and on file at the Semmes Senior Center. Thank you for

your cooperation.

• Help keep the computer lab clean by not having food or beverages.

R e m i n d e r s

Semmes Walmart, Richard

Eubanks, Manager (cake)

Walgreens, Semmes, Jeffrey

McMillan, Manager (Ice cream)

A special word of thanks goes

to our local partners for

sponsoring the treats for the

Birthday Celebrations. Please

be sure to stop by and show

your appreciation and say thank

you in person.

Claudia Givens

“Gourmet Coffees”

Erin Widener

Corsentina Chiropractic

“Spinal Care”

Jackie Woodward

Home Instead, Senior Care

“Heat Precautions”

Mobile Master Gardeners

Alice Marty

Alice Marty will share

information about attracting

butterflies to your garden.

Fitness Instructors Needed

We are looking for volunteer

fitness instructors - Individuals

who can teach Tai-Chi, Zumba,

Yoga, etc. Please contact the

center at 649-2010.

Volunteers Needed

If you would like to help work

the reception desk, we need

you. It is a great way to meet

people and share all that the

Senior Center has to offer. If

interested, contact the center at

649-2010.

Brenda Norris, Vice President

Hancock Bank

“Identity Theft”

Dr. Rocio Hilpert

Mobile Hearing Clinic

Free hearing screenings by Dr.

Rocio Hilpert, Au.D. Clinical

Audiologist

Sgt Todd Friend

Mobile County Sheriff’s Office

Q & A

Kyla Kelim, Esq

“Protecting Your Life’s Work”

An elder law attorney in

Fairhope, Kyla Kelim has

dedicated her practice to topics

of interest to seniors, their

families, caretakers and

professionals assisting them, to

protect their life’s work.

www.elderconsults.com

Marilyn Wood

Mobile County Revenue

Commissioner

“Property Tax Exemptions for

Seniors”

DATES TO REMEMBER

September 2rd

The center will be closed in

observance of the Labor Day

Holiday.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Chess – Intro to chess

Computer 101 –Learn basic

knowledge of operating features,

storing files, and general

overview

Crochet - Beginners crochet

class – bring a J-hook and yarn

Setting Up Email – Learn how to

set up and use E-mail programs

Guitar 101– Learn basic 5-string

acoustic guitar

How to Internet - Learn the

basics of using the Internet

Line Dancing – Learn basic

beginning line dancing steps.

Intermediate classes also

available

Painting 101 – Learn beginning

painting. Supply list available at

the reception desk

Quilting – Learn basic quilting

techniques and complete a

project. Supply list available at

the reception desk

Rook – Learn to play this fun card

game

Shanghai Rummy – Learn this

fun card rummy variation

Skype Basics – Learn how to use

this internet communication tool

E v e n t s / S p o n s o r I n f o r m a t i o n