Newsletter Title T he Chronicle Volume 8 Issue 3 March 1, 2015 Dear Friends of the Community Center, March is coming in like a lion so we are hoping for a warm weekend at the end of the month for our Annual Egg Hunt. Right now the Egg Hunt is scheduled for Daley Field, however given the amount of snow on the field, we may have to change the location. Please watch the Community Center facebook page and the newspapers for updates at to the location of the hunt. The winter as we all know has been very harsh and I will apologize to all those that were asked to close doors at the Center and turn out lights when not in use. We are all facing higher utility bills and fuel costs. Please treat the Center as your home and conserve whenever possible. With hundreds of people using the Center each week, it is easy to leave doors open, but please take care and close them when you can so that we can keep the heat inside the building. Also, I’m sure you have noticed how muddy the floor gets in the main hall. Please wipe your feet when you enter. Again, there are hundreds of people in and out so it doesn’t take long for the sand and salt to get tracked in. Some days the hall is so busy I don’t have time to mop the floor before another group is using it. Thanks for understanding. Due to the cold winter we have many more people using the Food Pantry to help with the cost of feeding their family, Huge thanks to all those that have given during these cold months to help their neighbors in need. Warm winter clothes and blankets along with winter coats have been donated during the last few months and we are very appreciative. White Brook Middle School after school program completed a coat drive last week. The kids gathered a terrific number of kids coats, and sweatshirts for our Clothing Closet. Thanks for all your help! Robin Robin Bialecki, Director Please go to www.easthamptoncommunitycenter.org and you will find the link for the newsletter there along with other information about the Center. Happy St. Patrick’s Day ANNUAL EGG HUNT March 28, 2015 DALEY FIELD The Bunny will arrive on the fire truck to start the Egg Hunt at 10 AM! Look for the tickets in the eggs! There are three grand prizes and over 100 other prizes available!! Volume 8 Issue 3 March 1, 2015 Page 2 On Going Here at Your Center: Tae Kwon Do Class Monday and Thursday nights from 6 to 8:30 PM Line Dancing– Beginning and Intermediate Class Monday 1 to 2:30 PM Advanced Class Friday 9:30 to 11 AM Clothing Closet Hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9 AM until Noon and Monday, Wednesday evening 4-7 PM Food Pantry/Gluten Free Pantry Monday 9AM—Noon & 4—7 PM Wednesday 9AM—Noon & 4—7 PM Landscape painting class with Carl Poole Bob Ross style of painting, March 17th .Class costs $20.00 plus supplies Wednesday Morning Ladies Group will continue to meet on Wednesday morning from 9 AM to 11 AM. We are always looking for new helpers to knit and crochet– stop in and join us! Board Game Thursdays Scrabble and Chinese Mah Jong Groups meet from 9:30 AM until Noon TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) Meets every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 PM. Come and learn a sensible way to healthy living. For more information call Dolores at (413)- 203-1457. Community Care Kitchen Dinners Meals served from 4:30 to 6 PM Rolls & Butter, Juice & Coffee Served with all meals March 3rd Vegetable Beef Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Cheesecake March 10th March 24th “St. Patrick’s Day Celebration” Spaghetti and Meatballs Corned Beef Cabbage Carrots Potatoes Tossed Salad Irish Apple Cake $3 donation please Italian Bread Assorted Cream Pies Pitch Club Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 AM until Noon Easthampton Community Center Board of Directors meeting is held the third Thursday each month. If you have any concerns and would like to be placed on the agenda please call the office at 527-5240 Next meeting is March 19th Volume 8 Issue 3 March 1, 2015 Page 3 THANKS FOR THE ALL STAR DONATIONS!! All of our friends at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and Our Lady of the Valley Parish for their continued support for our Food Pantry. To Trinity Lutheran Church, First Congregational Church of Southampton, Ferry St. Package Store, Christ United Methodist Church, and the Westhampton Council on Aging, as always the cans and foodstuffs you donate each month help so very much! We are very blessed to have a group of people who make monthly donations to our pantry. Thank you to Donald Payson; Dave and Melissa Fagnand; Karen Carr; Clem Couchon; Gene and Anne DeFilippo, Doug and Judy Purcell, Nancy LaFleur, Donna Cushing, A to Z Storage (Dave, Melissa, and Thomas Boyle), and the Taralinkof family for your support! A very big Thank You to Tandem Bagel for their donation of bagels and to Small Oven Bakery for the wonderful croissants, and Danish. Many thanks to the Holmes Studio of Music and Dance for the food drive they held at their winter dance show to benefit our Food Pantry. Many thanks to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Holyoke for the car load of groceries the parish donated. Happy Birthday to Katy Geertsma and Abby McClaflin who celebrated their birthdays by asking for canned goods instead of presents! The girls did a great job by collecting 150 pounds of food for the Food Pantry! Many thanks to the Williston Northampton School Community Service Club for making mini chicken pot pies, ham sandwiches and baking chocolate chip cookies for families in our Food Pantry. All of the food was very much appreciated. Huge thanks to Big Y and the Southampton Women’s Club for collecting non-perishable items at Big Y in the new collection bin for our Food Pantry. Thanks to all of you for helping the pantry by dropping in an extra can at the collection boxes when you are shopping at either Big E’s Supermarket or Big Y Supermarket. It is our hope that you know how very grateful we are for all the support we receive from the greater Easthampton Community. Many people drop off clothing, a few bags of groceries, some blankets, or coats, some books for our lending library, or puzzles for the puzzle exchange. Those few items all ad up and without that support we would not be able to serve all of the people that come to us looking for assistance. Thanks to all who share to help their neighbors! It is truly appreciated! Travel News March 12th– Foxwoods Casino– Bus departs 8 AM sharp and returns at 6:30 PM. Cost is $30. per person April 2nd– Newport Playhouse “When the Cat’s Away” When Mildred and Ethel are in Paris, their husbands invite a couple of sex kittens to visit. You can guess what happens when the wives arrive home early! Show, Luncheon, Cabaret, bus, taxes, and gratuity included $102 per person May 14th– In the Mood– Join us for a trip to Boston to see a 1940’s musical revue. In the Mood features a 13 piece Big Band orchestra, 6 singers, and some high flying swing dancers! Luncheon at the Phillips features a choice of Baked Boston Scrod or Sliced Roast Sirlion. $137 per person covers luncheon, bus, orchestra seats at the show, all taxes and gratuities. August 2nd-Newport Playhouse-Lobsterfest Your favorite summer lobsterfest. Luncheon, show, cabaret, bus, taxes, and gratuity included. The play is “Kill Joy”. Carol is being driven crazy by her ex-husband and his new wife, who own a pasta restaurant. Matters get complicated when Carol has an affair with her ex-husband’s attorney! $124 per person. Book early, this one will sell out! Page 4 Volume 8 Issue 3 March 1, 2015 Breast Cancer Prevention and Survival Class Sunday, March 15th from 3 to 5 PM Presented in cooperation with Cooley Dickinson Hospital, this nutrition and cooking class looks at the research on lifestyle factors that support breast cancer prevention and increase survival rates for those individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. Factors discussed include reduced fat intake, increased consumption of vegetables and fruits for a greater fiber intake and exercise. In the DVD lecture, Dr Neal Barnard highlights relevant studies and in class your instructor will demonstrate the preparation of tasty and cancer fighting foods. Supported by a grant from Cooley Dickinson Hospital $10 per person, pre-registration required. Space is limited Please call certified Food for Life instructor, local physician, Dr. Nora E Hanke at 527-2101 or register at the Community Center with Robin 527-5240 FOOD FOR LIFE– KICKSTART YOUR HEALTH The Power of Food for Healthy Weight Management Seven week series starting Tuesday, April 7th Supported by a grant from Cooley Dickinson Hospital, hosted by Easthampton Congregational Church Lose weight, or maintain a healthy weight, by embracing an overall healthful diet of plant based foods. Learn to set aside all animal based products while enjoying easy-to-prepare new dishes. Achieve lower cholesterol, better diabetes control, lower blood pressure, as well as improvements in energy and mood. In each class local physician, Dr Nora E. Hanke will demonstrate preparation of tasty and healthful foods that class members then sample. (The last class is a potluck) Featured Class Topics: 1. Power of Your Plate 2. Let’s Go 3. Getting in Gear 4. Breaking the Food Seduction 5. Keys for Natural Appetite Control 6. Digestive Health 7. Healthy Blood Pressure 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart book is the text we use in our Kickstart classes. The text includes a wealth of nutrition information and tasty recipes for healthy weight management. The per-participant cost for this series is $70, due at time of registration. To register: see Catherine in the Congregational Church office; call her at 527-4790; visit Dr. Hanke’s office at 4a Liberty St. or call her office at 527-2101. Please register by Friday, April 3rd. Volume 8 Issue 3 March 1, 2015 Page 5 Egg Stuffing Party #FillUpYourPlate March 14th Tell Congressman Jim McGovern what SNAP means to you. How has hunger impacted your life. Visit his website at www.mcgovern.house.gov/ FillUpYourPlate Words for March 10 AM to Noon We have 18,000 eggs to stuff with over 800 pounds of candy, for the Annual Egg Hunt on March 28th. Refreshments will be available Many thanks to Mary Newton for this puzzle! adventure art classes author California wines came chick city clock court dress education ever flows funny fur gallery here Holyoke ink iron kick kiss love March seventeen media mess message more Napa Valley neck nickel notice olive paper parade pet raisin rock Rome roots same standard Sunday St. Patrick’s Day travel was what when S S A M E S S U T H O L Y O K E N A P A V A L D M A A D V E A D P E Y A E V E P R R O M E A G E L E A I A F M O M D A U E E U R N T U R E S C C A A T R A V E Y D E L O S S R M O R E C S O T S I R O N K I G L E A D C H I C K C L R A I I N I C K E L L N E A R T C L A S S E S N C L O N D O Y O Y E A S S D K E T T E U N V T W E E T A R I H E S S O C K A O V I M T V R N I O H K R A O Y A U O T U L O E C A L I F N D H E O R N I A W I E C E R E N N E S EASTHAMPTON COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. 12 CLARK STREET, EASTHAMPTON OFFICE HOURS : Monday through Friday 8:30 AM until 5:30 PM Friday AM– Office closed to go to the Food Bank FOOD PANTRY/CLOTHING CLOSET HOURS: Monday 9 AM until Noon and 4 PM until 7 PM Tuesday (Clothing Closet Only) 9 AM until Noon Wednesday 9 AM until Noon and 4 PM until 7 PM E A S TH A M PT O N C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R , I N C . 1 2 C l ar k S tr e et E a s th a m pt o n , MA 0 1 0 27 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S.POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 45 Easthampton, MA SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Elders) Dick B will be available to answer all your health insurance questions. Please call the office at 527-5240 to make an appointment. SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) Assistance is available at your convenience. Please call the office at 527-5240 to make an appointment. Fuel Assistance Questions ? Please call Community Resources and Advocacy, 17 New South Street, Suite 116, Northampton No walk-ins, Please make an appointment Phone 413-582-4237
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