July Santa s Senior Center Corporation Inc.

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1 July 2017 Office/Gift Shop Hours 11-3 M-F M-F 9:00-10:30AM Coffee Available Monday: 9:30 & 10:45 Exercise 11:30 Games & Potluck 5:30 Weight Watchers July 3rd Exercise Cancelled Tuesday: 4th July Pancake Feed 8-10:30am Floats 11am 25th Fair Exhibit Drop Off 1-6PM Wednesday: 12th SSC Board of Directors Meeting at 10:00AM 19th Birthday Luncheon at 11:00AM (Reservations Please) 26th Parks and Rec outing Potluck Lunch at Chena Lakes Thursday: Green Star Electronic Recycling (Drop off 3rd Thurs. 9AM-12PM) Friday: 9:30 & 10:45 Exercise 11:30 Games & Potluck 21st FNA Potluck and Games 11:30 28th Steak Dinner 5-6PM (Reservation Only) One-time Events at SSC: July 1st, 1st Saturday Games/Potluck/Bingo (Games 4:30PM/Potluck 5:30PM/Bingo 6:30PM) July 26th Parks and Rec Potluck Lunch at Chena Lakes July 28th Steak Dinner Fundraiser at 5:00PM (By Reservation Only) Supporting Our Community: Our Mission is to create inviting enjoyable programs that encourage older adults to use their skills, develop their potential, and continue involvement in the community. Santa s Senior Center Corporation Inc. 101 E 5th Avenue North Pole, Alaska Looking Ahead: Grandparent/1st Saturday Bingo August 5th Goldie s BBQ Saturday, August 12th

2 SANTA S SENIORS WITH JULY BIRTHDAYS Marked with * 80 Years or Older (907) NEWS santaseniors@alaska.net 101 E. 5th Avenue North Pole, Alaska JULY 2017 VOLUME VII Dear Senior Friends June was a month to remember! The Rummage /Trunk /Bake Sales/ BBQ were a resounding success, thanks to all the fabulous volunteers. Our Left-Overs went to New Hope s Rummage Sale, then in turn, they brought back their left-over Books, Puzzles and Games. NOW We are having a PORCH Sale. We will continue adding to the porch until August 19 th when we have the: BIG BOOK/RUMMAGE EXTRAVAGANZA We will continue adding items from the Center to the sale. We need to purge the Center excesses. Keep checking the porch for signs or the items themselves. The visit from the Elders from the Fairbanks Native Association on June 23 rd was so much fun! We had a delicious Pot Luck, Bingo and Root Beer Floats. About 30 of us enjoyed the fun and fellowship. They will return on July 21 st. Mark your calendars. Steak Night was a delicious hit again. It is wonderful to get out of the house and be elegantly waited on. Next month s Steak Night (7/28) will be $10 if you bring your own steak. $20 if the Center supplies the steak. All the other menu items were DELICIOUS as usual. Please sign up in advance! Celebrate your Independence at the 4 th of July Pancake feed (8-10:30 a.m.) and watching the parade at 11 a.m. and Root Beer Floats. Check out the bulletin board. Goldie Southwood, President of Santa s Senior Center 2 Larry White 3 Marie Reed 5 Melvin Zwolle 6 Ruth Niemann* 7 Valliere Forrest, Rose Marie Smith* 8 Sharon Marrazzo 10 Barbara O'Connor 14 Walter Gelinas* 16 Jean Erickson, Virginia Kaufman, Oscar Lelevier* 19 Patrick Yates 21 Wayne Million* 22 Denise Conley 24 Sherry Barrett 25 Irene Silvers*, Amelia Stanbrough 26 Arlene Cavanaugh* 28 Jed Grover, Louis Orr JULY ANNIVERSARIES 7/22/1972 J.N. & Sharron Hunter. Happy 45th Anniversary! 7/23/1956 Frank & Ida Rhines Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to all of the above!!! We hope that you will be able to join us for the Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Birthday Luncheon at 11:00AM! Thank you to members and guests for remembering to call in a reservation for the birthday luncheon. It helps us with food purchasing and planning.

3 4 No Lunch 11 Spaghetti Salad Garlic Bread 18 Soup / Sandwich Salad 25 Chicken Stir Fry Lunch Menu Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 5 Pizza, Salad 12 Pork Chop Apple Sauce Hot Roll Rice/Gravy 19 SSC Birthday Luncheon 11:00AM Meatloaf Mash P. / Gravy Role / Salad Green Beans 26 No Lunch Potluck Chena Lake 6 Pulled Pork Cole Slaw B. Beans 13 Cheese Burger Fries Salad 20 Chicken Nuggets Salad Hot Roll 27 Ham & Cheese Sandwich FF / Salad Santa s Senior Center Corporation, Inc Officers and Board of Directors President Goldie Southwood Vice-Pres. Sharon Kubacki Secretary Peggie Gurley Treasurer Agnes Beavers Virginia Kaufman Barbara Sevier Parliamentarian Patricia Thurman SSC Board of Directors meeting is on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10AM. The August Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 10AM. Members are encouraged to attend and give their input during the comment time. Check out to review the June Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. *********************************************** JUNE BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS *Board regretfully accepted Bruce Reese's resignation from the board. The board also extends it thanks for time served to Bruce. *Sharon Kubacki has been appointed Vice President to fill open term. *Board extends thanks for a kind donation from North Pole Babes in Toyland *Meetings continuing with Design Alaska will provide details as available. *Menu Subject to Change Santa s Senior Center Welcomes: Jennie Palazzo, Johanna Guzman

4 JULY BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON HIGHLIGHTS We had such a great time listening to and laughing with our guest speaker, Diann Darnall with Senior Games. Diann shared information about the different events that will be held. Diann reminded everyone that if you like to laugh and have fun you should be apart of this event. If you are unable to participate in competing in the games you could also volunteer or be a spectator She reminded us that seniors love spectators. This will be the 15th annual Senior Games and will have events in North Pole as well as Fairbanks, last year participants joined from 13 different states. So please sign up or plan to attend and help celebrate active aging. Pictured to the left is July s Volunteer of the Month, J. Hunter. Hunter so graciously donates his time and effort to the center to manage the kitchen and feed us all such wonderful meals. Congratulations Hunter and thank you for your selfless contributions to our center! July Birthday member pictured to the right, Don Dahlke. Happy Birthday Don! The July Birthday Luncheon winners were: Sally Terch(Free Lunch), Linda Clark (Door Prize), and Susan Czerski (50/50 Drawing taking home $42). Thank You to the kitchen volunteers for serving an amazing lunch. Some volunteer pictures below. REMINDER: Please make a reservation for the Birthday Luncheon next month. Parks & Recreation Outings Potluck Chena Lake Wednesday, July 26th at 11:00AM (Van Pick-Up is projected at 10:30AM) IMPORTANT: Last names beginning A-L bring a dessert or fruit to share. Last names beginning M-Z bring a side dish / veggies / chips to share. IMPORTANT: Van Tran Applications Please remember to complete your Van Tran Application if you participate in Borough Outings Please see Jana Howard to pick-up this application. ************************************ Grandparents Bingo Our annual grandparent/ grandchild bingo will be combined with our normal first Saturday bingo in August. Please bring some potluck items (main dish and salad or dessert) so we have plenty for all. We will end our evening of food and bingo with our traditional ice cream sundaes. Please plan to come!

5 INDEPENDENCE DAY Each year on July 4, The United States celebrates Independence Day. This day is a federal holiday which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Political speeches and ceremonies along with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, baseball games, class reunions and family reunions take place all across the country celebrating our independence. Along with the fireworks, there are songs associated with the Fourth of July holiday, some of which include: our National Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner, God Bless America, America the Beautiful, My Country, Tis of Thee, This Land Is Your Land, Stars and Stripes Forever, God Bless the U.S.A., Yankee Doodle and Dixie. At noon, a Salute to the Union is fired, each Independence Day, by any capable military base. This is a salute of one gun for each state in the United States. Happy Independence Day! ************************************* Dear Santa s Seniors, My heart is still smiling from the amazing money tree that was given to me at the May Birthday Luncheon. You all went above and beyond to show your gratitude. I mentioned before that I was over-whelmed with joy and humbled by the very, very generous gift I still am! Thank you for coming together and making my last days at the Center special. Additionally, thank you for your invaluable mentoring throughout the duration of my time spent at the Center. You all will always hold a special place in my heart! Much love to you all, Nina Renner CENTER NEEDS *Paper Bowls *Lg. Plates *Napkins *Plastic Forks *Plastic Spoons * Large Plastic Totes (No Styrofoam Please) Thank You to those who have been making these donations! ************************************************ The annual Rummage/Trunk Sale was a huge success this year. We raised $ for our center. Thank you to all the volunteers that donated their time and resources to make this event such a success. Special Thanks To: Joe & Sharron Geese, Pat Arthur, Elli Herrera, Sharon Kubacki, Brenda Aller, Hunter, Rick Thuma, Barbara Sevier, Goldie Southwood.

6 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vouchers are available at the Center to those who meet the eligibility requirements. Stop in and see Jana to check eligibility. This is a once per season benefit of $25.00 to be used at participating farmers markets. ****************************************** Santa s Senior Center Steak Dinner Fundraiser Friday, July 28th From 5-6PM $20.00 per meal New Option in July bring your own steak to the dinner and it will be cooked and served with the rest of the meal (cost will be $10.00) *By Reservation Only/Limited to 20 People Report from Dinner May 26th Raised $ June 23rd Raised $ Thank you to all that continue to make this event so successful! ****************************************** Earth Day Fun Drive We finally got the report we were able to raise $ to help support Meals On Wheels. Thank you again to all that supported this great event. July 2017 National Days July 7th: NATIONAL FATHER DAUGHTER TAKE A WALK DAY This day was created to promote the benefits of family bonding time between fathers and daughters as well as the benefits of physical activity. How to observe: Fathers and daughters join each other for a walk. If that is not possible, think of your father or daughter while you walk. Post on social media using #FatherDaughterTakeAWalkDay. July 11th NATIONAL CHEER UP THE LONELY DAY If you know someone who is lonely or going through a difficult time due to health issues, financial reasons, grief due to loss or personal reasons, this was created as a day to reach out to them and try to cheer them up. Your small act of kindness can make a big difference to them. How to observe: On National Cheer Up The Lonely Day, visit someone, send flowers, make a phone call, send a card or any other activity that engages that person. You will feel better as well. Use #CheerUpTheLonelyDay to share on social media. July 14th NATIONAL TAPE MEASURE DAY Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut made the lives of carpenters, electricians, seamstresses and countless other tradesmen and craftsmen easier when his patent for Improvements in Tape Measures was granted. His patent was dated July 14, Enter the generation of retractable tape measures. How to observe:purchase a tape measure and measure to your hearts content. Post on social media using #NationalTapeMeasureDay.

7 Donations Needed for this event: Ice cream, Root Beer, Water, Orange Juice,. ******************************************** Dental Lifeline Donated Dental Services has dentists who will volunteer Comprehensive dental care for seniors, or those with disabilities, in North Pole and Fairbanks. It does not cost anything for the services. Anyone interested would need to fill out an application which can be obtained by calling toll free ( ) and leaving their name and address. Or you can visit dentallifeline.org and fill out an application on line. ***************************************************** Fairbanks Concert Association Ended for the Season Expected to resume in September 2017

8 July 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 1st Saturday Games/Potluck/Bingo at 4:30/5:30/6:30PM 2 3 Exercise Cancelled 5:30 Weight Watchers 4 4th of July Pancake Feed Parade Ice Cream :45 Exercise :45 Exercise 5:30 Weight Watchers :00AM Board of Directors Meeting :45 Exercise :45Exercise 5:30 Weight Watchers SSC Birthday Luncheon 11:00AM :30 /10:45 Exercise FNA :30 Weight Watchers the 24th 30 &31st 24 9:30 /10:45 Exercise 11:30 Potluck /Games 31 9:30/10:45 Exercise 25 Facility Usage Fair Exhibit drop off 1-6pm 26 Chena Lakes Potluck Picnic 11am-2:30pmm Parks & Rec outing :45 Exercise 11:30 Potluck / Games 5-6PM Steak Dinner (Reservation Only) 29