The amazing team at Florence Sylvester Senior Center has been working tirelessly to reopen. We have a newly painted interior and some other beautiful upgrades at the center. We are thrilled to be bringing back our Congregate Lunch program on December 1st and our Grab and Go table that has served us well over the last 15 months, will be retired. Please call ahead a minimum of 3 days before you would like to dine with us to reserve your spot. You are welcome to make reservations up to one month early. Menus are available at the front desk and in this newsletter

Additionally, Tai Chi and Qi-Gong and Balance classes will be held in-person in December. The highly requested Dr. Trinh, of Memorial Care, will be resuming his health lecture series in December. Becky Lomaka will be conducting a workshop on positive strategies on dealing with grief over the holidays. Our friends at Regal Medical Group are sponsoring an “Ask the Doc” event. Please check out the calendar for dates and times and call the center to re-serve a seat.

As we look into the New Year and plan for a return to normalcy, we have many fun activities on the horizon. This is the perfect time to register for Emeritus Institute classes that we will be hosting with our partners Saddleback and Irvine Valley Colleges. We will also be offering an 8-week meditation workshop with Dr. Ryan Seay.

We are thrilled to be welcoming you back!

Hello! What a 20 months it has been! Despite being closed for what feels like an eternity, we have continued providing non-emergency transport, case management check-ins and delivering meals to our Meals on Wheels and Grab and Go clients. We also have a completely new staff at Florence Sylvester Senior Center . This includes me, your new Director for the Florence Sylvester Senior Center.

I can’t wait to meet you! I hope you can join us for our first annual Pancake Breakfast, Car Show and Raffle on 10-30-21 from 8:30am-11am. This event is for the entire community and will take place outside of the Senior Center. We are also planning a Big Bingo Night! 11-13-21. This Saturday night event will include 12 games, dinner and two drink tickets. Look inside the newsletter for details about all of the exciting upcoming events we have planned.