Special Events/Presentations

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE CENTER

PLEASE REMEMBER NEW HOURS ARE 9:30 AM TO 3:30 PM. 

Please refer to the monthly calendar for all APRIL activities. Contact anyone in the office if you have questions. For activities conducted or available on Zoom please call the office and provide your email address to receive the zoom link. 

Please make special note that this month the start time for some activities has changed.  Fun & Fitness will start at 11:45 AM and Band Practice and Pinochle will each start at 12:45 PM.

FIRE PREVENTION FOR SENIORS:  Thursday, April 4 at 12:45 PM. UM Twp. Deputy Fire Marshall, Bill Daywalt, will be at the Center to discuss fire safety tips.

COFFEE WITH A BOARD MEMBER on Friday, April 5th at 10:30 Sharon Brzoska is excited to meet with new and long standing members.  This is your opportunity to ask questions.

MONDAY MATINEE:   Monday April 8 at 11:30 AM.  Movie is "Moving On" starring Jane Fond,  Lily Tomlin and Malcolm McDowell. A comedy film about two old friends who plot revenge on a widower who wronged them decades ago.  Movie is free.  There is a $5.00 charge to order pizza and you must sign up and pay in advance.

BOOK TALK: Monday, April 15 at 1:00 PM.  Group will be reading "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus.

TAX COLLECTOR: Thursday, April 18 at 12:45:  UM Tax Collector Evelyn Ankers is scheduled to bring lunch and discuss our real estate taxes. She will take tax payments.  This event will be open to the public.

UMSSC BIG BINGO: TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2024 - CASH PRIZES. ADVANCE SALE TICKETS: $35.00 (INCLUDES ALL GAMES) TICKETS SALES AT DOOR: $40.00 (INCLUDES ALL GAMES). OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DOORS OPEN AT 11:30 AM. GAMES START AT 12:30 PM. 50/50 DRAWING - BASKET RAFFLE - DOOR PRIZES - REFRESHMENTS SOLD. * No outside food or beverage permitted. No one under 18 admitted.

NOTE TIME CHANGE - BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK:  Thursday, April 11 from 9:45 to 12:00.  Have your blood pressure checked by MLH Nurse Tracey.  

FRAUD SLEUTH: Thursday, April 11 from 12:45 PM to 2:30 PM.  Fraud Sleuth is a free tool from the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds for homeowners to alert them via e-mail if anything is ever recorded in our office against their property.  Appointments will be scheduled in advance every 10 minutes until 2:30 PM at which time you can provide your information to the County Recorder.   This will be open to the public, so if you wish to sign up you should do so as soon as possible and you must be on time for your appointment.

MAIN LINE HEALTH PRESENTATION: HEALTHY HEART:  Thursday May 2 at 12:45 PM.  Presented by Abby Riley, RN, BSN.  Main Line Health Women & Heart Disease Program Manager.  She will discuss:  Importance of checking blood pressure.  Age related changes in the heart. What is heart disease?  What can I do to prevent heart disease?  Managing your medications.

BYLAW CHANGE.

The Board has reviewed the current Bylaws for the Upper Merion Senior Service Center. We agree we should open our membership to seniors who are 50 years and older. The current Bylaws allow membership at age 55. Since many organizations, including AARP, consider 50 to be senior, we are proposing a change to the Bylaw. Changes require notification at a General Meeting and publication in our newsletter.

ARTICLE III – Membership Section 1: Members shall be fifty-five years of age or older. A spouse may become a member regardless of age.

At the General membership meeting in June, we will vote on accepting the Bylaw change to:  ARTICLE III – Membership Section 1: Members shall be fifty years of age or older. A spouse may become a member regardless of age.

HELP WITH HANDLING HEALTH CLAIM DENIALS

 

Have you ever had a health care procedure or claim denied by your insurance company? ProPublica has been investigating the many ways health insurance companies deny  "tens of millions of claims" every year.  They have developed a tool to help you determine why your claim was denied.  Below is a link to the tool.   You can also check ProPublica's website for more information.  https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/.

SAVE THESE DATES

APRIL 25 - CAR POOL EXCURSION TO LITITZ

Our trip to historic Lititz in Lancaster County will start with a visit to the Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania just outside of town. Then, we head into the center of “the coolest small town in America” where we can have lunch, stop in to the many and varied shops including the homes of Sturgis Pretzels and Wilbur Chocolates (Wilburbuds anyone?), visit historic sites and/or stroll the streets and Lititz Springs Park – all within a few blocks. Members $20.00 Non-Members $25.00.   Meet at upper pool parking lot at 8:30 AM.

MAY 10, 2024 - HISTORIC WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY AND GARDENS

JUNE 20, 2024 - ANDALUSIA HOUSE & GARDENS

SEPTEMBER 2024- WINTERTHUR

OCTOBER 2024 - JIM THORPE

NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - DUTCH APPLE DINNER THEATER"WHITE CHRISTMAS"  (VIA BUS)

 

 

DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?  The UMSSC Band is looking for some new members who enjoy playing jazz and big band music.  The band meets on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM.   Please stop by any Tuesday to listen or to ask about joining.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The time to renew your membership for 2024 is coming up. We encourage you to have your friends renew or have a new friend who might be interested in joining. The 2024 Membership Form and UMSSC Code of Conduct are attached to this month’s Newsletter.  They are also available our website www.UMSSC.org. or stop in the Center to renew. Membership cost is only $25.00, and we have a lot to offer in the way of activities, special events and programs. Membership for the calendar year 2024 can be renewed now.  Don't forget to acknowledge receipt of UMSSC Code of Conduct with your signature on the membership form.  

PROJECT LINUS – YARN NEEDED

The “Hearts and Hands” ladies group at Good Shepherd’s Church are still collecting knitted and crocheted squares for blankets.  Joan Banas has been collecting the squares on behalf of the church and will continue to do so as long as they are being made.  Our participating members have a done a great job in keeping this project active.   We are asking for donations of 4-ply yarn (any color) to be used by our knitters.  If you have any that you would like to give, please put it in the yarn bin on the blanket table in the lobby area. 

VETERANS CARE PACKAGE DONATIONS

In association with the Norristown Veterans Affairs office we will be collecting donations for care packages to give to veterans.  Below is a list of the preferred donation items.  If donating any food or drink or drink mixes, please be sure these items have not expired.   We are collecting:

MENS/WOMENS FLIP FLOPS FOR SHOWERS - MENS/WOMENS SOCKS (BOOT OR CALF SIZE ONLY)- TOOTH BRUSHES/TOOTH PASTE- KLEENEX (INDIVIDUAL SIZE WRAPPED PACKAGES)- COMBS- SMALL WRITING TABLETS & ENVELOPES- PENS/PENCILS- GUM - PEANUT BUTTER CRACKER PACKS- BEEF JERKY OR SLIM JIMS- COFFEE OR TEA BAGS - GATORADE- DRINK MIXES - KOOL AID OR ICED TEA.

There is an assigned box in the lobby area to place items you are donating.  Thank you in advance to those who give.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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