Honoring the wisdom that comes with age
FROM THE DIRECTOR
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Monday, May 27 the Center is closed for Memorial Day.
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Tuesday, May 14, volunteer attorneys will be here to prepare wills, health proxies, powers of attorney, advance directives, HIPPA releases and homestead declarations. Qualification and appointments are required. Call the Women’s Bar Foundation to make an appointment: 617. 651. 2357.
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No senior will go hungry in Brookline. We have the SNAP program, food stamps, hot lunches here, the weekly Co-op bread and produce, and the Brookline Food Pantry. Call if we can help.
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You can send us donations via PayPal. There’s a donate button in the right hand column. Thank you.
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We offer escorted tours of the Center each weekday except Wednesday. Registration is needed: 617. 730. 2770.
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Thanks to Judith Gimple, newsletter editor and publisher, for event postings.
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President Obama on volunteers: “Generations of selfless individuals from all walks of life have served each other and our Nation, each person dedicated to making tomorrow better than today . . . They are the lifeblood of our schools and shelters . . . and community groups. These everyday heroes make a real and lasting impact on the lives of millions of men and women across the globe. . . Today, as many Americans face hardship, we need volunteers more than ever. During National Volunteer Week we celebrate the profound impact of volunteers and encourage all Americans to discover their own power to make a difference.”
In memoriam: Eileen Connor, Beatrice Boyd Crews, Diana Kaplan, Elizabeth Kirsten, Mildred Lehman, Sally Levine, Shirley Radlo, Bob Roll, Ellen Zeltserman.
We are grateful to our volunteers who do everything from administrative work, advocating on issues that are important to the senior community, and making policy for the Council on Aging. We couldn’t do it without you.
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ANNUAL APPEAL THANKS to everyone who responded to our Annual Appeal. We now have a new warming oven and a new freezer. The oven allows us to continue serving hot lunch daily: that’s 20,000 meals a year.
The freezer is used in our distribution center where we offer free food Tuesdays 1-3:30 pm. We have bread and produce along with soups, salad and sandwiches. Last year we made 3,700 donations. Our thanks to BANK OF CANTON and BAY STATE FEDERAL SAVINGS FOUNDATION.
It’s not too late to join the Annual Appeal. We’re hoping to replace our outdated audio-visual equipment with hearing enhanced gear along with tables in our common areas. Please call if you can help.
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UPDATE FROM THE PRESIDENT, BETSY POLLOCK:
We’ve reached a milestone. Our endowment is now $1 million. Endowments help ensure the future of the organization. It took us 11 years to reach the first million. We’re hoping to double our endowment by 2018. You can contribute directly or put the Brookline Senior Center in your will. Let us know so we can include you in our Legacy Society.
Spring is here. Please consider an extra gift to support the van and the van driver. All gifts are deductible. The board and staff thank you!
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FREE FOOD – - every Tuesday 1-3:30 pm
The selection of bread, produce, soup, salad and sandwiches varies. Please bring a shopping bag.
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ELDER RESOURCE GUIDE – - The sixth edition of the Council on Aging’s Resource Guide is available. Find new sections on advocacy, errands, care advisors, referrals, multicultural programs, LGBT aging project, residential and retirement communities. We have them here and they’re free.
Stay in touch with elder links to The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and The New Yorker:
http://www.brooklineseniorcenter.org/press
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Brookline Senior Center is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of people over 60. The Town of Brookline does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission, access or operation of its programs, services or activities.
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Autumn Benefit Speaker Barney Frank
The Board and Staff of the Brookline Senior Center thank our sponsors who made this year’s Autumn Benefit a success. We couldn’t do it without you.
Photos and Donors Listing + Cippy MacDougall Fund Supporters
Use of the Ride Plummets Since Fare Increase- - by Martine Powers, Boston Globe, February 2
Planned Giving
