The April Food Sense newsletter for the Camillus Senior Center is now available.  The deadline to order is Monday, April 17th at 11:00 a.m.

The center will be closed April 7th for Good Friday.

See the newsletter for more information

​Community Living Advocates members have several events this month:

• “Rhythm & Moves” DANCE Fit In person - 3/2
• Gwen's Friday Yo-Chi & Chat - 3/3
• Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia - 3/3
• 1-10 minute Personal Training Online/On Phone - 3/6
• Dementia Support Group 3/7 and every Tuesday
• Gwen's Wednesday “Healthy Hearts" Online - 3/8 and every Wednesday
• Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers- Late Stage Part 1 - 3/9
• Managing Money: A Caregiver's Guide to Financing - 3/13
• Tour- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art - 3/15
• Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers- Late Stage Part 2 - 3/16
• 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's - 3/20
• Trivia Night at Park Terrace at Radisson - 3/29

​For a full list of events check out the CLA events calendar.

The March Food Sense newsletter for the Camillus Senior Center is now available.  The deadline to order is Monday, March 13th at 11:00 a.m.

Food distribution for February will be Wednesday, February 22 from 2:30 pm - 4 pm.
 
If you ordered for January, a reminder that the food distribution date is Wednesday, January 25th from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  

The center will be closed 2/20 for Presidents’ Day.
 

Community Living Advocates members have several events this month:
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• DONATION DRIVE TO BENEFIT RESCUE MISSION IN SYRACUSE AND VICTIMS ASSISTANCE CENTER IN WATERTOWN 
• A Taste of Storytelling for Dying and Living – 2/1 at 11am
• Laser Personal Training Online/On Phone – 2/6
• Dementia Support Group – 2/7
• How to I Protect My Home & Life Savings – 2/20
• CLA Monthly Meeting at Park Terrace at Radisson - 2/28

For a full list of events check out the CLA events calendar.

 We are looking for:

• A part time driver to bring Veterans to the VA Medical Center a couple of days a week
• A few Veterans to serve as Part Time Veteran Service Officers to help other Veterans know about, and connect them to benefits they are eligible for. 

 
Position information and applications can be found on the Cayuga County Civil Service Employment Portal website.
 
Please share this with anyone that might be interested.

Kevin Swab
Cayuga County Veteran Services,
Director
 95 Genesee St.  3rd Floor
Auburn, NY 13021

Happy New Year from CLA!

​We have so much to look forward to this year so let's get into it!

January events from the CLA events calendar:

• Dementia Support Group - 1/3 every Tuesday
• Laser Personal Training Online/On Phone - Mondays
• Zoom Virtual Live Dementia Training - 1/10
• Grief and Loss - 1/13
• Free Educational Workshops - 1/16
• Trivia Night at Park Terrace at Radisson - 1/25

We have several events on our 2023 calendar that we will be revealing soon!

CLA could use a few more members. Do you know organizations in transportation, in-home beauty care, in-home integrative/alternative care, or other areas that may benefit from membership? If so please invite them to join us at a CoffeeNet or send me their information - Thank you! To see a list of our members use this link.

Please see the two blogs posted by Reflections Management & Care from December:

• Care Managers: An Asset in Mediating Difficult Conversations
• How to Include Long-Distance Aging Loved Ones in Holiday Celebrations

The January Food Sense newsletter for the Camillus Senior Center is now available.  Due to the Martin Luther King Holiday, the deadline to order is Friday, January 13th at 11:00 a.m.
 
​Please note that the senior center will be closed on 12/26 and 1/2 and will close early on 12/23 and 12/30.
 
If you ordered for December, the pick-up date is next week, December 14th from 2:30 – 4:00.  You may place your order for January at that time.

Here's some of what CLA members have going on this month: 

• Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behaviors - 12/6
• Dementia Support Group - 12/6 and recurs every week on Tuesdays
• Effective Communication Strategies - 12/6
• Managing Money: A Caregiver's Guide to Financing - 12/8
• End of Life Planning - 12/9
• Managing Money: A Caregiver's Guide to Financing - 12/12
• Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body - 12/13
• Dementia Conversations - 12/15

See the full events calendar.

The December Food Sense newsletter is now available.  Deadline to order is Monday, December 5th at 11:00 a.m.  Food Pick-up is Wednesday, December 14th from 2:30-4:00. 
 
Please note that the senior center will be closed 11/11 and 11/23-11/25.  As always, you are welcome to place your order on November’s food distribution day which is Wednesday, November 16th from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.