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County senior center schedule

Marienville

MACA Building

927-6607:

Monday (07-23): cards at 10 am, lunch at 11:45, bingo after lunch

Wednesday (07-25): cards, exercise, 11:30 am, lunch at 11:45 am, bingo after lunch

Thursday (07-26): crafts at 9:45 am, Advisory Board meeting at 11:30 am, cards, lunch at 11:45 am, bingo after lunch

Endeavor

Township Building

463-7774:

Tuesday (07/24): cards, Left Right Center game, dominos, lunch at 11:45 am

Wednesday (07/25): cards, lunch at 11:45 am

Friday (07/27): bingo at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11:45 am

Tidioute

25 First St.

484-3020:

Monday (07/23): Metabolism Over 50 presented by Sue Swanson from Milestone HCQU at 11 am, cards, adult coloring, lunch at noon, games

Tuesday (07/24): cards, adult coloring, lunch at noon, games, regular bingo

Thursday: (07/26): cards, adult coloring, lunch at noon, games

Sheffield

Pickering St.

968-5667

Monday (07/23): Wii bowling, Blood Pressure checks at 11 am, lunch at noon, afternoon game at 1 pm, chair exercise at 3 pm

Thursday (07/26): chair exercise in the morning, lunch at noon, bingo after lunch, exercise at 3 pm

Friday (07/27): craft circle, lunch at noon

Trips: September 18-21. Brochures available at the center.

Allegheny

Community Center, TAWC Building, 2nd floor, at 42 Clark St., 723-3237:

Monday (07-23): Pool, 9:30am; Hand & Foot Cards, 9:30 am; Congregate lunch & Bistro salads available at noon; Scrabble, 12:30 pm; Bingo & Cards, 1 pm

Tuesday (07-24): Bible study, 10:00 a.m.; Make It Bake It, 11 am; Healthy Steps in Motion low-impact exercise class (free of charge), 11 am; Congregate lunch & Bistro salads available at noon; bridge 12:30 pm; Allegheny Belles line dancing, 12:45 pm; Pinochle, 1 pm Tuesday

Wednesday (07-25): Wednesday Walking 9 am; pool, 9:30 am; Congregate lunch & Bistro salads available at noon; cards, Trash and Treasure Bingo, 12:30 pm; Allegheny Belles line dancing, 12:45 p.m.; Mah-Jongg

Thursday (07-26): Watercolor class with Celia Knapp, 9 am.-noon; Healthy Steps in Motion low-impact exercise class (free of charge), 11 am; Congregate lunch & Bistro salads available at noon; T.O.P.S. weigh-in at 12 noon; T.O.P.S. meeting at 12:30 pm; Bingo, 12:45 pm; Healthy Living for Your Brain presented by Jill Curtis from the Alzheimers Association at 1 pm; Out and About to the Docksiders Café at the Kinzua Reservoir, 4 pm

Friday: ACC closed on Fridays but a lunch is available to all ACC participants at the First United Methodist Church in Warren at noon.

You’re invited to the Allegheny Community Center to enjoy playing bridge in the Rec Room at 12:45 pm, or pinochle in the dining room at 1:00, every Tuesday afternoon. Card players are always invited to play with no advance signup required!

Remember to call ACC at 723-4180 by 11:00 am at least 2 DAYS IN ADVANCE to make your noon lunch reservations. A monthly meal calendar can be picked up at the center and meals can be reserved well in advance, just not less than 2 days in advance. The suggested reserved-meal donation for all those 60 and over is $3, those under 60 years of age pay $4/person. All noon lunches are well balanced and planned to provide maximum nutritional benefits. For more information about the ACC programs call the number above or visit their website at http://www.alleghenycommunitycenter.com/.

ACC is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ACC is closed on Fridays, legal holidays and on those days when Warren County schools are closed unexpectedly due to bad weather.

For more information on Aging Services, call Experience, Inc., the Warren/Forest Area Agency on Aging at 814-723-3763 or visit their website at http://www.experienceinc.org/

VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES

Making a difference at our local senior community centers

Meal Service -Volunteers are needed in centers to help in the kitchen and for clean-up for meal service.

Custodial Service – Love to clean? Volunteers are also needed at the ACC to assist the staff with daily or weekly cleaning.

Landscaping – The river bank and parking lots at the Allegheny Community Center are in need of some TLC and landscaping.

Teach a class! – Have a hobby or skill that you would like to share? Call Sue at the ACC to talk about the possibilities!

Blankets for Babies, the Cancer Center and the Vets Hospital – love to knit, crochet or sew? We collect and distribute blankets throughout our area to those in need.

At the Toy Shoppe – Also located on the grounds of the Warren State Hospital – help to make wooden toys that are gifted to local children. Make a Difference!

Help at your local senior center with meal preparation, office work or just assisting the staff with cleaning! Call Sue at the ACC for more info at 814-723-3237.

Become an Ombudsman (which is Swedish for “citizen representative”) to be an advocate of elderly residents in Personal Care Homes, Nursing Facilities, Domiciliary Care Homes, and anyone receiving Long Term Care Services in the community. Interested? Call Joy at Experience, Inc. at 814-723-3763 ext. 125.

Learn how to help people with their Medicare and other State benefits as an APPRISE counselor. APPRISE is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for Pennsylvania’s Medicare Beneficiaries. APPRISE will help Pennsylvanians with Medicare understand their health insurance options and help them make sound decisions about what is best for them. Call Elaine Krill at Experience, Inc at 814-723-3763 ext. 123.

Interested in numbers and helping people? Here’s how to become a community tax volunteer!

The IRS needs volunteers who want to help provide free tax preparation in communities across the nation during the 2019 tax season. It might seem far off, but people who want to volunteer can start taking action now.

Locally, the ACC sponsors the VITA Tax Assistance program. It offers free tax help in Warren and Forest Counties for people with low-to-moderate incomes, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and those who speak limited English. Last year, VITA and TCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) volunteers prepared more than 3.5 million federal tax returns for qualified taxpayers at no cost. Locally, VITA volunteers prepared over 1000 federal and state returns as well as hundreds of PA Rent and Property Tax Rebates.

Anyone interested in volunteering for the VITA program can visit the ACC or call us at 814-723-3237.

Here are reasons people become an IRS-certified VITA volunteer:

— Flexible hours. Volunteers generally serve an average of three to five hours per week. The programs are usually open from mid-to-late-January through the tax filing deadline in April. Some sites are even open all year.

— VITA sites are often nearby. More than 11,000 sites were set up in neighborhoods all over the country for 2018, locally we have sites at senior centers, libraries and municipal buildings. T

— No prior experience needed. Volunteers receive specialized training and often serve in a variety of roles. VITA programs want volunteers of all backgrounds and ages

— Free tax law training and materials. Volunteers receive training materials at no charge. The tax law training covers how to prepare basic federal tax returns electronically. The training also covers tax topics like deductions and credits.

— Continuing education credits for tax pros. Enrolled agents and non-credentialed tax return preparers can earn continuing education credits when volunteering as a VITA instructor, quality reviewer or tax return preparer.

More Information, call the ACC at 814-723-3237 or go online to visit the IRS.gov website for:

— IRS Free Tax Return Preparation Programs

— Link & Learn Taxes

— Tax Topic 101: IRS Services – Volunteer Tax Assistance, Outreach Programs, and Identity Theft

IRS YouTube Videos:

— Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Recruitment – English | Spanish | ASL

Call Sue Himes at the ACC (723-3237, extension 13) if you have questions about any of these volunteer opportunities.

Lunches

The Warren-Forest Area Agency on Aging will serve the following lunch menu at senior centers throughout Warren & Forest counties: Allegheny Community Center in Warren, 07/23-07/26: Monday, chicken salad croissant, tomato soup, crackers & fruit; Tuesday, Salisbury steak, potatoes, peas, bread & fruit; Wednesday, pork patty, rice pilaf, cauliflower, bread & applesauce; Thursday, baked salmon, baked potato, broccoli & carrots, bread & cookie.

Marienville: Mon., Wed., & Thurs. meals from the ACC lunch schedule. Endeavor: Tues. & Wed., meals from the ACC lunch schedule & Fri. meal of chicken primavera, penne pasta, tossed salad, garlic breadstick & fruit. Tidioute: Mon., Tues. & Thurs. from the ACC lunch schedule; Sheffield: Mon. & Thurs. meals from the ACC lunch schedule & Fri. meal of chicken primavera, penne pasta, tossed salad, garlic breadstick & fruit.

Eligible participation is 60 years and older with a suggested meal donation of $3. Under 60 years of age the cost is $4. Call AAA at 723-3763 for info about congregate meal sites center locations.

Menu is subject to change if necessary.

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