Hello friends,

Happy Independence Day! July begins with fireworks on the 4^th, but we will keep the excitement going all month long at the Senior Center. On July 10^th, there will be a chess workshop to get you started with the basics or give some tips to improve your game. On July 14^th, as a special program for our veterans, we are thrilled to host Frontline Arts, an organization transforming military uniforms into paper. The Rutgers Extension Master Gardeners present the “Language of Flowers” on July 17^th to discuss the history of using flowers to mark occasions throughout our lives.

Please join us for these and all our regular classes. Membership and pre-registration are required for onsite classes and specials, but they are offered free of charge. We look forward to seeing you in July!

Best Wishes,

Susan Nekola

Director

Senior, Disabilities, and Veterans Services

This spring we conducted the Division’s annual Needs Assessment. We received 164 responses and gained some insight into our successes and challenges. The biggest need identified is for outreach; increasing the frequency and means of communication with all of Hunterdon’s seniors. We are looking into ways we can reach more people and publicize our many programs and services. The next most significant need is for more virtual classes and local programming beyond the Flemington area. We are committed to finding new ways to bring you more classes on Zoom, in other parts of the County, and at the Senior Center. Thank you to everyone who completed the survey!

Please click here to access our Division's web page.

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In The Spotlight

Senior Center Special Events in July

(Pre-registration is required for all specials: 908-788-1359)

o Chess workshop: Click here for flyer

o Planning for Life Transitions Talk: Click here for flyer

o Dine and Chat: Click here for flyer

o Art for Veterans: Click here for flyer

o Master Gardeners Talk: Click here for flyer

o Low Vision Education Support Group: Click here for flyer

o Bingo: Click here for flyer

o Monthly Movie: Click here for flyer

For our monthly Senior Health and Fitness Calendar of classes click here

For our monthly Senior Programs for Active Engagement Calendar click here

For our monthly Senior Health and Wellness Lecture Series click here

*NEW* Cornhole at the Senior Center. Click here for flyer

*NEW* Try Out Tap class at the Senior Center. Click here for flyer

Tech Help at the Senior Center

We have wonderful volunteers at the Senior Center to help with your Tech needs! Bring your laptop, tablet or phone to get assistance on your personal devices.

Please call 908-788-1359 to make an appointment for Mondays or Thursdays between 1:00 and 2:30 PM.

Art for Veterans

Hunterdon County Veterans Services and Frontline Arts present this wonderful workshop to transform military uniforms into beautiful paper and create unique works of art!

July 14^th from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Click here for flyer

For more information and to register

Contact Veterans’ Services Officer Rich Booth at 908-788-1361 

or email rbooth@co.hunterdon.nj.us 

Fall Appliance Day:

Save the Date!

When: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Where: Hunterdon County Senior Center

4 Gauntt Place, Flemington

Time: 9:30 am till NOON

Questions: Call Jane, 908-788-1358

or email jgriffith@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Hunterdon County Aging & Disabilities Resource Connection (ADRC) 

Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting on Tuesday July 18^th at 10:30 AM

The meeting is open to public. Our speaker this month is Andrea Strack, Esq. Public Entitlements Team Leader from Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc. Andrea represents clients and mentors her teams in Social Security Disability, TANF, GA, EA, SNAP and Healthcare cases and in agency relationships and hearings advocating for our clients’ maintenance of benefits. Andrea’s goal is to make equal justice a reality for everyone and will talk about understanding:

• Social Security Disability Benefits
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Options when denied benefits
• The Appeal process

Microsoft Teams meeting. Join on your computer or mobile app

Meeting ID: 210 610 233 546

Passcode: Ue5buL

For instructions to join the meeting call Helene Pappas at 908-788-1361 or email hpappas@co.hunterdon.co.nj.us  

Senior Farmers Market Coupons

Farmers market coupons are back with a new look! Farmstands will use a QR Code to access them.

Applications for the famers market coupons to prior recipients were mailed out. if you did not get one, they are available online or at the office. You can pick up your voucher booklet on Thursdays or Fridays from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm at Building 1 (Senior Center)

For more information, contact Pia or Mary at 908-788-1361.  

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Specially Designed for Families and Caregivers: At the Senior Center

on the first Thursday of each month from 4:15-5:15 PM.

Meeting dates 7/6; 8/3; 9/7



To register, call or text Christian at 484-655-0536

If you are caring for someone with dementia, who is caring for you? You are not alone. This informational, supportive group, brought to you by Arden Courts ProMedica Memory Care Community in Easton, will help you to learn more about the disease. It will also give you a better understanding of the person you care for and their feelings of the changes dementia has made on their daily lives. Support groups can also help you:

• Learn practical caregiving information

• Get mutual support

• Learn about your local community resources

• Find solutions to challenging behavior

Facilitated by: Christian Gilligan, PCHA, MBA, CDP Arden Courts ProMedica Memory Care Advisor. Kindly text your name to 484-655-0536 to RSVP for each session.

Questions or comments: Email us at seniorcenter@co.hunterdon.nj.us