IT IS BETTER TO SERVE THAN BE SERVED
That is the motto of AARP, and Onondaga Chapter 243 members live up to it!
Community Healthcare Forum
February 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Southwest Community Center, 401 South Avenue
Syracuse, 13206 United States
At this time community members, and allies will gather to have a round table discussion sharing their healthcare stories and experiences. Congressman Katko will be invited to attend.
Join Event
Diane Rehse, MS
AARP New York
Sr. Program Assistant
drehse@aarp.org
www.aarp.org/ny
February 2017 -- Community Service: Sharon Haresky announced we were able to give away 208 lap robes in 2016. We donated them to several nursing homes and to people who receive Meals on Wheels. She suggested that next year we may want to donate more lap robes to Meals on Wheels because it seems that many other organizations donate lap robes as well as other items to the nursing homes. Sharon said we collected 125 glasses in January.
Sharon is stepping down from the Lap Robe Committee. She is looking for two people to help take over the Lap Robe project. One person that has a computer skills and could type in a spreadsheet. The second person would gather up the lap robes and store them in a clean environment, with donor's name and address until Christmas time. They don't have to distribute them we have volunteers to do that task.
Senior Meals Programs - Posted January 2017
[From the Onondaga County Office of Aging)
Free Meal sites
(Food Bank of Central New York)
Assumption Bag Meal Program: Mon-Sun, lunch 11:00 am-2:00 pm, dinner at 3:30 pm-5:30 pm; 812 N. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13208.
Bellgrove Missionary Baptist Church:219 W. Castle St., Syracuse NY 132056; lunch, Wed., 12:30 -1 pm.
Congregation Ner Tamid: 5061 W. Taft Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13212; Lunch, Sun., 10:00 am – 11:30 am.
Hopps Memorial Church Soup Kitchen: 1110 S. State St., Syracuse, NY 13205; dinner, Mon.-Fri. 4:30-6:00 pm.
Payton Temple Soup Kitchen: 181 Midland Ave, Syracuse 13205; lunch, Wednesday Noon-1 pm.
Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen: 155 Gifford St, Syracuse NY 13202; every day, breakfast 7;00-7:45 am, lunch 11:30 am-12:45 pm, dinner 4:00-5:00 pm.
Samaritan Center: 310 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY 13202; dinner, Monday-Thursday 13057 1:30 pm - 2 pm.
Second Olivet Soup Kitchen: 818 S. West St., Syracuse, NY 13202; lunch, Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30 am – till the food’s all gone.
Southside Church of Christ Soup Kitchen: 1327 W. Colvin St.; Syracuse, NY 13207; lunch, Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.
$2.75 Meals
PEACE Older Persons Program (315) 470-3331.
The suggested meal contribution of $2.75 helps
fund the program. Reservations are requested.
Bob Cecile Senior Center: 176 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 473-2678; Mon-Fri at Noon.
Brighton Towers Apartments: 821 Brighton Ave., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 424-1831; Tue & Thu Noon.
Camillus Senior Center: 27 First St., Camillus, NY 13031; (315) 672-3163; Monday-Friday at Noon.
Canton Woods Senior Center; 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville. NY 13027; (315) 638-4536; Monday, Wednesday & Friday at Noon.
Cicero Senior Center: 5924 Lathrop Dr., Cicero, NY 13039; (315) 452-3298 or (315) 446-9250 ext. 127; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at Noon.
Dunbar Center: 1453 S. State St., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 760-3155; Monday, Wednesday & Friday Noon.
Eastside Family Resources Center; 202 S. Beech St., Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 470-3325; Wed. & Fri. Noon.
Eastwood Senior Center; 401 S. Midler Ave., Syracuse NY 13206; (315) 437-4011; Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. Noon.
Fay Road Baptist: 750 Fay Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13219; (315) 468-2071; Tue. Noon (closed summers).
Foster Grandparents Program: 800 S. Wilbur Ave., Syracuse, NY 13204; (315) 295-0719; posted monthly.
Heman Street School Apartments: 121 Heman St., East Syracuse NY; (315) 952-0038. Mon. & Wed Noon.
Jewish Community Center; 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt, NY 13214; (315) 445-2360; Mon.-Fri. at Noon, summers Monday at 5 pm.
Jordan Elbridge Community Center; 238 E. Main St., Jordan, NY 13080; (315) 689-3431; Friday & 2nd - 4th Tuesday at Noon.
Limestone Community Center; 7826 High Bridge Rd., Manlius, NY 13104; (315) 637-5188; Mon & Wed at Noon.
Liverpool Methodist Church, 604 Oswego St., Liverpool, NY 13088; (315) 457-5180; Monday at Noon.
Magnarelli Ctr at McChesney Rec Ctr; 2308 Grant Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-2673.
Marcellus United Methodist Church; 1 Slocumbe Ave, Marcellus, NY 13108; 673-2533; Thursday at Noon.
Meadows Apartments; 3490 Meadowbriar Ln. Baldwins-ville, NY 13027; (315) 635-6125; Tue. & Thursday at Noon.
Native Elders; (315) 469-6462.
Norstar Apartments Community Room; 4784 Norstar Blvd., Clay, NY 13041; (315) 457-4777; Thu & Fri at Noon.
North Syracuse Community Center; 700 South Bay Rd., N. Syracuse NY 13212; 458-4763; 1st Thu at Noon.
Onondaga Senior Center; 4834 Velasko Rd., Onondaga NY 13215; (315) 469-3464; Monday -Thursday at Noon.
Otisco Lake Community Center; 2223 Amber Rd., Marietta, NY 13110; (315) 636-7267; 2nd & 4th Wednesday at Noon (closed summers).
Plainville Christian Church; 754 W. Genesee St., Plainville, NY 13137; (315) 635-7648; Wed at Noon.
Providence House Apartments; 1700 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY 13204; (315) 424-1804; Mon-Fri at Noon.
Ross Towers: 710-712 Lodi St., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-8506; Monday, Wednesday & Friday at Noon.
Salina Civic Center; 2826 LeMoyne Ave., Mattydale, NY 13211; (315) 424-1810; Monday-Friday at Noon.
Salvation Army Senior Adult Center; 749 S. Warren St., Syracuse, NY 13202; (315) 479-1313 Monday-Friday breakfast & lunch; no reservation required.
Skaneateles Community Center; 97 State St., Skaneateles, NY 13152; (315) 685-5607; Wed. at Noon.
Solvay Masonic Temple; 280 Woods Rd., Solvay, NY 13209; (315) 487-0596; Monday at Noon.
Toomey Abbott Towers: 1207 Almond St., Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 428-0180; Tuesday & Thursday at Noon.
Town of Clay Senior Center; 4948 Route 31, Clay, NY (315) 652-3800 ext. 137; Wed at Noon (closed summers).
Tully United Community Church; 5876 Meetinghouse Rd., Tully, NY 13159; (315) 696-8066; Tuesday at Noon.
United Church of Christ: 215 Blackberry Rd, Liverpool, NY 13090; (315) 652-6789; Friday at Noon.
Valley Vista Apartments; 122 Seneca Turnpike W., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 469-4100; Wed at Noon.
Villa Scalabrini Apartments; 825 E. Willow St., Syracuse, NY 13203; (315) 472-3142; Tue & Thu at Noon.
Vinette Towers; 907 Pond St., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-8504; Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday at Noon.
Meals on Wheels
Baldwinsville Meal on Wheels: (315) 638-2171; 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027; serves the Towns of Lysander, Van Buren & Salina north of John Glenn Boulevard.
East Syracuse Meals on Wheels: (315) 463-5972 (call Monday-Friday 9-11 am; call early – no answering service); First United Church of East Syracuse, Franklin Park Dr. (mail to 111 Fremont Rd.), East Syracuse NY 13057; serves East Syracuse & Minoa addresses.
ECHO Meals on Wheels West; (315) 487-2878; 4600 W. Genesee St., Solvay, NY 13219; serves the Towns of Camillus, Geddes, Marcellus and Onondaga in Zip 13219.
FM-JD Area Meals on Wheels: (315) 637-5446 (Fax is same number, call first before faxing); PO Box 72, Manlius, NY 13104; serves Bridgeport, DeWitt, Fayetteville, Jamesville, Kirkville, Manlius, Pompey, Tully & Lafayette areas; fmjdmalsonwheels@verizon, net, www.fm-jdmealsofwheels.com/
Jordan Elbridge Meals on Wheels: (315) 689-9513; 41 Mechanic St., Jordan, NY 13080; serves Town of Elbridge.
Kosher Meals on Wheels: (315) 446-9111 ext. 230 (Fax (315) 446-1537; 4101 E. Genesee St., DeWitt, NY 13214; hackz@sjfs.org.
Meals on Wheels of Syracuse: (315) 478-5948 (Fax 478-6770); 300 Burt St., Syracuse, NY 13202; serves the City of Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation; mkaufman@meals.org, www.meals.org.
North Area Meals on Wheels, Inc.: (315) 452-1402 (Fax 452-1402, call first before faxing); 413 Church St., N. Syracuse NY 13212; serves Cicero-North Syracuse School District, Town of Clay, Town of Salina north of John Glenn Blvd; northareamow@verizon.net, wwwnamow.org
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) assists eligible low-income people to pay to heat their homes.
To apply, call Onondaga County Office of Aging at (315) 435-2362, online www.ny.gov/services/apply-heap.
Free Education for an online two-year degree.
Eastern Gateway Community College offers free degrees to CSEA/AFSCME members, retirees and their family members of: spouse, domestic partners, children, step-children, foster children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and financial dependents. A GED or a high school diploma is required. The three courses offered are: - Associate of Business Management, 60-62 credits.
- Associate of Criminal Justice, 65 credits.
- Associate of Arts, 60-64 credits.
Courses start every 8 weeks. Call (888) 305-5534 or go to www.freecollege.afscme.org .
What is F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse?
“Forging Our Community’s United Strength,” F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse is a community-wide visioning program created with the goal of making Syracuse a better place to live and work. It is a monthly 'forum' chaired by Chuckie Holstein.
It meets the 3rd Friday of Every Month at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall Commons, 201 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 -- You are welcome to attend.
The topics vary, but the underlying theme is Syracuse/Onondaga County. The people
that attend are people involved in government (city and county), academia,
small business owners and those representing local organizations.
Carol Braund, Secretary of AARP Chapter 243 attends for us.
That is the motto of AARP, and Onondaga Chapter 243 members live up to it!
Community Healthcare Forum
February 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Southwest Community Center, 401 South Avenue
Syracuse, 13206 United States
At this time community members, and allies will gather to have a round table discussion sharing their healthcare stories and experiences. Congressman Katko will be invited to attend.
Join Event
Diane Rehse, MS
AARP New York
Sr. Program Assistant
drehse@aarp.org
www.aarp.org/ny
February 2017 -- Community Service: Sharon Haresky announced we were able to give away 208 lap robes in 2016. We donated them to several nursing homes and to people who receive Meals on Wheels. She suggested that next year we may want to donate more lap robes to Meals on Wheels because it seems that many other organizations donate lap robes as well as other items to the nursing homes. Sharon said we collected 125 glasses in January.
Sharon is stepping down from the Lap Robe Committee. She is looking for two people to help take over the Lap Robe project. One person that has a computer skills and could type in a spreadsheet. The second person would gather up the lap robes and store them in a clean environment, with donor's name and address until Christmas time. They don't have to distribute them we have volunteers to do that task.
Senior Meals Programs - Posted January 2017
[From the Onondaga County Office of Aging)
Free Meal sites
(Food Bank of Central New York)
Assumption Bag Meal Program: Mon-Sun, lunch 11:00 am-2:00 pm, dinner at 3:30 pm-5:30 pm; 812 N. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13208.
Bellgrove Missionary Baptist Church:219 W. Castle St., Syracuse NY 132056; lunch, Wed., 12:30 -1 pm.
Congregation Ner Tamid: 5061 W. Taft Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13212; Lunch, Sun., 10:00 am – 11:30 am.
Hopps Memorial Church Soup Kitchen: 1110 S. State St., Syracuse, NY 13205; dinner, Mon.-Fri. 4:30-6:00 pm.
Payton Temple Soup Kitchen: 181 Midland Ave, Syracuse 13205; lunch, Wednesday Noon-1 pm.
Rescue Mission Soup Kitchen: 155 Gifford St, Syracuse NY 13202; every day, breakfast 7;00-7:45 am, lunch 11:30 am-12:45 pm, dinner 4:00-5:00 pm.
Samaritan Center: 310 Montgomery St, Syracuse NY 13202; dinner, Monday-Thursday 13057 1:30 pm - 2 pm.
Second Olivet Soup Kitchen: 818 S. West St., Syracuse, NY 13202; lunch, Tuesday & Thursday, 11:30 am – till the food’s all gone.
Southside Church of Christ Soup Kitchen: 1327 W. Colvin St.; Syracuse, NY 13207; lunch, Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.
$2.75 Meals
PEACE Older Persons Program (315) 470-3331.
The suggested meal contribution of $2.75 helps
fund the program. Reservations are requested.
Bob Cecile Senior Center: 176 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 473-2678; Mon-Fri at Noon.
Brighton Towers Apartments: 821 Brighton Ave., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 424-1831; Tue & Thu Noon.
Camillus Senior Center: 27 First St., Camillus, NY 13031; (315) 672-3163; Monday-Friday at Noon.
Canton Woods Senior Center; 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville. NY 13027; (315) 638-4536; Monday, Wednesday & Friday at Noon.
Cicero Senior Center: 5924 Lathrop Dr., Cicero, NY 13039; (315) 452-3298 or (315) 446-9250 ext. 127; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at Noon.
Dunbar Center: 1453 S. State St., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 760-3155; Monday, Wednesday & Friday Noon.
Eastside Family Resources Center; 202 S. Beech St., Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 470-3325; Wed. & Fri. Noon.
Eastwood Senior Center; 401 S. Midler Ave., Syracuse NY 13206; (315) 437-4011; Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. Noon.
Fay Road Baptist: 750 Fay Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13219; (315) 468-2071; Tue. Noon (closed summers).
Foster Grandparents Program: 800 S. Wilbur Ave., Syracuse, NY 13204; (315) 295-0719; posted monthly.
Heman Street School Apartments: 121 Heman St., East Syracuse NY; (315) 952-0038. Mon. & Wed Noon.
Jewish Community Center; 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt, NY 13214; (315) 445-2360; Mon.-Fri. at Noon, summers Monday at 5 pm.
Jordan Elbridge Community Center; 238 E. Main St., Jordan, NY 13080; (315) 689-3431; Friday & 2nd - 4th Tuesday at Noon.
Limestone Community Center; 7826 High Bridge Rd., Manlius, NY 13104; (315) 637-5188; Mon & Wed at Noon.
Liverpool Methodist Church, 604 Oswego St., Liverpool, NY 13088; (315) 457-5180; Monday at Noon.
Magnarelli Ctr at McChesney Rec Ctr; 2308 Grant Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-2673.
Marcellus United Methodist Church; 1 Slocumbe Ave, Marcellus, NY 13108; 673-2533; Thursday at Noon.
Meadows Apartments; 3490 Meadowbriar Ln. Baldwins-ville, NY 13027; (315) 635-6125; Tue. & Thursday at Noon.
Native Elders; (315) 469-6462.
Norstar Apartments Community Room; 4784 Norstar Blvd., Clay, NY 13041; (315) 457-4777; Thu & Fri at Noon.
North Syracuse Community Center; 700 South Bay Rd., N. Syracuse NY 13212; 458-4763; 1st Thu at Noon.
Onondaga Senior Center; 4834 Velasko Rd., Onondaga NY 13215; (315) 469-3464; Monday -Thursday at Noon.
Otisco Lake Community Center; 2223 Amber Rd., Marietta, NY 13110; (315) 636-7267; 2nd & 4th Wednesday at Noon (closed summers).
Plainville Christian Church; 754 W. Genesee St., Plainville, NY 13137; (315) 635-7648; Wed at Noon.
Providence House Apartments; 1700 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY 13204; (315) 424-1804; Mon-Fri at Noon.
Ross Towers: 710-712 Lodi St., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-8506; Monday, Wednesday & Friday at Noon.
Salina Civic Center; 2826 LeMoyne Ave., Mattydale, NY 13211; (315) 424-1810; Monday-Friday at Noon.
Salvation Army Senior Adult Center; 749 S. Warren St., Syracuse, NY 13202; (315) 479-1313 Monday-Friday breakfast & lunch; no reservation required.
Skaneateles Community Center; 97 State St., Skaneateles, NY 13152; (315) 685-5607; Wed. at Noon.
Solvay Masonic Temple; 280 Woods Rd., Solvay, NY 13209; (315) 487-0596; Monday at Noon.
Toomey Abbott Towers: 1207 Almond St., Syracuse, NY 13210; (315) 428-0180; Tuesday & Thursday at Noon.
Town of Clay Senior Center; 4948 Route 31, Clay, NY (315) 652-3800 ext. 137; Wed at Noon (closed summers).
Tully United Community Church; 5876 Meetinghouse Rd., Tully, NY 13159; (315) 696-8066; Tuesday at Noon.
United Church of Christ: 215 Blackberry Rd, Liverpool, NY 13090; (315) 652-6789; Friday at Noon.
Valley Vista Apartments; 122 Seneca Turnpike W., Syracuse, NY 13205; (315) 469-4100; Wed at Noon.
Villa Scalabrini Apartments; 825 E. Willow St., Syracuse, NY 13203; (315) 472-3142; Tue & Thu at Noon.
Vinette Towers; 907 Pond St., Syracuse, NY 13208; (315) 473-8504; Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday at Noon.
Meals on Wheels
Baldwinsville Meal on Wheels: (315) 638-2171; 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027; serves the Towns of Lysander, Van Buren & Salina north of John Glenn Boulevard.
East Syracuse Meals on Wheels: (315) 463-5972 (call Monday-Friday 9-11 am; call early – no answering service); First United Church of East Syracuse, Franklin Park Dr. (mail to 111 Fremont Rd.), East Syracuse NY 13057; serves East Syracuse & Minoa addresses.
ECHO Meals on Wheels West; (315) 487-2878; 4600 W. Genesee St., Solvay, NY 13219; serves the Towns of Camillus, Geddes, Marcellus and Onondaga in Zip 13219.
FM-JD Area Meals on Wheels: (315) 637-5446 (Fax is same number, call first before faxing); PO Box 72, Manlius, NY 13104; serves Bridgeport, DeWitt, Fayetteville, Jamesville, Kirkville, Manlius, Pompey, Tully & Lafayette areas; fmjdmalsonwheels@verizon, net, www.fm-jdmealsofwheels.com/
Jordan Elbridge Meals on Wheels: (315) 689-9513; 41 Mechanic St., Jordan, NY 13080; serves Town of Elbridge.
Kosher Meals on Wheels: (315) 446-9111 ext. 230 (Fax (315) 446-1537; 4101 E. Genesee St., DeWitt, NY 13214; hackz@sjfs.org.
Meals on Wheels of Syracuse: (315) 478-5948 (Fax 478-6770); 300 Burt St., Syracuse, NY 13202; serves the City of Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation; mkaufman@meals.org, www.meals.org.
North Area Meals on Wheels, Inc.: (315) 452-1402 (Fax 452-1402, call first before faxing); 413 Church St., N. Syracuse NY 13212; serves Cicero-North Syracuse School District, Town of Clay, Town of Salina north of John Glenn Blvd; northareamow@verizon.net, wwwnamow.org
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) assists eligible low-income people to pay to heat their homes.
To apply, call Onondaga County Office of Aging at (315) 435-2362, online www.ny.gov/services/apply-heap.
Free Education for an online two-year degree.
Eastern Gateway Community College offers free degrees to CSEA/AFSCME members, retirees and their family members of: spouse, domestic partners, children, step-children, foster children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and financial dependents. A GED or a high school diploma is required. The three courses offered are: - Associate of Business Management, 60-62 credits.
- Associate of Criminal Justice, 65 credits.
- Associate of Arts, 60-64 credits.
Courses start every 8 weeks. Call (888) 305-5534 or go to www.freecollege.afscme.org .
What is F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse?
“Forging Our Community’s United Strength,” F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse is a community-wide visioning program created with the goal of making Syracuse a better place to live and work. It is a monthly 'forum' chaired by Chuckie Holstein.
It meets the 3rd Friday of Every Month at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall Commons, 201 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 -- You are welcome to attend.
The topics vary, but the underlying theme is Syracuse/Onondaga County. The people
that attend are people involved in government (city and county), academia,
small business owners and those representing local organizations.
Carol Braund, Secretary of AARP Chapter 243 attends for us.
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Some or the women who crochet lap robes for our holiday give-away-program to local nursing homes
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Members displaying laprobes made by volunteers that will be delivered to nursing homes during the holidays.
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Blood pressure screening is offered at each monthly meeting. |
Other Community Service Programs
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