IT IS BETTER TO SERVE THAN BE SERVED
That is the motto of AARP, and Onondaga Chapter 243 members live up to it!
Next General Meeting - April 2, 2019 - - New Location
North Syracuse Community Center, 700 South Bay Rd., N. Syracuse, NY 13212
(No steps - easy access - hope to see you there)
Community Service Chairperson - Carol Sandford
In Sept., for the national Day of Service, our Chapter made 250 PBJ sandwiches & delivered them to the Samaritan Center.
In October we collected items for Francis House
Each month we collect eyeglasses for a team of doctors going to Honduras to help people with vision problems, and do eye surgery.
We are continuing to make and collect lap robes that will be given out to Wheels On Meals sites in December along with a new calendar and socks.
In April we collect toiletries for Vera House.
Every Month we collect canned goods and $$ for the Interreligious Food Consortium; pull tabs (from cans) for Shriner's hospital, used eye glasses for the Lions, box tops to help educational institutions, and Lap Robes for homebound people.
Watch for the Annual Shredding Event in the Spring (In 2019, it's April 17th.) at Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool (near Heid's). ***********************************
AARP Shredding Event
April 17, 2019 9:00-11:00 AM, near Wegmans Playground at the southern end of Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, NY. No plastic bags or cardboard boxes.
Community Healthcare Forum
Senior Meals Programs - Posted for 2019
The Onondaga County Office for Aging's Senior Nutrition Services
Check out their website for information: ongov.net/aging/
Senior Dining Site Information Three local agencies prepare nutritious meals for Onondaga County residents age 60 and older. All agencies are ServSafe® certified in food safety through the National Restaurant Association Foundation. A suggested meal contribution of $3.00 (Kosher - $4.00/Lunch, $5.00/Dinner) is returned to the program to help support meal costs and expand services. Guest meals are $6.00. No one is turned away due to an unwillingness or inability to pay.
Bob Cecile Senior Center, 176 W Seneca Turnpike 315-473-2678 Monday - Friday Noon
Brighton Towers Apartments, 821 Brighton Ave. 315-424-1831 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Camillus Senior Center, 27 First Street, Camillus 315-672-3163 Monday - Friday Noon Canton Woods Senior Center, 76 Canton St, Baldwinsville 315-638-4536 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Cicero Senior Center, 5924 Lathrop Road, Cicero 315-452-3298 Monday, Tuesday, Friday Noon
Clover Corner, 405 Gifford St. Syracuse 315-476-3157 Monday - Friday Noon
Dewitt Community Center, 148 Sanders Creek Parkway 315-446-9250 x127 Tuesday - Wednesday Noon
Dunbar Center, 1453 South State Street 315-760-3155 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Eastside Family Resource Center, 202 S Beech Street 315-470-3325 Friday Noon Eastwood Senior Center, 401 S Midler Avenue 315-437-4011 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Fay Road Baptist Church, 750 Fay Road 315-468-2071 Tuesday Noon (Closed Summers)
Foster Grandparents, Hopps Mem. Church, 1110 S. State 315-470-3331 Monthly Heman Street, 121 Heman Street, East Syracuse 315-952-0038 Monday & Wednesday Noon J
ordan Elbridge Comm.Ctr, 238 E. Main St. Rte 31, Jordan 315-689-3431 Fri. & Every 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tues., Noon
Limestone Community Center, 7626 Highbridge Rd, Manlius 315-682-7001 Monday & Wednesday Noon
Liverpool Methodist Church, 604 Oswego Street 315-457-5180 Monday Noon Magnarelli Center @ McChesney Park, 2308 Grant Blvd 315-473-2673 Mon & Wed Noon
Marcellus U Methodist Church, 1 Slocombe Ave., Marcellus 315-673-2533 Thursday Noon
Meadows Apartments, 3490 Meadowbriar Lane, B’ville 315-635-6125 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Norstar Apts Comm Room, 4784 Norstar Boulevard, Clay 315-457-4777 Thursday & Friday Noon
N. Syracuse Community Ctr, 700 South Bay Rd, N. Syr. 315-458-4763 First Thursday Noon
Onondaga Senior Center, 4834 Velasko Road 315-469-3464 Monday - Thursday Noon
P.E.A.C.E Inc. 315-470-3331 Meal Times
Providence House Apartments, 1700 W Onondaga Street 315-424-1804 Monday - Friday Noon
Ross Towers, 710-712 Lodi Street 315-473-8506 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon Salina Civic Center, 2826 Lemoyne Avenue 315-424-1810 Monday - Friday Noon Skaneateles Comm. Center, 97 State St., Skaneateles 315-685-5607 Wednesday Noon
Solvay Masonic, 780 Woods Road, Solvay 315-487-0596 Monday Noon
Toomey Abbott Towers, 1207 Almond Street 315-428-0180 Tuesday & Thursday Noon Town of Clay Senior Center, 4948 County Route 31 315-652-3800 Wednesday Noon (Closed Summers)
Tully United Comm. Church, 5872 Meetinghouse Rd, Tully 315-696-8066 Tuesday Noon
United Church of Christ, 215 Blackberry Road, Liverpool 315-652-6789 Friday Noon Valley Vista Apartments, 122 W. Seneca Turnpike 315-469-4100 Wednesday Noon Villa Scalabrini Apartments, 825 East Willow Street 315-472-3142 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Vinette Towers, 907 Pond St. 315-473-8504 Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Noon Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue 315-478-8634 Monday - Friday Noon Salvation Army* 315-479-1309
Meal Times Senior Adult Center, 749 S Warren Street No reservation required Monday - Friday Breakfast & Lunch
Jewish Community Senior Center* 315-445-2360 Meal Times 5655 Thompson Rd, Dewitt (Kosher meals) Reservations required Monday - Friday Noon Summers Monday @ 5 PM
Meals on Wheels
Visit: wwwongov.net/aging/services or call 315 435 2362
For More Places and Services: Find one near you.
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/signup/aboutmealsonwheels?filter=Syracuse&state=NY
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.
Gift of Hearing Foundation will provide financial support to help a select number of economically disadvantaged patients receive cochlear implants info@giftofhearingfoundation.org.
Audient helps provide hearing aids and care at a significantly lower cost than generally found in the marketplace for low income seniors. To be eligible your income must be below $27,075 for a single or $36,425 for a couple. Phone 1-877-283-4368, or 866 956 5400. or visit www.audientalliance.org.
Ramp Program administered by Onondaga Co Community Development, offers grants of up to $15,000 to install an exterior ramp and/or modify a bathroom and/or kitchen to make it easier for a disabled person to use. Call 315-435-3558.
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 Jim Keib.
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!
Next General Meeting - April 2, 2019 - - New Location
North Syracuse Community Center, 700 South Bay Rd., N. Syracuse, NY 13212
(No steps - easy access - hope to see you there)
Community Service Chairperson - Carol Sandford
In Sept., for the national Day of Service, our Chapter made 250 PBJ sandwiches & delivered them to the Samaritan Center.
In October we collected items for Francis House
Each month we collect eyeglasses for a team of doctors going to Honduras to help people with vision problems, and do eye surgery.
We are continuing to make and collect lap robes that will be given out to Wheels On Meals sites in December along with a new calendar and socks.
In April we collect toiletries for Vera House.
Every Month we collect canned goods and $$ for the Interreligious Food Consortium; pull tabs (from cans) for Shriner's hospital, used eye glasses for the Lions, box tops to help educational institutions, and Lap Robes for homebound people.
Watch for the Annual Shredding Event in the Spring (In 2019, it's April 17th.) at Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool (near Heid's). ***********************************
AARP Shredding Event
April 17, 2019 9:00-11:00 AM, near Wegmans Playground at the southern end of Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, NY. No plastic bags or cardboard boxes.
Community Healthcare Forum
Senior Meals Programs - Posted for 2019
The Onondaga County Office for Aging's Senior Nutrition Services
Check out their website for information: ongov.net/aging/
Senior Dining Site Information Three local agencies prepare nutritious meals for Onondaga County residents age 60 and older. All agencies are ServSafe® certified in food safety through the National Restaurant Association Foundation. A suggested meal contribution of $3.00 (Kosher - $4.00/Lunch, $5.00/Dinner) is returned to the program to help support meal costs and expand services. Guest meals are $6.00. No one is turned away due to an unwillingness or inability to pay.
Bob Cecile Senior Center, 176 W Seneca Turnpike 315-473-2678 Monday - Friday Noon
Brighton Towers Apartments, 821 Brighton Ave. 315-424-1831 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Camillus Senior Center, 27 First Street, Camillus 315-672-3163 Monday - Friday Noon Canton Woods Senior Center, 76 Canton St, Baldwinsville 315-638-4536 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Cicero Senior Center, 5924 Lathrop Road, Cicero 315-452-3298 Monday, Tuesday, Friday Noon
Clover Corner, 405 Gifford St. Syracuse 315-476-3157 Monday - Friday Noon
Dewitt Community Center, 148 Sanders Creek Parkway 315-446-9250 x127 Tuesday - Wednesday Noon
Dunbar Center, 1453 South State Street 315-760-3155 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Eastside Family Resource Center, 202 S Beech Street 315-470-3325 Friday Noon Eastwood Senior Center, 401 S Midler Avenue 315-437-4011 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Noon
Fay Road Baptist Church, 750 Fay Road 315-468-2071 Tuesday Noon (Closed Summers)
Foster Grandparents, Hopps Mem. Church, 1110 S. State 315-470-3331 Monthly Heman Street, 121 Heman Street, East Syracuse 315-952-0038 Monday & Wednesday Noon J
ordan Elbridge Comm.Ctr, 238 E. Main St. Rte 31, Jordan 315-689-3431 Fri. & Every 2nd, 3rd, 4th Tues., Noon
Limestone Community Center, 7626 Highbridge Rd, Manlius 315-682-7001 Monday & Wednesday Noon
Liverpool Methodist Church, 604 Oswego Street 315-457-5180 Monday Noon Magnarelli Center @ McChesney Park, 2308 Grant Blvd 315-473-2673 Mon & Wed Noon
Marcellus U Methodist Church, 1 Slocombe Ave., Marcellus 315-673-2533 Thursday Noon
Meadows Apartments, 3490 Meadowbriar Lane, B’ville 315-635-6125 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Norstar Apts Comm Room, 4784 Norstar Boulevard, Clay 315-457-4777 Thursday & Friday Noon
N. Syracuse Community Ctr, 700 South Bay Rd, N. Syr. 315-458-4763 First Thursday Noon
Onondaga Senior Center, 4834 Velasko Road 315-469-3464 Monday - Thursday Noon
P.E.A.C.E Inc. 315-470-3331 Meal Times
Providence House Apartments, 1700 W Onondaga Street 315-424-1804 Monday - Friday Noon
Ross Towers, 710-712 Lodi Street 315-473-8506 Monday, Wednesday, Friday Noon Salina Civic Center, 2826 Lemoyne Avenue 315-424-1810 Monday - Friday Noon Skaneateles Comm. Center, 97 State St., Skaneateles 315-685-5607 Wednesday Noon
Solvay Masonic, 780 Woods Road, Solvay 315-487-0596 Monday Noon
Toomey Abbott Towers, 1207 Almond Street 315-428-0180 Tuesday & Thursday Noon Town of Clay Senior Center, 4948 County Route 31 315-652-3800 Wednesday Noon (Closed Summers)
Tully United Comm. Church, 5872 Meetinghouse Rd, Tully 315-696-8066 Tuesday Noon
United Church of Christ, 215 Blackberry Road, Liverpool 315-652-6789 Friday Noon Valley Vista Apartments, 122 W. Seneca Turnpike 315-469-4100 Wednesday Noon Villa Scalabrini Apartments, 825 East Willow Street 315-472-3142 Tuesday & Thursday Noon
Vinette Towers, 907 Pond St. 315-473-8504 Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Noon Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Avenue 315-478-8634 Monday - Friday Noon Salvation Army* 315-479-1309
Meal Times Senior Adult Center, 749 S Warren Street No reservation required Monday - Friday Breakfast & Lunch
Jewish Community Senior Center* 315-445-2360 Meal Times 5655 Thompson Rd, Dewitt (Kosher meals) Reservations required Monday - Friday Noon Summers Monday @ 5 PM
Meals on Wheels
Visit: wwwongov.net/aging/services or call 315 435 2362
For More Places and Services: Find one near you.
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/signup/aboutmealsonwheels?filter=Syracuse&state=NY
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.
Gift of Hearing Foundation will provide financial support to help a select number of economically disadvantaged patients receive cochlear implants info@giftofhearingfoundation.org.
Audient helps provide hearing aids and care at a significantly lower cost than generally found in the marketplace for low income seniors. To be eligible your income must be below $27,075 for a single or $36,425 for a couple. Phone 1-877-283-4368, or 866 956 5400. or visit www.audientalliance.org.
Ramp Program administered by Onondaga Co Community Development, offers grants of up to $15,000 to install an exterior ramp and/or modify a bathroom and/or kitchen to make it easier for a disabled person to use. Call 315-435-3558.
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 Jim Keib.
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 Meals on Wheels people during the Holidays.
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Blood pressure screening is offered at each monthly meeting. |
Other Community Service Programs
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