Thurmont Senior Center

by Kristen Bodmer
Fall is here, leaves are changing colors and crisp breezes are blowing. We are looking forward to Colorfest, our Yard Sale, Thanksgiving! We would love for you to come join us as we get to spend time together laughing and playing games and sharing fellowship.

October is full of activities. Take the opportunity to take a look at the calendar of events we have scheduled. You can find our calendar on the website at thurmontseniorcenter.org, on Facebook, or just come in to pick one up. Just a quick reminder that because of Colorfest, we will not be having the fundraiser and bake sale at Roy Rogers this month. Carol and Nancy will be busy with our annual yard sale that week. The yard sale will be on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We hope to see you there.

We are so proud to announce that Jody Eyler of Thurmont was inducted into the Maryland Senior Citizen Hall of Fame. We are so happy that she has been recognized for all that she does for this community. Along with volunteering at the Grange and the Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show, she is an outstanding volunteer here at the Thurmont Senior Center. She works in the kitchen, drives people to the store or appointments—really, she just steps in whenever she can. Jody, we are so proud of you!

September was a fun-filled month.  We had two exciting bingos. We stretched and exercised. We played Farkle, Hand and Foot, Pinochle and Poker. We laughed and laughed.  We also had coffee, tea, and goodies galore. You just never know how much fun you can have. We would love for you to join us for some fun and fellowship.

We hold a free balance and strength exercise session daily, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. We play Pinochle on Tuesday, Bunko on the second Thursday of the month, and Farkle on the fourth Thursday of the month. We also play Bingo every first and third Wednesday of the month. If a month has a fifth Wednesday, we have a Special Bingo. It is always a fun time, full of enjoyment and special homemade treats for halftime. I can’t forget to mention our coffee. We are told it’s the best, so come in and have a cup with us.

Friday’s, we have Zumba. We also offer Poker and 500. Just to let you know, we now have a whole corner dedicated to exercise. We have two treadmills, a stair climber, and a recumbent bicycle for use during our hours, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There is no charge to use this equipment.

Just a reminder that some activities may have a minimal cost, but to join the center is free.

We really love having the community use the center. Check out the YMCA’s Y on the Fly. They will be having some classes in the evenings here. We are very excited for this partnership.

Come out and have a delicious lunch with us, served every day at noon. The meals are $6.00 each. We would love to share a meal with you.  Please call the day before to sign up for lunch. Menus can be found at the center, on Facebook, and on our website at thurmontseniorcenter.org.

As you know, we get our lunches from restaurants in town. We do everything possible to keep our costs down, and these restaurants continually work with us to make that happen. We have served so many lunches this past year, and, because of this partnership, we were able to put $35,000 back into the restaurants.  We love each restaurant: Bollinger’s, Fratelli’s, Mountain Gate, Rocky’s, and Kountry Kitchen. Thank you for your continued support.

As a reminder with COVID, flu, and cold season upon us, if you have symptoms or are not feeling well, please stay home. We have some COVID tests at the center if you need one. We want to keep everyone as healthy as we can. We will hold a Flu Clinic on Mondy, October 15, from  11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Thurmont Senior Center is available to rent for different activities as well, like perhaps a baby shower, a birthday party, or a bridal shower.

Don’t forget to call the center or check online to get an updated calendar for our lunches and activities for the next month, and check out the Community Calendar in this issue for event dates and times. We always have fun things planned, and we would love to have you come out and join us.

As always, if you have questions, don’t hesitate to call us at 301-271-7911.