Thurmont Senior Center
by Kristen Bodmer
Graduation season is here. We would like to congratulate all of the 2024 seniors. What a huge accomplishment! We want you to know we are so proud of you. Always dream big, and you will go places.
“If you never dream, you will never know the endless possibilities of what you can become.”~ Annette White
We would like to take a moment to remember a dear friend of the Thurmont Senior Center: Helen Deluca. Helen was instrumental in the Senior Center becoming independent from the county. She has been a long-time supporter of the center, and she will be terribly missed. Her loving family donated a beautiful bench to the center that Helen had painted flowers on, and it is placed right as you come in our door.
We had a wonderful surprise from the Thurmont Elementary School (TES) third-graders. They made beautiful handmade cards for the seniors. We sent a card to all of our seniors who receive a delivered meal and to all the seniors who came into the center that day. It truly made our day.
June 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 come into the center and ask for one. Check the Community Calendar in this issue for June event dates and times. Don’t forget, we serve lunch every day at 12:00 p.m. If you are not able to stay to eat lunch, you can pick up your lunch. We have quite a few people who pick up lunch from the center now. Just remember to call the day before or call the morning of by 9:15 a.m.
We would love for you to join us for a free balance and strength exercise session daily on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. We play games on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and we also play Bingo every first and third Wednesday of the month (if we have a fifth Wednesday in a month, we have a Special Bingo). Bingo is always a fun time, full of laughter and special homemade treats for halftime. I can’t forget to mention our coffee! We are told it is the best, so come in and have a cup with us. Just to let you know, we have a whole corner dedicated to exercise. We have two treadmills, a stair climber, and a recumbent bicycle for use during our hours, from 9:00 a.m.-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 absolutely free.
We had a birthday party rental at the center last month, and the Thurmont Little League used the center for pictures. We really love having the community use the center; there are so many different possibilities. The price is very affordable. Call the Thurmont Senior Center to rent for different activities, such as a baby shower, a birthday party, or a bridal shower.
As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 301-271-7911.
Crafting fun with Pauline’s Pals, Verna Radcliffe, Joan Schaper, Geri Foster, and Irene Mathews.
In loving memory of Helen Deluca, her daughter, Carol, donated this bench to the senior center. Helen painted the flowers on the bench; her granddaughter painted the “In loving memory…”
Thank you TES third-graders for the wonderful cards: Doris Ryan, Ruth Heaney, Pam Zimmerman, Frank Valentine, Linda Haynes, Jenny Dorsey, Nancy Popejoy, Karen Younkins, Pat Alexander, and Marie Williams.
