Updates, Virtual Classes & Activities |
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Call Senior Coastsiders at 650-726-9056 for further information on classes or upcoming events. To see regularly scheduled weekly classes, be sure to scroll down to the last section of this email. |
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The Senior Coastsiders office will be closed Thursday, April 22 and Thursday, April 29 in order for staff to work on the center's re-opening plan. This will not affect food delivery.
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Virtual Mystery Book Club This group meets the first Wednesday of each month (April 7th this month) at 1:00pm. The group will be discussing Sins of the Fathers, by J A Jance. For the Zoom link, please contact hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org. Future books can be picked up at the Senior Coastsiders office at 925 Main Street.
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Speaking of books, if you live on the Senior Campus, you can have your Half Moon Bay Library books delivered to the Senior Coastsiders office for pick up. To get your name on the list for this service, please call 1-833-YES-SMCL or email halfmoonbay@smcl.org.
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One more thing about books! Senior Coastsiders and San Mateo County Libraries are excited to unveil free eBook Stops, making thousands of eBooks available in just a few easy steps with a wireless device. Readers can simply visit an eBook Stop, connect to its free Wi-Fi and the webpage, and then begin browsing popular titles available in English and Spanish. You don’t need a library card, mobile app, data plan or your own Wi-Fi connection to read these eBooks. There are no holds or wait times, so you can begin reading immediately or save the book in your browser to read from home.
The eBook Stop will be located in the downstairs lobby starting later this month.
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Outdoor Jazz with The Sara & Skylar Duo Sunday, April 11th at 1:00pm behind Senior Coastsiders. The Sara and Skylar duo, consisting of Sara Gorman, a Junior and bassist from Half Moon Bay High School, and Skylar Tang, a Freshman and trumpet player/pianist from Crystal Springs Uplands School have been playing together for three and a half years. They play a variety of styles of music, mainly centered around jazz and jazz standards from the 40s, 50s. Between the two of them, they have played with the SFJAZZ High School All Stars, Stanford Jazz Camps and Miles Ahead Combo, and California Allstate Band, in addition to leading their own groups through arrangements, recordings, and various gigs throughout the Bay Area.
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Oral Health Matters: Tips and Tricks to a Healthier Smile
Did you know that healthy teeth can improve your overall physical health?
Dr. Bonnie Jue from Sonrisas Dental Health, a local non-profit dental center, will share simple tips on how to take care of your teeth which can lead to a healthier body and elevate your emotional well-being. Via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20th at 11:00am. To register, call the office at 650-726-9056 or email hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org
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Spring Back into Entertaining with Jettywave Distillery and Senior Coastsiders! We are excited to partner with Jettywave Distillery for a fun Spring fundraising event! Join Jettywave head distiller on Wednesday April 28th at 6:00pm for a cocktail class via Zoom. For more details or to purchase the class and a cocktail kit, click here. |
Senior Coastsiders Cookbook Senior Coastsiders will be producing a cookbook to be available in time for the holidays. Do you have an old family recipe with a story, or a favorite recipe that you are known for? We are collecting recipes from our extended Senior Coastsiders family - donors, participants, volunteers, and staff. There are multiple ways to submit. To learn more, click here. |
Resiliency Survey Senior Coastsiders is working with a Master's student - Grace Achepohl - at Stanford University who is conducting research into resilience among older adults. Current evidence suggests that experiencing challenges and living through historical periods of population-wide stressors may provide psychosocial strengths and advantages for older adults who are dealing with adversity. Grace would like to explore this among older adults in our Coastside community. This is particularly timely given the many stressors we faced in the past year. We hope to use the findings from the study to provide programming that supports greater resilience among older adults. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sandi Winter at swinter@seniorcoastsiders.org or at 650-726-9056.
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Mission Hospice We miss hosting events with Mission Hospice and Home Care but while we can't be together in person, we don't want you to miss their many offerings. Check out their event calendar for virtual author events, Death Cafes, and support groups at https://www.missionhospice.org/events/
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WYSA App Testers Peninsula Family Service has a great opportunity for adults 55 and older to pilot the Wysa app and provide feedback about whether this app might be helpful for adults 55 and older. Test at your own pace and convenience. Volunteers will receive a generous gift card. Wysa creates personalized tools and activities designed to help with a variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, sleep and more. Wysa guides users through cognitive reframing, breathing exercises, and other strategies.
For more information please email:
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Virtual Bingo Join neighbors from the Pacifica Senior Center for some friendly virtual bingo on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00pm. Meeting ID is 996 6389 9575 and Passcode is 31ZrFs. You can get your electronic bingo card here .The bingo host will call the numbers. Only ONE playing card can be played per game. If the number is on your card, click the number on your digital card and it will mark it for you. Once you have a Bingo, unmute yourself and shout "Bingo" and follow up with your winning numbers. Sweet prizes will be given away to lucky winners!!
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Online Smart Phone Classes Having difficulty hearing or seeing on your smart phone? Attend a free online training and make your smart phone work better for you! Learn how to make your phone louder and easier to hear, how to send text messages, how to turn your phone into a magnifier, how to connect Bluetooth devices, how to operate basic functions of your phone and much more! These two-part online trainings are presented by California Telephone Access Program. iPhone and Android sessions are ongoing. To participate, you will need a computer, internet service, a valid email address AND your smart phone! To register, contact Crystal Lin at clin@ddtp.org or call 510-207-8609.
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Computer Tutoring and Computer Donation and Loaner Program Limited computer tutoring has resumed and is available by appointment. Additionally, through the dedication of two high school students, we are ready to put laptops into the hands of those who need them! We also have loaner laptops provided by the Half Moon Bay Library. Please call our office for more details.
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Peninsula Family Services introduces Got Wheels! Got Wheels provides affordable alternative transportation for Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Half Moon Bay, Montara, Moss Beach, and El Granada residents at least 70 years of age. Interested individuals may apply for no-cost membership. Members are provided up to six one-way rides a month for $5 each one-way ride. PFS subsidizes remainder of the fare. For more information, contact Cherie, Got Wheels! Program Coordinator: (650) 403-4300 Extension 4329 or cqmoreno@peninsulafamilyservice.org
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Home Repair Program We will be holding a scaled down Home Rehab Day on June 5th. If you are in need of minor home repairs, please contact hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org or download the application here as soon as possible. Or, if you are interested in volunteering to do some repairs, please reach out!
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Coastside Gives - May 6th
Senior Coastsiders will once again participate in the amazing day of Coastside giving on May 6th. We hope you will show your support for older adults. More details to come but mark May 6th on your calendar! This year we are focusing on how little things make a big difference - take a look at this fun animation that shows just that - click animation.
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The California Master Plan for Aging: How Does it Benefit You? May 14,
10:00-11:30am
Panel Discussion - Learn from elected officials how they plan to incorporate the five goals of The California Master Plan on Aging in their work. Following the panel there will be time for community questions and discussion. Stay tuned for additional details in the May newsletter!
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Celebrate Earth Day all month long!
There are a number of events with Senior Coastsiders and elsewhere to help you focus on Earth Day all month long!
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Evergreen Coastsiders Event This will be our 4th EC event and focuses on something we all care deeply about around here - plastic in our oceans! The History of Plastics - with Circular SMC on Thursday, April 8th at 6:00pm (see more below).
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Earth Day Flute Concert with Gail Edwards Gail is a teacher and a performer who frequently plays in many San Francisco Bay Area operas, ballet and symphonic orchestras and in a wide variety of chamber music settings playing styles from Bach to Rock. Join us behind Senior Coastsiders on Thursday, April 22nd at 3:00pm when she will play pieces focused on Mother Earth. (Please note our office is closed on 4/22 but the show will go on - see you outside!)
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Paper shredding for Senior Campus and Half Moon Bay residents (must show proof of residency). A document shredding truck will be stationed behind our building on Saturday, April 24th from 12:30-1:30pm.
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E-waste collection, shredding, and compost event at Smith Field, Wavecrest Road, Saturday, April 24th from 9:00am-12:00pm. Learn more through the city's event flyer here. And, if you can't make it to Smith Field that Saturday for e-waste, you can drop your e-waste off at Senior Coastiders during the week of 4/19.
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What Goes Where?: A Waste Sorting Workshop Join the City of Half Moon Bay and Republic Services on Thursday, April 29th at 6:00pm to learn about your curbside collection service and get your toughest questions answered by industry experts. Stay until the end for your chance to win one of four $50 giftcards to a local business. Open to all Half Moon Bay residents and live Spanish translation will be available. Zoom link will be available at www.hmbcity.com/sustainabilityevents.
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Local Hazard and Mitigation Plan Survey San Mateo County is vulnerable to many natural hazards - including earthquakes, wildfire, flooding, coastal erosion, and heat events. The County is developing an update to its current plan to reduce risks from hazards countywide, and wants to hear from you about your experiences with all types of hazards. The survey will help the County gauge the level of knowledge community members have about the region's top hazards. The information you provide will directly support the development of strategies and actions to reduce the risk of death, injuries and property damage caused by disasters. Access the survey here.
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2021 Environmental Series |
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Building on the momentum of the climate change programming that was completed in 2020 through partnerships with the Office of Sustainability of San Mateo County and the City of Half Moon Bay, Senior Coastsiders is excited to offer a monthly program dedicated to climate change and environmental engagement. Look for the Evergreen Coastsiders logo and a new program each month.
To register for the April event, click HERE or click the flyer below. For information on the May event, go to the county's website at https://bit.ly/3cST0kb.
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Supporting Senior Coastsiders |
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Coastside Gives Day is May 6th this year and our Coastside Gives webpage is already open here to receive donations. We are so grateful to the many people who supported Senior Coastsiders in previous years. Through the amazing generosity of two longtime supporters, we have a match of $20,000 which we are confident will help us reach our goal of $70,000.
You can also give to Senior Coastsiders directly by going to the Donate tab on our website and clicking on the Donate Now option. While you are there, check out the animated videos we’ve created for this year’s campaign which celebrate all the little things our staff and volunteers do that make a big difference in the lives of Coastside seniors.
Thank you to all our wonderful Coastside Gives donors for their on-going support.
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Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know that every time you buy something through Amazon, you could be supporting Senior Coastsiders? Visit smile.amazon.com and sign in with your Amazon.com credentials. Search and choose Senior Coastsiders as your charitable organization and start shopping! Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile!
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A Note from the Executive Director
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How do you handle your V.U.C.A. situations?
V.U.C.A. is a concept used to describe situations that are Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous:
- Volatile - changes that happen rapidly and on a large scale
- Uncertain - a future that cannot be predicted with any precision
- Complex - challenges that are complicated by many factors with few single causes or solutions
- Ambiguous - little clarity on what events mean and what effect they may have
The term originated with students at the U.S. Army War College to describe the geo-political environment after the Cold War and has become popular as an organizational management concept.
According to an article in Forbes magazine 1 , the key to surviving the VUCA world is
understanding how to overcome it. This means setting clear goals, keeping expectations clear and simple, removing ambiguity and complexity wherever possible and - most importantly - having a plan. Having a plan gives you clear guidelines for action, makes it easier to correct a course of action quickly, helps coordinate team efforts and can have a positive impact on team engagement.
Since the outbreak of COVID early last year it certainly seems that the whole world has been operating under V.U.C.A. conditions. While this situation is likely to continue in the short to medium term, the global vaccine rollout provides a glimmer of hope for the future as more and more people feel safe enough to return to activities they previously enjoyed.
The team at Senior Coastsiders has set aside two days in April when we will close for normal operations to focus our attention on planning for our re-opening. In preparation for these planning retreats, we will be sending surveys to the Coastal community to find out what programs, services, events or processes YOU would like to have at the Center. Please share your ideas with us by contacting the office.
We are so looking forward to welcoming participants – both new and returning – to our center. Until then, Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.
Very best wishes
Sandi
1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/01/20/the-importance-of-
creating-a-strategy-in-a-period-of-complete-uncertainty/?sh=61c3584549b2
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Unstoppable Seniors (US)
by Casey McClung
In a society where aging is oftentimes equated with ill health and vulnerability, it is important to remember that societal preconceptions cannot define us, and each one of us can write our own story of aging. The world is full of people who had some of their finest moments only after they became seniors. We’ll be highlighting some of these Unstoppable Seniors in the months to come because their story is also a part of our story.
Here is a story of US:
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George Dawson was born in a log cabin in Marshall, Texas in 1898. The grandson of a slave, he lived with his family in a three-room cabin and started working for his father when he was just four years old, hauling water from the well, working the cotton fields, and feeding the family’s few chickens and one mule. What made George an Unstoppable Senior is that he decided at age 98 to learn how to read and write. At the age of 102 he published his autobiography entitled “Life Is So Good.” George died in 2001 at 103 years of age after a life that saw monumental world changes, “Yeah, I've seen it all in these hundred years, the good and the bad.”
George Dawson’s story brings us to James Arruda. Raised in Portugal, James Arruda was forced to quit school in the third grade to take on odd jobs to help his family make ends meet. After his family moved to the United States, James went on to captain a lobster boat, serve in the US Coast Guard, and became a carpenter, plumber and even a professional boxer. What makes James an Unstoppable Senior is that he didn’t learn to read or write until he was 91 years old. Inspired by George Dawson, James began the task of becoming literate and at the age of 98 he published his autobiography, entitled “In a Fisherman’s Language.” James died at the age of 99.
Here’s to Unstoppable Seniors everywhere!
Do you know an Unstoppable Senior? Maybe someone local? Let us know! We would love to share their story! Email Casey at cmcclung@seniorcoastsiders.org
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Outdoor Zumba Gold Join instructor Laurie Becker on Friday mornings in the back parking lot for a 10:30-11:15 am Zumba Gold class. This is perfect for older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. Space is limited, please call the Senior Coastsiders office at 650-726-9056 for more information. Cost is $5.00 per class. Class will continue as long as weather permits.
Pilates Classes with Karen continue online from 9:00-10:00am every Tuesday and are free of charge. Email Karen at kpilates@sonic.net to get signed up. This class is currently only open to those who have taken Karen's classes in the past.
Art Every Day! Mary Kay Jolley offers painting class online through an email format as well as once weekly live class (and previous classes are available on Youtube). To get on the class mailing list, email jolleyart@comcast.net
Functional Mobility with Kimm Ronberg continues on Wednesdays 9:00-10:00am via Zoom. Email Kimm at kimm@beyourstrong.com for the link to the class.
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Gentle Yoga LindaGrace is offering Gentle Yoga on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:15pm. Contact LindaGrace at lindagrace@wisewoman-yoga.com to sign up.
Rosen Classes continue on the regular schedule with Jetta and Kate. For Mondays at 9:30am, and Wednesdays at 10:30am, email hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org to receive the invitation to the Zoom classes. For Kate's Friday class at 11:00, email Kate O'Shea at kate.oshea.pt@gmail.com. Class fee is based on a sliding scale and can be paid via Paypal or by check.
Jetta's Balance Class for Seniors - Jetta will take participants through a series of exercises focused on increasing balance and reducing falls. Join Jetta on Thursdays at 10:30 am by contacting hatmore@seniorcoastsiders.org
Qigong with Judy Pruzinsky - Tuesday afternoons 1:00-2:00pm and Thursday evenings 7:30-8:30pm. Please contact Judy for more information.
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Other Resources & Activities |
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RotaCare Coastside is open for phone visits. Patients can schedule phone visits by calling 650-388-2340. Please leave a message including your name, date of birth, and phone number, and the Clinic Manager will return your call to schedule a telephone encounter.
Friendship Line - California - Even in these challenging times, friendship is always a phone call away. Discover how the Friendship Line is growing to connect to more Californian seniors. Available 24 hours a day and ready to connect, call (888) 670-1360.
The California Peer-Run Warm Line is a free, non-judgmental, emotional, non-emergency support line that allows people with mental health challenges to talk to a peer who is trained to help. The phone number is (855) 845-7415. Chat is also available at https://www.mentalhealthsf.org/peer-run-warmline/.
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Community News You Can Use! |
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We take great pride in our community partnerships and view them as one more way to help provide resources to the older adult community. |
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Know when it is your turn to get vaccinated! Each health care provider is rolling out vaccinations differently so be sure to check in often. The San Mateo County Health website has up-to-date information as well as a notification system for different providers. Find more information here
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If you need assistance with shopping, would like to sign up for meals on wheels, need a mask, or need other assistance, we are just a phone call away! Please call our office at 650-726-9056. |
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