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Join us for a complimentary luncheon with turkey and all the fixings. Visit with friends while being entertained with music and give thanks for health and happiness!
November 19 | noon-2pm | FREE
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Are you looking for some unique gifts? The Lafayette Senior Center will showcase several local crafters for your shopping pleasure. They will be accepting checks and cash and would love to see you!
November 19 | 10am-3pm
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Enjoy the sounds of the season at the Lafayette Recreation Center with the Remembering Decembers, a singing group from Anthem Ranch. This 40-plus member choir will get our holiday season started with music and holiday cheer. Come on your own or bring a friend or neighbor for the fun of sharing in nostalgic tunes, cookies, and cider!
November 30 | 2-3:30pm | FREE
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Need Help with Snow Removal?
Our volunteer-powered Snow Removal program is for Lafayette residents age 55+ for whom hiring a service provider presents a financial hardship.
Contact the Resource Coordinator
at (303) 661-1499 to sign up.
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Lafayette Book Clubs - Hybrid
Meet with fellow book lovers to discuss the pre-selected book once a month on Fridays. Join in even if you haven't finished reading the book! These book clubs meet at the senior center or via Zoom.
Mystery Book Club
The Blue Zone - Andrew Gross
Meets: November 5
Time: 10-11am
Second Friday Book Club
Wow, No Thank You - Samantha Irby
Meets: November 12
Time: 10-11am
Contact Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov for more information or to join either of these book clubs via Zoom. The book club representative will email Zoom meeting information. |
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Educational DVDs
Enjoy educational videos from the Smithsonian Educational Series “America’s Founding Fathers.”
Second and fourth Thursday monthly, 2-3:30pm
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Whatevers
Catch up with our friends and make new ones while working on “whatever” craft you have. Bring your materials and join the fun. If you would like to be part of the Whatevers group, email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.
Wednesdays, 9-10:30am
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Memory Games
Learn and share tips and tricks for enhancing your memory while enjoying some enjoyable memory games and interacting with others in a fun, safe environment.
Friday | 11am-1pm | November 5
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Panera Bread - Now on Mondays and Wednesdays
Every Monday and Wednesday at 10am, stop by and pick up Panera Bread at the Senior Center. Donations vary from week to week.
Mondays & Wednesdays | 10am
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Computer Lab
Are you in need of a computer? Visit the Senior Center, where a public computer is available for checking emails, researching information, or improving your technology skills. The Computer lab is open on a first-come-first-served basis.
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Mexican Train and Card Games
Join us for laughter and enjoyment playing Mexican Train or other card games with others.
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Mexican Train & other card games - Thursdays 1-4pm
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Pinochle - Mondays, 9-11:30am
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Shanghai Rummy - Mondays 1-3pm
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Medical Foot Care
Medical Foot Care is provided by the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and is offered on the third Wednesday of every month. Services include toenail trimming, callus filing, overall foot health check, and blood pressure check. The VNA handles all scheduling and payments. Call 720-708-7110 for questions or to schedule an appointment.
Medical foot care may be a benefit of your Kaiser plan.
Credit cards are preferred, but checks are accepted.
November 17 | $40 Medical foot care / $15 fingernails
Appointment required. Call CNVA at 720-708-7110 to schedule an appointment.
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Ortho Bionomy® Bodywork
Ortho-Bionomy® is a therapeutic technique that relieves pain by helping the body to rediscover its natural balance. This method of osteopath-based bodywork includes working with structure, lymph, fluids, neurology, organs, and the endocrine system, allowing the body to relax while opening neurological pathways that assist with and speed up the healing process. Laura Samel, an Ortho-Bionomy practitioner, provides 45-minute hand or foot sessions. Appointment required. Call 303-665-9052 to schedule.
Location: Senior Center
November 1 and December 6 | 10am-2:45pm | $35R / $42NR
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SilverSneakers® Stability
If you want to improve your balance and strength, this class is for you! Movements taught in class focus on improving strength and power in the ankle, knee, and hip joints while improving reaction time. This class is suitable for nearly every fitness level.
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Tuesdays| 10-10:45am
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SilverSneakers® Classic
Have fun moving to music performing exercises focused on strengthening muscles and increasing range of movement for daily life activities. Participants can use handheld weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a SilverSneakers ball for additional resistance. Often a chair is used for seated exercises and standing support. Exercises can be modified to accommodate fitness levels.
Location: Bob L. Burger Recreation Center Gym, 111 W. Baseline Road
Mondays | 12:15am-1:15pm
Thursdays | 9:30-10:30am
Contact staff at Senior Services or 303-665-9052 with questions or for more information.
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Seated Stretch
Experience yoga-based postures and stretches from the comfort of a chair, so you don't need to worry about getting up and down from the floor. Engage in mindful and meditative flexibility exercises to help your recovery, mobility, posture, and energy!
Location: The Lafayette Senior Center, 103 S. Iowa Ave.
Thursday | 10-10:45am
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Thursday Trackers
Do you enjoy walking outdoors? Meet others who like to do the same and enjoy a walk around Old Town Lafayette or one of our local Open Spaces or parks. At the end of the walk, we usually meet at a coffee shop to enjoy refreshments. Walk times vary according to the group, location of the walk, and weather (45-60 minutes). If you have walking sticks, please bring them. Remember to dress appropriately for changing weather and bring water.
Nov. 4 | 9-10am | $4
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Lunch Buddies
Meet new people while enjoying lunch at a local restaurant while being COVID safe. Lunches take place from 11am-1pm on the third Tuesday of the month. If you would like to be part of the Lunch Buddies group, email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov.
Please bring money for lunch, tax and tip.
Simple Greek, 520 W South Boulder Road, Lafayette
Nov. 16 | 11am-1pm | $8R / $10NR
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Trips, tours and a brand new bus! |
Holiday Lights Trip
There’s nothing quite like viewing displays of holiday lights to warm our hearts and put us into the spirit of the holidays.
Dec. 9 | 5-8pm | $8 R / $10 NR
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BOULDER COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING PROGRAMS |
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Medicare Open Enrollment Appointments
Boulder County will be holding virtual appointments to assist with questions about Medicare Open enrollment beginning October 19 and running through December. Call or email now to schedule your appointment.
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Medicare Basics Classes - Virtual
Medicare classes provides a educational overview of the Medicare Basics, including Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans, and prescription drug coverage. Please go to call 303-441-1546 or email medicarecouseling@bouldercounty.org. Class enrollment closes 24 hours prior or when class is full
Class dates and times:
Tuesday, Nov. 2 | 10am-11:30am
Wednesday, Nov. 10 | 6-7:30pm
Thursday, Nov. 18 | 1:30-3pm
Tuesday, Dec. 3 | 10-11:30am
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BCAAA Wellness Social Hour - Virtual
Connect with Wellness Programs participants and meet new friends. As we continue to physically distance, we will enjoy fun conversation and activities! Stay safe and stay engaged from the comfort of your own home.
Monthly: scheduling in process
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Rainbow Elders LGBTQ+ Teatime - Virtual
Teatime is coordinated by Boulder County Area Agency on Aging.
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Coal Creek Café and Meals on Wheels Programs
Could you or someone you know benefit from Coal Creek Meals on Wheels (CCMOW)?
CCMOW offers the following programs to provide community members with daily, hot nutritious meals and related support services:
For more information about CCMOW's programs, program costs, or to sign up to receive meals, please visit coalcreekmow.org or call us at (303) 665-0566.
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The Meal Delivery Program mobilizes volunteers to deliver delicious made-from-scratch meals to clients Monday-Friday, plus two frozen meals for the weekend.
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In partnership with the City of Lafayette Senior Services, Coal Creek Café (located at the Josephine Commons Housing Development) serves meals Monday-Friday from 11:3012:30pm. This program creates opportunities for guests to socialize with friends and neighbors while enjoying our delicious daily offerings.
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Plates for Pets clients receive a supply of pet food (for their cats, dogs, fish, birds and rodents) along with their meal delivery on the last Monday of each month.
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Project Homecoming clients receive five free home-delivered meals after returning home from a hospital stay regardless of their age and income.
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Smart911 Saves Time and Lives!
Smart911 is a service that allows you to create a free Safety Profile for your household to include any information you want first responders and 9-1-1 to have in the event of an emergency.
Should anyone in your household dial 9-1-1 from a phone associated with your Safety Profile, your profile is immediately provided to dispatch, displaying additional information that can be used to facilitate the proper response to your location.
Smart911 is active in areas all over the United States including Boulder County, Denver, Broomfield, and Westminster.
Register at Smart911 or download the app to your phone. |
Mobility for All
Want to feel more confident using smartphone apps that help you get around? Mobility for All is collaborating with community partners throughout Boulder County to offer transportation-related technology workshops to help community members of all ages and abilities feel more comfortable using transportation apps such as: Google Maps, Transit App, Lyft, Uber, and RTD Mobile Tickets.
Call (720) 564-2218 for details.
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Ride Free Lafayette
Free, on-demand, door-to-door bus service for Lafayette.
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Cultivate's Carry-Out Caravan
This program connects members of the community with older adults who face the challenge of securing reliable access to groceries. Friendly volunteers provide caring assistance throughout the entire process of ordering, purchasing and delivering groceries from their partner, King Soopers, straight to older adults’ homes.
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Loan Closet
Checkouts:
If you need basic mobility equipment, please call 303-665-9052 or email Olderadults@lafayetteco.gov. Equipment includes wheelchairs, walkers, knee scooters, canes, crutches, transfer benches, shower seats, and temporary ramps.
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