Donate used music and movies on Faribault Daily News

Please join us at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon for this month’s Encore Academy when we learn about the Faribault Woolen Mills in a short presentation by Jeff Jarvis. This timely Heritage Days event will honor the company that has been so prominent in the development of our city’s history. This is also a time for you to reminisce with old friends and co-workers and stay for some coffee! This program will be held in the Senior Center’s Dining Room and is free and open to the public, no registration required.

Donate this week to our music and movie sale

Don’t forget that this is the week that we will be collecting donated, gently-used movies and music which we will then sell at greatly reduced prices at our annual music and movie sale. So if you have any VHS or DVD movies and music on CD or cassette that are collecting dust at your house and would you like put them to good use – please consider donating them to us this week. The donations will be accepted through June 18 during the hours of 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Then next week, June 21-25, we invite the entire community to come on in and shop for movies and music at low, low prices. This event — donating and purchasing — is for the entire community, not just FASC members!

Healthy aging Minnesota

If you are looking for a good source of information on aging, you might want to check out www.mnhealthyaging.org. This website provides information on ways to promote healthy aging for mid-life and older adults. Here you can find out about programs that have been proven successful in helping people make healthier choices.

There is a section on:

• Physical activity

• Healthy eating

• Self-management

• Falls prevention

• Caregiving

• Memory care

This website is sponsored by the MN Board on Aging and the MN Department of Health.

New member social

We are planning something new! We would like to invite our new members or other individuals who are considering being a member to our first ever new member social. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. June 23 and will be held in our Dining Room.

The purpose of this informal activity is to introduce people to what the Senior Center has available for them in the way of programs, services, trips and so on. We will tell you about our dining program, the Clothes Closet and volunteer opportunities that might interest you. We will also show you around our center, introduce you to other members and answer your questions. If you have been a member for some time and have questions about us, you are also encouraged to come! This is a free event which is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Reminders and deadlines

• Cash Raffle Tickets- Senior Center members are asked to please pick up your tickets soon to buy or sell. They are at the front desk in an envelope with your name on it. If you are not going to participate in this fundraiser, please call us and tell us so.

• The Writing Group meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. There is no cost, but Senior Center membership is required. Please join us!

• Remember that the Clothes Closet is now open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. This is an extra hour at the end of each day that we hope will accommodate more of our customers.

• Don’t forget to nominate someone for Rice County’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer. Application forms and judging criteria are available at the FASC and also can be downloaded at www.mnaging.org. Deadline to submit a nomination form is 4 p.m. on July 9 at the Senior Center.

• Sign up continues for the Father’s Day Dinner which will be held June 21. Please call ahead to put your name on the list.

Upcoming trips

• “Marvelous Monday on the Mississippi River”, July 19. We’ll enjoy lively banjo music, turkey dinner, an afternoon snack, as well as an old fashioned sing-a-long. Cost is $60 which includes transportation, cruise, entertainment and lunch. One coach limit.

• New Trip! Eddy’s Lake Mille Lacs Resort on Aug. 10 and 11. Price includes: One night at Eddy’s Resort, two four-hour launch trips outfitted with all fishing tackle. They will even bait your hook! You must purchase your own fishing license, buffet breakfast and motorcoach transportation. Eddy’s is affiliated with the Grand Casino Mille Lacs and runs shuttles to the casino. $40 deposit saves space, remainder due July 20. Stop at Senior Center for brochure with additional information including trip cost.

• New Trip! Nashville at Holiday Time. We have planned a wonderful tour, featuring some of the favorite entertainment of this friendly, welcoming city. Lavish lights and elaborate decorations envelop Nashville in the beauty and magic of the Holiday Season. Trips dates are Nov. 29-Dec. 3 and will include a visit to the Grand Ole Opry and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the world famous “Radio City Rockettes.” Brochures are available at the Senior Center and contain detailed trip information along with costs.

— Mona Kaiser is the director of the Faribault Area Senior Center. She may be reached at 332-7357.

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