Senior Center News Briefs

Garden Planting Event - Now that we have fresh, fertilized soil in our eight raised beds, it’s time to plant! Join us on Thursday, May 18, at 1 p.m. for the joy of pushing seeds into soil! Our “Garden Guru” Kate Donovan will be on hand to direct us and we’ll have all the seeds. We’re aiming for a bumper crop of fresh vegetables that we can offer to our seniors over the summer.

Grandparents Raising Grandkids - There’s a support group for that! Twice each month, meetings are held at The Bernon Family YMCA in Franklin... in-person and on Zoom... second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 6-7pm. More information is available from the Y at (508) 528-8208. And free childcare is available.

Drive By Lunches - Continuing this month will be the popular lunches delivered at the Senior Center. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. lunches will be provided by Mickey G’s. $3 per meal for Bellingham residents.

Coffee & Conversation - Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Sometimes, we’ll have a surprise guest or two that you will not want to miss. Call ahead, please, and reserve your seat at the table.

Tales of American Presidents - Crowd-pleaser Paul Arsenault will be back on Friday, June 9, at 11am with more stories about the inhabitants of the Oval Office. This one will be Teddy Roosevelt.

The Affordable Connectivity Program is a federal program that offers financial assistance to low-income households for their broadband services and internet connected devices. If you’d like to know more about it, please call Lisa Loo at (508) 657-2714 or email [email protected].