Bellingham Senior Center Highlighted Events for November
The Bellingham Senior Center is located at 40 Blackstone St., Bellingham. Reach them at (508) 966-0398 or online at www.bellinghamma.org.
COA’S CRAFT FAIR: Saturday, November 2, promises to be a great day! It is a good time to do some shopping with 23 vendors and a variety of merchandise such as Christmas decorations, handmade jewelry, pottery, knitted items and more! The “like new room,” the Bake Table and our beautiful raffle baskets complete our Craft Fair. Oh, and yes, we will have a kitchen -- muffins/donuts & coffee and lunch to include hot dogs, meatball subs, chips, pizza, veggie chili, water and soda! The Senior Center hosts the Craft Fair from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
FREE VETS DINNER: The annual Veterans’ Dinner at the Senior Center will be held on Saturday, November 9, at 5 p.m. There will be music by Ray Nault, and sub sandwiches from BJ’s, plus macaroni salad, potato salad, regular salad, and make-your-own sundaes. Chips and drinks are included, too. Veterans eat for free. Everybody else is $10. Please call (508) 966-0398 to reserve your seat at the table.
Tax Work-Off Program: Offer your professional services to the town to get up to $1,700 off your annual property tax bill. Open to Bellingham residents 60+ years of age and qualified veterans of any age. The new program will begin on December 1. It will end on November 30, 2025. To sign up, please make an appointment with Melissa Paquette, on the lower level of the Municipal Building (508) 657-2801.
SPIRITUAL BOOK CLUB: Club meets via Zoom on Mondays at 9 a.m. Please call host Josie Dutil at (508) 657-2705 to join. This month: The Gift — 14 Lessons to Save Your Life.
COFFEE & CONVERSATION: Join the clever, smart, sociable folks who turn out for C&C. Every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., and you are invited!
SHINE: Medicare Open Enrollment runs through December 7. This year, we will have both phone and in-person appointments (more complicated issues) on Wednesday mornings. Appointments are scheduled for one hour each. Both Darlene Groves and Judy Higgins will be handling the SHINE open enrollment appointments this fall. To schedule, please call the Senior Center at (508) 966-0398.
SAFE DRIVING: The third in a series of three programs is AAA’s RoadWise course, on Thursday, November 14, from 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
SHOW N’ TELL: Bring something you’re proud of, show it off, and then tell a bit about it. Might be a photo, or a medal, or something you made. Thursday, November 14 at 1 p.m.
FINANCIAL GOALS PLANNING EVENT: Your home is one of your largest investments in retirement. Yet, for many retirees and empty nesters, leveraging that equity is a challenge. Janet Childs, Realtor with Custom Home Realty, and Jason Factor, Senior Loan Officer from Movement Mortgage, share a variety of ideas that can fit within your financial plan and retirement goals. Free event will include snacks and prizes. Tuesday, November 19, at 11:30 a.m. Please call ahead.
MIKE DARDIS, SINGER: November 22 at 1 p.m. Join us for this popular singer!
TECH CONNECT: Editing and organizing photos on your iPad and iPhone will be the focus with KevTech, supported by a grant from the Bellingham Cultural Council.
Tuesday, November 5, at 1 p.m. Join us and please call ahead.
