Bellingham Senior Center Highlighted Events April 2025

The Bellingham Senior Center is located at 40 Blackstone St., Bellingham. Reach them at (508) 966-0398 or online at www.bellinghamma.org.

Good Vibes Lunch Club: An idea to bring good-hearted, grateful, generous people together. “We’re coming together to support our service community,” says Josie Dutil, director of the Senior Center. It’s $20 plus the cost of lunch, and Dutil has the details. Contact her at (508) 966-0398 or [email protected]. First lunch planned for Tuesday, April 15, at noon.

April Birthday Party - April 24. It will be another great meal of teriyaki beef tips from Chef de Jour. Please sign up for the party by 3 p.m., April 18, so we can give them an accurate count on the number of people that plan to attend.

Spiritual Book Club: The Club meets via Zoom on Mondays at 9 a.m. Discussion will be about A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. Please call host Josie Dutil at (508) 657-2705 to join or for more information. 

Coffee & Conversation: Join the clever, smart, sociable folks who turn out for C&C Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.! 

The Knitters & Quilters Group meets each Monday at 9 a.m.

Musical Baseball Show: Friday, April 18, 1 p.m. FREE. Includes baseball songs, Trivia, free CD raffle and more. Entertainment by Howie Newman, singer-guitarist and former sportswriter. Howie covered the Red Sox for many years and was also a radio broadcaster for the Lowell Spinners. This performance is supported in part by a grant from the Bellingham Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Mass. Cultural Council, a state agency. Reservations required; please call the Senior Center at (508) 966-0398.

Strength & Stretch Barre: Lisa Lentini will lead this full body, low impact “Pop-Up” class including legs, arms, hips, glute and core, with tiny pulsing movements. Barre focuses on toning, alignment, strength, balance and flexibility. We will be using low weights or your own body weight. Please call ahead to let us know you’ll be coming. 

Wanna play some pinball? The Senior Center is offering a trip to the ElectroMagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration Arcade in Pawtucket, RI, for only $10. You can play all day on hundreds of machines. Friday, April 25, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Carpooling from the Center is available. Please let us know you’re coming at (508) 966-0398. Bring your lunch and drinks.

Home Health Care: Please join Amanda Regan of SALMON Home Care on Tuesday, April 29, at 11:30 a.m. for an informational presentation on home services, skilled nursing, occupational, physical therapy or hospice you or your loved one might qualify for. Call (508) 966-0398 to reserve your spot.

Volunteers Needed: With the opening of the expanded new commercial kitchen at the Senior Center coming closer, volunteers are needed to make sure everything runs smoothly. Help is needed in the café and dining room. Tasks include setting tables, servicing the coffee bar, washing dishes, serving and preparing food, greeting visitors, and more. Each volunteer needs to do a CORI background check. To find out more, call 

Senior Center Assistant Director Terri Graham at (508) 657-2710.

Fourth Annual Health Fair: Join us on Friday, May 2nd for our 4th Annual Health Fair from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. where you can get your healthy aging questions answered by the many vendors who will be present. Come and find out all about the services and tools out there that will help you “age in place.” The first 150 who sign up ahead of time will be able to order a FREE lunch provided by event sponsors Atria Draper Place. If you would like to volunteer to help set up and take down the Health Fair, please sign up with Terri Graham: [email protected] or call (508) 657-2710.

Meet The Candidates: Coming up to the Annual Town election in June, the Senior Center will present candidates to answer your questions. Town openings include those on the Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board, Town Moderator and Town Clerk. Tuesday, May 20, from 9-11 a.m.