What a great way to experience  lunch– eating and learning with friends.  Join us for a special presentation on issues that are important to seniors. 

Bring your lunch or enjoy a Golden Diners Deli meal served at 11:30 a.m. Coffee and a light dessert will be served. 

Friday, March 23 – Diabetes: How it impacts your health and what you can do about it.

Friday, April 27 – Senior Services Associates, Inc.: What do we do to assist seniors in accessing benefits and programs.

Thursday, May 17–  V.A. Benefits:  For veterans, spouses, widows.  Find out if you qualify.

Thursday, June 14 – Home Safety: Find out how to keep your home safe inside and out.

Alden Terrace of McHenry sponsors free monthly blood pressure screenings.   The primary focus of this service is to identify and evaluate the health needs of older people and to link them to health care services.

A representative from First Midwest Bank will be at the Senior Center to help you individually balance your check book and answer any financial questions.  You do not have to bank at First Midwest to receive this assistance. Learn helpful hints to aid you keep track of your spending.

Classes are on Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. No experience necessary. Registration is required. All classes are at McHenry Township Senior Center.

Fees must be paid in advanced to Amy at the Senior Center. No day of class students accepted. No experience necessary!

March 2– (9 a.m.–12 p.m.)– Ceramic Mosaic Box -  Learn to break the tiles, create a pattern, and grout.  All supplies are included.  Fee:  $20.00

March 16– Beautiful Birdhouses – Decorate a wooden birdhouse to hang in your backyard using the One Stroke painting technique.   All supplies included.  Fee:  $18.00

April 13 & 20– One Stroke Landscape – Create a beautiful tropical landscape on an 11x14 canvas. Cost:  $30.00

April 27– Painting on Glass – Hand paint a set of 4 glass tumblers. Learn some basic floral strokes, leaves, and maybe a ladybug or bee. Cost:  $15.00

May 4– Earrings, Earrings, Earrings – Create 3 pairs of pierced earrings. Bring a pair of scissors, a regular pliers and a long nose pliers.  Cost:  $18.00

May 11– Lampshade Tealight Holders – Create 2 beautiful tealight holders made from a wine glass and vellum paper. Cut and prepare the vellum then either paint or stamp the paper to finish shades.  Bring scissors to class.  Cost:  $15.00

May 18– Iris Paper Folding – “Iris” meaning the center and our folder paper(s) surrounding that focal point.  Complete 3 projects during the class; 2 greeting cards and one framed work of art. Bring scissors and scotch tape.  Cost:  $15.00

May 25– Fabric Recycle –  Learn how to take old beat up items and give them new life with a little fabric and decoupage.  We have a variety of projects to select from.  Register by May 9.  Cost:  $18.00

June 1– Spring Flowers – Starting with a large terra cotta pot and a few paints, you create a planter featuring a white picket fence with beautiful wild flowers, greenery and garden wildlife squeezing through the fence posts.   Cost:  $15.00

June 8 & 15– Painted Landscape – Learn the art of applying paint to an 11x14 canvas to create a landscape masterpiece.  Learn various strokes and techniques. Cost:  $30.00

June 15– Faux Stained Glass: Using a faux product, Gallery Glass, learn to create a beautiful 11x14  piece of glass ready for display.  There will be many patterns to select from or create your own.  Cost:  $22.00

June 29– Stamped Greeting Cards & Box – Create 3 cards in 3 designs and a matching box!  Includes envelopes.  Bring a pair of scissors and adhesive to class.  Cost:  $15.00

Do you like to read but you are having trouble seeing? Not enough time to get to the library? The new McHenry Township Senior Center Library Collection has books-on-CD that can be checked out while you’re at the McHenry Township Senior Center.

Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Project Director, Maria Zawacki of the Johnsburg Public Library, applied for this grant to expand the library’s services.

Beginning in January, 2006, seniors who frequent the Senior Center have the availability of an enriching new service: a CD-book collection with ten portable CD players. The Senior Center collection consists of 150 books-on-CD which will be rotated with the books-on-CD at the Johnsburg Library. New books-on-CD are regularly rotated as the library buys for its own collection so the rotation of titles will be able to continue indefinitely. Additionally, the library donated 200 large print books which are on-loan from the new Senior Center Library.

The Library Collection is handled by Activities Director, Cindi Stoffel, who checks out the books-on-CD and players. Registration is necessary when borrowing library materials.

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