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Page 2 - Senior's Lifestyle Publication Supplement To Shelby Shopper & Info State Senior Games Finals Practice Sessions For senior athletes participating in the Senior Games State Finals in Raleigh, September 21-27, 2009, the Council on Aging/Senior Center has scheduled several practice sessions to help sharpen your skills prior to the State Finals Competitions. Please take advantage of this opportunity to prepare so you can do your best and bring home some medals. Good Luck! Please call Lisa at 704-482-3488 to sign-up for any of the following practice sessions. Day/Date Tuesday, 8/3/10 Tuesday, 8/10/10 Tuesday, 8/17/10 Tuesday, 8/24/10 Wednesday, 8/25/10 Tuesday, 8/31/10 Time 1:00-4:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm 9:00-10:00 am 9:00-10:00 am 9:00-11:00 am 1:00-4:00 pm Event/Place Billiards and Table Tennis Neal Senior Center Shuffleboard Neal Senior Center Spin Casting Neal Senior Center Football Throw Neal Senior Center Horseshoes Shelby City Park Table Tennis Neal Senior Center Don’t forget you can practice Badminton, every Thursday morning at First Baptist Church in Shelby. Remember that the Senior Center will be taking a van to State Finals and has a number of rooms blocked for Cleveland County Senior athletes at Comfort Suites in Cary. If you wish to ride the van or need a room, please contact Lisa (704-482-3488) by August 16, 2010. The room rate for Comfort Suites is $74 per night (includes free full breakfast), plus tax. The hotel has an indoor pool, whirlpool/hot tub, and each room has a microwave and refrigerator. The approximate cost to ride the van will be $30 per person. For more information or to make a room or van reservation, please call Lisa at 704-482-3488. Low Income Subsidy Program Do you know someone who is on Medicare and needs assistance in paying for their prescription drugs? Medicare beneficiaries may be eligible for the federal Extra Help low income subsidy program if he/she has limited income and limited resources. The Extra Help program can increase cost savings by paying for all or part of the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and provide lower prescription co-payments under a Medicare prescrip- tion drug plan. All persons who receive Medicare and full Medicaid or people who are on Medicare and receive SSI are automatically enrolled in the extra help. All others must qualify by meeting these income and asset eligibility guidelines: single- less than $16,245 yearly, assets less than $12,510; and couples-less than $21,855, assets less than $25,010. Please call the Senior Center (704-482-3488) receptionist to make an appointment with one of our trained counselors today! Don’t let these complicated issues stress you out any longer. We are here to help! Kick Up Your Heels New Dance Classes In September Beginning on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 the Neal Senior Center at 100 TR Harris Drive, in Shelby will offer a bi-weekly (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Beginning Ballroom Dance class. The classes will be taught by Mr. Tom Milo of Rutherfordton. Mr. Milo has been dancing since the age of 5. He has competed in national ballroom competitions and has a diploma in the five major dances in international style dance and has taught dance on 35 cruises over the last ten years. The Senior Center’s Beginning Ballroom Class will feature the Waltz, Cha Cha and Fox Trot. The one hour classes will begin at 2:30 pm each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Cost for the classes (twice a week) will be $32-$40 per person, per month (based on the number of Tuesdays and Thursdays in the month). Payment for classes is payable in full at the first class of each month. Dance students should bring a pair of soft to medium soled comfortable shoes to wear during class. Street shoes and/or sneakers are not allowed on the dance floor. For more information on the Beginning Ballroom classes or to pre-register, please call 704-482-3488. Conflict and Confrontation Training The Neal Senior Center (100 TR Harris Drive, Shelby, NC) will offer a training session on Conflict and Confrontation on August 18, 2010 at 1:30 pm. The training will be led by Steve Leatherwood of EAP & Counseling Associates. Anyone working in a service –orient- ed agency will benefit from this training session, which is open to the public. Pre-registration is required as there will be limited seating. Registration fee is $5.00 per person. To pre-register or for more information, please call 704-482-3488. It's A Good Life – AUGUST 2010 A Special Thanks to all our friends whose support and concern is evident through the many gifts of time, money and resources. Continuous cuts over the years from federal funding sources make contributions more important than ever before. Your contributions make the difference each year in our operating budget and our ability to serve our older-adult community. Planned gifts are a meaningful way to show your interest and concern for the grow- ing population of older adults in this community. A planned gift is one decided by you while you are alive to benefit the living after the death of the donor. The gift lives on, an enduring expression of love for our fel- lowman. Senior Center Donations Demonstrating your love and support may be done in several ways: •In the form of a Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the Council on Aging/Senior Center, Inc. 100 T.R. Harris Dr., Shelby, NC 28150, the sum of $___________, (or describe personal prop- erty to be used by the Council on Aging/Senior Center at their discretion.)” •Gift of Life Insurance: A gift of this nature may be made by designating the Council on Aging/Senior Center as contingent beneficiary, or by assigning ownership of an insurance policy to the Council on Aging of Cleveland County/Senior Center, Inc. •In Honor or Memory of Friends or Loved Ones: Cards are sent notifying family members of contributions. IN MEMORY Caroline Singers Maude Lawing (China Painting Class) Lorene Walker DONATIONS Wayne and Carole Barr, Jr. James Beam Harold & Norma Blanton Fannie Bonner Cline & Doris Borders Bebe Borders Doug & Joyce Brown Bobbie Childers Jim & Anne Crothers Brenda Curtis Robin Fitcher Henry & Willene Griffi n Rosemary J. Harwick Faye Hollifi eld Henry Horne Ailene Hubbard Pilot Club of CC Inc. Hugh W. Watts Marcella J. Cox Pauline Ellis Lola Humphries Edie Hunt Dr. Lawrence Izokovic Don Jamison Lyman Jones Betty Kendrick Frances Kiser Beth Lattimore Issacc Lawrence Janie W. Ledbetter Jeanine Major Martha Morrison Jimmy & Barbara Morton Glenda O'Shields Dorothy Palm Isabelle Pruett DONATIONS IN GENERAL Ida Wray Cline & Doris Borders Douglas and Joyce Brown Lunch and Learn: Medication Therapy Management What Is Medication Therapy Management? Medication therapy management, also referred to as MTM, is a term used to describe a broad range of health care services provided by pharmacists, the medication experts on the health care team. Why Is Medication Therapy Management Needed? Medication-related problems and medication mismanagement are a massive public health problem in the United States. Experts estimate that 1.5 million preventable adverse events occur each year that result in $177 billion in injury and death. Who Can Benefit From Medication Therapy Management? Anyone who uses prescription medications, non-prescription medications, herbals, or other dietary supplements may potentially benefit from medication therapy management services. People who may benefit the most include those who use several medications, those who have several health conditions, those who have questions or problems with their medica- tions, those who are taking medications that require close monitoring, those who have been hospitalized, and those who obtain their medications from more than one pharmacy. Join the Neal Senior Center (100 TR Harris Dr, Shelby, NC 28150) on August 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm for this important Lunch and Learn program on Medication Therapy Management. Mr. Gary Harden, a pharmacist from Shelby Drug and Cleveland Compounding will present the program. The Lunch and Learn is open to the public and is free of charge. Shelby Drug will also provide a light boxed lunch for all persons attending the program. Participants MUST PRE-REGISTER to attend this program and receive lunch. 704-481-0151 or email – labernethy@agingcouncil.org, prior to 5 pm, August 2, 2010. For Independent Living At It’s Best, come to the The Villas at Henderson Care. for additional info or directions Please call 828-248-3800 The Villas at Henderson Care Located at: 125 Henderson Circle • Forest City, NC right off Hudlow Road 125 Circle • Forest City, NC right off Hudlow Road. Monthly rent includes: • Spacious 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments • Emergency Response System • All Electric Kitchen • One Car Garage • Weekly Housekeeping • Utilities Included • Meal Packages Available No entry fee or endowment Apartments are leased, not purchased. Pre-Registration may be completed by: phone 704-482-3488; fax- Rebecca Pruitt Charles & Carolyn Reed Ellis & Kay Roffe Leona Singiser Ralph & Clevie Spangler Jacky B. Stone Mary Stuman Paul & Blandine Tate Marie M. Wall Hugh Watts Doris Williams Gene C. 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