Recycled Teenagers

We're "Recycled Teenagers" in our Rainier Round-up Days float this year.  What fun our members had decorating and riding in our float.  Thank you all for your help and participation.  

Rainier Round-up Days Bake Sale & Raffle

Our homemade baked goods were a HIT this year!  We sold out of many of the wonderful items people made for our yearly Bluegrass Bake Sale!  We sold out of the Strawberry Shortcake, Peach and Mixed Berry Cobblers.  We had to cut pies and sell pieces by the slice because so many people came back for dessert!  All in all our booth was a success this year!  Thank you all for your hard work and commitment to our Senior Center!  

Don't Mess with Old Folk

Alice, one of our members at the Rainier Senior Center, brought in this funny article and shared it with some of us yesterday.  She sent it to me, so I could post it on our blog to share with anyone who missed it yesterday.  I laughed so hard I cried.  Thank you, Alice!

Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me again,

asking why I didn't do something useful with my

time.

“Like, me sitting around the pool and

drinking wine is not a good thing?” I

asked.

My "doing-something-useful" seems to be her

favorite topic of conversation.

She was "only thinking of me", she said and

suggested that I go down to the Senior Center and join

something.

I did this and when I got home last night, I

decided to play a prank on her.

I e-mailed her and told her that I had

joined a Parachute Club.

She replied, "Mother, are you nuts? You are

78 years old and now you're going to start jumping out of

airplanes?”

I told her that I even got a Membership Card

and e-mailed a copy to her.

She immediately telephoned me and yelled,

"Good grief, Mom, where are your glasses?! This is a Membership to

a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute

Club.”

I calmly replied, "Oh my, I think I'm in

real trouble then, because I signed up for five jumps a

week!!”

The line went quiet and her friend picked up

the phone and said that my daughter had

fainted.

Life as a Senior Citizen is not getting any

easier, but sometimes it can be real fun.

Just because you're "Young" doesn't

mean

that you can outsmart an "old

Geezer"

Remember:

Don't make old people mad. We don't like

being old in the first place, so it doesn't

take much to tick us off.

August 2017 Lunch Menu

Hi!  Happy Summer...  The sunshine has been beautiful!

Below is a copy of the Rainier Senior Center lunch menu for August 2017.

Remember we have 50 pair of eclipse glasses so we can safely watch the eclipse on August 21st during BINGO.  These will be given out on a "first come, first serve" basis.

We're also having our clothing drive for the Olympia Union Gospel Mission on that day.  Remember to bring in gently used clothing, shoes and coats you no longer want or need.

We'll need volunteers to man the booth during the Bluegrass Festival August 25th & 26th.  If you have any nice items you'd like to donate

to the raffle, contact Rosemary.  

Thank you,

Linda & George Johnson

Clothing Drive for the Union Gospel Mission

Please support the Olympia Union Gospel Mission, as they serve people in these difficult times.

On August 21, 2017, The Rainier Senior Center is having a clothing drive for the Olympia Union Gospel Mission.  Please bring gently used clothing to the Rainier Senior Center on August 21st from 10 AM - 2 PM.

Fall will be right around the corner.  Some children are homeless  and they will be heading back to school.  Any warm clothing you can donate will help these families as they prepare for the fall and winter months ahead.

We are located at
108 Michigan Street E

Rainier, WA, 98576. 

Call (360) 446-2258, if you have any questions.

They need socks, shirts, sweaters, jackets, jeans, pants, pajamas, jackets, dresses and business attire, for people that are going out on job interviews.

Thank you, in advance, for your thoughtful donations.

July 2017 Menu

RSC in Senior News June 2017

June 2017 Menu

Tai Chi Ch'uan Free Introductory Classes

USPS Food Drive 2017

Monday, the Rainier Senior Center received a call from the local Post Office asking George (who regularly picks up and delivers food to the food bank) to pick up the food donated by local citizens.  Although we were all just getting ready to play BINGO, he ran to the Post Office and picked up the food.  Since it was raining, we all pitched in and quickly unloaded the truck and took the food inside.  Even with all the helping hands, we were still late starting BINGO.  

George had to move something else out of the Senior Center Monday and was working at the Tumwater Farmers Market on Wednesday.  The people at the Senior Center took the food to the Food Bank Wednesday after lunch.  WOW!

A very special "THANK YOU" goes out to everyone who donated food to the USPS Food Drive! The food collection was shared with many hungry people in Rainier.  Many people benefited from your generous donations.   

What a difference a donation makes!

The people at the Olympia Union Gospel Mission sent Rosemary Sanders a picture of the clothes we donated - hanging up on their racks.  What a difference a donation makes!

And they're still not finished hanging the clothes we donated!!!

Rainier Senior Center Rummage Sale 2017

A Special "Thank You" goes out to everyone who donated to the Rainier Senior Center Rummage Sale.  We really appreciate everyone who took time out to help with the sale, whether you helped set-up the sale, worked at the sale, priced items, or helped pack-up and clean the center.  We appreciate each and every one of you.  Your time, patience and teamwork made this the greatest sale ever!  

Even though we were very busy at the Rainier Senior Center Rummage Sale, we had a lot of stuff left over.  We extended our sale to go through Sunday afternoon, with $2.00 bags for clothing and 1/2 price for all other items.

We had 3 truck loads of stuff left over that went to a non-profit thrift store in Yelm.  The clothing and bedding that was left over was promptly picked up by two ladies from the Olympia Union Gospel Mission.  

The racks at the Union Gospel Mission were almost empty, before they received our donation.  There are many people in need of warm clothing, so their cupboards were bare.

BEFORE:

Look at her sad face...

AFTER:

Our donations FILLED their van from top to bottom.  The bags of clothing fell out of their van when they opened their doors at the Mission...

That's a big smile!!!

Please feel free to donate to the Union Gospel Mission at:  http://www.ougm.org/donate/
You can contact them about donating clothing and bedding by going to their website.  

Current Olympia Union Gospel Mission needs: 

Please drop off items at 413 Franklin St NE, 9-4 pm Monday – Friday.  

• Dental: good quality, soft toothbrushes
• Hygiene Supplies: Women’s hygiene, deodorant, underwear (men boxers sizes 30-38 & women all sizes), socks, conditioner, razors, shaving cream, wash clothes.
• Street Ministry: Tents, sleeping bags, tarps, backpacks, duffel bags, men’s pants (32-36 waist), women’s pants (3-15 size), hoodies, boots, sweatshirts & sweatpants
• Kitchen: #10 cans of fruits and vegetables, fresh produce

Note:  The furniture is being picked up by Habitat for Humanity, in Yelm.  

May 2017 Menu

RSC Rummage Sale 2017

Rainier Senior Center Rummage Sale 2017

Rainier Senior Center Rummage Sale

A Special Thank You to RSC Kitchen Staff

         THANK YOU!!!

A special "Thank You" goes out to our  kitchen staff, Teena Scott, Cindy Amidon and Nina Muehlen, who volunteer at the Rainier Senior Center.  They do a wonderful job preparing meals for our many members and visitors.  
If you haven't visited our Senior Center, come join us Monday or Wednesday.  Our center opens at 10:00 AM and lunch is served at Noon.  A $3.00 donation gives you a wholesome, home cooked meal complete with beverages of your choice, soup & or salad, entree with side dishes.  On the first meeting of the month we serve breakfast.  On the last meeting of the month we serve meatloaf - complete with all the trimmings - and birthday cake.  Come join us. 

Rainier Senior Center
108 Michigan Ave S.

(360) 446-2258

Cindy's Pineapple Cake Recipe

April 2017 Lunch Menu

Rainier Community Cares Offers FREE Drug Lock Bags

Rainier Community Cares is offering drug bags, free of charge, while supplies last.  These lockable bags keep your prescriptions safe. They are used to help prevent misuse, or accidental use of drugs in your home.

You do not have to be a resident of Yelm or Rainier to receive one of these bags during normal hours.

•  Just stop in and ask for one  in Yelm at Tim's Pharmacy & Rite Aid Drugs.
• In Rainier you can pick a bag up at the Rainier school nurses office and Rainier City Hall.   

These bags are great for parents and grandparents alike, helping to keep keep our families safe.

March 2017 Menu