Upcoming Events in November & December 2022

 Dear Seniors & Friends,

November 18th:  STEDI Meeting & Breakfast.  $15.00 each.  This meeting will be held at the Senior Center of Rainier.  Meeting starts promptly at 8:00 AM.  George Sharp, from EDC, leads the meeting of Thurston County Leaders.  I recommend coming, if you're available.  A lot of important information about the economic development in south Thurston County is discussed.  We share future plans in our area, project progress and local activities that are coming up.  Resources to help build our community are discussed, as well as opportunities for grants that are available.

November 19th:  Pumpkin Puree.  9 AM - 1:30 PM in the FFH Room.

November 21st:  BINGO & Medicare Presentation by Elizabeth Thunstedt:  

• BINGO starts at 10:00 AM.  
• Elizabeth will come and help people look at changes in the 2023 Medicare benefits.  Bring a list of for 2023.  She will also make arrangements to meet you at another time, if you need her to research something for you.

November 21st: Pumpkin Pie Baking in FFA room at RHS from 3:30 - 8:00 PM.

November 23th:  Thanksgiving Dinner Luncheon.  We will be cooking and serving a full Thanksgiving dinner for lunch. (Regular lunch prices).  Please sign up at the front desk to attend as space is limited.  RSVP.

November 24th:  Thanksgiving Day Dinner.   We will be cooking 2 more turkeys for Thanksgiving Day dinner.  (Regular lunch prices).  Please sign up at the front desk to attend as space is limited.  RSVP.

November 25th:  Christmas Bazaar for Kids at the Rainier Chapel.  The Saturday Market vendors will have a special event where they sell items for under $10.00 for the kids at the Rainier Chapel.  1 PM - 6 PM.

November 26th:  Saturday Market Christmas Bazaar at the Rainier Chapel.  The Saturday Market will be held in the Rainier Chapel from 10 AM - 3 PM.

December 1st:  Christmas Tree Lighting in Holiday Park.  This is an activity that takes a whole town to coordinate.  

• We Love Rainier WA members decorated Downtown Rainier & Holiday Park.  
• The Prairie Point Quilters Guild cut and sew the patchwork Christmas Stockings for the kids.
• Members of the Senior Center of Rainier donate the candy and treats & fill the stockings for the Kids.
• The UN's "Save the Children" gives away packages with books and treats for kids.
• The South Thurston Fire Department comes and brings treats for kids.  Santa rides in the fire truck!
• The "South Sound Reading Foundation" donated 500 books for kids.
• The Girl Scouts are providing cocoa and cookies for kids.

December 9th:  RES Booster Club's Christmas Store for Kids.  Evening time.  

December 10th:  Lantern  Walk of Hope at the Rainier High School.  Afternoon, evening.

Farm to Table FFA Project

 

Snow, Wind & Power Outages

Dear Seniors & Friends,

I just received a high wind warning from the Emergency Management Public Information Officer on NextDoor.com.  (Logo They expected winds of 40 miles per hour with gusts up to 60 miles per hour, when they sent out the notice.  Now the forecast is for snow on Monday.

For more information please check the local forecast at:  https://www.weather.gov/.  

You can sign up for local alerts so you know what roads are closed around you.  If you need assistance, they can help.  Go to:  https://mil.wa.gov/alerts.

To check the snow alerts on the mountain passes go to:  https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses.

Remember, the Senior Center of Rainier is a designated heating & cooling shelter.  If there is a lot of snow, or a power outage and you need to come into the Senior Center for shelter, please call George Johnson (360) 292-5363.  

Regardless of the weather, we are both planning on coming in tomorrow morning.  We are here to serve you.    

Linda

P.S.  Comcast (Xfinity) will be working on updating their internet equipment tomorrow.  We may be without internet & phone for up to 2 hours at a time tomorrow.  I apologize for the inconvenience.  LJJ

November 2022 Lunch Menu

Dear Seniors & Friends,

Here's a copy of the November 2022 lunch menu.  Please note that BINGO will be on November 21st (the third Monday of the month) and the Senior Center Board Meeting will be on November 28th (the fourth Monday of the month).  I haven't figured out how to edit the menu on a Chromebook.  My apologies.

We look forward to seeing you for lunch.  

There will be Church in the Park on the third Saturday of the month at 4:00 PM.

There will be game night on Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM.  We play Mexican Train Dominoes.  You're welcome to join us, bring friends and play other games as well.

See you at the Center!

Linda

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Operation Christmas Child 2022

What is Operation Christmas Child?

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Our mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S.

Why shoebox gifts?

Shoebox gifts demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. By partnering with the local church worldwide, each shoebox gift is a powerful tool for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Below are several files related to the Valley Heart Assembly of God OCC activities this year. We are looking for volunteers and support from the community.  We can use help with gathering/packing/delivering them to the central collection point in Olympia. 

Also, one of the file explains the opportunity to fill a shoebox on-line for yourself or someone you want to bless by having them 'pack' it on-line.

There is additional info such as time lines on our website: valleyheart.org

Questions?  More info?  Talk to me or Sam (Dickerson).

Eric Dickerson

(360) 446-2626 Valley Heart Assembly of God Church

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T6vOnJNzlBfFtrQVaJG5LF2zUsxQ7gPIRQ0sHMnHXj4/edit?usp=sharing

https://build-a-shoebox.samaritanspurse.org/view/ab3b0b5b-7069-47b5-83d7-cd6710dc9412

Medicare's Open Enrollment Presentations in Thurston County October 2022

Medicare's Open Enrollment Presentations 

in Thurston County October 2022

To make an appointment for a personal consultation Contact:

Elizabeth Thunstedt, MBA

Licensed Insurance Broker

Insurance Answers Washington

Phone:  (253) 226-0806

Fax"  (360) 252-6509

Elizabeth@InsuranceAnswersWA.com

https://InsuranceAnswersWA.com

Good afternoon everyone,

Happy Autumn officially.

It is hard to believe but fall is here and Medicare's Open Enrollment is rolling out in a few weeks.  Medicare's Advantage and Part D plans will be available on Medicare's official website starting October 1, but enrollment options do not start until October 15.  We are geared up to help beneficiaries with their questions, whether they are new to Medicare or already enrolled.

Below is a list of our  Zoom and in person presentation options for beneficiaries, their friends or family members or anyone interested in understanding Medicare a little better.

Contact our office to obtain registration information on any of our Zoom options. During the month of October we will include a segment on Open Enrollment during those presentations.  If your organization wants our standard flier for any of these events, please let me know, (previously sent with my monthly emails).  Our outreach in Yelm has a flier attached as this is a new event.

Here they are listed in no particular order:

"Welcome to Medicare"

October 5 10am to noon

October 18 1pm to 3pm

October 20 10am to noon

Learn how to prevent Medicare fraud: October 6 1pm to 2pm

Learn about programs that help pay for Medicare's out of pocket costs:  October 13 11am to Noon

In Person options:

Welcome to Medicare:

Olympia Sr Center 222 Columbia St:   October 12 11am to 1pm (no registration is needed)

Welcome to Medicare:

Mason County Sr Activity Center, 190 Sentry Dr, Shelton WA October 20 11am to 12:30  No registration required but space is limited (MCSAC still requires folks entering their establishment to be vaccinated)

Open Enrollment presentation:

Yelm Adult Community Center 16530 103rd Ave SE, Yelm October 18 12:30 to 2pm

Happy Autumn.  As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office.

Janis Rich