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Glenville Senior Citizens
32 Worden Road
Scotia, NY 12302
(518) 374-0734
President
Linda Reinhart
Coordinator
Vicki Hillis
Glenville is proud to operate one of the most active senior centers in the region. Built in 1997 through a combination of town support, local grants and fundraising, the Glenville Senior Center houses the Scotia-Glenville Senior Citizens, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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Reminder: Veterans
Appreciation Lunch will be held on Saturday, November 8, 1-3 pm. Sign-ups were due at the fron desk by Friday October 24th. Sponsored by CDPHP.
Tax Volunteers Needed
AARP is looking for friendly, service-oriented people to join us for the coming tax season. Counselors work directly with taxpayers to complete and e-file tax returns. AARP provides the training needed to receive IRS certification, which will take place in early December.. If this community service interests you, contact Blanche Fischer at 518-382-7929.
Food Drive Success!
Thank you to everyone for the generous donations of food and supplies to the Scotia Food Pantry.
Winter Items Needed
Calling all knitting and crocheting enthusiasts: Local attorney Kate Toombs is looking for donations of hats, gloves and mittens to put on a giving tree outside of her office in Schenectady. The items are free to anyone who needs these items to keep warm this upcoming season. There is a particular need for donations of hats as they have a good supply of scarves. If you would like to participate, donations can be dropped off at the Senior Center any time throughout the month of January.
Elizabeth Collins
Dorothy Dawson
Yvette Foti
Eleonor Groetch
Harriet Howard
Pat Micheli
Nilakantan Nagarajan
Frank Quinn
Marion Rocco
Karl Schoch
Judy Webb
Punch Bowl
Mrs. Lodema Jenkins acquired and recently donated a silver plated punch bowl that once was presented to the Scotia-Glenville Seniors. She found the punch bowl at a yard sale in Sharon Springs, New York. Mrs. Jenkins doesn't live in the immediate area but wanted to bowl to go back to the town and Seniors for whom it was originally intended. It is inscribed with, "Presented To Scotia-Glenville Senior Citizens by Lillian J. Flint May 1983." Lillian Flint was the last resident of the historic Flint house of Scotia. The Flint house was donated to the village after her death in 1994.
Early Voting and Election Day
The Glenville Senior Center is a polling site for the upcoming November election. Early voting for all Schenectady County residents begins on Saturday, October 25th and continues through Sunday, November 2nd. Most days are 9-5, except Monday & Wednesday which are 12-8.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4th. Polls will be open from 6 am until 9 pm that day. You must report to your designated polling place to vote on that day. Questions? Please call the BOE at (518) 377-2469.
Holiday Project
Once again we will be collecting holiday gift wishes from some of the residents in the Baptist and Glendale Rehabilitation and Nursing Homes. We will post them on the "Giving Tree" bulletin board at the Center. Our members have been exceedingly generous in the past several years. Tags will appear on the "tree" and you select what you'd like to give. The due dates and other information will appear on the board and via email. Looking forward to more happy holidays.
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Eyeglass Donation Change
Unfortunately, we no longer accept eyeglass donations. Please drop off your old glasses at the
Wal-Mart Vision Center.
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How it all began!
Disaster Preparedness Guide
for Older Adults
Senior Moments Mailing Party
Thursday, December 18th at 9 am
Come join us for our mailing party as we prepare the Senior Moments newsletter for mailing. Volunteers perform the vital task of folding the newsletters and applying the pre-printed address labels for mailing. We meet in the Dining Center and complete the task usually within 1.5 hours. Refreshments will be served. Come join us and have some fun.
Thank you to all our new comers!!!!!!!!
Social Committee
First Tuesday of the month at 1 pm
The committee meets to plan events such as the ice cream social, senior picnic, veteran's appreciation lunch and holiday party. We need more volunteers. Committee members take on tasks such as gathering information, shopping for the event, setting up tables and chairs and working at the event. Ideas are always welcome. If you are interested in being on this committee or chairing it, please leave your name at the front desk.
Sunshine Committee
Do you know any member who is recovering from an illness/operation or the family of a member who has died? Or maybe a member who could use an extra ray of sunshine? We will send a card or make a phone call to let people know that they are in our thoughts and are special to us.
Contact Lori Preddice at the Center.
Gardening Volunteers
Please sign up to volunteer with the Gardening Committee. Help is welcome Spring, Summer and Fall as we maintain the facility's gardens. Green thumb and experience not necessary! Leave your name at the front desk.
Barbara Brown, Committee Chair
Desk Volunteers Needed
Do you like to meet people, help others and know what is happening at the center? Then volunteer to work at the Front Desk! We have three shifts daily: 9-11 am, 11 am - 1 pm, and 1-4 pm. Duties primarily include answering the phone, greeting people, taking memberships, signing up members for trips, defensive driving and other activities, answering queries, and other secretarial jobs. Training is provided along with a manual. Please leave your info at the front desk if interested.
Van Transportation
For senior residents of Glenville and Scotia only. Senior Center membership not required. Our van must stay within Glenville/Scotia.
Call 518-374-0734 M-F between 9 am and noon at least a day ahead (up to two weeks ahead) to reserve space and schedule a ride to take you on your errands: to the barber or hairdresser, Walmart, grocery store, bank, etc. within the town.
The van operates Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm.
Donations are gratefully accepted to help defray costs.
The Center cannot offer transportation to medical appointments.
Please be mindful of your fellow van riders and be prompt for your pickup times.
We are inneed of substitute dispatchers. This is a volunteer position where you fill in as needed if you are available. We will train you. Call the Senior Center at (518) 377-0734 or Maureen Adamek at (518) 377-8497.
Please welcome our new regular Monday driver John Lykins, our new dispatcher Prateek Arora, and new substitute drivers Robert Domingo and Lisa Sarnacki.
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Be sure to check out the display case in the library to see some unique collections.
If anyone has a collection that they would like to share, please call leave a message at the front desk. Remember, the case is lighted and always locked.
November
Barbie Dolls
Barbara Rogow
December
Hand Painted Cards
by
Larry McArthur
Check out some new pictures!
Photo Gallery
Senior Moments Advertising
For information or a form to place an ad in our Senior Moments Newsletter, please go to our wevsit at www.scotiaglenvillesenior.org ir vusut tge Front Desk. Ads busubess card-s9zed horizontal format (3 1/2" wide 2" wide are priced at $50.per issue or 6 issues for a year at $250. Payment due at time of submission.
A Note from the Scotia Historian
Several initiatives have been worked on in 2025: the Erie Canal Bicentennial and start to the USA 250th, projects to reopen the Flint House to the public and reviving the Scotia Historical Society.
We will need people to help plan and staff events; search historic topics; share skill at an event, lecture, or class; scan and photograph collections; do handyman and gardening.
If you are interested in finding out about these plans - or you know a younger adult or teenager who is looking for a project - send me your email address. I will let you know what ideas we are working on and when we have meetings scheduled.
I hope to hear from you!
Beverly Clark,
historian@villageofscotiany.gov
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