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Month at a Glance - July 2021

HAPPY 4th of July!!! We are all FIRED UP for our White Rose Senior Center Members to come for OUTDOOR PROGRAMNG, the GRAB ‘‘N’ GO LUNCHES, ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES, BINGO, CRAFTS and so MUCH MORE!

On Mondays we are enjoying SPONSORED BINGO by Grane Hospice, Santa Claus, Carol Barnhart and Beth March in July. It begins at 10:00 and we have the most fabulous tree we are sitting under!

Entertainment on Broad Street and Art on Broad Street are held on Tuesdays. DJ Chris will be back for Christmas in July Week (July 20th) and the Art Projects are Scrapbook Flowers on July 13th and Pineapple Pinecones on July 27th.

Our “Society, Dolls, and Civil War Class” with Jef and Nancy continues on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:15. We are all enjoying the program, learning many great facts about the Civil War and dress, and we are making our dolls.

The Food Programs for the month are held on Thursdays. The Commodity Supplemental Food Box with the Cheese is available the 1st Thursday each month. York Fresh Food Farms Mobile Produce Market comes here the 1st and 3rd Thursday (10:00-12:30) and you may use your Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers or cash to purchase fruits nd vegetables. Central PA Fresh Express is held the 2nd and 4th Thursday beginning at 10:00.

We also are holding several Virtual Programs via Zoom and our Facebook Page. Click HERE for the July 2021 Edition of the York County Senior Center Virtual Programs.

White Rose Senior Center is still serving lunches out the front door Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (on Wednesdays you receive two frozen meals for Thursday and Friday).

We are still closed to the public entering the building but perhaps will reopen for indoor activities after Labor Day. But in the meantime, join us for OUTDOOR FUN!!! We are having a BANG UP Time!!!

Click Below for the July Calendars, Newsletters, Menu, Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Form, Check Out the STARS with Springettsbury Township, and COVID-19 Information for Food Locations.

July 2021 Calendar (English)

July 2021 Calendar (Spanish)

July 2021 Newsletter (English)

July 2021 Newsletter (Spanish)

July 2021 Menu

Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Form (English)

Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher (Spanish)

Check Out the STARS Programs for the Summer 2021 Session

COVID-19 Information for Food Locations (English)

COVID-19 Information for Food Locations (Spanish)

Month at a Glance - June 2021

JUNE IS HERE AND WE ARE MOVING OUTDOORS FOR GREAT PROGRAMMING!

Art on the Broad Street Plaza , Entertainment on the Broad Street Plaza, Outdoor Bingo, Ice Cream Social with Minnich’s Pharmacy, Baseball Games, Sub/Pretzel Sandwich Sale with R&K Subs, Gateway Health Table Event, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Fresh Express, York Fresh Food Mobile Produce Market and the PA Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers plus lots more all return to kick off the summer!

DJ Chris entertains on the Broad Street Plaza on Tuesday, June 22nd from 10:30-11:30. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the music!

Another awesome program we are offering to you is entitled “Society, Dolls and the Civil War” presented by Nancy Walker and Jef Savage.

This program provides an opportunity to learn about the social aspects of the Civil War and to produce a Civil War soft doll sewn by hand. The program, plus all fabric, materials and sewing tools for the dolls are being provided FREE by a Grant from Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, with additional funding from White Rose.

Most Civil War programs are about leaders, logistics, battles and the men that fought them. This program focuses on the social activities of the War. What was everyday life like for the civilian population in the home, in public and on the battlefield. Explore their fashions, entertainments, toys, games and sports. Have fun participating in a guessing game to identify common everyday items of the Civil War and their uses. Explore the changing roles of women in support of the war effort. How much have they changed and what it still common today? Have fun joining in an interactive parlor game. Investigate the influence Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had on America and the War? Find out how Charles Dickens and other authors influenced the abolition of slavery.

From the oldest to the newest, dolls have been around forever. From earliest times, children around the world have had dolls as companions, confidants and collections. What is their history, their characters and their journeys? What did they see and what impact did they have on the Civil War?

During the Civil War many children played with dolls that were lovingly handmade by their mothers from scraps of cloth. You can recreate the past by hand sewing a Civil War era cloth doll of your choice – Miss Victoria or Humpty Dumpty. You will have the opportunity to make Miss Victoria or Humpty as gift for a favorite person or for yourself!

How Do I Sign Up for Jef and Nancy’s program?

Just let the staff know you are interested! We are asking that you commit to the 8-week program starting on Wednesday, June 9th from 10:00-11:15 AM. It runs every Wednesday through July 28th. It will be held outside (weather permitting & rain dates have been built into the schedule if need be). We will have tents, tables, and chairs available for those 60 and over who would like to participate.) Ladies and gentleman are welcome...Jef and Nancy are great speakers and educators!

We are still offering Virtual Programming in June so click below to see what White Rose Senior Center and a few other York County Senior Centers are offering!

Click below on all of the links to see what is happening in June just for you!

York County Senior Center VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING for June 2021

June 2021 Calendar in English

June 2021 Calendar in Spanish

June 2021 Newsletter in English

June 2021 Newsletter in Spanish

June 2021 Menu

Check Out the SUMMER 2021 STARS Programs

R&K Sub/Pretzel Sandwich Flier - this needs to be returned to Jenna by June 15, 2021 (jenna@whititeroseseniorcenter.org)

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Application in English

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Application in Spanish

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Flier

Handout for “Society, Dolls, and the Civil War with Jef and Nancy (Danza Antiqua)

Please call and order lunches on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday each week. And then “hang with us” for many outdoor programs, weather permitting! We had a fun time last summer and promise another good season until we can return inside!

Stay safe and healthy and if you need help getting scheduled for a vaccine, let us know! We would be glad to help you out!

Month at a Glance - May 2021

Welcome May!!! We have a few changes coming up in May with the weather getting warmer and the sun shining brightly!

We will be stopping our side door pick up for the Grab & Go lunches on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. We will be going back to everyone picking up their lunches at the front door. If you can’t walk to the door, pull close to the front of the building and we will bring them to you if need be.

With having everyone come to the front doors, we can also start providing service to our members and/or future members (60+), outside! Last year we had incredible programs and activities going on and this spring, summer, and fall will be no different!

We have no immediate plans to reopen in the near future. The PA Department of Aging is still enforcing the same social distancing. With that number we are very limited on the amount of people in the building. We would have more outside so it is easier for us to ring the inside activities outside to all of you!

In May we are starting with a few outside activities since Mother Nature is not always predictable but in June you will see many great events planned!

Our first big fundraiser in May is Give Local York on Friday, May 7, 2021. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Give Local York is a Day of Giving in York County. Last year so many generous people gave $3.5 million dollars to over 300 York County Non-Profits! White Rose Senior Center raised $10,577 and we were thrilled! This year our goal has been set for $15,000 and we would LOVE your Support!

Give Local York begins at 12:00 midnight on Friday, May 7, 2021 and runs for 24 hours, ending at 11:59:59 PM. Check out our Face Book Page for updates and things happening on May 7th. If you would like to donate to White Rose Senior Center on May 7th, highlight the link and click “go to link”. The link is: https://www.givelocalyork.org/organizations/white-rose-senior-center

Click on the May information below:

May 2021 Newsletter in English

May 2021 Newsletter in Spanish

May 2021 Calendar in English

May 2021 Calendar in Spanish

May 2021 Congregate Menu

For the York County Senior Center Virtual Program Brochure, click on the following link:

May 2021 York County Senior Center Virtual Programs

It is not too late to register for the STARS Spring Session Classes. Seats are still available!

Check Out the STARS Spring 2021 Session

If you are in need of a vaccination, click on the flyer link below.

Vaccination Information

We hope you all stay safe and healthy!

Month at a Glance - April 2021

Happy Easter Everyone! It’s a new month, a new growth of flowers and greenery, baseball season begins, National Walking Day is April 7th, so come get a pedometer to mark your steps, and more people are getting vaccinated so we can hopefully return to some type of normalcy over the next several months. If you are still looking for a vaccine, read further below for some helpful vaccine information and transportation to a vaccine location for yourself or a loved one!

April 1st kicks off the opening day of baseball so White Rose Senior Center wants to join in the fun too! Share a picture of your favorite baseball team apparel on the White Rose Senior Center Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/White-Rose-Senior-Center-239749906468113)

We are bloomin’ with many craft projects such as the Cherry Blossom Tree Decorating Challenge Contest, a Magazine Art Collage Challenge, several virtual art classes via Zoom with Brianna Heck from Kutztown University, and Spring Craft Kits. We are offering a Seed Starter Competition. We will provide you with kit on April 12th for $1.00 and you bring your starter kit back on May 12th for judging of whose plant is growing the best!

We have many virtual programs and are again partnering with other York County Senior Centers to share their activities. You are more than welcome to check them all out and join in their fun too! Click HERE to see the York County Senior Center Virtual Programs.

Give Local York will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 from 12:00 AM-11:59:99 PM. This is a big fundraiser for White Rose Senior Center. Our goal is to reach $15,000 and we need your help! The staff has completed “Challenges” in the past once a certain amount of money was raised. This year we have included the “Challenges” to be from staff and volunteers with the theme based on a carnival! Our excellent volunteer, Brian White from Broad Park Manor, has agreed to participate in a Dunk Tank! Now we know you want to come out and dunk him while raising lots of money for WRSC! Details will be posted in the near future on the staff challenges! To donate to White Rose Senior Center, click HERE to go directly to Give Local York on May 7th!

Are you still looking for a vaccine if you are 65 or older? York City COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic is open. York City Bureau of Health, Wellspan Health and Family First Health have partnered together to bring the vaccines to eligible York City residents. Appointments will be scheduled when vaccines have been received and all appointments must be scheduled in advance. No walk-ins will be accepted. Call 717-812-4495 to schedule a vaccine. Alternatively, limited appointments will be available for online scheduling at www.MyWellspan.org. Phones will be open for scheduling on Mondays and Wednesdays each week from 4:00 pm until all available vaccine appointments have been scheduled. All appointments will be held at Family First Health: 116 S. George St., York, PA 17401 on the first floor. Bring your ID. To see the flyer in English click HERE. To see the flyer in Spanish, click HERE.

Another location is out at the old AC Moore building on Route 30, York, PA. You must call the Wellspan phone number at 855-851-3641 to schedule an appointment in advance. We have compiled a list of possible sites as of 3/30/21. Click HERE for that flier.

Rabbittransit is offering free rides to your vaccine location. Call 800-632-9063 to schedule your ride. Click HERE to view the flyer.

Click on the following links to open up the calendars, menu and newsletters for April 2021.

April 2021 Calendar in English,.

April 2021 Calendar in Spanish,.

April 2021 Menu.

April 2021 Newsletter in English.

April 2021 Newsletter in Spanish.

Check Out the STARS Spring Session 2021.

The staff at White Rose Senior Center look forward to seeing you soon and wish you all a HAPPY, SAFE, and HEALTHY SPRING!



365 Days Since COVID-19 Closed the Doors for Members to Enter the Building

March 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM, Governor Tom Wolf closed down all “non-essential” stores, recreational centers, including senior centers and their day programs. Senior Centers were considered “essential” as far as serving Congregate and Home Delivered Meals to our participants, so we remained opened for these services and expanded our activities to include outdoor events as the year went on. Nobody ever thought this global pandemic would go on an entire year!

As much as COVID-19 has been horrible with people getting the virus, dying from the virus, not being able to be with your friends and family, the loneliness and isolation many people felt, White Rose Senior Center (as well as many senior centers) tried our best to stay connected and have fun with our members!

The staff at White Rose Senior Center put together a video entitled “Recap 2020 WRSC” of many of the happenings of March 17, 2020 through March 17, 2021 to commemorate this life changing year. Click HERE to see the White Rose Senior Center You Tube video.

Thanks for the memories and laughter we shared! Remember, we are all in this together!

Month at a Glance - March 2021

WELCOME MARCH…a month closer to warmer weather!!! February was a definitely cold and the most snow we have had in several years. I guess that is par for the course in dealing with COVID-19 for an almost total year. March 17, 2020, was the date that we closed the Center doors from people entering the building except for the essential workers to get the meals and food programs out to all of you! We were able to figure out how to bring many programs outside safely during COVID-19 as the weather got nicer. The big and beautiful shade tree out front was a true blessing to all of us! The staff is working on something special to share with you to commemorate White Rose Senior Center and how COVID-19 changed all of our lives. Look for that on March 17, 2021!

During the Grab and Go Lunch hour of 10:30-11:30 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we have several fun activities for you to participate in such as “Spirit Days” for Dr. Seuss Week! March 1st celebrate “Cat in the Hat” by wearing your Fun Hat. March 2nd, it’s “Fox in Socks: Rainbow socks, one red, one blue, only silly socks will do” so wear your silly socks and show them to us! On March 3rd, it is Wacky Wednesday, so wear your clothes backwards, inside out, or mismatched. Wacky hair is s bonus! Of course pictures will be shared on Facebook!

We also have Nutrition Month handouts every Monday, Bible Study Guides from Bruce Shaub, “Roll a Leprechaun” Take Home Game, “Color a Sea Scene” Take Home Game, a Spring Coloring Page, craft kits, and an Easter Egg Hunt planned to put smiles on your faces!

Many have asked for another Sub Sale so the R&K Sub and Sandwich Sale sheets will be distributed starting March 1st. The orders and monies are due on or before Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The subs and sandwiches will be delivered and ready for pick up on Tuesday, March 23rd at 10:30 AM during our lunch service hour or until 4:00 when we close for the day. Members…don’t forget to ask your children if they could help us out and sell at their work locations! We would be glad to provide them a fundraiser sheet…or better yet CLICK HERE to print one off!

White Rose Senior Center has been collaborating with other York County Senior Centers to bring VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING to as many people as we can to prevent social isolation. We all have great programs to share and this improves our attendance numbers and makes a great day for those who attend! These activities are through Facebook Live and Zoom. We know that some of you are struggling with Zoom so we have set up a practice time on Thursday, March 4th from 1:30-2:30. Plus we are very willing to help you one-on-one or over the phone. If you need a device, Tech Owl, is a non-profit who has devices and tech support for you to borrow. Click HERE for a flier about their awesome service!

Some of the White Rose Senior Center Virtual Programs through Zoom that we are offering are:

  • Zumba Gold with Heather Cintron on Wednesdays at 1:00.

  • A whole ART CLASSES from Brianna Heck at Kutztown University every in March at 1:00. (3/5 Macrame for Beginners; 3/12 Marbled Jars; 3/19 Tissue Paper Mosaic Hearts and 3/26 Scrap Paper Flowers.) We have the supplies for you that can be picked up at the Center beginning March 1st. Please call and let us know you would like to participate so we can have the correct amount available!!!

  • Cooking in Quarantine with Deb Bixler - “Not Your Typical March Green Dishes…Two Fun, Fast and Healthy International Dishes to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day” will occur on Tuesday, March 9th at 1:00.

  • “Green Sock Hop St. Patty’s Day Party” with DJ Chris Wagman will be held Tuesday, March 16th at 1:00! Our Mardi Gras, Party Gras was so much fun so join us for this! Wear GREEN and we have more PRIZES just for you!

  • Shamrock Bingo with PRIZES will take place on Wednesday, March 17th at 2:00 to honor St. Patrick’s Day. We have the special cards for you. You can pick them up or we can email you a card…just call us at 717-843-9704!

  • Gateway Health Virtual Nutritional Bingo is on Monday, March 29th at 1:00. Call us so we can make arrangements for you to have a bingo card and play along for FABULOUS PRIZES!!!

Facebook Live Virtual Programs include:

  • Great TOURS of IRELAND every Thursday at 1:00. :We will put up the links and you just click on that link. You can watch them at a later time if your schedule does not permit you to watch at 1:00.

  • St. Patrick’s Day Word Scramble Challenge will be held Wednesday, March 10th at 2:00.

  • Flashback Friday (1990) will be on March 12th at 10:00.

  • Guess How Many M&M’s in the Leprechaun Jar starts on Monday, March 15th at 1:00, is shared on Tuesday during the Grab and Go Lunch hour and announced on Wednesday during the lunch hour!

  • Leprechaun Race is scheduled for Monday, March 15th at 2:00. A PRIZE is involved!!!

  • Throughout the month we use Facebook Live to announce the winners for the Nutrition Month Word Search Handouts, Spirit Day Winners, our Fairy Friday Drawings that occur twice a month on Fridays to people who were coming to eat lunches inside our building prior to COVID-19, and the Spring Coloring Contest Winner.

And we have another Virtual Program offering from Tabitha Valentin at Penn State Cooperative Extension. This is a CONFERENCE CALL activity entitled “Seniors Eating Well: Healthy Grains”. This will be held on Friday, March 12th and March 26th from 11:00-11:30. Please let White Rose Senior Center Staff know that you would like to participate by calling us and giving your phone number. Our number is 717-843-9704.

White Rose Senior Center will NOT be participating in the AARP Tax Assistance Program this year. AARP does not have the man-power to assist us. They still have openings at other locations. Living World Community Church, Messiah United Methodist Church and Aldersgate United Methodist Church. You must call for an appointment to York County Area Agency on Aging, if you are 60 years or older, at 717-771-9042. For the ages between 50 to 59, call 717-640-5006. Click HERE for the flier that lists the dates and times. You may have to leave a message at the above numbers and somebody will return your call.

We would like to welcome our NEW MEMBERS: Faye Morey (actually has been a member but updated her into our system), Jesus Lopez-Colon, and Joann Reilly.

For a complete March Calendar, Menu, and Newsletter, click on the links below:

March 2021 Calendar in English

March 2021 Calendar in Spanish

March 2021 Menu

March 2021 Newsletter in English

March 2021 Newsletter in Spanish

We have been back with Springettsbury Township offering programs (STARS) since the Fall 2020. The class sizes are limited to 8 participants. Check Out the upcoming Spring Classes HERE!

Join us for all of these great programs and here is to “Wishing all of you a Safe and Healthy March…Let’s Cheer in Spring Friends!”