Join us for a new year of Breakfast Clubs! Maura Fleming, the Capital Region Program Manager at the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York will be speaking about healthier living for your brain and body.
For centuries, we’ve known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to optimize our physical and cognitive health as we age. This program offers participants an opportunity to learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.
Save the date for February Breakfast Club on Wednesday, February 14. We will welcome back Trooper Stephen Rothwein, Community Outreach Coordinator at the New York State Police. He will discuss home security for seniors.
Date: Wednesday, January 10
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Albany Jewish Community Center (340 Whitehall Road, Albany)
RSVP: Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to RSVP
Food and Flicks Presents… Wonder Woman!
Wonder Woman is the fifth-highest-grossing superhero film domestically, starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana (Gadot), an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
We’re bringing in food from Cardona’s Market. Choose eggplant parmesan or chicken parmesan. The cost is $13 for members and $15 for non-members.
Date: Thursday, February 8
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Congregation Beth Emeth (100 Academy Rd., Albany)
RSVP: RSVP with NNORC at 518-514-2023. Registrations will be accepted until Tuesday, February 6
Wellness Wednesday Discusses "Loving the skin you're in….at any age"
Wellness Wednesday returns in January! Lisa Whitney, Master Esthetician, will present:”Loving the skin you’re in….at any age”. Join us for this opportunity to learn tips for mature skin health, wellness, and beauty.
Date: Wednesday January 17, 2018
Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Place: Congregation B’Nai Sholom, 420 Whitehall Rd., Albany
RSVP: Please RSVP with the NNORC at 518-514-2023
Don't Miss NNORC Night at the JCC!
Come out for another NNORC Night at the JCC . The JCC will be serving up a delicious dinner featuring pasta and meatballs, along with good conversation and fun! NNORC night is always a good time to catch up with friends and make new ones. There will also be a short presentation during dinner by EPIC, a senior discount prescription medication plan.We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Wednesday December 13, 2017
Time: 4:45 p.m.
Place: Albany JCC (340 Whitehall Rd., Albany)
RSVP: Please call Claire Sigal at 518-438-6651 to make your reservation by 9:30 a.m. on December 13
Cost: The suggested donation is $5
Join NNORC at the Albany Institute's Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany Tour!
Well-Dressed Albany
Please join us for a tour of Well-Dressed in Victorian Albany. This exhibition of nineteenth-century Victorian fashion represents a rare opportunity to showcase part of the Albany Institute’s costume collection, one of the museum’s treasures.
Spanning more than 250 years, from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, the Albany Institute’s costume collection includes more than 4,000 garments and accessories that were used or worn by upstate New Yorkers of all ages, social classes, economic conditions, and cultural groups.
Date: Thursday January 18, 2017
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place: Albany Institute of History and Art; 125 Washington Ave., Albany.
There is a parking lot behind the museum on Elk Street (between Swan St. and Dove St.).
RSVP: Please call NNORC to register at 518-514-2023
Cost: Tickets to the exhibit are $8.00
NNORC & APL's Bach Branch Offer Introduction to Overdrive and Libby!
Join us at APL’s Bach Branch for a class on OverDrive and Libby. We will learn how to download books, audiobooks and movies onto your reader, tablet, laptop, or smartphone.
Please bring your fully-charged device (Kindle, tablet, laptop, smartphone).
You will need a library card to use OverDrive and Libby. (If you need a library card, please bring a photo ID and a business mail envelope that was recently delivered to your house).
Dates: Thursday, December 14
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: APL’s Bach Branch (455 New Scotland Ave., Albany)
RSVP: Please call NNORC to RSVP at 518-514-2023
NNORC Hosts Holiday Party!
Celebrate the holiday season with your NNORC neighbors!
There will be entertainment, light snacks and fun! In the spirit of the holidays, if you enjoy baking, we invite you to bring some of your favorite cookies (along with the recipe). You don’t have to bring sweets to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Wednesday, December 20
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: B’Nai Sholom Reform Congregation (420 Whitehall Rd., Albany).
RSVP: Please RSVP to NNORC at 518-514-2023
The Breakfast Club Presents… Staying Healthy in the Winter
Join us for the final Breakfast Club of 2017 when we welcome Mary Brummagyn from the Albany County Department of Health. She will discuss what you need to know to stay healthy in the winter.
As the weather turns colder, we start to worry about the flu and pneumonia. Ms. Brummagyn will update us on immunizations, as well as how to handle cold and flu season.
Please save Wednesday, January 10 for our first Breakfast Club of 2018 when we discuss Healthier Living for your Brain and Body with Maura Fleming, Capital Region Program Manager at the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York.
Date: Wednesday, December 13
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Albany Jewish Community Center (340 Whitehall Road, Albany).
RSVP: Please call 518-514-2023 to reserve your bagel and your seat!
Bach Library and Albany NNORC Deliver Books to Homebound Seniors
Your Albany NNORC and The John J. Bach Branch of the Albany Public Library are pleased to announce the launch of Library Links, a library materials delivery service for seniors living in our neighborhood. Through this program, library materials can be delivered to NNORC residents who are permanently or temporarily homebound due to disability or health problems. Seniors who are unable to drive also qualify for this home delivery service.
Whether you like to read books and magazines, watch DVDs, or listen to “talking books” and music, the library will arrange to have items delivered to and picked up from your home by a corps of like-minded volunteer bibliophiles.
You can access this free service by contacting Jennifer Ward, the Bach Branch Adult Services Librarian, at 482-2154. You can request specific items or ask Jen for suggestions based on your interests. She will use your library card and arrange for the items to be delivered in your very own Library Links tote bag. And when you’re ready to return your items, just call Jen again. It’s that simple. No library card? No worries. Jen can help you get started.
We’d like to thank the following people to who invested time, energy, and dollars into this project: Jennifer Ward, Bach Branch Adult Services Librarian, and Jane Kriegler, library volunteer, for collaborating with NNORC staff for over a year to convert a good idea into a great program; Scott Jarzombek, Executive Director of Albany Public Library for his enthusiastic endorsement of the program; and the Albany Public Library Foundation for underwriting the cost of the Library Links tote bags.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead
JFS Staff Runs 5k for NNORC Resident Ida Leberman
Michelle Dannenhoffer-Cau and Ida Leberman
When the 9th Annual Cherry Blossom 5K Race for ALS was announced, Michelle made the decision to run the race in hopes of winning a medal for Ida. On April 30, 2017, Michelle met up with fellow runners at Congregation Gates of Heaven in Schenectady for this all-important race. The event raises money for St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center.
“The odds were stacked against me running competitively in this race for a couple of reasons. For one, my own physical issues kept me from running all winter. Also, the age-group divisions were divided into 10-year groupings, and I was three months shy of “aging out”; that meant I was competing against a lot of 40-something youngsters,” Michelle shared. But that didn’t stop her, before the race started, Michelle bowed her head, closed her eyes, and thought of how much affection and admiration she has for Ida, and said a little prayer to muster just enough speed to win a medal for her.
“Ida’s spirit must have been with me that day, because the run was surprisingly strong and effortless, leading to a good-enough time for an age-group medal. I think I was the most overjoyed and emotional I’ve ever been after a race. I literally felt like an Olympian on that podium receiving my medal, because I knew I would be passing it on to a woman who has modeled so much strength and courage in the face of her illness.”