Are you curious about yoga? You don’t have to be a pretzel to get all the benefits of a yoga practice—you don’t even have to get down on the floor! Judi England, RN, Kripalu Yoga Instructor, NNORC Senior Health Education Coordinator will lead the March Breakfast Club and share information on how yoga benefits the body, mind and spirit and can contribute to a calmer, more balanced lifestyle. She’ll explore the connection between yoga and stress management and sample a few simple techniques you can use everyday right from you chair.
Bring your questions and your friends. A light breakfast will be provided.
DATE: Wednesday, March 9
TIME: 9:30–11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Albany JCC (340 Whitehall Road, Albany).
RSVP: Please call 514-2023 to reserve your seat and your bagel.
Our favorite presenter is back for April! The April Breakfast Club welcomes back Kim Verner, Esq. Join us on Wednesday, April 13 for another thought-provoking
discussion on legal issues facing seniors.
NNORC Breakfast Club – Pre-Planning Your Funeral
The September Breakfast Club will focus on a topic requested by many Breakfast Club regulars—pre-planning your funeral. Thinking about your own funeral can be unnerving. However, seniors are increasingly coming to appreciate the benefits of pre-planning their funeral, including great emotional and financial security for themselves and their families. Pre-planning has become an important component of estate planning and provides an excellent opportunity to make sure that your wishes are known to your loved ones, and that they are followed—all of which provides peace of mind for those in mourning.
Jane Levine, of Levine Memorial Chapel in Albany, will be our featured speaker. She will share information about the process for pre-planning your funeral, as well as considerations in pursuing this option.
Bring your questions, concerns, and friends. A light breakfast will be served.
Save Wednesday, October 14, 2015 for the next NNORC Breakfast Club. Featured speaker, Mary Brummagyn, SPRN, will discuss flu shots, the shingles vaccine as well as the new pneumonia recommendations.
DATE Wednesday, September 9, 2015
TIME 9:30–11:00 a.m.
PLACE Albany JCC, 340 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY
RSVP Please contact 518-514-2023 or info@jfsneny.org
FEE Free
May NNORC Breakfast Club Talks About Planning Your "Digital Death"
This isn’t a Sci Fi movie. This is real. Do you have an email account or a Facebook profile? Do you pay bills online, have an account with Amazon.com or do banking online? What will happen to these accounts after you are gone? Is there a designated person who knows your online accounts, username, passwords, etc.? What about your spouse’s online accounts? We never used to think about this, but with the popularity of the internet and doing electronic transactions, it’s important to consider how your digital accounts are managed/closed during a serious illness or when you are no longer in a position to manage these accounts.
The May Breakfast Club welcomes back Kim Verner, Esq. who has over 16 years of legal experience with practice expertise in elder law, special needs planning and estate and tax planning. Kim will explain the importance of planning ahead for your digital death and answer questions about how to best manage your online accounts.
Save the date for the June 10th Breakfast Club when Jennifer Cerulli, PharmD, from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences discusses new medications as well as how drugs work together—both the positive and negative interactions.
DATE: May 13, 2015
TIME: 9:30–11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Albany JCC, 340 Whitehall Rd., Albany, NY
RSVP: Please contact 518-514-2023 or info@jfsneny.org
FEE: Free
Seniors Nosh, Visit and Learn at the NNORC Breakfast Club
Tax issues. Legal documents. Probate. These topics are not for the timid, but learning about them is beneficial, especially for seniors. This is what inspired Judy Avner, our new Coordinator of Social Engagement, to launch the NNORC Breakfast Club.
This monthly forum is giving seniors an opportunity to come together, nosh on a bagel, socialize and learn useful information. The idea is to bring in guest speakers from the community who can simplify complex topics, provide new information and stimulate discussion.
“Often times, seniors are looking for a way to get together at the beginning of the day to visit and talk about the events of the day. Later in the day they get busy and the time for conversation and reflection seems to have been replaced by other appointments and activities,” said Avner. The NNORC Breakfast Club gives seniors an opportunity to gather early in the day, have a bite to eat and discuss a range of useful topics.
The first two Breakfast Club sessions addressed critically important legal issues and featured two attorneys with expertise in elder law. Kim Verner, Esq., from the Herzog Law Firm discussed Legal Documents Every Senior Needs to Have, such as durable powers of attorney, living wills, healthcare proxies and more. And Steven Levy, Esq. discussed Probate and How to Avoid It. These monthly meetings are held at the Albany JCC from 9:30–11:00 a.m. are designed to provide practical information that directly affects seniors.
“We are grateful to the Albany JCC for lending us a room to host our Breakfast Club,” said Avner. “It’s a central location for seniors to gather and we’re hoping for a great turnout for our first meeting.”
NNORC Breakfast Club
The December program promises to be as informative and interesting. The probate process is complex and often misunderstood. The results can interfere with how you want to distribute your assets after death. This Breakfast Club presentation will demystify probate, explaining the probate process: how it works and when to avoid it. The presenter will explain the many different ways your assets can be transferred to your beneficiaries after your death.
Stephen G. Levy, JD, CELA, is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is an expert in Elder Law, Estate Planning and Administration and Long Term Care Planning. Mr. Levy is a member of the Elder Law and Trusts and Estate sections of the New York State Bar Association. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He serves as President for the Ohav Shalom Senior Apartments and is a past Board of Directors member of Jewish Family Services.
DATE: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
TIME: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Albany Jewish Community Center at 340 Whitehall Road, Albany, NY
FEE: Free
RSVP: Reservations are required. Please call 514-2023
Announcing the NNORC Breakfast Club
Join us at the first meeting of the NNORC Breakfast Club, a monthly opportunity to come together to nosh on a bagel, socialize and learn useful information on a range of subjects.
“Tax Issues of Particular Concern to Seniors” is the topic of this first meeting. Our guest speaker Michelle Duchowny will discuss strategies for taking advantage of favorable tax provisions such as pension exclusions, long term care credits, senior property tax benefits and more. Bring your questions and your friends and become part of the NNORC Breakfast Club.
Michelle Duchowny is an Outreach Specialist from the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. She works in the Office of the Taxpayer Rights Advocate, so she definitely has the inside track on these tax provisions.
Save the date for next month’s Breakfast Club: November 19, 2014. We will host Kim Verner, Esq., an expert in elder law from the Herzog Law Firm. She will discuss “Legal Documents Every Senior Needs to Have.”
DATE Wednesday, October 22 and November 19
TIME 9:30-11:00 a.m.
PLACE Albany Jewish Community Center at 340 Whitehall Rd., Albany, NY
RSVP 518-514-2023 Reservations are required
FEE $3.00 (members) and $5.00 (non-members)
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