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1 Name of Senior Center 2 Director's Name

Roxbury Senior Center LindaWahlers 7 south Street, Roxbury, CT 06783 860-210-0056 lwahlers@roxburyct.com http://roxburyct.virtualtownhall .net/Pages/RoxburyCT_Senio r/index 2/9/2012 10:00am - 3:00pm Old Town Hall; Shares Bldg w/Land Trust Separate Muni Agent 2 days/wk

Brigewater Senior Center Marilyn Curtin, Director (we met with Susan) 132 Hut Hill Road, Bridgewater,CT - 06752 860-355-3090

Morris Senior Center Kristen Davila

3 Address 4 Telephone Number 5 Email

Pam Collins 6 BRYAN PLAZA, 109 East Street # 22; Morris, CT WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT 06763-1828 06794 860-567-7437 (860) 868-0735 seniors@washingtonct.org http://washingtonctseniorcenter .weebly.com 3/14/2012 M-F 10am-3:00pm bullt in1990 Director/Municipal Agent M-TH 9:00am-4:30pm; F 9:00am-12noon Shared with American Legion Director/Municipal Agent

bwscseniorcenter@gmail.com Morrissrctr@optonline.net http://www.bridgewatertownhal l.org/seniorcenter.html 2/21/2012 10am - 4:00pm New Building Built on Town Property Geriatric care manager and social worker

6 Website 7 Date Visited 8 Hours 9 10 11 12 13 Atmosphere 14 15 16 17 Equipment 18 19 20 21 22

They have 2 floors -- would be good to have 1 floor Homey Atmosphere Local Paintings Exhibited

All on 1 Floor

All on 1 Floor

1 floor

They are thinking of adding on Institutional Feeling Stairwell in middle of hallway to Basement Heat with Propane Air Conditioned Generator Furnace and pumping on roof Solar Panels

23 Funding

Funded by Town & Fund Raisers by Friends of SC

Funded by Town and Donations

Funded by Town; Donations & Van Income

E Washington Senior/Shared w/American Legion Programs: either free or minimal fee

1 Name of Senior Center

Roxbury Senior Center

Brigewater Senior Center

Morris Senior Center

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Programs: Some Free Some change (1/2 cost of program) Programs: Minimal fee Grants procured (can only have seniors there) tag sale Friends of the Senior Center Hilltop Friends Fund raisers (put out a letter to residents,bridgewater, ct Many function are subsidized .classes $3 for luncheon up to $10 for the food

28 29

30 Members 31

Age 55 and older

No Set Rule

60+

60+

32 Kitchen

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Kitchen (Size:20' x 11'); Fits 6 people; Fridge; Freezer; Stove; Microwage; toaster oven 4 sinks; dishwasher; access window to common room) Soups On (Tuesdays run by volunteers; 12-1pm; $3.00; plan for 40 people; freeze leftovers and sell them)

Kitchen (17'x14'); supplied bya resturant in torrington; Kitchen has a steralizer rather than dish washer. This maybe a Kitchen (12' x161/2' ); under Newtown Health Foods (Many requirement in some places I know the one in washington used Kitchen odd shape (Approx 24' rules to be able to cook meals); needs to be bigger to be asteralizer x 16'); They have lunch twice a week 10 to 15 people attend supplied bya resturant in torrington

Food served approx every other month

Kitchen has Serving Window Kitchen has Serving Window Bathrooms: ( Size: 7' x 7'; 2 Handicapped Half baths on 1st floor)

36 Bathrooms 37

Bathrooms (1 men's; 1 women's) no shower

Bathrooms (1 men's; 1 woman's) 1 men's; 1 woman's no no shower shower

E Washington Senior/Shared w/American Legion basement occupied by American Legion; floods periodically

1 Name of Senior Center

Roxbury Senior Center Basement (Not full some storage)

Brigewater Senior Center

Morris Senior Center basement with furnace water storage and other storage.

38 Basement 39 40 41 Janitor Supplies 42

Basement for storage 15 Cots for Sleeping Janitor's Closet small closet (11'x7') off large common room used for storage

Janitor's Closet

43 Supply Closet 44 45 46 Elevator 47 Elevator ($300/mo maintenance)

3 storage areas and a slopsink 3x3; also have 4 closets

No Storage area for tables,chairs they reside in the 1 common room

n/a

48 Common Room 1

1st Fl Common Room (23' x 28)'; 55/45 people Homey Atmosphere/Comfy Chairs Meals Service in this room Crafts/Games in this room

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Meeting Room (191/2' x161/2') - Client meetings, Board Meetings, special Decorations- Game/Computer/Craft room 31' x Donated Furniture; Flat Screen 22' has divider that can separate TV; needs more storage space area into two rooms All function room (35' x 22') Old and decrepid atmosphere .. Chairs are plastic and not comfortable Meals served in this room Crafts/Games/Exercise/progra ms in this rom Old TV on TV Stand Computer Room (10' x 12'); 4 computers in room; Provided are 9 laptops, used for 0ne computer in game room for computer instruction public use

54 Common Room 2 55

Computer area (old stage) ( 20' x 23'; 4 computers with computer desks; has ramp to get to common area)

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56 Common Room 3 57

Large Common Room (24' x 23'; Fits 117/55 people) Flat Screen TV

Large Common Room (40' x 25'); Fits 65 people ( Flat Screen TV

Large Common Room (42' x 32') capicity. 76 fireplace-not used, book shelves and TV n/a

E Washington Senior/Shared w/American Legion

1 Name of Senior Center

Roxbury Senior Center

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Piano Pull Down Screen to show Movies w/projector equipment in ceiling Meals served in this room Comfortable arm chairs Costs ( Maintenance; Plowing; lawns; trash; cleaning) Parking Area (Not sure how many can park there)

Brigewater Senior Center They have laptops for computer classes and meet in this room in small groups

Morris Senior Center

62 Costs 63 64 Parking 65 66

All cleaning, heating, electric charged to Senior Center Parking Area (not big enough -31 spots) Overage parks on road Game Room (191/2' x 16'); Card table; chairs (donated furniture); Books (exit door for all rooms rooms very light,lots of windows)

67 Common Room 68

Game room 31' x21' there is a divider in game room.. Ability to separate functions; 0ne computer in this room for public use. Trips; Christmas Tree Shop; Adrich Museum; Cheescake Factory; Tanger Outlets;Cooking Show - all out to Lunch Blood Pressure (1/mo); Periodic Courses (Driver AARP Driver Safety Course Safety; Healthy eating; A Day In Danbury- Mall, Xmas Tree Shop- Olive Garden No Outside activities Floral Design w/Horticulture Students fm Wamogo Reg High School Daily Exercise classes; Watercolor Pencil ($25) Periodic Art classes Cooking Show - Marianne Live (lunch $15) Periodic Trips Lunch ($5) Served (MWF in Morris & Tu/Th: Harwinton) Van to the Mall (1/mo) Acupressure Clinic (1/mo)

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Cooking classes 1/mo have luncheon with a Speaker Horse Shoe Pits Exercise Classes (Aerobics; Strengthening Exercises;

Cooking Classes

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Exercise (Tai Chi); Trips Art Classes Bingo Coffee Hour

Art Class Art Exhibit

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1 Name of Senior Center 77 78 79 80 81

Roxbury Senior Center Mah jongg Needlecrafts

Brigewater Senior Center Mah jongg Computer Club Needlecrafts (Silver Needles) Poker Canasta

Morris Senior Center

Needleworks (1/wk); Bridge (1/wk); They have lunch twice a week 10 to 15 people attend supplied bya resturant in torrington

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Lunch (Soup's On) Once a Week (soup every Tuesday from 12-1:30) Computer Help (by app't) Book Discussion Afternoon Movie

Computer Club

Computer Instruction by Appointment Computer Club by reservation History Club (1/mo) Gunn Historical Archives (1/mo)

87 Office 88

Office (12' x 10')

Office 11' x 9' need bigger, poor storage. (Greeting window)

Director's Office 11' x12'

Director's Office (15' x 26')

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93 94 95 Total Square Footage 96 Seniors (60+)

Newsletters: The pair up with Parks & Recreation and send one newsletter to every household in Town; no mailing list, as not sure it's up- Newsletter every other month. to-date Phone needs updating all areas are carpeted Talked about the connecticut community foundation (they gave grant for Tai Chi Bulletin board in hallway and lg Classes) room Poor use of space with stairway in middle of building Lack of storage and closet space. ,poor choice of heating fuel, Idea of the two bigger rooms ,with some dividing up better than the 1large room and two small ones

Newsletter every two months

Entrance dark and dreary

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Roxbury Senior Center

Brigewater Senior Center

Morris Senior Center

G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center 2 Director's Name

3 Address 4 Telephone Number 5 Email

6 Website 7 Date Visited 8 Hours 9 10 11 12 13 Atmosphere 14 15 16 17 Equipment 18 19 20 21 22

23 Funding

G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center

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30 Members 31

32 Kitchen

220

198

238

384

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36 Bathrooms 37

G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center

38 Basement 39 40 41 Janitor Supplies 42

43 Supply Closet 44 45 46 Elevator 47

77

48 Common Room 1

644

340

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54 Common Room 2 55

460

120

56 Common Room 3 57

552

1000

1344

G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center

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59 60 61

62 Costs 63 64 Parking 65 66

67 Common Room 68

320

651

770

69 Programs 70 71

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G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center 77 78 79 80 81

82 83 84 85 86

87 Office 88

120

99

132

390

89 Miscellaneous Info

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93 94 95 Total Square Footage 96 Seniors (60+)

2073 664

2077 590

2365 539

1544 3-4K SQ FT? 1060

G Roxbury Senior Center (SQ FT)

H Brigewater Senior Center (SQ FT)

I Morris Senior Center (SQ FT)

J Washington (SQ FT)

K Washington (SQ FT Goal)

L Library Basement

1 Name of Senior Center 97

1 Name of Senior Center 2 Director's Name

Founders Hall-Ridgefield Visited by SAM only

3 Address 4 Telephone Number 5 Email

6 Website 7 Date Visited 8 Hours 9 10 11 12 13 Atmosphere 14 15 16 17 Equipment 18 19 20 21 22 Donations & Privately by Goldstone & Cory -- 10 years; and just extended 10 years M-F 8:30a - 4:30pm 4000 Members/200 attend daily 8/9 EE's do all the moving of furniture when necessary

Country Club w/o dues

23 Funding

1 Name of Senior Center

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Founders Hall-Ridgefield Programs -- Cost Ridgefield Residents one price; and outside members another price

28 29 60+ You or your spouse is 60 or older, and You live in Ridgefield, CT or in a surrounding area town (in Connecticut or New York) that does not have its own full-time senior center. 30 Members 31

32 Kitchen

Warming Kitchen Only When then have a cooking class(demo) only Lunch is served to attendees $10/ea

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36 Bathrooms 37

1 Name of Senior Center

Founders Hall-Ridgefield

38 Basement 39 40 41 Janitor Supplies 42

43 Supply Closet 44 45 46 Elevator 47

48 Common Room 1

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54 Common Room 2 55

56 Common Room 3 57

1 Name of Senior Center

Founders Hall-Ridgefield

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62 Costs 63 64 Parking 65 66

67 Common Room 68

69 Programs 70 71

When they started 88/programs; now have 120+ programs

Bocci Court & Shuffleboard

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1 Name of Senior Center 77 78 79 80 81

Founders Hall-Ridgefield

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87 Office 88

89 Miscellaneous Info

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93 94 95 Total Square Footage 96 Seniors (60+)

1 Name of Senior Center 97

Founders Hall-Ridgefield