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Seniors Count – Workshop offers tips to keep spirits high and stress low during holidays

Members of Nashua’s senior community are invited to learn ways to keep their spirits high and stress low durng the holidays at a free Seniors Count-Nashua workshop scheduled for Monday, November 14 at the Nashua Senior Activity Center. Read More

Seniors Count – Workshop offers tips to keep spirits high and stress low during holidays

NASHUA – The holiday season can be a time full of joy, cheer and family gatherings. It can also be a time when the increased activity of the season brings on stress or the “holiday blues.”

Members of Nashua’s senior community are invited to learn effective ways to keep their spirits high and stress levels low at a free Seniors Count-Nashua workshop scheduled for Monday, November 14 at the Nashua Senior Activity Center.

Scheduled presenter is Alice Cassidy, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in geriatric mental health with the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center.

The Nashua Senior Activity Center is located at 70 Temple Street in Nashua. The program begins at 1:00pm.

Advance registration for the workshop is requested. Please call Beth Todgham, Seniors Count-Nashua facilitator for Southern New Hampshire Services at (603) 889-3440 x 629 for more information.

Workshop participants can come early and enjoy lunch offered by St. Joseph Community Services (Meals on Wheels) in the cafeteria at the Nashua Senior Activity Center. A $2 donation is requested for diners age 60 and over; the price is slightly higher for those under 60. Pre-registration for lunch is required. Call Steve, SJCS site manager, at 882-2106 to reserve your lunch. Lunch is served from 11:45am to 12:45pm.

The workshop is one of a series of free programs offered monthly at the Senior Activity Center. The workshops are designed to provide area residents with information on resources available in the community as they age.

Past workshops have included topics on managing money in tight times, senior driving issues, gizmos and gadgets to stay safe in your home, clutter control and being a grandparent in the 21st Century. All programs have been filmed by Nashua’ Education Channel 99. Programs are broadcast Mondays at 1:00pm and can be viewed on-line at http://nashua.ezstream.com.

Additional support for the workshops is provided by Southern New Hampshire Services, ServiceLink Resource Center, the Nashua Public Library, and the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services.