Center on the Hill Weekly Update
Friday, September 16, 2022
Fun-Fabulous-Fall!

Welcome cooler weather, and the busiest time of the year at the Center! It has been so nice to see all your smiling faces walking through our doors lately. We are off to such a great start with exciting programs, classes and activities this season. CLICK HERE to view, download and print the Fall Newsletter and don’t miss out! Registration is required for everything you want to attend since we still have limited group sizes for social distancing. Some things already have wait lists again this season, so please remember if you are unable to attend something you have registered for, please let me know by phone or email, so I can give your spot to someone on the wait list.
 
I am still posting NEW ONLINE CONTENT, such as virtual tours, fitness videos, art lessons, recorded presentations and more, Monday - Thursday at Noon on our Programs page HERE so be sure to check them out too!
 
I look forward to seeing more of you all in person in the weeks ahead and hope you have a great weekend!

Mariangela Saavedra
Director, Center on the Hill
215-247-4654

Coming Soon:
REGISTRATION REQUIRED for all classes and activities. Space is limited for social distancing.

Just a FEW SPOTS LEFT!
MOSAIC SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA (MSOP) TILE MOSAIC CLASS
Session A: Tuesdays, September 20 and 27
Session B: Thursdays, September 22 and 29
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Cost: $60* for the two week session. (Sign up for only 1 session)
Week 1 is instruction and construction. Week 2 is glazing.
All Materials Provided. *this program is made possible at a discounted rate, by a Grant from the Covenant Fund awarded to the Center last Fall.
 
Mosaic tile artist and MSoP member Laura Lyn Stern is offering a tile making course. The tiles will be used to create a beautiful mosaic mural for the exterior wall of the Center on the Hill. Participants will work with clay to create bas relief (dimensional) floral tiles. Each person will be making multiple tiles, both modeling and glazing the pieces. All tiles created in class will be used for the mural.
 
Please come to class with several ideas and images of the flowers that you want to work with (Laura Lyn will also have images available). You will be taught how to transfer your images from a photo, magazine or print out onto a clay slab and then model your piece dimensionally. Come and join the fun and be part of this permanent mural project! 

Just a FEW SPOTS LEFT!
PHILADELPHIA STORIES OF LESSER-KNOWN HEROES–A TALK and A WALK  
Friday, September 23 (Rain Date September 30)
9:30am – 1:00pm
(Train to Center City Departs at 9:51am - Tour begins downtown at 11am)
$25  Lunch included
Meet at the Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail Station, at 9:40 a.m., 9 W Evergreen Ave (Parking is available) Train departs promptly at 9:51 a.m.
Regional Rail is FREE for Seniors 65+ with Valid ID, all others train will be $10.50 Round Trip.
REGISTRATION DUE BY end of day MONDAY September 19th.
Space is Limited. Maximum 12 participants.
 
Does “Meet Me at The Eagle” evoke any memories? What did John Wanamaker ever do for me? What did Ann Jarvis, Anna Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe have in common? What did Matthias Baldwin make besides jewelry? Was Mother Jones a 1970s magazine? Who was Octavius Catto? How many sculptures are in City Hall? What stories do they tell?
 
Join us and Philadelphia Docent Elise Bromberg as she takes us on a fascinating walking tour surrounding City Hall. The tour will consist of a leisurely stroll around the streets at the center of our city, where she will show us important landmarks and talk about lesser known Heroes. The tour will end at Dilworth Plaza where we will enjoy lunch outside (included). *** Elise’s definition of Hero: A person, an object, an event that has left an imprint on our city.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Mondays, September 26, October 3, 10, 24, 31, and November 7
1:00pm – 2:00pm  
Free
Group is closed to new members after October 3.

We acknowledge the value of sharing time and stories with others who have also experienced a loss. Please join us for 6 informal gatherings as you grieve the loss of a loved one. Topics covered: Myths of Grieving, Grieving & the Holidays, Does Grief Ever End and others.

Our facilitator is David Stevenson, MDiv., CT. He is a bereavement counselor at Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care. He is a certified grief recovery specialist with a strong background in grief and bereavement, to include serving as a chaplain in the US Army and as a child grief specialist with Highmark Caring Place, recognized as the premier grieving center for children, adolescents and their families. 

MOVING FORWARD TO SUCCESSFUL AGING
Thursday, September 29
11:00am – 12:00pm
FREE
Presented in person for limited participants, and recorded to stream online the following week. 

Successful Aging has been researched for years with findings shared and movements initiated. The most critical project was the MacArthur Foundation Study of Gerontology in 1984. This was a 10 million dollar grant with the study of over 1000 seniors for the project.  It was the most extensive and comprehensive project in America. The researchers had to dispel the many myths of aging. To mention several - “You Can’t Teach and Old Dog New Tricks, The Lights May Be on But the Voltage is Low, The Secret to Successful Aging Is to Choose Your Parents Wisely.” The research dispelled the many myths of aging and today the product of this study has essentially set the stage for our active older adults, as we know them today as involved in every aspect of our country.

Presented by JERALDINE MARASCO KOHÚT, RN, BS,MA, NHA community liaison for Cathedral Village in Philadelphia.

BASICS OF ANDROID PHONE
Wednesdays, October 5 - November  9
Orientation Class on Wednesday, October 5
1:00pm – 2:00pm 
Free

Explore how to navigate through your Android phone step-by-step. You will learn how to save contacts, set-up your voicemail (and learn how to access your voicemail messages), send a text message, take photos and connect your email account to your phone. No experience necessary. Bring your Android to class. We’ll also cover online safety topics including computer viruses and threats, setting up your online privacy, and spam emails. Handouts will be provided.

Instructor Kwaku Boateng is the Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Senior Helpers Philadelphia and enjoys helping seniors learn how to use technology.

• Improve your coordination with this great workout routine from Silver Sneakers. Watch HERE.
   

• Loosen up with this gentle full body stretch. Watch HERE.
   

• Learn about art from the Netherlands in this fascinating lecture from the museum of fine arts in Boston. Watch HERE.
   

• Learn about the History behind America’s greatest border dispute: The Mason-Dixon Line. Watch HERE.
   

• Take a trip to Costa Rica on this virtual tour in HD. Click HERE.
   

• Get ready for the FALL with these great cooking and decorating ideas for the upcoming season! Click HERE.
   

• Rediscover previously posted videos and links on our More Online Programming Page HERE.  And Don’t forget to Visit our Community Resources page HERE for updated information regularly.