Submitted by Gwen Chalker
Warrenbrook Senior Center is hosting the following June 2018 events. The Center is located at 500 Warrenville Road, Warren, New Jersey. For more information call 908-753-9440 or visit the center on the web at: seniorcenter.us/sc/warrenbrook_senior_center_warren_nj
June 11: “Immigration: Coming to New Jersey” by Debra Esposito (from the Morris Museum,)10:30 a.m. This program highlights Immigration to New Jersey from the 1700s until the Great Depression. In addition to an educational program, this is also a reminiscent program as attendees hear about what their families may have experienced if, and when, they immigrated to the United States. This program is made possible, in part, by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State through the State/County History Partnership Program Grant, and administered in Somerset County by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
June 25: “Over Here, Molly Pitcher” by Stacy Roth (from History of the Hoof) 10:30 a.m. This interpretive storytelling program relates the legend of “Molly Pitcher” (Mary Hays McCauley), the heroine of the 1778 Battle of Monmouth Courthouse – and explores the daily lives of the “women of the army” who followed their husbands to war during the American Revolution. Molly reminisces about the days when she accompanied her husband through battles and winter encampments from Valley Forge to Monmouth to Morristown. Relating her tales of firing a cannon in the heat of battle to trudging “behind the baggage,” she provides a glimpse into what it was like to be a “camp follower” in the days when American independence was a dream rather than a certainty. This program is presented in period costume. This program is made possible, in part, by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State through the State/County History Partnership Program Grant, and administered in Somerset County by the Cultural & Heritage Commission**
June 26 & July 10 & 17: Three Part iPhone/iPad Workshop. Get the Most from this Powerful Tool in your Pocket with Maureen Greenbaum; 10 a.m. At this workshop you will get answers for your questions and explore the benefits of individual iPhone apps such as “Find My Friend,” Google/Apple maps, podcasts, mail, health, camera, calendar, stocks and more! Participants will decide the class direction. Good for beginners and those with some proficiency who are interested in learning skills to make using the iPhone more effective and fun! Be sure to bring your iPhone or iPad. Advanced registration required. Space is limited**
June 26: “AmeriCare Physical Therapy” by Barbara Golej-Figura, OT, CHT, 10:30 a.m. AmeriCare will be hosting an educational and informative workshop on the importance of Occupational Therapy (OT). Occupational Therapists help people, across the lifespan, participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Barbara will be discussing why/what/how an Occupational Therapist can be beneficial through this type of treatment. She will be showcasing and demonstrating some of the equipment an OT would use during a typical treatment session. Additionally, we will be examining the causes, symptoms, and treatments for arthritis in the hand. Being a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Barbara is able to effectively identify and relieve symptoms due to inflammation and joint pain.
