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Month at a Glance - August 2021

Summer is here and we are having fun at White Rose Senior Center! August activities will continue outside with Outdoor Bingo on Mondays beginning at 10:00. Five different sponsors are happy to call bingo! They are Homeland at Home, Open Systems Healthcare, Kindred Hospice, Candid Homecare, and Gateway Health. They all bring fantastic prizes and we play bingo under the big shade tree in front of the Center!

Tuesdays offer Entertainment on the Broad Street Plaza and Art on the Broad Street Plaza from 10:30-11:30! Wally the Support Alligator with Joie Henney will be here on August 3rd at 10:30; Sunflower Coffee Filter Art Craft will be on August 10th; Bubbles Make Me Smile with Debbie Flaum (this is a fun exercise program using bubbles!) on August 17th; Music with DJ Chris Wagman on August 24th and Make a Nautical Jar on August 31st.

The FEATURE EVENT/FUNDRAISER for August will be on Wednesday, August 4th from 10:00-11:30! Brian White, the Broad Park Manor Manager, is raising money for White Rose Senior Center by being in the DUNK TANK! Yes, step right up and purchase balls to try to dunk one of our favorite volunteers! Employees from York Housing Authority are saving their money to see their good buddy get soaked! Everyone is invited…bring your friends and family and help raise lots of money for the Center! We have Minute To Win It Fair Game on for that day too! On August 2nd and 3rd, we have our Hot Dog Sale ($1.00) and Mickey’s Pizza Sale ($1.50) so plan to participate!

Thanks to State Representative Carol Hill Evans and her Staff, White Rose Senior Center will host the SENIOR FAIR on Wednesday, August 11th from 10:00-12:00! Come out and see many community vendors who offer great services! There will be goodies and door prizes at the event. The tables will be outside of our building for the community to visit. (The rain date will be August 18th.)

The August Calendar has a variety of Summer Olympic Games on it! Beach Volleyball, Weightlifting, Football Toss, Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics and the Summer Olympics Championship Games are some the the events that are up for grabs! GO FOR THE GOLD!!!

The Commodity Supplemental Food Box, Fresh Express, York Fresh Food Farms Mobile Produce Market are offered on Thursdays. The Commodity Box is on August 5th; Fresh Express is offered on August 12th and 25th; and Mobile Produce Market is on August 5th and 19th. Mobile Produce Market is where you can spend your Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers! We have those applications at the Center or click HERE to get your Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Application. Click HERE for the application in Spanish. Gateway Health Mobile Unit will be present during Fresh Express on 8/19 with lots of fun things to do in the unit!!!

The White Rose Senior Center Virtual Programs are held throughout the month starting off with the PIG RACES on Facebook August 2nd at 1:00; Zumba Gold with Heather on Wednesdays at 1:00; Freestyle Fridays featuring Digital Riddles, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, and Jeopardy at 11:00 on Fridays. MindMatters Lecture is on Monday, August 16th at 2:00 and Coloring Contests are held on Facebook. The York County Senior Center Virtual Programs for August will be out by the end of July!

The STARS Programs for August consist of Summer Plant Pokes on August 17th from 2:00-4:00 at White Rose Senior Center. STARS Bingo and Lunch at Hoss’s will be held on Tuesday, 8/31 from 11:00-1:30 at Hoss’s and Steakhouse in East York. Both have a fee and registration requirement with Springettsbury Township. Click HERE to see CHECK OUT THE STARS Summer Session Flier.

Click on each tab below to see all of the details for August 2021 at White Rose Senior Center!

August 2021 Calendar (English)

August 2021 Calendar (Spanish)

August 2021 Menu

August 2021 Newsletter (English)

August 2021 Newsletter (Spanish)

Come join us for all the great programs and the Grab and Go lunches. Call 717-843-9704 to resve your meal if you are 60 or over. Lunches are distributed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10:30-11:30 at the front door!!!

HAPPY AUGUST FRIENDS!!!

Month at a Glance - July 2021

HAPPY 4th of July!!! We are all FIRED UP for our White Rose Senior Center Members to come for OUTDOOR PROGRAMNG, the GRAB ‘‘N’ GO LUNCHES, ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES, BINGO, CRAFTS and so MUCH MORE!

On Mondays we are enjoying SPONSORED BINGO by Grane Hospice, Santa Claus, Carol Barnhart and Beth March in July. It begins at 10:00 and we have the most fabulous tree we are sitting under!

Entertainment on Broad Street and Art on Broad Street are held on Tuesdays. DJ Chris will be back for Christmas in July Week (July 20th) and the Art Projects are Scrapbook Flowers on July 13th and Pineapple Pinecones on July 27th.

Our “Society, Dolls, and Civil War Class” with Jef and Nancy continues on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:15. We are all enjoying the program, learning many great facts about the Civil War and dress, and we are making our dolls.

The Food Programs for the month are held on Thursdays. The Commodity Supplemental Food Box with the Cheese is available the 1st Thursday each month. York Fresh Food Farms Mobile Produce Market comes here the 1st and 3rd Thursday (10:00-12:30) and you may use your Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers or cash to purchase fruits nd vegetables. Central PA Fresh Express is held the 2nd and 4th Thursday beginning at 10:00.

We also are holding several Virtual Programs via Zoom and our Facebook Page. Click HERE for the July 2021 Edition of the York County Senior Center Virtual Programs.

White Rose Senior Center is still serving lunches out the front door Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays (on Wednesdays you receive two frozen meals for Thursday and Friday).

We are still closed to the public entering the building but perhaps will reopen for indoor activities after Labor Day. But in the meantime, join us for OUTDOOR FUN!!! We are having a BANG UP Time!!!

Click Below for the July Calendars, Newsletters, Menu, Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Form, Check Out the STARS with Springettsbury Township, and COVID-19 Information for Food Locations.

July 2021 Calendar (English)

July 2021 Calendar (Spanish)

July 2021 Newsletter (English)

July 2021 Newsletter (Spanish)

July 2021 Menu

Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Form (English)

Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher (Spanish)

Check Out the STARS Programs for the Summer 2021 Session

COVID-19 Information for Food Locations (English)

COVID-19 Information for Food Locations (Spanish)

Month at a Glance - June 2021

JUNE IS HERE AND WE ARE MOVING OUTDOORS FOR GREAT PROGRAMMING!

Art on the Broad Street Plaza , Entertainment on the Broad Street Plaza, Outdoor Bingo, Ice Cream Social with Minnich’s Pharmacy, Baseball Games, Sub/Pretzel Sandwich Sale with R&K Subs, Gateway Health Table Event, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Fresh Express, York Fresh Food Mobile Produce Market and the PA Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers plus lots more all return to kick off the summer!

DJ Chris entertains on the Broad Street Plaza on Tuesday, June 22nd from 10:30-11:30. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the music!

Another awesome program we are offering to you is entitled “Society, Dolls and the Civil War” presented by Nancy Walker and Jef Savage.

This program provides an opportunity to learn about the social aspects of the Civil War and to produce a Civil War soft doll sewn by hand. The program, plus all fabric, materials and sewing tools for the dolls are being provided FREE by a Grant from Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, with additional funding from White Rose.

Most Civil War programs are about leaders, logistics, battles and the men that fought them. This program focuses on the social activities of the War. What was everyday life like for the civilian population in the home, in public and on the battlefield. Explore their fashions, entertainments, toys, games and sports. Have fun participating in a guessing game to identify common everyday items of the Civil War and their uses. Explore the changing roles of women in support of the war effort. How much have they changed and what it still common today? Have fun joining in an interactive parlor game. Investigate the influence Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had on America and the War? Find out how Charles Dickens and other authors influenced the abolition of slavery.

From the oldest to the newest, dolls have been around forever. From earliest times, children around the world have had dolls as companions, confidants and collections. What is their history, their characters and their journeys? What did they see and what impact did they have on the Civil War?

During the Civil War many children played with dolls that were lovingly handmade by their mothers from scraps of cloth. You can recreate the past by hand sewing a Civil War era cloth doll of your choice – Miss Victoria or Humpty Dumpty. You will have the opportunity to make Miss Victoria or Humpty as gift for a favorite person or for yourself!

How Do I Sign Up for Jef and Nancy’s program?

Just let the staff know you are interested! We are asking that you commit to the 8-week program starting on Wednesday, June 9th from 10:00-11:15 AM. It runs every Wednesday through July 28th. It will be held outside (weather permitting & rain dates have been built into the schedule if need be). We will have tents, tables, and chairs available for those 60 and over who would like to participate.) Ladies and gentleman are welcome...Jef and Nancy are great speakers and educators!

We are still offering Virtual Programming in June so click below to see what White Rose Senior Center and a few other York County Senior Centers are offering!

Click below on all of the links to see what is happening in June just for you!

York County Senior Center VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING for June 2021

June 2021 Calendar in English

June 2021 Calendar in Spanish

June 2021 Newsletter in English

June 2021 Newsletter in Spanish

June 2021 Menu

Check Out the SUMMER 2021 STARS Programs

R&K Sub/Pretzel Sandwich Flier - this needs to be returned to Jenna by June 15, 2021 (jenna@whititeroseseniorcenter.org)

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Application in English

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Application in Spanish

PA Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Flier

Handout for “Society, Dolls, and the Civil War with Jef and Nancy (Danza Antiqua)

Please call and order lunches on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday each week. And then “hang with us” for many outdoor programs, weather permitting! We had a fun time last summer and promise another good season until we can return inside!

Stay safe and healthy and if you need help getting scheduled for a vaccine, let us know! We would be glad to help you out!

Month at a Glance - May 2021

Welcome May!!! We have a few changes coming up in May with the weather getting warmer and the sun shining brightly!

We will be stopping our side door pick up for the Grab & Go lunches on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. We will be going back to everyone picking up their lunches at the front door. If you can’t walk to the door, pull close to the front of the building and we will bring them to you if need be.

With having everyone come to the front doors, we can also start providing service to our members and/or future members (60+), outside! Last year we had incredible programs and activities going on and this spring, summer, and fall will be no different!

We have no immediate plans to reopen in the near future. The PA Department of Aging is still enforcing the same social distancing. With that number we are very limited on the amount of people in the building. We would have more outside so it is easier for us to ring the inside activities outside to all of you!

In May we are starting with a few outside activities since Mother Nature is not always predictable but in June you will see many great events planned!

Our first big fundraiser in May is Give Local York on Friday, May 7, 2021. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Give Local York is a Day of Giving in York County. Last year so many generous people gave $3.5 million dollars to over 300 York County Non-Profits! White Rose Senior Center raised $10,577 and we were thrilled! This year our goal has been set for $15,000 and we would LOVE your Support!

Give Local York begins at 12:00 midnight on Friday, May 7, 2021 and runs for 24 hours, ending at 11:59:59 PM. Check out our Face Book Page for updates and things happening on May 7th. If you would like to donate to White Rose Senior Center on May 7th, highlight the link and click “go to link”. The link is: https://www.givelocalyork.org/organizations/white-rose-senior-center

Click on the May information below:

May 2021 Newsletter in English

May 2021 Newsletter in Spanish

May 2021 Calendar in English

May 2021 Calendar in Spanish

May 2021 Congregate Menu

For the York County Senior Center Virtual Program Brochure, click on the following link:

May 2021 York County Senior Center Virtual Programs

It is not too late to register for the STARS Spring Session Classes. Seats are still available!

Check Out the STARS Spring 2021 Session

If you are in need of a vaccination, click on the flyer link below.

Vaccination Information

We hope you all stay safe and healthy!

Month at a Glance - April 2021

Happy Easter Everyone! It’s a new month, a new growth of flowers and greenery, baseball season begins, National Walking Day is April 7th, so come get a pedometer to mark your steps, and more people are getting vaccinated so we can hopefully return to some type of normalcy over the next several months. If you are still looking for a vaccine, read further below for some helpful vaccine information and transportation to a vaccine location for yourself or a loved one!

April 1st kicks off the opening day of baseball so White Rose Senior Center wants to join in the fun too! Share a picture of your favorite baseball team apparel on the White Rose Senior Center Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/White-Rose-Senior-Center-239749906468113)

We are bloomin’ with many craft projects such as the Cherry Blossom Tree Decorating Challenge Contest, a Magazine Art Collage Challenge, several virtual art classes via Zoom with Brianna Heck from Kutztown University, and Spring Craft Kits. We are offering a Seed Starter Competition. We will provide you with kit on April 12th for $1.00 and you bring your starter kit back on May 12th for judging of whose plant is growing the best!

We have many virtual programs and are again partnering with other York County Senior Centers to share their activities. You are more than welcome to check them all out and join in their fun too! Click HERE to see the York County Senior Center Virtual Programs.

Give Local York will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 from 12:00 AM-11:59:99 PM. This is a big fundraiser for White Rose Senior Center. Our goal is to reach $15,000 and we need your help! The staff has completed “Challenges” in the past once a certain amount of money was raised. This year we have included the “Challenges” to be from staff and volunteers with the theme based on a carnival! Our excellent volunteer, Brian White from Broad Park Manor, has agreed to participate in a Dunk Tank! Now we know you want to come out and dunk him while raising lots of money for WRSC! Details will be posted in the near future on the staff challenges! To donate to White Rose Senior Center, click HERE to go directly to Give Local York on May 7th!

Are you still looking for a vaccine if you are 65 or older? York City COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic is open. York City Bureau of Health, Wellspan Health and Family First Health have partnered together to bring the vaccines to eligible York City residents. Appointments will be scheduled when vaccines have been received and all appointments must be scheduled in advance. No walk-ins will be accepted. Call 717-812-4495 to schedule a vaccine. Alternatively, limited appointments will be available for online scheduling at www.MyWellspan.org. Phones will be open for scheduling on Mondays and Wednesdays each week from 4:00 pm until all available vaccine appointments have been scheduled. All appointments will be held at Family First Health: 116 S. George St., York, PA 17401 on the first floor. Bring your ID. To see the flyer in English click HERE. To see the flyer in Spanish, click HERE.

Another location is out at the old AC Moore building on Route 30, York, PA. You must call the Wellspan phone number at 855-851-3641 to schedule an appointment in advance. We have compiled a list of possible sites as of 3/30/21. Click HERE for that flier.

Rabbittransit is offering free rides to your vaccine location. Call 800-632-9063 to schedule your ride. Click HERE to view the flyer.

Click on the following links to open up the calendars, menu and newsletters for April 2021.

April 2021 Calendar in English,.

April 2021 Calendar in Spanish,.

April 2021 Menu.

April 2021 Newsletter in English.

April 2021 Newsletter in Spanish.

Check Out the STARS Spring Session 2021.

The staff at White Rose Senior Center look forward to seeing you soon and wish you all a HAPPY, SAFE, and HEALTHY SPRING!



365 Days Since COVID-19 Closed the Doors for Members to Enter the Building

March 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM, Governor Tom Wolf closed down all “non-essential” stores, recreational centers, including senior centers and their day programs. Senior Centers were considered “essential” as far as serving Congregate and Home Delivered Meals to our participants, so we remained opened for these services and expanded our activities to include outdoor events as the year went on. Nobody ever thought this global pandemic would go on an entire year!

As much as COVID-19 has been horrible with people getting the virus, dying from the virus, not being able to be with your friends and family, the loneliness and isolation many people felt, White Rose Senior Center (as well as many senior centers) tried our best to stay connected and have fun with our members!

The staff at White Rose Senior Center put together a video entitled “Recap 2020 WRSC” of many of the happenings of March 17, 2020 through March 17, 2021 to commemorate this life changing year. Click HERE to see the White Rose Senior Center You Tube video.

Thanks for the memories and laughter we shared! Remember, we are all in this together!