After graduations in June, the Seniors of the Newtonville Area group honored the graduating students from Buena Regional High School. We awarded a total of 12 scholarships to those graduating seniors from our area.
Members of our group attended the Independence Day Festival held at Michael Debbi Park on July 3rd. All enjoyed the parade and the activities at the Festival and had a wonderful time.
During the month of July, we provide FREE LUNCHES to all school-aged children every Wednesday from 1-3 pm. Lunches are distributed in the Roberta J. Corbitt Community Room located in the rear of the MLK Center. Food Vouchers designed for Seniors to purchase Jersey Fresh Produce were distributed on July 6th at the MLK Center.
Recently, the Seniors had an expert speaker from NAPA, who came out and explained to us about various car problems that may arise. He brought displays and models of many of the basic components of vehicles, and demonstrated things to look for and when you have a problem, what is the best way to handle the situation. The information was extremely helpful and we appreciated the presentation by NAPA – “Under Car Sales”.
Our Bayada Nurse Representative made her monthly visit to keep us updated on any health issues and followed up with our monthly exercises.
The Seniors meet weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am at the MLK Community Center, 661 Jackson Road in Newtonville. After our meeting, we have lunch and invite anyone over 55 to our lunch for a $1.00 donation. We also welcome any senior over 55 to join our group.
The Foodbank at the MLK Center operates on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. In August the food pantry will be on the 3rd and 17th from 1-5pm. Donations of non-perishable foods are accepted at the MLK Center during normal business hours.
by Esther M. Deal, Acting President