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LEWISTON — The Education Center at SeniorsPlus has announced its August calendar, with programs including Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body, where to find resources and safe driving.
Unless stated otherwise, classes are free and located at 8 Falcon Road.
Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body will be presented from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Discussion will include lifestyle habits to maintain and improve health, and help to keep brains healthy. The workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity, physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, and social engagement.
Fantastic Resources and Where to Find Them will be presented 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, presented by Tim Verrill.
The class will cover free resources that allow seniors to communicate with others and keep the mind active. Online classes and forums, visit another country, find a pen pal, puzzles, library resources, audio books, Pinterest, TV, movies, news, history and more is included. The class will also include discussion of Skype and making video calls. There is a 24-person limit.
There will be a Senior Employment Program Presentation from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, presented by Danelle Martel, of Associates for Training and Development, a multi-state non-profit organization that provides job training and employment services to workers aged 55 and older, including paid training opportunities in food prep, retail sales, customer service and health care. Learn more about the Senior Community Service Employment Program and eligibility requirements.
Safe Driving, presented by AARP, will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15. The class is $20, payable to AARP, and $15 for AARP members. Drivers 55 and over who complete this class are eligible for discounts on their auto insurance for three years. Bring your driver’s license, lunch and membership card. Some insurances companies reimburse the program fee, to find out if yours does, call them.
Other programs in August include Living Well for Better Health, a six-week workshop; Volunteering After Loss; ClearCaptions phones; Medicare Basics, to be presented in separate Farmington and Lewiston sessions; Android Phones and Tablets Basics; Drive the Lincoln Highway; a photographic trip on the first coast-to-coast highway and a look at its history; gentle Chair Yoga; Total Strength & Balance.
Programs are made possible through support from individuals and donations. Call SeniorsPlus at 800-427-1241 for more information and to register.
