THE GUIDING THE GUIDING

LIGHTLIGHT Guiding Delaware’s Seniors

Into a Brighter Future

Frederica Senior Center

216 South Market St

Frederica, Delaware 19946

April 2014

40th Anniversary Edition VISIT US AT FSCNEWS.ORG

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Membership Meeting, Mar 18, 2014 We had 32 members attend this months membership

meeting. The Wild Game Dinner was a big success and

I was glad to see a lot of our new members present, it

would be even nicer to see more of our mem-bers/Board Members present. We put these functions

together to raise money to help improve the Center for

you. I want to thank everyone who helped make the dinner so successful. It was a lot of work but a lot of

fun also. Thank you & Happy Easter

(P.S. we are selling Easter Eggs)

Mae

APRIL 2014 LUNCH MENU

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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Cod/Rock Fish

Scalloped Potatoes

Stewed Tomatoes

Turnip Greens

Cake

2

40th Anniversary

Roast Beef

Cream Potatoes

Corn

Spiced Apples

Cheese Cake

3

Wings

Cowboy Beans

Carrot Salad

Apple Spice Rings

Cheery Pie

4

Fried Oysters

Steamed

Shrimp

Mac Salad

Cole Slaw

Ice Cream Cook-

ies

7

Gibbletts/Chicken

Dumplings

Mashed Potatoes

Green Beans

Beets

Dessert

8

Pork Chops

Buttered Noodles

Kale

Apple Sauce

Bread Pudding

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Veal Parmesan

Spaghetti

Tossed Salad

Brochette

Dessert

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Texas Meatloaf

Creamed Potatoes

Red Gravy

Corn

Sweet Rolls

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Steak

Baked Potato

Tossed Salad

Boston Crème Pie

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Cheese Burgers

Mac & Cheese

Green Beans

Banana Pudding

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Pork Roast

Cream Potatoes

Black Eyed Peas

Sauerkraut

Mini Cheese Cake

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Crab Cakes

Twice Baked

Potatoes

Cream Spinach

Pickled Beets

Peach Pie

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EASTER DINNER

Ham

Potato Salad

Cole Slaw

Baked Beans

Deviled Eggs

Boston Cream Pie

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Good

Friday

CLosed

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Goulash

Tossed Salad

Garlic Bread

Fruit Whip

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English Pot

Roast

Yorkshire Pudding

Green Beans

Chocolate Éclair

Cake

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Stuffed Floun-

der

Baked Potato

Cole Slaw

Corn Bread

Angel Food Cake

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Turkey & Stuffing

Creamed Potatoes

Peas

Cranberry

Jell-O

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Cheese Steak

French Fries

Onion Rings

Dessert

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BBQ Ribs

Baked Potato

Brocilli

Cake

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Ham

Cabbage

Potatoes

Carrots

Bread Pudding

30

Swedish Meatballs

Rice

Veg Blend

Apple Pie

Menu

Subject

to Change

without

Notice

The Center’s next

great cook (Janet

Smith’s Great

Granddaughter

Do You Need a Power of Attorney or a Will?

Visit Frederica Senior Center on

Thursday 3 April 2014 at 10:30.

Jamie Sharp (Attorney at Law)

will be here to answer your questions

and assist as necessary

From Renee

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Card Club

2

Walking

Price is Right

3

Card Club

4

WII

Games

7

Exercise Class

8

Card Club

9

Walking

10

Card Club

Game Night at

the Center

5:00-8:00

Bring a covered dish

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WII

Games

Join us for Tea at

10:00

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Exercise Class

15

Card Club

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Walking

Family Feud

New Castle County

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Card Club

Johnnie Cakes at

Heritage of Milford

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WII Games

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Exercise Class

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Card Club

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Walking

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Card Club

Winterthur

25

WII

Games

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Exercise Class

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Card Club

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Walking at the

Green

Have an activity

idea? Have a sugges-

tion for a trip? Fill

out suggestion form

on page 21.

Bible Study

Every Monday at

10:00

April 2014 Activities Pool is played daily starting at 8:00am. Come out and

enjoy a good game of billiards and stay for breakfast.

BINGO daily at 1:00 (after lunch)

Johnnie Cake Singers Thursday at10:00

Find out more about the trips in RED on page 14!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM FREDERICA SENIOR CENTER!

This entitles you to a free meal at the birthday dinner the month your birthday is in.Non transferable. I.D. must be presented along with membership card

April Birthdays Barbara LaMarra April 1 Leroy Cline April 21 Asa Flemming April 5 Catherine Degnats April 22 James Testerman April 7 Lois Lynch April 22 Martha Downing April 7 Rosalie Shields April 23 Harry Brown April 7 Marilynn Shear April 23 John Whidden April 9 Harvey Dutton April 23

Renee Hoffman April 10 Paul Glitz April 25 Elizabeth Kennedy April 10 Paul Woikoski April 27 Elsie McFadden April 14 Janet Leitch April 28 Shelly Gorski April 15 Joseph Mikucklis April 29 Joan Collumb April 15 Janet Whitney April 30 Mary Massey April 16 Herman Wagner April 30 Stephen Leitch April 19

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AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE TO BE ACCEPTED IN THE CLASS YOU MUST HAVE ATTENDED AN

AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS.

The AARP Driver Safety Program course is given in a two, session. You must attend

both sessions to be awarded a certificate of completion. The next scheduled class will

be on May 1 and May 2, 2014 at the Frederica Senior Center, 216 S. Market Street,

Frederica, DE 19946.. Please arrive for classes by 8:30am. , If you wish to attend

this class, please complete the form below, completing all blocks and mail the applica-

tion to

Frederica Senior Center, PO Box 165, Frederica, DE 19946

Checks need to be made out to AARP. AARP member individual cost is $15.00,

Non-members $20.00.

Thank you in advance for wanting to take an AARP Driver Safety Program class. The

instructor for this program will be Paul L. Bouchard, phone 302-284-1331 or call Cathy

Mosley at the Center at 302-335-4555.

Please remember to bring you AARP card (if a member), your Driver’s Li-

cense and an Ink Pen.

April Breakfast Menu

CHEESY SHRIMP CANAPE'S

10 slices white bread 2 tbsp. butter 1/2 tsp. thyme leaves 1/2 (8 oz.) pkg. shrimp (either frozen or fresh: cooked, deveined & chopped) 1/2 c. shredded Swiss cheese (about 2 oz.) 1/3 c. mayonnaise 1/2 c. fresh bread crumbs 1/4 tsp. salt Fresh dill for garnish, if desired

About 40 minutes before serving: Using 2 inch round, fluted cookie cutter, cut 2 circles from each bread slice (reserve scraps for bread crumbs) and place on a cookie sheet. Melt butter with thyme on low heat. With a pastry brush, coat bread circles with butter mix-ture. Bake in 400 degree oven until circles are golden brown.

Meanwhile, combine shrimp with remaining ingredients. Shape mixture into 20 balls. Lightly press shrimp balls onto toasted bread circles. Broil until hot and bubbly (approximately 10 minutes).

You can also prepare ahead of time and store in covered container in refrigerator, then broil as directed above. Blend bread scraps in blender, leftover bread crumbs can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 week.

Submitted

by Trish

Did you miss all the fun at our Mardi Gras celebration? Check our activities on page 5

so you don’t miss anything in April!!!

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Social Security Column

HELPING AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES By Sherita Deal

Social Security Manager in Dover, DE

The World Health Organization held the first World Health Assembly in 1948, and, be-

ginning in 1950, every year on April 7 the world comes together to observe World

Health Day. Each year, World Health Day focuses on a particular subject of interest to

global health.

At Social Security, we focus on people’s health every day. Specifically, we provide bene-

fits for people with disabilities. To help expedite the disability process, we recently an-

nounced the addition of 25 new Compassionate Allowances conditions. These new

conditions include twelve cancers, such as prostate cancer, as well as disorders that

affect the digestive, neurological, immune, and multiple body systems.

The Compassionate Allowances program expedites disability decisions for Americans

with the most serious disabilities to ensure that they receive their benefit decisions

within days instead of months. By incorporating cutting-edge technology, the agency can

identify potential Compassionate Allowances and quickly make decisions. To date, we

have approved almost 200,000 people with severe disabilities through this fast-track

disability process.

“We are dedicated to providing vulnerable Americans with faster access to disability

benefits through our Compassionate Allowances program,” Acting Commissioner

Carolyn W. Colvin said recently. “Social Security disability benefits are a vital lifeline

for individuals who are facing severe diseases and we must ensure that they receive the

benefits they rightly deserve.”

While Social Security joins individuals, groups and organizations around the globe to

observe World Health Day on April 7, we work all year round to help Americans with

health issues live a healthier life. In addition to cash benefits, beneficiaries obtain

Medicare coverage after 24 months, a vital element in preserving an individual’s health

and, in the long run, world health.

Learn more about disability benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.

For more information on the Compassionate Allowances program, including a list of all

qualifying conditions, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances.

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityhttp://www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances

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Going on a Trip in

April? Why not bring a

friend and have them

enjoy the fun.

Friday 11 April ( 10:00am )

Join us for Tea and Scones

( C ost: Wear Your Easter Bonnet )

Wednesday, 16 April ( 9:00am - 3:00pm )

New Castle Court House Museum

Bring Money for Lunch

This is a Discover Delaware Trip

Thursday, 24 April( 9 :00am - 3:00pm) ( C ost $20. )

Winterthur ( Visit Downton Abbey Exhibit )

Bring Money for Lunch at the Cafeteria

Wednesday, 30 April ( 9:30am - 1:30pm )

Walk The Green

Bring Money for Lunch and Gift Shops

Bible Study

With Pastor Rocky Shanks

Bible study is every Monday @ 10:00 am

Join us Monday mornings at 10:00am for a Bible study that not only

will help you understand the Bible a little better but will help you put

Bible teachings to practice. From Bible

believers, not Bible Correctors.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered, “ It is written, “‘Man shall not live by

bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A4&version=ESV

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Frederica Senior Center

welcomes your

suggestions and ideas.

Let Us Know What You Think!!!!

Lunch Suggestion__________________________________________________________

Breakfast Suggestion_______________________________________________________

Trip Suggestion____________________________________________________________

Activity Suggestion________________________________________________________________________

As always the center appreciates your suggestions and ideas, even your

criticism. We strive to make this center and our members happy.

Renee

Please Welcome Our New Members

Melvin & Stephanie Williams

Skip Auchterlonie, Daniel Jones,

Joan Oakley, William Davis,

Ronald & Patricia Papineau

Robert & Sonya Smith, Karen Moore

Fred & Ellen Ainge, Ann Wester

Stephen & Thelma Sroka, Kevin Robbins

Jeff & Linda Aughey, Agnes & Paul Case

Daniel & Sophie Beck

Ted and Jackie cordially invite all

their friends at

Frederica Senior Center

to attend their wedding on

Sunday April 27 at 11:00am. Wed-

ding services will be held at the

Freedom Baptist Church and

Pastor Rocky Shanks will officiate.

A small reception will follow.

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NO CHARGE TO MEMBERS

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CALL 335-4555

The Frederica Senior Center s mission is to guide Delaware’s senior into a brighter future. The Center is where seniors

and or persons with disabilities join together for services, activities, socialization and nutritious home cooked meals.

Programs are designed to enhance our seniors dignity, support their independence and encourage involvement in and

with the Center and their local community.

This Membership Guidelines Booklet has been developed to enhance the experience of your participation in the Center

Activities and programs. It is the Centers priority to provide a safe, pleasant, positive, comfortable, enjoyable environ-

ment to our members.

The Center recognizes that some behaviors may distract and disrupt for the enjoyment of the Center. That is why the

following guidelines have been set up by the Board of Directors and Staff Members in order to address any instances

that may occur and disrupt the daily routine and experience at the Center.

We all ask that you carefully read this booklet to become familiar with these guidelines in order to know what is ex-

pected from each and every member of the Frederica Senior Center.

1. Membership is limited by the resources of the Center to individuals who are self mobile, with or without assistance

devices such as wheelchairs or walkers, independent, capable of appropriate decision making, self toileting and have

adequate appearance and hygiene to participate in daily activities. If not independent self mobile members may attend

with a personal assistant.

2. As a member we ask that you promote goodwill. No member shall mistreat, either verbally or physically, any other

member or staff. Mistreatment includes sexual, racial or otherwise harassing comments. Violence of any kind will not

be tolerated and shall result in immediate dismissal from the Center, and membership will be revoked immediately.

3. Members are asked to encourage diversity. Isolation of members based on race, religion, color, sex, national origin,

sexual orientation, and or physical or mental disability shall not be tolerated.

4. The use of illegal drugs or alcohol is not permitted on or in Center property.

5. The rooms and equipment in the Center are for the use of the entire membership and are never for the exclusive use

of any one member. Members are expected to respect and maintain the facility and equipment they use. Members may

be liable for purposeful damage or destruction of any Center property.

6. Members are not to use any vulgar or profane language at any time.

7. If at any time a member has a problem of some kind, whether it be with another member, staff member, a program

or procedure in the Center, that member should report their concern to the Executive Director or Staff Member. No

member has the right to approach a guest or group of guests to voice their complaint. Complaining among other mem-

bers will not get the situation resolved but will only bring disharmony into the Center.

8. Any criminal act committed by a member will result in immediate dismissal.

9. Inoculations must not be done in public areas, such as dining room, lobby or kitchen.

The purpose of these guidelines is to allow everyone to richly enjoy their visit to the Center every time they are here.

It is up to each individual member to do their part in order to achieve this goal.

PLEASE DO YOUR PART!

Membership Guidelines

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Frederica Senior Center, Inc. Educational and Cultural Programs

Professionals from the community visit the Center to inform the members and offer a variety of services free of charge for issues like

Health, Legal, Consumer issues and much more!

Membership

The Frederica Senior Center is open to anyone 50+ or disabled, regardless of race, creed, national origin, or gender. An application

must be completed and submitted to the corporation. At that time, a fee of $20.00 for annual membership dues is also required.

This fee is renewed every July 1st.

Nutritious Meals

Come enjoy our delicious meals, cooked at our Center each day. Meals are served buffet style Monday-Friday at noon for a minimal

donation of $4.00 per member, $6.00 non-member.

Social and Recreational Activities

The Center offers a variety of activities which include: daily craft-making classes, our game and social rooms are open daily for pool

playing, card games, table games, puzzles, etc. Weekly Bible study, shopping, recreational and cultural trips, various crafts, quilting,

walking and much more.

Transportation

A daily pickup is offered Monday-Friday to transport members to and from the Center, as well as social, recreational and shopping

trips. The center has two buses, each equipped with a wheel chair ramp and handicapped equipment. If you are in need of this service

please contact us for availability.

Outreach Program

Our Outreach Coordinator is a mediator between the center and the community. Persons needing assistance with food, shelter,

medical bills, or any other assistance please call our Outreach Coordinator.

Board of Directors

Wilbur Jones President

Paul Davis 1st Vice President

Herb Konowitz 2nd Vice President

Rev. William Downing Secretary

Brian Warnock Treasurer

Members: Dave King, Jack Peterman,

Mae Maloney, Charles Shinefuss, Glenn Garner,

Tom Mosley, Ken Ryder, Marvin Land,

Ted LaFerriere

Membership Representative: Mae Maloney

Staff

Renee Hoffman Executive Director

Ray Harris Office Manager

Renee Hoffman Outreach Director

Cathy Mosley Activities Coordinator

Radine Shanks Food Service Manager

Myra Jones Kitchen Assistant

Kristine Pukatsch Kitchen Assitant

Mert Mullen Bus Driver

Sonny Lomax Bus Driver

Betty Flemming Crafts Coordinator

Rocky Shanks Sanitation Engineer

Gene Regan Assistant

Mae Maloney Receptionist (Volunteer)

Barbara Vollberg Receptionist (Volunteer)

Trish Lomax Receptionist (Volunteer)

Frederica Senior Center’s Mission Statement

Founded in 1974, the Frederica Senior Center was built on the need to combat the debilitating effects of geographical

isolation of the elderly residing in Frederica, Magnolia, Felton, North Bowers Beach and rural surrounding areas in Delaware.

Our goal is to provide a hot home cooked nutritious meal daily, social, recreational and educational activities,

transportation to and from the Center and Outreach services.

If you or someone you know has a need or would like to visit our Center, please feel free to call us (302) 335-4555 or

(302) 335-1770. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm.