Garden City Senior News
Lecture on the civil war

On Wednesday, March 21 at 1 p.m., Jack Griffith will visit us again to continue his discussion on the Civil War. This time his topic will be "The Civil War at Gettysburg. His lecture will be held in the new Senior Center in the St. Paul's Cottages. Come nad enjoy this interesting discussion.

flower arranging made easy

Come to the Senior Center at St. Paul's on Tuesday, April 10 th at 1 p.m. to join in on a hands demonstration on the Art of Flower Arranging. Participants will make their own arrangement as they are led by a representative from A.C. Moore crafts store. The cost of this workshop will be $5.00.

Space is limited and pre-registration is necessary. Please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall to register. The fee will be collected at the time of registration. For further information, please call 465-4075.

jewelry making workshop

There will be a Jewelry Making Workshop on Tuesday, April 17 th at 1 p.m. in the Senior Center at St. Paul's Linda Redina will lead this demonstration as you learn how to create your own professional style bracelet using genuine gemstones.

Participants will be asked for $6 to cover the cost of the supplies needed to complete a bracelet. Pre-registration is necessary and class size is limited. To register, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall. The $6 fee will be collected at the time of registration.

"all about ebay" at the senior center at st. Paul's

The Garden City Recreation Department has invited our favorite computer people, Sharper Training Solutions, to give a workshop on "All About Ebay" on Tuesday, March 20 th in the New Center at St. Paul's. Class time will be 10 a.m. to noon.

In this lectue and demonstration workshop, you'll learn how to use eBay, the world's most popular online auction website, to buy and sell items. Some of the topics covered are creating a username and password, maneuvering through the site, finding what you're looking for and posting things to sell, checking reliability of sellers and buyers, recourses available to insure transactions, and much more.

This class is free to any senior resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. However, space is limited and pre-registration is necessary. To register for this class, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

prime time travel trip to mystic, ct

The Recreation Department is sponsoring a trip to Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut on Tuesday, May 8 th. Step back into time where you can experience 19 th Century living through crafts and trades and the people who bring them to life. You will travel by coach bus to Mystic and have plenty of time to explore the Seaport. Lunch is on your own at the Seaport. The cost of this trip will be $53.

To register for this trip, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall and bring a deposit check for $25 made payable to "Prime Time Travel" as soon as possible. Space is limited so please register early.

tour of the culinary institute and lunch

Please join the Recreation Department on a trip with Prime Time Travel to the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park on Tuesday, June 12 th. Participants will have a delicious full course luncheon at the "Caterina de Medici" and then tour this exciting school for some of the best chefs in the country. We will travel by coach bus to the Institute. The cost of this trip will be $83.

To register for this trip, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall and bring a deposit check for $25 made payable to "Prime Time Travel" as soon as possible. Space is limited so please register early.

broadhollow theatre's "Crossing delancey"

The Recreation Department is sponsoring a trip Wednesday, March 28 th to Broadhollow Theatre's Prodcution of "Crossing Delancey", a romantic comedy. This 2 pm performance will take place at Elmont Library's new theater.

The Recreation bus will leave the new Senior Center in the Cottages at St. Paul's at 1 pm and will return all participants to the Center after the performance.

The cost of this trip will be $20.00. Seating is very limited. Please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall to register for the trip.

come visit the senior center at St. Paul's

The new Senior Center in the cottages at St. paul's welcomes all seniors, men and women! We look forward to you participating in all our activities.

Weekly Schedule for the senior center

Here is the schedule of events for the next two weeks at the Recreation Department's New Senior Center in the Cottage at St. Paul's:

Monday, March 19 - Bingo at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, March 20 - Board Games at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 21 - Brown Bag Social - Bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy the company.

Lecture at 1 p.m. - Jack Griffith visit us again to continue his discussion on the Civil War. This time his topic will be "The Civil War at Gettysburg"

Thursday, March 22 - Walking group at 11 a.m. Weather permitting, group meets and then walks the grounds of St. Paul's, then retires to the Senior Center to eat brown bag lunches.

Create!!! - Come to the Senior Center at 1 p.m. and help create projects that are then donated to hospitalized children.