senior citizen flu shots offered on december 9th

The Garden City Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs, Winthrop Hospital, and Nassau University Medical Center, is sponsoring a Senior Citizen Flu Immunization Day on Tuesday, December 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Garden City Senior Center on Golf Club Lane. This program is open to any Senior aged 60 or older who is a resident of the Incorporated Village of Garden City.

There is no out of pocket cost for this program, but you will need to bring your Medicare number and the name of HMO or private insurance company with you that day.

Preregistration is necessary and appointments may be made by calling the Recreation Administrative Offices (108 Rockaway Ave.) The Recreation Department will be taking calls after 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5. The numbers to call are 465-4075, 465-4072, or 465-4076.

Pneumonia vaccines will also be available to those needing.

Senior walking program

Seniors! Come join us and have a nice chat while we walk for at least 30 minutes! This free program will meet at Cluett Hall at 2:15 p.m. every Tuesday beginning November 18th. Felicia will moderate and we will walk rain or shine! Dress for the elements but if it rains or is too cold, we will walk indoors. No registration is needed- come and join us!

Seniors! work on

your strength!

Build up your bone mass and strengthen your muscles as Felicia Lovaglio leads this fun 1/2 hour long class. Felicia will teach you how to use resistance tubes to work the muscles of your upper and lower body. This class will be held at 11:45 a.m. on Fridays, following our senior exercise class at 10:30 a.m. and will begin on Friday, November 14th. Come join us!

senior exercise now offered two times a day!

Due to the overwhelming popularity of Felicia's senior exercise classes at St. Paul's Senior Center, the Recreation Department has found it necessary to offer the class twice each morning. Felicia Lovaglio has found way sto make stretching and exercising fun for all during these free, one hour classes. The new schedule will be as follows:

Mondays Senior Stretch & Exercise 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Senior Stretch & Exercise 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Friday Senior Stretch and Exercise 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Senior Strength 11:45 a.m.

This schedule will begin the week of November 10th.

Again, all classes are free but preregistration for a time slot is necessary in order to assure we have enough room to move in each class. In order to register for November, December, and January, please register at the ongoing classes at St. Paul's Senior Center or visit the Recreation Offices. Both are located at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

take a trip to the metropolitan museum of art

On Tuesday, December 2nd, the Recreation Department will take a trip to see the Holiday Decorations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan through Prime Time Travel.

Enjoy the Choirs of Angels Tour as well as free time to explore this beautiful museum! An added attraction will be the museum's magnificant annual Christmas Tree and the Neapolitan Baroque Creche. A Prime Time Coach bus will take us in and bring us home. Lunch will be "on your own." Please note- all reservations for this trip will be $59. Due to time constraints, the full cost of this trip is due at the time of registration. Please make all checks payable to "Prime Time Travel." To register, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockway Avenue.

philadelphia flower show

On Wednesday, March 4th, the Recreation Department will sponsor a trip through Prime Time Travel to the Philadelphia Flower Show (cost $74)

This special one day trip to one of the Nation's premier floral shows will feature the special theme of "Bella Italia." Walk around the spectacular gardens and sit in on workshops to get ideas for the upcoming spring season. Lunch will be "on your own." The cost of this trip will be $74.

Preregistration is necessary for this trip and a $30 deposit made payable to "Prime Time Travel" is needed to secure a reservation. To register, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockway Avenue.

take an "nypd" tour of

new york city

On Tuesday, April 28th, the Recreation Department will sponsor an "NYPD" Tour of NYC through Prime Time Travel.

With a retired NYPD police officer as our tour guide, we will explore New York City on a motorcoach as he shares his knowledge and experience as one of New York's finest. After our tour, we will go to Little Italy to enjoy lunch at SPQR.

The cost of this trip will be $79. Preregistration is necessary for this trip and a $30 deposit made payable to "Prime Time Travel" is needed to secure a reservation. To register, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

the intrepid is back in

new york city

The Intrepid has returned to New York. On Wednesday, May 13th, come with the Recreation Department as we tour this amazing vessel. Discover areas never seen before. Visit the Museum, the top secret Growler submarine, and the SST Concorde.

We will travel by coach bus with Prime Time Travel. We will tour the Intrepid. After our visit, we will be enjoying lunch at the Heartland Chophouse. The cost of this trip will be $95. Preregistration is necessary for this trip and a $30 deposit made payable to "Prime Time Travel" is needed to secure and reservation.

To register, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

new senior trips planned

The Recreation Department has secured seats on the following upcoming Prime Time Travel Trips:

Tuesday, December 2 nd - Holiday Decorations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan (cost $59) Due to time constraints, the full cost of this trip is due at the time of registration.

Wednesday, March 4 th - The Philadelphia Flower show (cost $74)

Tuesday, April 28 - an "NYPD" Tour of NYC (cost $79)

Wednesday, May 13th- Trip to the Intrepid (cost $95)

Space is limited to 25 people for each trip! Further details are given on each trip separately.

Preregistration is neccessary for all our trips and a $30 deposit (except for the 12/2 trip, which requires full payment) made payable to "Prime Time Travel" is needed to attend any of the above trips. To register, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

st. paul's senior center

fall hours

One of the best comradeship and fun experiences with fellow seniors is at St. Paul's Senior Center! We are located in the cottages at St. Paul's Recreation Complex and are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any person aged 60 or above who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City.

We have games, speakers, song groups, trips, and lots of fun and comradeship.

Our weekly schedule is as follows:

Monday, November 3- 10 a.m. Exercise with Felicia

11 a.m. Bingo- may the best man win!

Tuesday, November 4- Center Closed- Election Day!

Wednesday, November 5- 10 a.m. Exercise with Felicia 11:30 a.m. Brown Bag lunch with some very interesting Talk Time.

Thursday, November 6- 10 a.m. Games with Andrew

1 p.m. Crafts with Adele or special needlework with Natalie

Friday, November 7- 10 a.m.Exercise with Felicia