R.A.I.N. Eastchester Senior Center invites you to come in for a visit.
For more information call 1-718-882-8513 or
click on the various links found on the lefthand side of the page, for example: ''Main Page'', ''Calendar'' or ''Club Newsletter''!
APRIL 2014
WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF
R.A.I.N. EASTCHESTER SENIOR CENTER!
Thanks for for visiting us.
Our Center is ''Your Center for Education, the Arts & Rejuvenation''! You can also visit the website one of our sister centers--the R.A.I.N. Boston Road Senior Center.Visit their website at http:www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/rainbostonroad or RAINADMIN.com
You may be a member of our Center and want to check out what's happening. You can by just looking at items on our website.
Whatever the reason, please take some time to see what's doing at this very active Center for adults who are 60 years young (or older).
Why don't you join our ''blog''-- our Discussion Area? Just click on ''Discussion Area'' and follow the directons. If you have any problem with this, email me at 4nathan41@gmail.com.
Make sure to our get our Newsletter and our calendar to see what is happening. Or stop by to visit at 1246 Burke Avenue, (our main entrance between Burke and Adee Avenues in Eastchester Gardens). You can also call: 718-882-8513. See you there!
A day at the Center is chock full of great activities--something for everyone! From a quiet hour in the library to lively discussions in the Literature group and Current Events. Exercise galore. And several trips every week: shopping, cultural and sporting events.
WE ARE LOCATED AT
1246 BURKE AVENUE right inside EASTCHESTER GARDENS.
PHONE NUMBER IS 1-718-882-8513.
OUR DIRECTOR IS VERNA McDAVID. Assistant Director: Carol Whitfield.
Our Program Coordinator is Sophia Reid.
PLEASE NOTE:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND ANOTHER R.A.I.N. SENIOR CENTER NEAR YOU, LOG ON TO: Regional Aid for Interim Needs, Inc. or click on that link in ''Our Hotlinks'' just down and to the left of this page. THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. Call 1-718-882-8513 to find out what's happening.
4. JOIN THE CENTER TO CENTER YOUSELF AND TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE: ''MEMBERS FIRST''!
From the New York City Department for the Aging:
''--OLDER ADULTS, LIKE ALL HUMAN BEINGS, ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE AMBITIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND CREATIVE CAPACITIES;
--SENIORS ARE CAPABLE OF CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT;
--WE ALL HAVE BASIC NEEDS THAT CONTINUE UNTIL DEATH. THESE INCLUDE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIPS AND FOR EXPERIENCING A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT;
--WE ALL NEED ACCESS TO SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND HELP WHEN FACED WITH PROBLEMS;
--WE ALL CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, FROM BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, AS WE GROW AND AS WE TRY TO COPE WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES;
--WE HAVE THE RIGHT, BOTH IN OUR CENTER AND IN OUR SOCIETY, TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INVOLVEMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIFE, INCLUDING OUR CENTER'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES''.
--from the R.A.I.N. EASTCHESTER SENIOR CENTER CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS, inspired by the National Council on Aging.
SO, JOIN US ALREADY! 718-882-8513
The staff and members work
very hard to make the Center a home away from home. This is a place that is immediately warm and inviting. Most of us at the Center are here because we know how important it is to be around other people and have friends. Here is where you will make many friends!
DAN ''NATHAN'' SIMMONS, WEBMASTER
4nathan41@gmail.com
R.A.I.N. Eastchester Senior Center believes that it is a ''Center for Rejuvenation, Education & the Arts''. Why? Because it listens to the needs of seniors who are in a constant quest to ''stay young'' and ''vibrant'' and to ''feel useful'' as they age. Thus, R.A.I.N. Eastchester seeks to keep itself meaningful to its seniors by continuing to continuously ''renew'' itself, to always strive to create an place and an atmosphere and a Center in which this can really happen for its seniors.
Visit our site or, better yet, come in for a visit and see if this isn't the place for you--your ''Home Away From Home''!
You can also click on ''Our Hotlinks'' to connect with all of the other R.A.I.N. Senior Centers and Services.
If you need to get information from the New York City Department for the Aging or many other NYC agencies, elected officials, even the Mayor's Office, you can click on them using the menu on your left.
The Director of R.A.I.N. Eastchester Senior Center is Verna McDavid: 718-882-8513.
JOIN US THIS NOW AND SEE WHAT A GOOD TIME YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR GOLDEN YEARS!
If you've experienced the loss of a spouse, you don't have to be alone. Come see us!
Are you and your spouse looking for something to add a little more ''zing'' to your life? Come see what we have at R.A.I.N. Eastchester Senior Center, 1246 Burke Avenue, Bronx, 10469 718-882-8513.
Program is funded under contract with the New York City Department for the Aging in cooperation with the New York City Housing Authority.