Welcome to the online home of the Abington Council on Aging and the Abington Senior Center. For information about our activities and services, or for rental information, please scroll down this page or visit the rest of our website.
If you need to reach us directly please call: 781-982-2145. Also, for a more full schedule of activities and events please click on our Senior Informer Newsletter link shown below following our current announcements.
Most Recent Abington Senior Informer Newsletters:
June 2012 Senior Informer Newsletter
May 2012 Senior Informer Newsletter
April 2012 Senior Informer Newsletter
To review older Senior Informer issues please go to the “Newsletter” tab at the top of this page
Upcoming Events
- TRICENTENNIAL PARADE – Sunday, June 10th at 1:00 PM
- TRICENTENNIAL FIELD DAY & FIREWORKS – Saturday, June 23rd at Memorial Field (the Frolio School), Free admission, free games for both kids & adult
FUEL ASSISTANCE - Fuel Assistance is over for the season. The COA wishes to thank our volunteers: Fred Robertson, Karen Dunn and Carole Arenburg without whom the Fuel Assistance program at the Senior Center would not have been possible.
TAX ASSISTANCE – Tax Assistance is also over for the season. Thanks again to our tax preparation volunteer Greg Doyon, who did yoemen’s work preparing so many senior tax returns. And thanks to Ellen Crevison for assisting Greg by screening and organizing the incoming tax work. Thank you as well to Bud Wheaton who retired from being a volunteer tax preparer after many years of service to Abington and beyond.
SENIOR COMPUTER CLASSES – CHECK THEM OUT
Come try the new Senior Computer Learning Center when you have a moment. To speak to someone about the classes please call: (508) 521-4008. To view the latest class schedule or register for a class please check out the following website: www.seniorcomputerlearningcenter.org.
Please note that the Senior Computer Learning Center(SCLC) is an Independent Non-Profit organization that operates out of the refurbished computer lab at the Abington Senior Center. The Abington COA is proud to have the SCLC’s excellent instruction as part of our program offering, however all inquiries regarding computer classes should go directly through them and not the COA or Senior Center staff. Also, please note that the instructors and board members of the Senior Computer Learning Center are ALL VOLUNTEERS, and as such they do NOT get paid. So please have patience with them as they are doing the best that they can to accommodate all computer class inquiries. There will be no class offerings in July and August, however, please continue to monitor the website: www.seniorcomputerlearningcenter.org for information as to the next group of classes in the fall.
Other Technology News:
The Abington Senior Center is now “Wireless”. That means that you will be able to use your laptop at the Senior Center to get onto the Internet. Give it a try when you have a chance. Ask Jean at the front desk or one of our other staff members for the password.
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Announcing New Hours and a new home for Abington’s Public Health Nurse
The Abington Board of Health in conjunction with the Council on Aging have agreed to move the Public Health Nurse’s base of operations to the Abington Senior Center. The nurse will be available to ALL Abington residents regardless of age between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM every Monday at the Abington Senior Center and at the same time on Tuesdays at the following senior housing locations:
Every Monday – Abington Senior Center (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM)
1st Tuesday of the Month – Leavitt Terrace (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM )
2nd Tuesday of the Month – Shaw Ave (9:30 to 12:30)
3rd Tuesday of the Month – Chestnut Glen (9:30 to 12:30)
Town Stuff: For a great source for information about things going on in the Town of Abington, please visit the Town’s newly revamped website – Click on the gray link to the right: Abington, Massachusetts Town Website.
New Programming Sponsored and paid for by the Friends of Abington Seniors:
YOGA Class – (Thursday mornings at 10:00 A.M.) Please check out the Senior Center’s latest exercise class – Come join instructor Joanne Laubacher as she introduces you to a great new way to exercise, “Seated/Chair Yoga”. Those who have taken it really love it and usually feel great afterwards. Classes are Free at this time, courtesy of the Friends of Abington Seniors, Inc.
Tai Chi Class – (Friday mornings at 11:00 A.M.) Please join instructor Mike Showstack on Friday mornings to discover the great benefits of Tai Chi. Mike’s class is also very popular. At some senior centers he has to do multiple sessions because so many people have discovered its benefits. Classes are Free at this time, courtesy of the Friends of Abington Seniors, Inc.
Zumba Gold Classes (Tuesday evenings at 5:30) have switched from Mondays to Tuesday early evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
Special Note: Beginning July 1, 2011 the rental rate for the Senior Center will be increasing from $175 to $200 (with special discounts for school or youth related events). We’re happy to host family events or other special occasions in our dining room or auditorium. Please contact us at 781-982-2145 for for more information.