July 2025

Programs/Activities

*For those activities that say to call ahead to sign up-you can reach us at 326-4209*.

• July 21-Chair Massages: 9:30 Khalil, licensed masseur of “Inspire by Touch”, will offer a relaxing 15- minute chair massage for only $10.00, paid directly to Khalil.  Sign up for your timeslot in the lobby.

• July 21-Hula Hoop: 10:30 Join us for a fun filled, hula hoop workout to boost your mood and energy. Only thing we don’t do is “hula hoop”! We provide the hoops for this low-key program.

• July 21-Cup Pong: 11:30 6 cups per team, bounce balls into cups to remove them from table, first team wins.

• July 22-Bible Study: 1:00 Come sit in/share “Our Daily Bread” hosted by minister Toni Richardson.

• July 23-Trip to Winterthur: 9:30 Join us to see “The Afric-American Picture Gallery” special exhibit, enjoy the gardens and have lunch at the café.  Cost for bus & museum admission $28/mem; $31/non-mem. Lunch is on you.   Sign up and pay w/Sandra by July 14th.

• July 24-LRC Game: 9:30 Roll the dice and pass the buttons to the player on the left, right, or center.

• July 24-Grief Discussion Group: 10:30 Join us for this monthly discussion group hosted by Stewart Benn, Bereavement Counselor from Delaware Hospice. Come listen/share.

• July 24-Brain Fit: Hangman: 11:30 Group version of the word guessing game.

• July 28-Walking Club: 9:30 Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses & bring water for a walk at Battery Park.

• July 28-Book Club: 10:30 This month’s book is “Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions” by Jim McCloskey and John Grisham.

• July 28-Frisbee Baskets Toss: 10:30 Take turns scoring frisbees in multiple basket holes.

• July 30-Presentation w/Marlene: “Herbs”: 10:00 This year we will investigate basil, parsley and mint. How can we use them? You must come to the presentation to find uses for these interesting herbs.

• July 30-Brain Fit: Memory Game: 11:00 Players take turns picking 2 cards to flip to find matching pairs.

• July 31-UNO: 10:00 Join us to play this card game!

• July 31-Presentation w/Devoted Health: 11:00 Alexis Tang from Devoted Health, a Medicare Advantage carrier, provides information and help, along with a fun music game.

  August 2025

  Walking challenge-Join us for a walking challenge!  Participants will aim to walk 194 miles over the course of the challenge, the equivalent of walking across Delaware.  During the “journey”, participants will learn fun facts about the state.  The program runs August-November 2025.  When we reach a major milestone, participants will celebrate with a free charter bus trip to Rehoboth Beach on October 1! For those who want to walk with others, we have two walking days a week on the August calendar.

  Wii Bowling Tournament-We will be doing a Wii Knockout Bowling Tournament!  Find a teammate and join the fun.  Teams bowl for three weeks (the weeks of Aug. 4, 11, 18) with our playoff games and celebration lunch on August 27!

  See more information about both of these in our lobby and sign up with a staff member!

• Aug. 4, 18-Chair Massages: 9:30 Khalil, licensed masseur of “Inspire by Touch”, will offer a relaxing 15- minute chair massage for only $10.00, paid directly to Khalil.  Sign up for your timeslot in the lobby.

• Aug. 4-Frisbee Baskets Toss: 10:00 Take turns scoring frisbees in multiple basket holes.

• Aug. 4-Presentation: Trinity Health Bingo: 11:00 Gabriela Pinto from Trinity Health – St. Francis LIFE will be here to tell us about the company and host a Bingo with snacks and prizes. Join the fun!

• Aug. 6-LRC Game: 10:00 Roll the dice and pass the buttons to the player on the left, right, or center.

• Aug. 6-Presentation w/Dr. Jay Macklin: “Help Me Find More Energy”: 11:00 Dr. Jay Macklin returns to share helpful tips on an important subject, the need for more energy in our daily lives.

• Aug. 7, 18-Hula Hoop: Join us for a fun filled, hula hoop workout to boost your mood and energy. Only thing we don’t do is “hula hoop”! We provide the hoops for this low-key program.

• Aug. 7, 28-Brain Fit: Hangman: Group version of the word guessing game.

• Aug. 11-Flamingo Toss: 10:00 New, summer-fun, blow up flamingos…Who can get a ring around the flamingo’s neck? Outside under the trees, if weather permitting.

• Aug. 11-Skip-Bo: 11:00 Join us for this fun game, from the makers of UNO.

• Aug. 13-Shopping & Lunch out: 10:00 Join us for a trip to Goodwill, followed by lunch at Mission BBQ on Kirkwood Hwy.  Cost for bus-$2/members; $4/non-members.   Shopping and lunch is on you.  

• Aug. 14-Craft w/Cindy: Floral String Art: 10:00 With the use of canvas, nails, colored string and artificial flowers you can make a beautiful floral work of art. All supplies provided. Free. Sign up in Cindy’s office by 8/13.

• Aug. 14-Brain Fit: Mad Libs: 11:00 The audience gives random nouns, verbs, and adjectives to fill in the blanks of a story which is then read aloud by Cindy. Easy and fun.

• Aug. 18-Brain Fit: Memory Game: 11:15 Players take turns picking 2 cards to flip to find matching pairs.

• Aug. 20-Race to Win Game: 9:30 Card game with game board set up like a horse race. Player to have the winning horse number in the end wins!

• Aug. 20-Line Dancing: 10:00 Edie King-Lawrence will lead us in a variety of dances.

• Aug. 20-Nutrition Presentation/Demo: 11:00 Join Annalee Althouse, RD, LN from Christiana Care for a presentation on protein and muscle maintenance, with a breakfast sampling.

• Aug. 21-BP Screenings: 10:00 Member Gina Koveleskie RN administers free Blood Pressure screening checks.

• Aug. 20-Take-A-Hint Game: 10:00 Hints are given by one person and the others guess the phrase. Fun-fun!

• Aug. 21-UNO: 11:00 Join us to play this card game.

• Aug. 25-Shuffleboard: 10:00 Cruise ship version of the puck sliding to scoring numbers with a pole cue.

• Aug. 25-Book Club: 10:30 A discussion of the book “Hidden Potential – The Science of Achieving Great Things” by Adam Grant.

• Aug. 25-Cup Pong: 11:00 6 cups per team, bounce balls into cups to remove them from table, first team wins.

• Aug. 26-Bible Study: 1:00 Come sit in/share “Our Daily Bread” hosted by minister Toni Richardson.

• Aug. 27-Bowling Trivia: 10:00 Trivia and facts about the game of bowling.

• Aug. 28-Grief Discussion Group: 10:30 Join us for this monthly discussion group hosted by Stewart Benn, Bereavement Counselor from Delaware Hospice. Come listen/share.