May 2011 events at the JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center
Tues. May 3rd: Holocaust Memorial Program at 1:15 PM. Refreshments will be served.
Trip to Isamu Noguchi Museum on Fri. May 6th.  Depart at 9:00 AM. Fee: $3.00 includes for bus and tour. Call center office 718-549-4700 to pre-register.
Trip to South St. Seaport on Wed. May 11th. Depart at 9:00 AM. Fee: $3.00 for bus. Call center office 718-549-4700 to pre-register.
Make Up Day on Sunday, May 15th. Lunch menu: fresh fish, couscous, spring vegetables and dessert served at 12:15 PM followed by superb entertainment by Ari Leshans, keyboard and vocals. Suggested contribution is $4.00. RSVP to office 718-549-4700.
Wed. May 18th: Screening of The Eddie Cantor Story at 11:00 AM.

Celebrate April and May birthdays with international keyboard player Igor Sherbakov on Fri. May 27th following a chicken lunch at 12:15 PM.
Make Up Day on Sunday June 5th featuring a choral performance by the Boricua College Chorus. Lunch served at 12:15 PM. Menu: Chicken Chow Mein, Brown Rice, Oriental blend vegetables and dessert. Suggested contribution is $4.00. RSVP to office 718-549-4700.

April 2011 Events at the JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center

This is a sampling:
I regard the most important activities to be those that involve exercise.  Here is a listing of them.
April 11 10:30 am Doriana Castro leads an aerobics class
April 12 10:00 am Movement with Caroline Grant, a gentle, graceful class
April 13 10:00 am Tai Chi with Bei Li
April 15 10:00 am Tone and Stretch with Lydia
April 18 10:30 am Doriana Castro leads an aerobics class
April 21 10:00 am Yoga with Trudy Bacon
April 29 10:00 am Tone and Stretch with Lydia

Sunday Apr. 3rd: Lunch served at 12:15 PM followed by international entertainment by David Mandler, One Man Band. Suggested contribution is $3.00. RSVP by 3/29 to 718-549-4700.
Trips to:   Stew Leonard's at 9:00 AM on Apr. 4th
Empire City at 10:30 AM on Apr. 6th
Fairway Market at 9:00AM on Apr. 27th.
Call center office 718-549-4700 for more info and to pre-register.

Constant Companion (alert system) by Oppenheimer on Fri. Apr. 8th at 11:15 AM.
AARP presentation about Medicare Fraud on Apr. 13th.
Health Presentation by Lawrence Hospital on Fri. Apr. 15th at 11:15 AM.
Taste of Passover Model Seder with sing-along leader Marilyn Kaplan on Fri. Apr. 22nd at 11:00 AM.
 Suggested contribution is $4.00.
 RSVP by Fri. Apr. 15th to center office: 718-549-4700.
Trips in May: Noguchi Museum on May 6th at 9:00 AM
South Street Seaport on May 11th at 9:30 AM
Sands Casino on May 26th at 8:45 AM.

The voluntary contribution for meals is now $2.  One of the issues in keeping this senior center open was that not enough people were participating in the congregate dining experience.  This suggested fee will discourage people from coming in.