Whitney Senior Center
Whitney Senior Center Newsletter Online Newsletter December 7, 2020
Happy Hanukkah
news and announcements

Some Announcements:

  • Travel Talkin' - Cancelled for Friday
  • Join Melissa for her added SilverSneakers Boom Muscle class added on Mondays at 11:15.
  • Now taking memberships for the City of St. Joseph residents.  They have approved the buy down for 2021 so the cost is $10.
  • No Ted Talk discussion on Tuesday -- see you next week!

During the Closure:


If you need assistance,  the staff will still be available in the office and ready to answer the phone.  Please see the links to other resources such as Senior Linkage Line in this email.

Office Hours are:  Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 4:30 PM
Front Desk Phone:  320-255-7245

Catholic Charities is continuing their Meal Pick Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 11:00AM to 12:30PM.  For information call 320-650-3065

Please call us if you need assistance in accessing our Virtual Classes.  There are also options to phone in to listen to the presentations available if you do not have the technology to participate.
Whitney Times
Here is your link to the Whitney Times

Winter Whitney Times


Please note that the Whitney Times was printed before we were notified of closure.  All in-person activities are cancelled until further notice.




WSC


Link to Weekly Calendar on SchedulesPlus to See and Register for Events coming up.



zoom

Haven't tried Zoom and not sure where to start?  See some helpful links below.


How to Join a Meeting - Click on this Video

A step-by-step Guide to a Zoom Meeting - at this link

If you need assistance to help walk you through steps if needed, please call Briana at Whitney 320-255-7245 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.



Short Stories


short stories


Click Here to read "Testimony of Trees" and "A Retrieved Reformation"

Tuesday, December 15th
9:30 am to 10:45 am

Zoom
LINK for all sessions
Meeting ID: 872 8316 4856
Passcode: 781066

Light the Legancy
Tuesday, December 15th
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join at this LINK
germany map

Conversational German


Informal conversation for participants with an intermediate knowledge of speaking, reading, and writing German.  The group sets each week's conversation topic in advance; some preparation is required.

Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Join online through Zoom at this
LINK

Meeting ID: 851 9093 5394
Passcode: 207737

spirituality group

Spirituality Group


Using books, speakers, and videos as discussion starters.  Join us for an open-minded exploration of spirituality from various world views.  

Wednesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Join in person or on Zoom at this
LINK

Meeting ID: 823 1351 3851
Passcode: 322092


Great River Regional Library
Wednesday, December 16th
11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Join Zoom meeting using this LINK
Meeting ID: 874 1987 4341
Passcode: 687229
Sounds of the Season

Holiday and Christmas Caroling with the Sunshine Singers


Join us through Zoom and Facebook Live for a Holiday Concert provided by the Sunshine Singers.  

Thursday, December 17th
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Join Zoom using this
LINK
Meeting ID: 828 0178 0045
Passcode: 908923

Other Concert Links:

Sauk Rapids High School Choir presents a video of our cast doing a radio broadcast stage production of "A Christmas Carol" at this link

Virtual Christmas Concert to benefit Tanner's Team Foundation.  Find more information on the WJON link.

Visit the Minnesota Orchestra website to find an upcoming Livestreams of holiday music.



Rejuv
Friday, December 18th
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Join Zoom using this LINK
Meeting ID: 889 2404 3120
Passcode: 421065
Guided Autobiography
Mindful Presence
New workshop added to our calendar.
Click here to register
Starts January 4th
Membership Renewal

WSC is currently taking 2021 Membership Renewals.


Whitney Senior Center is accepting membership renewals for 2021

Call the Whitney Senior Center at 320-255-7245 to renew your membership over the phone.

You can fill out a form at this
LINK.  You can choose to make a payment over the phone or mailing payment to Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud, MN  56303.
            (City of St. Cloud & Sauk Rapids 2021 buy-downs are available)

NOTE:  St. Joe has been added for the buy-down.  Must be a resident of the city of St. Joe.

Cost: $50 
$10 for Residents City of St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids with buy down.  

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bingo
Join the Whitney Recreation Center for some bingo to stay healthy this season.
Click on link for more information.
OE

Overeaters Anonymous


Overeaters Anonymous is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors.

New Members are welcome!

Saturdays
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Join at this LINK

fitness classes
Weekly Schedule

Updated Links start Monday, November 23

One LINK - One Meeting ID - One Password for all the classes!


SilverSneakers Boom Muscle added
11:15 am on Mondays

 If you are attending through Zoom, only SilverSneakers at this time will reimburse for these classes.  If you have SilverSneakers please make sure to mark your attendance with the following links:

April, May, June, July, August , September, and October, November

Note:  Silver & Fit will only reimburse for in-person attendance.

If you do not have SilverSneakers and are attending the virtual classes, we ask you to please consider making a donation of $3.50 per class which is reflective of the cost of classes for in-person.  You can make a contribution by mailing a check or calling the front desk and putting on a credit or debit card at 320-255-7245.  

If you are new to our  WSC Fitness Classes and/or have not filled out your 2020 Fitness Waiver, please fill out at this LINK and submit.  Here is the link to the SilverSneakers Waiver.



JOIN AT THIS LINK TO ALL FITNESS CLASSES
Meeting ID: 835 0494 6681
Passcode: 527330



Computer questions

Need help with technology?
Ask our Computer Lab Volunteers


The computer lab volunteers have graciously offered to take questions and try to answer them for you.  Send them an EMAIL.  

Senior Linkage Line
Caregivers

Donations Accepted

A few of you have asked, so we thought we would include.  If you find value in the programs being offered and would like to make a donation during this time to help support the Whitney Senior Center, you can mail a check to:  Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud, MN  56303.  We miss seeing you! Thank you to the kindness of those sending cards and donations -- it is greatly appreciated by the WSC Staff!

Calendar

Find our events and links on our Website.

You can also find these events on our Website Calendar.If you want to receive Calendar Reminders of Upcoming Events outside of this emailed newsletter you can subscribe to the icalendar.

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