If you have not yet subscribed to receive your newsletter via. "Theres very limited doses available from the state to the local municipalities from week-to-week, said Squindo. You can get a more detailed list of programs in our newsletter, the Agawam Senior Scene. The February Newsletter is available online at: https://www.ourseniorcenter.com/find/agawam-senior-center From here you can always register to receive the digital newsletter to your email. Vaccines are free, but residents may need medical insurance information and their email address when calling the senior center. State Sen. John C. Velis, D-Chicopee, and Mayor William Sapelli presented a $75,000 check to Agawam Senior Center director Mike Squindo for a new van. Please feel free to follow the link to view it digitally. The money will help the center . We are talking about the crowd that gathers every first Wednesday of the month at the Agawam Senior Center for a session of ballroom dancing. The town is prepared to also register people for a second clinic, but Squindo said that they can only work with what they have now. The goal of this hotline is to make it easier for those 75 and older individuals who originally had trouble utilizing online registration for the vaccine. The funds Senator Velis successfully fought for from the state budget will help ease a critical transportation problem facing many Agawam senior citizens. Squindo said it was then that the organization decided to vote in favor of donating $25,000 towards the cost of a new generator. We will only be printing a limited number of copies as few people will have access to the center at this time. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC.
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If the Agawam Senior Center isnt on your radar, dances can be found twice a month on Fridays at the Chicopee Lodge of Elks, the third Monday of each month at the Longmeadow Adult Center and future dates at the Enfield Senior Center. All Rights Reserved. /OCGs [76 0 R] /I1 43 0 R SENATOR VELIS MONTHLY OFFICE HOURS First Monday of the Month from 10:30-11:30 Senator Velis will be offering monthly office hours here at the Agawam Senior Center. /Font << In addition it is important to register for some of our events in advance. No one else other than this age group can book an appointment as this current moment. First know that this is only one of the many resources at your disposal as a visitor to the Agawam Senior Center. In addition to the actions taken by area senior centers to help residents register for COVID-19 vaccines, members of the state legislature have called for a streamlined registration process, and the creation of a hotline to assist those without computer access. /ViewerPreferences 2 0 R It is important to register for some of our events in advance. On behalf of all the staff at the Agawam Council on Aging, welcome to the Senior Center! | Debbie Gardnerdebbieg@thereminder.com. Im grateful to partner on this issue with Senator Friedman, who has tirelessly advocated for health equity during this crisis, and Senator Gobi, who sounded the alarm on this issue in her letter calling on the COVID-19 Task Force to set up a centralized sign-up system., Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our. If you would like to join the center as a "member" and have a key-tag available for you upon your first visit, please use our New "Membership" Form. Just sent the April newsletter to the printer. The IT Department worked very quickly and efficiently to get us set up, and at least have a basic structure ready to go, said Squindo. Carroll County Government | Online Senior Center Newsletter Carroll County, Maryland Telephone 410-386-2400 TT users (MD Relay) 711-735-2258 800-735-2258 Home Government Directory Citizen Services Aging & Disabilities Senior and Community Centers Online Senior Center Newsletter Online Senior Center Newsletter Click for PDF! - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Reminders Publishing. | Ryan Feyrerfeyre@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com, West Springfield and Agawam continue to assist residents 75 years of age and older with registering for vaccine clinics. Here on the town website you will find a brief overview of what we have to offer. 1) Don't know who to contact? Locally, several senior centers have quickly jumped in to help their members - and elders who live in the towns they serve - register for COVID-19 vaccinations. Address 954 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 USA Phone 413-821-0604 Website Visit Website Building Hours Weekday Monday:8:00 am - 9:00 pm Tuesday:8:00 am - 9:00 pm Wednesday:8:00 am - 9:00 pm Thursday:8:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday:8:00 am - 9:00 pm Show Map About Agawam Senior Center - Agawam, MA Visit website Dear Visitor, /ON [76 0 R] /I12 69 0 R
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Residents in West Springfield will call the senior center at 263-3264 and follow the message prompt. AGAWAM They can twirl, sway and chasse their way across . March 20, 2020 | Debbie Gardner debbieg@thereminder.com The Agawam senior center is offering meals to-go. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. /ExtGState << 2021
Welcome Letter Council on Aging & Senior Center News and Updates Join the Senior Center Subscribe to Digital Newsletter Register for Meals and Programs Online Congregate Meals & Coffee Shoppe Programs Services Professional Meals Referral Senior Resource Fair Home Jobs GIS Contact The Town of Agawam 36 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 Find 2 external resources related to Agawam Senior Center. >> We are constantly working to improve the ways we can best serve you and would appreciate any feedback you have to offer. The Latest Happenings! Though the center itself remains closed to the public, Squindo wanted to remind seniors that staff is still available to assist residents by phone with accessing other services. According to Squindo, the senior center is working with the Agawam Park & Recreation Department, as well as other departments in the city, to assist the elderly with signing up for the vaccine. >>
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News and Updates | Agawam, MA Residents in this age group from Agawam and Feeding Hills just have to dial this number, and leave their name and phone number after the message prompt.
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As of right now, the city is hosting vaccination clinics at the West Springfield Senior Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Be sure to check out the Agawam Senior Scene, and subscribe to receive a digital copy in your inbox and get a leg up on all the fun activities we have scheduled for you! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.
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There is a cost for this service. Mayor William Sapelli has established a central registration phone line for Agawam and Feeding Hills residents only. The senior center and the Town of Agawam began devising a plan for a central hotline during the last week of January. All rights reserved (About Us). I get great joy for performing for these dances, said Mitnick. %PDF-1.5
By late morning on Jan. 28, state Sen. Eric Lesser had filed emergency legislation requesting the Department of Public Health to create a one-stop vaccine registration website accessible from both desktop computers and mobile devices, and that it establish a 24/7 vaccine registration hotline available in multiple languages to assist elders and other eligible residents in registering for the vaccine.
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Class is held in the Auditorium CHANNEL12 PROGRAMINGDAILY 954 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 413-821-0604 Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm Facebook: @AgawamSeniors Website: www.agawam.ma.us Fax: 413-789-4092 EVENTHIGHLIGHT ACC Event-front page Check Page 4 for a for an exciting Holiday Word Search. /Count 1 Photo Credit: Town of Agawam AGAWAM- Beginning this week, the Agawam Senior Center is offering seniors who usually take advantage of the facility's noon meal the option to get a meal to go, delivered curbside.
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Locally, several senior centers have quickly jumped in to help their members and elders who live in the towns they serve register for COVID-19 vaccinations. Email is listed above; or you can click here! They can do this either online at www.myactivecenter.com or by calling the center at 821-0604. They will come to the senior center and, staying in their car, pull up to the lower entrance between 11 and 11:45 a.m. for pick ups and staff will run a meal out to them, Michael Squindo, the centers executive director, told Reminder Publishing. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
Senior centers assist with vaccine registrations - Reminder Publications Even though the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services quickly moved to add an additional 15.000 appointments to the Eastfield Mall site after the initial 10,000 filled within hours, the challenge of securing one of these new slots was beyond the technical skill of many eligible elders. /I6 53 0 R /F3 19 0 R stream
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The Senior Center provides programs to meet the needs and interests of seniors, including recreational and leisure programs, health and wellness programs, cultural programs, and classes. We are constantly working to improve the ways we can best serve you and would appreciate any feedback you have to offer. Richie Mitnick , famous throughout the region for turning his keyboard into an entire orchestra , presents the golden voice of Joe Saimeri , one of . MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 The Agawam Senior Center will be closed in observation of the President's Day. Big Y, Stop & Shop in Feeding Hills, and the Eastfield Mall in Springfield are some of the other sites residents 75 and over can sign up for. /MC1 42 0 R
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954 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 413-821-0604 Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm Facebook: @AgawamSeniors Website: www.agawam.ma.us Fax: 413-789-4092 EVENTHIGHLIGHT Check Page 4 Update from Senator Velis On Page 5 please look for our movies that will be on Friday. Despite the large amount though, Squindo said that the town was able to return all of those calls by the end of that first week. }&]cwZ,\n@Aa+J{l~Ko.U,o'MgsI#n]o1B6]whf$]=6'.#T&Lu(=6OnTbj65/9B7Q+J{k We had to unfortunately take down that public site because people arent refraining from registering everywhere and anywhere they can, said Squindo. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Senator >>
Email Kristina Lynch with questions or to register, The Town of Agawam36 Main StreetAgawam, MA 01001. I would also strongly encourage you to check out the various resources we also have available at our town website; the link to which can be found above. Applications are available online and can be submitted to klynch@agawam.ma.us, The Town of Agawam36 Main StreetAgawam, MA 01001. Page 10 A Night Out with Whiskey Traveler WORD SEARCH The bank of hometown values.
PDF WHAT'S INSIDE - Parishes Online Here is February's lunch menu! Were currently working within the parameters of what we currently have, and what were able to do. Around 100 doses of the vaccine are coming into the town a week, according to Squindo. Published: Jan. 09, 2022, 5:30 a.m. 10. Michael A. Squindo, LCSW /JT 729 0 R The Phase 2 vaccine rollout is creating mass confusion and anxiety for our eligible senior population. The building opens to the public at 6:15 PM. AGAWAM Beginning this week, the Agawam Senior Center is offering seniors who usually take advantage of the facilitys noon meal the option to get a meal to go, delivered curbside. Mitnick says he likes to mix in a few line dances because it allows those who come without partners to get up and have fun. Contact Us. /GS3 38 0 R 703 Ridge Avenue Mt Airy, MD 21771 Directions 410-386-3960 or 301-829-2407 410-549-5429 (Fax) Email: mtairysc@carrollcountymd.gov Angie Walz, Center Manager. If you want a hard copy, they will be here in a week or two. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. /Order [76 0 R]
Agawam Senior Center will buy van with COVID relief funds These programs, such as lunch, specifically note so in our newsletter. The performance will take place at the Agawam Senior Center , 954 Main Street , Agawam; showtime is 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:15 PM . The Agawam Senior Center, located in Agawam, MA, is a community center that offers a range of programs and services for aging residents of Hampden County. On behalf of all the staff at the Agawam Council on Aging, welcome to the Senior Center! Find 5 Senior Centers within 33.7 miles of Agawam Senior Center. >> Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Consider applying to be a volunteer for the Council on Aging. The Council on Aging and Senior Center provide a place to promote a spirit of healthy, positive, aging through education and activities for all seniors, their families, and the community at large. We call this our membership form, but please know that we do not charge a fee to belong to the Agawam Senior Center; some of our programming does require a fee to enjoy. Suggest Listing He said individuals wishing to take advantage of this service must order the meal the day before before 4 p.m. The Phase 2 rollout, which began in Massachusetts on Feb. 1, will first vaccinate individuals who are 75 years of age and older. Residents of Agawam and Feeding Hills can call the Agawam Senior Center at 821-0605 where a message will prompt them to press 7. Reminder Publishing submitted photo. 2021
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PDF SEPTEMBER 2022 - Parishes Online Call Kristina at 726-2836 to register. 0. /I8 59 0 R In West Springfield, the Senior Center at 128 Park St. will shortly be acting as a vaccination clinic site for West Springfield residents only, according to a Vaccine Task Force post on Mayor Will Reichelts Facebook page.
Agawam Senior Center makes meals to go available for seniors The Agawam Council on Aging is dedicated to meeting the information, service, and recreation needs of. Currently you can register for lunch at the touch-screens or by calling a day before; and for all other programs by contacting us at 413-821-0604 ext.
AGAWAM They can twirl, sway and chasse their way across the dance floor even into their 90s. Charlie Bakers Phase 2 eligible cohort elders 75 years of age and older could manage. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. For more information on the vaccine rollout in West Springfield, visit the website here: https://www.townofwestspringfield.org/government/news-communication/covid-19-information-updates/covid-vaccine-rollout. Sincerely, AGAWAM The Agawam Senior Center will be getting some shiny new wheels this year. The legislation was co-sponsored by Senator Anne M. Gobi (D-Spencer) and Senator Cindy F. Friedman (D-Arlington).
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Agawam Senior Center - Agawam, MA | My Community Online Popularity:#2 of 2 Senior Centers in Hampden County#21 of 27 Senior Centers in Massachusetts#653 in Senior Centers. We are more than willing to work with people to get those folks registered for other sites if the time frame for the town clinics is not soon enough, said Squindo. Here you will have access to our current and a number of our previously published newsletters.
Welcome | Agawam, MA Some are well into their 80s and beyond.. Were working with the Health Department to make sure we keep a tally on where we are for our count, said Squindo. The Agawam Council on Aging is dedicated to meeting the information, service, and recreation needs of older adults in our community. CountyOffice.org does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). >>
Its great seeing so many active seniors having such a great time. /OCProperties << /I10 65 0 R This to-go meal service began on March 23, and Squindo said seniors had received a robocall inviting them to order the initial meal late in the previous week.
The April newsletter of the Agawam - Agawam Senior Center | Facebook Were trying to connect people to the most appropriate services, help them maintain the quarantine and social distancing, he said of the services the center is still able to offer seniors., Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our. /Type /Pages 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Those who called the hotline and booked for the towns clinic will get two appointments for the two doses of the vaccine, according to Squindo. As a national leader in healthcare, it is simply inexcusable that Massachusetts has fallen so far behind other states.
Residents in Agawam and Feeding Hills are encouraged to call the hotline Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. West Springfield is also only allocated about 100 vaccines per week from the state, according to Carly Camossi, the mayors outreach coordinator in the city. /GS5 40 0 R All rights reserved (About Us). The problem however, according to Squindo, is that there is no way to limit a public registration to a geographical area, so people from Eastern Mass. About Us Contact Us Executive Director. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. AGAWAM/WEST SPRINGFIELD The Eastfield Mall mass vaccination site opened for appointments on Jan. 27, but navigating the online procedure to secure one of the original 10,000 slots proved more than many members of Gov.
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Please consider one of the following options to help you gain more information about what is happening, as well as to stay in communication with us in the most convenient manner for you! And as Agawam Mayor Bill Sapelli. The money, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act and allocated by the state, will assist the center by improving transportation accessibility for local seniors with the purchase of a new van. Squindo asks residents who have called the hotline to be patient, especially since the first week of using the hotline already garnered around 600 calls. We currently have the ability for you to "check-in" via a touch screen computer located at both reception areas as you enter the building. View map of Agawam Senior Center, and get driving directions from your location. We recognize that seniors either dont have access to the necessary resources, or are uncomfortable using those resources, said Michael Squindo, the director at the Agawam Senior Center. 3 0 obj
/Type /SubPage Be sure to check out all the various resources on our pages, and know that if you have any questions we are only a phone call away. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. /D << We will help where were able too.. The city is also conducting free testing at the high school every Sunday in February from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our. /F5 27 0 R If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Residents age 65 and older, who will be part of the Phase 2 second cohort, can call and provide the same information by pressing 3. Follow the link to download, and subscribe to future newsletters directly by email. Feb. 3,
Council on Aging & Senior Center Contact Us Form Physical Address 954 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001 Phone: 413-821-0604 Fax: 413-789-4092 Michael Squindo Executive Director Email Director Phone: 413-726-2835 Kristina Lynch Assistant Director Email for Programs, Volunteering, and Facilities Phone: 413-726-2836
Agawam Senior Center - Agawam, MA (Address and Phone) - County Office The staff will then put those residents on a list, and fit them for an appointment as soon as the city can. calling the Senior Center. << County Office is not affiliated with any government agency. Please contact your respective Senior & Community Center for questions about activities, mask requirements and/or social distancing requirements. >>
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The April newsletter of the Agawam Senior Scene has been published online. Agawam Senior Center in Agawam, Massachusetts, get driving directions from your location. This will take them to a recorded message where they can leave their name and phone number for assistance in registering for the vaccine. Whether you are looking to schedule a meal, ask a question, or get in touch with a staff member regarding something please know that you can email our main receptionist for more information on how to do all of this! Hard copy prints are not yet available. The system is cumbersome, contradictory, and asks residents over 75 to navigate a haze of web links, locations, and instructions, each with different criteria and scheduling systems. I want to take a moment to personally thank you for coming to our section of the Town website. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). On Monday, state Sen. John C. Velis, D-Westfield, presented a $75,000 check to the senior center. Ballroom dancers trot through Agawam Senior Center.
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