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Special Events

There are no fees for special events unless lunch is included ($4).
Please make lunch reservations by the Friday before the event (203-594-3620).
Please also let us know you are coming so we set up enough chairs and make sufficient handouts.


Safe Steps: Prevent Falls Tax Time Bingo
 St. Pat's Lunch
Meditation A Woman's Guide
to Financial Freedom		 Spring is a Perfect
Time to Get Orgaganized!
Valentine Party
at Waveny House		 League of Women Voters
Events at Lapham 		Holiday Closings
at Lapham Center

Presidents and their First Ladies: Lyndon and Ladybird Johnson
Wednesday, May 26th at 7:30 p.m., NC Library
Mark your calendar so you don't miss this very popular annual production
More info in our Summer Newsletter.

Safe Steps: Hands-On Ways to Prevent Falls & Create a
Safer-Home Environment
Wednesday, March 3, 12:45 pm
     Most falls are preventable, yet each year 1 in 3 adults over age 65 will fall at home and 1/3 will suffer serious injury. Safe Steps educates older adults about the latest research on preventing fall. With the help of Elainne Abrams, RN, MPH, Community Health Cordinator at Nursing & Home Care, you will:
  • Take tbe Safe Steps Home Safety Assessment via a virtual "home safety walk-thru."
  • Learn why proper footwear, regular vision and hearing checks, and medication management are all important steps to staying healthy and safe.
  • Lear about home adaptive equipment to assist you to stay home safely.
  • Learn simple balance exercises to do at home.
  • View Safe Steps DVD on how to make changes to the home to reduce fall risk.
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Tax Time Bingo
Wednesday, April 7, 1 p.m., free
      Those girls from the Vine Cottage are back wirh a new theme. Please let us know if you are coming and call the Friday before if you want to have lunch first.
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A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom
Wednesday, May 5, 1:00 p.m.
     "A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom" explores the major challenges women face when it comes to investing, and how they can overcome these challenges to build a more financially secure future. The program will be presented by Robin Sherwood, CFP® and Barbara Ollinger, CFP® of HTG Investment Advisors Inc.
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St. Pat's Lunch and the Inn Notes at Waveny House
Wednesday, March 17, 11:30 a.m.
     Our St. Pat's lunch will feature corned beef and cabbage, After lunch Barbara Jeffries and ther Inn Notes will lead a sing-a-long of favorite Irish songs.
     Call for a reservation by Friday, March 12 at 203-594-3620.
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Meditation
Wednesday, March 24, 1 pm
     You have probably heard that mediation can decrease stress, improve your mood, and boost immune function. Stres also interferes with memory - people who are less stressed usually can remember more.
     Mindfulness is a type of meditation that esentially involves focusing your mind on the present. You can also practice it at any time - no sitting cross-legged on the floor.
     Try Mindful Meditation with Fran LaValley in this free seminar. Fran is a Lapham Yoga instructor who will teach you how to breath and focus so that you become more mindful and reap some of the benefits of meditation.
     If there is interest for further training, we will set up a class.
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Spring is a Perfect Time To Get Organized
Wednesday, March 31, 12:45 p.m.
           Randi Hutton, the founder of the RZ Connection, a professional organizing and move management company, will talk about how clutter in many forms can affect you achieving your personal and business goals.
     She will help you realize that you can achieve your goals, simplify your life, feel less stress and become more productive by getting organized. She will discuss:
  • How to get started organizing
  • How not to fell overwhelmed
  • Why you hold onto things and how to let them go
  • How to gain time in your day
  • Why you need a home office and how to set one up in any space
  • Organizing your home now to bring a higher price when you are ready to sell
  • Organizing for a move

This program has been organized with Staying Put in New Canaan
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Valentine Party at Waveny House
Wednesday, February 10, 11:30 a.m., $4
      Our annual Valentine party will feature a festive lunch and "The Music of Your Life" by musician and entertainer, Bill Campbell. Mr. Campbell is a talented musician who can play and sing jazz, Broadway tunes, Big Band music and more. His performance is made possible by The Greens at Cannondale, an independent/assisted living community in Wilton.
     Wear red and call for a reservation by Friday, February 5 at 203 594-3620.
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League of Women Voters Events at Lapham
Wednesday March 17
A New Plan for New Canaan Schools
Brown Bag lunch at noon; panel discussion with Dr. Abby and BOE at 1 p.m.
Wednesday April 28
Green Energy
Lapham lunch at noon; panel discussion at 1 p.m.
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Holiday Closings at Lapham Center
December 25 and January 1
      (building will be open Dec. 28-31 for drop-in only 10-3, call first please)
MLK Day, January 18
President's Day, February 15
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