Wilton Bulletin
Wilton Senior Community Day is Sept. 16

Aug 20, 2007

A long-awaited event will arrive on Sunday, Sept. 16, at Cider Mill School, the second Wilton Senior Community Day. From noon until 3, there will be a gathering of the area’s providers of senior health, happiness and security, with a continuous series of demonstrations, displays, discussions, exhibits, entertainment and refreshments, all of it dedicated to enhancing the lives of adults 55 and over and their family members, with net proceeds going to the Wilton Senior Center.

Mark your calendar, this is one of those occasions when you’ll receive valuable information that can affect your future. There will be prizes, gifts for everyone, in an atmosphere of fun and learning.

A list of the sponsors of Wilton Senior Community Day gives you an idea of the importance of the day and its communitywide participation: The Greens at Cannondale, Wilton Meadows Rehabilitation & Health Care Center; Sunrise of Wilton; Thomas Smith & Associates; DML Mortgage Enterprises; Cramer and Anderson, Attorneys, Integrated Rehabilitation Services; The Wilton Senior Center; Waveny Care Network; The Wilton Bank; The Wilton Family Y; Retired & Senior Volunteer Program; Wilton Police Department; Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association; Mass Mutual Financial Services; Quality Care Services; United Way of Norwalk & Wilton; Nursing and Home Care/Mid-Fairfield Hospice; Mercy Home Care; Dr. Michael Maksymiuk; Bayada Nurses; C & O Helpers; Cohen and Wolf, Attorneys; Family and Children’s Agency/Homecare Plus and Lifeline; Dinners in Thyme; Dr. William Doty, optometrist; The Wilton Bulletin; Wilton Magazine; and Home Instead Senior Care.

Wilton Senior Community Day is an opportunity for adults over 55 and their relatives to get the facts about estate planning, reverse mortgages, dental care, legal and financial issues, physical, mental and emotional health — all those important topics that can enhance daily life.  

Entertainment, music, prizes and gifts for everyone. Plus a mini-Antiques Road Show with TV’s Peter Curran who’ll appraise one or two of your potential treasures. Enjoy demonstrations of cooking for one or two with David McCue of The Wilton Food Company and T. Jay Hirsch, Culinary Arts Institute graduate and chef at The Greens at Cannondale. Do chair aerobics with the Wilton Family Y and learn the newest relaxation techniques.

Plan to have lunch! Georgetown Saloon, one of the area’s favorite dining places, is offering marinated grilled chicken breast, hamburgers or veggie burgers for only $5, hot dogs or chili dogs for $4, plus beverages and snacks, all under $2.50.

Information: Barbara Newland at The Greens at Cannondale, 761-1191, or Liz Doty at the Wilton Senior Center, 834-6240.

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