Brain Gym and Seniors

Brain Gym and Senior Luncheon

Guests check in

Table decorations

The December Senior Community Luncheon held on December 12, 2019 in Ellis Hall was attended by over 60 Senior citizens of our South Portland community. With the staff on duty for this occasion their presence swelled the numbers in attendance to over 80 people. The early birds were greeted by having the hall set up with Christmas colors of red and green tablecloths covering the tables and seasonal Nutcrackers and floral decorations on each table. Strings of while lights hung near the ceiling adding to the décor.

Pat and Brad inthe kitchen

Near the door greeters would welcome folks as they came in to the hall. Shari, Susan and Joanne could be found at the check in table.

Some of the guests

Time for coffee and chatting

In the kitchen was Brad with help from Patrick, Len, Rosemary, Dick S and Keith. The meal for today would be pot roast, boiled potatoes and carrots with rolls and Christmas cookies for dessert.

Spurwink

Marlene the MC

Brain Gym exercises

Felicia

 Before the meal, however, was an interesting program called “Brain Gym”. Marlene welcomed everyone at 11:30 AM and then introduced Felicia Pease who would speak and demonstrate and involve the audience in exercise. She had already passed out a description of the exercises and also a blowing bubbles tube. Even the blowing of bubbles could be shown to exercise muscles in the throat and mouth in a fun way. She demonstrated “Hookups, Calf Pumps, Cross Crawl, Brain Buttons and the significance of drinking plenty of water. Felicia was a former elementary teacher and administrator from the Strong area. She still substitutes many days a year. Her presentation was well received by all.

Paying attention and taking directions

Volunteers

Checking water flow

Felicia and her audience

Lin, Merrill, Pam L, and Judy

Janice, Becky G and Kathy

Before serving

Ruth, Aaron and Dick M

 It was then time for Pastor Tom to give the blessing and the corps of waiters and waitresses to make their meal deliveries. Art guided each deliverer to the folks that had not yet received a meal and within 5 minutes all present were being fed.

Workers remained until all tables and chairs had been cleaned up and put away and the kitchen crew was ready to leave.

We will not be having the luncheons in January and February as the weather is too hard to predict. The next luncheon will be planned for Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Ellis Hall. The entertainment for that date will be a return of members of the Portland School of Ballet with a preview of their next production of “Midsummer night’s dream”.