FREE FLU SHOTS FOR SENIORS   

 

Sponsored by Assembly Member Micah Z. Kellner 

Flu season has arrived! Protect yourself with a FREE flu shot. 

The flu shot is recommended and offered free for those at high risk of flu-related complications: 

·      People 65 years of age or older 

·      Those with chronic lung (asthma, emphysema) or heart problems 

·      Other chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney or immunological problems 

·      Women who will be in their second or third trimester of pregnancy during the flu season ·        Shots are available, by appointment only, on two dates: 

Wednesday, October 20: 10:00am-1:00pm
St. Stephen of Hungary Parish 
414 East 82nd Street (Between 1st and York Avenues)
Courtesy of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Flu shots are limited and appointments are necessary. To make an appointment, please call my office at (212) 860-4906.   

Sponsored by State Senator Liz Krueger Free Flu Shots: My office along with Lenox Hill Senior Center, St. Peters Church and Visiting Nurse Service are cosponsoring free flu shots this October 18th.  Appointments are still available between 10:45 AM and 12:45 AM, and will be given at St. Peter’s Church, Senior Center, 619 Lexington Ave at 54th St. Flu shots are free but shots are limited and availability is on a first come, first served basis.  To make an appointment please call the Office of Senator Liz Krueger: (212) 490-9535.    

PARK EVENTS FOR SENIORS    

From Council Member Jessica Lappin 

It’s My Park Volunteer Day
Saturday, October 23
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Meeting at the northwest corner of 63rd and York
Join Upper Green Side and local volunteers to help clean up and tend the East River Esplanade.  We’ll cover as much of the 63rd to 96th Street stretch as our people-power will make possible.

   

Yoga
   

Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
 John Jay Park (77th Street and Cherokee Place)
 

Administered by the NYC Parks Department
 

For more information, call (212) 408-0259

   

Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
 Carl Schurz Park (86th Street and East End Avenue)
 Administered by the City Parks Foundation
 

For more information, call (718) 760-6999

   

Fitness Walking
   

Wednesdays, 11:00 am -12:00 pm John Jay Park (77th Street and Cherokee Place)
 

beginning October 6 

For more information, call (212) 408-0259

   

Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
 Carl Schurz Park (86th Street and East End Avenue)
 Administered by the City Parks Foundation
 

For more information, call (718) 760-6999
   

Aerobics   

John Jay Park (77th Street and Cherokee Place)
 

Fridays, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm beginning October 8th 

For more information, call (212) 408-0259
  

State Senator Liz Krueger Presents: 

Fourth Annual Senior Resource Fair 

Thursday, October 7, 2010,  1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Temple Emanu-El One East 65th Street (at Fifth Avenue)  

Over 50 Exhibitors Providing Information for Older Adults 

Free Admission ● Refreshments ● Wheelchair Accessible 

Senior Resource Guide Free   

NO RSVP NECESSARY   

For further information, contact alicefisher.nyc@gmail.com, or call (212) 490-9535     

Pet and Elder Empowerment Project   

Search and Care has created the Pet and Elder Empowerment Project (PEEP), aimed at helping Seniors who have pets that they need help caring for.  The program provides volunteers to help with feeding, trips to the vet, walking, and other care.  For Seniors who no longer have pets and miss their companionship, volunteers will also offer visits with their pets.  The program is available to residents of the area served by Search and Care, which includes 86th Street to 110th Street, from 5th Avenue to the East River.  If you or someone you know would could benefit from this program, or if you would like to be a volunteer with PEEP, please call (212) 289‐5300 or email strashun@searchandcare.org.  

Health Seminars

 

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center 

will hold Health and Wellness Seminars entitled 

  

Reducing Brest Cancer Risk: New Medical and Surgical Techniques on Tuesday, October 26, 2010;   

Feeling Hungry: Emotional Easting and Eating Disorders on Tuesday, November 2, 2010;   Improving Your ZZZ’s: Strategies to Address Lack of Sleep on Tuesday, November 9, 2010; Sound Great: Medical and Surgical Rehabilitation for Hearing Loss on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.   

The seminars will be held at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue (at East 69th Street). The lectures are free and open to the public, for more information or to RSVP, please call (212) 821-0888

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