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WWW. ROBBINSVILLE. NET

Robbinsville Senior Center

April 2018

Robbinsville Township

Officials:

David Fried, Mayor

Township Council:

Ron Witt President

Christine Ciaccio, Vice President

Vince Calcagno,

Mike Cipriano

Dan Schubert,

Senior Center: Renee Burns,

Director

Reneeb@Robbinsville.net

CH Kang,

Administrative Assistant

(609) 259-1567

F R O M T H E D E S K O F M A Y O R F R I E D

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: “FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS” EVERY

MONDAY 11:30-12:15 PM

Call (609) 259-1567 for

more info on programs

Programs/Screenings by

Robert Wood Johnson

Pg. 4

Yoga /Daily Fitness /

Hula Hoop classes

Pg. 5

Presentations for

APRIL

Pg. 2

News from Robbinsville

Tax Collector

Pg. 3

Mercer County Assis-

tance Programs

Pg.6

Pg.8

MC Nutrition Program/

TRADE/Meals on Wheels

Pg. 9

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I am very excited to announce that the 2018 State of Robbinsville Township Address and “Pay it For-

ward” event benefitting the C.A.R.E. program will be held May 8 at the Stone Terrace by John Henry’s.

As usual, this time of year is bittersweet. When we changed the format of the State of the Township from

something we were required to do (a boring and vanilla government luncheon) into something we wanted

to do (a potentially life-changing fundraiser for an individual or organization in need), we broke the mold

and opened our hearts. The only downside is that far too many people are still suffering, and this year is

no different.

In 2015 we were thrilled to work with our partners, including Legacy Treatment Services and Hamilton

Honda, to supply a disability-accessible van for the Shepherd family. In 2016, Quilts for Comfort and that

organization’s founder, Susan Tonry, were able to use the refurbished Robbins House to weave their mag-

ic and comfort those recovering from cancer. Last year, it was former Sharon School teacher Deb Dauer

on the receiving end of our “Pay it Forward” initiative, when a disability-accessible bathroom was built to

help in her courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

On May 8, we are once again proud to team up with The MidJersey Chamber of Commerce, Recovery

Advocates of America and the Way Foundation to help propel the Community Addiction Recovery Ef-

fort (C.A.R.E.) to new heights with funding that will help get individuals arrested for opioids/opiates into

recovery.

The financial toll of the opioid crisis and its grip on the nation is surpassed only by the human

toll, with 105 confirmed overdose deaths in 2017 in Mercer County – up from 59 in 2016. Rob-

binsville and its nearby municipalities are not immune, which is why nearly every town in Mer-

cer County has adopted some form of C.A.R.E. since the Robbinsville Township Police Depart-

ment made the initiative standard operating procedure in January, 2016. For more on how

C.A.R.E. is implemented, visit www.robbinsville.net.

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Mercer County Surrogate’s Office: Every

1st Thursday from 9:30-11:30 @ the

RSC Call 989-6336 for an appointment.

N J D O N O T C A L L L I S T

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NEW MEDICARE CARDS

CARDS WILL BE MAILED BETWEEN APRIL 2018 -APRIL 2019

PLEASE READ THE FLYER ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE NEWSLETTER WITH INFORMATION ON HOW YOUR CAN GET READY.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ

TO ALL SENIORS:

YOU’RE GETTING A NEW MEDICARD CARD BETWEEN APRIL 2018-APRIL 2019., YOUR SO-CIAL SECURITY NUM-

BERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CURRENT MEDI-CARE CARDS AND EACH PERSON WILL BE MAILED A NEW CARD!

News from Janice Garcia, Robbinsville Tax Collector_____

Taxpayers have the ability to have their quarterly taxes & sewer

bill paid using the banks Automatic Clearing House (ACH) sys-

tem. This is a “FREE” service available to all residents.

If you need a Authorization Agreement (ACH) flyer for this service please

come to the Senior Center Office for a copy.

***MUA payments can be made at the Tax Office new location 2298 Route 33 next to Investors Bank Please do not combine MUA pay-ments on the same check as your taxes.

SPRING IS HERE:

BOCCE BALL DAY LEAGUE : WEDNESDAYS 10:00A.M.-

12:00P.M. BEGINS MAY 2, 2018

TO JOIN ROBBINSVILLE BOCCE CLUB (EVENINGS) SEE AT-

TACHED FLYER WITH TIMES , DATES AND CONTACT IN-

FORMATION.

PICKLEBALL LEAGUE: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 10:00A.M.-

12:00P.M. BEGINNING MAY 1, 2018.

REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE FOR PICKLEBALL.

ANNUAL SENIOR CENTER OPEN HOUSE –SATURDAY MAY 19, 1-4pm. RAIN OR SHINE!

Mercer County Legal Services

Project for the Elderly: (609)

MC Surrogate will

conduct procedures

related to probate

of Wills ,& Affida-

vits of estates .

The office provides

legal services in

areas of bankrupt-

cies, fraud, Wills,

Power of Attorney,

Advance Directives.

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SENIOR TAX FREEZE (PTR) FORMS The State of NJ usually mails the PRT (Senior Freeze) forms in Febru-

ary. This is the blue booklet. This should be completed after all income

is determined for 2017. There is a page that needs to be filled out by the

tax collector prior to submitting the forms.

The Tax Collector will not have the forms available for residents in the

Tax Office. PTR forms dropped off at the Tax Collectors office, will be

ready on Friday of that week. Forms dropped off on Friday will be

ready the following Friday. Please provide a SASE and it will be mailed

back to you when complete. To ask questions regarding Senior Freeze or

to request a PTR application, call 1-800-882-6597 (8:30-am-4:30 pm)

Monday through Friday, no holidays.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE ROBBINSVILLE TAX OFFICE Robbinsville Township Municipal Offices are located at the

following address: 2298 Route 33 next to Investors Bank. For

information residents can call (609) 259-3600 8:30 a.m.-4:30

p.m.

SEWER BILLS WERE MAILED OUT IN MARCH. PAY-

MENT DUE APRIL 1,2018.

HOMESTEAD BENEFIT (FOR HOMEOWNERS)

If there are any questions call the Hotline (1-888

-238-1233 .) 8:30am-5:30 pm. Monday through

Friday no Holidays. This is a State Program and

not run by the local Tax office. To file applica-

tions online: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/

relief.shtml To file applications by phone call

1-877-658-2972. To file applications online-

www.njtaxation.org

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WELLNESS F AIR YMCA Senior Center Wellness

Expo Event Thursday,

April 26. 1-3p.m. Com-

munity Room after nutri-

tion is served. RWJ/

Barnabas Health, Penn

Medicine, AAA, Car Fit

Program, Capital

Health, Total Hearing

Care and the Hydroponic

Farm Coordinator are

just a few of the vendors.

Delay the Disease Program. Pre-register The next session will

begin on Monday,

April 2-June 21,

2018. (No class

Thursday, April 26

or Monday, May 28.

2018. )The Y will be

conducting a 12 week

evidence based fitness

Program consist-

ing of low impact

exercise classes

safe for older

adults. For new

clients the first

twelve weeks is

free.

16-May 4 2018 9:30-10:30

am. (No classes, 3/23 or

3/30) The cost of the class

is $15.00 ($25.00 non-

residents) . Price is based

on a full six-week session.

Equipment is supplied by

the center. Barb Twamley,-

Learn the basics of a healthy

lifestyle and a full hour of

exercise. The current Tues-

day exercise class is sched-

uled for Tuesday, February

27-April 3, 2018 2:00-3:00

pm The Friday exercise

class is scheduled – March

ACSM certified instructor.

Registration is required.

Class size is limited. The

MPR is reserved for both

the Tuesday and Friday

classes. Consult your doctor

prior to registering.

SUPER SENIOR FITNESS PROGRAMS 2018

beginning May, 2, 2018.

Flyer attached to the news-

letter.

Senior Center Open House

Saturday, May, 19, 1-

4pm2018.

Senior Center Summer

Concert and Pickleball

Social: Monday, June 26,

5-8 pm

Annual Senior Picnic

Monday, September 10,

2018

Sadie Hawkins Dance

Monday, November 12,

2018. 12-4:00pm

Kick off Pickleball Season

weather permitting April-

October every Tuesday and

Thursday 10a.m.-12p.m.

Beginning Tuesday, May 1,

2018. Flyer with additional

information is attached to

the newsletter.

Kick off Bocce Ball Day

League

Wednesday 10am-12pm

SENIOR CENTER EVENTS FOR 2018

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class is $8.00.

Learn fun ways to

move & groove to mu-

sic with a hoop!

Hoops are provided

for class use. Great

way to exercise your

core and arm muscles.

Not to mention how

much fun you will have!

If interested please reg-

ister with Renee or Ch.

Class size is limited to

15-20 participants.

Seated Hula Hoop

With Ms. Angela

Wednesdays-10:30-

11:15 a.m. March 14-

April 25, 2018.

Cost of the six week

S EATED HULA HOOP FITNESS CLASS W ITH ANGELA 2018

ble for all to use from

8:30a.m.-4:15 p.m. Must

wear sneakers to play.

Grab a friend before or

after nutrition for a

friendly game of Table

The Exercise room in the

Senior Center has a new

Table Tennis (Ping

Pong) table. Paddles,

balls and instructions on

how to play are availa-

Tennis and get some ex-

ercise!

A Shuffleboard game is

also available to play in

the Game Room of the

center.

T ABLE TENNIS (PING PONG)

SHUFFLEBOARD GAME

SENIOR CENTER DAILY EXERCISE PROGRAMS

Chair Yoga Class

Chair Yoga is held every

Thursday morning 10:00-

11:00 am in the Multi-

Purpose Room . No reser-

vations are needed. All

adults 60+years of age

are welcome.

Please be prompt and

refrain from talking on

your cell phone during

the class! Thank you!

Daily Exercise

Program

Please join Ed Drago & fel-

low seniors each morning

from 9:00-9:30 am in the

Multi-Purpose Room. This

exercise program is geared

for non-strenuous activity.

All adults 60+ years of

age are welcome to join

us.

Chair Yoga Class “Get Fit Where You Sit”. Tues-day, February 27-April 10, 2018 10:00-11:00 am. Must be prepaid this class

to participate. Class size is

limited. If you are a Rob-

binsville resident & would

like to join see Renee.

Please Be Prompt for the

class & Refrain from

Talking on Cell

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S TATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ( SHIP) The State Health Insur-

ance Assistance Program

(SHIP) offers “FREE”

one-on-one counseling to

Medicare beneficiaries.

Trained volunteers give

unbiased, objective infor-

mation about your Medi-

care /and or Health In-

surance.

Must make an appoint-

ment prior to meeting

with a SHIP counselor. In

addition, please supply

information to the coun-

selor on your current

Medicare/and or Health

Insurance. Please see

Renee for information to

schedule an appointment at

the Robbinsville Senior

Center.

Medicare/SHIP ap-

pointments are also

available on Wednes-

day’s and Friday’s by

calling the Mercer

County Connection

located at 957 Route

33, Hamilton, NJ

(609) 890-9800.

er, or at least 18 years of age

and receiving SS Title 11

Disability benefits or have a

single monthly income less

than $2,265 or $2,777

for a married couple

Are enrolled in Medi-

care D (Spouses must

PAAD helps eligible New

Jersey residents pay for nec-

essary prescription drugs.

You qualify for PAAD if

you:

*Are a New Jersey resident

*Are 65 years of age or old-

file separate applica-

tions.

Please see Renee to set up an

appointment at the Robbins-

ville Senior Center with an

outreach counselor to fill out

a PAAD application.

PHARMACEUTICAL A SSI STANCE TO THE A GED AND D I SABLED (PAAD) 2017 INCOME LIMITS

1=$1,680 and $2,268 for a

household of 2 people.

To apply for SNAP

please contact Mercer

Street Food Bank: 609-

406-0503 ext. 5549.

For you for your conven-

ience, please contact

Renee Burns at 609-259-

1567 to set up an appoint-

ment at the Robbinsville

Senior Center with a

SNAP Outreach Coordi-

nator.

2017-2018 Energy Assis-

tance Programs LIHEAP

and USF flyer with income

guidelines is attached to the

back of the newsletter.

What is SNAP?

SNAP is the Federal

Food Assistance Pro-

gram. If approved you

will receive benefits on a

debit card to buy grocer-

ies.

Gross Income eligibility

for a household of

N EW JERSEY SU PPLEMENTAL NU TRITION ASSI STANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP)& 2017-2018 E NERGERY A SSI STANCE PROGRAMS (LIHEAP)& (U SF) I NCOME GUIDELINES

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Help us to appreciate

each and every day.

So, let’s remember to

say “THANK YOU.”

That be- ing the

one thing we cannot

overdo!

Author,

Judy Filipponi

12/03/2016

Life becomes more

precious the older

we get

With its way of accel-

erating just like a jet!

Those special

friends we make

along the way

Are entwined in that

string,

we must be ever grateful

for the memories they

bring!

When our times draws

near,

We’ll know in our

hearts,

of those we loved so dear-

ly

PEARLS OF LIFE

Years are like precious

pearls,

timely strung one by one.

As the clasp is finally

joined,

down comes the golden

sun!

Though good and bad

times

We’ll forever be a part!

Author,

Judy Filipponi

GRATITUDE

THE SENIOR POETRY CORNER

HAPPY EASTER

EVERYONE

“He Is Risen,” claims

our church

Not eggs, and candy, or

things of Earth

A day of fools, of which I

am.

So I make rhymes, when-

ever I can.

It’s spring again, with

flower’s in bloom

To brighten our lives,

and scent the room

With longer days, of

which I’m glad

Reminders of those days

I’ve had

They’re passing by me,

faster now.

Because I’m slower too,

some how.

I’ll take each day, as a

gift from God.

To share with friends or

to rest my body

To soon we’ll say :Too

Hot Today”

But as of now, I’ll say

“ok.”

Please submit any poetry

to Renee for future news-

letters. Share your hid-

den talents with all of us

to read!

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SPRING ROBBINSVILLE SENIOR

Who Loves You

SOLD OUT! Wait list on-

ly!

A Musical Tribute to

Frankie Valli & The Four

Seasons

Monday, April 30, 2018

Cost: $55.00 pp Includes

Coach Transportation to

the Tropicana in Atlantic

City, Show and $15 Slot

Play.

Bus departs from the RSC

at 9 a.m.-returning at

7pm. Show starts at

3:00pm. On your own for

lunch.

DUTCH APPLE

hours a day seven days a

week. The drop box also pro-

tects New Jersey environment

by keeping these drugs out of

landfills and water supply. A

representative from the Rob-

binsville Police Department

will be at the center on

The RPD in conjunction

with the R*MAPSA has in-

stalled a Project Medicine

Drop Box at the Police head-

quarters, located at 1117 US

Route 130. Residents may

drop off any unused or excess

medications anonymously-24

Thursday, April 26, 2018

1:00pm-3:00pm to collect any

unwanted , unused and ex-

pired medications. . This is

your opportunity to clean out

your medicine cabinets to dis-

pose of expired medications.

P R OJ ECT MEDICIN E DR OP EXPAN DS OU TR EA CH A T TH E ROB BIN SVILLE SEN IOR CEN TER

1. Savings For Our

Seniors (S.O.S) pro-

gram

2. “Senior Freeze”

3. Prescription Drug

4. Home Energy

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

11-1 p.m. in the MPR of

the senior center, a

Community Outreach

Aid from the 14th Legis-

lative District, will pro-

vide help to seniors for

the following programs:

A SSEMBLYMAN W AYNE P . D EANGELO SENIOR SUPPORT DAYS

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Information desk. The Robbinsville Senior center staff does not schedule appoint-ments! A flyer with dates and times to schedule an appointment is at-tached to the back of

Newsletter. The Mercer County Connection 957 High-way 33, Hamilton, NJ also does tax appoint-ments. 609-890-9800 Contact the MC Con-nection for dates & times for appointment

Volunteers from AARP will be in the Robbins-ville Branch Library to assist you fill out your basic tax forms. Appointments are re-quired. Please call 609-259-2150 or regis-ter at the library

AARP TAX HELP

The RSC Art Group stop

by any Monday or Tuesday

morning. We welcome all

artists! Must bring your

own art supplies with you

to participate. All the art-

work displayed throughout

The Arts/Crafts room is

reserved every Monday and

Tuesday mornings 10am-

12pm. The Art Group par-

ticipants are for anyone

60+ years or older. If you

are interesting in joining

The center are pieces from

individual artists from the

RSC group. Take a mo-

ment to view and enjoy all

the beautiful pieces dis-

played. Thank you to all

the artists for sharing!

ROBBINISVILLE SENIOR ART GROUP

MERCER COUNTY TRADE T RANSPORTATION ROBBINSVILLE TWP . NU TRITION PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM ____

There is a suggested do-

nation of $1.00 per per-

son, per day for lunch.

Reservations are required

to participate in the Mer-

cer County Nutrition Pro-

gram. Seniors must be 60

years of age or older to

participate.

Please call the Senior

Center @ (609)259-1567

for nutrition reservations.

Robbinsville Township

utilizes the county-based

TRADE transportation

system to transport senior

residents who are unable

to drive to the Senior Cen-

ter for nutrition and activi-

ties. Advance Reserva-

tions are Required!

Please see Renee for more

information to register

for TRADE.

Please contact John

Ward ( Director of the

Robbinsville Meals on

Wheels Program) @

609-477-6365 if you

know of any home-

bound Robbinsville res-

idents in need of Meals

on Wheels. You can

also log onto the Rob-

binsville Twp. web-site @

www. Robbinsville.net