SENIORS ALIVE! YOUR SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE

HERE IS YOUR SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE GREATER HILLSBOROUGH SENIOR SERVICES NEWSLETTER, SENIORS ALIVE!

LOTS OF GOINGS ON WHAT WITH SHOPPING TRIPS AND MYSTERY TRIPS ... AND YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR THE HOBO RAILROAD AND  LAKE SUNAPEE CRUISE! 

GET IT ALL IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF SENIORS ALIVE!

SENIORS ALIVE! YOUR AUGUST 2018 ISSUE

Follow this link to the August issue of Seniors Alive!

 Be sure to mark August 16th on your calendars because that's when CHEF BOB FULLER will fire up the grill at the DEERING COMMUNITY CHURCH for the GHSS Annual Chicken Barbecue. What better way to meet up with your neighbors than over yummie grilled chicken and with all those delicious sides that your neighbors have always brought to town outings. It's free so . . . why not? Noon, 16 August: COME AN' GIT'IT!

Several bus trips are outlined in the issue. The usual shopping and so on. A couple of trips that certainly will pique your romantic interest (yes! Seniors have romantic interests!) are the cruise on Lake Sunapee on the MV Kearsarge on September 28 (think: leaf color, very romantic) and then a ride on the HOBO RAILROAD with dinner on October 12th (ok, maybe Hobo Railroad is not so romantic .. . . but it should be a lot of fun!)

Get the details for these and other adventures and such like stuff in this issue of SENIORS ALIVE!

2018 GHSS Balloon Fest Raffle winners

The winners of this year's GHSS raffle are:
Roland Rollins, Hillsboro, NH Kayak
Claudette & Dan L'Heureux,
Deering, NH Grill

FAKE APPS AND WEB SITES: If it's too good to be true, it is!

Hackers gain unauthorized access through fake apps or website links.
This is commonly known as phishing.
When you click on a link or share a link which looks like a real good deal, (A large discount coupon, or a free gun or car, etc.) you have automatically given the hacker access to your username and password. The hacker now has immediate access to your account. Now all he has to do is use his newly found credentials (yours) to log in and send a personal message to all of your friends. When your friends click on the link he gains access to their accounts also.
So, PLEASE, PLEASE stop sharing these “too good to be true” endorsements.

SENIORS ALIVE! YOUR JULY 2018 ISSUE

HERE IS A LINK TO THE JULY ISSUE OF SENIORS ALIVE!

NOTE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A SENIORS LUNCH IN JULY, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF TRAIPSIN' AROUND GOING ON! CHECK OUT ALL THE TRIPS.


AND HAVE A HAPPY JULY 4TH

LONELY? GHSS IS FOR YOU!

Loneliness is a chronic condition, but it can be cured

 Loneliness affects all age, economic and social groups. More than one third of adults are chronically lonely and 65% are seriously lonely some of the time. Maybe the worst age for loneliness and general alienation are our grand children in the 18 - 24 age group (maybe you remember yourself at that age!). One of the most serious outcomes of loneliness is suicide.  And given the ready availability of loaded guns in our society, the most common agent of suicide, most suicide attempts are 'successful.' Sucide rates among middle class white men are the highest in the nation, and on average 20 military veterans kill themselves each day.

Us old folks tend to experience isolation and loneliness as a result of factors such as decreased mobility (are you still driving? Should you continue to drive? Are you hobbling about with a Walker or cane? Or worse: are you stuck in bed?). Hearing loss can be a significant isolating factor. And so on. Stuck at home we can fret and fester - - and become seriously depressed.

What is really important when you or somebody close to you, or even not so close but who you know about, is CONNECTING. Interacting with other people through shopping trips, outings of various sorts, shared meals. And so on.

I suppose that if you are reading this you know that in our area GHSS IS the connector. Each month, all year long, Greater Hillsborough Senior Services organizes arts to bring seniors together, bring seniors out of isolation.

You can see all that GHSS is doing by reading the monthly news letter, SENIORS ALIVE!  which is available here and at various other outlets in the area (e.g. Deering Town Ha..).

GHSS is a very important element in the health of our area!

SENIORS ALIVE! FOR JUNE

Here is your June issue of Seniors Alive!

As we head into the summer months, GHSS has endeavored to line up a variety of activities and outings to get everyone out to enjoy what New England  has to offer.  Mark your calendars and sign up today because the trips sell out quickly!

 Let GHSS take you out to the old ball game. Look for bus trips to Fisher Cats Games in this issue of Seniors Alive!

Two special trips include a gustatorial  extravaganza at The Clambake Restaurant in Scarborough (July 12) and a river excursion on the Sonogo River (July 15). These trips book out pretty fast, so be sure to make your reservations now. Details are in the issue of Seniors Alive!

Also, we are in need of VOLUNREERS to help sell tickets at Shaw’s and the Balloon Fest.  Call Marie Mogavero at 464-4726 or 724-5272 if you can give us a hand!