Prospect Senior Center
If you are now a holder of a HANDICAPPED PARKING PASS, you are going to need to renew it sometime in the next few years. Connecticut stopped issuing new lifetime parking placards in January of 2010. Now it is starting to require that previous pass holders reapply for them instead of holding them indefintely. The aim is to take them back from those who no longer quality or from those who are using other people's passes.
Ther are about 310,000 passes in use statewide. The Department of Motor Vehicles estimates that it will take several years to cancel and replace all of them. If you currently possess a pass, you will receive instructions on how to renew. You will need to provide DMV with identification (you must have a Connecticut's Driver's license of ID card) to establish that you are the assigned recipient, as well as medical proof of your disability. DMV will issue only one parking permit to each eligible applicant. If the agency had previously issued you two, that will not continue. You will receive a two part renewal form. You fill fill out and sign one part; your medical provider does the same for the other. The forms are to be mailed to Department of Motor Vehicles, Handicapped Unit 60, Wethersfield, CT 06161. They may be faxed to 860-263-5556 or emailed to dmv.hpapp@ct.gov.
Prospect's Book Club welcomes everyone. Come join the group!
Monday Breakfast Special: Small coffee and an egg sandwich for $4.00
Monday Lunch Special: Cup of soup, half a sandwich, small coffee or cold drink for $6.00
Spill the Beans is located at 49 Waterbury Road on Rt. 69 in Prospect. Join us on Mondays!!
Classes will be offered on MONDAYS at the Prospect Senior Center. Please note that classes will now be a one session day, from 9 am to 2 pm. Pre-registration and payment is required prior to the class. The cost is 12.00 for AARP members and $14.00 for non-members.
This all inclusive trip to Rhode Island to the Blithewold Mansion will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. There will be a coffee stop on the way to the destination and the departure time will be decided shortly. The mansion is located on Narragansett Bay. Blithewold is one the finest garden estates in New England. Your exploration of Blithewold will include its beautiful gardens planted with daffodils for the spring season and a tour of the 45 room English style manor house.
Lunch will be at a local favorite eating spot, THE LOBSTER POT. You will enjoy a choice of chicken marsla, broiled scrod or broiled salmon served complete with the trimmings.
After lunch we will stop in Newport where you will have ample time to browse the shops that line the quaint street or explore the popular Brick Martket shopping area.
The cost for this day trip is $85. This includes deluxe motor coach transportation, tour of Blithewold Mansion, lunch at the Lobster Pot, free time in Newport and driver gratuity. If you are interested, please sign up and PAY as soon as possible.
Join us as we celebrate Easter, Spring and the end of this horrific weather! We will be "hamming" it up for lunch on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:30 am with a delicious meal and some great entertainment to follow. The froup of "Family Impact" who have performed here previously and have been very well received, will return for an encore performance.
So put on your bunny ears and hop on down to the Senior Center for a great meal and lots of fun with all your friends at the Center. As always, please remember that our holiday parties fill up quickly. The luncheon costs $10.00. The first 138 people that PAY for their reservations will be able to attend. Your seat is not guaranteed until payment is received.
FREE Bus Dial-A-Ride Transportation is available for Seniors. The program allows disabled residents and senior citizens age 60 and over the opportunity to go shopping , make medical appointments and visit other locations within the region's coverage area in Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, and Wolcott. The program is on a first come first serve basis. For more information, contact the Prospect Senior Center at 758-5300.
Common wheelchairs and certain scooters can be brought along on the bus, as well as personal care attendants accompanying eligible participants. Residents do not have to be a member of the Prospect Senior Center to apply, and the service is also available for non-senior residents who are disabled.