Coffee Time! If you're looking for a hot cup of coffee and a chance to socialize, stop by the Senior Coastsiders Dining Room, Monday-Friday starting at 10:00AM. In the lobby you will find the Daily Journal every day and the Half Moon Bay Review on Wednesdays. Come visit us!

Thank you for your votes! Senior Coastsiders made the cut once again. Anytime you shop at New Leaf and bring your own bags, you can receive Envirotokens and put them in the Senior Coastsiders slot. New Leaf then makes monthly donations to Senior Coastsiders based on how many tokens we receive. You'll be helping the environment AND your favorite non-profit!

Mystery Book Club This group meets the first Wednesday of each month (July 6th this month) at 12:00PM. The group will be discussing Big Sky, by Kate Atkinson. The group meets in person with Zoom option. To connect via Zoom, click HERE (passcode BOOKS) or contact vaughnharrison@yahoo.com. Future books can be picked up at the Senior Coastsiders office at 925 Main Street.

NEWI Tai Chi Classes Instructor Kathleen McCarty began learning Tai Chi while working as a ski instructor as a way to improve her balance and skiing.She has since dived into the practice of Tai Chi and has been teaching this art for the last decade all around the Bay area.

Parkinson's Support Group July Meeting Wednesday, July 6th from 2:30-3:30PM, the group will be joined by Kaiser Permanente's Neuro Physical Therapist specialist for a virtual presentation to learn about the benefits of exercising with Parkinson's.

To join via Zoom, click HERE and use the passcode PARKINSONS. Presenter will be broadcast in real time via Zoom to the group in the Senior Coastsiders Dining Room.

International Days in the Dining Room International cuisine AND special programming? What could be better!? One day each month will feature an international dish accompanied by trivia, games, music, or activities around the featured country. Join us Tuesday, 7/5 to celebrate the United States with a 4th of July themed lunch and everyone's favorite - RIBS! Passports not required!

World Chocolate Day Did you know that July 7th is World Chocolate Day? As if we need a reason! Be sure to come to lunch on Thursday, 7/7 for a special treat!

Lunch with your instructor Pre and post class time can be a bit hectic with busy schedules. Wouldn't it be nice to sit and chat over a meal with your class instructor? Pilates and Functional Movement instructor, Kerri Dorn, will be sticking around on the first Friday of each month (rescheduled for July 8th this month) to have lunch in the dining room and chat with students - without the stress of starting class late or missing an appointment! Come join Kerri for lunch and a chance to chat!

QiGong Summer Review The Summer of Qigong Review will begin July 5th. Every week we will share recordings of earlier classes for your review. This review will give you an opportunity to maintain continuity of weekly classes, twice per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Every time you review a class you will learn new aspects and may even feel you never even heard the material before! Previous Tuesday recordings will be played back at Senior Coastsiders on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:00PM to be reviewed as a group or can be accessed at home via Zoom. Click HERE to access the reviews.

Coastal Arts League Friday Art Classes have resumed! Class topics/mediums change each week.

Creative Writing On Vacation The Thursday Creative Writing Group will be on vacation for the month of July. Class will resume on August 4th. Take a break from the meeting but not from the writing!

LIve Music Who doesn't love a little live music!? We have live music in the dining room at least once a week during lunch! Come see who's playing!

Sneakers for Good/Sneakers for Funds Do you have some gently used sneakers or athletic shoes that still have some life left in them? Consider bringing them to Senior Coastsiders where we will have a collection box through collaboration with Sneakers for Good. Sneakers collected in the program are shipped to micro-enterprises in 27 different developing countries. There they are cleaned, fixed and used as inventory to support these small businesses. Micro-enterprises allow families to pave a path out of poverty through a hand up not a hand out model. Learn more about acceptable shoes HERE. This is for gently used, clean athletic shoes ONLY.

Comment Box is Back! We are dusting off the old comment box and invite you to let us know how we are doing. Please look for the box and cards by the coffee area. Comments will be treated as anonymous unless author notes otherwise. We will do our best to respond to your constructive feedback on lunch, classes, programming - or anything - in a timely manner. Additionally, your lunch table may be randomly selected to give feedback about our nutrition program - we can't wait to hear your ideas!

Senior Coastsiders Cookbook - Cookin' on the Coast This collection of recipes comes from volunteers, participants, and even our own chef! Cookbooks available for purchase now for $20.00 each. Order online HERE or come to the Senior Coastsiders office. Books are also being sold at Inkspell Books at 500 Purissima Street in town.

Computer Tutoring We have volunteer tech tutors four days a week. Come in and troubleshoot or learn how to better use your computer or smart phone!

Contemplative Practices Sessions Mindfulness and meditative practice have been around for centuries but have become popularized in Western culture over the past 40 years. During this class, you will learn the roots of mindfulness and meditative practice, and strategies for how it can be used in everyday life to manage stress and promote wellness. Class facilitator, 

 at UCSF. She obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Louisville and completed her clinical pre-doctoral residency at the University of Washington. Dr. Siwik has over 7 years of clinical experience and her clinical interests include behavioral health, integrative medicine, and psycho-oncology. Dr. Siwik’s research interests center on the intersection of the psychoneurobiology of stress and aging, health, and resilience. She investigates the pathways linking stress and disease and health outcomes as well as the ameliorative role of mindfulness-based interventions in the context of cancer and other chronic illness. She was selected to create 10 monthly sessions and a resource booklet on contemplative practices for San Mateo County. First session will meet via Zoom on Tuesday, July 26th from 4:00-5:00PM. Registration is required, to sign up, please click HERE. 

Our next raffle round will be a chance for class participants to win a couple classes on us! Every time you use My Senior Center to check in for your class, your name will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win two free classes of your choice. Winners will be picked weekly, and the raffle pot will start at zero names every Monday. Contest will run August 1-31.

My Senior Center - My Active Center Now that most of our Senior Coastsiders community has become accustomed to our new My Senior Center, we are ready to introduce the next awesome feature! My Active Center will allow participants to log in from their home computer, phone, or tablet to reserve their spot in a class or activity. Additionally, this will enable us to phase in a new and more streamlined Zoom interface for those who do classes at home, and to more easily track Zoom attendance. Keep an eye out for information on how to set up your My Active Center account. And for our technology gurus, you can preview My Active Center by clicking HERE for a pdf of what is to come.

Senior's Dinner Club at It's Italia Come in and enjoy the fun and community of a family style dinner served at the It's Italia's "Grandfather Table" that seats 10 guests. The Senior's Dinner Club meets the second Thursday of each month for a 5:00PM seating. Enjoy a three-course seasonal menu designed by Chef Maile del Fierro for a set price of $25 (Includes coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverages and gratuity not included). Payment and reservation to be made with the Senior Coastsiders office. Space will be limited to the first 10 people who sign up and pay each month. This is a great chance to meet new or old friends at one of our fine downtown establishments.

Violin Concert Friday, July 15th at 1:00PM violin concert (outdoors) with Jimin Koo. Jimin will be a senior at Cupertino High School. She currently studies with Davis Law at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Division. Jimin has been a member of the California Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra and was previously a member of Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. She is a part of her school’s Chamber Orchestra, and has participated in the 2021 and 2022 California All State Symphony Orchestras. She also performed as a soloist with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra in 2016, and has won awards in the Korea Times Music Competition, Silicon Valley Music Competition, KAMSA Competition, and Junior Bach Festival.

Grocery trips on the bus are BACK! Friday bus service to the grocery store for campus residents has resumed. Drop off available at both Safeway shopping center and New Leaf shopping center. Bus will pick up behind the center at 12:45PM and return to campus at 2:00PM. If you would like to take advantage of this service, please call the office at 650-726-9056. Suggested donation of $2.00 round-trip.

Check out resources from Ready.gov, the CDC, and the National Institutes of Health.

Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know that every time you buy something through Amazon, you could be supporting Senior Coastsiders? Visit smile.amazon.com and sign in with your Amazon.com credentials. Search and choose Senior Coastsiders as your charitable organization and start shopping! Add a bookmark for smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile!

Free Home Covid Tests Senior Coastsiders has a limited supply of home Covid tests available for older adults on a first come, first served basis. Please call or stop by for more information or to pick up a test.

Free KN95 Masks Available Senior Coastsiders has KN95 masks available for older adults. Please stop by our office. Limit 2 per person.

Film Night My Neighbor Totoro is a much-beloved 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli . The film tells the story of a professor's two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) who move to the country to be near their ailing mother and have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. Screening will take place Thursday, July 7th at 6:00PM at the Oddfellows Lodge, 526 Main Street.

Author Presentation Mara Rutherford began her writing career as a journalist but quickly discovered she far preferred fantasy to reality. A triplet born on Leap Day, Mara has lived all over the world with her diplomat husband and two sons. She is the author of Crown of Coral and Pearl and its sequel, Kingdom of Sea and Stone; Luminous; and the upcoming THE POISON SEASON (December 6, 2022). Mara's husband has roots here on the Coast, giving us the great opportunity to hear her speak about her writing at the Half Moon Bay Library on Tuesday, July 19th at 4:00PM

Beacon - Tidings Connection Here on the Coastside, we are lucky to have many great events and programs. In an effort to make our participants/readers aware of even more opportunities, we are connecting with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and cross-pollinating!

To learn more about what AAUW will be doing over the summer click HERE.

Senior Coastsiders pet buddy program provides support services for seniors and their pets. Volunteers can help with dog walking, in home cat care, medication assistance, transportation to the vet, and more! The program also provides pet food, cat litter, limited financial assistance towards veterinary care and adoption assistance.

We are offering many classes in one of three different formats: virtually over Zoom, in-person, or a hybrid model. We hope to have options for everyone and welcome your feedback.

See below for our current class listings and the July menu. For a full list of class descriptions and instructors, click HERE.

I’m writing this newsletter piece on June 21^st which is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere - the day when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky, and we experience the longest period of daylight. On the summer solstice, Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the Sun is 23.44°. Of course, my father who lives in Cape Town, South Africa, in the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing the opposite – the shortest day of the year during the winter solstice. 

·     Peace of mind

·      Peace of heart

·      Peace of soul

·     Squash gossip

·      Squash indifference

·     Squash grumbling

·     Squash selfishness

·     Let us be faithful

·     Let us be kind

·     Let us be patient

·      Let us really love one another

·      Turn up for meetings

·     Turn up for service

·     Turn up to help one another

·      Time for each other

·     Time for family

·     Time for friends

Peninsula Clean Energy Where does your electricity come from? Thanks to Peninsula Clean Energy, you are

To see exactly where Peninsula Clean Energy sources your energy, click HERE .

Although not required, masking is strongly recommended by the California Department of Public Health for most public indoor settings, and health officials say wearing higher-quality masks (N95/KN95 or snug-fitting surgical masks) indoors is a wise choice that will help people protect their health. Senior Coastsiders will continue to assess its policies but, as of this writing, masks are not required indoors. We still offer masks and at-home COVID tests - just stop by our office to pick up.

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