Checking Out the New Lakeshore Rose Center for Seniors
If you've lived in this Collinwood neighborhood long enough, you know the place. The Golden Age Center has been on Lakeshore Blvd for years, a familiar building next to the old Uncle Bill's store, now our Collinwood Recreation Center. Maybe you were even a member at some point, and just haven't been by lately. (Or, it could be you'd never been there at all?)
If you haven't been there lately, you should check it out - there's been some exciting changes, since Fall 2014. As of September 2014, the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging joined forces, to form a new non-profit serving seniors, the Rose Centers for Aging Well. The original two groups had been working together for many years, so this was a natural path for both.
So what exactly is the Lakeshore Rose Center? Turns out, they offer a wide range of services for our seniors. And they're definitely worth looking into.
Charlotte Iafeliece and I stopped by the center, in early February, and had a chance to chat with both the new Director, Melissa Gleeson, and social worker, Kathleen Woodson. Go to find out, membership is just $8.00 a year, and gives you access to everything from lunch Mondays thru Thursdays (more on this in a sec!), to Tai Chi, yoga (and other exercise) classes, a computer lab, bingo, movies, knitting groups, trips (such as these coming up in April) to places like the Hard Rock Rocksino, Tri-C Jazz Fest, lunch out at different places around town (plus monthly shopping trips) - and even a variety of card games to join (think pinochle.) Melissa will be a guest speaker, at the next meeting of the E 185th Neighborhood Association, in a few weeks April 14, 2015 at the Lithuanian Hall on E 185th at 6:00 p.m.
It can't be any easier to be part of it all. Lunch (served from 11:30 Monday thru Thursday) is a hot meal that ranges from chicken and pasta dishes to stuffed cabbage and BBQ pork sandwiches. Transportation's even available (they just need a couple of days' notice) and both lunch and transportation are free to seniors over 60 in Cuyahoga County, although there is a suggested donation of $1 for each. (Still a bargain, no?)
So drop by one day - especially now that the weather’s finally breaking and see what this new Senior Center is all about. Definitely worth the time!
Rose Centers for Aging Well Lakeshore
16600 Lakeshore Blvd.
Cleveland OH 44110
216-4810631
www.rosecenters.org
Elva Brodnick, Senior News Reporter
Elva Brodnick
Moved to Collinwood in 2012 - and loving it! - but have been active in the neighborhood for many years before that.
Always interested in promoting Collinwood! Euclid Beach Park, history in general. A regular contributor to the Collinwood Observer. Memberships: - Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society (Secretary). Northeast Shores Development Corp, & the Collinwood Area Pastoral Association. Have also worked on both the Euclid Beach Pier Committee and the Collinwood School Fire Centennial Commemoration Committee, was chair of the Euclid Beach Carrousel Committee, & am now working on the Euclid Beach Blast! (and volunteer at Lake View Cemetery) – have always been involved in many neighborhood “projects”.