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​SENIOR PHARMASSIST,
​406 Rigsbee Ave, 2nd floor, 919-688-4772, seniorpharmassist.org:
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Senior PharmAssist still offers Medicare Counseling to Durham residents, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything’s done via phone and online. Get help reevaluating your Medicare Part D (medication) provider. Call to set up an appointment before the Monday, December 7 deadline.

If you’re just now turning age 65, click here to watch Senior PharmAssist’s new Medicare Basics videos. Senior PharmAssist will host its regular Medicare Basics webinar on Thursday, December 17, 2–3pm. Click here to register and to attend this free Zoom event.

Senior PharmAssist also helps Durham County residents age 60 and up manage and get access to the medications they need. They’re able to find resources that make medicines available at low cost, and they help teach how to use medications safely and effectively. A staff pharmacist can take a good look at all of the medications being taken by a resident and can recommend which ones are inadvertently working against each other. (This sometimes happens when someone has multiple doctors who aren’t aware of what the others are prescribing.) Call to set an appointment.
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​​DURHAM CENTER FOR SENIOR LIFE,
406 Rigsbee Ave, 919-688-8247, dcslnc.org:
  • Visit and chat online during the Daily Member Check-In on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; and Wednesdays at 9am on the DCSL Facebook page.
  • Enjoy great music and join in the Total Body Workout on Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:25am and Fridays at 8:35am. Click here to participate via their DCSL Facebook page.
  • Join the Tuesday morning Yoga sessions at 11am; call and ask for extension 124 to register and get the Zoom link.
  • Join the Thursday morning Strong & Steady exercise classes at 10am; call and ask for extension 124 to register and get the Zoom link.​
  • The Police vs Senior Olympics: The Mask-a-rade will take place on Thursday, November 5, 11am–1:30pm. Join the fun and get treats while remaining in your vehicle.
  • Get tips on Overcoming Social Isolation on Monday, November 16, noon–1pm. Call and ask for extension 124 to register and get the Zoom link.
  • Find out why it’s a good idea to reduce salt intake at the online talk about Living Healthy: Reducing Sodium on Tuesday, November 17, 1–2pm. Call 919-417-4125 to register with Peggy Kernodle from the Durham Cooperative Extension by Thursday, November 12.
  • Get a Virtual Balance and Falls Screening on Wednesday, November 18, 10–11am, and identify ways to lower your risk of falling in your home. Call and ask for extension 124 by Thursday, November 12 to register and get the Zoom link.
  • Learn about the healing powers of music at a talk, Music Over Mind, on Monday, November 30, noon–1pm. Call and ask for extension 124 to register and get the Zoom link.
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DURHAM PARKS AND RECREATION, 
Mature Adults office, Walltown Recreation Center, 1308 W Club Blvd, 919-560-4296 or 919-354-2710, website. The DPR Mature Adults office serves people age 55 and up.

Many of us who enjoy the outdoors and also Durham Parks and Recreation’s indoor and outdoor programs and features. While the pandemic has caused the closure of most DPR facilities since March, some programs are accepting participants while practicing social distancing and heightened cleanliness routines.
Here’s what’s open right now:
  • DPR parks 
  • Park restrooms
  • Trails and greenways
  • Tennis, pickleball, disc golf, futsal, and basketball courts
  • Athletic fields and Durham Central Park’s Skate Park
  • Dog parks (Piney Wood Dog Park will be closed August 6 for maintenance).
Outdoor events where people are ordinarily close to one another are limited to 25. Users of park facilities and features are required to maintain social distancing (6 feet) and to have face masks on hand in case they encounter other people in the same space.

And here’s what remains to be closed:
  • Playgrounds
  • DPR administration building
  • Most recreation centers
  • DPR indoor and outdoor pools and spraygrounds.

UPCOMING FUN ACTIVITIES AT DPR:
  • Historic Tour of West Point on the Eno Park (5150 N    Roxboro Rd)—Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 2–3pm. See the West Point Mill, McCown-Mangum House, and the Hugh Mangum Museum of Photography and learn about the people who lived, worked, and played in the area. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the group size will be limited and everyone will practice social distancing. Free admission; visit the Facebook event page for more info.
  • Historic Tour of Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Rd)—Saturdays, 2–3pm. Visit this middle-class plantation, learn about the families’ lives—those of the farm owners and the enslaved people, and see the Leigh Family Cemetery. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the group size will be limited and everyone will practice social distancing. Free admission; visit the Facebook event page for more info.
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF DURHAM–CHAPEL HILL, 
Levin Jewish Community Center (the J"), 
1937 W Cornwallis Rd, 919-354-4936, levinjcc.org
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Here are a few upcoming events; click here to see the entire calendar:
  • If you’re able to help the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry distribute food and household items for people in need, please drop off your donations at the curb on Fridays from 2:30 to 4:30pm (November 6, 13, and 20, and December 4). Here’s what’s needed most: Nonperishable, unexpired shelf stable food, such as canned tuna, dried pasta, tomato sauce, peanut butter, canned beans, canned vegetables, canned soup, canned fruit, paper grocery bags; also unused, packaged hygiene products, such as bar soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and travel-size shampoos, conditioners, and body soap.
  • Jewish seniors are invited to participate in the virtual Chaverim/Friends event on Wednesday, November 11, 11am–noon. This month’s topic will be “National Election: What Just Happened?”, led by UNC political science Professor Jonathan Weiler. Send an email message to Jordana Brown at jbrown@jewishforgood.org to register and to get the Zoom link.
  • The JCC Women’s Group and JCC Men’s Group (for retirees) will have a joint virtual meeting on Friday, November 20, 10:30am–noon. Gerald Lazarus will give a talk on China Through the Lens of Medicine. Click here to join on Zoom; the meeting ID is 885 2660 2529 and the password is 132722.
  • ​The JCC Women’s Group and JCC Men’s Group (for retirees) will have a joint virtual meeting on Friday, December 4, 10:30am–noon. Jim Steeg will recount Stories from Super Bowls Past. Click here to join on Zoom.