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Dav i s S en i o r C en t e r
July 2020
646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616 www.cityofdavis.org/seniorservices
530-757-5696 email: seniorservices@cityofdavis.org
Office hours: Currently closed Transportation: 530-747-8240 Volume 46 No. 7
Fe at u r e d t h i s m o n t h
Center Update
The Senior Center remains closed until further notice. Canceled classes have been refunded and staff will
reach out to you once programs can resume. Staff are checking the main office phone messages and email,
so please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Watch-Along Wednesday: Self Made
Tune-in through Zoom to watch the new limited series, Self Made (TV-Mature audience), based
on a true story. Inspired by the life of Madam CJ Walker, an African American washerwoman
rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.
This four-part series stars Octavia Spencer, Tiffany Haddish and Carmen Ejogo. Episodes are 45
minutes and will be followed by a discussion. RSVP to seniorservices@cityofdavis.org to receive a password
to the viewing party. Wednesdays in July beginning July 8 at 12:30 p.m.
Virtual Vacation Bingo!
Join senior center staff on a virtual island for an exciting hour of vacation bingo using Zoom
Friday, July 17 & July 31 at 1:00 p.m. To register, contact the Senior Center at 530-757-5696
or email seniorservices@cityofdavis.org no later than July 15 and July 30. Center staff will
provide you with a link and password. Family and friends of all ages are invited.
How to Play: Visit the Davis Senior Services page to download/print a blank bingo card or
create your own 5 X 5 square board at https://www.cityofdavis.org/seniorservices. Fill in the spaces with
your own set of lucky numbers. Follow the key below to make sure your letters and numbers are in the right
column, and don’t forget to mark the center square as FREE. Be the first person to cover five of those
squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row, shout “BINGO!” and staff will verify the numbers. Small
prizes will be awarded and mailed to the winners.
B #1-15 I #16-30 N #31-45 G #46-60 O #61-75 FREE SPACE center square
Ukulele Lessons! See page 3 for details on free virtual classes starting this month.
I n f o r m at i o n & R e s o u r c e s
Resources Senior Citizen Commission
City/County Websites The Senior Commission will meet via Zoom on
Follow the City on Facebook, check the City Thursday, July 9 at 2:30 p.m. The agenda with
website at www.cityofdavis.org/coronavirus, directions to log on will be posted by June 8 on
the Yolo County website at https://www.cityofdavis.org/city-hall/commissions-
www.yolocounty.org/coronavirus, and most and-committees/senior-citizen-commission,
importantly, sign up to receive emergency or call 530-757-5696 for details.
notifications at: http://www.yolo-alert.org/.
Davis Community Transit
Friendship Line In coordination with Unitrans and Yolobus, DCT
Phone: 800-971-0016 continues to follow the COVID-19 County
Provides crisis intervention and check-ins. Transportation Guidelines. DCT’s daily service is
slowly picking up, however service continues to
KDRT 95.7 FM practice the physical distancing provisions to keep
Email: info@davismedia.org customers and staff safe. Rides continue to be
Local radio station providing COVID-19 scheduled 30 minutes apart to minimize the
community reports Tuesdays & Fridays from amount of customers on a bus (no more than three
12-12:30 p.m., repeating at 5:00 p.m. both customers on the bus at a time). All customers and
days. staff are required to wear a facial covering as the
county mandates.
Information & Assistance If you have any questions, call the main DCT line at
Phone: 211 or 833-544-2374 530-747-8240.
Provides health, social and mental health
resources. How to Support the Senior Center
Donate by mail: make check payable to either
Meals on Wheels “Davis Senior Services Endowment Fund” or “Davis
Phone: 530-747-5870 Senior Services Improvement Fund” and mail to:
Provides meals to existing customers. Yolo Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1264, Woodland CA 95776
Well Connected Donate online: go to www.sacregcf.org. Click on
Phone: 877-797-7299 “donate.” For more information call 530-757-5696.
Free program offering phone activities.
Senior Center Staff
Yolo Food Bank Maria Lucchesi - Community Services Supervisor
Phone: 530-668-0690. email: https:// Lisa DeAmicis - Information & Assistance
yolofoodbank.org/. Coordinates the Coordinator
distribution of food from a network of
growers, distributors, wholesalers, grocery Michael Cirelli - Program Coordinator
stores and more. Libby Wolf - Office Assistant
2 July 2020
In the News
Ukulele Lessons
First-time players are invited to join Zoom classes Mondays & Tuesdays from 1:00 -
2:00 p.m. beginning July 13 through August 4. Mondays are reserved for lessons, and
Tuesdays will provide a lesson review followed by a question and answer session.
Students will learn ukulele components, positioning, tuning and simple strumming.
The C, C7, A minor, F, and G7 chords will be introduced. Students will receive song sheets with video links
for practice. Register for this free program no later than July 8 by emailing seniorservices@cityofdavis.org
or calling the Senior Center at 530-757-5696.
Instructor Julie Silva teaches ukulele as a volunteer through “Ukes for Schools,” teaching music to grade
school children. She has been a volunteer ukulele leader for the past two summers at the Davis Senior
Center. Julie is also the beginner liaison for the C Street ukulele group, a local ukulele play-along
organization that meets weekly. Julie says of her work, “I am committed to helping ukulele newcomers
experience learning an instrument that is fun, great for your brain and is an avenue to connect socially with
others.”
Your Medicare Questions Thank You Volunteers!
Answered Project Linus of Yolo County
The Health Insurance Counseling recently held a successful
and Advocacy Program is blanket drop-off donating 233
offering Medicare phone blankets to Woodland Joint
counseling appointments. Call Unified School District, Yolo
916-367-8915 or email Carolynn County Children's Alliance, Child Protective
Washington, Education Outreach Coordinator, at Services and more. A total of 771 blankets have
cwashington@lsnc.net. been donated since January 2020. Additionally,
HICAP provides free and objective information and Project Linus blanketeers have made fabric
counseling about Medicare. Volunteer counselors masks for the UC Davis Medical Center and their
can help you understand your specific rights and friends & family in response to the Covid-19
health care options. pandemic. For more information about this non-
profit organization contact Diane McGee at
dmmyolo@gmail.com.
Grocery Stores with Reserved Shopping for Seniors:
· Davis Food Co-Op: Monday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. https://davisfood.coop/blog/
· Nugget Market: Tuesday/Thursday 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. https://www.nuggetmarket.com
· Safeway: Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. https://www.safeway.com
· Save Mart: Tuesday/Thursday (Grocery) 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (Pharmacy) 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
https:// www.savemart.com/keeping-you-safe
· Target: Tuesday/Wednesday 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
https://corporate.target.com/about/purpose-history/our-commitments/target-coronavirus-hub
· Trader Joe’s: Monday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. https://locations.traderjoes.com/ca/davis/182/
July 2020 3
Dav i s Trav e l a i r e s
646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616 530-753-4159 Gary Boyce, Executive Director, gboyce_95758@yahoo.com
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. www.davistravelaires.org Sue Barnes, President, suelbarnes@ucla.edu
The Davis Travelaires are still on hiatus; our office is We were hoping to go forward with our Taste of
planning to reopen after the Senior Center New Mexico trip in October and were tentatively
reopening date. We are currently planning to offer planning our annual visit to Duarte’s Poinsettia Farm
the following trips with our travel partners: in November, but the 2020 Albuquerque Balloon
Sedona & Grand Canyon (Friendly Travel), Festival has been cancelled and Duarte’s will not be
September 25 – October 1, 2020 growing poinsettias this season.
Panama Canal Cruise (Princess Cruises), The health of our travelers is very important to us.
February 8 – 23, 2021 When we resume traveling we will follow
Mississippi River Cruise (American Cruise Lines), health recommendations in place at that time.
departing April 18, 2021 Precautions may include, but are not limited to,
More information about these trips can be found increased sanitation measures, reduced capacity on
on our website, https://www.davistravelaires.org/. transportation and tours, mask wearing
If you do not have access to the internet, call us to and mandatory hand sanitizing upon boarding
get more information or request trip flyers by mail. transportation at each stop. We look forward to
We are working remotely and can be reached by getting back on the road again. Thank you!
email at DavisTravelaires@gmail.com or by phone
at 530 -753-4159. Sincerely,
Davis Travelaires Board of Directors
Davis Senior Center
646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616
530-757-5696
Office hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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