Seniors Programs Senior Moments | Brown Bag

Senior Moments

In March 2007 five senior participants and five senior volunteers came to the Monument Crisis Center to pick up and help distribute food from the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano’s Brown Bag program for clients over 55 years of age. They stayed to chat and formed the first gathering of what would eventually become Senior Moments. Today, Senior Moments is a semimonthly gathering with an average of 75 senior participants. Each gathering is brimming with refreshments, music, chatter, and most beloved: Bingo! After the bingo social is over, each senior receives a bag of nutritious food. Participants are seniors or special needs adults on limited incomes; most rely on the Center as their only social outlet, but the festivities are enjoyed by participants and volunteers alike!

Goals:

Transcend language barriers with bi-lingual bingo and activitiesProvide a lively and interactive environment for socializationEducate seniors on topics such as health, community resources, and other senior-specific needsTo foster hope, friendship and camaraderie in the community.

How you can help:

Volunteer at Senior Moments: help host, set-up/clean, socialize, and provide refreshments and entertainment. Donate pastries or refreshments. Our seniors love homemade treats!Donate bingo or raffle prizes (new kitchenware, appliances, house-hold items, gift-cards, etc).

Senior Moments are held at the center every 1^st and 3^rd Friday of the Month 10:30am-12:00pm

Ask for specific dates

Fast Facts:

• Each Senior Moments has a theme, from major holidays to Luau, Vintage Hollywood, and Disco.

• In December 2008, 100 seniors attended our Christmas Senior Moments.

• Entertainment has included dancers, an opera singer, Christmas carolers, and a juggler.

Brown Bag

The Brown Bag program is a free USDA  program directly related to the Food Bank, we receive some produce and non-perishables on pallets every first and third Thursday of the month, the food is set up on tables by volunteers the previous day so that senior volunteers the next day can pack the food into “brown bags.”
After the bingo social is over at 11:45am, each senior receives a bag of nutritious food. Participants are seniors or special needs adults on limited incomes.

Goals:

• To provide a grocery bag of nutritious food
• Assist Low income seniors with food and

How you can help:

• Volunteer at Senior Moments: help host, set-up/clean, socialize, and provide refreshments and entertainment
• Donate pastries or refreshments. Our seniors love homemade treats!
• Donate bingo or raffle prizes (new kitchenware, appliances, house-hold items, gift-cards, etc)
• Volunteer in the food pantry packing grocery bags

The Brown Bag Program is held at the Center
Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the Month
10:30am-12:00pm

Ask for specific dates

Fast Facts

• 60-100 seniors attend the Brown Bag program from Concord, Pleasant Hill, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Martinez
  
  
• In December 2008, 100 seniors attended our Christmas Senior Moments