On Dec. 17, the center is planning a Christmas Gift Bingo. Gift donations are needed for this event.  If you have new, still in the package gift items (even toys!) you purchased, or things you made but never gave away or used, perhaps you would enjoy donating them to our Christmas Bingo.  Donations are gratefully accepted at Loffler Senior Activity Center daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (301) 737-5670 ext. 1655

The Garvey Senior Activity Center staff will feature a Divine staff-prepared luncheon with Christmas Caroling Karaoke before and after lunch on Thursday, Dec. 18.  Entertainment begins at 11 a.m. with lunch served at 12:30 p.m.  The lunch menu will feature chicken divine, heavenly sweet potato bake, angel biscuits, white cake with fruit topping and whipped clouds, and celestial tea.  During lunch, enjoy some of your favorite holiday tunes and afterwards join in on Christmas caroling karaoke led by Knight's Karaoke featuring D.J. Ja-nay-nay.  Call (301) 475-4200 ext. 1050 to make your reservations.

The Tasting Club will meet at the Garvey Senior Activity Center on Thursday, Dec. 11 to taste apples. Learn characteristics of the many different varieties of apples, and best apples for cooking.  Reservations are required; call the Garvey Center to sign up at (301) 475- 4200 ext. 1050. 

Enjoy Good Fortunes from the Orient on Wednesday, Dec. 10, beginning at noon at the Northern Senior Activity Center. The event will include a delicious staff-cooked lunch of stir-fry chicken and vegetables, rice, salad, and home-made fortune cookies for dessert. Listen to soothing music from the East during lunch and throughout the afternoon. Dress in silks or floral designs; prize will be given to the best dressed. Sign up needed before Monday, Dec. 8 by calling (301) 475-4002 ext. 1001.


St. Mary’s County Government and the Department of Aging sponsored a second Caregivers Breakfast in November at the George Forrest Career and Technology Center in Leonardtown. Twenty-five caregivers joined the Board of County Commissioners and Department of Aging staff for breakfast and presentations given by Christine Jaffurs and Terri Verbic-Boggs (both from St. Mary’s Hospital Health Connections). President Francis Jack Russell presented the caregivers with a Proclamation as a sign of our gratitude and respect for the profound ways the chronically ill, elderly and disabled are provided care and support on a daily basis. Family caregivers contribute to the quality of life for the families as well as to that of the county.

These, and any other programs, are brought to you by the Board of Commissioners for St. Mary’s County: Francis Jack Russell, President; Kenneth R. Dement; Lawrence D Jarboe; Thomas A. Mattingly, Sr.; Daniel H. Raley; and the Department of Aging. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/doa, or call (301) 475-4200 ext. 1050.