Events
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 January Programs Begin
January Exercise, Ceramics and Painting Together programs begin. | 4 | 5 HIstory Lecture - GERMAN U-BOAT SURFACES OFF CAPE COD, 1918
Did you know that Germany attacked the U.S. in 1918? Germany’s largest submarine surfaced in Nauset Beach in the Cape Cod town of Orleans and created local havoc as it tried to destroy an underwater cable connecting us to France. This was the first time that foreign ordinance had exploded on U.S. soil since the Mexican War in 1846. Hear how the citizens of Orleans fought back and rescued 32 people from the waters of Nauset Beach. Presented by: Joe Conley FREE. Max of 25 attendees Sign up by December 28 on myactivecenter.com
For more info, contact Melissa Paolicelli at 978-671-0916
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 Causeway Restaurant - Van Trip
Signups for January Van trips start on Monday, December 27. All trips are $12 Round Trip, weather permitting. Details and times are in myactivecenter.com. For more information contact John in Transportation at ext 2003. Protect Yourself From Medicare Fraud
Did you know that over $60 billion of our tax dollars are lost to Medicare fraud each year? Find out how to protect yourself. Come meet Jackie Stern, a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program, and Deputy Chief Roy Frost of the Billerica Police Department, on Tuesday, January 11, at 2:00 p.m. at the Billerica Council on Aging, 25 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA 01821, and participate in a discussion on how to prevent, detect, and report healthcare errors, fraud and abuse. We all can have an active role in protecting Medicare for ourselves and future generations. This free information workshop will provide you with the tools to become a more informed and engaged health care consumer, including the importance of protecting your Medicare number. For more information and to reserve your seat please contact Melissa at the BCOA at 978-671-0916 or at mpaolicelli@town.billerica.ma.us.
| 12 Card Making
Join Janet Habeshian and learn to make beautiful hand-crafted cards. The cost is $6.00 per class. In each session, participants will make four hand-crafted cards. The February class is Wednesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. There is a maximum of 10 participants per class. Sign up is required. Sign up on myactivecenter.com. If unable to do so, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 MLK Day - BCOA Is Closed
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr day, the BCOA is closed. | 18 | 19 MLK Day Lunch and Movie
Join the BCOA in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with lunch and a movie. The movie is ‘Freedomland’ starring Julianne Moore and Samuel L. Jackson. Lunch will be provided by the Travelling Chef and includes BBQ Chicken, Rice and Beans, Warm Peach Cobbler and Garden Salad. Cost is $6.00, Maximum of 30 people. Sign up by Friday, January 14 on myactivecenter.com. Sign up is required, if you cannot do so online, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
| 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 February Program Registration Begins
Learn How To Sew Fleece Mittens
Join in the fun! Learn how to sew fleece mittens. Class is Free, Maximum of 8 people Class includes one pre-cut pair of fleece children’s mittens. Sewing machines will be set up in the 2nd floor Art Room. You will go home with instructions & patterns for other sizes. You are welcome to cut another pair from our donated fleece fabrics. You will go home with a pair of mittens, instructions, some sewing machine practice and maybe inspiration to continue sewing. Sign up by Tuesday, January 18 on myactivecenter.com. Sign up is required, if you cannot do so online, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
| 25 Encore Casino - Van Trip
Signups for January Van trips start on Monday, December 27. All trips are $12 Round Trip, weather permitting. Details and times are in myactivecenter.com. For more information contact John in Transportation at ext 2003. Book Club
BCOA Book Club — Via Zoom Tuesday, January 25 at 12:30 p.m. January: Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance February: The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne March: Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michelle Richardson April: Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
Need more info about Book Club? Call Melissa at 978-671-0916. The Book Club meets virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 February Programs Begin
|
Monday Jan 3, 2022
January Programs Begin
Monday Jan 3, 2022 All day
January Exercise, Ceramics and Painting Together programs begin.
Wednesday Jan 5, 2022
HIstory Lecture - GERMAN U-BOAT SURFACES OFF CAPE COD, 1918
Wednesday Jan 5, 2022 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Did you know that Germany attacked the U.S. in 1918? Germany’s largest submarine surfaced in Nauset Beach in the Cape Cod town of Orleans and created local havoc as it tried to destroy an underwater cable connecting us to France. This was the first time that foreign ordinance had exploded on U.S. soil since the Mexican War in 1846. Hear how the citizens of Orleans fought back and rescued 32 people from the waters of Nauset Beach.
Presented by: Joe Conley
FREE. Max of 25 attendees
Sign up by December 28 on myactivecenter.com
For more info, contact
Melissa Paolicelli at 978-671-0916
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Causeway Restaurant - Van Trip
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Signups for January Van trips start on Monday, December 27.
All trips are $12 Round Trip, weather permitting.
Details and times are in myactivecenter.com. For more information contact John in Transportation at ext 2003.
Protect Yourself From Medicare Fraud
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Did you know that over $60 billion of our tax dollars are lost to Medicare fraud each year? Find out how to protect yourself.
Come meet Jackie Stern, a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program, and Deputy Chief Roy Frost of the Billerica Police Department, on Tuesday, January 11, at 2:00 p.m. at the Billerica Council on Aging, 25 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA 01821, and participate in a discussion on how to prevent, detect, and report healthcare errors, fraud and abuse. We all can have an active role in protecting Medicare for ourselves and future generations.
This free information workshop will provide you with the tools to become a more informed and engaged health care consumer, including the importance of protecting your Medicare number.
For more information and to reserve your seat please contact Melissa at the BCOA at 978-671-0916 or at mpaolicelli@town.billerica.ma.us.
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Card Making
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Join Janet Habeshian and learn to make beautiful hand-crafted cards. The cost is $6.00 per class. In each session, participants will make four hand-crafted cards. The February class is Wednesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. There is a maximum of 10 participants per class. Sign up is required. Sign up on myactivecenter.com. If unable to do so, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
MLK Day - BCOA Is Closed
Monday Jan 17, 2022 All day
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr day, the BCOA is closed.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
MLK Day Lunch and Movie
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Join the BCOA in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with lunch and a movie. The movie is ‘Freedomland’ starring Julianne Moore and Samuel L. Jackson.
Lunch will be provided by the Travelling Chef and includes BBQ Chicken, Rice and Beans, Warm Peach Cobbler and Garden Salad.
Cost is $6.00, Maximum of 30 people. Sign up by Friday, January 14 on myactivecenter.com. Sign up is required, if you cannot do so online, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
February Program Registration Begins
Monday Jan 24, 2022 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM
Learn How To Sew Fleece Mittens
Monday Jan 24, 2022 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join in the fun! Learn how to sew fleece mittens.
Class is Free, Maximum of 8 people
Class includes one pre-cut pair of fleece children’s mittens. Sewing machines will be set up in the 2nd floor Art Room. You will go home with instructions & patterns for other sizes. You are welcome to cut another pair from our donated fleece fabrics. You will go home with a pair of mittens, instructions, some sewing machine practice and maybe inspiration to continue sewing.
Sign up by Tuesday, January 18 on myactivecenter.com. Sign up is required, if you cannot do so online, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Encore Casino - Van Trip
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Signups for January Van trips start on Monday, December 27.
All trips are $12 Round Trip, weather permitting.
Details and times are in myactivecenter.com. For more information contact John in Transportation at ext 2003.
Book Club
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
BCOA Book Club — Via Zoom
Tuesday, January 25 at 12:30 p.m.
January: Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
February: The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
March: Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michelle Richardson
April: Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
Need more info about Book Club? Call Melissa at 978-671-0916.
The Book Club meets virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
February Programs Begin
Monday Jan 31, 2022 All day