The Rochester Council on aging is seeking volunteers! Volunteers are needed to prepare a barbecue lunch on one Monday afternoon per month.

Volunteers are also needed to help with the Council's breakfast program one morning per week. Positions are available in several capacities.

July/August 2017 Day Trips

Friday, July 7 – Free Fun Friday, The Hall at Patriot Place Museum

Friday, July 14 – Free Fun Friday, Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Saturday, July 15 – Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival

Friday, July 21 - Free Fun Friday, Hancock Shaker Village

Sunday, July 23 – The Paw Sox Baseball Game

Friday, July 28 - Free Fun Friday, The Commonwealth Museum – State House

Saturday, July 29 - Friends Fundraiser Chicken BBQ Luncheon & Entertainment. Noon - 2 p.m., , $10.00 per ticket.

Monday, July 31 – Block Island Ferry, Point Judith, RI

Friday, August 4 – Free Fun Friday, Fort Devens Museum

Tuesday, August 8 – Martha’s Vineyard Trip

Friday, August 11 – Free Fun Friday, Smith College Museum of Art

Friday, August 18 – Free Fun Friday, Buttonwood Park Zoo

Sunday, August 20 – Gloucester Waterfront Festival

Thursday, August 24 – Marshfield Fair

Friday, August 25 – Free Fun Friday, Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park

Tuesday, August 29 – Shopping & Lunch at Clinton Crossings Premium Outlets in Connecticut

Monday, August 14 - Annual Senior Picnic

Monthly Programs at the Rochester Senior Center

The Pampered Chef, Linda Medeiros, returns on Mondays, July 10 & August 7 at 11:30 a.m., to share her cooking demonstrations. Stay for lunch at noon to sample the results of the demo! Or just come for lunch - presence at the demonstration is not required. There is a suggested donation of $4 per person. Please call in advance to sign up (and for a ride, if necessary).

Monthly Senior Book Club – meets at the Senior Center on Tuesdays, July 18 & August 15 at 10:15 a.m. All are welcome to attend.

Ultra Beginner’s Line Dancing – Thursdays, July 20 & August 24, 2:15 p.m. All are welcome.  A donation of $3 is suggested.

Weekly Programs at the Rochester Senior Center

Painters & Art Group – Mondays, 9 a.m. - noon.

Chair Yoga – Mondays, 1:15-2:15 p.m.  A donation of $3 is suggested.

Zumba Gold – Mondays – 3 - 4 p.m.

BBQ Lunch – Mondays, noon  - 1 p.m.  There is a suggested donation of $4.

Scrabble – Tuesdays, 9 a.m.

Cardio Dance-Fit – Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m.;; $3 per person.

Stepping & Stretching Exercise Program – Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 - 2 p.m.

Line Dancing Class – Tuesdays, 2:30-4 p.m. & Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. There is a fee of $3 per person.

Ballroom Dancing Class – Wednesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. There is a suggested donation of $4.

Bingo – Wednesdays, 12:30-3 p.m. & Mondays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Zumba – Wednesdays, 7 - 8 p.m.; $5 per person.

Busy Bees Craft Group – Thursdays, 9-11:30 a.m.

Hand & Foot Card Games – Thursdays, 9 - 11:30 a.m.

New Release Movies – Fridays, 1:30-3 p.m.

Blood Pressure Clinic – Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.