Bennington
Senior & Community News September – October 2022 COMMUNITY RESOURCES Bennington Town Clerk/Town Offices (802) 442-1037 Bennington Recreation Center/YMCA (802) 442-1053 Meals on Wheels of Bennington County (802) 442-8012 VNA & Hospice (Bennington Home Health) (802) 442-5502 Bennington Project Independence (802) 442-8136
To our Senior Community…
It is the mission of the Bennington Senior Center to engage persons 50+ in the lifelong learning process; promoting their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being by providing social, recreational, creative and cultural programs enabling active participation in the center and community. Program costs are founded on a not-for-profit basis.
From the Director’s Desk: Well, we made it through the heat of another summer. Now things cool down, nights get chilly, leaves turn and fall, school buses are back (as are kids walking to/from school), and pumpkin spice everything takes over. The Senior Center, Meals On Wheels, and the YMCA/Recreation Center are having a dual-site Open House on Wednesday, October 26th from 10am - 2pm. Both locations (124 Pleasant Street and 655 Gage Street) will be showing their spaces and offering information on programming. We would love to see you! Please remember to start giving yourself an extra five minutes to reach your destination if you are driving; school buses and school crossings can cause delays in your drive
time. If the bus’s flashing lights are on, do not pass. Children cross in front of the bus and you may not see them. There are hefty penalties for passing a stopped school bus with its lights flashing and stop sign out. According to the AARP website, the penalty in Vermont is a fine of up to $1000, and 4 points on your license! Stay vigilant and keep school kids safe. Enjoy the autumn weather. Carrie Fabricius - Program Director CONTACT INFO: Bennington Senior Center 124 Pleasant St., Suite 3 Bennington, VT 05201 Phone 442-1052 or 802-447-9714 cfabricius@benningtonvt.org
Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council (BROC) (802) 447-7515 Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (802) 442-5436 Retired Senior Volunteer Project (RSVP) (802) 447-1545 Social Security Administration (Rutland office) (866) 690-1944 Green Mountain Community Network (802) 447-0477 Support And Services at Home (SASH) (802) 442-9920
HOUSING Bennington Housing Authority (802) 442-8000 Shires Housing (802) 442-8139 THM (office in Manchester) (802) 362-4663