Events & Education

Community Events

May 2012

Kneaded Therapy "Fit" Walk

Walk with purpose! Increase your heart rate and burn more calories during this walking workout.  Class includes a proper warm-up and stretch, a power walk on the hilly streets of Milton and a ten minute "abs blast" at the end.

  • Date: Mondays, May 21-June 25
  • Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Place: BID-Milton Highland Parking Lot
  • Cost: $48; pre-registration required. To register email maureen@kneadedtherapy.info or call 617-872-0908

Charting a Course for Childhood Nutrition Part 1

Learn how to right the wrongs and steer your children toward the health benets of a well-balanced, nutritious and delicious diet! Instructors: Mercy Devadoss, RD, Lead Clinical Dietitian, and Jill Gordon, RD, Dietitian.

  • Date: Tuesday, May 22nd
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Conference Room A
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required.  Call 617-696-8810

Kneaded Therapy Leg Burner

A calorie burner! Strengthen, tone and challenge your legs. Join us for a 35-40 minute jog using an ankle band for added resistance.

  • Date: Wednesdays, May 23 - June 27
  • Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Place: BID-Milton Highland Parking Lot
  • Cost: $48; pre-registration required. To register email maureen@kneadedtherapy.info or call 617-872-0908

Tai Chi

Tai Chi is a gentle, -owing progression of movements designed to counter stress by calming the mind, relaxing the body, attaining better balance and promoting whole body health. In this sixweek course you’ll learn the first third of the movements, which make up the form.

  • Date: Wednesdays, May 30, June 6-June 27, and July 11
  • Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: $60 for 6 weeks, payable to Ron Marcotte. Pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

June 2012

Is Your Joint Pain Slowing You Down?

Hip and knee pain as we age can seriously limit your physical activity. If pain is preventing you from keeping t and active,it may be time to consider replacement surgery. Join BID-Milton Orthopedic Surgeon Michael Berry, MD for a discussion of joint pain and its treatment.

  • Date: Monday, June 4
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

Charting a Course for Childhood Nutrition, Part 2

Co-Sponsored by the Milton Early Childhood Alliance. Many foods make bold claims about their nutritional value. Learn how to right the wrongs and steer your children toward the health benets of a well-balanced, nutritious and delicious diet!

  • Date: Tuesday, June 5
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

Life & Estate Planning Essentials

The last few years have brought many changes in the laws concerning, taxes, finances and planning for our future. Attorney Dagmar M. Pollex will describe the most important changes .

  • Date: Wednesday, June 6
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Conference Room A
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

When a Loved One Moves to a Nursing Home

Join Geriatrics Program Director, Virginia Cummings, MD, to learn how to choose the right facility, how to adjust to lifestyle changes, understand costs, prepare for end-of-life decisions and more.

  • Date: Thursday, June 7
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

Protecting Yourself from the Financial Risks of Long Term Illness

Join Attorney Dagmar A. Pollex for a discussion of the often overlooked programs that can help you pay for long term care at home and legal strategies to protect your savings and other assets.

  • Date: Wednesday, June 13
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Conference Room A
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

Yoga & Mindfullness Meditation

Breathe, stretch, and strengthen your body and mind. Fern Ross Israel, M.A., L.M.H.C., brings 30 years of experience to teaching Yoga.

  • Date: Tuesdays, June 12 through July 3
  • Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: $60 for 4 weeks, payable to Fern Ross Israel; pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

AARP Driver Safety Program

This program is a comprehensive “refresher” driving course developed for drivers aged 50 and over.  Please bring a lunch.

  • Date: Friday, June 15
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., with a break for lunch
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: $14 per person or $12 for AARP members.  You MUST have your AARP card with you to receive discount. Make check payable to AARP. Pre-registration required, call 617-696-8810

Would you Recognize a Stroke?

Join Neurologist, John Mahoney, MD, and stroke team clinical leaders Ellen Lanza RN, and Phillipa Breslin, RN, for a light dinner and discussion of stroke. Learn the risk factors, warning signs and how you should respond if you or a loved one exhibit stroke symptoms.

  • Date: Thursday, June 21
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Place: Nangeroni Education Center
  • Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Call 617-696-8810

 

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