Drive-thru Grocery Pickup for Low-income Seniors

Silver Horizons will offer free groceries to low-income senior citizens (50+) at two drive-thru grocery pickup events.

Friday, April 16, 2021, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rio Bravo Senior Center parking lot - 3910 Isleta Blvd SW (map).

Wed., April 21, 2021, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sheriff's Posse Outdoor Facility - 10308 Second St., NW (map)

Food is pre-packed, volunteers wear masks, and maintain social distancing. Seniors may begin arriving at 10 a.m. Everyone must wear a mask and seniors must remain in their vehicles at all times. Volunteers will place groceries directly into seniors’ vehicles.

Book to Movie 

Bernalillo County adults 50+ are invited to participate in the Book to Movie Adaptation Series.  Participants read a selected story and watch the movie, and then meet online to discuss the movie’s fidelity to the book. Thirty participants for optimum group exchange. The program lineup includes: 

April 20: Dracula by Bram Stoker, a novel published in 1887, and movie “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992)

May 18: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a self-help book that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide (2006), and “The Secret” (2006), is a documentary based on the belief of the laws of attraction.

June 15: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922) is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and was published in Collier’s Magazine. The film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) stars Brad Pitt and won several Academy Awards.

July 20: The Birds by Daphne du Maurier (1952) is a short story first published in her collection The Apple Tree. The film “The Birds” (1963) was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and stars Tippi Hedren.

August 17: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange (1974) is a book of poems that was a successful play on Broadway and won an Obie Award. The film “For Colored Girls” (2010) was directed by Tyler Perry and features Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, and Phylicia Rashad.

Participants will be registered for all sessions. Sessions are held from 4-5 p.m. All written materials and movies must be attained independently. Movies are available on streaming services like Amazon Prime, Google Play, Netflix, or YouTube. Class is by phone and/or online.   Register Today. 

Well Connected Spanish Program "Remedios y recetas caseras" 

“Remedios y recetas caseras” translated "Home Remedies & Recipes" is a FREE adult phone/online group continues to April 24, 2021 and is hosted  each Saturday from 2 to 2:30 MST. Bernalillo County is sponsoring the group as part of a national senior program through Well Connected Espanol which serves adults 60 and over nationwide with programs year round.  This group session is facilitated entirely in Spanish and will share recipes and home remedies, favorite foods and traditional remedies passed down.  

Call 1-877-797-7299 to register. 

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