Many of our seniors have requested a bus trip shopping to UTC, and we're listening!  Join us Friday, September 5 from 9 am to 12:30 pm.  We will take you home and carry your packages to the door.  If you would like to join us, call Heather to reserve your seat at 792-7565.    

Back by popular demand is "Movie Saturday," our monthly bus trip to the movies the second Saturday of each month, starting September 13. Departure time will be determined by your movie choices, but we generally try to target the first show of the day at the La Jolla Landmark and the second show of the day at AMC La Jolla Village. Call the office to sign up at 792-7565.

The current economic situation is creating growing demand for emergency housing and shelter for many people.  Along with shelter is the need for non-perishable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, pasta meals with meat, jams and jellies.  Please drop off your food donations at the DMCC office and we will ensure they get to the needy families served by Interfaith Community Services.  Deadline for drop-offs is Tuesday, September 29th. 

"The Art of Caregiving," a free forum for family caregivers, will be presented at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, 120 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach on Tuesday, September 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  To reserve or for more information, call 858-509-2580.

Hour-long yoga instruction for older adults is now available each weekeday at 9 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. on the County Television Network (CTN), after the popular "Feeling Fit Club" program.  A Silver Age Yoga instructor takes you through basic techniques that provide a relaxing way to exercise.  CTN is available on Time-Warner 24/Digital Cable 124.  For more information, see www.sdcounty.ca.gov/ctn.  

Join us Thursday, September 18 at the Powerhouse Community Center, 1658 Coast Blvd., for an evening of great food, silent and live auctions, music, dancing and an 'Opportunity Drawing'.  
 

Enter the Opportunity Drawing early and you don't even have to be present to win!  Valued at $700, the opportunity drawing package includes a 1-night stay at L'Auberge, $100 gift certificate to Jake's Del Mar, breakfast at Americana Restaurant and a bottle of Inniskillin's Ice Wine from Canada's Niagara Peninsula; a great gift for your out-of-town guests!  Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.

 

To reserve your seat for Bella Luna or purchase tickets for the opportunity drawing, call 792-7965 or email heather@dmcc.cc.

The mission of the Veterans History Project is to collect and archive the personal recollections of U.S. wartime veterans to honor their service and share their stories with current and future generations.  The Project also collects stories from homefront civilians who worked in support of our armed forces.

 

By taking part in the Verterans History Project, you are contributing to the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, one of the world's most respected research and cultural institutions.  When you participate, you are making history.

 

For more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets or call the DMCC office at 792-7565.

DMCC shuttle bus provides pick-up at City of Del Mar residents' homes and takes them alternately to either Henry's in Solana Beach or Trader Joe's in Encinitas.  There is always a cheerful bus host on board to assist riders loading and unloading their purchases.  Suggested donation:  $3.  Call 858-792-7565 24 hours in advance to arrange pick up.  New Bus Hosts are always needed and it's FUN!  Please volunteer! 

 

 

Free!  No partner necessary.  Downstairs in the Powerhouse Community Center.  For more information, call DMCC office.

 

California offers a property tax postponement for seniors program.  Here is how it works:
The Property Tax Postponement Program allows eligible homeowners to postpone payment of part or all of the property taxes on their residence. To participate in this program, the homeowner must complete a claim form and submit it to the State Controller's Office. The claim form must be filed each year the individual desires to have the property taxes postponed. Upon approval of the claim, the State Controller's Office will mail Certificates of Eligibility to the homeowner. The homeowner must mail or take the Certificates of Eligibility to the county tax collector's office to postpone the property taxes due.
More details at http://www.sco.ca.gov/col/taxinfo/ptp/geninfo/description.shtml

Books-by-Mail is an award-winning program available to all qualifying San Diego County residents who can receive books, magazines and audio books, free of charge, through the mail.

You are eligible if you:
· Are temporarily or permanently homebound.
· Have a disability or are ill.
· Are the caregiver to someone who is ill.
· Lack transportation or live in a remote area of San Diego County that is far from a library or a mobile library stop.

 

How are materials selected?
· You will fill out a detailed application about your reading interests, including favorite genres and authors.
· You can select from various formats, i.e. regular print and/or large print books, audio books, only paperbacks, no large or heavy books and magazines.
· You're welcome to make specific requests, or have the library make selections based on your profile.

 

How does it work?
· Readers automatically receive a new bag as soon as the current one is returned.
· A maximum of six items per bag can be mailed.
· The check-out period for each item is three weeks. The items can be renewed if no one is waiting.
· Your library card is free, and postage is pre-paid by the library.

 

To apply call toll-free: 1-866-279-9629 or email books.bymail@sdcounty.ca.gov.