New Lebanon Seniors

 

Lebanon Valley Seniors

Meets 1st and 3rd Friday of the month except January and February, when they meet only the 3rd Friday of the month. 1:00pm in the Community Center

Come and socialize with your neighbors, play games, go on trips and have special events such as a Halloween party. We collect items to help others also, like Christmas cards, which we send to veterans. We occasionally have guest speakers and provide information important to seniors.

Download application to join: LVS-application
For more info, call William Shannon: 518-938-1039

Check the Columbia Paper for upcoming special programs. See our calendar, below. 

Lebanon Valley Seniors Calendar

LVS meets the first and third Friday of each month except in the winter January and February meet only third Friday of the month at the old firehouse, at the corner of Route 20 and Shaker Road: 523 US Route 20 New Lebanon, NY 12125. As always anyone 55 years or older are welcome to become members. Membership is only 15 dollars a year and free to anyone 80 years or more. If you would like to join, just email Donna Moshimer at LebanonSeniorCitizens@gmail.com with your address.

The first meeting of each month will be the business meeting, with desserts and beverages.

NOTE: If the New Lebanon schools are closed due to weather, senior meetings will also be canceled. Calendar is subject to change.

 

2025

JANUARY

January 17 soup sandwich desert and bingo gift cards 4 games $125 Sheryl RODEN 

FEBRUARY

February 21 soup sandwich desert Sheryl

MARCH

March 7  BRING FOOD to share, Town assessor coming to talk about various senior tax programs

March 21 POT LUCK LINDA STAHL MOSHIMER TAKING NAMES AND CHECKING IT TWICE  LOL

APRIL

April 4 BRING FOOD AND REGULAR MEETING

April 18 Good Friday no meeting 

April 29 Aqua turf TRIP COUNTRY MUSIC AND COMEDIAN FROM BRANSON SEE FLYER CONTACT DONNA MOSHIMER

MAY

May 2. May Day / spring fling Joanne HART COORDINATING CATERED FOOD AND DESIGN FUN

May 16 REGULAR MEETING – guest speaker Ron Gabriel, telling stories of WWI war dogs.

May 26 – participate in Memorial Day parade? – details to come

SPRING CONCERT BY LEBANON VALLEY JR/SR HIGH CHORUS – date to be determined

JUNE

June 6 – REGULAR MEETING

June 20 – REGULAR MEETING – guest speaker, Town librarian

JULY

July 4 – holiday – no meeting

July 18 – OFFICE OF AGING COMING WITH FARMERS MARKET COUPONS

July 30 – Hyde Park culinar institute POSSIBLE TRIP – Contact Donna Moshimer at LebanonSeniorCitizens@gmail.com

AUGUST

August 1 – REGULAR MEETING

August 15 – REGULAR MEETING – Gues Speaker: Town Supervisor / County Board

August 29 – TENTATIVE – BBQ with Linda Moshimer at Shatford Park

SEPTEMBER

September 5 REGULAR MEETING, Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Sheffer-Winig, Town Historian

September 19 – REMEMBRANCE LUNCHEON, Mary Young

OCTOBER

October 3 – regular meeting

October 17 – HALLOWEEN PARTY CATERED BY WOODLIFE MARKET, Fried Chicken

October 28 – trip Villa Roma Caesar’s extravaganza, Contact Donna Moshimer at LebanonSeniorCitizens@gmail.com

NOVEMBER

Date to be determined, seniors hosting candidates for local elections

November 7 – REGULAR MEETING

November 21 – Thanksgiving, catered

DECEMBER

December 5 – holiday party, Irene and Vicky, catered at Community Center

December 19 – REGULAR MEETING

CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT COMMUNITY CENTER, DATE TO BE DETERMINED, Bring desserts and food

Columbia County Office for Aging (OFA)

Visit the office of the Aging site for details: website

Read Senior Scoop, from the OFA: link to  newsletters

Columbia County Office for the Aging, 325 Columbia Street, Suite 231, Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-4258

Kevin McDonald, Administrator

 

Medicare Open Enrollment 2024

Helpful Resources: Medicare Open Enrollment Period

 

Silver Sneakers Exercise Program

Insurance approved and AARP approved exercise program. Led by Marilyn Murray. Monday and Thursdays, 9:00am – 10:00am at the Church of the Immacuate Conception Hall. Program is free to everyone.

For more information: 518-794-7617

Social Security

Social Security Administration
747 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
877-828-1691
Open Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm

 

Home Energy Assistance Program

Information on HEAP: Home Energy Assistance Program

 

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH THE LEBANON VALLEY SENIORS

Choose a tab for details. Click picture on each event to enlarge it.

Contact Donna Moshimer if you would like to be on the wait list

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Branson at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT

April 29, 2025

$91 per person

9:00 Depart Church of the Immaculate Conception

732 US Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12062

11:30 am Arrive 

Noon Lunch is served. 

1 :45pm Show starts

3:15pm depart

Includes rountrip Motorcoach transportation
Delicious luncheon at the Aqua Turf
Afternoon of music and laughter with the Ozark Jubille Band from Brandon
Meal taxes and gratuities
Driver Gratuity

Checks payable to New Lebanon Seniors

Please mail to Cathy Shuhart
317 Hanky Mull Hill Road
E Nassau, NY 12062

Lebanon Valley Seniors and New Lebanon Residents have priority.

Your seat is not reserved until paid in full. Any question please email: Donna Moshimer, LebanonSeniorCitizens@gmail.com

 

 

Lobster Fest (or filet mignon) and a play: “It’s Just Sex.”

$100 for LVS Members
$115 for non-Members

Bus departs 7:00am from Church of the Immaculate Conception, leaves Newport at 4:30pm

Reservations: Contact Donna Moshimer at: lebanonseniorcitizens@gmail.com

For more details, see poster, below.

Latest Newsletter

October, 2024

October 18th is Lebanon Valleys Seniors Halloween Extravaganza. Remember for those dressed in costume first place could win $50 second place $30 and third place $20. Also at the Halloween meeting the New Lebanon town Assessor Kimberly Smith will be coming to discuss various tax deductions that seniors may be eligible for such as star, star enhanced, senior discount and veterans discount.
 
Also Linda Moshimer will be doing the sign up for the Thanksgiving dinner potluck November 15th. This is always a fun event with lots of very good food for members. We like to eat and lots of great cooks!
NEW LEBANON members please attend the meet and greet with candidates in the New Lebanon for court judge and town council. Please see attached flyer and encourage all new Lebanon residents to attend. Woodlife said they would donate a few small sandwiches and the Farmers Market said they will donate a vegetable platter and pita and humas. The club will purchase drinks and snacks. Mark your calendars October 23 from 5 to 7. Please forward the attached flyer to all of your friends, family and neighbors in New Lebanon to attend. Also if you have Facebook please post on your Facebook page.
The Lebanon Valley Seniors unanimously agreed  to honor Wanda Pritchett after 28 years of service to the club as President, vice president and currently secretary as President Emeritus. More to follow in December at Holiday Party.
Linda Stall Moshimer and Sheryl Roden are on the nominating committee and will do nominations at the first meeting in November and elections will be held at the second meeting on November 15th. William Alvin Shannon has agreed to run as President. Irene Marcello has agreed To run for Vice President Cathy Shuhart has agreed to run for treasurer and Sharon McCredie has agreed to run for secretary and any other members nominated at November 1st meeting. So if you are interested in running for any position please contact Sheryl or Linda.
The Holiday Party will be on Friday December 6th. For more information please contact Irene Marcello who is holiday chairperson.
A few seniors were interested in teaching various crafts at the community center open to everyone including students and residents the volunteers are wondering if there was interest in bead work for jewelry, quilting, art etc.
If there is interest please contact lebanonseniorcitizens@gmail.com and let her know specifically what type of arts and crafts you would be interested in.
Lebanon Valley Seniors meets at the community center the first and third Friday of every month except January, February and March we meet only the third Friday of the month. Annual membership is $15 for 55 plus. Over 80 is free.We are a social group that does many fun activities throughout the year such as St Patrick’s Day Luncheon, three trips this year we went to Maine and New Hampshire, Newport Rhode Island and Lake George. We also do a summer BBQ, Halloween Extravaganza with costumes, Thanksgiving Dinner, and Holiday Party. Also we do two concerts with Lebanon chorus each year which is a lot of fun. We also did a float at the New Lebanon Memorial Day Parade. Last month Mary Young did an excellent job creating a Remeberance Dinner to honor all of those who are no longer with us. We have guest speakers throughout the year from many different areas of interest from the sherriffs department talking about senior safety, council of the aging helping with many things like Medicare, heap applications, home safety etc,Columbia County  department of health doing immunization shots and home safety inspections, Habitat for Humanity speaking about resources to help seniors with home repairs like grab bars in showers , ramps etc, town accessor going over possible eleigibility for various programs such as star, star enhanced, senior discount and veterans tax discount, and many others.
Please contact Donna Moshimer if you would like more information about Lebanon Valley Seniors or if you would like an application to become a member at lebanonseniorcitizens@gmail.com or call 518 267 0618