Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors announces upcoming day and overnight trips open for registration.
* A day trip to “BODIES…The Exhibition” in Atlanta is planned for March 29. This exhibition features actual human specimens, allowing people of all ages access to sights and knowledge normally reserved for medical professionals. Cost is $51; Senior Neighbors members receive $3 off. Registration deadline is Wednesday.
* On April 12, seniors will take a day trip to Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Ala. Known as “Jerusalem in Miniature,” this landscaped, four-acre park provides the setting for 125 miniature reproductions of some of the most famous historic buildings and shrines of the world.
The trip’s $55 fee includes admission, city tour, lunch at Ryan’s, visit to church and candle shop and charter bus transportation. Senior Neighbors members receive $5 off.
* Spend five days and four nights in Orlando May 3-7. The trip include visits to the Holy Land Experience, an equestrian dinner show at Arabian Nights, and Bok Tower Gardens.
The trip includes motor coach transportation, four nights lodging and eight meals. Cost is $550 for a single occupancy room, $430 for a double occupancy room and $410 for triple occupancy room. Senior Neighbors members get a $5 discount.
* Aug. 28 to Sept. 7, see Alaska by land, air and sea on Princess Cruise Lines. Rates start at $2,863 and include cruise, round-trip air fare from Atlanta, train fare, port charges, fees and taxes. Passport is required. Book with a $550 deposit.
For more information or reservations, call the Soddy-Daisy Senior Neighbors Community Center at 332-1702.
* Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries will host a free Lunch and Learn, “Protect Yourself: 10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation,” on Monday at noon at the Senior Neighbors center at 1000 Newby St.
The class will be led by Nancy Ridge, crime victim outreach coordinator with the Elderly Services division of Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.
The workshop will include information on ways to protect yourself from abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation; indicators of abuse; how to refer victims for services; victims’ rights and reasons why victims deny abuse.
“Consequences of Untreated Hearing Loss” with Dr. Megan Johnson is the free Lunch and Learn to be held Tuesday at noon. The consequences of untreated hearing loss will be discussed. This includes a reduction in social and physical activities, personality changes, depression, low self-confidence, tinnitus, safety issues.
RSVP for either Lunch and Learn by calling 755-6100.