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Attention Members!

We are offering ALL members the opportunity to bring a friend (potential member) to one of our events (trip, special outing, etc.) for FREE. This is a one time only and we hope that the friend will join us too!

Special members are still invited free of charge.

GV Members are getting fit!

Gramatan Village members visited our Community Partner, The Wartburg Adult Care Community –they enjoyed a healthy lunch and then participated in an exercise class – they learned gentle stretching exercises that can be done at home.

Personalized Medicare Counseling

Gramatan Village offered its members one-on-one Medicare counseling. Tim Oberg, a volunteer with the Medicare Rights Center’s Seniors Out Speaking (SOS) program, visited the Gramatan Village office to answer members’ questions and helped them to resolve issues with Medicare.

Identify Theft Prevention

What's in your Wallet?

"What's In Your Wallet?" - Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

.Do not carry anything (including your Medicare Card!) that has your Social Security Number on it.

.Make copies of your Medicare Card and take one copy each time you visit a new physician.

.Carry as few credit cards as possible at any given time.

.Have a list - and copies - of all cards you carry in your wallet. This way you have a phone number accessible to call if the cards are stolen

.Curtail the information you give over the telephone. If you do not know who is calling you, hang up.

.Use the shredder as a means to protect information that you will be discarding.

Volunteer Opportunity for Members

The SMART program sends volunteers (age 55+)into public schools to work 1 on 1 with students who need help with their literacy and language skills. The volunteers (who we call mentors)work with the same students (usually for 20 minutes each) once a week for 1 hour during the school year. SMART (Students and Mature Adults Read Together), which started 15 years ago in one school in Yonkers now runs in 35 Schools throughout Westchester County including 6 schools in Mt. Vernon and 1 in Tuckahoe.

Over time wonderful relationships form between student and mentor. The students certainly benefit from this program – but most volunteers say they get more out of it than the kids!

New Member Orientations

Gramatan Village invites members to come to our office and receive information about all of the services and activities we offer. Sessions are scheduled on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:30.

Seating is limited to 6-8 persons.
Please call 337-1338 for your reservation. If you need assistance coming to the office or are unable to attend any of these sessions, please let us know.

Tai Chi School of Westchester offers GV Members 20% discount

Tai Chi will help you in reaching your lifelong goals of obtaining optimum physical and mental health, while developing your spiritual awareness.
Master Domingo Colon has over 43 years experience. His studio is located here in Bronxville at 27 Milburn Street.
Visit the website for more information and directions at www.taichischool.com