March 30, 2020

From the Executive Director of the Anchorage Senior Activity Center

Dear Members and Friends,

After watching Mayor Berkowitz's press conference on Friday, March 27, 2020, announcing that the emergency plan will continue to be in effect through April 14 and possibly beyond.

We understand this is a difficult and challenging time for many of us. We miss having the Center open as so many of us are very social. We plan to re-open April 15th unless we hear differently. The Hotline at the Anchorage Senior Activity Center is 770-2008. We will keep this line updated if there are any further changes.

About the Center

• Our Main Number is 770-2000 and there is recording that lists each Department and how to leave a message. During the time please leave message as we will be checking the phones.
• Nila Morgan, Medicare Counselor is taking phone appointments only from Monday thru Friday. Call her line for an appointment.
• The Fitness Center is providing Zoom exercise classes by computer-you can log in to your computer and check our website for updates. Fitness instructors, Heidi and Brittney are teaching classes online. To participate please log-in to the links below.
• Morning Movement w/ Heidi 09:30AM
• Mid - Morning Movement w/ Heidi 10:30AM
• Amy Urbanus, Nutritionist, is preparing to hold online nutrition education classes.
• The facility has undergone deep cleaning from carpets to ceilings.

Other Services in the Community

If you need any kind of assistance, please call 2-1-1 to speak to a representative. There are grocery stores, pharmacies, and take-out food deliveries for those of you who need them.

Alaska Legal Services and many other social services are available for appointments by phone. There number is 272-9431.

The local MOA Health Department located on the corner of 9th and L Streets is also open.

Most of all, please continue to observe the "Hunkering Down" message from Mayor Berkowitz and Governor Dunleavy and stay safe! Below we compiled some links to ideas for entertainment from home.

Ideas for entertainment

It may be a good time to pull out those old photos and organize them for family or write your memoirs.

Learn Something New

• Build your future - Learn and develop the skills needed to advance in work and life.
• Search for any youtube topic you can imagine including poetry, training and history.
• www.ehow.com has many different topics
• Free online classes for cooking.
• Search any topic you would like to learn with something like "Free online training"

Take a virtual tour:

• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tours
• Use Google maps satellite and streetview to explore new places or revisit places you've been or lived.

Play games - a quick google search for free online games came up with the following:

• AARP Games Page
• Popular Free Games
• Play Free Online Games
• Anchorage Daily News Game Page
• Then there's always the games on Facebook that are free too.

Other ideas include:

• 34 Fun Things to Do on the Internet When You're Bored
• 4 Exercises You Should Do Every Day
• 14 Exercises for Seniors to Improve Strength and Balance
• Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
• Meditation with Charli Douglass
• Listen to Old Time Radio Shows

We are prepared to weather this storm and look forward to having you back at the Center! We miss all of you and look forward to resuming our normal schedule and lives as soon as possible.

Warmest Regards,
Rebecca Parker
Executive Director