March 2026 Newsletter
Published on March 02, 2026
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A Message from the Office for the Aging Director
Dear Ulster County Older Adults!
March is upon us – We had quite a few tough wintery weeks there- I hope everyone fared well. Don’t forget there are two warming centers in the County if you need one – in Kingston and Ellenville and don’t forget your emergency preparedness “kit” of shelf stable food, water to drink for a few days if you stay home, a can opener, blankets, your phone charged, etc.; and what to bring if you have to leave your house for a few days – medications, clothing, phone and charger, list of folks to call, snacks, water, etc.
For a while we will be focusing on our new set of Lunch and Learns, which will include past popular topics, and a few new ones. A request was made to include information about gathering important documents in case you are left without the help of a spouse who may have done all the finances in your home, and you were not part of it. We will be offering a couple of lunch and learns to help guide folks with this process. We think this will be a very helpful option for folks who may be faced with this issue.
We will be offering Emergency preparedness, because that never goes out of style, legal information, Scams presentations, the financial preparedness I mentioned, Fall Prevention, and other topics as well.
Please don’t forget about our Tech class – we need folks to come, and another volunteer who is tech savvy to help teach is always welcome! There will be a special Tech Class on Friday, March 6th which will teach how to do online grocery shopping.
Beginning in March, our food purveyor will switch to Brooklyn Kitchen, a longstanding caterer, restaurant and frozen pre-prepared meal delivery service, which is located in Brooklyn, but has a robust delivery service in the Hudson Valley. They will be supplying us with Home Delivered Meals and Congregate meals as well. The Congregate Sites will remain open as normal.
Big changes, and we hope they are all good ones!
See you in the Spring!
Susan Koppenhaver, Director,
Ulster County Office for Aging