Transportation
The Senior Center offers transportation for seniors to and from the Center on weekdays. Each Tuesday a bus is available for grocery shopping. Wednesdays, different shopping centers are visited for non-grocery shopping. Daytime transportation is available for seniors aged 60 and over.
Senior Center Shopping Policy
A recent review by the Town's Employee Safety Insurance carrier has brought about a small but necessary change to how we operate our shopping program. These changes are being made for the safety and well-being of our three bus drivers.
3 reusable shopping bags will be issued to each of our shoppers. The bags will consist of two regular and one insulated bag. The bags will be marked with each shopper's name, and we will ask that shoppers bring their reusable bags each time they go shopping on the Senior Center bus. Each shopper will be required to limit their purchases to what will fit within the three bags. At major holiday times(Thanksgiving, Christmas/Hanukkah, Easter/Passover), an additional bag will be provided by the driver upon request for the two weeks before each holiday.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this new procedure. If you have any questions about this new policy, please do not hesitate to call, or stop in at the Senior Center office.
Grocery Shopping - Tuesdays
Grocery shop at ShopRite on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Shop at Stop & Shop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Please call the day before by 3:00 p.m. As a reminder, shoppers are limited to three bags each.
Grocery Shopping - Tuesdays
Grocery shop at Shop Rite on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Shop at Stop & Shop on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. (5th Tuesday, Shop Rite)
Non-Grocery Shopping - Wednesdays
Please call 647-3211 for a ride. The schedule is as follows:
1st Wednesday - Walmart
2nd Wednesday - Kohl's
3rd Wednesday - Kmart
4th Wednesday - Buckland Mall & Christmas Tree Shops
5th Wednesday - Walmart
Bus rides to and from the Senior Center can be scheduled up to 3:00 p.m. on the day before your ride. You may call the Senior Center office at 647-3211, and speak with Kathy or Melanie to schedule bus rides. If you find that you need to cancel your ride with us, please call the office as soon as possible. We appreciate as much advance notice as possible. Thank you.
Dial-A-Ride Services
Dial A Ride offers Saturday recreation trips. On the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month Dial-A-Ride will provide one trip mid-day to the Motor Vehicle Department in Wethersfield for picture identification cards.
The 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, Dial-A-Ride will provide transportation to the ECHN Medical Building in South Windsor for appointments. Appointment times will be coordinated and one round trip will be made on each day.
Dial-A-Ride continues to offer daily transportation for the lunch programs at ORFORD VILLAGE and WESTHILL GARDENS.
Please review our Transportation Policies and Procedures.
Please review our Inclement Weather Policy.
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