The Oak Bluffs Council on Aging on Wamsutta Avenue. — Mae Deary

Rose Cogliano, Director • 508-693-4509

Weekly activities

Daily: Beverages and Snacks All Day, 9 am-3 pm

Mondays

• Exercise with Patience Campell and Marilyn Miller. In person or on Zoom, 9 am. 

• Chair Volleyball, 1-2 pm

• Blood Pressure Clinic with Nurse
Faith Laskaris, 12-1 pm, Sept. 14 and 28

Tuesdays

• Cornhole, 1-2 pm

• Crochet and Knitting, 1-3 pm

• Peticare with Debbie, biweekly at 10 am. Dates: Sept. 1 and 15. Call for a reservation. All pets must be leashed or crated.

• Wellness Clinic, Sept. 8 at 12:30 pm. This program has returned with the Oak Bluffs Board of Health and the VNA!

• BOWLING IS BACK! The OBOCA Senior Bowling Program begins for the 2026–27 season on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Please contact Rose at rcogliano@oakbluffsma.gov or 508-693-4509, ext. 3, for information. Must sign up by Sept. 22.

• OBCOA and OBPD Luncheon, Sept. 8 and 22 at noon. Call for reservations.

• MATTER OF BALANCE, 2-3:30 pm. Lauren Bagnall will share her knowledge and expertise regarding balance, exercise, and health. We are currently full, but plan on offering the program again in 2027.

Wednesdays

• Coffee with a Cop, Sept. 2 at 10:30 am. Join Chief Searle for informative conversation!

• Let’s Talk – Stroke and Memory Support Group, weekly 9:30am, Sept. 2, 10 am, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30.

• Bingo, 1-3 pm – Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Thursdays

• Exercise with Bill White, 9 am in person or on Zoom. • Chair Volleyball, 1-3 pm

• Crochet and Knitting, 1-3 pm

• Pizza Party! Please call Rose at 508-693-4509, ext. 3, to reserve your spot. No reservation, no pizza! Sept. 3 and 24 at 1 pm

Fridays

• Tai Chi with Floyd Lifton, 9 am in person or on Zoom.

• Back to OBCOA! Cell Phone Mastery, 11 am-1 pm, Sept. 4 and 19

• Game Day, 12-3 pm, Sept. 11, 18, 25

Monthly programs

• Sept. 2, Coffee, Tea, and Conversations with a Cop. Meet Chief Searle and his team! Refreshments served. 10:30 am

• Monthly Board of Directors Meeting, 10:30 am in person on Thursday, Sept. 17, and live on Zoom.

• Social Security Video Display Program, Sept. 28 at 9:30 am. Call for an appointment.

• Open Enrollment/SHINE. Please contact us to schedule an appointment if you have any insurance needs, questions, updates. Call 508-693-4509, ext. 3.

• Outreach with Susan von Steiger, 508-693-4509, ext. 4.

• Applications and forms preparation

• Durable medical equipment

• Fuel assistance, by appointment with Susan 

• Insurance assistance

• Lifeline

• Monthly Social Security video display program

• SNAP

• Reassurance phone calls

Rose’s Wish List  

We need adjustable metal canes with four prongs; also bath and shower seats in gently used and new condition. Please consider donating them to us to provide them for our seniors’ use! Thank you for the donations of durable medical equipment we have received! 

We will close Friday, Sept. 4, at 1 pm in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 8:30 am.

WELCOME SEPTEMBER 2026! HAPPY LATE SUMMER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

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