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Each year, millions of older adults—those 65 years and older—fall. Statistics from the government show that more than one out of four older adults fall each year, but the challenge is that less than half report this to their health care provider.
 
While many falls do not cause injuries, one out of five falls does cause a serious injury such as a broken bone or a head injury. The result of these injuries can make it difficult for one to go about their normal activities. Many people who fall can become afraid of falling. This fear may cause a person to cut down their normal activities, and when a person is less active, they can become weaker and actually increase their chance of falling.
 
So, what is one to do to manage this challenge of falling?

Join in this interactive Falls Prevention and Balance Training Workshop as Ken Roland, Fitness and Aquatics Manager, Medford Leas, reviews the importance of balance training for older adults, in terms of falls prevention. This class is geared to help you build your strength which will then help you to improve your balance. You will participate in various exercises that challenge static and dynamic balance, as well as learn how to organize your home to prevent falls
 
Balance Training has moved from a trend, to a staple in fitness programs. A core tool in reducing the risk of falls, balance training combined with strength and flexibility activities can help all adults to maintain stability during daily activities.

Ken Roland, Fitness & Aquatics Manager at Medford Leas, has over 27 years of experience in the field of physical therapy, rehabilitation and fitness training for older adults. Ken is certified as a personal trainer, balance trainer and boxing fitness trainer. His areas of expertise include working with special populations, older adults, balance and core strengthening and aquatics.

Bob Edelson

One of the classic ballets, La Bayadere with
music by Ludwig Minkus, choreography by
Marius Petipa set in India and performed by
the Bolshoi theater ballet company.

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George Rubin

The KGB Comes to Westport in Search of The Moscow Five… See what the retired spy is doing in Tim Cole’s third mystery novel of the Gold Coast series. Tim will answer your questions about the writing of his series. Timothy Cole’s 40-year career as a journalist, editor and author have taken him aboard America’s nuclear Navy, to ozone depletion studies at the South Pole, and to particle physics cyclotrons in Siberia. He is an instrument-rated private pilot and holds a 50-ton captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard. Currently, Tim serves as the chief content officer of Belvoir Media Group, publishers of health information products. In prior roles he served as an editor at leading marine magazines and was the science/aerospace editor at Popular Mechanics. He has also written The Sea Glass Murders, Connecticut book of the year finalist, and Murder This Close.

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Enjoy the sights and sounds that only spring can bring! Join resident experts as they guide you through the various trails of both Medford and Lumberton. From birds and their nests, to blooming trees and shrubs, these trails have it all.

Please note: walks will take place in most weather conditions; severe weather forecast may result in a cancellation.

Walks on each campus will be led by resident members of the trails committee. These well-seasoned guides and can show you incredible hidden beauty of our campuses.

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Enjoy the sights and sounds that only spring can bring! Join resident experts as they guide you through the various trails of both Medford and Lumberton. From birds and their nests, to blooming trees and shrubs, these trails have it all.

Please note: walks will take place in most weather conditions; severe weather forecast may result in a cancellation.

Walks on each campus will be led by resident members of the trails committee. These well-seasoned guides and can show you incredible hidden beauty of our campuses.

Within the past decade or so, New Jersey has experienced its wettest and warmest years in over a century of observations. Extreme weather/climate events, including Ida, Sandy, and Irene, along with many other excessive rainfall events, and numerous hot summers, suggest that something is happening to NJ’s climate regime. Natural variations alone cannot account for these anomalies. Human influences on climate are significant, prompting discussion as to how society might mitigate or develop greater resiliency to increasing climate change.This presentation explores the physical short- and long-term dimensions of the issue.

Dr. David Robinson is a Distinguished Professor of Geography at Rutgers University and has been New Jersey’s State Climatologist since 1991. He is a frequent speaker on issues pertaining to New Jersey’s weather and climate and is a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and to US National Climate Assessments through his research involving global snow cover. He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, is past president of the American Association of State Climatologists, has received the Lifetime Achievement award of the American Association of Geographers, and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Spillers, fillers, thrillers, oh my! What does it all mean and what does it have to do with your summer potted plantings? All flowers and materials will be supplied, including a container. You will be inspired by Debbie Lux, Medford Leas Horticulturalist, as you learn not only how to plant the container for optimum results, but how to enjoy the beauty of your planter through the summer season.

Debbie Lux, Medford Leas Horticulturalist.

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Presentedby

ARetired FBI Special Agent & MedfordTownship Police

Learn how to protect yourself & not become avictim!!!

Comic opera by Bedrich Smetana set in Bohemia, staged at the Wiener Staatsoper.

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This presentation will focus on the incredible ways in which plants communicate with animals. Flowers are not pretty colors and pleasant smells for us—it’s all about the pollinators. Discover amazing strategies of plants, the colors that pollinators see, and ways in which both plants and animals can help or deceive each other. Did you know that a bee’s eye view is extremely different from what we see, and from what a bird sees? Participants will find that taking a much closer look at flowers can open up an entire hidden world that is more complex and fascinating than one ever imagined.

Jennifer Bulava is the Senior Park Naturalist for the Burlington County Park System. Jennifer is responsible for planning and conducting nature programs and all other aspects of environmental education for the public within the County Parks System. She has worked for the Department of Resource Conservation for 22 years and for the Division of Parks for 16 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management with a specialization in Conservation and Ecology from Cook College, Rutgers University.

New Jersey is home to classic and legendary boardwalks—explore all of them, past and present, in this accessible guide to the Shore’s “boards.” Boardwalk history and trivia are included along with color photographs and old postcard images.

Dick Handschuch and Sal Marino, two self-described “Beach Bums,” have researched and published a volume on the many boardwalks of the New Jersey shore towns that is now in its third edition. They will share stories and photos of many of the New Jersey famous and historic boardwalks.

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Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Join Medford Leas residents for this field trip to the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. This is a birdwatcher’s paradise and great spot for photographers and nature lovers! Participants can expect to see Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night heron, Yellow-crowned Night heron, White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, likely Little Blue Heron and if you are lucky a White-faced Ibis. In addition, Boat-tailed Grackles and various gull species should be in the area.

Photo opportunities include catching birds on their nest sites. Typically, you can get close enough to get some great shots from your cell phone camera.

Meet the group at the Medford Campus Community Building for departure at 8:00 am. The group will return at approximately 4:00 pm.

All participants will need to provide their own transportation; however carpooling is strongly encouraged.

Sponsored in collaboration with Medford Leas Birders.

American Musical, music by Jerome Kern, libretto by Oscar Hammerstein adapted from a novel by Edna Ferber and performed by the San Francisco Opera.

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30

Refreshments at 10, meeting at 10:30