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COA Community Updates

December Reflections

As we look back on 2021, we reflect on the power of community and all that we've overcome and learned together. The past few months have begun to feel more normal at the COA, as daily visits increased, in-person classes slowly returned, and many of us felt acclimated to the new normal. Though we find ourselves staring down the unknown once again this January, we find solace in the hope that the new year ushers in.

We are grateful to have safely gathered together one last time this year for a special holiday coffee & conversation event. Everyone left with an embroidered fleece blanket and the feeling of holiday cheer.

Support from community organizations is essential to the operation of the COA and this month was filled with these precious collaborations. Thank you to all residents who donated home goods to our donation drive for Friends of Boston’s Homeless; the Women’s Community League of Weston for providing gift wrapping services; the Weston Garden Club for hosting a winter table wreath workshop; Weston Girl Scout troops 70138 & 64763/64764 for making handmade snowflake ornaments to distribute; Weston Forest and Trails President Joel Angiolillo for leading our December walk; resident Elizabeth Young for creating handmade cards for Weston Meals on Wheels recipients; and to our devoted food pantry volunteers who organized our food pantry after a busy donation season.

Warm Up This Winter at the COA

January Featured Highlights

Warm up with us this January with a convenient chef kit to make minestrone soup at home, available for pick up all month long;

pick up a special winter-themed gift on January 14 (pre-registration required);

join us for coffee & conversation on January 24;

and take a trip with us to the Greek Isles (virtually, of course).

We will continue to offer in-person programs, like Mastering Watercolor with Dawn Scaltreto and Life Transition Binder Workshop, as it remains safe to do so.

We will also offer a variety of Zoom programs, including the not-to-be-missed The 1873 Treat of Paris: America's Future on the Brink and Art Appreciation: Women Artists Up to the 20th Century.

Check out our website for a full line-up of programs, activities, and services.

Photos by Nicole Mordecai