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Del Mar Community Connections: a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation
Neighbors Helping Neighbors to Create a Web of Safety, Service and Support

 

DMCC Special Events and Activities

Unless specified otherwise, call 858-792-7565 for more info.

Friday, September 5: Bus trip shopping to Westfield University Town Center, 9am to 12:30pm. Shop till you drop, & we will take you home & carry your packages. Reserve your seat now!

Saturday, September 13:  Bus trip to the movies is back by popular demand! Second Saturday of the month at La Jolla Village Landmark or AMC Theaters. Leave at noon; return at 3:30pm. Call to reserve your spot.

Thursday, September 18:  DMCC’s Annual Fundraiser “Bella Luna,” honoring DMCC Founder Nancy Weare, 5:30 to 9:30pm at the Powerhouse Community Center. Featuring Italian dinner & wines, Dancing, Silent & Live Auctions. Reserve your tickets NOW.

Veterans: The Veterans History Project, a project of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress wants to document your story. In addition, those U.S. citizen civilians who were actively involved in supporting war efforts (war industry workers, USO workers, flight instructors, medical volunteers, etc.) are also invited to share their valuable stories. 

 

DMCC Ongoing Events and Activities

Silver Age Yoga for Seniors: Fridays, 10 to 11am. at St. Peter’s Parish Hall. Free. With chairs or on the floor. Chairs provided; bring your own yoga mat for floor work. Teacher trained and certified by Silver Age Yoga.

Knit and Stitch: Thursday, August 7, 3 to 4:30pm (First Thursday of each month.) At the Del Mar City Library. Bring your own project and share an idea. Call Regina Horner at 755-1931 for details.

DMCC’s Senior Legal Services: Friday, August 29, 12 to 4pm. (Last Friday of each month.) Attorney provides advanced healthcare directive, power of attorney, wills, referrals and more. Free for seniors 60 and older in the 92014 zip code area. Must call DMCC at 792-7565 for appointment and to confirm date.

Bridge and Mah Jongg Games: Wednesdays at Powerhouse Community Center. Free. Mah Jongg players upstairs 10am to 2pm; Bridge downstairs 11am to 2pm. No partner necessary. Mah Jongg call June Strasberg 755-4680; Bridge call 792-7565.

Computer tutoring for seniors: In partnership with Casa di Amistad and the Solana Beach Senior Center, DMCC offers free computer tutoring plus use of Web Adapt technology for those with vision problems: Mondays, 9 to 11:30am, 120 Stevens Ave., SB, Computer Lab, Room 108. Call DMCC, 792-7565 for details.

Warm Water Aerobics Class for Del Mar Seniors: Mondays, 12 to 1pm at Noonan Family Swim School, Jimmy Durante Blvd. Fee: $6/class or $30 for 6 classes. Register in class. For more information call Eleanor Conlon, 792-8167.

Shuttle Bus Service: DMCC shuttle bus provides pick-up at City of Del Mar residents’ homes and takes them on alternate Wednesdays to Henry’s (Solana Beach) and to Trader Joe’s (Encinitas); on Thursdays to Von’s on Mango and Ralph’s shopping center in DM Highlands. 9am–1pm. Suggested donation for each trip: $3. Call 792-7565, 24 hours in advance to arrange pick up. The DMCC bus always has a cheerful volunteer host to help shoppers with their shopping and taking their groceries into the house. New hosts are always needed—PLEASE VOLUNTEER!

Dial-A-Ride taxi vouchers: For seniors over age 62 and residents with special needs who live in the City of Del Mar; now available through DMCC. Call 792-7565 for details.

Life Story Writing: Thursdays, 9–11:30am, September 4 to October 23 or Fridays, September 5 to October 24, 9:30am–12pm at St. Peter’s Library with Mai Lon Gittelsohn. Register by phone 760-753-7073 ext. 3418 or online at www.sdadulted.com. Fee: $15

 

Upcoming DMCC Events (Mark your calendars!)

Wednesday, October 8:  Flu & Pneumonia Shots, 9am-3 pm, City Hall Annex. Call NOW for your appointment.

 

Shared Housing and Rental Assistance

DMCC administers Shared Housing and Rental Assistance Programs – providing affordable housing in Del Mar! If you are a Del Mar homeowner with an extra room to exchange for rent&/or services, please fill out a Home Provider Application at
http://www.dmcc.cc/shared-homeprovider.shtml or call DMCC, 792-7565 to learn more about the program.

Home seekers earning $38,650/yr or less and looking for affordable housing in Del Mar, may apply to be matched with a home provider in exchange for rent and/or services. Call 858-233-9105 for a recorded message listing current Shared
Housing opportunities in Del Mar, or complete a Home Seeker Application at http://www.dmcc.cc/shared-homeseeker.shtml.  Home seeker income limits apply; references are required, and background checks conducted.

Applicants for rental assistance may call the DMCC office
(858-792-7565) for information on qualifications and to obtain
an application.

 

   
 

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