FM #1725 - Franklin Senior Ctr - May 2026 Highlights - 04/15/26

This session shares my conversation with Jillian Rochat, Activities Coordinator and Emily Dellorco, Transportation & Volunteer Coordinator. We had our discussion in the Franklin Radio Studio on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

We talk about

• All the key event highlights for May 2026
• Senior Center closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day
• Veterans Services coordinating for the Memorial Day parade and ceremony
• Teaser for other road trips coming this summer

The show notes include links to the Senior Center page, the calendar of events, and to subscribe to the monthly newsletter.

The recording runs about 33 minutes, so let’s listen in.

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Franklin Senior Center page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/583/Franklin-Senior-Center-Council-on-Aging

May 2026 newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9195/May-2026-Newsletter?bidId=

The newsletter archive page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/585/Connection-Newsletter

Senior Center calendar view (just FSC events) -> https://franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

Subscribe to the newsletter -> by calling 508-520-4945

My Active Center -> https://myactivecenter.com/

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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