Volunteers are needed to bake goods (cookies, pies, breads) for the NewBridge AppleFest fundraiser. AppleFest is Saturday, Oct. 19, 9:30 am‒3:30 pm, at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center (WPCRC). Drop off your homemade baked goods Friday, Oct. 18, at the NewBridge North office, Room 125 in the WPCRC.

NewBridge is partnering with Door Creek Church to deliver Thanksgiving meals to homebound older adults. Volunteers are needed Wednesday, Nov. 27, 4–9 pm, to help with food preparation, and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 8 am–2 pm, to either help package or deliver meals. We are also in need of frozen turkeys, pumpkin or pecan pies, boxed stuffing and mashed potatoes, canned cranberries and canned green beans. Donated food can be dropped off at the NewBridge North office. Meal prep and delivery happen at the FEED Kitchens, 1219 N. Sherman Ave. Our goal this year is to deliver 325 meals on Thanksgiving Day.

The Holiday Tree will be in the lobby of the WPCRC beginning Nov. 25. There will be 150 tags on the tree, each identifying a gift needed by an older adult. You simply pick a tag off the tree, purchase the gift (no used gifts, please) and bring the gift (unwrapped with the tag attached) to the NewBridge North office by 4 pm Friday, Dec. 13.

NewBridge is also in need of volunteers Monday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Dec. 18, 10:30 am‒1:30 pm, to help serve meals at our dining sites. For more details, contact Ruth Hellenbrand at 608-512-0000 ext. 3012 or ruthh@newbridgemadison.org. 

The Friends of NewBridge host “Thriving at Any Age,” Wednesday, Nov. 6, 4:30‒5:30 pm, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Road. Parking is in the back of the building off South Whitney Way. Robert McGrath, PsyD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist providing Mind/Body Wellness services at University Health Services. This talk takes a look at strategies shown to be effective in maintaining a healthy, satisfying life. All are welcome.