Council on Aging

The Ware Senior Center is
CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Until Further Notice
There are essential non-Covid related services still being provided so please call 413-967-9645 if you need the following:
- Take Out Lunch –For the duration of the Covid-19 shutdown only. Call by noon the DAY BEFORE, (call Friday for Monday) pick up is between 11:30-12PM, $2 fee, Stay in your car! We will come to you. Menu for the month is available in the monthly newsletter and on the Council on Aging Information tab on this page.
- Social Services (NON-Covid Related) – Maire Brighid is available by telephone appointment or email only M,W,F 8-12pm at 413-967-9645 x502 or mbresnahan@townofware.com
- Errands, Shopping or Prescription Pick up call Melissa at the Quaboag Valley Community Development Center 413-967-3001
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- *INFORMATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR COVID VACCINATIONS*
- Beginning Friday March 12, 2021 You may now Pre-Register for a vaccine appointment at a mass vaccination site at https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine
- Once the Pre Registration system is launched on Friday, March 12, it will replace the weekly appointment release on Thursdays for mass vaccination sites only. Eligible residents will need to preregister online or contact the call center to request an appointment for a mass vaccination site.
- If you have the ability to pre-register for a mass vaccination site or find an appointment at a Regional or Local site online by yourself, or with help from your family or friends, please do so. It will be faster and free up our phone lines to help those that do not have access to the internet. Click on the COVID 19 Related Information tab on the left hand margin of this screen and then the Pre Register tab to be taken directly to the State's Pre Registration Portal or the How to Book an Online Vaccination Appointment tab to enroll in the other sites..
- If you need help Pre Registering for or finding a Covid vaccination appointment, please call 413-967-9600 and leave your name and number for us to return your call.
- Maire Brighid will be answering/returning phone calls and Pre Registering for vaccination appointments M-F, 12-4 PM. Please note that appointments fill quickly and it may take several days if not weeks to get a vaccine appointment until more sites and vaccines become available.
- If you or someone you know does not have access to the internet or is more comfortable using a language other than English, you may now call 211 to register for an appointment over the phone.
- If you are a Veteran you may try contacting the VA Healthcare System through their facility in Leeds at 413-584-4040 or click on the link below.
- *INFORMATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR COVID VACCINATIONS*
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Staff Directory
Name
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Title
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Phone Ext.
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John Zienowicz
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Executive Director
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501 |
Maire-Brighid Bresnahan
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Outreach Coordinator
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502 |
Donna DiPilato
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Finance Coordinator | 506 |
Alton Davis
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Chef
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505 |
Marie Stacy
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Van Coordinator
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504 |
Address: 1 Robbins Road Ware, MA 01082 | |
Phone: 413-967-9645 (NON Covid Related) *413-967-9600 (Covid Appointment Information) |
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Fax: 413-967-9294 | |
Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8-12pm (For the duration of the Covid 19 shutdown, always leave a message.) *Covid Appointments: Monday- Friday 12-4pm (For the duration of the Covid 19 Vaccination schedule, always leave a message) |
COA Board Members
Names Term Expires
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Julianne Cappe 2022 |
Irene Eskett 2023 Cheryl Haigh 2022 |
Carl Waal 2021 John Zienowicz |
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Ware Senior Center/Council on Aging to identify the total needs of the community’s elder population, to link services to those needs, and to improve the quality of life of our seniors.
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