June 2017 Calendar of Events OMC – Main Campus Event Registration: May 15, 2017 - Registration begins @ 9:00 a.m. online or in our office. Call the office if you need any assistance. If you do not have access to a computer and we are registering you for events, it would more beneficial if you come into the office on registration day. If you call the office and we are busy registering members, leave a message and we will return you call when we are available. May 24th: Seminar – Preparing for Hurricane Season Presented by: Hank Allen, Chief Meteorologist WGNO 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Center for Primary Care & Wellness - Camellia Room Light refreshments provided! June 1st: Members’ Potluck Lunch (Each participating member brings a dish to share during the event) 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Brent House – LeJeune Room June 2nd: Members’ Monthly Meeting 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Caldwell/Lejeune Rooms Light refreshments provided! June 8th: Saenger Theatre ▪ Mamma Mia (6 tickets available) $94.00 per person (Includes ticket price & $5.00 Ochsner bus fee) Early Dinner: The Columns Hotel - $43.00 per person Departure: 5:00 p.m. – GO Office (Center for Primary Care & Wellness Building) June 14th: Historical New Orleans Collection & Lunch @ Mandina’s Restaurant (on your own) $10.00 per person (Ochsner Bus Fee and Historical New Orleans Collection Tour) Departure: 9:00 a.m. – Center for Primary Care & Wellness Return: 3:30 p.m. – Center for Primary Care & Wellness June 20th: Seminar – Online Safety Concerns & Safety Tips Presented by: Scarlet Plocher, Home Care Consultant, Home Instead Senior Care 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Center for Primary Care & Wellness - Camellia Room Light refreshments provided! June 21st – 23rd: Natchez Getaway $365.00 per person (Double) $468.00 per person (Single) (Includes motorcoach transportation, 2 nights @ Natchez Grand Hotel (breakfasts included), Monmouth Historic Inn (Tour, Lunch and Mint Julep Class) Step-on Tour Guide, Melrose Mansion and Magnolia Hall Tours, the Towers Mansion Tour (refreshments) Departure: 7:00 a.m. – Ochsner Hospital River Road Entrance Return: 3:30 p.m. - Ochsner Hospital River Road Entrance All GO events are subject to change. Ochsner Golden Opportunity has the right to adjust events without formal notice. All events are non-refundable (includes the $5.00 Ochsner bus fee) except when someone is on the waiting to take your place. Golden Opportunity has to guarantee payment to vendors for most events.
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September 15 & 16 – Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival September 25 – 28 , 2017 – Grand Canyon Getaway – (Only 2 rooms available) $1605.48 (Double Occupancy) $1894.18 (Single Occupancy) (Price does not include travel insurance) (only 5 rooms available) th
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October 14 – 25 , 2017 - Canada/New England Cruise – (Overnight stay in the New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square), overnight stay in Quebec City, Quebec (aboard ship) – Cost depending on type of cabin, call the office for more information. Wait List Only th
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December 1 – 3 , 2017 – Natchitoches Annual Christmas Festival
BRENT HOUSE RESERVATIONS: Call Brent House Reservations (504-835-5411) for King and Double discounted room rates for GO (Golden Opportunity) current members.
VISIT OUR WEBSITES:
GO Website: http://www.ochsner.org/health-resources/golden-opportunity-a-50-lifestyleprogram - to view Calendars of Events, Event Flyers and to download an application GO Cloud: https://ochsner.force.com – to register for events – all registrations have to be through the https://ochsner.force.com, no exceptions. Members can contact our office for assistance. (GO) Dedicated Phone Line A dedicated telephone line has been set up with the Ochsner Scheduling Department for Golden Opportunity Members only, to expedite scheduling of medical appointments, please don’t call with questions regarding GO events, call the GO Office. The telephone number is: 504-842-6538. Please use the dedicated line for scheduling appointments; it has helped members to get an Chermaine Hebert accessible appointment. If you have lost or misplaced your membership card, the replacement cost is $5.00. Name badges can be purchased at a cost of $7.00.
Program Coordinator Golden Opportunity – OMC Jeff Hwy Center for Primary Care & Wellness Building 1401 Jefferson Hwy. New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-7000
[email protected]
New Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.) Please call before visiting the office, staff may be out of the office attending a meeting or an event. Thanks for your continued membership.
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