Dear Tolles Parsons Members:

As of right now, no Wellesley resident over 50 years old is a presumptive positive Covid-19 case. Effective 4:00 PM today, March 12, 2020, the Tolles Parsons Center will be closed for approximately two weeks in support of minimizing health risks to this population. The decision to reopen will be assessed on a daily basis and in conjunction with the Wellesley Board of Health and town officials. All classes, activities, and the lunch program are cancelled. The fitness center is also closed. Critical social services provided by the Health and Human Services Administrator remain available.  The COA bus will be operating Monday-Friday exclusively to provide transportation to the grocery story, pharmacy, and/or to medical appointments. To ensure appropriate social distancing, a limited number of riders will be on the bus at any given time. All appropriate measures to disinfect the bus are done each morning and regularly throughout the day. Hand sanitizer is also available to riders at all times.

Staff will be available to answer your questions and help connect you to resources you need. Please call between 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, our regular business hours. We are looking at ways we may be able to provide some programming remotely; so please watch your email for updates and options. For programming we can’t provide for the period we remain closed, appropriate refunds will be provided.

Please contact us with your questions and concerns; the staff will be available by phone and is both ready and anxious to help you during the coming weeks. Our phone number is 781.235.3961.
 

              Wellesley Council on Aging