Seven themed dinner dances are held each year and offer you the opportunity to enjoy a delicious family style meal and an evening of live entertainment with your family, friends, and neighbors. Dinner dance tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis.  Tickets go on sale at 8:00 a.m. on the specified date.  Tickets are limited to ten per person and are non-transferable. In the event of a cancellation, a full refund will be given prior to the refund deadline on the ticket. After the deadline, refunds will be given if the ticket can be resold to someone on the waiting list if applicable.

We invite you to participate in the following upcoming dinner dances where you are sure to have a great time!  Please check the events calendar for times, dates, and themes.

All residents are encouraged to register for a permanent senior identification number. Proof of residency is required to obtain an ID card. Trip/event tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis.  Tickets for each event go on sale at 8:00 a.m. on the specified date.  Tickets are limited to two per person for trips and luncheons and ten per person for tickets purchased for dinner dances and luncheons held at the Orland Chateau. All tickets are non-transferable.

The Cook County Sheriff's Police sponsor this innovative program. Meetings are held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Orland Township Activity Center. Each meeting will focus on crime and security issues as related to the older individual.  After attending, you will become more informed about the criminal justice system, become an informed support & public relations group for law enforcement, and provide an ongoing channel for information exchange between the community's seniors and law enforcement. Upcoming S.A.L.T. meeting dates for 2009 are September 22, October 27, and November 24.  To register for the S.A.L.T. Program contact the Orland Township office at (708) 403-4222.

Orland Township, in conjunction with the Village of Orland Park Library, provides an opportunity to sign up for library cards and take out books & DVD’s during Orland Township’s regularly scheduled Drop-In Center Program. The Orland Park Library will be bringing their book carts to the activity center on the first and third Wednesday of every month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Make sure you take advantage of this great opportunity to pick up a good book – whether it is a good mystery, romance novel, or non-fiction. Reading is an essential life skill, and remember: there are many benefits that come along with reading. Research shows that avid readers can concentrate better; have an easier time processing new information; have a better chance for a successful, fulfilling adult life; have many interests; develop an ability to understand how other people think and feel; and tend to be more flexible in their thinking and more open to new ideas. People who read a lot also weather personal problems better. Stimulate your mind - by reading, reading, reading!

SENIORS… Are you getting all the benefits that you are entitled to? Are you aware of all governmental programs and services available to persons over the age of 60? Let us help you with BCU – the Benefits Check-Up Program. It’s a free and confidential service to help you find out about benefits and programs that you may be entitled to such as: Circuit Breaker & Illinois Cares Rx; Real Estate Tax Deferral; Community Spousal Impoverishment; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB); Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB); Food Stamp Program; Senior Homestead Exemption; and Chore/Housekeeping Service.

The BCU form is a simple document, asking for the ages of household members, monthly income, asset information, sources of other income, major household expenses, medical expenses, home ownership status, and other relevant data.  You will then receive a printout, which lists not only the benefits for which you may be entitled, but also an individual fact sheet, which gives application information for each benefit program.

Call today or stop in for a BCU application. Simply complete the information and return the form to us for processing.  We are here to help you receive the benefits to which you are entitled but are not now receiving!