Celery, greens and apples oh my!
Video: On the Grey Bears Brown Bag assembly line on a crisp spring morning. Organic veggies round out these lovely bags delivered to 4,500 seniors throughout Santa Cruz County. Thank you volunteers!
Message from the Executive Director
Grey Bears Executive Director, Tim Brattan, recently took time out to record this one-minute PSA at Community Television of Santa Cruz County. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLkEzzTJEY&feature=youtu.be
Check out our Spring 2015 Newsletter
Find out the latest news at Grey Bears in our Spring 2015 newsletter. Features include a fire recovery update, upcoming events and classes, two healthy recipes, volunteer spotlight, chair yoga meditation and more. ...
Chair Yoga and Meditation
"Meditation is one of our greatest tools for self preservation. When we sit quietly in class for a few minutes, we bring awareness to the breath and a deep, restoring stillness to the ...
Volunteer Spotlight
Millie Kaitschuck. Born: May 9, 1923 in Chicago. Age: 91 Favorite color: blue Family: “The first time I met Melvin during high school, he proposed to me. We started going steady. He was a blimp ...
Chili’s Supports Grey Bears
Thursday, March 19, 11am-10pm - Get your Tex-Mex on at Chili's and support Grey Bears! March 19 is Give Back Day at Chili's Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Avenue Suite E1, Capitola, CA ...
Telephone Scams Targeting Seniors
Callers posing as Microsoft employees, Internal Revenue Service agents or government officials threatening actions against you if you don't pay money are scams. Don't fall prey to these imposters. Click here to read ...
Fix your stuff at Repair Cafe
THIS Saturday, March 7, 2020, 10am-1pm at Grey Bears. Bring in your broken appliance, lamp, small furniture item, clothing, bike, toy etc. and receive repair guidance from fix-it coaches. Do-it-together disassembly, open it ...
Senior Tech Days at Grey Bears
Saturday, June 13, 11am-2pm. Techies will show you how to get the most out of your iPhone, Droid, tablet, laptop, Mac or Windows computer, etc. Bring your fully charged device and learn new tips ...
Make a difference with year-end gift
Your financial gift and thrift store donations keep Grey Bears strong, and ensure we can continue to distribute weekly brown bags of fresh produce and healthy groceries to 3,800 seniors all year long ...
Check out our latest Newsletter
The latest Nov-Dec 2014 Newsletter is hot off the presses, including volunteer lifetime award recipients, a visit to Grey Bears by residents of our Sister City in Japan, the 40th Annual Holiday Dinner ...
Japan delegation visits Grey Bears
Grey Bears was delighted to be the first stop during a recent visit by an 11-member delegation from Santa Cruz Sister City, Shingu, Japan. Our guests arrived in time to see the brown ...
Chair Yoga – Focus on the Feet
Chair Yoga with Suzi, Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:30am at Grey Bears. Our feet hold us up and ground us to the earth. The alignment of our feet and the distribution of weight through ...
Volunteer Lifetime Member Awards
Three volunteers will be recognized at this year's Holiday Dinner on December 7 for their many years of extraordinary service to Grey Bears. Nancy Dushey Born: May 18, 1945 in San Jose and grew up ...
Holiday Dinner is This Sunday!
Celebrate the holidays This Sunday, December 6 at 11:30am at the Grey Bears 40th Annual Holiday Dinner at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santa will welcome you in for a delicious holiday meal, ...
Recycling Event at New Leaf Westside
THIS Saturday, November 15, 11am-3pm - Grey Bears hosts a community e-waste, recycling and household items collection at New Leaf Community Market Westside, 1101 Fair Avenue in Santa Cruz. Neighbors are invited to drop off all old electronics, ...