CT Newsletter 1st quarter 2016a

PELION SENIOR CENTER
8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.
210 Pine Street * Phone: (803) 894-4351 * Director: Tawana Bonnett
Arts & Crafts
Cindy Bailey
Third Monday each month, 10:00 a.m.
January- Winter crafts
February- Valentine’s Day crafts
March- St. Patty crafts
Education
Education Hospice Care of Tri-County
Janice Harris
Second Thursday each month,
12:00 noon.
January- 10 Ways to Stay Healthy for the
New Year
February- Listen to Your Heartbeat
March- Knee Problems
Ruby’s Tips
Second Tuesday each month, 11:00 a.m.-
Noon
Ways of eating more healthy
Mary Ann
Third Wednesday each month, 11:30 a.m.
– Noon, Blood Pressure Screening
Nutrition Education
Center Staff
First Thursday each month, 12:00 noon
Fitness
Strength Training
Daily, 11:00a.m.-noon
Work with light weights and Dyna-bands
to develop strength and muscle tone.
Seniorcise
Tony Diaz
Thursday, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
For adults 60 and older. Must live in Lexington
County.
Walking
Daily, 9:45a.m.-10:45a.m.
We have a paved lighted walking track
behind the center, each lap is 870 ft.
Which means 6 laps makes a mile. Let’s all
get into exercising, what a great New Year
Resolution that will be. It’s now getting
that time of the year to just get out and
enjoy nature and walk and listen.
Horseshoes/ Frisbee Golf and Bocci
Monday –Friday, 9:00a.m to 3:00p.m.
Grab a partner and go to the beautiful
clearing just behind our center for some
friendly competition. Just ask a staff member
for the horseshoes or Targets anytime
weather permits.
Let’s start practicing; it soon will be time
for the Senior Sports Games.
Ongoing
Beauty Day
Betty Leighton
Last Monday each month, 9:00 a.m.-noon
Get a professional haircut for a nominal
donation to the center.
Bingo
Shumpert’s IGA
Last Tuesday each month, 9:00 a .m.-
11:00 a.m.
Refreshments and prizes for our seniors at
Pelion Senior Center.
Cover-all is a Gift Certificate.
Birthday Parties
We recognize all birthdays for that month
with cake and ice cream.
Library
Shirley Sprenne
Last Tuesday of the month 11:30 a.m.
Her staff plans a special program for our
group. .
Lunch
Served daily at noon
Those 60 years and older may join us for a
hot, nutritious meal. Must make reservation
no later than 12:00 noon the previous
day.
Puzzles & Games
Join friends to put together a jigsaw
puzzle or for a game of dominoes in the
mornings, or at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon
for Canasta or Phase 10, or maybe you
rather play Kornhole, or shoot pool.
Special Events
Palmetto Senior Show
Thursday, January 14
9:00 a.m-3:30 p.m.
Join us for fun at the State Fairgrounds.
Plenty of exhibitors, door prizes, screening,
health tips, and much, much more.
Cost: Free, Trans. Charge.
Mardi-Gras
Friday, February 26
Come join us at B-L Leisure Center, and
see who we will be crowning King and
Queen of each center. B-L ROTC guys will
be there, what a great time we have with
them. Entertainment,
Dancing and lunch. Plan to attend.
Jamil Shriner’s Circus
Friday, February 19
A day of excitement and fun watching the
animals perform and the trapeze artists.
You can even take a ride on the elephant.
Cost: Free, Trans. charge
Trips
Riverbank Zoo
Friday,February13
Check monthly calendar for date and time
Join us for fun at the zoo. Now you can
feed the giraffes right
out of your hand! Afterwards Lunch
Cost: Free Fridays in February.
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