- A full slate of Center 50+ events is planned in September
- Join the Welcome Back Breakfast on Tuesday, September 3, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Salem, Ore. – Salem’s Center 50+ is planning a wide range of activities in September to celebrate National Senior Center Month.
The theme of this year’s celebration is “Powering Connections.”
“Today’s senior centers are a vibrant, action-packed combination of health programming, lifelong learning and volunteerism,” said Marilyn Daily-Blair, Center 50+ Director. “During National Senior Center Month, Center 50+ is celebrating how senior centers are places of powerful connections.”
This year’s National Senior Center Month activities include (at Center 50+ unless otherwise noted):
September 3, 8:30-11:30 a.m. – FREE Welcome Back Breakfast and activity fair.
September 6, 4-9 p.m. – Boot Scoot and Brew, tickets are $15 at the gate and $10 purchased in advance, Riverfront Park, Gerry-Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater.
September 9, 6 p.m. – Mayor Chris Hoy will make a proclamation for National Senior Center Month at the regular City Council meeting at the Civic Center.
September 11, 6 p.m. FREE – Square Dance Lesson, 6 p.m., RSVP.
September 13, 9-10 a.m. – FREE Chat & Stroll with Center 50+ Director Marilyn Daily, 1-hour walk followed by coffee and a snack.
September 20, noon – All-ages Friendly Community Luncheon, RSVP.
To be determined – Meet-up at the Movies, Salem Cinema, call Center 50+ for more information.
Today’s senior centers are connecting older adults with meaningful work and volunteer opportunities and increasing their access to valuable benefits and resources. Through evidence-based programs older adults are managing their health and finances so they can continue to live independently in their own homes as long as possible. They are doing this in a highly social setting. Senior centers power connections and they are evolving to reflect a new view of aging that empowers the people they serve.
The first senior center was introduced in New York City in 1943 to provide social activities, nutritious meals and case management to adults 60 and older, particularly those with low incomes. More than 80 years later, senior centers are one of the most widely used services by older adults in the community.
More than 10,000 centers support millions of older adults from all walks of life as they continue to thrive in their communities.
Center 50+/Salem Senior Center’s story began in 1976 and has continued to be recognized as the first center in Oregon to become nationally accredited and the first in Oregon to be recognized with the prestigious National Council on Aging Program of Excellence Award.
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