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Seniors Morning Out Activities for January 2025

Seniors Morning Out Activities for January 2025

Published: January 01, 2025

HICKORY – Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in January including musical performances, crafting classes, cooking demonstrations and a visit to Hart Square.  The visits to Hart Square are supported by Arts Culture Catawba through the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina.

Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out, which is held Monday through Thursday mornings at five convenient locations. A hot, balanced lunch is served each day. Programs are free to participants, who may pick and choose which days to attend. Bus transportation to and from the sites is available in some locations.

Other program highlights are as follows:

At the Newton site, located at First Presbyterian Church, 701 N Main Ave, Newton

1/6

Digital Navigators with Catawba County Library visit

1/7

Crafts: Press Flower Cards

1/9

Musical performance by Seniors on the Move

1/14

Visit to Hart Square

1/15

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

1/16

Seasonal Depression with Partners Health

1/22

Musical performance by Cody Newton

1/23

Winter Cooking Class: Lasagna Soup

1/28

Blood Pressure Checks and Arthritis Education with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

1/29

Musical performance by Papa Grey Beard

 

At the East Hickory site, located at First United Methodist Church, 311 3rd Ave NE, Hickory

1/7

Trivia with Steve

1/8

Musical performance by Charles Hollar

1/9

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

1/13

Cooking with Kathy Potter

1/14

Cooking Class: Cooking with commodities class/recipe

1/16

Visit to Hart Square

1/21

Crafting with Mille

1/23

“SAD” Happy Ball with Partners Health

1/28

Timeless Trivia 18: Toys, Games & Model Trains with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

1/30

Putt-Putt

 

At the North Hickory site, Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, 3702 16th St. NE, Hickory

1/6

Cooking Class: Chili

1/7

Blood Pressure Checks and Arthritis Education with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

1/8

Crafts: Let’s make hand lotion

1/13

Crafts: Make a Vision Board

1/14

Visit to Hart Square

1/15

Safety and Emergency Preparation with Kay Smith, Community Accessibility Specialist

1/21

Crafts with Hazel and Joanne

1/22

Timeless Trivia 18: Toys, Games & Model Trains with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

1/23

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

1/28

Cooking Class: Blueberry Pancakes

1/30

North Hickory First Annual Corn Hole Competition

 

 

At the Claremont site, located at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 3180 W Main St., Claremont

1/7

Crafting with Tonya Jarnac

1/8

Seasonal Depression with Partners Health

1/9

Library to Go with Sam Woolhiser

1/14

Blood Pressure Checks and Arthritis Education with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

1/15

Cooking Class: 2 Ingredient Coconut Snowball Candy

1/16

Visit to Hart Square

1/22

Information about EMS with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

1/23

Musical performance by Bob Hollar

1/29

Activity with Sherrills Ford Library

1/30

Musical performance by Papa Grey Beard

 

At the Maiden site, located at the Maiden Community Center, 207 E Klutz St, Maiden

1/6

Crafts: Mandalas on Rocks with Lisa and Morgan

1/7

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

1/8

Seasonal Depression with Partners Health

1/9

Coffee and chat with Nathaniel Austin

1/13

Cooking Class: Breakfast Pigs in a Blanket with Teresa Slaughter

1/14

Visit to Hart Square

1/15

Medicare Scams and Fraud with Dianne Trainer

1/16

Musical performance by The Blue Ridge Edition

1/21

Blood Pressure Checks and Arthritis Education with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

1/28

EMS – What we do and What patients can expect with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

1/30

Musical performance by Sentimental Journey

 

Seniors Morning Out is operated by Senior Nutrition Services of Catawba County Social Services and is in need of volunteers to assist with the program between 8:30am and noon, Monday – Thursday.  Please call 828-695-5610, if interested. In addition to SMO, Senior Nutrition Services operates Meals on Wheels and related programs in the county. You can volunteer as little as 1.5 hours a month. To find out more, contact Senior Nutrition Services at 828-695-5610 during regular business hours, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for holidays. For the latest updates, like their Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MealsonWheelsofCatawbaCounty, or visit their website at http://www.MealsonWheelsofCatawbaCounty.org.

 

Catawba County Senior Nutrition Services is a United Way funded partner. Catawba County United Way’s mission is to increase the organized capacity of people to help others by mobilizing the caring power of our community. For more information, locate us on Facebook, 828-327-6851 or www.ccunitedway.com