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Seniors Morning Out Activities November 2022

Seniors Morning Out Activities November 2022

Published: October 26, 2022

HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in November including the opportunity to participate in drum circles with the Hickory Music Factory at all five of the sites. These performances are supported by the United Arts Council of Catawba County 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; phone 828-455-4133

11/2

Drum Circle with Hickory Music Factory

11/3

Butter Bean Auction

11/7

Mat Making Using Plastic Bags with Leslie Porter from V.O.I.C.E.

11/8

Music with Keith Williams

11/9

Med Instead of Meds with Tina McGillvary, Catawba County Cooperative Extension

11/15

Blood Pressure Checks and Liver Awareness with Carolyn Thompson, Catawba Valley Health System

11/16

Bingo

11/22

Thanksgiving Craft with Lynn

11/23

“A Rainbow of Mental Health” with Vaya Health

11/28

Music with Charles Ballard

11/29

Crafts with Amanda Bentley

 

At the West Hickory site, located at the West Hickory Senior Center, 400 17th St SW, Hickory; phone 828-323-8746

11/7

Drum Circle with Hickory Music Factory

11/8

Craft: Tin Can Pumpkin

11/9

Winter Weather Preparedness with the Red Cross

11/10

Music with Bob Hollar

11/14

Cooking Demo: 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies

11/16

“A Rainbow of Mental Health” with Vaya Health

11/17

Senior Putting Challenge with Kevin Dickey

11/22

Blood Pressure Checks and Liver Awareness with Carolyn Thompson, Catawba Valley Health System

11/23

Music with Papa Gray Beard

11/29

“Top Hits of the 1970s” with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

11/30

Med Instead of Meds with Tina McGillvary, Catawba County Cooperative Extension

 

At the East Hickory site, First United Methodist Church, 311 3rd Ave NE, Hickory; call 828-320-5963

11/1

Santa Paintbrush Craft

11/7

Music with Charles Ballard

11/8

“A Rainbow of Mental Health” with Vaya Health

11/9

 Drum Circle with Hickory Music Factory

11/10

 Music with Seniors on the Move

11/14

 Bingo

11/15

 Ribbon Christmas Tree Craft with LaDonna and Cynthia

11/17

 Butter Bean Auction

11/22

Cooking Class: Apple Cinnamon Sugar Crescent Rolls for National Cinnamon Day

11/28

“Top Hits of the 1960s” with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

11/29

Blood Pressure Checks and Holiday Safety with Carolyn Thompson, Catawba Valley Health System

 

At the Catawba site, located at Center United Methodist Church, 4945 Sherrills Ford Rd, Catawba; call 828-320-0434

11/1

Blood Pressure Checks and Liver Awareness with Carolyn Thompson, Catawba Valley Health System

11/3

Crafts with Tonya Jarnac

11/9

Cooking Class: Apple Snickerdoodle Dump Cake

11/10

Toilet Paper Pumpkins

11/14

Drum Circle with Hickory Music Factory

11/15

Emergency Medical Services Information Session with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

11/16

Med Instead of Meds with Tina McGillvary, Catawba County Cooperative Extension

11/17

Music with Seniors on the Move

11/22

Music with Charles Ballard

11/23

Leaf Collage

11/29

“A Rainbow of Mental Health” with Vaya Health

 

At the Maiden site, located at the Maiden Community Center, 207 E Klutz St, Maiden; call 828-320-5966

11/1

“A Rainbow of Mental Health” with Vaya Health

11/2

Med Instead of Meds with Tina McGillvary, Catawba County Cooperative Extension

11/3

Celebrate Origami Day with Thu Ngo

11/8

Blood Pressure Checks and Liver Awareness with Carolyn Thompson, Catawba Valley Health System

11/10

Corn Hole

11/14

“What’s Cooking with Teresa Slaughter: Deep Dish Mini Pizzas”

11/16

Drum Circle with Hickory Music Factory

11/17

Music with Sentimental Journey

11/22

Craft: Making a Turkey with Lisa

11/28

Bingo

11/29

Thanksgiving Games

 

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 8:00am and noon, Monday – Thursday.  Please call 828-695-5617, if interested. In addition to SMO, Senior Nutrition Services operates Meals on Wheels and related programs in the county. 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