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Seniors Morning Out Activities September 2019

Seniors Morning Out Activities September 2019

Published: August 22, 2019

HICKORY – Seniors Morning Out participants will enjoy a variety of activities in September, including musical performances and craft classes.

Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out, which is held between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday 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

9/5

Nutritional Benefits of Cauliflower and Baking Pizza for National Pizza Day

9/9

Shopping at Hamrick’s and Lunch at Valley Hills Mall

9/10

Music by Bob Sinclair and Molly Barrett

9/12

Drumstick Fitness with Erin Thompson

9/17

Music by Sentimental Journey

9/19

Crisis Prevention: Keeping Your Cool Under Pressure with Jeff Dula, Vaya Health

9/26

Public Health Farmer’s Market and Lunch at Gold Mine Café

9/30

Craft Class- Tea Light Mason Jars

 

At the West Hickory site, located at the West Hickory Senior Center, 400 17th St SW, Hickory

9/5

Shopping at Walmart and Dollar Tree and Lunch at Cici’s Pizza

9/9

Gospel, Folk, and Spiritual Music with Mary and John Roller

9/10

Cooking Class- Ants on a Log with Arnold Palmer’s

9/17

Fruits and Veggie- More Matters with Carolyn Thompson, RN

9/19

Public Health Farmer’s Market

9/23

First Day of Fall Craft and Trivia

9/24

Suicide Indicators, Response, and Prevention with Jeff Dula, Vaya Health

9/26

Beloved Musical Covers by Bob Hollar

 

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

9/4

Music by Sentimental Journey

9/5

Breakfast at Four Peas in A Pod and Shopping at Walmart

9/9

Celebrating Grandparents Day

9/10

Suicide Indicators, Response, and Prevention with Jeff Dula, Vaya Health

9/12

Public Health Farmers’ Market

9/18

Craft Class- Fall Pumpkins

9/19

Cooking Class- Caramel Apples and Apple Art with Tamara Faulkner, Hickory Public Library

9/25

Music by Bob Sinclair and Molly Barrett

 

At the Catawba site, located at Center United Methodist Church, 4945 Sherrills Ford Rd, Catawba

9/3

Bowling at Pin Station and Shopping at Walmart

9/5

Food Safety Education and National 5 A Day with Lupe Avalos, CVMC

9/12

Music by Seniors on the Move

9/17

Cooking Class- Honey and cinnamon Toast and Benefits of Honey

9/18

Person Reality: Why Is Mine So Different? with Jeff Dula, Vaya Health

9/24

Talent Show

9/24

Music by Bob Hollar

9/26

Public Health Farmers’ Market and Lunch at Harbor Inn

 

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

9/5

Public Health Farmers’ Market

9/9

Health Benefits of Figs and Raw Fig Tasting

9/11

Craft Class- Mosaic Cans

9/12

National 5 A Day with Caitlyn Droste, CVMC

9/23

Cooking Class- Cool Whip Cookies and 7 Things You Never Knew About Cool Whip

9/24

Music by Sentimental Journey

9/25

Craft Class- Making a Scarecrow

9/26

Gospel, Folk, and Spiritual Music with John and Mary Roller

 

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. Additional volunteers are urgently needed to deliver Meals on Wheels. You can volunteer as little as one and a half 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, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, 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.