2020 Media Releases

Date:

January 3, 2020

Media Contact:

David Norris, Aging Partners, 402-441-6156

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Seniors Invited to Participate in Aging Partners Events January 6 Through 12

Aging Partners invites senior citizens and the general public to attend a variety of senior-focused activities and classes in Lincoln and Lancaster County from January 6 through January 12:

Monday, January 6

• Musical performance by The Clefs, Downtown Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Qigong Refresh and Recharge class, Cotner Center Condominium - 10:30 a.m.
• Blood pressure screenings by Lakeview Assisted Living, Firth Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Continuing 24 Form, Cotner Center Condominium - 1 to 1:30 p.m.
• Dance for Life class, Cotner Center Condominium - 2 to 3 p.m.

Tuesday, January 7

• Learn to speak Spanish class, Downtown Senior Center - 9:30 a.m.
• Chair-Assisted Tai Chi class, St. Paul United Methodist Church - 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
• BINGO, Lake Street Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Garry's drawing class, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Exercise with Mitzi class, Lake Street Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• BINGO, Bennet Senior Center - 1 p.m.

Wednesday, January 8

• Senior Walking Warriors, Hickman Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Blood pressure screenings by Hospice Community Care - 9 to 9:30 a.m.
• Pay Attention to Fall Prevention class, Asian Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Census BINGO with Councilman Bennie Shobe, Northeast Senior Center - 9:30 a.m.
• Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic (foot care only), Vermeer Education Center - 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Exercise activities led by Asian Center volunteers, Asian Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Musical performance by Mike McCracken, Lake Street Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Rummikub, Waverly Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• BINGO, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Dance for Life class, Auld Pavilion - 10 to 11 a.m.
• BINGO, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Blood pressure screenings by Bryan nursing students, Lake Street Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Blood pressure screenings by Haven Manor, Hickman Senior Center - 12:30 p.m.
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.
• Chair Yoga, Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
• Qigong Refresh and Recharge class, Auld Pavilion - 2 to 3 p.m.

Thursday, January 9

• Chair Tai Chi, St. Paul United Methodist Church - 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
• Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic (foot care only), Downtown Senior Center - 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Writer's workshop, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Musical performance by Ken Miller, Bennet Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Exercise with Mitzi class, Belmont Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Census BINGO with Lancaster County Commissioner Roma Amundson, Bennet Senior Center - 1 p.m.
• Dance for Life class, St. Mark's United Methodist Church - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, January 10

• Game Day! (10-point Pitch, dominoes and cribbage), Lake Street Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Musical performance by Hogans and Hill, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Chair Yoga, East Lincoln Christian Church - 11 a.m. to noon
• Presentation: "Frauds and Scams" by Ryan Sothan, State Attorney General's Office; Belmont Senior Center
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Senior Center Meal Schedule (reservations required two working days in advance):

• Belmont Senior Center (402-441-7990): Monday – Friday at noon
• Bennet Senior Center (402-416-7693): Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon
• Downtown Senior Center (402-441-7154): Monday - Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Firth Senior Center (402-416-7693): Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
• Hickman Senior Center (402-416-7693): Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
• Lake Street Senior Center (402-441-7157): Monday - Friday at 11:30 a.m.
• Northeast Senior Center (402-441-7151): Monday - Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Waverly Senior Center (402-416-7693): Wednesdays at noon (no meal on second Wednesday of the month)

Location addresses:

• Asian Senior Center, 144 N. 44th St.
• Belmont Senior Center, 1234 Judson St.
• Bennet Senior Center, 970 Monroe St.
• Cotner Center Condominium, 1540 N. Cotner Blvd.
• Downtown Senior Center, 1005 “O” St.
• East Lincoln Christian Church, 7001 Edenton Road
• Eastridge Presbyterian Church, 1135 Eastridge Drive
• Firth Senior Center, 311 Nemaha St.
• Hickman Senior Center, 115 Locust St.
• Jayne Snyder Trail Center, 21st and “Q” streets
• Lake Street Senior Center, 2400 S. 11th St.
• Northeast Senior Center, 6310 Platte Ave.
• St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd.
• St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 “M” St.
• Waverly Senior Center, 13820 Guildford St.

For information on classes or to register, call 402-441-7575. Roundtrip transportation is available for senior center meals and activities in Lincoln only by calling the centers directly (phone numbers listed in meal schedule). For more information on senior center events and activities, visit lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: My Center News) or call 402-441-7158.