2020 Media Releases

Date:

February 14, 2020

Media Contact:

David Norris, Aging Partners, 402-441-6156

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Seniors Invited to Participate in Aging Partners Events February 17 Through February 23

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 February 17 through February 23:

Monday, February 17

AGING PARTNERS OFFICES, SENIOR CENTERS AND FITNESS CENTER ARE CLOSED FOR THE PRESIDENTS DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday, February 18

• Diabetes Self-Management workshop, The Ambassador Health of Lincoln - 9:30 a.m.
• 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.
• Exercise class with Aging Partners Health and Fitness' Mitzi Aden, Lake Street Senior Center - 10:45 a.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Irving Recreation Center - 11 a.m.
• BINGO, Belmont Senior Center - 11:30 a.m.
• Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Irving Recreation Center - 1 p.m.

Wednesday, February 19

• Senior Walking Warriors, Hickman Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Aging Partners Health and Fitness Foot Clinic, Waverly Senior Center - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Blood pressure clinic by Hillcrest Health Services, Northeast Senior Center - 9 to 9:30 a.m.
• Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic, 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.
• BINGO, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Musical performance by Fine Wine, Lake Street Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Dance for Life class, Auld Pavilion - 10 a.m.
• Strength and balance exercises, Hickman Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• BINGO, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• 10-point Pitch, Belmont Senior Center - 10:30 a.m. to noon
• BINGO, Waverly Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Blood pressure screenings by Bryan nursing students, Lake Street Senior Center - 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.
• Chair Yoga, Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1:30 p.m.
• Qigong Refresh and Recharge class, Auld Pavilion - 2 p.m.

Thursday, February 20

• Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic, Downtown Senior Center - 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Chair Tai Chi, St. Paul United Methodist Church - 9:30 a.m.
• Writer's workshop, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Musical performance by Mike McCracken, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Poetry reading and writing workshop, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Meditation class, Lake Street Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Movement with Mitzi exercise class, Belmont Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Irving Recreation Center - 11 a.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level II), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 2:30 p.m.
• Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Irving Recreation Center - 1 p.m.
• Dance for Life class, St. Mark's United Methodist Church - 3:30 p.m.

Friday, February 21

• Game Day! (10-point Pitch, dominoes and cribbage), Lake Street Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Musical performance by Lloyd McCarter, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Chair Yoga, East Lincoln Christian Church - 11 a.m.
• 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.