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Senior Passport
ACTIVE AGING • Aqua-cise • Pickleball • Table Tennis SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES • Classic Snacks with a Twist • Crafting for a Cause • Senior Socials CONTINUING EDUCATION • Piano/Keyboard Lessons • Tuesday Trivia • Stage Left
Manassas Park Senior Passport You’ve asked, we’ve listened! Our Seniors Passport Program is now only $30 per
year! To be eligible for this Passport Membership, you must be 65 years of age. Membership includes all the benefits of the Fitness PLUS Membership, as well as the splash membership and access to all senior programs at no additional charge. Enjoy our potlucks, the wellness center, pool, active aging programs and more! Non-members may enroll in any of these classes individually by paying the $2 daily drop-in rate. *Times, dates, and activities are subject to change. Transportation is available for residents of Park Place Senior Apartments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday with pick-up times at 8:45am and 11:45am, and drop-off times at 11:40am and 2pm. Please keep in mind that meals are not currently provided at the Manassas Park Community Center, therefore participants attending from 8:45am-2pm will need to provide their own lunch. *Transportation availability, times and locations are subject to change. For specific programming details such as trip destinations, movie selections, and lecture presenters, please refer to the senior’s bulletin board in the lobby of the Community Center.
ACTIVE AGING
SOCIAL
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Aquasize 9:30a-10:20a
Pickleball 7:30-9A
Wii-U Fitness 9-10A
Restorative Aquafit 10:30a-11:20a
Walking Club 9-10A
Seniors Yoga 10:45a-11:45a
Table Tennis 8:45-10:15A
Senior Strength & Stretch 10:30a-11:20a
Mixed Gentle Yoga 12P-1P
Chess, Checkers or Cornhole 11A –12P
Green Jeans and Green Thumbs 9-10A
Book Club 9-10:15A
News Flow 8:30a-10a Board Games and Cards 11a-1p
CONTINUING EDUCATION
New School Skills 1-2P
Classic Snacks with a Twist* 10:30A-12P Social Knitting 1–2P Tuesday Trivia 10:30a-11:30a
THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
Senior Socials 10:30a-12p Lunch and Learn* 12:30p-1:30p
Scrabble Club 11a-12:30p Piano/Keyboard Lessons 11:30a-12:30p
FRIDAY
Crafting for a Cause 10-11A Senior Potluck Dinner* 4:30p-6p Stage Left 12-1P
+Programs Occur Monthly, See Description and Senior’s Bulletin Board for details.
Active Aging
in popularity at the Community Center. Come play the game that everyone is talking about.
Aquasize Take a step into the pool to keep up your muscle tone and get Table Tennis the low impact full body exercise you’ve been looking for. Join in the fun and volley the ball with your friends to work up a sweat. If you’d like to practice, you could also fold up the Seniors Yoga table and hit to yourself for awhile. Flexibility and strengthening your core are keys to this class that is specifically for our seniors, the class is easily adjusted Wii-U Fitness for people that have limited mobility as well. Remember when action packed video games consisted of frogs crossing the street? Well, we have the newest technology in Pickle Ball video gaming, which will allow you to get an excellent workout Pickleball is a sport described as “a combination of tennis, and through virtual gaming and have fun at the same time. badminton” and it’s a great way to get exercise. This is one of the fastest growing games in the country and has skyrocketed
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Manassas Park Senior Passport Senior Strength & Stretch A Community Center favorite among the seniors here! This class is geared to seniors of all shapes, sizes, and mobility levels. You’ll be able to get a great work-out that is low impact enough to meet needs and provide a challenging work-out to boot.
Board Games and Cards Do you miss playing the classic board games like Monopoly, and Parcheesi? What about timeless card games like Pinochle, Bridge and Rummy? Every Tuesday you can enjoy a good board or card game with friends. Program is self-facilitated.
Classic Snacks with a Twist* We will use some ordinary everyday ingredients and put our Restorative Aquafit This is another pool exercise class that puts the needs of own twist on them to make delicious bite-sized snacks that will participants into action by making it low impact exercise that surely be memorable, and easy to make again at home for anyone can handle. Our heated indoor pool will help work won- friends and family. ders on achy muscles and joints, and help put a spring into your step. Social Knitting Bring a project and join us for a relaxing afternoon of knitting and socializing. Share ideas and create items such as dishMixed Gentle Yoga Due to high demand, we have added another yoga class! Exer- cloths, mittens, caps and unity scarves. Help will be provided cise shouldn’t hurt and this class doesn’t disappoint. We will be as needed. No matter if you are a beginner or have some expepaying attention to our core structures and balance, with rience, you are welcomed to attend this class. easy-going, gentle yoga poses. Green Jeans and Green Thumbs Do you enjoy getting your hands dirty? Do you have a green Walking Club Some things are better with friends. Walking is one of those thumb? If you answered yes, to both questions, then join our things. Walking is one of the most effective forms of physical gardening group that will be assisting with the upkeep of our activity that provides you with plenty of health benefits. Join us landscapes. We will be planting tomatoes, green beans and in our Walk Across the Parks Program. We will track our mile- other seasonal vegetables and flowers. age at various locations while we walk, talk and hit our stride. A water bottle and comfortable shoes are recommended. Senior Socials Rewards will be given out to walkers who achieve certain One of the longest running programs in Manassas Park! If you distances. are excited to meet with new and old friends and to talk about the day’s events, or if you want to work on a project that encourages your creative touch, then this social group is Chess, Checkers, or Cornhole Grab a friend and challenge them to a game of chess or check- perfect for you. We will work on crafts, play bingo, and socialize ers. We have giant chess and checkers pieces available, as every Wednesday. well as standard pieces. Also, just in time for the spring and summer, we have our new corn hole courts; located in front of Book Club the Community Center. Grab a couple of beanbags and enjoy A friendly and lively discussion on books for your choosing to this amusing game. include: classics, history, biographies, fiction, non-fiction, and world wars. A fascinating book can transport you across the oceans to other continents and eras, all through reading literaSenior Games The Northern Virginia Senior Games will test your ability to run, ture. Books will be provided by Central Library. swim and play pickle ball among other activities. For more details and information on the Senior Games, please see the Scrabble Club senior’s bulletin board. Let Scrabble test your vocabulary, and exercise your brain. Our club meets each Thursday of the month.
Social Opportunities
News Flow Participate in an active discussion of current events – local, national and international. This is a great opportunity to learn about ‘the rest of the story’. Coffee will be available, to accompany the spirited discussion.
Crafting for a Cause Are you the artsy type? Do you enjoy the creativity that crafts allow you to explore with? Share your talents and passion, and help create crafts for a special cause. All crafts that we make will benefit service organizations that assist with various causes.
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Senior Potluck Dinner* On the third Friday of the month, don’t forget to stop by our community potluck dinner to chat with friends, meet new ones and share your culinary skills with others.
Continuing Education
New School Skills Do you desire to learn how to use a computer, a particular program on a laptop, or just trying to figure out how to send an e-mail? We have partnered with Storage Strategies, Inc. (SSI) for instruction on computer help for beginners and beyond. Tuesday Trivia Who’s better at trivia, the men or women? This age old question will be answered every Tuesday as we separate into teams of men vs. women to answer questions such as Which president of the United States was in office from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961? And which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today? By the way, the answers are Dwight Eisenhower, and The Price is Right.
advocates. Contact Bethiah Shuemaker at (703) 335-8872, or b.shuemaker@manassasparkva.gov to find out how you can get involved. Seniors Advisory Committee The Senior Advisory Committee will meet the 4th Wednesday of each month at 12:30 pm at the Manassas Park Community Center. The public is welcome to attend and make comments and suggestions.
We Can’t Wait to Meet You!
Lunch and Learn+ An informative monthly session that is free and open to all. Each session we present a different speaker that provides a lively presentation on a topic of interest. Bring your lunch and join the conversation. Coffee will be available. Participants must pre-register. Class will be held every fourth Wednesday of the month. Piano/Keyboard Lessons We should never stop learning! This saying is true all throughout every phase of life. If you’re interested in learning something new, how about trying piano/keyboard lessons. It doesn’t matter if you have taken lessons before, or are a novice to the piano. All skills levels are encouraged to participate. Participants must pre-register. Classes are for eight week sessions. Stage Left Let your inner star out, and participate in our senior’s only drama club. We will be rehearsing skits, and then we’ll tickle your funny bone with improve. All are welcomed to lend their talents for our MPCC Stage Left drama club.
Senior Opportunities at the Manassas Park Community Center
Senior Citizen Volunteers Volunteers are an essential part of Manassas Park programs and activities. Help is needed in various capacities: from working in the computer lab, monitoring Kids Korner, to party and activity organizers, to strategic planners, board members and
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