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Seniors Morning Out Activities for April 2024

Seniors Morning Out Activities for April 2024

Published: March 30, 2024

Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in April including creating Q tip Painted Florals Art with Hickory Museum of Art. These art classes 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

4/2

Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Fun Walk at Highland Rec

4/3

Line Dance Class with Linda Smith

4/8

Crafts with Erica Derr, Catawba County Library

4/9

Blood Pressure Checks and Colon Health with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

4/10

Musical performance by Cody Newton

4/15

Q tip Painted Florals with Hickory Museum of Art instruction

4/16

Cooking Class: Roasted Vegetables

4/17

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

4/24

An Overview of Mental Health Pt.1 with Vaya Health

4/29

Crafts: Paper Quilling

 

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

4/2

Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Fun Walk at Highland Rec

4/8

Q tip Painted Florals with Hickory Museum of Art instruction

4/9

Sports Trivia with Steve Reep

4/11

Whole Body Stretch with Teri Furukawa

4/16

Blood Pressure Checks and Sleep Health with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

4/17

Camping Themed Scene It with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

4/18

Medicare Scams & Fraud with Diane Trainor, SHIIP Counselor

4/23

An Overview of Mental Health Pt. 1 with Vaya Health

4/24

African Praise Dance with Bright Stars

4/30

Cooking Class: Ambrosia Salad with Liane Ching

 

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

4/2

Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Fun Walk at Highland Rec

4/3

Cooking Class: Honey Carrots

4/8

Distracted Driving with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

4/9

An Overview of Mental Health Pt. 1 with Vaya Health

4/16

Musical Performance by Chimes of Time

4/17

Tai Chi with Mary Perkins

4/22

Blood Pressure Checks and Sleep Health with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

4/23

Camping themed Scene It with Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

4/24

Garden Club, Can you dig it?

4/30

Q tip Painted Florals with Hickory Museum of Art instruction

 

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

4/2

Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Fun Walk at Highland Rec

4/4

Distracted Driving with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

4/10

Q tip Painted Florals with Hickory Museum of Art instruction

4/11

Library to Go with Sam Woolhiser

4/16

Crafts with Tonya Jarnac

4/17

Musical performance by Cody Newton

4/23

An Overview of Mental Health Pt. 1 with Vaya Health

4/24

Activity with Sherrills Ford-Terrell Library

4/25

Musical performance by Keith Williams “Papa Grey Beard”

4/30

Blood Pressure Checks and Sleep Health with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

 

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

4/2

Senior Games Opening Ceremony & Fun Walk at Highland Rec

4/3

An Overview of Mental Health Pt. 1 with Vaya Health

4/4

Musical performance by Kim Dagerhardt

4/9

Blood Pressure Checks and Colon Health with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

4/10

Crafting glass garden mushrooms with Lisa

4/15

Cooking Class: Lemon Cake Bars with Teresa Slaughter

4/17

Q tip Painted Florals with Hickory Museum of Art instruction

4/23

Senior Picture Day with Cornelia Faddoul

4/24

Cynthia Harmon with the Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

4/25

Musical performance by Sentimental Journey

 

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 8:30am and noon, Monday – Thursday.  Please call 828-695-5610, if interested. In addition to SMO, Senior Nutrition Services operates Meals on Wheels and related programs in the county. You can volunteer as little as 1.5 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 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