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Seniors Morning Out Activities for September 2024

Seniors Morning Out Activities for September 2024

Published: August 27, 2024

HICKORY –Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in September including musical performances, crafting classes, and cooking demonstrations.

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

9/3

Cooking Class: CG’s Strawberry Poke Cake

9/4

Musical performance by Cody Newton

9/9

Crafts: Leaf Candy Dish

9/11

Musical performance by Cameron Matthews

9/16

Crafts: pumpkin puzzle piece craft

9/19

Musical performance by Kim Dagerhardt

9/23

Crafts: mandala painting with Amanda Bentley

9/24

Musical performance by Shellem Cline

9/25

Crisis Prevention with Partners Health

9/30

Fall Prevention with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

 

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

9/3

Blood Pressure Checks and First Aid: Burns & Cuts with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

9/4

Olympic Games begin: dress your team & cup stack challenge

9/5

Cooking Class: Sweet Potato Crumb Cake with Kathy Potter and Suzi

9/9

Musical performance by Charles Hollar

9/11

Dementia Sensory Activity with Partners Health

9/16

Crafts: make & take play dough craft

9/18

Crafts: fall ribbon wreath

9/19

Fall Prevention with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

9/24

Timeless Trivia: Inventors, Discoveries & Breakthroughs w/Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

9/30

Corn Hole

 

 

At the North Hickory site, Sandy Ridge Baptist Church, 3702 16th St. NE, Hickory

9/3

Fall Prevention with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

9/4

Crafts: mason jar sunflowers

9/10

Blood Pressure Checks & First Aid: Burns & Cuts with Carolyn Thompson, CVHS

9/11

Musical performance by Papa Grey Beard

9/16

Dementia Basics with Partners Health

9/18

Timeless Trivia : Inventors, Discoveries & Breakthroughs w/Jennifer Williams, Hickory Public Library

9/23

Cooking Class: Cider Glazed Chicken Thighs

9/24

Crafts: fall card making with Jerry

9/25

North Carolina Trivia

9/30

Celebrate all things pancake: Food and Trivia

 

At the Claremont site, located at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, 3180 W Main St., Claremont

9/5

Fall Prevention with Melanie Sigmon, Catawba County EMS

9/10

Blood Pressure Checks & First Aid: Burns & Cuts with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

9/11

Library to Go with Sam Woolhiser

9/12

Cooking Class: 2-ingredient Apple Pie Cups

9/18

Horse Racing Game

9/19

Musical performance by Papa Grey Beard

9/23

Bingo

9/24

Crisis Prevention by Partners Health

9/25

Activity with Sherrills Ford Library

9/30

Crafts: bean mosaic art with Kayla

 

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

9/3

Crisis Prevention with Partners Health

9/4

Line Dancing with Linda Smith

9/5

Crafts: cupcake liner flowers

9/11

Trip to Catawba County Firefighters Museum

9/12

Coffee and Chat with Nathaniel Austin

9/16

Cooking Class: warm brie and pear tartlets with Teresa Slaughter

9/17

Blood Pressure Checks and First Aid: Burns & Cuts with Liliana Adrian, CVHS

9/18

Musical performance by Cody and Wayne Newton

9/19

Corn Hole

9/30

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