The South Central York County Senior Center, 150 E. Main St., New Freedom, will host upcoming activities. Individuals must be members of the center to participate in the center's activities. To become a member, interested readers may stop by the center and sign up, and they should bring a driver's license or other photo ID card. For more information about the center and its programs, readers may call 717-235-6060.
The center serves a hot lunch at 11:30 a.m. each day, and attendees are encouraged to arrive at 11:20 a.m.
The center is offering a workshop about diabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. The workshop began on Sept. 10 and will continue through Oct. 15. Faye Kinard, a community health nurse, will lead the class. Spouses are welcome. Interested attendees should call the center to reserve a spot.
The center offers tai chi at 10:15 a.m. each day. Daily isometric exercises begin at 9:15 a.m. Stretch yoga is offered at 9 a.m. on Mondays, and line dancing is held at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Members may also use the exercise equipment or walk in the gym every morning. A balance and core class takes place on Tuesdays at 9 a.m., and a balance with weights class will be held on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. The center also offers a weights/balance class on Fridays.
The center is considering restarting its HOOP-Fit class, which was held at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesdays. Anyone who is interested in participating may contact the senior center.
The center also offers an acrylic art class on Mondays at 9:30 a.m., a watercolor art class on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m., ceramics on Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m., Walking Through the Bible on Thursdays at 8:45 a.m., and the Friends Together Craft Class on Fridays at 9 a.m. The center also offers a class on card making every other Monday after lunch. The blanket knotting service project is available on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. A group for quilters meets every other Wednesday to work on lap robes for veterans and other projects. The center offers a movie and popcorn once a month. A podiatrist visits every nine weeks, and a nurse stops by once a month to conduct blood pressure checks. A jewelry making class is also planned.
A group meets regularly to knit hats for Coats of Friendship, an organization that provides hats and gently used coats to homeless people in the area.
Center members may play Bunco on Thursdays at 9:15 a.m., and the center aims to have 12 players each week.
The senior center will offer trips, as well. A trip to see "The Will Rogers Follies" at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster will take place on Thursday, Oct. 31. Reservations and deposits are being accepted for this trip. Other trips will be announced in the future.
The senior center is selling cookbooks featuring recipes from members of the center. The sale is a fundraiser for the center.
For center members who live in the New Freedom, Shrewsbury, and Glen Rock areas and who no longer drive or who do not have transportation, the center can arrange for transportation to and from the center via rabbittransit. The service is available free for anyone age 65 and over.
The senior center also seeks Meals on Wheels volunteer drivers. Helpers volunteer one morning every four weeks. For more information, readers may call the senior center. The center delivers meals to seniors on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
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