Celebrate Senior Center Week in September

Meredith News  September 11th 2008

LAKES REGION — Today’s Senior Centers are reflecting an empowered vision of aging. Senior Centers are a resource for wellness, lifelong learning, access to benefits and meaningful opportunities. They serve the entire community with information on aging and develop innovation approaches to addressing aging issues. The older adults who participate in Senior Centers share their diverse skills and talents through their participation and volunteerism. Monday, Sept. 15 - Friday, Sept. 19 is Senior Center Week. On Thursday, Sept. 18, eight Senior Centers of Belknap and Merrimack Counties and Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center in Concord will celebrate their accomplishments with a special program and reception to highlight their many offerings. If you have never visited your local senior center, this is a wonderful opportunity to find out about its multiple activities. If you already attend a senior center, please invite a friend to accompany you to your center for this very special event. Elder Services, of Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. serves all of the communities in the two counties including the management

of eight Senior Centers, two Meals-on- Wheels Outreach programs, and a senior resource center at Horseshoe Pond Place in Concord. Last year, the Senior Centers offered 1640 exercise programs, 204 educational seminars, 23,160 rides on the Rural Transportation Service Senior buses, 2,599 social opportunities, and 103 health programs including screenings and information programs. Through Community Dining at the Senior Centers and community outreach programs as well as the Meals-on-Wheels program, 301,128 meals were served throughout Merrimack and Belknap counties. The public is invited to call the senior centers for more information.

Alton Senior Center - 875- 7102

Belmont Senior Center -267-9867

Horseshoe Pond Place, Concord - 228-6956

Inter-Lakes Senior Center, Meredith - 279-5631

Laconia Senior Center -524-7689

Mountain View Senior Center - 938-2104

Pittsfield Senior Center - 435-8482

Suncook Senior Center - 485-4254