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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Hoffman, Parks and Recreation Director
FROM:
Kara Willems, Senior Center Coordinator
DATE: July 16, 1996
SUB J:
Senior Center Activities Update
The months of April, June and July have maintained a moderate activity level. I am fairly pleased
with the current attendance, but I am always looking for new faces! I have contacted Sharon
Benedict, Centennial Hill apartment manager, to set up a date when I can present information
about the Senior Center and what we have to offer. A date will be set sometime this week when
Kitty and I find a mutual day that works for both of us. She will also be presenting her
information on Senior Linkage Line and the connection she has with the Senior Center. Also,
Kitty and 1 have had a meeting to discuss how we can improve our service delivery to seniors.
We decided this meeting was so helpful that we scheduled a monthly meeting for us to touch
base and share ideas. Besides this I am currently working on the September/October senior
newsletter and am looking into program ideas for the winter months. The Men's Club, Women's
Club, Bridge Club, Walking Group, Bingo, Card Club, and Book Club continue to meet weekly.
The only groups that have taken the summer off is the Woodcarving, Chorus and Bowling
groups. These groups will resume back after Labor Day weekend. Listed below are the average
activity participation levels as well as the monthly attendance numbers for April, June and July. I
have also attached the July/August senior newsletter for your interest.
Regular Monthly Activities
Bridge 12 people Men's Club 11 men
Book Club 9 people Women's Club 9 women
Craft Class 9 women Movie of the Month 5 people
Bingo 20 people Soup Luncheon 11 people
Walking/Gr. 5 people Biking Group 3 people
Cards 18 people Blood Pressure Clinic 3 people
Trips & Special Programs
Holasek's Greenhouse Trip
Minnesota Zoo Trip
Westview Acres Tour
Lake Susan Grill-Out Party
New Fogey Follies
Pancake Breakfast/4th of July
Senior Center Open House/4th of July
St. Cloud Summer Tour
Emma Krumbee's Trip
Defensive Driving
15 people
Canceled due to registration level
6 people
33 people
20 people
120 people
75-100 people (approximate)
33 people
15 people
26 people
Recorded Number of Visitors at the Center
May 435 people July
June 395 people
295 people (As of 7/17/96)
...22
~6
27
Upcoming Dates
1 Men's Club
4 Free Pancake Breakfast at
St. Hubert's & Senior
Center Open House
8 Women's Club
9 St. Cloud Summer Tour
15 Men's Club/Speaker
16 Free Movie "Braveheart"
at 1 p.m.
17 Sandwich Luncheon,
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Women's Club/Joan Lynch,
CAP Agency
23 Emma Krumbee's Trip,
1:45-6:00 p.m.
29 Joint Men's & Women's
Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
AUGUST
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Thc Chanhassen Senior Center will bc celebrating its 4th
birthday on July 4 with an Open House and Free Pancake
Breakfast at St. Hubert's from 9~ 11 a.m. This breakfast is
sponsored by the Chanhassen Knights of Columbus. The
breakfast is FREE for all area seniors. Preregistration is
required by Monday, JuIyI. After breakfast, stop at the
Center's open house from 12:00 noon to 4 p.m. The Senior
Center will be featuring the woodcarver's and craft groups.
Open face sandwiches and lemonade will be served. Come
check us out!
MYSTERY TRIP OLD LO G
Come out for some surpris-
ing fun on Tuesday, August THEATER
27. The day will include AUG 7, 1 I:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
several stops to sight see and Join us for "I Hate Hamlet,"
educational places to learn,a play about an actor who
Dress casual and comfort- goes to New York to be-
ably. The cost is $30/per- come famous and in the
son. The bus will depart process is handed the role
from the Sr. Center at 8:30 of Hamlet. Petrified by
a.m. and return at 6:$0 p.m.this role, his anxiety in-
Cost includes transportation, creases even more when.
lunch, all admissions, and he faces the ghost of. the.
snack, Register by Aug. 19. great actor, John '
._ Barrymore. The cost is
~ ~ $10/person for the show
~ ~. 'only or$18.50/person
'~ including a pork chop
lunch. Registration dead-
line is Aug. 1.
5 Men's Club
7 Old Log Theater Trip, "I
Hate Hamlet," 11:30 a.m. -
3:30 p.m.
12 Women's Club
Blood Pressure Clinic,
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
13 Book Club, !0:15-11:45 a.m.
14' Sandwich'~L~fiChe°n, ~
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
19 Men's Club
20 Free Movie, "Walt Disney
Movie-Grandkids Day"
l:00p.m. ' ' .... ·
Women's Club
Mystery Trip
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
29 State Fair Trip
For more information regarding the Senior Center call 937-1900 ext. 145
GETTING FIT--NEW!!
Tired of your regular
exercise routine? Join the
ChahhaSsen Senior center
biking and
gram fo~: t~ s~er
month~ This group meets
every TUeSday dnd Thurs-
day from 9-10 a.m.
Choose a different park
and trail every week and
walk and bike as long as
you wish. Interested?
Call Kara at 937-1900
ext. 145.
LUNCH ANYONE?
The Chanhassen Senior
Center continues to offer
sandwich lunches once a
month on Wednesdays
from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. Come out and meet
new people! See what's
new at the Senior Center.
Next lunch dates are:
July 17
August 14
September 18
EMMA KRUMBEE'S
ADVENTURE
gmma-Kmmbee's Will host one
of Ameri~a,s-"m0st gifted.
storytellers, Mike Radford.
Mike's theme is "Remember
When...," a celebration of
America~s grandparents. Cost
is $23 and includes perfor-
mance, apple orchard tour,
chicken dinner and transpor-
tation. Register by July 15.
ST. CLOUD
SUMMER TOUR
July 9, 8:45 a.m. - ~ p.m.
.~. Enjoy a summer drive to St.
'" Cloud as we tour the
Whitney Senior Center;
Clemons Rose Garden and
Stem's County Heritage
Center. Gear your cameras
up for the beautiful summer
scenery. An $18/person fee
includes all admissions,
lunch, and transportation.
Meet/Return at the Senior
Center.
Seniors may now.drop in at
the Center to have their i~.
blood ~r%Stir6'cfi~eckedand
weight meaSured. Clinics
are the second Monday of
the month at 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Upcoming'dates
are July 8 and August 12.
Need more information?
Call 937-1900 ext. 145.
GROCERY SHOPPING
ASSISTANCE
Due to the kind efforts of
Edina Realty, seniors in the
Chanhassen area can now
call to get a ride to the gro-
cery store. Edina Realty has
offered to take seniors shop-
ping every Thursday between
1-3 p.m. at either Festival or
Byerly's, on a volunteer basis.
Reservations are required by
Tuesday of that week. If you
are interested, cai1 934-5000
for a reservation.
CALLIGRAPHy CI. ASSE8
Interested in learning a new art? Come to the Chanhassen Senior
Center and learn how calligraphy can be used for several hand projects.
This class is only for beginners and will run every Thursday f?om
September 5 through october 24 from 9:30 a,m, tb 1270
only accepting 15 registrants, sO pleaSe register s~o'nl
$18. which includes all supplies and instructor's fee. Ca11937'1900:
ext. 145 to register.
For more information on any listed
programs, call the Chanhassen Senior
Center at 937-1900 ext. 145.