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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Hoffman. Park & Recreation Director
FROM:
Kara Wickenhauser, Senior Center Coordinator ,FI.O/V/
DATE:
October 20. 1999
SUB J:
Senior Center Report
Currently all winter programming is completed. Registrations tbr all Fall and
earl3.' winter programs are close to being booked. The latest trips that have been
sponsored by the Senior Center includes: Governor's Mansion Tour (60 people),
Grotto of the Redemption Tour (34 people). Saturday Night Special - Italian Night
(35 people), Chorgemeinshaft Walsrode Chorus at the Mayer Fine Arts Center (41
people). Daily activities continue to run smoothly. Listed below are the averages
for each daily activity tbr the months of September and early October.
Approximately 721 and 489 (as of 10/19/99) visits were recorded tbr the months
of September and October.
Daily Activities - Average Attendance
Bridge - 32 people
Men's Club - 9 men
Foot Care Clinic - 3 people w/a 4 max.
Woodcarving ~ 7 people
Card Club - 28 people
Art Club - 3 people
Women's Club - 20 women
CHAN-o-laires - 19 people
Book Club - 6 people
Bingo - 22 people
Bowling - 8 people
Free Movie Day - 12 people
Trips - Upcoming trips include; Royal River Casino trip, Saturday Night
Thanksgiving meal and entertainment and the "Annual Holiday Show" at the
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres.
Special Programs - On Friday, October 22''d fronl 9:00am - 11:00am flu shots
will be available to all seniors in the area. A 4 hour defensive driving class is
being held on Tuesday, November 2''d from 5:30pm - 9:30pm in the Senior
Center, as well as an 8 hour defensive driving class on Tuesday & Wednesday,
November 16~ & 1T~ from 5:30pm - 9:30pm.
Miscellaneous - A group of senior volunteers have offered to paint the senior
center and do some odds and ends to clean up the Senior Center. This project will
be scheduled on a weekend in November. A stamping class has been added to the
Senior Center schedule. This group will meet once a month on the first Friday of
the month from l:00pm - 3:00pm. The CHAN-o-laires and Woodcarving Club
have begun to meet again. The CHAN-o-laires have already performed t~vice
since beginning practice September 21, 1999.
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