Senior Connections Center Seeking Donors, Sponsors

Year end giving is on the mind at Senior Connections as it hopes to secure funding for Senior Connections that will propel the center into 2023 on a positive note. The center is seeking donors and sponsors for the programs and activities that seniors thrive on.

Members love going to the movies. That is a safe and easy trek down 90 West into Flatonia. Members usually have lunch and a movie and it is the most popular activity. The center is working on providing a more diverse program and want to get some more folks involved with the Center.

When Dr. Jorge Duchicela, a noted local geriatric physician, came to Senior Connections, he emphasized the need for members to keep moving and to walk more than ever.

This spring, the center would like to start a walking club that meets several times a week to walk and talk under the Pavilion right outside the center in Wolter’s Park. It is shaded, the breeze is awesome, the walking surface is level, and the company would make it a pleasant experience, all while logging laps by walking around the tables. The advantage is that the ground is level and even, so even if you have a walker, you will be able to navigate easily. Even completing one lap around would put you on the plus side of moving and staying active. Some might take the challenge to join the 20-mile Club and log enough laps to earn this distinction.

This might then lead to working out at the swimming pool on some days this summer.The goal is to be active, to use our bodies like they were intended, to get up and out of the chairs we sit in, and encourage improved circulation and overall health.

Imagine pairing this up with activities/classes from the AgriLife Extension Office that focuses on proper eating habits. This is what Senior Connections is wanting to present: a wellrounded program that meets the needs of the elderly population. Getting the book club going will be the next quest. So, we’d be engaging at several different levels: physical, cerebral, artistic, learning and social interaction, and as many more as we can.

Volunteers will be a valuable commodity, so if you would like to lead an activity that contributes to greater participation, call (979) 743-3227.

The Lunch & Learn series speakers for December are as follows: Monday, Dec. 12, Ed Janecka, local author, and former Fayette County Judge. Monday, Dec. 19, Jamie Moreau, Justice of the Peace in Fayetteville.

If you can support Senior Connections in upcoming fundraising events, donate, and help keep the Center here for generations to come, just give us a call. We are a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, so all contributions are tax deductible and acknowledgement will be provided for all contributions.

For now, the center is open on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., but starting in January 2023, the Creative Arts Program with Arts for Rural Texas at the Schulenburg Studio will be held every Friday morning. Classes at ARTS will begin with mosaics and will take place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every Friday, at their studio. Call calling (979) 743-3227.