Find out about:
Center Particulars-location, etc.
What's Happening
Free rides for medical appointments
Wellness Resources
Meet the Senior Center Board
New Addition to the Senior Center Web Page --
this Month's Newsletter and Calendar --
Click on the one you'd like to read.
Welcome, Seniors!
Please give generously to Senior Center fund-raising events. Or simply write a check to Vashon Senior Center and mail it to P.O. Box 848, Vashon, WA 98070
The Center -- Particulars
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9A-3P
Street Address: 10005 SW Bank Rd.
Postal Address: P.O. Box 848, Vashon, WA 98070
Phone: 206-463-5173
What's Happening at The Center --
10004 SW Bank Road
JANUARY, 2012 -- CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?
Friday, January 6 -- 5-8PM
Join in on the craft tables and enjoy the artwork of Mary Jacobs for the First Friday Gallery Cruise Open House.
Mondays, january 9, 23 & 30 -- 7:00PM
It's Bridge night!
Tuesdays, January 3 & 17 -- 12:30PM
Play games with Weslie.
Thursday, January 19 -- 9:00 AM
Take a trip to the Pt.Defiance Zoo and the Antique Sandwich Shop in Tacoma. Board the van at 9:00 AM at The Center on Bank Rd.
Tuesday, January 24 -- 10:35AM
Take a trip to the Emerald Queen Casino. Meetat the Center, 10:35AM to climb onto the van.
Wednesdays -- 11:00AM
Laugh with Weslie
Wednesday Bridge Lessons-- 1:00PM
The basic class, taught by Ellen Trout, meets Wednesday mornings at The Center on Bank Road. Daphne Purpus will continue to teach the advanced bidding and conventions class 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays. Both classes are free, no registration required, just come, learn, practice.
Every Wednesday -- Laugh for the Health Of It
Wesley Rogers leads a free class with storytelling and other techniques to reprogram negative emotions to positive ones, 11-11:30 AM every Wednesday at The Center on Bank Road.
Every Wednesday -- LineDancing, 6:30-7:30PM
KB Jones, a line-dancing teacher, will show basic steps for dancing to country music; beginners, men, women and children welcome, wear leather-soled shoes. FREE, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at The Center on Bank Road.
Lunch -- Every Day but Thursday, 11:45 AM.
Suggested donation of $3.50 to offset costs. Everyone is welcome!
Enhance Fitness -- Exercises for people 55 and better
Enrollment is open
A new series of exercise classes for women and
men 50 and better starts at 12:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
Jan. 21-Feb. 28 at the Ober Park Building.
Taught by Mo Brule, the
first class is free if you're a beginner; fees are $35 for Senior
Center members; $42, nonmembers; free to Group Health members. Register at the Center on Bank Rd.
Meet your Board of Directors for 2011
Your Center President, Susan Harrington and the other Center Board members invite you to become part of the action at The Center. Click on a name to email any Board member with your ideas for making 2011 a growth year for the organization. Or, just drop by the Center-New faces are always welcome! Sign up up for Center membership any time. Join us for volunteer opportunities, friendship, fun and feeling fit. We've got it all!
Board Members, 2011
John Moore, Vice President
Not pictured:
Ted Walgren, Treasurer
Dave Van Horn
Willow Eaton, Center Director
LIsa Fox, Administrative Asst. and
Elaiine Hobbs, Dining Asst.
are likely to greet you at the door
Need Transportation to Medical Appointments?
Call Senior Services Volunteer Transportation at 448-5740
Here are some guidelines to help it work for you:
- Schedule off-island appointments no earlier than 10AM and be sure the appointment ends by 2:30P
- Contact the Volunteer Transportation office on Wednesday before your appointment or sooner to schedule a ride.
Wellness Resources
Working with The Center
Footcare @ Vashon Community Care Center 567-4421
Meals on Wheels Tuesdays at 9:30A 463-5173
Neighborhood Legal Clinic 1st Thursday each Month
Call M-F morning for appointment 267-7070
Senior Information & Assistance 448-3110
Senior Rights Assistance 448-5720
Humane Society - Pet Food 463-5173
Benefit Check Up 1-888-435-3377
ACCESS Bus Transportation 205-5000