Senior activities

Thu., June 21, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

Upcoming

AARP Driver’s Safety Class – 9 a.m.-1 p.m., today and tomorrow at the Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook St. The cost is $10. You must attend both classes to receive a certificate. For more information, call 482-0803.

Senior Independence Boxed Lunch Day – Sponsored by Mid-City Concerns, Mid-City Senior Center, and Meals on Wheels. Help seniors stay independent by purchasing a boxed lunch by 3 p.m. Wednesday. Lunches will be delivered on June 29 between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The cost per lunch is $12. Menu options include a chicken Caesar salad wrap or veggie sandwich. All lunches include mixed berries, chips, a cookie and bottled water. For more information call, 232-0864 or visit MOWspokane.org.

Ongoing

AARP, Greater Spokane Chapter No. 384 – Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Old Country Buffet at Franklin Mall, 5504 N. Division, no-host lunch available; 534-1737 or 534-7042.

AARP Senior Employment – Specializes in jobs for persons 55 years and older. Employers are looking for your years of experience, maturity and dependability, call 325-7712 for more information.

Aging and Long-term Care of Eastern Washington – The planning and management council usually meets the fourth Friday of each month from 1-3:30 p.m. at 1222 N. Post St. For more information, call 458-2509.

Computer classes – A variety of beginning computer classes offered through the Institute of Extended Learning. Call 533-4756 for list, times, locations and costs.

Fitness classes – A variety of fitness classes are offered through the Institute of Extended Learning. Call 533-4756 for more information.

Gentle Exercise – The Institute for Extended Learning seniors program offers this class at several locations and times. For information, call 533-4756.

Happy Computer Users classes – At the Professional Hearing Health Care Center, 12211 E. Broadway, Suite 4; contact Linda Walston at 218-3650 for dates, times and prices.

History Classes – Offered through the Institute of Extended Learning. Call 533-4756 for more information.

Multimedia art – Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon, Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Call 926-1937.

Project Joy Senior Entertainers – is looking for entertainers to perform at care centers, assisted living and retirement facilities; call 535-0584 for more information.

Red Hat Society – Meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Wear your purple and red, and enjoy lunch and games. Call 926-1937 for more information.

Senior Fitness – Sponsored by the Spokane Valley Senior Center, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8-9 a.m. and 9:30-10:30 a.m., 2426 N. Discovery Place. For more information, call 926-1937.

Senior Yoga – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Good Samaritan Village Community Center, 17028 E. Eighth. Cost is $3 for each class. For more information, call 924-6161, ext. 610, or 448-4825.

Sing-A-Long and Dance – Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon, Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. For more information, call 926-1937.

Table Tennis – Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Call 926-1937 for more information.

Tai Chi – Mondays, 11 a.m., at the Spokane Valley Senior Center at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Call Bob or Cindy at 468-0587 to register.

Tax and Volunteer Training – Let AARP Tax-Aide teach you how to file your own taxes or how to join their ranks in counselor and leadership opportunities. Call (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/taxaide.

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