Kenai Senior Center activities
Published 1:18 am Sunday, March 1, 2015
What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of March 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional information. (All activities are held at the Kenai Senior Center unless otherwise stated):
■ Monday, March 2 — 11:00 a.m. – National Old Stuff Day – Bring in a few of your old items to barter for someone else’s old items. (Limit 5 items; No monetary exchanges; You are responsible for carrying in and out your own items.)
■ Wednesday, March 4 — 1:00 p.m. – 5 Wishes Work Shop – call the Center to sign up on the bulletin board
■ Thursday, March 5 — SingSpiration – 6:00 p.m. Join us in singing those “Old Time Religion” hymns right out of the hymnal. Bring a finger food to share.
■ Wednesday, March 11 – noon – Johnny Appleseed Day
■ Thursday, March 12 – 1:00 p.m. – Microwave Hotpad Craft Class, $3 – facilitated by Karen Dorcas Sign up on the bulletin board
■ Thursday, March 12, 19 and 26 — 6:30-9:30 p.m. – Bluegrass Jam Session – All levels welcome and observers encouraged
■ Tuesday, March 17 — 11:30 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Party Sign up on the bulletin board
■ Wednesday, March 18 — 11:30 a.m. – Birthday Lunch
■ Friday, March 20 — No Regular Scheduled Activities Today
■ Friday, March 20 — 6:00 p.m. – March for Meals Fundraiser BBQ Chicken & Rib Dinner; Homemade Pie Auction; Silent Auction Bonanza; Split the Pot; Balloon Prizes; No-Host Bar All proceeds go directly to support the Kenai Senior Center’s Meals on Wheels Program. Tickets are $30 each and available at Charlottes Restaurant & Kenai Senior Center
■ Wednesday, March 25 — 1:00 p.m. – Social Media / Skype Class facilitated by Al Weeks
■ Really Early Sunday, March 28— 1:30 a.m. – After Prom Breakfast KSC volunteers to serve breakfast to our KCHS Prom Attendees, volunteers needed, call the Center to sign up
■ Spanish: Mondays — 1-1:30 p.m. Beginning Spanish / 1:30-2 p.m. Audio Spanish / 2-2:30 p.m. Instructional Spanish
■ Guitar Class: Tuesdays — 9:30 a.m. Beginners and 10:30 a.m. Intermediate
■ Writers Group — Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. – Solarium, facilitated by Virginia Walters
■ Nordic Pole Walking — Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 8:00 a.m., Meet at the Kenai Rec. Center
■ General Exercise: Monday / Wednesday / Friday at 9:00 a.m.
■ Growing Strong Strength Training Class: Monday / Wednesday / Friday at 10:00 a.m.
■ Line Dancing: Monday / Thursday at 10:00 a.m. – at the Kenai Recreation Center (Please stop by the KSC to sign up for Beginning Line Dancing)
■ Tai-Chi: Tuesday / Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
■ Zumba Gold: Tuesday / Thursday at 2:00 p.m. — donation suggested
■ Walter Walking at Nikiski Pool: Tuesdays & Thursdays ($3 van ride) 7:30-9:30 a.m.
■ Beading — 1:00 p.m. Mondays
■ Knitting — 1:00 p.m. Fridays
■ Quilting — Please call the Center to add your name to the list if you’re interested in a Quilting Group
■ Mondays & Fridays at 12:30 p.m. — Pinochle
■ Tuesdays at 12:35 p.m. — Bridge
■ Wednesdays at 1 p.m. — Dominos
■ Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. — Tripoly
■ Wednesday, March 4 & 18 — 9:00 a.m.-noon Social Security virtual office (The Kenai Senior is the venue to talk to the Anchorage Social Security Office. This is a first come first serve service. A signup sheet will be available when you arrive at the KSC. No appointments and no age limits.)
■ Council on Aging — Thursday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m.
■ Kenai Senior Connection Board Meeting — Friday, March 27 at 9:30 a.m.
Community Meals are served Monday – Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Our mission at the Kenai Senior Center is to serve as a community focal point for senior services where adults 60-plus come together to engage in opportunities for dignity and personal growth. Please call (907-283-4156) or stop by our facility (361 Senior Court, Kenai AK 99611) anytime during regular operating hours (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) – Monday – Friday.
