The Southbury Senior Center will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 24th from 9:00 am -2:00 p.m. The Open House will feature a welcome coffee sponsored by The Lutheran Home, tours, Try It Fit and Flex class, a make and take craft sponsored by Church Hill Village, a $5 Café Lunch, a presentation on Rapturous Romania: Dracula’s Lair sponsored by Candlewood Valley Health and Rehab, and more. Advance registration is required to participate in any of the programs. To register, call the center 203-262-0651.
The Open House will be an opportunity for the public to meet the Senior Services Team, learn about programming, the services provided and to get to meet active members. Guests will also have a chance to tour the facility and ask questions about programming.
The center offers a variety of recreational, educational, social, health and wellness, creative and just for fun programs and classes. The center also offers a variety of physical activities in which seniors can participate. Tap dancing, line dancing, Tango lessons and various levels of exercise programs are available to seniors of all interests and skill levels.
The senior center serves as a community resource as well as an activity center. Resources and support include:
- Year round monthly Medicare and Medicaid counseling
- Weekly counseling during the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period
- Discounted monthly haircuts
- On site Municipal Agent, providing resources and support for all issues facing seniors and their families
"My hope is that any community member in the area who wants to be active and engaged at the center will come to meet our team and the people who are here on a regular basis,” said Senior Services Director Andrea Corcoran. “Coming to a new building and a new place can be intimidating, but meeting someone there first can make it a more comfortable experience and this open house will offer that opportunity.”
For more information on the services provided by the Southbury Senior Center, call during business hours and stop by for a tour. Team members are available between 8 a.m. and 4:30p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Friday to answer questions and discuss the events calendar.
“We hope that the open house will bring new seniors into the programs and bring people together that may have lived in the Southbury area all their lives and never met each other,” Corcoran said. “We have a fantastic base group of members who come in every week, but we would like to extend our welcome and the opportunity to join us to everyone.”
Registration is required. Please call the center at 203-262-0651 to sign up for the Open House programs offered.