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When I joined the board of the nonprofit Senior Citizens Council several years ago, I thought I would be involved in a sedentary place where senior citizens sat around and used the facility to play a little cards, etc. I had no idea of the incredible variety of activities they enjoyed, including health and exercise classes; line dancing; trips; pinochle and bridge; picnics; classes on computers, nutrition, investments, income tax, Spanish and art; holiday events; and more. I realized that for the hundreds of seniors, coming to the Senior Center each week, it was their everyday home where they met with their friends, black and white.
In addition, the kitchen cooked and served lunch to a full dining room. These meals are supervised by a dietician who designs them for health and specifically for senior citizens. The center also distributed some 1,300 meals a day to 14 counties, using volunteers who knocked on doors and, in many cases, were the only contact that "sit-ins" had. This contact is as important as the food. For the staff and volunteers to do all this, it took a lot of energy, effort and dedication.See the full content of this document
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Senior Center Is Getting a Raw Deal From Rdc
WHO WOULD have guessed that despite these efforts, the CSRA Regional Development Center (RDC), led by a six-figure salaried administrator and a vindictive director of a st...
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