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The public is invited to join the Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging and its five senior centers as they celebrate National Senior Center Month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Maple Street Senior Community Center, 710 Maple St., Lebanon.

There will be free food, door prizes, interactive programs, information on the programs held at Lebanon’s five senior centers, and live music.

There will also be ongoing, guided tours of the center/building. No reservations are required; interested persons may drop in and participate in as many or as few programs as they wish.

Activities and their locations and times include:

 

Auditorium/Dining Room

8:30-9 a.m. – Pickleball with senior center volunteers

9:30-10:30 a.m. – Line Dancing with Peg Confair

1-2 p.m. – Entertainment by David Reinwald

 

Dining Room

10:30-11:30 a.m. – Penny bingo with senior center volunteers

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch (vouchers needed)

 

Library

9-10 a.m. – Yoga with Gary Schlegel

10:15-11:30 a.m. – Family Feud with senior center volunteers

 

Activity Room (basement level)

9-10 a.m. – Hearing loss program by Kathy Cesario from ClearCaptions

10:15-11 a.m. – Band Together with Dianne Stott

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – “Healthy Aging Now: Five Evidence-Based Changes” by Dr. Chris Sciamanna, professor of medicine and public health sciences, Hershey Medical Center

 

Registration, door prize tickets, and lunch vouchers will be available at the center’s Maple Street entrance. For more information, call Lebanon Area Agency on Aging at (717) 273-9262.

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