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AGENDA STATEMENT
` SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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troy. MEETING DATE: April 1, 2010
SUBJECT: Picnic in the Park
Report Prepared by Anna Hudson, Recreation Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide input.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: Staff is partnering with "The Groves" senior apartment complex to
plan an old fashioned"Picnic in the Park" event. This will help meet the Advisory Committee's strategic
goal to expand outreach to older adults in the community and conduct and event to promote the Senior
Center. The event will be held in Bray Commons, which is a park adjacent to "The Groves" apaitments.
The event will be held on Friday,June 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and is.open to the public.
The goal of this event is to promote fun for seniors in a park setting while learning about the activities
offered at the Dublin Senior Center. Staff has selected Bray Commons, located on Keegan Street between
Dublin Boulevard and Central Parkway, because of its close proximity to the Groves Apartment Complex
which houses over 350 seniors.
Activities could include bocce or lawn bowling, miniature golf, spin the wheel, croquet, basketball free-
throw contest, beach ball volleyball, and frisbee golf. Participants will also be encouraged to do a lap or
two around the circular quarter-mile track in the park. Musical entertainment will be sponsored by the
Groves. The menu will include barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers with all of the fixings and dessert.
As an added value, van transportation will be provided to and from the Dublin Senior Center. Sign ups
for van transportation will be accepted so a van schedule may be established.
The pre-registration event fee will be$3 for Dublin residents and$4 for non-residents. The fee on the day
of the event will be $5.00 for all. All ages are welcome and participants will be encouraged to bring their
grandchildren.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Advisory Committee receive the report and provide input.
COPIES TO:
ITEM NO. 7.2
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