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19 —Op 82 AGENDA STATEMENT
SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2010
SUBJECT: Brainstorm Saturday Program Ideas
Report Prepared by Anna Hudson, Recreation Coordinator
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide input on program ideas
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: At the January 4, 2010 Senior Center Advisory Committee meeting,
the Advisory Committee suggested brainstorming new activities and classes for the 2010 Saturday
morning programs.
In September 2009, the Dublin Senior Center began offering Saturday morning activities. Currently there
is an average of 70 people attending programs on Saturday mornings. Currently the following activities
are being offered:
Ballroom Room C/D Room B
8:30—9:30 am—Jazzercise 8:30-9:30 am—Open 9:00 am-12:00 pm -Ping Pong
9:30-10:30 am—Open 10:00 -11:00 am—Ukulele (closed on the first Saturday)
10:30— 12:00 pm- Line Dance 11:00 am -12:00 pm- Open
Staff will continue to try and find volunteers or contracted instructors to expand the existing activities that
are popular during the week to the weekend as well. The following is a list of possible new activities that
Staff could also pursue pending the ability to secure volunteer leaders, or contract instructors to provide
the activities.
• Capturing Memories on Disc—An intergenerational activity involving Power Point and Digital Video
• Performance Groups (Choral, Jam Band, Theatrical, etc.)
• Blast from the Past—A little known history of Dublin: I have the pictures to prove it.
• ESL Living Skills
• Cooking for one or two
• Nutrition
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• Chi Gong and Tai Chi
• Sing-a-longs
• R.O.M.E.O. Club (Retired Older Men Eating Out)
• J.U.L.I.E.T. Club (Just Us ladies informally eating together)
• R.A.L.L.I. for Fun - Reviving Active Lifestyles &Leisure Interests for Fun
• Caregiver Workshops and Support Groups to maintain strong families
• Wii Drop In Play
• Sports at Fallon Sports Park
• Computer Art and Design Classes
• Retirement Planning (financial and activity/leisure pursuits)
Staff encourages the Advisory Committee Members to think of other ideas to share with the group at the
meeting. The Committee Members will then go through an exercise to determine the high priority
programs for Staff to focus on in the next six months.
As noted the addition of these activities will be dependent on finding volunteer leaders or contracted
programs that will cover any direct costs with user registration fees. The objective is to have activities in
each room throughout the morning by the fall.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Advisory Committee receive the report and provide
input on the program ideas.
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