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Staff Directory Lisa Deming, Senior Center Manager

GOLD DUST SENIOR CENTER 646 Industrial Blvd. Villa Rica, GA 30180 770-459-7018 Hours of Operation:

SENIOR SERVICES

VACANT, Kitchen Supervisor Dorothy Worthan, Center Aide Ellen Swain, Home Delivery Driver/Center Aide

Elizabeth Barber, Center Aide Glenda Golden, Center Aide

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

MEAL SERVICES Congregate Meals - must sign up by 10 am

VILLA RICA SENIOR CENTER

A well-balanced, nutritional meal is served daily, Monday through Friday at 11:30 AM. To participate in the congregate meal program, you must meet the criteria for participation and register for membership. A cost share of $2.00 per meal is appre ciated; however, no one will be turned away for the inability to donate. Home Delivered Meals – Meals on Wheels We provide a well-balanced, nutritional meal, a friendly visit and a quick safety check for our home bound clients. If interested, please contact the Villa Rica Senior at 770-459-7018. SENIOR DANCES A Senior Dance is held the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Friday of each month. Entrance Fee: $8 per person (due at door). CASH ONLY Times: 7 PM to 10 PM Dances are held at the Villa Rica Civic Center

The center functions as a community gathering place for active adults 55 and older. Seniors participate in daily planned activities such as exercise, pickleball, line dancing, bingo, card games, billiards, art classes and day trip excursions. The center hosts various guests who perform and entertain or speak about medical, financial, and consumer issues important to seniors. Days: Monday through Friday Times: 8am-2pm Annual Membership Fee: $15.00 (renewal every October) Limited transportation is available to seniors who need assistance commuting to and from the Senior Center. Please contact the center for further information on transportation at 770-459-7018.

ACTIVITIES: HEALTH & FITNESS PROGRAMS EXERCISE PROGRAMS ARTS & CRAFTS POOL TABLES/ BILLIARDS INDOOR PICKLEBALL BINGO

SENIOR CENTER MONTHLY ACTIVITIES Mondays: Bingo @ 10:30 am Beginners Pickleball @ 12:30 pm

GROUP OUTINGS CARDS & GAMES VISUAL ARTS TRIPS BEGINNING LINE DANCE

Tuesdays: Senior Exercise @ 10:30 am 1st and 3rd Tuesdays: Wood Carving @ 12:30 pm

Beginning Crochet @ 12:30 pm Art Class 2nd and 4th @ 12:30 Wednesdays: Beginning Line Dance @ 10 am Senior Pickleball @ 12:30 pm

Thursdays: Exercise @ 10:30 am

Fridays: Walking Group: times vary seasonally Senior Pickleball @ 12:30 pm

SAVE THE DATE: • AARP SMART Driver Course Thursday, November 9th, 8:30-3pm @ the V-Plex Civic Center. • Senior Center Membership Renewal October 1, 2023.

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