MOSAIC Extra - Seniors

The Manassas Park

MOSAIC

EXTRA:

Senior Passport

ACTIVE AGING • Aqua-cise • Pickle Ball • Table Tennis SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES • Morning Mochas • Gardening Gurus • Senior Socials CONTINUING EDUCATION • Senior Seminars • Culinary Delights • Book Club

Manassas Park Senior Passport You’ve asked, we’ve listened! Our Seniors Passport Program is now only $30 per

year! To be eligible for this Passport Membership, you must be 65 years of age or older. Membership

includes all the benefits the Fitness PLUS Membership as well as the Splash Membership and access to all senior programs at no additional fee! Enjoy our potlucks, the wellness center, pool, active aging programs and more! Every year, we host a Seniors Easter Egg Hunt, Scavenger Hunt, Regional Trips and Spring Dance. Non-members may enroll in these classes individually by paying the $2 daily drop-in rate.

Transportation is available! See the back page for more information on how you can get to and from The Community Center.

For specific programming details such as trip locations, movie and book selections, and lecture presenters, please refer to the bi-monthly newsletter we’ve made just for seniors, available online and at the front desk.

Active Aging

Social Opportunities

Continuing Education

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Aqua-cise 9-9:50AM

Pickle Ball 9-10AM

Table Tennis 8:45-10:15AM

Restorative Aquafit 10:30-11:20AM

Friday Frolics 9-9:45AM

Seniors Yoga 10:45-11:30AM

Wii Fitness 11AM-12:30PM

Senior Strength & Sculpt 10-10:50AM

Wii Fitness 11AM-12:30PM

Friday Free Shoot 10-11:15AM

Morning Mochas 8:30-10:30AM

Gardening Gurus 9-10:15AM

Senior Socials 10:30AM-12PM

Gardening Gurus 9-10:15AM

Morning Mochas 8:30-10:30AM

Potluck Picnic in The Park 11AM-1PM

Board Bonanza 12-2PM

Mystery of the Month 12-2PM

Bingo “Night” 11AM-12:30PM

Senior Potluck Dinner 4:30-6PM

Masterpiece Theater 12-2PM

New School Skills 12:30-1:15PM

Senior Seminars 12:30-1:30PM

Culinary Delights 12:45-1:30PM

Book Club 12-2PM

ACTIVE AGING Aqua-cise Take a step into the pool to keep up your muscle tone and get the low impact full body exercise you’ve been looking for. MPCC. Activity #3001 Pickle Ball This slower paced game is similar to tennis is the perfect low impact exercise, the speed is reduced to make it an easier and more enjoyable exercise like you have always been able to get on the Courts. MPCC. Activity #3002 Table Tennis Join in the fun and volley the ball with your friends a bit to work up a sweat. If you’d like to practice you could also fold up the table and hit to yourself for a while. MPCC. Activity #3003

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Friday

Restorative Aquafit This is another pool exercise class that puts the needs of participants into action by making it low impact exercise that anyone can handle. MPCC. Activity #3004 Friday Frolics Join us every Friday at Costello Park for a brisk walk and conversation throughout the park. In the colder months of winter, we’ll be stepping it up throughout the halls of the Community Center. Costello Park/MPCC. Activity #3005 Seniors Yoga Flexibility and strengthening your core are keys to this class that is specifically for our seniors, the class could be easily adjusted for people that have limited mobility as well. MPCC. Activity #3006

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Manassas Park Senior Passport Wii Fitness Remember when action packed video games consisted of frog crossing the street? Well, we have the newest technology in video gaming, which will allow you to get an excellent workout through virtual gaming. MPCC. Activity #3007

Potluck Picnic in the Park On the 2nd Monday of the Month, we’ll be heading outdoors for a potluck picnic. The picnic is held at Costello Park, and during the colder months will be moved into the Community Center.

Contact the Community Center to sign up to bring a dish for our potluck. MPCC. Activity #3014

Senior Strength & Sculpt Our Senior Strength & Sculpt exercise class is geared to seniors of all shapes, sizes, and mobility levels. You’ll be able to get a great work-out that is low impact enough to meet needs and provide a challenging work-out to boot. MPCC. Activity #3008

Board Bonanza Do you miss playing the classic board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, and Parcheesi? Then join us every Tuesday to enjoy a board game with friends. MPCC. Activity #3015

Movie of the Month Each month we will explore our surroundings. Pick up the clues Friday Free Shoot The Friday Free Shoot is a form of open gym basketball. You and go on a hunt to solv our monthly mystery. MPCC. Activity can play classic games like “Around the World” or 21, or just #3016 practice your jump shot: the choice is yours. MPCC. Activity Bingo “Night” #3009 The first Thursday of the Month, we’ll be playing bingo! Bring your friends, wear your lucky socks and maybe your numbers Senior Games The Northern Virginia Senior Games will test your ability to run, will come up B-I-N-G-O! MPCC. Activity #3017 swim and play pickle ball among other activities. For more Senior Potluck Dinner details and information on the Senior Games, please see the On the 3rd Friday of the Month, don’t forget to stop by our comnewsletter and contact the Community Center. Activity #3010 munity potluck dinner to chat with friends, meet new ones and share your culinary skills with others. MPCC. Activity #3018 SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES Morning Mochas CONTINUING EDUCATION Some mornings, you just feel like taking it easy and enjoying Masterpiece Theater some coffee with friends. We understand that and have a space Every Monday, you’ll need to bring your creativity and imaginaset-up for you to just relax and enjoy your friends company tion to this class that will cover everything from painting and every Monday and Friday morning. Plus every once in awhile a drawing to poetry and dance. September’s theme is “Autumn”.

City leader will be here to listen to your thoughts. MPCC. Activ- What a great time to explore on nature, and what better way than to write a limerick and haiku poetry for our first month’s topic. ity #3011 MPCC. Activity #3019 Week 1 (Sept 10): Couplets, Haikus, Limericks; Oh My! Gardening Gurus Do you have a green thumb? Then join our garden- Week 2 (Sept 17): Painting Pigments ing group that will be assisting with the upkeep of Week 3 (Sept 24): Music Creation & Appreciation our landscapes. And during the colder months we Week 4 (Oct 1): Sketching Scapes are going to be coming indoors for window garden creations and plan for spring beautifica- New School Skills tion goals. MPCC/Costello Park. Activity #3012 Do you desire to learn how to use a computer, a particular program on a laptop, or just trying to figure out how to send an e-mail? Our Senior Socials expert teacher will show you everything you Do you have a creative touch? Are you excited to meet with need to know. September’s theme is “Tech friends every so often to talk about the day’s events? Then our to go”. MPCC. Activity #3020 senior socials group is the perfect thing for you. We make work Week 1 (Sept 4): Cell Phones Simplified, Cell Set-up on craft projects, play games and have a good time every Week 2 (Sept 11): Tablet Tips Wednesday. MPCC. Activity #3013 Week 3 (Sept 18): There’s An App For That Week 4 (Sept 25): Cell Phones Simplified, Texts to Tweets 703.335.8872 • www.ManassasParkCommunityCenter.com

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Senior Seminars Do you have questions about the home safety? Maybe you’d like to get a refresher on your driving skills or are trying to figure out what you should be eating to stay in tip-top shape. Our Senior Seminars will give you all the answers you need from Community leaders. September’s Speaker: Local Firefighters will come in to share in-depth knowledge about keeping your home safe and hazard-free, while giving you an up close look at some of their firefighting equipment. MPCC. Activity #3021

We Can’t Wait to Meet You!

Culinary Delights Are you a Food Network aficionado? Then this is the class for you! Each week we’ll be sampling a new recipe. And we’ll also be developing a cookbook.

September’s Theme is “Harvest Apple Recipes”.

MPCC. Activity #3022 Week 1 (Sept 6): Homemade Applesauce Week 2 (Sept 13): Apple Pie Week 3 (Sept 20): Apple Harvest Salad Week 4 (Sept 27): Cinnamon Apple Doughnuts Book Club On the first Friday of each month, we’ll be reading and sharing our thoughts on the story and characters from historical novels to romantic classic books, and everything in between. The plot twist for this book club: we’ll be sharing our thoughts over potluck food that follows the story. With the Civil War’s 150th anniversary upon us, it is fitting that our first selection is The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. Following book selections will be made by participants. MPCC. Activity #3023

need a ride?

we’ve got you covered!

Transportation is available for residents of Park Place Senior Apartments on weekdays with pickup times at 8:30am and 11:30am, and drop-off times at 11:30am and 2pm at no additional cost.

Please keep in mind that meals are not currently available at the Manassas Park Community Center, participants coming from 8:30am-2pm will need to provide their own lunch.

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