May is Older Americans Month and the slogan for this year is Blaze a Trail.
Rex Mobile Mammography will be at the center Monday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Schedule your appointment now.
Zumba has returned to the senior center, which thanks the Town of Wake Forest for providing room at the Flaherty Park Center for two months.
Please see the front office and materials there for all the counseling and assistance programs offered through the senior center. There is one-on-one counseling about eligibility and services for older adults and people with disabilities; there is similar counseling for financial care assistance; and beginning on June 8 there will be a veterans representative at the center on the second Wednesday. There will be a Medicaid counselor on site beginning in July and there will also be a workshop about Medicaid.
There are new classes in Tai Chi for Arthritis, a creative wring class, beginner line dance class, and an adaptive yoga class. Check the schedules for the times for each.
The Northern Wake Senior Center at 235 East Holding Avenue is owned by the Town of Wake Forest with programming and staffing provide by Resources for Seniors. Most programs are free for all. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the phone is 919-554-4111; the website with full information, including the full calendar, about the senior center and Resources for Seniors is available on computers, smartphones and tablets at www.Resourcesforseniors.com and http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/northern-wake-senior-center.aspx.
