This year, Thanksgiving takes place on the latest date possible, November 28th, but Thanksgiving is about more than just one day. It’s a season of gratitude to be celebrated all month long.
Here at The Center, we have many reasons to be thankful. One of those reasons is apparent in every newsletter. As you flip through its pages, please take notice at the amount of support given to our senior center. In any given month, you will find programming offered by individuals, local companies, non-profit organizations, performers, and our county’s Office of Aging Services.
It is the generous contributions of their time, talents, and often resources, driven by a desire to give back to their community, that allows us to offer a diverse array of activities tailored to your unique needs and interests.
These program facilitators coordinate and lead presentations, classes, and activities. They bring diverse skills, knowledge, and experiences to our Center, introducing new, helpful information, or just good old-fashioned fun. The result is a broader range of options that cater to the varying interests and abilities of our participants, making it possible to remain engaged, healthy, and active at The Center.
This involvement fosters a sense of community not just within The Center, but in the greater Upper Perkiomen Valley, as many of these companies and organizations are local to our area. Their efforts also help bridge generational gaps with program hosts who are younger individuals. These interactions encourage mutual respect and understanding, strengthening our social fabric.
These individuals, organizations, and companies often volunteer their time. This reduces operational costs for our senior center, allowing us to allocate resources more efficiently. More importantly, it means we can offer activities to our community at little or no cost, which means an inability to pay never has to prevent someone from attending our center.
We are proud to offer a schedule of activities that covers many subjects, ranging from educational workshops to fitness classes to social events, but the reason we can do that is because of the generosity of our community. We are thankful for the many, many people involved in filling our activity calendar month after month. These programs play a pivotal role in enhancing the overall well-being of our senior center.
The Center’s programming stands as a shining example of the impact that a community can have when they come together with a shared purpose. We thank the individuals, organizations, and businesses for the impact they have had at The Center and in our participant’s lives. We are grateful for your support.
