South Brunswick Senior Center

Office on Aging

The Week Ahead: Please click for calendar

$$ =There is a fee

Monday- Closed- We hope you enjoy your day!

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Tuesday

Bridge Lessons-Just show up!

Adult Coloring- Social and relaxing!

Now and Zen- Free and easy

Bolly X - $$ Get fit with fun!

Repurposing items to make Art! Be Creative

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Wednesday

Chess Lessons-Just show up!

Crochet/Knitting -Handiwork for yourself or to donate!

Zumba- $$You won't even realize you are working out.

Garden Talk in the Art room with a master gardener, Art

Writing Away with a published artist Coleen- bring paper, pen

Podcast- 'The time people were terrified of the library'/listen/discuss

Personal Safety- Penn Med program- Call 888.897.8979 to register

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Thursday

Ceramics $$ we supply the kiln, paint and glazes-no need to register- purchase a piece to paint today.

Tai Chi $$ Balance, form and core all in one class

Chair Yoga $$ This new class has received rave reviews

Book Club Read, discuss make friends SB library card needed

Dessert Making Demo and delicious dessert to take home

call asap we have a handful of spots available.

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Friday

Body Sculpting $$- bring your own weights please

South Brunswick Mobile Library- Reading is good for the soul!

What's on YOUR Mind??? Lots of topics, fun and good conversation.

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Please remember: All fitness classes require a medical clearance from your physician. We ask that it is updated every two years. Click here for the form.



Alternatively, you can ask us to fax it to your doctor- simply call the office 732.329.4000 x 7670 and provide your doctors name and fax number-we'll do the rest!

A Note to Fitness Participants from Caryl Greenberg

Prior to the time I took over the directorship (two years ago) some of you may remember that we structured fitness classes by session -- members purchased an 8 week class, for example. If you couldn't make a class you did not get a refund (unless you had a doctors note). There was little flexibility with this model.

Initially during the pandemic, when we offered classes outdoors in the park they were complimentary -- the senior center absorbed all costs. We did this for as long as we could, but budgetary limits obliged us to reinstitute charging for classes ($1 or $2 per class).

Effective October 1st, all classes are $3.50 per session, which is the midpoint of what we were charging prior to the pandemic. And now, instead of purchasing on a session by session basis, members can now buy a fitness card and have the flexibility of going to any class they choose, at any time they choose.

Many fitness participants want to take classes daily and we recognize that can be prohibitive at $3.50 per session. To address that concern we will implement a pilot program beginning in January that will allow those participants that want to take more than 3 classes per week to purchase a monthly pass enabling them to attend unlimited classes. We're waiting until January because November and December have so many holiday closures that no benefit would accrue to purchasers of the pass.

We have not worked out the fine details yet but this will save you money if you tend to be a regular in the classes. If you like to continue to pay for classes with your fitness card you can also continue to do that. Please watch for details in the next few weeks.

You may have noticed we now have red tape on the gym floor which is the guideline for where chairs will be set up. All chairs will be 6 feet apart. This will help us with allowing more participants to attend and safely maintain distance. We will work on keeping the back of the gym more open for anyone who may prefer to be further away from others.

We are also hoping to add to our already full week of classes so stay tuned as we seek out a country line dance instructor!

Please reach out to me directly if you would like to attend class(es) but cannot because of financial reasons.

If you any questions, ideas or concerns my contact information is below. I would love to hear from you!



My Best,

Caryl

732.329.4000 x7682