Summer Fun with 50 Plus

June 27- July 10, 2022

JCPRD's 50 Plus Program provides unique opportunities and lifelong memories that inspire a healthier community.

Visit our website or Facebook page to explore the fun!

Special Events

Let's Flamingle!

Tuesday, July 19

1:30 - 3:00 pm

$15 / $16 nonresident

Matt Ross Community Center

Time to fla-mingle! Grab your flock or mix n’ mingle with new ones for some tropical fun! Laugh the afternoon away while you win prizes with interactive party games like, “Would You Rather”, “Fact or Fiction”, and more! Delight in light summer refreshments and mocktails. Don’t forget, to wear your favorite tropical shirt for the photo booth and a chance to win a prize!

You won’t want to miss out on this totally flamazing time!

8th Annual Regional Pickleball Tournament- NOW 50+

Friday, August 26 - Practice, social and dinner

Saturday, August 27- Gender Doubles

Sunday, August 28- Mixed Doubles

$47 per player or $52 after July 29

Enjoy three days of pickleball fun with one of the largest 50+ tournaments in the metro featuring 12 indoor pickleball courts. Divisions available for Gender and Mixed ratings of 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+. Fee covers both gender and mixed play, Friday dinner, weekend hospitality room and more! Awards given for first, second, and third place in each division in gender and mixed.

All participants must be 50 years of age by 12/31/22.

Don’t miss out on this fun weekend of pickleball!

Find out more information by visiting … JCPRD.com/RegionalPickleball

Enrichment & Special Interests

Bridge

Become an in-demand partner with these bridge workshops. Fun and easy classes help you master a new subject each week. Purchase each workshop individually or take them all! Workshops include hands on instruction and handouts to take home.

Rule of 9 & 11

Tuesday, July 19

4:00 - 5:30 pm

$10 / $11 nonresident

Matt Ross Community Center

Rule of 15 & 20

Tuesday, August 2

4:00 - 5:30 pm

$10 / $11 nonresident

Matt Ross Community Center

Native Plants 101

Friday, July 8

10:30 - 11:30 am

$8 / $9 nonresident

Learn about native plants that you can use in your own garden and where to buy them. Take a tour of the native plant beds at Meadowbrook Park, with our landscape specialist, Kristina Keehn. Refreshments and handouts included.

Wanderlust Book Club

Clanlands: Whiskey, Warfare

Tuesday, July 26

2:00 - 3:00 pm

$5 / $6 nonresident

Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse

Intertwine your love of travel and a good book with a travel-themed book club. Each month enjoy the selected book from the list and conclude the month at the clubhouse with a group discussion on how it relates to your travel, and how it may inspire your wanderlust.

From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe - the site of a great massacre and major clan feud - and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves, and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history, and culture of their native country.

Day Trips

Calling All Quilters

Tuesday, August 2

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

$97

1 - 10 hr. trip

(Includes lunch)

Enjoy a day made for quilters in Hamilton, Mo.! Before getting started with all things fabric, visit the J.C. Penney Museum. Next, tour the Missouri Quilt Museum and see over 300 quilts from different time periods, 600 toy machines, and 200 antique machines. After lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, dive into the endless fabric shopping at four of the Star Quilt Company locations.

A Rare Day Indeed

Thursday, August 25

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

$79

1 - 7 hr. trip

(Includes lunch)

Visit the Kansas City Public Library for a guided tour of the library,

original bank vault, and current exhibits. Hear about the history of the

decline of banks in the downtown area as they gave way to the library district and learn about the rich architecture of the building. Finish with a tour of their collection of rare books and artefacts that live onsite.

After, tour the Money Museum at the Federal Reserve.

Exploring the

"First City"

Tuesday, August 30

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

$94

1 - 8 1/2 hr. trip

(Includes lunch)

Travel to Leavenworth, Kan. for a full day of history in Kansas' "first city." After a step-on-guide provides a tour of area highlights, delight in an entertaining lunch hour with service by the "Harvey Girls." After lunch, tour the C.W. Parker Carousel Museum and take a spin on the restored 1913 carousel. The day will conclude with a tour of Fort Leavenworth. Please bring a photo I.D.

Health and Wellness

Meadowbrook Walkers

Begins Wednesday, July 6

9:00 - 9:50 am

$3 / $4 nonresident

4 - 50 min. sessions

Meet new people, catch up with old friends, and feel great

being active at the same time! Meet at Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse for coffee and end with a 30-minute walk!

Cedar Niles Park

Friday, July 29

10:30 am - 2:00 pm

$18 / $20 nonresident

1 - 3.5 hr. outing

Enjoy a self-paced walk along the newly-opened Cedar Niles Park in Johnson County. This park features streams, tree-lined paved trails, and diverse plant life. Please bring a sack lunch.

Stop for a sweet treat on the way back.