Draper Senior Center: Events Schedule
Feb 20, 2015 01:56PM ● By City Journals StaffDraper Senior Center
1148 E. Pioneer Road
(385) 468-3330
The center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. Transportation is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for those who live in the area. The cost is free; call the center for more information. Most activities require you to sign up in advance.
Feb. 24, 10 a.m. — Improving Your Sleep. Vital Aging will host this class on learning how to prepare yourself for sleep and to hopefully, stay asleep.
1:30 p.m. — Fitness Clinic. Michele Mendoza, personal trainer, will offer seniors the opportunity to test their health skills with one-on-one assistance.
Feb. 25, March 11, 25, 10 a.m. — Computers 101
Feb. 25, 10:30 a.m. — Love Your Heart. Let’s keep our hearts strong and healthy. A heart specialist from Sandy Health and Rehab will help seniors do this.
Feb. 26, 10 a.m. — Heart Screenings. Nursing students from Eagle Gate College will be doing blood pressure testing, blood glucose testing, listening to heart rhythms and foot assessments.
March 3, 10:45 a.m. — Shoulder Replacement. Dr. Sybrowski and Dr. Meadows, Alta View Sports Medicine, will offer great tips on dealing with & avoiding shoulder pain
March 3, 17, 12:30 p.m. — Acupressure
March 4, 18, 9 a.m. — Manicures
10 a.m. — Hearing Testing, Hearing Aid Cleaning and Presentation. Hosted by Harris Hearing Center.
March 5, 1 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Support Group. This is an opportunity for individuals confronting dementia and for families and caregivers to share and learn more about ways to cope and live.
March 6, 10 a.m. — Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Testing
10:30 p.m. — “What About Snoring?” LoAndra Berg, Alta View Hospital, will talk about this annoying problem.
March 9, 10 am. — “Healthy Eating.” Lindsay Park, dietician at Alta View Hospital, will steer seniors on the right track to eating healthy.
12 p.m. — Young at Heart Book Club
March 10, 11:30 p.m. — Salt Lake County Aging and Adult Services Fair. Come find out all the wonderful programs that Adult & Aging Services has to offer seniors.
11:30 p.m. — Lunch Buddies. The group will go to “Penny Ann’s Café.”
3 p.m. — Afternoon Tea
March 12, 10 a.m. — Home Depot Field Trip. Visit Home Depot and have their experts answer your questions on preparing your home and garden for spring and summer. Transportation provided.
March 13, 10:30 a.m. — Accreditation Award Ceremony. A Salt Lake County representative from Aging & Adult Services will present the center with their accreditation plaque.
11 a.m. — Tap Dancing Grannies. Enjoy this amazing group of tapping grandmothers.
12:30 p.m. — Estate Planning. Tim Williams, center volunteer attorney, will present a nuts and bolts workshop on Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney, Medicare and Medicaid, and other ElderLaw related topics.
March 16, 10:30 a.m. — Senior Health. Roland Fitts will present pertinent info. about senior health.
11 a.m. — Sandy Senior Center Irish Dancers Perform
2 p.m. — Bunco
March 18, 9:30 a.m. — Soap Making.
March 19, 10:30 a.m. — Releasing into Peace. Find out how to get rid of aches and pains and feel more peace and comfort physically and emotionally.
March 20, 10 a.m. — Health Screenings. Students from Roseman University will be on hand to provide blood pressure testing, blood glucose testing, listening to heart rhythms and foot assessments.
10 a.m. — New Time for Bingo
March 23, 10:30 a.m. — Dip Party. Bring your favorite dip to share. The center will provide the chips.
10:30 a.m. — Ask a Pharmacist
11:30 a.m. — “Walk with Ease” Meet and Greet. Wondering what “Walk with Ease” is all about? Representatives from Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services will be here to tell you.
1 p.m. — Movie Monday: “100-Foot Journey”
March 24, 10 a.m. — Coping with Loss and Grief. Rhonda Busch, Vital Aging Project, will host this presentation, giving seniors the opportunity to share, and then process thoughts and feelings related to loss.