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Item: 8.1 <br /> City of <br /> Elk <br /> Memorandum <br /> River <br /> To: Parks and Recreation Commission <br /> From: Annette Bonin <br /> Date: June 6,2018 <br /> Subject: Activity Center Report <br /> Hot Topic(s) of the Month <br /> Over 100 seniors attended the annual Senior Day Out event held at Friendly Buffalo. This is <br /> an educational event sponsored by SALT (Seniors and Law Together).The event includes <br /> lunch and features speakers on various senior safety topics,along with updates by area law <br /> enforcement agencies. <br /> May Programs <br /> • Wonders of the National Parks <br /> • Watercolor Class <br /> • Master Gardeners <br /> • Senior Day Out <br /> • Older Americans Month Celebration <br /> • Fabulous Friday Card Bingo <br /> • History Buffs <br /> • Bookends: Practice and School Performances <br /> • Foot Clinic <br /> • In House and Monticello Pool Tournaments <br /> • Fitness Classes—Fit and Friends,Yoga, Cardio,Line Dance <br /> • Cards—500, Smear,Bridge, Hand& Foot, Cribbage <br /> • Hobby Groups—Woodcarving, Quilting, Card Making <br /> • Support Groups: Parkinson's,Alzheimer's <br /> • Trips: Crossroads,Mystic Lake,Taste of Wisconsin <br /> Marketing Efforts <br /> • Development and distribution of 1200 Senior Scene Monthly Newsletters <br /> • Star News "Seniors On The Go" column and"Happenings" Section <br /> • Constant Contact email blasts <br /> • Event flyers at senior buildings in Elk River <br /> • Created 17 Facebook Posts <br /> • Event Postcards <br /> • Maintained Activity Center website page <br /> • Chamber of Commerce event calendar posts <br /> [POWERED / 1 <br /> N:\Departments\Parks and Recreation\Commission\Packets\2018\06-13-18 PRC Packet\8.1-Activity Center report.docx IVIATUPE <br />