Experience Chelsea Senior Center at Community Open House

Editor’s note: Last week we shared information on Chelsea Senior Center’s first-ever community open house. This week we are sharing more specifics! Did you know that the Chelsea Senior Center serves the greater Chelsea area, including Manchester? While Manchester’s Senior Center is under construction, check out the activities and amenities for seniors just up the road.

Create stained glass art at Chelsea Senior Center.

submitted by Sharon Kegerreis, Chelsea Senior Center

Everyone is invited to Chelsea Senior Center’s (CSC) “show-and-tell” on September 24, between 3 and 5pm, as it is hosting its first-ever community open house.

Upon walking into the center, you will be greeted by friendly CSC team members and volunteers, including the very active Travel Committee volunteers. Sign up for the December trek to see It’s a Wonderful Life at the historic Redford Theater and get the intel on day trips and overnight adventures planned for 2025. Share your ideas, too.    

You are invited to visit the Trinh Pifer Intergenerational Garden and take home some goodies from the Farm Stand expected to feature fresh-cut herbs, cherry tomatoes and jalapeño peppers for eating, and cornstalks and Jack Be Little pumpkins for decorating. Follow the musical tones of dulcimer, ukulele and sing-along jam sessions. Visit with our welcoming artisans who enjoy painting, woodcarving, stained-glass art, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and other artistic pursuits.

If you’re curious about CSC’s five-days-a-week fitness offerings, check out “enhance fitness,” going strong after 15 years, indoor pickleball, yoga, cardio drumming, and seated adaptive dance. Learn about other well-being offerings like Cranium Crunchers to strengthen cognitive recall, Ease the Day for caregiver respite, and a slew of other movement options like line and square dancing and Tai Chi. If games spark your interest, chat with members who never miss weekly bingo, euchre, mah-jongg, cribbage, pinochle, billiards, and other games.

Interested in sharing your expertise? CSC would love to hear your ideas for workshops and presentations.

“If you’ve been curious about CSC, please join us. I know you’ll learn something that you can share with friends, neighbors, family, or just keep in your pocket for later as you age. We’ll be here when you’re ready for us,” says Jennifer Smith, Executive Director of CSC. “We’re an intergenerational space with many opportunities to connect with people aged three to 103. Most programs cater to adults over 50, but even then, you can engage with seniors 30 or 40 years your senior!”

This is a great time to ask about volunteer opportunities as well. CSC is seeking volunteers for: Senior Nutrition Program meal preparation and packing, Meals on Wheels delivery, front desk work, and Ease the Day programs. Volunteer applications will be on hand at the open house.

Chelsea Senior Center (CSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Chelsea, Mich. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life and well-being for area seniors and their families. CSC is located at 512 Washington St. Contact CSC at connected@chelseaseniors.org or (734) 475-9242.

Strengthen well-being with cardio drumming at Chelsea Senior Center.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.