ACTIVITIES

Health and Fitness:
Complimentary exercise classes, walking club, mat exercise, chair exercise, stretch and strength sessions, weight, bands and gentle exercises, health & nutrition speakers and discussions, county and state health and fitness resources.

Arts and Crafts:
Watercolor art instruction, acrylic art instruction, card making, open studio arts and crafts, needlework, clay, scratch art, stamping, bow making, charcoals & colored pencil sketching and coloring relaxation art, jewelry making, paper mâché (instructor led) and community outreach card correspondence handmade gift making.

Special Interest:
Examples include photography, audubon, fishing and wildlife, astronomy, stamp collecting, coin collecting, sports card collecting, gardening, music, armchair travel discussions, book clubs, and prep for scan photograph organizing sessions. Show and tell high school yearbooks, sharing collections Examples : pins, tie clips, cuff links, vintage buttons, china pieces, glass, ceramics, art , poetry and literature share events. Veterans sharing stories and interests. Please watch calendar!

Special Events:
Brown bag lunch lecture gatherings, cookie and baked goods sharing, coffee chats, guest speakers, local event information sessions, and bus trips partnering with area senior groups. The list goes on!

Music and Chorus:
Silver Belles & Beaus all volunteer choir, visiting musicians, and our own patrons of YMCA Active Older Adults sharing music talents. Music education and appreciation events.

Games and Recreation:
Mah-jong, bridge, rummicube, chess, simon, bop it, monopoly and other challenging board & card games to name a few.

Program coordinator: Jo Anne Scofield
Phone: 908-638-6515
Email: jscofield@hcymca.org