Senior
Center Happenings
Senior Center Happenings
By Karin Hodos, Assistant Director at Fair Lawn Senior Center
Join
us at the Fair Lawn Senior Center, located at 11-05 Gardiner Road (on
the corner of 11th Street) in Fair Lawn.
For more information, feel free to check out our website (www.fairlawn.org/srcenter),
contact us via phone (201-796-1191) or email (srcenter@fairlawn.org).
New and exciting programs
only work if people come and enjoy them.
Bring a friend or two!!
The Fair Lawn Senior Center is always adding and improving
programs to their already fulfilling lineup of activities. The
following is a synopsis of new and ongoing events:
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The Sixth Annual Fair
Lawn Senior Olympics will be held on Saturday, October 11th,
2003 (rain date Sunday, October 12th) at Memorial Park,
beginning at 9:00 a.m.. Donna
J. Neill, Fitness Instructor, and Karin Hodos, Assistant Director, are
once again coordinating this ever-popular, award-winning yearly event.
Eligibility for the Senior Olympics includes being 1.) 60 years of
age or older, and 2.) Fair Lawn resident and/or being a participant of the
Fitness Program at the Fair Lawn Senior Center.
Events include: Basketball Free Throw, T-Ball, Soccer Kick,
Frisbee, Chip Shot Golf and Horseshoe Pitch with the addition of two new
activities: Putt Putt Golf and Football Throw (participation is limited to
a minimum of two, maximum of eight events per Olympian).
All participants receive a free continental breakfast, t-shirt,
bottled water, box lunch, ice cream, certificate of achievement, and
winners also get 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
medals. Registration has begun and continues through Wednesday, September
24th, 2003.
Volunteers for the day are necessary for a successful
event! High school students
and those wanting community service hours should fill out a volunteer
application at the Senior Center, citing their available time.
Everyone is welcome as spectators! “Senior Spirit” signs made by children and grandchildren
of the Olympians can be hung around the “Olympic Village” if brought
to the Senior Center by 4 pm on Friday, October 10th, 2003.
Speak with Donna or Karin weekdays at the Senior Center at for any
more information.
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Two fall trips have been introduced at the Fair Lawn Senior Center:
"New Hope, PA & Ivyland Railroad" and "Medieval
Times." Both trips leave from the Senior Parking lot (opposite
the Municipal Bldg.) and include transportation, lunch, and driver's
gratuity:
New Hope, PA & Ivyland Railroad:
Our day, Friday, October 17, 2003, begins at the Visitors Center of a
charming little village that conjures up visions of a by-gone era, where
our bus will drop us off for two hours of on-your-own sightseeing and
shopping. With so many attractions to see and do, the list is
endless. There are art galleries, historic sites, and of course,
shopping. New Hope is a shopper's paradise with over 100 shops,
offering local crafts, as well as beautiful items from around the world.
Arrive at noon at Chez Odette's, one of the area's most historic sites
along the Delaware Canal system, and probably the best-known restaurant in
New Hope. Our three-course luncheon will include salad, dessert,
coffee/tea, all taxes and gratuities and a choice of: Roast Salmon with
dill beurre blanc OR Roast Turkey with herbed bread stuffing and pan
gravy. Later, climb aboard New Hope & Ivyland's passenger train
and leave your cares behind as you travel aboard our restored passenger
cars and experience the "Golden Steam Era." The New Hope
& Ivyland Railroad is one of the only Steam Railroads in the country
that allows people the rare opportunity to ride aboard the locomotive
while it's pulling a train. Board a vintage 1920's steam engine at
New Hope's 100-year-old train depot, and see the beautiful and historic
countryside of Bucks County the old-fashion way. (1 hour ride)
PRICE: $46 per person, space is limited. DEPARTURE: 8
am, RETURN: 5 pm.
Medieval Times:
Experience the adventure and romance of the Middle Ages at Medieval Times
(located in Lyndhurst, NJ) on Thursday, November 13, 2003. From the
moment you enter our 11th century, climate-controlled Castle, you will be
treated like the noblest lord or lady of the realm. Fanfare
trumpeteers herald the service of a royal feast - a delicious four-course
dinner (meal is chicken; vegetarian and kosher meals also available),
including beverages - served in the traditional manner by lovely wenches
and eaten with NO utencils (only your hands!). Then, sit back and
enjoy as valiant Knights on horseback prepare for their centuries old
Tournament of Games. In your honor, they compete at breathtaking
speed in daring feats of skill and jousting. Cheer them on to victory as
they bravely fight to the finish with swords and weapons! PRICE:
$40 per person, money due in by October 2, 2003. DEPART: 10:00
am, RETURN: 2:00 pm.
