Sock Hop ● April 11
1:00pm to 3:00pm. Hip into spring with us. Enjoy shakes, root beer floats, and fries while dancing to 50s music provided by our DJ. Dress in your 50s outfit and compete for our best-dressed prize. Ages 50+, $6/person Pre-registration required by April 6. Bethesda Park Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. Call 770.564.4680 or register here.
Bunnies, Baskets, and Bonnets for Seniors ● March 30
9:30am to 11:30am. Hop on over, enjoy light refreshments, and join us as we “bring out the kid in you!” Bring your basket for this egg-straordinary egg hunt and wear your decorated bonnet or hat to be judged for prizes. Lite refreshments will be served. Age 50+. $5/person. Bethesda Park Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. Pre-registration required by March 23. Call 770.564.4680. Register here
March 16, 9:00am-3:00pm – Senior Trip to Queens University Chamber Singers
Join us as we enjoy the Chamber Singers of Queens University concert at Spivey Hall at Clayton State University. The Chamber Singers are an auditioned group performing the finest choral repertoire from all periods. Enjoy a buffet style Southern lunch at Buckner’s Family Restaurant after the concert. (Bring $15 in cash or check for lunch as Buckner’s does not accept credit cards.) Age 50-up; $16/person (not including lunch), call 770.614.2060 to register or visit www.gwinnettparks.com. Code: BPCC14155; Pick-up at 9:00am at George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Hwy., Buford and at 9:30am at Bethesda Park Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville.
Senior Tour of Chick-fil-A Corporate Headquarters ● February 22
8:00am – 6:00pm. Truett Cathy took a tiny Atlanta diner and transformed it into Chick-fil-A, the nation’s second largest quick service chicken restaurant chain. Wear comfortable shoes for the hour-long tour of the headquarters, see his antique car collection, enjoy lunch, and more! $10.50/person (including Chick-fil-A sandwich, coleslaw and medium drink). Additional food items may be purchased. Age 50 – up. Pick-up at George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee at 8:15am, Bethesda Park Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville at 8:45am. Call 770.822.5414. Register here
The Georgia Recreation and Park Association, District 7 Volunteer Award was given to the Gwinnett Senior Softball League on Oct. 19. The small group of dedicated volunteers was recognized for providing opportunities for senior citizens to enjoy softball through organized league play. In 1985, this small group came together with a desire to continue playing their childhood sports of baseball and softball. Knowing they were not past their prime and the desire to share the game of softball with other seniors was the main thrust behind the formation of the Metro Atlanta Senior Softball League, thus encouraging the merge of Gwinnett and DeKalb Seniors Softball in 1992 (in 2006 the membership voted to change the name to Gwinnett Senior Softball, Inc.). This group of volunteers has now grown to represent 12 metro Atlanta counties with 12 teams located in Gwinnett County. Not only do they coach, select teams, run tournaments, schedule games, recruit players and assist with events, they also line fields, set out bases, fire up the scoreboard and schedule the officials for their league. Over the past several years, more than 180 seniors annually register to play in the Gwinnett Senior Softball League. “This group of players has travelled across the State of Georgia and the nation for the past 26 years, acting as volunteer ambassadors from Gwinnett County, spreading the word about what we have to offer and inviting folks to visit Gwinnett,” said Tina Fleming, Division Director for Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation. For more information on this league, visit www.gwinnettparks.com.
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