Friday!!

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a great week and that you are preparing for a nice, enjoyable weekend. Yesterday's demonstrations went wonderfully and we are all very excited to introduce our new karate-self defense class with Jose Soto.

Classes will be help every Wednesday and Friday evening from 5:15-6:30pm in our newly renovated exercise room. First class is free, so come out and bring your friends!

Today's schedule:
8:30am- Tai Chi
9:30am-  Basic Exercise
9:30am- Painting Workshop
9:30am- Acupuncture Clinic
1:00pm- "Country Classics" band
2:00pm- From drawing to painting to sculpting

Come out to the center and get ready for a good time. We offer so many activities and programs, there is always something for everyone. We hope to see you there!

Demonstrations Today!

Today we are featuring our Karate & Self Defense class and Tai Chi with a free demonstration followed by complimentary refreshments for the participants. We provide Tai Chi every Friday morning at 8:30am and Karate will be starting Wednesday, March 2, and is every Wednesday and Friday evening from 5:15-6:30pm.

We encourage all to come out and join in the fun! If you are interested in taking either of these classes, but have just been hesitant, come out and get a taste for what they will be like. Here at the center we are passionate for providing the seniors in the City of St. Petersburg with opportunities to stay active and involved. As we get older, being active and healthy is crucial to our health and there are mental beenfits as well. You feel better, look better and are happier when you are active. So why not stay active while having fun?! We provide a variety of exercise classes and programs, among other activities for you to become involved in, such as art classes, discussion groups and weekly performances. It is our mission and goal to provide you with with ample and abundant opportunities for you to interact with others and stay involved in the community.



No special equipment is necessary for either of these classes. Just come wearing loose comfortable clothing and tennis shoes.

Schedule:
9:30am - Basic Exercise
10:00am - Duplicate Bridge Social
10:00am - Cribbage
10:15am - The Buzz
10:30am - Creative Writing
1:00pm - Tai Chi, Karate & Self Defense demonstrations, followed by refreshments
2:30pm - Excel with Exercise

Black Pioneers

In celebration of February being Black History Month today we have a special treat for you all. At 1:00pm we will have a performance by the Black Pioneers. Black History Month is a remembrance of the events in the history of the African diaspora. Since 1976, it is celebrated annually in the United States of America and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S., Black History Month is also referred to as African-American History Month. During this month we celebrate influential people within the African American community, such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Jackie Robinson. Come out and join in the celebration!

On the schedule today:
9:30am - Basic Exercise
9:30am - All about "me" Journaling
10:30am - Wii bowling league
1:00pm - Black Pioneers followed by refreshments
2:30pm - Excel with Exercise

Have a happy hump day! :)

Fallen Officer

It is a gloomy day here in St. Petersburg as we mourn yet another fallen officer who was shot and killed last night. This is the third officer to be killed in a matter of 30 days, in a city where no officer has been shot on duty in 31 years. Officer David S. Crawford, 46, was shot dead Monday night as he and another officer investigated a prowler report at a residence, according to the St. Petersburg Times. A massive manhunt is now underway for Crawford’s killer as many streets, schools, and businesses in the South side of St. Petersburg are shut down. It is a tragedy to say the least and we can only pray for his family as well as for ALL of the officers in the line of duty. We sincerely thank you for all that you do to keep our city safe.

On the scehdule today at the Sunshine Center:
9:30am - Basic Exercise
10:00am - Chorus Practice
10:30am - Everybody Wii Games
11:00am - Yoga
1:00pm - "Medicare/Medicaid Fraud"presented by Makeba Huntington-Symons from the Area Agency on Aging
1:00pm - Ballroom Dance
2:30pm - Excel with Exercise

Valentines Recap

Happy Friday everyone! What a busy week it has been around here at the Sunshine Center. Just to recap if you missed anything, Monday was our Valentines Spaghetti Luncheon which was a HUGE hit! With entertainment from Country Classics band and help from all of the excellent staff and volunteers, everything went off without a hitch. Also, a big thank you to ThinkDirect Marketing for your generous donation that made this event only $2.00 per person, and to Home Care for donating the delicious cake! We really appreciate everything that the community does to make the Sunshine Center run as smoothly as it does. We couldn't do it without you!

Intern, Morgan with Carol showing off the beautiful cake

We love Country Classics!

A sneak peak at the decor

Dancin' fools!

Today's schedule:
8:30am - Tai Chi
9:30am - Basic Exercise
9:30am - Painting Workshop
9:30am - Accupuncture Clinic
1:00pm - "Country Classics' band
2:00pm - From Drawing to Painting to Sculpting class