Birch Grove Foundation provides the west end of Cook County with a community, recreation and senior center. On July 23, 2015 we will begin a yearlong celebration of our 30th Anniversary: A Year to Remember. We hope you will take a tour or visit us very soon!
We are very happy to announce our board of directors welcomed Ginny Cooley of Tofte. She joined the board on April 16, 2015 and is also the chair for our Senior Connect West program. Ginny will be helping to ensure that our super seniors’ wishes are met as we develop our accredited west end senior center over the next few years. Ginny is an avid fitness participant and has been instrumental in our growing fitness offerings— Go4Life on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Zumba Gold on Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Our Hearth Oven and Bread Baking Team Initiative (HOBBIT) has a new manager! Trevor Huggins will be baking for our West End (W.E.) Pizza & Party every Wednesday, 5 p.m. to close. The oven will be fired Wednesdays May 6 – Sep 30, 2015. On Thursday mornings people can bake bread in the warm oven and connect with Trevor on learning how to bake. RSVPs are requested at 218-663-7977.
Helping seniors stay fit is one of the goals of the Senior Connect West program. It looks like a lot of fun along with the fitness.
Thanks to Northland Foundation and North Shore Health Care Foundation grants equipment is arriving daily! We have a new public address system, audiovisual equipment, computers, indoor bowling, fitness on demand (extensive workout video library), fitness equipment, First Aid Station and Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and a full set of yoga gear.
We are accepting RSVPs for upcoming gentle yoga classes, chair yoga, CPR/ First Aid/AED trainings, and more! If you have a special skill in education, training, recreation, leisure, arts, culture, health and/or wellness, call today to sign up as a potential instructor of future classes.
On May 11 from 5-9 p.m., Birch Grove Community Center will be offering AARP Driver Safety Refresher Training. Call Pam at (218) 387-2035 or Bill at (218) 387-3167 to register or ask questions.
The Birch Grove Foundation recently appointed Ginny Cooley of Tofte to the foundation board. Ginny is an avid fitness participant and has been instrumental in the community center’s growing fitness offerings.
Also, due to Mother’s Day our Scrapbook and Stamp Social will be on May 17 from 2-7 p.m.
We hope you will join us soon for these great programs and senior lunch every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Please RSVP the day prior so Barb Merritt our senior chef can prepare the proper amount of food. We really appreciate your efforts in helping us plan for all food and fun!
The Birch Grove Senior Center will be closed on April 24 to attend the Minnesota Gerontological Society Annual Conference and on April 30 for the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative training and Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging’s Regional Aging Networking Meeting. I was accepted to join the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging Advisory Committee on Aging and our next meeting is in Duluth on May 5. Thank you for your support as we grow to provide you the best rural accredited senior center in Cook County’s west end.
Cook County has a vibrant and active community of elders. Each week we will offer Senior News to highlight our senior citizens. This week’s submission is about the Birch Grove Community Center in Tofte courtesy of Director Caroline Wood.
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