Several new programs are on the horizon at the St. Charles Park District’s Adult Activity Center, which serves community members 50 years of age and older.
The center will host Age Related Eye Diseases and Conditions on Wednesday, April 16. This program, sponsored by the Geneva Eye Clinic, will cover eye conditions that commonly develop as part of the aging process. Among these are age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Attendees will learn important information about the causes, symptoms and impacts these conditions have on daily life. This program will take place from 1 to 2 p.m.
“During these more intimate presentations, folks can have their questions answered and can walk away with a plethora of information,” said Lynne Yuill, supervisor for the center.
Yuill works with physicians, nurse practitioners, and chiropractors in the community who volunteer their time to speak on medical topics that affect a primarily older population.
Springtime Bingo will usher in a season of sunshine. Winners will receive prizes. Bingo takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 30.
In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the Adult Activity Center will present the Walking Tour – Historic Homes of Grandview from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. This docent-led tour will begin at Pottawatomie Park—the first public park in the state—before exploring the adjacent Grandview neighborhood of St. Charles.
The informative workshop, Dementia: Development and Differences, will shine a light on this progressive disease, with important information and resources to help those with dementia as well as their caregivers. This program takes place from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7.
Community members are invited to get in touch with their creative sides during Flutter Under the Stars: Pinot’s Palette from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 12. Attendees will paint a scene of monarch butterflies flitting beneath the stars on their own individual 16 x 20 canvases. All supplies will be provided in this expert-led class.
The program, Empower Your Health – Take Care of Your Diabetes!, is aimed at helping those affected navigate how to treat the disease and how diabetes is best managed depending on an individuals’ circumstances. This program will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20.
The Broadway Bound Luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, and will feature performer Leslie Gray Robbins as she takes attendees on a musical journey with songs from “A Chorus Line,” “Sound of Music,” and more. The cost is $18 for Adult Activity Center members and $20 for nonmembers.
Age Related Eye Diseases and Conditions, Springtime Bingo, Dementia: Development and Differences and Empower Your Health – Take Care of Your Diabetes! are free to members of the Adult Activity Center. Nonmembers pay $2. The walking tour is $5 for St. Charles residents and $6 for nonresidents.
Flutter Under the Stars is $40 for residents and $48 for nonresidents. The Broadway Bound Luncheon is $18 for AAC members and $20 for nonmembers.
All programs, with the exception of the walking tour, will take place at Pottawatomie Community Center. To learn more, visit stcparks.org/aac.
