Senior Citizens Inc. plans Farmers’ Market, Grandparents Day at COA

Senior Cit­i­zens Inc. of Delaware County and the Coun­cil for Older Adults are pleased to host the Sec­ond Farm­ers’ Mar­ket and Grand­par­ents Day pic­nic. Located at the Cen­ter for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road in Delaware, this event, spon­sored by Interim Health­Care, will be held on Thurs­day, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public.

Atten­dees are encour­aged to bring their grand­chil­dren. Spe­cial craft activ­i­ties for grand­par­ents and grand­chil­dren will be pro­vided for a nom­i­nal fee. A hot dog or ham­burger lunch will be avail­able for pur­chase. A spe­cial kids meal will also be avail­able. A Cake Walk will take place hourly begin­ning at 10:30 a.m.

Preser­va­tion Parks will pro­vide an “up close and per­sonal encounter with Ohio’s native rep­tiles and amphib­ians.” The Colum­bus Zoo will bring their Senior Safari ani­mal encoun­ters, and Alum Creek Dog Park will bring puppies.

The farm­ers’ mar­ket, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., will fea­ture ven­dors with fresh pro­duce and other mar­ket items. Senior Farm­ers Mar­ket Vouch­ers and cash will be accepted.

Kids (and adults) will be able to have their pho­tos taken with the mas­cots. Live music will be pro­vided by The Elas­tic Band. Admis­sion and park­ing are free. For more details, call Senior Citizen’s Inc. of Delaware County at 740–369-5133.

Senior Cit­i­zens Inc., located at the Cen­ter for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire Road in Delaware, offers oppor­tu­ni­ties for adults age 55 and over to par­tic­i­pate in moti­vat­ing activ­i­ties through edu­ca­tion, recre­ation, social­iza­tion, vol­un­teerism, exer­cise and well­ness, which encour­ages older adults to remain a vital part of our community.

For more infor­ma­tion on this or any of the nearly 400 classes and activ­i­ties offered at the Cen­ter for Older Adults, call 740–369-5133 or visit < www.delawareseniorcenter.com >. All activ­i­ties are man­aged by Senior Cit­i­zens Inc. of Delaware County.

Posted by Gary Henery on Jul 25 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.