Senior Center

Come Enhance the Quality of Your Life at the Perquimans County Senior Center

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

MEDICARE 101 WORKSHOP - Monday, July 22nd from 1-3 pm

Even people with multiple law degrees will tell you, Medicare is difficult to understand. The decisions that individuals age 65 and older are faced with as they age into the prime of life are not easy. To learn more about Medicare and what is considered critical valid documents that need your immediate attention, attend the July 22^nd Workshop at the Senior Center where Lisa Barker, Regional Manager for the North Carolina Department of Insurance, will give non-biased research-based information. Lisa partners with NC Cooperative Extension, Area Agency on Aging, and local Senior Centers to make sure all Medicare Beneficiaries get educated before making critical health insurance decisions. To register, call the Perquimans Senior Center at 252-426-5404.

The Perquimans County Senior Center is a place where senior adults can meet, receive services and participate in activities that will fulfill many of their social, physical and intellectual needs.

Membership in the Perquimans County Senior Center is open to county residents age 55 and better. There is no membership fee.

Opportunities

Make new friends
Acquire new skills
Enhance creative talents
Improve physical strength
Volunteer
Have FUN!

Activities

The Senior Center offers many classes and workshops. Some weekly or monthly and others at special scheduled times:

Arts & Crafts
Flower arranging
Basket Weaving
Cooking Classes
Mixed Media Painting
Computer Classes
Card Playing
Bingo
Line Dance
Bowling
Billiards
Luncheons

Day Trips

Group Tours
Health Fair
Albermarle Senior Games

Services

Services available at the Center include:

Telephone Reassurance
Health Promotion
Operation Heat Relief
Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Nutrition Site
Referral to service agencies

Club / Organizations

AARP
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)