ACTIVE AGING PROGRAM
UPDATED 1/26/23 - 6:00 PM
TYPICAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE AT THE BOOS REC CENTER:
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month - BINGO - 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
Our program provides a broad range of year-round opportunities for adults 50 and older.
The $5.00* annual membership fee allows members to access: free, low- /moderate-intensity exercise classes; Tai Chi (monthly fee); Line Dance (session fee); Lunch & Learn events; Worth-A-Try! events; twice monthly Bingo; self/group-led games; monthly luncheons at the Gene Davis Banquet Center; affordable and/or more adventurous worldwide travel opportunities; etc.
(*Please note that there will be a fee increase to $10 annually, starting with the upcoming "August 2023-September 2024" membership year)
To date, 665 adults enjoy all that this program offers!
TWO WAYS TO JOIN/RENEW:
1. Click on the link below, complete & submit the form with payment per the instructions
2. Visit the Boos Recreation Center, 210 Gilbert St., off Ganson, Jackson, Mon/Wed/Fri, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER:
Two ways to get it -
1. Click on the link - January 2023 February 2023
2. Visit the Boos Recreation Center, 210 Gilbert St., off Ganson, Jackson, Mon/Wed/Fri, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm to get a hard copy
WORTH-A-TRY! / LUNCH & LEARN / WORKSHOP EVENTS:
BEGINNING LINE DANCE - Boos Center - Mondays, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - with Tony Vafiadis - $2/class - pay instructor
TAI CHI - Boos Center - Fridays, 12:15pm - 1:15 pm - with Ken Mangus of Rock House Tai Chi - $20/month - pay instructor
EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES:
Walk This Way: Self-led walking opportunity inside the King Center - M/W/F - between 9:30a - 10:30a - or outside on the Boos Center at your convenience.
Movement Matters: A no-impact cardio dance, strengthening & stretching program to strengthen your heart, increase muscle strength and improve flexibility: Boos Center – M/W/F - 9:30am-10:25am
Sit & Stay Fit: A seated/standing cardio, strengthening & stretching program to strengthen your heart, increase muscle strength and improve flexibility: Boos Center – M/W/F - 10:40am-11:30am
SOCIAL EVENTS:
BOOS CENTER BINGO - Held the1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month; Caller starts at noon. Admission fee is $2; extra cards are 8 for $1. Free refreshments.
FUN & GAMES - Self or Group-lead activities such as: Cards, Crosswords, Sudoku, Brain Teasers, Jigsaw puzzles, board games, coloring, etc. in the Boos Center – Mon & Fri – 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Supplies provided.
MONTHLY LUNCHEONS* - $12 - Enjoy great food, fun and friendship at the Gene Davis Banquet Center the 2nd Tuesday of each month – Doors open at 10:45 am; Buffet starts at 12:00 pm.
*PLEASE NOTE: The next month's tickets go on sale starting at the current month's luncheon event. Thereafter, sales are done at the Boos Rec Center during the program hours stated above.
TRAVEL PROGRAM:
Affordable and/or more adventurous Day/Overnight/Extended travel opportunities. See monthly newsletter or links below for details.
- MUST BE A PAID MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE; SEE ABOVE MEMBERSHIP FORM.
- CONTACT 517-240-1223 TO SEE IF THERE ARE SEATS REMAINING