Community Center Special Events

Book Sale

October 8-10

8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Community Center,
233 W. Main St.

Find hardback books, paperback  books, magazines and DVD’s at  low prices. Donations are always welcome,  so bring in your old and  gently used books!        

Halloween Haunt

Saturday, October 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

Downtown Fort Wayne becomes a haven for monsters, ghosts, vampires and
zombies on Saturday afternoon.  Bring your little goblins to the Community Center for an afternoon of frightful fun with games and activities that are sure to keep you howling for more! Anthony Wayne Lions Club will have concessions available for purchase. Admission is FREE.

Veterans’ Breakfast & Bingo

Friday, November 8, 8:30 a.m.

Community Center, 233 W. Main St.

The Community Center will honor men and women who have served our country in the military with a FREE breakfast and bingo. (One guest may accompany each veteran.) American Legion Band of Fort Wayne will provide live music and American Legion Post 241 Honor Guard will provide the Presentation of the Flags. Please call 427-6460 by November 1 to reserve your seat. After breakfast, stay for bingo and win prizes! It is free and prizes include gift cards from local businesses. Sponsored by: American Senior Communities, Aperion Care, Fairhaven, Heart to Heart Hospice, and Senior Helpers.

Active Aging Week

September 23-27

Initiated in 2003 by the International Council on Active Aging®, the weeklong campaign calls attention to and wholeheartedly celebrates the positivity of aging today. It showcases the capabilities of older adults as fully participating members of society and spotlights the role models that lead the way.

There is no charge for Active Aging Week events, however, pre-registration is required. Call 427-6460 or stop by the Community Center to sign up. Registration deadlines are two days prior to each event. Check-in for tournaments is 30 minutes before each event. There will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place finishers in each tournament.

All events are held at the Community Center, 233 W. Main St. unless otherwise noted.

Monday, September 23                      

8:30 a.m. Opening Breakfast  

                Sponsored by StoryPoint

9:00 a.m. Eating Healthy Seminar

                Sponsored by Oak Street Health

11:00 a.m Cornhole Tournament 

                Sponsored by Hearing Aids Plus+

Tuesday, September 24                      

9:00 a.m. Pickleball Tournament  

                McMillen Park Community Center,  
                901 Abbott St.

                Sponsored by TLC Management

2:00 p.m. Historic Walking Tour

                Sponsored by Life Care Center

Wednesday, September 25                

9:00 a.m.  Table Tennis Tournament

                 Sponsored by Summit City Health   
                 and Rehabilitation

10:00 a.m.Hike at Acres Land Trust

                Take a sack lunch and eat in the barn

                1802 Chapman Road, Huntertown

                Sponsored by Majestic Care of
                West Allen

2:00 p.m. Connect Four

Thursday, September 26                    

10:00 a.m.Billiards Tournament

                Sponsored by Miller’s Merry Manor                       
                of Fort Wayne

2:00 p.m.  Wii Tournament              

                Sponsored by Majestic Care

Friday, September 27                        

9:00 a.m. Shuffleboard Tournament

                Sponsored by Northwoods Village

12:00 pm Lunch

                Provided for the first 50 Active     
                Aging Week participants only  
                Sponsored by Oak Street Health

1:00 pm   BINGO

                Sponsored by Heritage Park

20th Annual
Senior Information Fair

Thursday, September 19, 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Allen County Public Library

9000 Library Plaza

Health Screenings, Professional Speakers, Vendor Booths

Holly Trolly Merchant Market

November 30, 10am - 4 pm

Community Center. 233 W. Main St.

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