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Medicare Open Enrollment
Medicare Open Enrollment: October 15 through December 7 Open enrollment for Medicare is approaching, beginning October 15 and ending December 7. Are you a current member or joining Medicare this year? Medicare has its own vocabulary and rules, and the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) are here to assist with Medicare questions. San Juan County SHIBA is overseen by the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner and sponsored by Read More
Beginners Watercolors Class
Beginners Watercolors Class
Watercolors Art Class at Orcas Senior Center: Mondays, 9:30-11am, beginning September 12 Are you interested in exploring your artistic side? Orcas Senior Center will host a watercolors class for beginners on Mondays, 9:30-11am, beginning September 12. Basic supplies are required to participate and the cost per class is $5. There is a limit of eight Read More
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-11am. If you are in need of borrowing some temporary mobility equipment, then the Lions Club is here to help! With the generous help of Kay Miller and Stephen Bentley, the Lions Club offers a loan program for various types of mobility equipment. A Lions Club Read More
Caregiver Support Group
Caregiver Support Group
The Family Caregiver Support Group (FCSG) is meeting every Monday, 11am to 12pm. This support is FREE for anyone who is an unpaid caregiver for someone 60+ or a disabled adult. For more information, contact Heidi Bruce, Aging & Family Case Coordinator at heidib@sanjuanco.com or (360) 370-0591.
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays & Fridays from 9:30am-10:30am Slow Yoga also incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. This class is ideal for those new to yoga or those seeking a slower more supported practice. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Read More
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-11am. If you are in need of borrowing some temporary mobility equipment, then the Lions Club is here to help! With the generous help of Kay Miller and Stephen Bentley, the Lions Club offers a loan program for various types of mobility equipment. A Lions Club Read More
Virtual Chair Yoga
Virtual Chair Yoga
Virtual Chair Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays from 10:45am-11:30am Chair Yoga is yoga performed with the use of a chair as support. It’s a gentle technique allowing seniors and persons with disabilities to practice balance poses without the risk of falling. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Susie Frank has been doing yoga since 2009. Read More
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesday, 11am-12pm) Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for older adults on Wednesdays, 11am-12pm by Zoom. Improve your mobility, posture, stability, and balance with this movement class that has been specially designed for seniors. Rediscover your love for ballet Read More
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Zumba Gold with Alyson Stephens Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30am in December Zumba is a dance exercise class featuring Latin and World rhythms. Zumba Gold is a low intensity version designed to meet the needs of seniors, allowing the opportunity to improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness. Easy-to-follow choreography focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Join Alyson Stephens via Zoom every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30am for 45 minutes of low impact dance fitness with no Read More
Card Club
Card Club
Card Club: Thursdays, 1-3pm Want to play cards? The Card Club at Orcas Senior Center would like to invite you to join the fun on Thursdays, 1-3pm! Join us in our weekly pinochle game or introduce us to a new game you are excited to play. For more information please contact Linda Todd directly at Read More
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays & Fridays from 9:30am-10:30am Slow Yoga also incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. This class is ideal for those new to yoga or those seeking a slower more supported practice. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Read More
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-11am. If you are in need of borrowing some temporary mobility equipment, then the Lions Club is here to help! With the generous help of Kay Miller and Stephen Bentley, the Lions Club offers a loan program for various types of mobility equipment. A Lions Club Read More
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels
Senior Lunches at Orcas Senior Center continue Mondays only through August Please contact Jami Mitchell at 360-376-7926 or jamim@sanjuanco.com to make arrangements for home-delivered meals. The Orcas Senior Center nonprofit, Whatcom Council on Aging, and San Juan County Senior Services collaboratively work together to facilitate and support the Meals on Wheels and More program at Orcas Senior Center. To Read More
Virtual Zumba Gold
Virtual Zumba Gold
Free Virtual Zumba Gold from Bellingham Senior Activity Center (BSAC) Zumba is a dance exercise class featuring Latin and World rhythms. Zumba Gold is a low intensity version designed to meet the needs of seniors, allowing the opportunity to improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness. Easy-to-follow choreography focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Through BSAC, join Read More