HomeMy Public PortalAbout2.5 CM Report - Comm Ctr AttachmentSeptember 2019
McCALL SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER PRESENT
AND PAST BUILDING USERS
It is imperative for the seniors in our community to have'
serve as aplace called homeinteract
Y their own building that can
where the seniors can isocially and receive nutritious
meals tailored to their needs. Many of the seniors have no family
so theyvalue time or close friends in the vicinity,
spent with their peers participating in activities sponsored by
weekly congregate meals ,tailgate football p the center like
hasg al games, monthly Friday lunches. The Senior Center
also willingly shared their building with others in our immediate community, as noted
1. Host Boy Scout and Girl Scout meetings and activities.
St. Luker McCall g s
2. a I Hospital holds foot clinics and medic
al talks for Alzheimers, Medicare and
insurance for seniors.
3. Weekly congregate meals are held everyTuesdayand
Meals on Wheels Thursday, and meals prepared for
for homebound or needy seniors. We attract from
in the vicinity, and residents of Donnell people campgrounds
y, New Meadows and Lake Fork averaging 30-50
persons dependent upon the season.
4. The McCall Senior Center is also a designated emergency • •
McCall and for g ge cy backup facility for the city of
community emergencies.
5. Eastern Star meets monthly in our facilities.
6. The Finnish Ladies Aid hosts annuallya fundraisingevent-
in our building,
7. The Beau Arts Society hosted a cooking class for their Cabin Fever series -
8. Vision and hearing clinics are also hosted in our building.a es in our building
9. PLCA4Kids originally held their after school program •
June in the M p g Monday through Friday September to
McCall Senior Center prior to the buildingof the Barbara
school,
Morgan elementary
10. Community craft groups have met weeklyin the center •
11. Several churches e for sewing sessions.
have hosted Vacation Bible School sessions in our building.
12. Church Sunday Services were hosted in our buildingg
who had no church building. for a time period by a denomination
13. Funeral receptions have been hosted byfamilies of the •
and high school seniors, along with baby showers
g o graduation parties for grandchildren by grandparents.
14. Yoga and Fit and Fall classes are usuallyp held weekly in our activity room at the center.
15. A dinner for 125 persons was hosted for the Oldtime Automobile
in McCall thispast summer.
Club that hosted an event
16. The Idaho Music Society has regularlyrequested group•
Second Sunday q dinners for participants in the
Sounds at 6pm programs like the Boise State University'
Quartet and Boise orchestra. Choir, Barbershop
17. Pancake breakfasts are held during the Winter Carnival for• the community.
18. The Senior Center ho
sts a food bank in their facility.
19. During the football season tailgate viewingparties are held for Boise State University
games.
20. McCall Outdoor Science School hosted a dance well
seniors in the Comm unity. � as as a New Year's Eve party for the
21. Seniors participate in weekly cardgames, work on puzzles
puzzles for p les and are able to borrow books or
home use.
22. The McCall Senior Citizen van has provided a bus for sightice
seeing of the Winter Carnival
sculptures to several Boise senior groups visitingthe area,
23. Monthly movies,Friday lunches out and area sight
seeing trips are also sponsored
centers p d by the