New
River Senior Center Activities for April
The New River Senior Center has several ongoing activities.
Wood carving and rock painting have been added to the monthly schedule
as will painting this summer. Other new programs include:
· The American Sewing Guild-this Anthem, New River, Desert
Hills chapter of the national organization meets the third Monday
of each month at the center beginning at 9 a.m. Members conduct
business and work on group or individual "art to wear"
sewing projects. For more information, call Jan Goerke at (623)
465 5631 or Bonnie Llewelllyn at (623) 551 1271.
· "Felicity's Girls"-This quilting group meets
at the center the second Thursday and fourth Monday of each month.
One of their first projects will be making a quilt for the Senior
Center to raffle off. The group's next meeting is April 13 at 9
a.m. with a ladies only pajama party April 21. For more information,
call Vicki Olsen at (623) 551 0264.
Additionally, the Senior Center opens the second Saturday of each
month for a breakfast and flea market fundraiser. Students from
the Boulder Creek High School Key Club prepare and serve the meal.
Tickets are $3 for adults and $1.50 for students.
The biggest event in April is the center's "Celebration Dinner"
to recognize its first anniversary in the new building. Cow Punchers
Catering will serve a barbeque beef or pork cowboy dinner with all
the fixins and the dancing grannies, "The Cactus Kickers,"
will provide entertainment.
Dinner will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. Door prizes and raffle items
are also on the menu. The dinner will be held April 29 from 4 to
6 p.m. at the center, 48606 N. 17th Avenue. RSVP by April 21 at
(623) 465 0367. |
For more information on the programs available at the center or
to suggest a program of interest, call Barb at (623) 465 0367. |
