The Center for Active Living

March with us in the West Seattle Parade!

Join other Center members and volunteers to walk in the West Seattle Grand Parade on Saturday, July 18. Help represent The Center and showcase our vibrant, active community as we march the parade route together.

West Seattle Parade
Saturday, July 18
11 a.m. start (gather at 10:30 a.m.)
Walking route is 1.4 miles along California Ave. SW from Admiral to the Alaska Junction

Sign up at the front desk: 206-932-4044

What's your favorite board, card or dice game? 🀄🎲🃏 Tell us in the comments!

And then bring a friend to First Wednesday Board Games at The Center. We've been having a blast learning new games and playing old favorites in a relaxed atmosphere.

Plus, Margie's Café is open late on Wednesdays with drinks and snacks for sale.

Next Wednesday, July 1
4 - 6 p.m.

Free, open to the community!

Celebrate Pride Month with us tomorrow at The Center with the screening of this excellent documentary:

🎥 Gen Silent
Wednesday, June 24, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
This groundbreaking film follows six older adults in the Boston area who grapple with the decision to conceal their LGBTQ+ identities or risk discrimination in care facilities where they are at heightened risk for elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.

RSVP at our front desk or 206-932-4044.

Free to members, $5 for non-members.

Looking for a way to get involved in your community?

We need volunteers at The Center! Current openings include:

- Community Dining: Assist the chef with food prep in the kitchen on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (love to be in the kitchen? this one's for you!)

- Fill in roles as a substitute: Community Dining, Margie’s Café and the Thrift Store (great for people looking for occasional roles)

- Westside Friends: Volunteers are paired with seniors for in-home visits to provide conversation and companionship (a great way to work one-on-one with someone)

Learn more and sign up: wscenter.org/get-involved/volunteer

Heads up that The Center will be closed on Friday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday.

We'll see you on Monday, June 22.

Have a safe and joyful holiday weekend!

Celebrating Juneteenth & Pride Month!

This month we will honor the Juneteenth holiday and celebrate Pride Month with the screenings of two excellent documentaries. Join us!

🎥 Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Thursday, June 18, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
In honor of Juneteenth, we’ll screen Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom. A black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an unjust society.

🎥 Gen Silent
Wednesday, June 24, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
To celebrate Pride Month, join us for a showing of the film
Gen Silent. This groundbreaking documentary follows six older adults in the Boston area who grapple with the decision to conceal their LGBTQ+ identities or risk discrimination in care facilities where they are at heightened risk for elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.

RSVP at our front desk or 206-932-4044. Free to members, $5 for non-members. Find more events: wscenter.org/calendar

Are you a history buff? We have a great double feature for you next Wednesday at The Center!

✅ Captains and a Colonel on Columbia
Wednesday, June 17, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

In 1888, Colonel Thomas Ewing of the West Seattle Land and Improvement Company announced the opportunity to buy lots in the Admiral District. Join George Vrechek, a volunteer with the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, for a look at the history of the resulting residential development between 1888 and 1910 and some of the homes that were built.

✅ Gold Fever: History of the Stampede to the Klondike
Wednesday, June 17, 4 - 5:30 p.m.

In August of 1896, in a small stream in the remote Klondike wilderness of Canada’s Yukon, four miners found gold flakes that would ignite one of the greatest stampedes of fortune seekers the world has known. Discover how Seattle played a crucial role in this stunning chapter of American history.

Find more great programs: wscenter.org/calendar

It's time for Age Friendly Seattle's and The Seattle Public Library's next Civic Coffee event! 🚋

Join us this Wednesday, June 10 at 1 p.m., to learn about West Seattle Light Rail impact and updates at The Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon St, Seattle, WA 98116).

All are welcome! Older adults who live in West Seattle are especially encouraged to come.

Refreshments will be provided by Age Friendly Seattle ☕

Prefer to join us online? No problem! Visit bit.ly/AgeFriendlyLive to participate virtually.

Tomorrow!

Grab a book and cozy up at The Center for some quiet reading time. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase at Margie’s Café.

Quiet Reading at The Center
Wednesday, June 10 (every second Wednesday),
4 - 6 p.m.

Free and open to the community for all ages, so tag a friend!

Find more Center events: wscenter.org/calendar