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Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center

Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center

Address: 80A Bureau Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: 301-258-6380
Fax: 301-258-6384
Email: srcenter@gaithersburgmd.gov

At the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center we will challenge your mind and body and enhance your spirit. It's a great place to meet new friends!

The Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center serves Gaithersburg and residents of Upper Montgomery County by offering a variety of classes, trips, special events, activities and a lunch program for senior citizens 55 years of age and older.

The Senior Center is open weekdays to all members. Annual memberships are available to all citizens at a nominal fee. There is an annual membership fee of $40 per individual. Your membership will expire one year from the day that you join or renew.

Our Center newsletter will be mailed to your home monthly. Limited transportation is available, depending on your geographic location.

To register for the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center print out a Senior Center Registration form (pdf file) and return it in person.
NOTE: This form is provided in PDF format and can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This format will enable you to view the document as it appears in print. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed follow the link above to Adobe's free download area.

Healthy Seniors
Monthly blood pressure screening
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Free screening the fourth Wednesday of every month.
Ask about our Lunch Program for Those 60 and Over
Computer Classes
FREE help surfing the internet, instant messaging
and Basic Windows.

Other Classes
55-Alive Mature Driving
Ballroom Dancing
Beading Workshops
Beginning English
Beginning Spanish
Bowling
Conversational English
"Core 'n More" Exercise
Cross Stitch
Embroidery
"Fit 4 All"
Flexible Strength
HIT (High-intensity Interval Training)
High/Low Aerobics
International Movement
Knitting
Ritmo Latino
Longevity Stick
Mah Jongg
"Move 'n Groove"
Pottery
Quilting
Stability Ball
Storyville
"Stretch and Strengthen"
Watercolor
Weight Training



Related News


Related Events
11/2/2009 Senior Council Meeting
11/17/2009 Maryland Medicare Prescription Drug Plan open enrollment workshop,
12/7/2009 Senior Council Meeting
Hours

Monday - Friday; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(Business hours are from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Senior News

The Senior News is published and mailed to all senior members once a month. If you would like a copy, call 301-258-6380. The Senior News may also be viewed online in pdf format below -

October 2009

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November 2008

Lunch Program for Those 60 and Over

Lunch is served at the Center at noon, Monday-Friday. Lunches are provided through the auspices of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Senior Nutrition Program. Reservations can be made in person or by calling the Center at 301-258-6380 no later than 2 p.m. the day before. The full cost of the meal is $6. For persons age 60 and older who complete a registration form to document age, the meal is available for a voluntary contribution. Contributions are used to purchase more meals, so please contribute to the fullest extent possible. Guests younger than 60 must pay the full cost of the meal.
October/November Menu (pdf file)

Upcoming Special Events

Oct. 23 - Beekeeping Lecture

Oct. 26 - "Bairisch und Steierisch Dancers" perform

Oct. 28 - Birthday Celebration

Oct. 29 - National Gallery Trip

Oct. 30 - Halloween Hoopla

Nov. 6 - Tour of Surrat House

Nov. 6 - Civil War at Muddy Branch Lecture

Nov. 9 - Depression Lecture

Nov. 10 - Veterans Day Program

Nov. 11 - Senior Center Closed

Nov. 13 - Museum Shop Around at Strathmore

Nov. 13 - AARP Mature Driving Class

Nov. 16 - Social Security Lecture

Nov. 17 - Nov. 19 - AARP Winter Bazaar

Nov. 17 - Maryland Medicare Enrollment Workshop

Nov. 18 - Hearing Screenings

Nov. 19 - Lunch Bunch to Ceviche House

Nov. 23 - Diversity Program

Nov. 23 - Dale Jarrett Performs

Nov. 24 - Birthday Celebration

Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving Celebration

Nov. 26 & Nov. 27 - Senior Center Closed

Nov. 30 - Chocolate Lecture

Nov. 30 - Deck the Halls

Dec. 2 - Arts Barn Free Preview

Dec. 3 - "White Christmas" at Toby's

Dec. 7 - Lunch Bunch to Dutch's Daughter

Dec. 15 - Holiday Luncheon

Dec. 16 - Holiday Sing Along

Dec. 18 - Trip to Newseum

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Posted Friday Oct 23