| Cumberland Senior Services
Leon Drury, Director, 334-2555
Debi Coia, Assistant
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Cumberland Senior Services
1464 Diamond Hill Road – Suite 1
Cumberland, RI 02864
Telephone: 401-334-2555
Fax: 401-335-4473
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm
Our Mission Statement:
The Cumberland senior Center is a caring center committed to providing an array of quality services to our senior citizens. We encourage and assist each individual to achieve a lifestyle in which they can remain an active and productive member of the community. We are responsive to the needs of our senior citizens and offer up-to-date quality of life programs and encourage all members to participate.
- Lunches at a reduced price are served daily at 11:30am. Pre-registration is required. A printout of the monthly menu is available at the Center. Call the Center and ask for Roger.
- The senior van is available for many uses, including shopping and mall trips, etc. Advanced reservations are required and can be made available by calling the Center.
- The Pool Room is open daily for member’s enjoyment.
- Program’s on a variety of educational, informational and recreational topics for senior citizens are offered throughout the year.
ACTIVITIES
- Mindful Fitness – Isometric exercise classes are offered on Monday from 9:00am to 10:00am.
- Busy Fingers Circle – A learning and socializing group for people who crochet and knit. Every Monday from 9:00am to 11:00 am at the Center and is free to all members.
- Card Tournament – A weekly tournament of High, Low, Jack enjoyed by both men and women on Monday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:45pm. Registration is required and tournaments are scheduled every fifteen weeks.
- Tai-Chi – Is offered on Tuesday mornings from 9:00am to 9:45am.
- Free blood pressure screening services are provided every Tuesday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Activities Room at the Center.
- Art Lessons – This is offered at the Center on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. The instructor for these lessons is the very talented Mr. Robert Ducharme.
- Beginners Line Dancing – This is offered at the Center on Thursday afternoons from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm with intermediate line dancing classes immediately following from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
- Yoga for Relaxation – This is offered on Wednesday from 9:00am to 10:15am.
- Low Impact Aerobics – This is offered every Tuesday from 10:00am to 11:00am at the Center.
- BINGO – This is offered at the Center on Friday’s from 12:45pm to 2:45pm.
- Computer Lessons – This is offered at the Center, please call for more details.
- Flu clinics – Free flu clinics are offered to residents who are at least sixty five years or older. This service is offered in the fall.
- Water Aerobics – This is offered Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 10:15am to 11:15am at the Cumberland Boy’s and Girl’s Club.
- Ping Pong – This is offered Tuesday from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm and Thursday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
- Miniature Golf – Another summer activity, please call the center for the details.
- Strength Training Classes – This is offered Wednesday’s from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
- The Scrabble Club meets on Tuesday’s from 9:00am to 11:00am.
May is Older Americans Month so watch for some special activities during the month of May.
Come and visit us at the Center as there are many activities that take place each month, at various times of the year, some of which are: Theme Party, Happy Birthday Celebrations Monthly, Ice Cream Socials, Line dancing, Walk for Health, to name just a few.
A popular program with the seniors take place in the spring when an intergenerational day is planned with the local school children where the seniors enjoy lunch with the students while talking about their childhood in the “Olden Days”.
Our “Senior Member Picnic” is held every year in June on the Monastery Grounds. Music and Entertainment are provided together with a wonderful meal.
Cumberland “Monastery” Arts and Crafts Festival is held every spring, call the Center for details.
TRIPS
One of the most popular offerings of the senior center are its “day” and “long term” trips offered to various locales. Places visited in the past include Indian Head, New Hampshire, Foxwoods Casino, Mohegan Sun Casino, Cape Cod, Newport, Atlantic City, Bar Harbor, Maine as well as spectacular cruises through the Panama Canal, Bermuda and to the Caribbean. All trips are posted by Pat Bateman on the Bulletin Board so that you can sign up during any visit to the Center. Of course, space is limited on all of the trips and seats go on a “first come, first served” basis.
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