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East Rockingham Senior Center: ERSC Local Council Member Introduces Painting

Wilma Bain (standing in photo), who is a member of the ERSC Local Council and regular Center volunteer, came armed with paints, paper and samples of her work to inspire others to join her in expressing their creative talents.

Wilma had discussed the possibilities of doing this for many months, and on February 22, she arrived at the Center with arm loads of supplies, including watercolor and acrylic paints, brushes and paper, as well as some of her own works of art, which we all found very impressive!

Wilma had expressed her desire to motivate a few of the Center members, who typically don’t walk the track, play dominoes, or engage in some of the other activities offered on varying occasions, and it was an opportune time as our scheduled craft activity through the Rockingham County Recreation Department was postponed for the day due to the leader’s illness.

As Wilma chose to bring the activity ‘to the people’ it didn’t take long for others to join in the fun. While folks marveled over Wilma’s framed and unframed watercolor pieces, with a short bit of instruction and guidance from her, several of our members and JMU nursing students had a watercolor art piece of their own to take home today. We hope this will be the start of a fun activity that will continue. We have appreciated Wilma’s service to our Center as a volunteer and Local Council member, and the fact that she is willing to share and teach us in such a creative way is commendable.

Timberville-Broadway Senior Center: TBSC and JMU Students Play Food Plate Bingo

A new group of James Madison University nursing students joined TBSC members on Wednesday February 22 and will be with us on Wednesdays for the next three weeks.

The students led TBSC members in playing a new Food Plate Bingo Game. The game introduced several new foods and led to some interesting discussion about nutrition and portion sizes.

Prizes included granola bars, fruit, and cheese.

Churchville Senior Center: Welcome to the New Director at CSC

Ann Weiland, new Director for the Churchville Senior Center, was thrilled about joining the SAW Region and the Center on Feb. 13.

Ann comes to this position with decades of executive level experience working in a variety of settings including a non-profit consulting organization and two United Ways.

Ann joined us following the resignation of Director Gail Ham, who accepted a full-time position with Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation starting Feb. 21.

Welcome Ann! We are very excited to have you on board!

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