Year-Round Events
For Seniors
These special time limited events occur around the
same time every year.Refer to the
Senior Source magazine, 50+, or call your local senior center for more
details.
February
Raleigh
Parks & Recreation Seniors Luncheon
March
50+ Quality of Life Expo
in Southern Pines
Raleigh-Wake Senior Games
May
Golden
Jubilee at NC State Fairgrounds
Sr.
Citizens Luncheon at Cary Sr. Center
July
Ice
Cream Social at Cary Sr. Center
September
Raleigh-Wake
Senior Games
October
Senior
Day at NC State Fair
November
Veterans
Luncheon at Cary Sr. Center
Organizations/Agencies
1. Department
of Human Services250-4400
2.Division
of Aging733-3983
3.Area
Agency on Aging549-0551
4.Aging
Family Services 781-5979
5.Resources
for Seniors872-7933
6.Raleigh-Wake
Senior Games831-6850
7.Triangle
J Agency on Aging558-9398
Senior Centers
Cary
Senior Center
100
Charlie Gaddy Lane
Cary469-4081
Eastern
Wake Senior Center
323
Lake Drive
Wendell365-4248
Garner
Senior Center
205
E. Garner Road
Garner779-0122
Northern
Wake Senior Center
235
E. Holding Avenue
Wake
Forest554-4111
Whitaker
Mill Senior Center
401
E. Whitaker Mill Road
Raleigh856-6444
Holly
Spring Senior Center
Stinson
Road
Holly
Springs 552-7100
Green
Community Center
922
N. Church St.
Morrisville467-7186
Meals On Wheels Nutrition
Sites
Congregate
hot lunch meals, donations requested.Often
sites are within or adjacent to senior centers.
Advance
reservations required.
Garner
Nutrition Center
205
E. Garner Road
Garner772-5057
N.
Wake Nutrition Site
235
E. Holding Ave.
Wake
Forest 554-0725
E.
Wake Nutrition Site
323
Lake Drive
Wendell365-4684
Whitaker
Mill Nutrition Site
401
E. Whitaker Mill Rd.
Raleigh828-6513
Holly Springs Nutrition Site
Holly
Springs552-7100
Glenwood
Towers Nutrition Site
616
Tucker St.
Raleigh832-2592
Green
Community Center
922
N. Church St.
Morrisville467-7186
YWCA
554
E. Hargett St.
Raleigh834-7386
Meals
on Wheels (for home delivery only)
707
West Jones St.
Raleigh 833-1749
Other Meal Options
J.O.Y.
Luncheon (Lunch for sr. citizens served on Thursdays at 11:45. You must
make a reservation by Tuesday for lunch on Thursday).
Hudson
Memorial Presbyterian Church
4921
Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh787-1086
Shepherd’s
Table Soup Kitchen (free noon meal Monday-Friday 11am-12pm). Church of
the Good Shepherd
125
Hillsborough St.
Raleigh831-2010
VOLUNTEER
ORGANIZATIONS
Retired
& Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)831-6295
Voluntary
Action Center/United Way460-8687
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
225
Hillsborough St, STE 410
Raleigh755-9757
Provides
programs and information for people 50 and older.
Raleigh
Golden Years Association
City
of Raleigh Senior Programs
PO
Box 590
Raleigh831-6850
Supports
over 50 senior clubs in Wake Co.
Senior
Friends
Columbia
Raleigh Community Hospital
3400
Wake Forest Rd.
Raleigh954-3105
(Monthly
meetings, health and wellness events, trips, and special health services.)
WEB LINKS RELATED TO AGING:
Administration
on Aging
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons’ National Site
American Society on Aging
National
Council on Aging
MSN
Encarta Encyclopedia on Aging
encarta.msn.com/ then type aging in the search line
National
Institute on Aging