Articles tagged:Ann Arbor Senior Center

Posted: Thu Oct 21 2:32 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

Thanks to local residents who voted in the Stonyfield Farms "Bid With Your Lid" program, the Ann Arbor Senior Center has received a $15,000 donation. The program, which ran from Aug. 1 to Oct. 1, allowed residents to vote at participating Ann Arbor grocery stores for one of three Ann ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 23 4:20 p.m. by Anna Fuqua-Smith AnnArbor.com Intern
Rain dampens turnout, fundraising for Ann Arbor Senior Center's Picnic in the Park

The second annual Picnic in the Park event hosted by the Ann Arbor Senior Center in Burns Park on Saturday didn’t prove to be as successful as organizers hoped - a steady, daylong rain forced vendors and attendees to huddle under a tent to stay dry. A total of 17 ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 3 2:30 p.m. by Anna Fuqua-Smith AnnArbor.com Intern
'Arts, Eats and Entertainment' at Ann Arbor Senior Center showcases three local artists

Pamela Simmons is working to change the perception of the Ann Arbor Senior Center - that it's not a place just for senior citizens. "We are expanding the senior program but what we are doing now is trying to add community programs for all ages so it's more a community ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 1 6:02 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Mack Pool and Ann Arbor Senior Center likely to stay open after July

Jim Webley first started swimming at Ann Arbor's Mack Pool in 1976 as a way to lose some weight and tone up. "I went to school here at Michigan, and during medical school, I was pretty out of shape," he said. "So I started swimming."

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Posted: Mon Jan 18 5:04 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter

The Ann Arbor Chronicle reports that the Ann Arbor Park Advisory Commission on Tuesday will consider recommendations that would cut costs and raise revenue for Mack Pool and the Ann Arbor Senior Center.

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Posted: Mon Nov 16 6:33 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter

The Ann Arbor Senior Center Task Force announced today its launching an online survey to gauge feedback about the city's senior center. The aging structure in Burns Park faces potential closure next year under a budget plan being considered by city officials. The net cost to maintain the senior center ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 26 1:55 p.m. by Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, GCM Community Contributor

As many have heard from an announcement earlier this year, the senior center in Ann Arbor is struggling financially. There has been a task force established to work on viable ways to keep the center open. The Ann Arbor Senior Center Task Force is holding community meetings for the public ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 7 12:38 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie

For family fun this weekend, Saline Summerfest is your best bet. The schedule includes dozens of activities, with such highlights as a fishing contest, volleyball tournament and water games. For the teen crowd, there's a block party on Saturday night, while adults can take part in the a 5K run/walk, ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 2 7:35 a.m. by Tony Dearing AnnArbor.com

It’s easy to talk about government needing to live within its means and make tough choices - until it’s our senior citizens who feel the brunt of that. We know the city administration doesn’t want to close the Ann Arbor Senior Center. But the city’s budget proposal for 2011 would ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 30 2:08 p.m. by Tina Reed
Ann Arbor seniors, task force consider options under threat of Senior Center closure

The Ann Arbor Senior Center is in a humble, aging structure in the corner of Burns Park. Created from a refurbished stable, it has a small commercial kitchen and a few meeting spaces occasionally rented out for church groups or family gatherings. But for Laura and Tudor Bradley and about ...

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