Senior Center writing classes begin Dec. 1

The Chestnut Hill Senior Center is always very pleased to bring to its members and the community an opportunity to do something they might not do otherwise or the things they “have been meaning to do. If visiting the Senior Center is one of those things you have put off doing, next Friday, Dec. 2 at one o’clock is your chance. Akemi O’Neill will present (on DVD) the Spring 2005 Kimono Show, sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Japanese American Association. Akemi will also demonstrate and show one of her own kimonos. This program will take place in the activity room at the Senior Center, 7999 Crittenden St. There is no charge and refreshments will be served.

Looking farther into the future (mid-May 2006), the Senior Center will sponsor a six day/five night trip to Savannah, Georgia, plus the barrier islands of Jekyll and St. Simon’s Island. The cost ($505 members, $525 non-members) includes lodging, meals while there and transportation to and from the Senior Center. For information, call 215-248-0180.

For all those who have been meaning to start on their memoirs, or meaning to get back to the journal they used to keep, or meaning to take up poetry or any other style of writing, the Chestnut Hill Senior Center has just the solution. Our new writing class begins Dec. 1, and will meet every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The cost per session for members of the Center is $5 ($7 for non-members). Writer and performer Sandy Crimmins will be leading this group.

The Chestnut Hill Senior Center also has a “Craft Counter” where the public may purchase note cards, t-shirts, designer fabric remnants and handmade gift items Monday — Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. While you are here, pick up our calendar of activities and programs; have a cup of tea, coffee or spring water; ask questions; see our members at play and at work. The Chestnut Hill Community Association continues to support the Senior Center so that it can continue to serve the greater Chestnut Hill community, no matter a person’s address or chronological age.