Edit Winsted Senior Center Senior Center Name: Address: City: County: State: -Select- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Zip Code: Phone: Contact Name: Contact Email: Details: On September 27, 1966, the Reverend Harry Eid met with eight people at the local Methodist church to discuss the formation of a "senior group" for the Town of Winchester. At their second meeting in October of that year, there were twenty-eight people in attendance. In 1974, the State of Connecticut Department on Aging awarded the Town a grant to operate a senior center and the Winsted Senior Center opened at the St. Andrews Lodge Masonic Home on Wheeler Street. Blanche McCarthy was hired by the Town as the first Director. The Center remained at St. Andrews until 1983, when Mrs. McCarthy secured grant monies to purchase and renovate the Garibaldi Hall on the corner of Holabird Avenue and Chestnut Street. In honor of the woman whose efforts secured the new site, the building was named the Blanche McCarthy Winsted Senior Center. In 1998, Blanche McCarthy (now Sewell) retired and Ellen Schroeder was named the second Director. In 2016, Ellen retired, and Jennifer Kelley was named the third Winsted Senior Center Director. Over the years, Winsted Senior Center's mission has evolved to provide educational, recreational, and cultural activities, assistance with medical insurance, health clinics, daily lunches, van transportation, travel opportunities, and intergenerational programs. Website: Membership Information: Anyone over the age of 55 who wishes to join the senior club may do so by paying dues of $5 per year. The dues help to support social activities of the Center. Members of the club receive a discount when purchasing tickets for events. Services: Stretch Class; Lunch; Card Games; Wii Bowling; Hearing Checks; Line Dance Class; Meet & Greet; Bend & Stretch Class; Bingo; Haircuts and Nails; Zumba Gold Class; Craft & Chat; Foot Clinic; Ballroom Dance; Chair Yoga; Trips, etc. Age Requirements: Operation Time:
