Garner Senior Center - Senior Center in Garner NC

Garner Senior Center

205 East Garner Road, Garner, NC 27529

(919) 779-0122

Torrey Blackmar

tblackmar@garnernc.gov

The Garner Senior Center was opened in 1991 as a recreation center for adults 55 and older. The original idea for the Senior Center was created by a group of senior club members and community leaders that established a non-profit grouped called Garner Senior Center, Inc. This group convinced local officials to donate land to the cause if they raised $350,000. The goal was met in less than a year and the 8,700 square foot facility was built. The Town of Garner Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department has managed and operated the facility since the facility opened in July 1991. The facility was expanded in 2006 with money from a bond referendum to offer the fitness annex facility, offering: a gym, dressing rooms, health room, kitchen, and fitness equipment room. The Garner Senior Center hosts 3 agencies to provide a community focal point for the community. The Town of Garner manages the facility and all recreational programming and activities. Resources for Seniors provides information and referral for community resources as well as health and wellness. Meals on Wheels or Wake County provides a daily meal Monday thru Friday for adults 60 and older.

Meals on Wheels; Congregate Meals; Indoor Walking; Pickleball; Chair Fitness; Line Dance; Turtle Walking; Bowling; Chess; Pinochle; Scrabble; Dominos; Table Tennis; Senior Yoga; Color Me Calm; Tai Chi; Bridge; Blood Pressure Check; Soul/Urban Line Dancing; Woodcarving; Canasta; Bingo; Painting with Acrylics; Needlework; Meditation; Stretch & Flex; Hand & Foot & Knee(cards); TOPS

55+ years