CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Ajax Turner 50+ Activity Center is well known as the place where strangers become friends and friends become family. It is also a place celebrating 60 years of service and support for a lot of special people in the community.
Janet Hasse is Executive Director of the 50+ Activity Center, and she told Clarksville Now 50+ is the place to be as the nonprofit offers many programs and activities for seniors. Currently, the activity center has around 1,000 members.
“Right now, you could walk through the halls and decide if you wanted to go to karaoke, play bingo, go to guitar class, take some Spanish, get on a computer or do some chair exercises, the list goes on and on,” Hasse said.
The 50+ Center features daily activities, many creative classes, fun and games along with special events each month. There is a lunchroom, there are pool tournaments, a fitness room, music, dancing, ceramics a walking club, a hair salon and much more.
Hasse said the official mission statement for the center is to provide a multipurpose facility and services for seniors that will enhance their enjoyment and quality of life. She added that many people depend on the center for what she called, “their connection,” also saying people have told her they wouldn’t know what to without the center.
The center welcomes those age 50 or above, and they do have a membership program for regular members which is $35 a year. They serve three meals a day with breakfast being free for everyone.
The 50+ Activity Center also has a Day Center called Circle of Friends for adults that need care throughout the day. Hasse said family members drop their loved-one off, and they have activities all day long with all of their needs provided for. At the end of the day, they get picked up and go back home.
“We would be happy to give a tour to anyone, anytime. You don’t have to be 50, but everybody knows someone who is 50. Most young people have loved ones in that age bracket. I don’t think a lot of people know about the 50+ Activity Center, and I’d like to change that,” Hasse said.
The Clarksville Ajax Turner 50+ Activity Center is at 953 Clark Street and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more visit their website, their Facebook page or call 931-648-1345.
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