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Staff Report
June 6, 2024
Senior Commission
Mick Calarco, Recreation Services Manager
Eric Biggin, Recreation Area Manager
eric.biggin@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2648
Department Report on Senior Activities and Programs
Recommended Action
Receive a report on recently completed and upcoming Adults 50+ activities, donations and
grants, as well as other topics of interest.
Executive Summary
Recreation Area Manager Eric Biggin and Recreation Supervisor Andi Koller will report on recently
completed and upcoming senior activities, donations and grants, as well as other topics of
interest.
Exhibits
1. Department Report on Senior Activities and Programs
June 6, 2024 Item #1 Page 5 of 8
( City of
Carlsbad
Parks & Recreation
GENERAL
ADULTS 50+ ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT REPORT
June 6, 2024
Exhibit 1
Goal 1 & 2: Collaborations beyond the Senior Center & support the Age-Friendly Carlsbad Action Plan
• On April 2, 2024, Jami Shapiro, a senior moving specialist, gave a presentation describing how to
sell unwanted items online.
• On April 4, 2024, seniors went on an excursion to Camp Pendleton to visit the Santa
Margarita Ranch House and the Mechanized Museum.
• On April 15, 2024, volunteer instructor Leigh Cohn held a hybrid lecture celebrating the
150th anniversary of Impressionism, which included an in-house decorated birthday cake.
• On April 17 and 24, 2024, Mike McMahon, a volunteer technology instructor with 14 years of
experience, led a step-by-step guide on how to use navigation applications on cellphones for
over 60 seniors.
• On April 23, 2024, volunteer instructor Leigh Cohn kicked off another 6-week painting session.
The class was so popular that a second session was added on Wednesdays to accommodate the
lengthy waitlist.
• On April 25, 2024, seniors were educated on ways to reduce chronic stress in a presentation by
Sherri Singleton, a senior care advisor.
• On May 2, 2024, seniors went on an excursion to the Carlsbad Flower Fields and enjoyed lunch at
the Windmill Food Hall afterwards.
• On May 11, 2024, Senior Center instructors, including ceramics, needlecraft, and watercolor,
advertised their classes and sold their artwork at the annual Hot Rods & Cool Treats event in Pine
Avenue Community Park.
• On May 20, 2024, Hearing Life conducted free screenings for hearing loss and provided a lecture on
using smartphones with hearing aid devices.
Goal 3 & 4: Increase social inclusion and enhance connectivity and minimize isolation
• On April 8, 2024, Adrienne Nims serenaded the crowd with flute and saxophone music at the
Concert in the Courtyard.
• On April 18, 2024, the Senior Center continued its Broadway Series with a showing of
Love Never Dies, the Phantom of the Opera sequel.
• On April 19 and May 10, 2024, congregate lunch guests celebrated monthly birthdays
and anniversaries with ice cream sandwiches.
• On April 22, 2024, seniors learned the art of creating their own charcuterie boards in
Creative Cuisine . In this monthly workshop, Senior Recreation Leader Tawny Slawson
guides participants step-by-step through requested recipes!
• On May 13, 2024, seniors enjoyed blues and classic rock by Ken Sprinkle at the Concert in the
Courtyard.
• May 15 and 16, 2024, the volunteer group Seaside Singers performed their Spring Concert,
featuring hit tunes from the 1930's to the 1970's.
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• On May 22, 2024, Aqua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation Discovery Center staff visited the Senior
Center, providing an up-close encounter with a falcon and an owl and educating seniors about
local wildlife.
• On May 23, 2024, the Senior Center continued its Broadway Series with a showing of Cats,
accompanied with snacks and iced tea.
OTHER UPDATES
Upcoming Programs
• On June 7, 2024, Yin Yoga for Aging Gracefully, a senior focused intergenerational class, will kick
off at Calavera Hills Community Park to expand senior programming.
• On June 13, 2024, the Senior Excursion will visit the Front Porch Gallery in downtown Carlsbad.
• On June 19, 2024, AAA is providing a Keeping the Keys workshop to help seniors stay safely on
the road longer.
Special Revenue Fund
• Senior Center Special Revenue Fund budget/donations review
► Current balance for fund -$317,087
► March 15, 2024-May 15, 2024
o DONATIONS: $2,435.00 -consists of Herbert Shad Living Trust donation for $2,000.00
and general donations.
o MISC REVENUE: $6,117.00 -consists of Fitness Center drop-in fees, monthly
memberships, quarterly memberships, and annual memberships.
o Expenditures: $1,074.33 -consists of miscellaneous outside services and
programming supplies.
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