{"id":25218,"date":"2013-07-29T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=25218"},"modified":"2013-07-29T11:21:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T15:21:01","slug":"%ef%bb%bfaugust-2013-calendar-of-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/07\/%ef%bb%bfaugust-2013-calendar-of-events\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffAugust 2013 Calendar of Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25219\" title=\"calendar\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/calendar-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/calendar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/calendar.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em>August 2013 Calendar of Events<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tuesdays at\u00a06:30 p.m.\u00a0we have<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bingo<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0with large jack pots. Nonmembers are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mon-Fri at\u00a09-11 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free Blood Pressure checks for members.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out our new\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tai Chi<\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Zumba, Dance X, Line Dance, Walking and Yoga<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0classes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Travel Desk<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has trips to Miami\/Key West, Nashville, Washington, DC and the Broadway Palm.<\/li>\n<li>Mondays at\u00a010:30 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meet with the social club and plan trips for the weekends.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fridays at\u00a01:30-3:45 p.m.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<strong>Karaoke and dance<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free<\/span>\u00a0to all members.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 1 at 9 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Diabetic Support Group<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Breakfast provided\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">free<\/span>\u00a0by Lehigh Regional Medical Center.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 1 at 12:30 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Las Vegas Casino Day-Buffet.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy casino games at no cost. Win prizes.\u00a0$4.00 for chicken\/pork, rice and beans, salad, roll and plantains. Members only.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 5 at 11:30 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lunch Bunch.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Red Cross will be speaking about Hurricane Preparedness and Lehigh Rehab will let us know about their new Platinum Program.\u00a0\u00a0Free for members but must sign up in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 7 at 11 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Italian Ice Day<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0$2.00 for your choice of the best Italian Ice. Members must sign up a week in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 8 at 9 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Drs. Breakfast<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Bieggi, Radiologist will speak about x-ray and diagnostic testing.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free<\/span>\u00a0breakfast provided by LRMC.\u00a0\u00a0Must sign up in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 8 at 7-9 p.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dance.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0$4.00 for members and $5.00 for nonmembers.\u00a0\u00a0Refreshments served.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 12 at 11:30 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lunch Bunch.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Hope Hospice Pace Program will speak.\u00a0\u00a0This is not Hope Hospice.\u00a0\u00a0Lunch will be sponsored by Fountain Crest.\u00a0\u00a0Free for members but must sign up a week in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 14 11:30 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hot Dog Day<\/span><\/strong>. Hot dog, chips and a soda for $2.00.\u00a0\u00a0You must be a member and sign up in advance<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 22 at 1 p.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Movie Day<\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0Movie will be \u201cBest Exotic Marigold Hotel.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Sign up in advance for free popcorn.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 26 at 11:30 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lunch Bunch<\/span><\/strong>. Benefit of Tai Chi with Don Espiritu.\u00a0\u00a0Fountain Crest will supply the lunch. Free for members, but must sign up in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 27 at 10:30 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Meet-N-Eat.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Carpool to Elephant Bar. You must sign up in advance. This is a limit to how many can sign up.<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 29 at 9 a.m.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clean Up Day.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Clean up the center and enjoy a light lunch.\u00a0\u00a0Must sign up and must be a member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more-->Many classes are offered. Our physically active classes are\u00a0<strong>line dancing<\/strong>, exercise classes including\u00a0<strong>Zumba<\/strong>,<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Yoga<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Dance X<\/strong>, chair dancing, walking, bocce, shuffleboard, simulated bowling, dances, corn hole, ballroom dancing, ping pong and billiards. Our creative classes are creative writing, photography class, discussion group, piano, Swedish weaving, tatting, needlework-many types, punch needle, woodcarving, stain glass, plastic art craft, sewing for beginners and advanced, pine needle baskets, art(all mediums), make a teddy bear class, craft class, beading and quilting. Multiple card games such as Pinochle, Bridge, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, Yahtzee and Sheepshead are played weekly. We have beginners and intermediate computer classes followed by a computer art and Microsoft Word class. Join the Entertainment group and perform skits and sing. Our social group plans activities and trips for the weekends. Learn Spanish in our new Spanish class. Our Tops weight loss group and Nutrition for Healthy Living class will help you balance your diet. The travel desk has many trips planned. We have a\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Golden Shell Boutique<\/span>\u00a0which is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open to the public.<\/span>\u00a0We welcome anyone 50 or older. Lehigh Regional Medical Center is our major sponsor and provides food for our breakfasts and many special events.\u00a0\u00a0Join the center for $15.00 a year and enjoy the Lee County pool on Williams for an extra $10.00 a year. It will cost $2.00 a day for nonmembers for the center. Special events have other requirements; please inquire at the main desk. Please feel free to check us out on our website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighacresseniorcitizenscenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.lehighacresseniorcitizenscenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely, Teresa Perkins, Director Lehigh Acres Senior Citizens Center 219 Plaza Dr. Lehigh Acres, FL 33936\u00a0<a href=\"tel:%28239%29369-5355\" target=\"_blank\">(239)369-5355<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2013 Calendar of Events \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tuesdays at\u00a06:30 p.m.\u00a0we have\u00a0Bingo\u00a0with large jack pots. Nonmembers are welcome. \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mon-Fri at\u00a09-11 a.m.\u00a0Free Blood Pressure checks for members. Check out our new\u00a0Tai Chi,\u00a0Zumba, Dance X,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}