I’m very fond of our new library. I
fervently hope that the children of our county will discover the many treasures
that it holds. I’m also fond of another facility paid for by our tax dollars:
the Perquimans County Senior Citizen Center. I visited it recently and was
amazed at how much it has to offer our older adults.
The center, located off Harvey Point
Road, has 8,000 square feet of space devoted to a wide variety of activities.
These include an exercise room, an arts and crafts room, a pool room, a
computer center, a lunch room, and a multi-purpose room where I found four
tables of seniors playing canasta, pinochle, and another game I didn’t
recognize.
The center serves 70 to 100 seniors
daily. Many come for the line dancing, the Tai Chi, the Zumba and Yoga classes,
and the low-impact aerobic exercises. If that’s not enough, the seniors can go
over to the Recreation Center for a game of bocce, pickle ball, or a 2K walk.
Most interesting are the
entertainment programs, such as music and choir concerts, and informational
presentations on topics as diverse as medical care, elder law, nutrition,
safety, and even protection from scams targeting seniors.
Because the county makes a
transportation van available to the center, seniors have been able to travel to
the Only Place for an evening of entertainment and to the Carolina Moon
Theater. They have even taken a trip to Fayetteville for ziplining.
These and many more activities keep
our seniors active and involved. As far as I’m concerned, that’s a very good
use of our tax dollars.
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