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SANTA TO A SENIOR: Home Instead celebrates 20 years of hosting Be a Santa to a Senior, a gift-giving program for older adults. This year, program coordinators hope to collect gifts for 750 local older adults. Ornaments featuring the name and desired gift of an older adult will be on display on Be a Santa to a Senior trees at Allure Spa & Salon, 1111 Boardman-Canfield Road, Youngstown; Austintown Home Instead, 5329 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; Austintown Walmart, 6001 Mahoning Ave., Austintown; Disilvio's Family Grill, 517 N Main St., Hubbard; FORTY 10 Bar & Grille, 4010 Boardman-Canfield Road, No. 5, Canfield; Karey's Vintage Store, 6655 Stutz Drive, Canfield; and The Daily Grind, 824 N. State St., Girard. Or visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com and enter their ZIP code to view Amazon Wish Lists for local seniors. For more information, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com or call 330-657-8509. To learn more about helping older adults in the Austintown area, visit imreadyto
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MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER EVENTS: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Christine at 330-545-6596 to make an appointment for events that request registration.
Weekly and daily programs:
• Breakfast club -- 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Puzzle pals -- 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Board games: 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays.
• Morning fitness -- 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Pickleball: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays.
• Afternoon fitness -- 2 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Mind games -- 8:30 to 9 a.m. daily.
• Community gardening -- 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Tai chi -- noon to 1 p.m. Fridays, $5.
• Yoga -- 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays.
* Open gym buddies -- 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• Stretch exercises -- 9:30 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
• Contact Christine at 330-545-6596 for one-on-one computer and technology tutoring, Medicare information or the HEAP program.
• AFL-CIO Community Services -- 6 to 7:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month.
• Trivia Fun and Ice Cream Bar -- 10 a.m. to noon today, in the coffee bar.
• Chocolate Bingo -- 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 18.
• Cookie Decorating -- 9 to 9:30 a.m. Dec. 19, in the coffee bar.
• Greeting Card Class -- 1 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 19. Sign up by Dec. 18.
• Health Screenings with Mercy Health -- 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 20. Blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose screenings.
• Happy New Year Potluck Breakfast -- 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 29. Sign up and bring a dish to share.
AUSTINTOWN SENIOR CENTER: The Austintown Senior Center, 112 Westchester Drive, 330-953-1416, austintownseniorcenter.org, has scheduled the following:
• Mondays -- 9 a.m., Bible study, sewing; 9:30 a.m., total body fitness; 10 a.m., bingo; 10:30 a.m., Drum Your Way Fit; 11 a.m., bocce court open; 11:30 a.m., card playing; noon, bridge group, lunch from Bruno Bros.; 12:30 p.m., learn to crochet; 1 p.m., video chair yoga.
• Tuesdays -- 9 a.m., tai chi, sewing; 10 a.m., bingo, senior spinning; 11 a.m., video quick yoga; 11:30 a.m. card playing, spades; noon, bocce court open, social dancing for seniors, lunch from Anna's Cookin; 12:30 p.m., games galore.
• Wednesdays -- 9 a.m., blood pressure check, sewing, watercolor and drawing; 9:30 a.m., senior spinning; 10 a.m., booty exercise, bingo, dominoes; 11:30 a.m., card playing, double deck pinochle; noon, bocce court open, bridge, lunch from Chick-fil-A, coloring group; 12:30 p.m., 500 bid.
• Thursdays -- 9 a.m., wood carving, tai chi, sewing; 9:45 a.m., weekly membership meeting; 10 a.m. bingo, dominoes, walking club, 500 bid, instructor's choice exercise; 10:30 a.m., chair yoga; 11:45 a.m., mindful meditation; noon, lunch from Charly's Family Restaurant; 12:30 p.m., 500 bid; 1 p.m., bingo, bocce court open.
• Fridays -- 9 a.m., Bible study, senior spinning; 10 a.m., bocce court open, ballet barre, bingo; 11:30 a.m., fencing; noon, Lunch and Learn.