Parkinson Senior Centre

Table Tennis is a fun and exciting game enjoyed by people of all ages and from all walks of life. Anyone can enjoy playing table tennis.   We have a fun group of players from beginners to more advanced who love to play the game and have a good time. Drop in any time, you are always welcome.

Join us from Spring to the end of October for a fun, energetic and supportive road bike.  We meet at the Parkinson Activity Centre every Monday morning at 9:30am and head out as a group to explore Kelowna and area.  There is no charge for the Bike Club so give us a try.

Parkinson Senior Centre offers a multi-level Hatha Yoga class that is suitable for anybody and everybody.  Each 90-minute class will have some focus on breath work (pranayama), a variety of poses (asanas) to stretch and strengthen the entire body and end with relaxation (savasana).  The only rule in the class is to listen to your body first and foremost and the main goal is to have fun!

Don’t be scared off by the upcoming explanation of the game – it is lots of fun and you will love it. The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations use a different number of tiles. In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. In turn players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the 14th drawn tile to form four groups (melds) and a…

Pickle-ball was created with one thing in mind: fun. It was designed to be easy to learn and play whether you’re five, eighty-five or somewhere in between.  Pickle-ball is traditionally played on a badminton sized court with special pickle-ball paddles, made of wood or high tech aerospace materials.  The ball used is similar to a wiffle ball, but slightly smaller.  The lower net and wiffle ball allow the game to be accessible to people of all ages and abilities, while…

Join us for a fabulous Beginner Line Dance Class.  This is a great work out and tons of fun.  You don’t need a partner you just need to show up!!  Work up a sweat while learning fabulous dances to some great country hits.

How would you like to turn your photos into a piece of history for a loved one or how would you like to make the most fabulous cards?  You can accomplish this when you join the Scrapbooking group here at the Parkinson Activity Centre when they meet on Tuesdays.  We have some of the most amazing and creative people and they can inspire you!!  You will need to bring along your project that you would like to work on along with…

Come join us here at the Parkinson Activity Centre for a great game of Scrabble.  This is one of our newest programs here at the Centre and the interest is growing.  You don’t have to be a scrabble superstar to join in so come and have fun while keeping your mind sharp.  You are going to meet some great people for sure. Scrabble is Tuesday afternoons at 12:30pm at a drop in fee of $2.00

Cribbage is one of the best two-hand games – and one of the most enduring, for the game was entertaining card players as far back as the seventeenth century. It evolved from an earlier English game called “Noddy,” and the man credited with inventing it is Sir John Suckling, a wealthy English poet. Cribbage affords players both the anticipation of the luck of the deal as well as ample opportunity to exercise their skills in discarding and play.    Here at…

Join us for a fabulous Intermediate line dancing Lessons.  This is a great work out and tons of fun.  You don’t need a partner you just need to show up!!  Work up a sweat while learning fabulous dances to some great country hits.

We are so proud of the fabulous work that is done here at the centre each and every Thursday.  Our pleasure painters are a dedicated and talented group.  If you have an interest in the visual arts and would like to join this group each week, they would love to have you join them.  Bring along your latest project or the materials to start something new and be inspired by the group atmosphere here at the Parkinson Activity Centre.  This…

This gentle form of yoga is practiced sitting n a chair standing using a chair for support. Starting with a short meditation, followed by breathing exercise, then to the practice. The poses, or Asana, are often adaptations of Hatha yoga. We will end the class with a short meditation and a quote for the day. This program is not suitable for those with osteopenia or osteoporosis.

Join our enthusiastic Canasta players each and every Friday at 12:45pm.  Drop in fee of $2.00 applies and coffee and treats are aplenty!!