Seniors
Don't just sit there! Come join us for lots of exciting activities!
You have the opportunity to experience a wide variety of recreation activities. Take some time out for fun, fitness, and fellowship, developing new skills, renewing an old hobby, making new friends, and more. No invitation is needed and THE BENEFITS ARE ENDLESS!!! Put your name on the mailing list to receive up-to-date information on programs for adults age 55 and better. Details on programs listed, as well as new programs and trips, are described in the SENIOR CHALLENGE which is distributed monthly. Call the Senior Division at 692-7376 or email Rynet Oxendine oxendine@southernpines.net
Volunteering is a great way to learn about the Town and Programs offered through the senior division and the Recreation Department. Make new friends and have fun with us at the Douglass Community Center. Please call 692-7376 to register as a volunteer or just come by and pick up a calendar of events.
Online payment of Recreation fees is now available.
The following links will take you to information about the various Senior programs we offer.
Senior Travel
Trips are the most famous activities we provide for our older adults. We enjoy different kinds of trips all over North Carolina and parts of South Carolina. Enjoy fun, fellowship and food!
Temple Theatre- CANCELLED
Celebrate the holiday season with friends, family and the Winter Wonderettes! Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Suzy and Missy as they throw a rockin' 60's party, featuring an assortment of festive tunes including Winter Wonderland, O Tannenbaum, Santa Baby, Jingle Bell Rock and many more! We will eat lunch at the Fairview Dairy Bar.
Please register by November 24th
Location: Campbell House Upper Parking Lot
Date: December 11th
Time: 11:00am - 4:30pm
Fee: $22r / $44nr
Min/Max: 9/13
Mystery Trip
Join the group as we take off on an adventure with a mystery trip.
Sign up and find out where we are heading.
Bring Money for lunch.
Please register by January 5th.
Location: Campbell House Upper Parking Lot
Date: January 12th
Time: 10:00am - 2:30pm
Fee: $7r / $14nr
Min/Max: 9/13
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Ellerbe Springs
We specialize in a full Southern menu that features meals that range from a generous country breakfast, a Country Plate Lunch with your choice of an entr`ee, and 2 side dishes, yeast rolls and cornbread that will give your taste buds a divine treat! Enjoy a trip to Ellerbe Springs for lunch. Cost includes transportation only.
Please register by January 26
Location: Campbell House Upper Parking
Date: Tuesday, February 3
Time: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fee: $4r/$8nr
Senior Special Events
Thanksgiving Celebration
Come out and bring and enjoy a potluck Thanksgiving luncheon. We will have the traditional foods as well as new flavors. Learn about Thanksgiving and participate in some games and trivia.
Please register by November 17
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Tuesday, November 25
Time: 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
Cultures of Christmas
We will learn about different cultures and how other cultures celebrate Christmas. We will enjoy refreshments and games.
Please register by December 12
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Tuesday, December 16
Time: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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Winter Olympics
Are the midwinter blahs beginning to set in? Are you tired of the cold weather and beginning to look for signs of spring? Everyone can have cause to celebrate by joining ourWinter Olympics. We will have an Olympic ring toss, "snowball" toss, and more!
Please register by December 15
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday, December 22
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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New Year's Party
Across America and around the world, New Year's Eve means getting together with friends and family to share wishes for happiness and prosperity in the coming year. We will kick off the new year with games, prizes, refreshemnts, fun!
Please register by December 29.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Friday, January 2
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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National Popcorn Day
Do you enjoy popcorn and a movie? Come join us for National Popcorn Day celebrated at the end of January, although its exact date is a matter of debate. Various sources report it as January 19. We will enjoy making popcorn with various flavors. We will enjoy a movie as well.
Please register by January 12.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Friday, January 16
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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Birthday/Bingo Bash
Join the Douglass Community Center as we celebrate birthdays in January, February, March and April. Anyone can attend. Enjoy fun, food, bingo and prizes! The cost is free to those with birthdays.
Please register by January 26.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Friday, January 30
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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Valentine's Day Tea
Celebrate Valentine's Day with an old-fashioned tea party. At the party we will make party favors and gifts as well as play games. We will serve tea party sandwiches and punch.
Please register by February 11.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fee: $2r / $4nr
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It's Mardi Gras Time!
It's that time of year again. Cities such as New Orleans, Lousiana; Biloxi, Mississippi; and Mobile, Alabama are ready to start the celebrations! Enjoy jazz music, noisemaking, food, decorations and fun!
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $2r/$4nr
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Senior Games in the Pines Kick-Off
Come visit the Douglass Community Center and pick up registration forms for the 26th Annual Senior Games in the Pines.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday, February 23
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Senior Appreciation Day
Attention older adults! Join us for some fun, food and games for all our older adults.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Friday, February 27
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fee: FREE
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Clubs
Older adult clubs offer participants the opportunitiy to engage in a variety of activities. Learn new skills, meet new people and have fun!
Canasta
Canasta is a matching game in which the object is to create melds of cards of the same rank and then go out by playing or discarding all cards in your hand.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Mahjongg Club
Mahjongg is a game that originated in China and requires four players. Mahjongg involves skill, strategy, an calculation, as well as a certain degree of luck. We have several sets so more individuals can play. Come join and learn to play if you have never tried. It is great fun!
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Thursdays
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
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Chess
Chess is a recreational and competive game for two players. Don Hammerman instructs all levels of participants. Bring a board and enjoy the challenge!
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Thursdays
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Craft Club
We work on items for the Douglass Community Center activities. We would love to have you come and join our group! The group will assist in providing decorations for every season and occasion at the Douglass Community Center. The craft club paints, makes jewelry and decorations and more for free!! Weekly attendance is not required. Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Thursdays
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Fitness & Classes for Seniors
How are fitness programs beneficial? You can learn to use a variety of equipment, meet new people, develop a health routine, improve your flexibility, lower your cholesterol, and more. Dress Comfortably. Listed below are a few of our classes.
Senior Gym Time
Walking is one of the best methods of exercising. It helps burn calories, reduces the risk of developing or dying of heart disease, helps maintain healthy bones, controls blood pressure, etc. Come out and join the senior gym time and enjoy walking while meeting new people.
Location: Southern Pines Recreaion Center
160 Memorial Park Court
Date: Monday - Friday
Time: 9:30 - 11:30am (September - February)
Fee: $10r / $20nr through August
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Line Dancing
This is a fun way to get fit and stay that way. Lower your cholesterol and strengthen your heart while learning the latest dances. You'll also enjoy reviewing your favorites. Carole Amlot instructs. Participants may join at the beginning of any month.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Tuesdays - Bi-Monthly
Time: 3:00 - 4:00pm
Sessions: Begins the first of the month
Fee: $28 r / $56 nr (New session each month)
Min/Max: 5/15
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Fitness Room
Get into shape in our Douglass Community Center fitness room. Equipment available includes: exercise balls, stretch bands, free weights, bench press, shoulder press, bikes and more. Fitness room is open during regular operating hours.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday through Friday
September through February
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fee: $10r /$20nr
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Table Tennis
Do you enjoy playing table tennis? Come out and join Mary Cruisus as she instructs. It is a great way to have fun and meet new people.
Location: Douglass Coummunity Center
Date: Tuesdays, September - February
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Fee: 10r / $20nr
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Fishing "NEW"
Grandkids coming and want to go fishing or you just decided it might be fun for a few hours but you don't have a rod or reel? Come by the Douglass Community Center Office and check out a Zebco 33 classic rod and reel. Must fill out registration form then a check out card will be issued. Equipment available during operating hours. Call for more information 692-2463.
Bocce Ball
Visit the Douglass Community Center and enjoy this fun and fast-paced game with fellow participants. We play indoor bocce ball. Play begins every Friday.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Fridays
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fee: Free
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Shuffleboard - Memorial Park Court
Enjoy one of the most popular and fun games for free! The shuffleboard courts are located at Memorial Park behind the tennis courts. Keys are available for check out from the Douglass Community Center
Location: Memorial Park Shuffleboard Courts
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Education
We offer education programs dedicated to older adults. These programs are designed to help educate and prepare older adults for certain issues.
Winter Storm Awareness
We have been lucky in the past when it comes to winter weather. However, when we do get hit is usually ends up being ice instead of snow. A representative from the local American Red Cross Chapter will present information on the importance of being aware of inclement weather and the dangers.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday, December 1
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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National Soup Month
January is National Soup Month. Soup has been so popular throughout time that it's actually considered one of the first fast foods. Come join us as we learn about the history of one of the easiest foods to prepare. We will enjoy soup from a local restaurant of your choice.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday, January 5
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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National Heart Month
It is not surprising they would pick February to be National Heart Month and not just because of Valentine's Day. Come learn about the event, its history and the importance of being heart conscious.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Monday, February 2
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Black History Month
Learn about Black History while enjoying Brown bag lunch/game day. This is a special event to educate participants about the importance of Black History Month.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Tuesday, February 10
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Monthly Activities
Every month we sponsor or host various activities that are free to all. We provide legal services, access to the Moore County Library and more!
Brown Bag Lunch and Game Day 
Eat your lunch, enjoy refreshments, drinks then when lunch is over we play some games. Bingo, Scattergories, Phase 10, Bridge, and Taboo are just a few of the games the group attempts. Do you have a favorite you would like to share? Bring it along! Please register the Friday before.
Location: Douglass Community Center Lounge
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 11:30 am- 1:00 pm
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Moore County Book Mobile
Do you enjoy reading? Visit the Douglass Community Center to check out books every other Tuesday of the month from the Moore County Book Mobile. All you need is a library card from Carthage, Aberdeen, Pinebluff, Robbins or Vass.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Every other Tuesday
Time: 11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Fee: FREE
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Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. come tot he Douglass Community Center the second Tuesday of the month. They provide legal services at no cost to individuals who meet the requirements.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Second Tuesday of the month
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Games and Activities
Come participate in games and activities every Thursday. Choose from a variety of games.
Location: Douglass Community Center
Date: Every Thursday
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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