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Back to School Bash Closes out the Month!

Calling all Senior Adults 55+!

 
 
 


Sylacauga Parks & Recreation and the Maxye Veazey Senior Center invite area seniors to join in a vibrant celebration of National Senior Citizens Day at the Senior Citizens Extravaganza on Friday, August 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the J. Craig Smith Community Center Gym.

This year’s theme, “Living Life in Full Color,” encourages seniors to come dressed in their favorite color of the rainbow and enjoy a day filled with fun, fellowship, entertainment, and recognition. Attendees can look forward to a variety of activities, including bingo, giveaways, vendor booths, special performances, and a Senior Spotlight recognizing outstanding members of the senior community.

One of the highlights of the event will be the Color Rally, where participants can show off their colorful attire and team spirit. A special prize will be awarded to the group dressed in the best coordinated color scheme.

In addition to the activities and entertainment, lunch will be provided for all registered attendees. Seniors interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP by August 13 by calling 256-401-0021.

The Senior Citizens Extravaganza is free to attend and promises an exciting day of laughter, connection, and colorful memories.

Gymnastics

Food Truck Friday season is HERE!

Karate School

Sylacauga Karate School is a traditional style of martial arts affiliated with Yoshukai Karate International.

In 1971, Sensei Gene Henderson began teaching Yoshukai Karate at the Sylacauga Parks and Recreation Department. One of his students, Randy Caine, received his black belt and established the Sylacauga Karate School. The Sylacauga Karate School has been teaching this traditional style of karate in Sylacauga since 1971 and now returns to the Sylacauga Parks and Recreation where it began 51 years ago. Classes are currently taught by Ben Cleveland.

The benefits of training at our dojo are many. Karate training gives you tools and techniques that could probably save your life if the situation arises. Karate prepares you to defend yourself from aggressors by giving you the senses to react quickly and effectively in dangerous or life-threatening situations.

The mental benefits of training in the martial arts are greater self-discipline, increased focus, improved mental toughness, perseverance, greater respect as well as more confidence, patience, and humility.

The fitness benefits include a total body workout that will improve cardiovascular health, coordination and reflexes, muscle tone, strength and power, stamina, flexibility, balance, and mobility. More energy, less stress, and improvements in sleep quality and posture are all benefits of karate training.

Mahjong Classes & Open-play!



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Baton Classes with Jessica Coleman

The Veterans' Honor Wall at Pinecrest Walking Track

If you haven't yet purchased a plaque but would like to honor someone, plaques can be purchased for $40 each and may contain 4 lines of text with 18 characters in each line. Spaces between words and punctuation count as characters. Anyone who has served or is presently serving may be honored with a plaque. We have plaques on the wall from soldiers who served in the Confederate Army up until present day. To see photos of the honor wall, look under "facilities".
 
To buy a plaque online, go to "programs", "Veterans' Honor Wall",  and choose the Pinecrest Walking Track Plaque. You may also drop by the J Craig Smith Community Center and we'll be happy to help you.
 
Besides the memorial, the park is an excellent place to have a picnic, just sit for a spell, or walk laps. 5 laps makes a mile.

NEW! Baila Fitness Classes

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Weekly Schedule

Below you will find our schedule for the week. It is updated weekly on Fridays. Please note that our calendar is constantly changing with rentals, reservations, and practices being added daily. Our more detailed facility calendar is available for view by clicking Calendar in the main menu. 

Senior Center Monthly Calendar




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