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Fall 2017 Activity Brochure GRISWOLD CENTER Registration is Changing! see page 2 for details Did you know... Community Center Parks Griswold Center Over 6500 people enjoyed our free The Parks Maintenance Depart- The Griswold offers around 100 family night program last season ment has 3 certified playground activities every quarter and half of safety inspectors on staff who them are FREE inspect our 14 playgrounds monthly. Griswold Center | 777 High Street | Worthington, OH 43085 | 614-842-6320 | worthington.org Registration is Changing! Please find the new registration dates below, and contact the front desk if you have any questions. GRISWOLD REGISTRATION DATES OCTOBER REGISTRATION Member Registration Dates Wednesday, September 27: Residents, Working Residents & Griswold Volunteers The Griswold Center is a Parks and Recreation facility Thursday, September 28: Non-Residents dedicated to providing quality programs and services to Non-Member Registration adults 55 years of age and older. We invite you to visit Friday, September 29: Open Registration the Griswold Center and take a tour. NOVEMBER REGISTRATION GRISWOLD CENTER MEMBERSHIP Member Registration Dates Annual Memberships are valid for one year from date of Wednesday, October 25: Residents, Working Residents purchase & Griswold Volunteers Resident Non-Resident Thursday, October 26: Non-Residents Age 55 and over $12 $18 Non-Member Registration Age 54 and younger $20 $25 Friday, October 27: Open Registration Membership to the Griswold Center entitles you to three days of priority registration for Griswold Center programs and trips each month. DECEMBER REGISTRATION • As a member you have the option to receive the quarterly brochures by Member Registration Dates mail which showcase current information about a wide variety of free and Wednesday, November 15: Residents, Working Residents fee based programs available. & Griswold Volunteers • Membership to both the Griswold Center AND the Community Center Thursday, November 16: Non-Residents entitles you to unlimited use of the Griswold Fitness Room for no extra charge (see page 9 for more information). Non-Member Registration Friday, November 17: Open Registration SILVER SNEAKERS MEMBERSHIPS For more registration information see page 21 Healthways SilverSneakers and PRIME members receive a no-cost Community Center and/or Griswold Center membership, which includes all member benefits. Eligibility for these insurance-based programs can HOLIDAY HOURS November 10 (Veterans Day Observed): Closed be confirmed at the Community or Griswold Center customer service November 23 & 24 (Thanksgiving): Closed desks. December 22 (Christmas Eve Observed): 8-noon SilverSneakers® members also have unlimited use of the Griswold December 25 (Christmas Day): Closed Fitness Room for no extra charge. December 29 (New Years Eve Observed): 8-noon January 1 (New Years Day): Closed 2 Register Online @ worthington.org highlights Gingerbread House Building Town Hall Please Use November Registration Form! Nothing says holidays like gingerbread houses! Join us as we spend the Trick or Treat afternoon building our own masterpieces to be showcased in our Griswold AT THE GRISWOLD Center Showcases during the month of December. Members will vote as the month goes on. Winners of the Griswold Center Gingerbread House Thursday October 26 contest will be announced at the end of December and put in the January 10:30am – 12:30 & 1:15pm – 3:15pm Gazette! Materials will be supplied. 9598 Fri 1:00pm–3:00pm Dec 1 Friday October 27 R $6 | NR $8 10:30am – 12:30pm iPhone Beginners Case Room at Griswold Center The iPhone class was designed with beginners in mind. Whether you’re wanting the basics or just a little more, the iPhone class will have something for everyone. The class will be informative, hands on, and we’ll have plenty of time for questions. Sign up for all 5 weeks or pick and choose which classes to attend for $15 each: October 19: Basics, Buttons and the Phone App (9490) October 26: The Camera and The App Store (9491) November 2: eMail and Messaging (9492) November 9: Safari and Maps (9493) November 16: Facetime, Siri and Calendars (9494) 9489 Thu 10:00am–noon Oct 19-Nov 16 R $58 | NR $75 Thanksgiving Luncheon Town Hall iCloud Beginners Join your Griswold friends for our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. Catered by Bosc & Brie and featuring; sliced turkey, dressing, mashed Case Room at Griswold Center potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls & butter, and of Cloud technology is becoming an increasingly important concept to course, pumpkin pie. Entertainment TBA. Transportation for this activity understand. A free service from Apple, iCloud is powerful but widely is available per transportation policy (see pg 5) Pickup location must be misunderstood. iCloud provides a number of important services, noted at registration if transportation is desired. including wireless synchronizing of contacts, calendars, and more 9630 Wed 12:30pm–2:30pm Nov 8 between devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even PC), backing up your R $14 | NR $18 mobile devices, and hosting your photo library. iCloud can also track your devices if they are lost or stolen. Join us for an informative session about understanding and making the most from the cloud. Griswold Holiday Party 9495 Thu 10:00am–noon Nov 30 Town Hall R $12 | NR $15 Come one, come all, to the famous Griswold Holiday Party, our annual gathering of talent and fellowship. Special guest performance by the Kidstuff Superstars (the Worthington Community Center Preschool Class). Enjoy performances by Griswold’s own pool of talent; Griswold Dancers and the Worthington Tappers. Participate or listen to a carol sing-along and enjoy some holiday cookies. Transportation for this activity is available per transportation policy (see pg 5) Pickup location must be noted at registration if transportation is desired. 9631 Wed 1:30pm–3:00pm Dec 13 No Fee Griswold Center | 777 High Street | Worthington, OH 43085 | 614-842-6320 3 highlights Winter Wonderland Open House Town Hall Make your season more festive by gathering with your Griswold friends. Back by popular demand, the Mega Mashed Potato Bar, complete with all the toppings you could imagine. Experience the sounds of the season as played by... Griswold volunteers will receive an invitation. Transportation for this activity is available per transportation policy (see pg 5) Pickup location must be noted at registration if transportation is desired. Transportation for this activity is available per transportation policy (see pg 5) Pickup location must be noted at registration if transportation is desired. 9632 Mon 1:30pm–3:00pm Dec 18 R $8 | NR $10 | Volunteers are FREE DANCE The American Economy: Saturday Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges November 4 Case Room This class will cover the American Economy and what it means for 5–7 PM the country’s standing in the world through readings and discussions. Globalization, Moslems in America, international trade, employment, in Town Hall wages, poverty, income distribution and other topics will be covered. No prior knowledge of economics is required. Please email the instructor at [email protected] you have questions. There will be a $10 fee paid to the instructor the first day of class. All reading material will be provided. Instructor: Alan Osman, Ph.D., OSU Instructor (retired) No Class November 23 9516 Thu 1:30pm–3:30pm Oct 5–Dec 14 A free community event for all ages! “Skin in the Game” Enjoy food, drink, music, dancing and a fire pit with Major General Laich (Retired) to roast marshmallows! Thompson Room at Griswold Center Hosted by the Griswold Center and the In a letter to Hamilton in 1783, George Washington wrote of his views of citizenship as it pertains to the military and defense of the country...... “It Thomas Worthington Community Service Club may be laid down as a primary position that Transportation for this activity is available per transportation policy every citizen who enjoys the protection of a (see pg 5) Please call the Griswold to request transportation for free Government, owes not only a portion of this activity. his property, but even his personal services to the defense of it.” In a deeply moving and well thought out book entitled “Skin in the Game: Golf Banquet Poor Kids and Patriots,” Major General Dennis Town Hall Laich looks at the enormous challenges of Those who golfed in our Thursday social league along with guests, relying on an all-volunteer army. Please join are welcome to sign-up for our end-of-year banquet. This year, we are us for a very important class on the future of bringing it back again to the Griswold Center! Lunch will be catered by our military, taught by MG Laich, who we are Dublin Retirement Village and will consist of Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes honored to have. & Gravy, Vegetable, Rolls & Butter, Brownie & Beverage. Guest speaker No Class November 23 TBA. Golf prizes will be raffled off as well (only golf participants will be 9497 Thu 9:30am-11:00am Nov 9-Dec 7 eligible for prizes). No Fee 9107 Wed 12:30pm–2:30pm Oct 25 R $17 | NR $22 4 Register Online @ worthington.org Please note: Cancellation requests will be processed at the time of request and refunds will be issued per the refund policy. Transportation Policy Holden Arboretum Tour & Canopy Walk, Kirtland Transportation is available for all Griswold Trips and certain The Holden Arboretum is an outdoor living museum on 3600 acres activities. All Griswold Trips will depart from the Griswold Center that promotes the beauty and importance of trees and other woody plants. The grounds feature over 20 miles of trails that lead you through at the time listed in the brochure. Transportation to the Griswold cultivated gardens and native forests. Visit the Murch Canopy Walk, an Center is available for all Worthington residents, including elevated walkway 65 feet above the forest floor, and the Kalberer Family Melbourne, Stafford and The Residences of Worthington, upon Emergent Tower that rises 120 feet above the forest floor for breathtaking request.