Christian City to host metro seniors

Christian

City to host metro seniors

Metro Atlanta

seniors will gather for the eighth annual National Senior Health and Fitness

Day Wednesday, May 30, at Christian City.

Christian City

will serve as the official host site as Atlantans join an estimated 150,000

seniors at 1,500 sites across the nation as they walk, dance, play and

learn their way to better fitness and health.

Atlanta's seniors

are invited to participate in walking events, seated volleyball, putt-putt

golf, Tai Chi, bowling, rhythm band dance contest and a ballroom dancing

contest.

Information

booths and screenings will include a nutrition booth, diabetes education,

blood pressure check, physical therapy balance screening and occupation

therapy.

Christian City

also will host an open house for its Strength Center and swimming pool.

"Exercise

can be fun, and we hope that through our walking and dancing events that

our seniors will have a chance to experience appropriate and enjoyable

forms of exercise," said Bob Crutchfield, president and CEO of Christian

City. "It's also a great opportunity for seniors to find out about

health-related resources in our community."

For information

phone Patricia Mitchell, wellness coordinator for Christian City, at 770-703-2627.

National Senior

Health and Fitness Day is the nation's largest annual fitness event for

older adults and is on the last Wednesday in May as a part of Older Americans

Month and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month celebrations.

Theme for the

day is "Strengthen Your Future With Exercise," and was chosen

from more than 1,000 entries in a slogan contest for older adults. Betty

Jackson of Chicago, Ill., submitted the winning slogan.

Christian City

is a nonprofit, non-denominational organization providing for the needs

of children and senior citizens. The 400-plus-acre complex in Union City

helps meet the needs of more than 1,100 people in the Home for Children,

Convalescent Center, Alzheimer's Care, Sparks Inn assisted living/personal

care facility and independent retirement homes and apartments. For information

go to the Christian City Web site at www.christiancity.org .

Christian City

seeks volunteers in a variety of capacities. Volunteer positions include:

- Life

enrichment (volunteer chaplains, bible study leaders, church service volunteers).

- Support

services (transportation, beauty shop, corner store/ice cream parlor,

the library, information desk, arts and crafts (craft class leaders, painting

classes and others).

- Resident

visitors interested in "adopting" five or more residents to

visit on a regular basis.

- Volunteer

Leaders that can lead story telling, nature walks, gardening activities,

music and more.

To volunteer

or learn about more opportunities, phone 770-703-2624.