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Hoffman Estates Park District recently issued the following announcement.

Residents over age 50 are invited to HE Parks’ free 50+ Open House event on Wed., Aug. 29 at 9 a.m. at the Triphahn Center (1685 W. Higgins Rd.). At the event, participants can learn more about the expanded services now available for adults over the age of 50 at the newly remodeled 50+ Active Adults Center.

The Open House event will include free lunch for the first 100 guests to arrive, sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living, plus live entertainment, free blood pressure screenings, vendor tables, door prizes and giveaways. Skin cancer screenings (by appointment) are sponsored by Pinnacle Dermatology of Hoffman Estates. The vendor fair will run from 9-11:00 a.m. and the entertainment and lunch will be served at 11:00 a.m.

The park district offers an all-inclusive membership that includes unlimited access to the new and expanded 50+ Active Adults Center. The center was renovated in 2017.

“Our research in the community revealed a need for additional services for people over age 50,” said Superintendent of Recreation Colleen Palmer for HE Parks. “The renovations and expansion of services are a direct result of our research and the Comprehensive Master Plan.”

The new 50+ membership includes:

• • Unlimited coffee, tea and snacks
  • Expanded Game Room hours – available anytime the Triphahn Center is open, including nights and weekends

Free drop-in activities including pickleball

• Social groups, clubs and more
• Free services and seminars
• Discounted rates and priority registration on trips
• New game room with all new equipment (two billiard tables, gaming tables, pub tables)
• Cable TV, internet, computer access and darts 
• Discounted fitness membership (for members 62+)

The 50+ Activity Center is managed by Program Manager Mindi Schwartz. “It has been a great year since the newly remodeled 50+ center reopened last May. We have added many new activities to our schedule, social groups, clubs, services, special events and day trips,” said Schwartz. “Our membership continues to grow and I look forward to seeing all the possibilities to come during this second year of operations.”

The 50+ Active Adults Center is open to residents and non-residents. Hoffman Estates residents pay just $5 per month for access to the 50+ Center, and non-residents pay $5.50 per month per individual. Discounts apply for couples and those who pay upfront for the year. To learn more and to join, visit heparks.org or stop by the Triphahn Community Center at 1685 W. Higgins Road. Or contact Mindi Schwartz at 847-885-7500 x626 or mischwartz@heparks.org.

Original source can be found here.

Source: Hoffman Estates Park District