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Office on Aging |
Lawrence Township Senior Center
The Lawrence Senior Center is open to Lawrence senior citizens, 60 years of age and older, for a wide range of activities. The Senior Center is located on 30 Darrah Lane East and is open Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:30pm.
The Office on Aging staff also provides information, assistance and referrals to social services and linking Lawrence seniors to the network of senior service providers.
The motto of the Senior Center is "Living It Up, Sharing the Joy"! Lawrence Seniors are encouraged to take part int the activities sponsored by the Office on Aging (Live It Up!); and to take advantage of the opportunities to contribute positively to our community (Share the Joy!). For example, citizens from the Busy Bee class have taught students from the Lawrenceville School how to knit and crochet. In turn these students taught the seniors basic, intermediate and advanced computer skills. In the past, the Lawrence Senior Center celebrated Black History month and the seniors raised funds for summer camp scholarships for Lawrenceville youngsters. Currently, seniors in the Sewing Group are passionately working on smocks, comfort pillows and blankets, collecting clothing and toiletries to donate to Angels' Wings a local residential program for infants and children awaiting placement in foster homes.
The Office on Aging also coordinates many special events that include the "Friday Evening Socials." The Valentine's Day Dance, St. Patricks Day Bash, Annual Holiday Luncheon, Senior Prom, and an annual Variety Show have all been great favorites in the past. Throughout the year the Senior Center also plans several trips to a host of destinations. To keep seniors abreast of the events at the Senior Center, the Office on Aging prepares a monthly "Lawrence Senior Activities" calendar. Copies may be picked up at the Lawrence Senior Center. Weekly activities at the center include: line dancing, hula and ballroom dancing, Yoga, T'ai Chi, bingo, exercise classes, health education screenings, lectures, bridge, Spanish lessons, movies, sculpture, painting, computers, card playing and much more.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Important Information Regarding Coronavirus
The Senior Center is currently closed.
For updates and new announcements, please continue to check the Lawrence Township website and Facebook accounts.
- For more information about volunteer opportunities at the Office on Aging please read the flyer.
- Services and programs available provided though the Mercer County Office on Aging.
Senior Connect
The new Senior Connect is available. Please click here to view.
It is also available at Town Hall at the North door entrance.
You may also call the Senior Center at 609-844-7049 to make arrangements to have one delivered to you.
Mercer County Nutrition Program
The Mercer County Nutrition program is serving lunches by drive-through only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Health Programs at the Senior Center
Health lectures are offered the 1st Wednesday of each month at the Lawrence Senior Center at 11:00 am. A related screening is held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm. Call 844-7094 or 844-7048 for additional information.
The Senior Center also includes a lounge area where individuals are welcome to come relax, socialize, watch television or read.
Call the Office on Aging to arrange for our van to pick you up and bring you to the Center.
Mercer County also provides transportation through T.R.A.D.E. by calling (609) 530-1971.
Other transportation services are available for a fee:
- Access Link (800) 955-2321
- Medi Transport (609) 586-7171
The Executive Director of the Office on Aging, Lillian LaSalle, will be happy to assist you in any way possible. Many seniors in Lawrence have extensive backgrounds in varied fields of expertise. The Senior Center is open to your suggestions and willing to accept any assistance you would like to offer. Your suggestions concerning the activities you think would be of interest to seniors are also welcomed. Perhaps you would like to volunteer to teach a class or give a symposium on a topic of interest to seniors. Call the Senior Center, let us know.
Additional Information
If you are 60 years of age or older and have not yet visited the Center or taken advantage of the activities already scheduled, please stop in and join us. The Center is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. For additional information about the Lawrence Senior Center or the Lawrence Office on Aging, please call (609) 844-7048.