LOCATED:
2144 Weavertown Rd
Douglassville, PA 19518
CENTER MANAGER:
Sharon Pedrick
PHONE:
(610) 582-1603
EMAIL:
SPedrick@Berksencore.org
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
Every Monday
10:30 am: Chair Yoga w/Patti
11:00 am: Zumba w/ Iris
11:30 am: Piano Lounge with Maureen – Every Other Monday
Every Tuesday
10:00 am: Tai Chi Introductory (virtual and in person) w/ Jan
11:00 am: Tai Chi Advanced (virtual and in person) w/ Jan
Every Wednesday
10:30 am: Sit and Get Fit w/ Patti
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
9:00 am – 2:00 pm Pool/Game Lounge
Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
9:00 am – 11:00 am Pickleball (max 12 players/day)
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| 1 @10am Snowman Cuties/Peggy Allen |
| 1 @12:30 Stretch & Soothe/Lydia |
| 1,15,22,29 @12pm Doo Wop Piano/Aaron |
| 4 @11am Christmas Sing-Along/ Senior Dee Jay Group |
| 6 @ 11am Fresh Floral in Christmas Sleigh/Laurel & Lace Floral Design |
| 7 @11am “Old Fashioned Christmas Presentation”/Kim Kostival |
| 8 @11am “Christmas with the King” /Elvis Show/ Jeff Krick Jr. |
| 13 @11am Bingo/David |
| 14 @10:15 Golden Globes |
| 15 @10:30 Grocery Bingo ($2) with Berkshire Commons |
| 18 @11:30 Craft/Beth |
| 20 @11am Rejuvenate/Kaleidoscope Angels |
| 21 @11am Bingo with Keystone Villa |
| 22 @10:15 Country Line Dancing/Jean & Linda |
| 22 @11am Lighted Floral Jar/Bridget’s Place |
| 27 @11am Boombox Bingo/TGB Entertainment |
| 28 @11am Bingo with Inspirit Amity Place |
| 29@10:30 Mexican Train Dominoes/Marilyn |
If you have questions about our Douglassville center, contact us today!
★ Lunch and/or takeout meals are available with a reservation two days in advance. Menu available. 60 year and older, $2.50 donation requested.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Douglassville Berks Encore Center
Fleetwood Wellness & Activity Center
Enjoy a variety of fun and unique activities at Berks Encore – Fleetwood, including bingo, arts & crafts, exercise, games and more. Be sure to check back often as new programs are added. Please scroll down to view a full schedule of wellness classes and activities offered this month.
LOCATED:
14432 Kutztown Rd.
Fleetwood, PA 19522
CENTER MANAGER:
Terry Becker
PHONE:
(610) 947-1700
EMAIL:
TBecker@berksencore.org
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Our Fitness Room is open Mon.- Fri. 8:00am – 3:00pm
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
Every Monday
10:00 am: Ener Chi (60+ Free) A mix of yoga, Tai Chi, and meditation
Every Monday & Wednesday
12:00 noon: Pinochle
Every Tuesday
10:00 am: Dollar Bingo ($1)
1:00 pm: Texas Hold’em
Every Wednesday
9:15 am: Zumba Gold (60+ FREE) *
10:00 am: Adult Coloring
10:30 am: Dominoes and Rummikub
Every Thursday
10:00 am: Chair Yoga (60+ FREE) *
1:00 pm: Tai Chi 1 (60+ FREE)
Every Friday
9:15 am: Zumba Gold Toning (60+ FREE) *
10:00 am: Dollar Bingo ($1)
1:00 pm: Country Line Dance ($1)
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| 4,6,11,13,18, and 20 @ 10:00am: Reading with Seniors and YMCA pre schoolers and tots. Please consider spending some time reading to our YMCA kids. Please call Terry to volunteer. |
| 4 @ 10:30 am: Star craft with Kathy. Please bring a ruler & scissors. Class is free. Please sign up in advance. |
| 5,12, and 19 @ 1:00 pm: Healthy Steps in Motion class with Kathy Roberts. Class is full. |
| 5 @ 8:30 am: Care Management assistance with Ashleigh from Berks Encore. |
| 7 @ 10:30 am: Exercise program with Country Meadows. Please sign up in advance. |
| 8 @12:30 pm: Lunch Bunch at Airport Diner. Please call Terry to reserve your spot |
| 14 and 28 @ 10:00am: Pokeno! Please bring 3.00 in pennies. |
| 19 @ 10am: Grocery Bingo with Trish from Rittenhouse Village. |
| 20 @ 10:30 am: Holiday potpourri craft with Peggy Allen.* Class is free. Sign up with Terry required. |
| 25 and 26: Center is closed. Merry Christmas! |
| 29 @ 10am: Dollar Bingo and Happy December Birthdays w/cake |
If you have questions about our Fleetwood center, contact us today!
★ Lunch and/or takeout meals are available with a reservation two days in advance.
★ Call 610-947-1700 to reserve your meal. Menus available. 60 years and older, $2.50 donation requested.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Fleetwood Center – Berks Encore
Mifflin Wellness & Activity Center
Enjoy a variety of fun and unique activities at Berks Encore – Mifflin, including Bingo, Craft Classes, Shuffleboard, Exercise, Check back often as programs are added. Please scroll down to view a full schedule of wellness classes and activities offered this month.
LOCATED:
30 Liberty Street
Shillington, PA 19607
CENTER MANAGER:
Megan Dissinger
ASSISTANT CENTER MANAGER:
Dana Ziegler
PHONE:
(610) 777-5577
HOURS:
Monday through Thursday
7:30am – 2:30pm
& Friday
7:30am – 1:30pm
Schedule of Activities
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
EVERYDAY: Puzzles, adult coloring, books, playing cards, games and computers are available.
Every Monday
10:30 am: Grocery Bingo $2
12:00 – 12:45 pm: Tai Chi with Jan Gyomber*
12:00 – 2:00 pm: Card Club
1:00 – 2:00 pm Country Line Dancing for Beginners ($1 donation)
Every Tuesday
9:30 am: Breakfast Club (Panera & Coffee)
10:30 am: Sit and Get Fit* with Darcy McLean
11:00 am: Chair Yoga* with Darcy McLean
12:30 pm: Coloring Club with Crosswalk
Every Wednesday
10:30 am: FABS (Flexibility Aerobics Balance Strength)* with Darcy McLean (no class 12/27)
2:00 – 4:00 pm: Open Dancy Party with DJ Ted (only 12/6 & 12/20)
Every Thursday
9:30 am: Chit Chat & Coffee
10:30 am: Sit and Get Fit with Darcy McLean*
12:00 pm: Dollar Bingo $2 (no bingo on 12/28)
1:30 – 2:30 pm: Shuffleboard Club (no shuffleboard on 12/28)
Every Friday
10:00 am Craft with Donna – signup required (no class on 12/29)
11:30 am: Zumba* with Jen DeBlase* (no class on 12/15 & 12/29)
“Tech Time with Blake” currently on hold due to Blake’s college schedule
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| Tuesday, December 5th – 12:00pm: Prize Bingo with Kim from Mifflin Court (signup required) |
| Tuesday, December 5th & December 19th – 1:30pm: Knifty Knitters (Roper Parlor Room) |
| Wednesday, December 6th – 12:00pm: Craft with Peggy Allen* (signup required/names drawn) |
| Tuesday, December 12th – 9:30am: Meet & Greet with the new Care Manager for Resource Counseling. |
| Tuesday, December 12th – 12:00pm: Presentation: The Aging Wavier: What is it and are you eligible? (signup) |
| Wednesday, December 13th – 12:30pm: Boombox Bingo* (signup required) |
| Friday, December 15th – 12:00pm: Musical Entertainment by John Cosentini* (signup required) |
| Tuesday, December 19th – 12:30pm: Candy Bingo with David (signup required) |
| Wednesday, December 20th – 12:00pm: Bingo for Beginners $2 (slower paced) (signup required) |
*Classes generously funded by Berks County Area Agency on Aging
If you have questions about our Mifflin center, contact us today!
★ Lunch and/or takeout meals are available with a reservation two days in advance.
★ Menu available. 60 years or older, $2.50 donation requested.
★ BARTA services are available depending on the program schedule.
★ DINE IN WITH FRIENDS AT MIFFLIN! Look for designated tables.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Mifflin Center Berks Encore
Reading Wellness & Activity Center
VIEW THE DECEMBER LUNCH MENU IN ENGLISH
Check back often to find updated programs and https://berksencore.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Reading-August-2023-Lunch-Menu-Spanish.pdfevents. Enjoy a variety of fun and unique activities at Berks Encore – Reading, including exercise classes, arts & crafts, computer Lab – by appt., and even Volunteer opportunities! Please scroll down to view a full schedule of wellness classes and activities offered this month.
LOCATED:
40 North 9th Street
Reading, PA 19601
CENTER MANAGER:
Sonia Pitre
PHONE:
(610) 374-3195 ext. 237
EMAIL: SPitre@berksencore.org
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
“Fitness Room/Billiards/Shuffleboard” available Mon.-Fri. 8:30am - 3:30pm
Every Monday
12:30 pm “Flex, Strength & Balance”
Every Tuesday
10:15 am “Sit & Get Fit”
Every Wednesday
11:00 am “Chair Zumba Gold”
12:30 pm “Cash Bingo”
Every Thursday
10:15 am “Virtual Chair Yoga”
12:30 pm “Grocery Bingo”
Every Friday
12:30 pm: “Cash Bingo”
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| 4 @ 10:00 am POKENO |
| 5 @ 12:30 pm CHRISTMAS GAMES W/ SONIA |
| 8 @ ALL DAY CRAFT (SNOW SOCK CUTIES) |
| 11 @ 10:30 am “BE INSPIRED! “COLOR MY WORLD” ADULT COLORING RELIEVES STRESS, RELAXING & FUN! PRESENTED BY: READING PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| 12 @ 12:30 pm JEOPARDY W/ SENIOR LIFE |
| 15 @ 12:30 pm FLOWER ARRANGMENT W/ LINDSEY LEH |
| 18 @ 10:30 am CHRISTMAS GAMES W/ SONIA |
| 19 @ 12:30 pm MUSIC BINGO |
| 22 @ 12:30 pm FLOWER ARRANGMENT W/ LINDSEY LEH |
| 25 & 26 CENTER CLOSED HAPPY HOLIDAYS! |
| 29 @ 10:30 EXERCISE W/ SONIA |
If you have questions about our Reading center, contact us today!
★ You are invited to LUNCH! Served Monday – Friday at 12 noon. Menu available. Must sign up 2 weekdays in advance. (60 years or older, $2.50 donation requested)
★ BARTA services are available five days a week, Monday through Friday.
★ Free, private parking lot.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Berks Encore – Reading Center.
Strausstown Wellness & Activity Center
Please scroll down to view a full schedule of wellness classes and activities offered this month.
Strausstown Center: Meeting the Demands of the Local Community
The center is located on Route 183, near I-78 on the site of the refurbished Strausstown Elementary School. The Strausstown Community Campus, which includes the St. Joseph Regional Health Network’s newest Urgent Care and Family Medicine practice, is owned by the nonprofit Strausstown Volunteer Fire Company and Community Campus.
The community determined the need for a facility following a survey, conducted by Kutztown University and the Berks County Area Agency on Aging, of 5,000 residents in area including Strausstown, from Shartlesville to Bethel, and south to Bernville.
LOCATED:
44 East Avenue
Strausstown, PA 19559
CENTER MANAGER:
Andrea Gebely
PHONE:
(610) 488-5770
EMAIL:
AGebely@berksencore.org
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
Every Monday
10:00 am – Sit & Get Fit w/ Linda – FREE to anyone
11:00 am – Bingo & Lunch – $4/person
Every Tuesday
9:15 am – Chair Yoga – $5.00/class
10:30 am – Zumba Gold Toning – FREE* to anyone 60+
12:30 pm – Pinochle – come join our card playing group!
Every Wednesday
8:30 am Pickleball @ Strausstown Lions Park
10:15 am – Chair Zumba – FREE* to anyone 60+
11:15 am – Dominoes
12:30 pm – ‘Let’s Make Art’ Learn to Watercolor Painting Series – You do not need to attend every week to take part in this class.
Every Thursday
9:15 am – Chair Yoga – $5.00/class
Every Friday
9:00 am Pickleball at Strausstown Loins Park
10:00 am – Zumba Gold Toning – FREE* to anyone 60+
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| Friday December 1 @ Noon: Strausstown Alumni Luncheon |
| Wednesday December 6 @ 12:30 pm: Boombox Bingo w/ Times Gone By Entertainment* |
| Friday December 8 @ 12:30 pm: Christmas Surprise Package Bingo w/ Rita & Barry – $2/person |
| Tuesday December 12 @ Noon: Holiday Luncheon & Show featuring Massimo Brutto |
| Thursday December 14 @ 12:30 pm: Movie Matinee – ‘The Sound of Freedom’ |
| Friday December 15 @ 11 am: Snowman Sock craft w/ Peggy Allen |
| Monday December 18 @ 11 am: SUPER JACKPOT BINGO – $10 winner each game –$4/person for lunch & bingo |
| Tuesday December 19 @ 9 am-12:30 pm: Chair Massages with Lorraine Kline. $10 for 15 minutes |
| Wednesday December 20 @ 12:30 pm: Candy Bingo w/ David |
| Thursday December 21 @ Noon: Holiday Potluck and White Elephant Gift Exchange |
| Friday December 22 @ 11 am: Holiday Potpourri class w/ Peggy Allen |
| Friday December 29@ Noon: Lunch Bunch – join us at Rosa’s Restaurant in Bernville |
If you have questions about our Strausstown center, contact us today!
★ Lunch and/or takeout meals are available with a reservation two days in advance. Mon. – Fri. 11:45 a.m. Menu Available. 60 years or older, $2.50 donation requested.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Strausstown Center – Berks Encore
Wernersville Wellness & Activity Center
Check back often for updates to our programming. Enjoy a variety of fun and unique activities including exercise classes, special programs, Craft Classes, Prize Bingo, and Health Screenings. Please scroll down to view a full schedule of wellness classes and activities offered this month.
LOCATED:
350 Sportsman Rd. Building 5
Wernersville, PA 19565
CENTER MANAGER:
Melissa Ludwig
PHONE:
(610) 670-1372
EMAIL:
MLudwig@berksencore.org
HOURS:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Center is CLOSED December 25 & 26 for Christmas
No cost unless otherwise posted. **Fee applies to participants age 50-59
*Free classes are paid for by Berks County Area Agency on Aging
Free use of: Pool Table, Shuffleboard, Exercise Bike and Treadmill, WiFi and Electronic Tablets
Every Monday
9:00 am: Board Games
9:30 am: Bridge
*10:00 am: FREE Sit & Get Fit ($1**)
12:00 pm: Hausenpfeffer
12:00 pm: Karaoke
Every Tuesday:
9:15 am: Yoga ($5)
1:30 pm: Ballroom Dancing
6:00 pm: Zumba Gold ($6)
Every Wednesday
9:30 am: Bridge
*10:00 am: FREE Sit & Get Fit ($1**)
*11:30 am: FREE FABs ($5**)
12:00 pm: Bingo
Every Thursday
9:30 am: Duplicate Bridge
1:00 pm: FREE Chair Yoga ($5**)
Every Friday
9:30 am: Zumba Gold ($5)
*12:00 pm: FREE Tai Chi ($5**)
12:45 pm: Advanced Tai Chi ($5)
| December/Date/Time/Event: |
| Friday, December 1 @ 10:30 am: Grocery Bingo w/ Trinity, Inspirits Senior Living |
| Tuesday, December 5 @ 8:00: Quilters club |
| Thursday, December 7 @ 12:30pm: Boombox Bingo – FREE |
| Friday, December 8 @ 12:00 pm: Jillian Rossi Christmas Concert – FREE, but must be signed up; Lunch is included and will be served at 11:00. |
| Tuesday, December 12 @ 10:30 am: Snowman Sock w/ Peggy Allen Geesaman – 60+ only $10 due at signup. Please sign up with Melissa |
| Thursday, December 14 @ 12:30 pm: Ice Cream Social; Please sign up so we have adequate supplies |
| Friday, December 15 @ 10:30 pm: Grocery Bingo w/ Trish from Rittenhouse Village – FREE |
| Tuesday, December 19 @ 10:30 am: Laurel and Lace – 60+ only $10 due at signup. Please sign up with Melissa |
| Friday, December 22 @ 12:30 pm: Grocery Bingo w/ Cody Johnson – FREE |
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If you have questions about our Wernersville center, contact us today!
★ Lunch and/or takeout meals are available with a reservation two days in advance.
★ Served Mon.-Fri. at 11:30 am. Menu available. 60 years or older, $2.50 donation requested.
★ BARTA services are available Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
★ For pictures of classes and ongoing activities, visit our Facebook page at Wernersville Center – Berks Encore
★ Located near Womelsdorf, Robesonia, and Stouchsburg for convenient access and service
