This senior club has been running since 1968. The club raises funds for altruistic projects in the town of Groton and at the center. Funds have been raised for AEDs to be placed at town buildings, for scholarships, for fitness equipment at the center, for the local skate board park, for human services in town, for fuel assistance for seniors and more. The club also sponsors social events at the center.
Active Living Expo
This event brings local vendors, banks, health institutions and senior service providers to the center for an annual information fair. Approximately 80 vendors attend and over 300 seniors.
Christmas Day Dinner
Held for seniors who would be alone on Christmas, this dinner is sponsored by the Groton Senior Center. Food and monetary donations from area businesses provide the meal and volunteers run the event. Prizes are donated for free raffles.
Achievement Awards
This senior citizen club event provides scholarships based on personal achievements to Groton high school seniors. A senior committee sends out applications and reviews returned applications and select the winners.
Pool Pals
Offered at the Groton Regency Retirement Center, seniors are able to go and play on their own or with residents, whom they encourage to join in on a friendly game of billiards.
Groton Regional Theater
This local theater group produces show that are held at the senior center and utilizes multi-generational talent for the shows, seniors for ushers and to run the concession stand. Profits from the shows are donated back to program in the town and to the center.
Trips program
Day and overnight trips are planned locally as well as nationally and abroad to meet the variety of individual needs for travel.
Senior Beat
This monthly cable access television show focuses on senior issues of all types including financial, legal, health and recreation. Aired on the town’s cable access channel.
Scrapbooking
Dig out all of those precious photos and preserve them in a special way. All skill levels, everyone helps each other.
Plastic Canvas
Needlepoint on plastic canvas for beginners through experienced. Personal choice of projects.