Solon Senior Support is a non-profit volunteer group helping Solon-area senior citizens. Please call Jill Weetman at 319-624-2773 to request our services or to volunteer to help others. Visit our webpage at www.solonseniorsupport.org.
Volunteer drivers needed
Please call Cindy Jensen at 319-360-3279 to volunteer to drive for Solon Senior Transport.
Chair Yoga update
Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Solon Public Library
Come join the FREE class and feel stronger, more balanced, and flexible! Don’t forget to come early for coffee on Wednesdays. Everyone can benefit from chair yoga. Come try it out!
What is the fastest-growing sport around? Pickleball!
Want to join the Johnson County Pickleball Club? Or just come try it out and see if you like it? Contact Janet Luedtka at 319-331-3361 or [email protected] for more information and a registration form. PCJC dues are $10/year, fees for usage of the Solon Methodist Church’s Family Life Center (FLC) are $40/year (drop-ins are $3), and donations to the Church are gladly accepted.
Pickleball is played on Monday-Friday (new players and drills on Tuesday/Thursday), 9:00 a.m.-noon at the FLC.
Zumba
Zumba meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 a.m., at the Solon Community Center gymnasium. The class is taught by the fantastic Rebecca Donovan and is only $1! Bring a water bottle and be ready to have some fun!
Johnson County Livable Community
The Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging posts a terrific newsletter each month, which can be accessed at https://johnsoncountyiowa.gov/department-of-livable_community along with other news and resources.
Solon Community Center activities
Yoga – Tuesdays, 6-7:00 p.m. Outdoor yoga started May 16 at the SNRA. $75 for summer session, May 16-August 1.
Zumba – Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9-10:00 a.m. at the Community Center. Cost $1.
For more information go to www.solon-iowa.com/243/Solon-Community-Center
Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program
The Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program is sponsored through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and administered through the Heritage Area Agency on Aging. Qualified seniors will receive $150 worth of checks to use at participating area farmers’ markets vendors per year.
Eligibility requirements
• At least 60 years of age
• Live in Johnson County of the service area of the Heritage Area Agency on Aging
• For single person, annual income of less than $69,973
• For married couple, annual income of less than $36,482