Brandon Senior Center Programs
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The Edna Burton Senior Activity Center is located in the Village of Ortonville at 345 Ball Street. The operating hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.  The Center provides the following activities for senior residents:

Weekly Activities
Phone: 248.627.6447 Email: abeach@brandontownship.us

Hot Lunch - Provided weekdays by the Older Person's Commission (OPC).

Billiards – Everyone is welcome to play pool at the EBSC Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Card Games - Join us at the EBSC at 7:00 PM on Monday evenings for euchre and Saturday evenings for pinochle.

Be sure that your doctor knows in advance and approves of you doing any of these exercises.
Exercise on Demand – Exercise DVDs are available for use during weekday hours at the EBSC. Most of them are chair exercises, some involving light weights and aerobics. Others are done standing as with balance and coordination exercises. These DVDs are meant to be used only at the EBSC. Please sign out the DVD in the office if you wish to use it. Any DVD that is signed out must be returned before the EBSC closes for the day.

Advanced Chair Exercises – These exercises are designed for those seniors who need more active exercises but who may have problems standing for long periods. They include aerobics, the use of free weights and, at the end of the session, practice in balance and coordination. The exercise periods are fifty-one minutes long.The class is held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 9:00 AM at the EBSC. Every six months, the class will switch between the aerobics and weights training and core strength training. There is no charge.

Basic Chair Exercises – These exercises are designed for those seniors who are recovering from an illness or who wish to do light exercises. All of them are meant to gently strengthen and tone the body. The exercise periods are around twenty to twenty-four minutes long.The class is held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 10:30 AM at the EBSC. There is no charge.

Arthritis and Diabetes Exercise Classes – These free exercise classes help seniors who have arthritis and diabetes. For the arthritis exercises please join us on Mondays and Fridays at 11:15 AM. For the diabetes exercises please join us on Mondays and Fridays at 12:15 PM.

Chair Yoga – The Chair Yoga class meets at the EBSC every Tuesday at 9:00 AM. Bring an exercise mat and either a scarf, belt or men’s tie to class. There is a requested donation of $3.00 per session. All proceeds will go toward the senior van transportation program.

Bunco and Bingo –Join us on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM for a game of bunco. On Wednesdays, play bingo at 1:00 PM.

Popcorn and “Penny” Candy Days – Every Wednesday at 12:15 PM, the EBSC will have special treats for sale, some that are straight from your childhood. All proceeds from sales will go toward our senior van transportation program.

Bocce Ball and Shuffleboard – On Thursdays, join us to play bocce ball at 10:00 AM and shuffleboard at 2:00 PM.

Clubs

Art Club –The club meets at the EBSC on Mondays at 10:00 AM. Anyone who would like to learn or share their knowledge of drawing or painting is welcome. Bring your projects to show and work on during the meeting.

Silver Lining Rubber Stamping Club – Enjoy creating projects using rubber stamps at the EBSC on the second Monday of every month from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Share tips, rubber stamps  and pleasant companionship.

Brandon Woodworkers LLC - If you have any suggestions for projects we might make for a non-profit organization, or if you want to donate tools, wood, etc. to us, contact Larry Lang at 248.627.4545. When we work on a project, we charge only for materials. Our membership is limited to ten and is currently full. If you want to be considered for any future openings contact Larry Lang.

Sewing Club - The Sewing Club meets every Tuesday at 11:30 AM at the EBSC. They make many useful items for our troops overseas and for the homeless in our community. They need more volunteers to help make these useful products. If you can donate your time, please contact Jo at 248.627.4549. 

Mountain Echo Dulcimer Troupe – If you know how to play a mountain dulcimer and would like to join a group that meets on Wednesdays at 3:30 PM to practice, please come to the EBSC or call 248.627.6678 for more information. The Mountain Echo Dulcimer Troupe does performances in the community and welcomes new members. Dues are $5.00 per year. The club has mountain dulcimer classes for new students on Wednesdays at 3:15 PM at the EBSC.

Embroidery Club – If you would like to learn how to do embroidery or cross stitching, we will teach you at the EBSC on Thursdays at 9:30 AM. If you already know how, join us to share ideas and companionship. We have extra hoops, floss and patterns to share with our members.

Knit & Crochet Club - The Knit & Crochet Club meets at the EBSC every Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. Everyone is welcome. If you don’t know how to knit or crochet, we will teach you. Be creative. Learn how to make socks, hats, purses and more. Now, also learn how to make lace using the tatting shuttle.

Additional Activities

Computers– Volunteers are available to answer or solve computer-related questions or problems at the EBSC every Tuesday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. If you are a Brandon or Groveland Township senior resident and would like a free computer, you can sign up for one on the list posted at the senior center. There are also five computers available for seniors to use. All of the computers are connected to the Internet and are loaded with MS Office, games, a greeting card program and software to burn music and data discs.

Computer Shed - The EBSC has a shed on the back parking lot to recycle computers and keyboards, monitors, printers, and other peripheral equipment. Anyone can drive up to the shed at any time to deposit items. If the equipment cannot be given free to seniors for reuse, it will be recycled and kept out of landfills where it would eventually poison the ground water.

Library – A large selection of books and audiotapes is available for borrowing or swapping at the EBSC library.

Volunteers - We need leaders to start clubs on photography, gardening, etc. If you have a talent you would like to share or teach others, or, if you can help deliver meals to homebound seniors, even one day a week from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM, please call Annette at 248.627.6447.