Senior Citizen Activities in Fox Cities, WI

The Fox Cities are a group of eighteen different communities in Northeast Wisconsin roughly a half-hour south of the famous football city of Green Bay, along Lake Winnebago and the Fox River. The Fox Cities have a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for senior citizens to exercise their bodies and minds.

Music

• Music lovers have the opportunity to learn to play an instrument at Lawrence University.

  Lawrence University is in Appleton, one of the communities of Fox Cities. Lawrence is a four-year university in liberal arts and is also a music conservatory. Director Karen Bruno sites two programs as being very popular among the senior citizens of Fox Cities. The music conservatory's academy of music offers class for adults of all ages who have always wanted to learn a musical instrument but never got the chance. Lawrence offers group piano lessons, and also something called New Horizons Music--for music novices who want to play in a band or orchestra.

  In addition, Lawrence University sponsors several outings to the opera in Milwaukee each year. Cost of the Lawrence opera outings includes preview classes of the operas to be performed at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, tickets to the opera and round trip transportation on coach bus.

  Lawrence University

  711 East Boldt Way

  Appleton, WI 54911

  920-832-7000

  lawrence.edu

Volunteer

• Members of the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity's Senior Crew serve as leadership volunteers at Habitat work sites.

  Volunteer opportunities abound in Fox Cities. For seniors who yearn to be in the outdoors and perhaps learn a new skill, Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity has a senior work crew. Volunteers on the senior work crew give their time to Habitat on a regular basis. They are usually retired and age 55 or older. Senior word crew members are leadership volunteers on Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity work sites.

  Greater Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity

  921 Midway Road

  Menasha, WI 54952

  920-954-8702

  foxcitieshabitat.org

  For senior citizens who prefer to do their volunteer work indoors, and maybe have a taste for theater, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has a volunteer program geared towards seniors. Volunteers greet visitors at the door, scan their tickets and help guide them to their seats. In exchange, they get to see the performances for free. (See References 3)

  Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

  400 West College Avenue

  Appleton, WI 54911

  920-730-3767

  foxcitiespac.com

Staying Active

• Seniors can stay active in Fox Cities with a variety of sports.

  Getting the heart pumping keeps the brain sharp. According to public health expert Jenilee Matz, "Exercise can help prevent mental decline as we age. Regular exercise may enhance memory and mood, and may improve our ability to juggle multiple mental tasks." Fox Cities has an assortment of different sporting activities geared towards senior citizens. The Fox Cities Tennis Club has sets up weekly doubles matches especially for seniors, called Senior Doubles. The YMCA of the Fox Cities offers swimming lessons for adults of all ages. It also has the "Slow Stretch" program for people with arthritis. Members of "Slow Stretch" exercise in a pool kept at a warm 88 degrees.