Community
BY DACIA GARCIA
The center provides various events for seniors.
The senior center hosts a Mardi Gras event every year where two seniors from the center are crowned king and queen.
PHOTOS COURTESY BASTROP SENIOR CENTER
Bastrop Senior Center keeps residents active
[when] we can, and the community helps us by bringing us events that we can help with so we feel useful,” Metcalf said. More details Local organizations also frequent the center to help seniors with various skills. Metcalf said the center periodically hosts community events open to all including the Empty Bowl Project, Kitty Bingo and the Bastrop Mardi Gras Dance. With her 13 years of experience at the center, she said the people are the best part. “Charlie Carman and his wife Leola started the center way back and it’s evolved to what it is now so I think the people are the best memory,” Metcalf said.
From art and creative groups to athletic activities, seniors have participated in daily activities at Bastrop Senior Center for nearly 30 years. President Kathy Metcalf said the organization has grown to serve more than 390 members in 2024. The impact The center o ers nearly 20 activities, including chair volleyball, chair yoga, bingo, line dancing, a crafting group, a quilting group, a painting group and more, as stated on its website. In addition to activities, the center o ers rides to doctors’ appointments and grocery shopping. To participate in activities, seniors must pay a mem- bership fee of $25 a year. “We [make an] impact by helping the community
The center oers activities, including a quilting group.
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