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Spring is Here and Soon Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits Cards
A very popular produce program benefitting lower income older adults is back this spring! The Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) funded by the State, will provide lower income seniors with an electronic benefits card that will be used to purchase $80 in...
THE AGE OF LOVE Offers a New Wrinkle in Our Search for Love
Award-Winning Documentary Comes to Pickford Film Center on Valentines Day, February 14 Senior Speed Dating Event to follow on March 9 Speed dating for the booming 70+ generation has become a growing trend across the country thanks to The Age of Love, a...
Senior Meals at BSAC
Senior Community Meals are back in-person 5 days a week, Monday through Friday, 11:30-12:30. Check out the menu here. To-go meals are also available. We continue to offer bags of 5 frozen “To-go” meals by donation for those 60 and over each Monday from 10:00-11:00am...
Subaru Saves the Day
Was your car stuck in your driveway last week during what seems to be becoming Whatcom’s annual holiday snowpocalypse? If you were out on the roads last Tuesday through Friday, chances are that you were driving a Subaru. Our Meals on Wheels vans (not Subies), which...
Change in Covid-19 Vaccination Policy at BSAC
Dear Members, Volunteers, Friends & Guests, Washington State and The City of Bellingham’s local emergency Covid-19 proclamations will be lifted effective October 31, 2022. A September 8th press release from the office of Governor Jay Inslee stated, “We’ve come a...
Haggen Heroes Against Hunger Campaign to Benefit Meals on Wheels and More
Whatcom Council on Aging’s Meals on Wheels and More program is a proud partner of Haggen’s 2022 Heroes Against Hunger Campaign! Between August 31 and October 25, 2022, donations made at the cash register of every Haggen store will be granted to local agencies to help...
Senior Day in The Park Returns
After two years the Whatcom Council on Aging and programs, Meals on Wheels & More and Bellingham Senior Activity Center are excited to announce the return of the Annual Whatcom Senior Day in the Park, a picnic with a purpose. This event is dedicated to...
Dear Members, Volunteers & Staff, Beginning April 18th, the Whatcom Council on Aging will remove our mask mandate at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center (BSAC) for all members, volunteers and employees in the building. I know this is a cause for excitement for...
Eat Red for the Health of it!
A Reboot from the Archives of Carol Simmer, RDN February is often associated with love and the color red. We wear red clothing and buy red roses and red heart-shaped boxes of candy for people we care about for Valentine’s Day. Many people also wear red in...
Strength Training for Balance – Online Class
We have 4 areas of fitness that work in coordination for our physical daily function and our recreational ability. These areas are aerobic ability (sometimes called endurance), strength, flexibility, and balance. Balance is the gateway to fitness, for without...