Gator Senior Games & SilverArts
PICTURE
Front Row(left to right): Ray Glover, Mary Fonte, Barbara McMichael, Emily Yeo, Charles Jackson
Back Row(left to right): Anne Klosowski, Dennis Maneri, Steve Westfall, Pamela Banks, Laura Botto, Susann Thompson, Martha Reese, Richard Powell, Bruce Corrie, John Keilman, Frederick Schwartz, Virginia Winfree, Donna Robey-Sullivan, Carl Teagardner
You can choose from over 80 events to compete in including golf, bowling, swimming, shuffleboard, table tennis, running, walking, and horseshoes. Brunswick County Gator Sr Games also offers competition in SilverArts, which includes all heritage, literary, and performing arts.
Qualifiers in Brunswick County Gator Senior Games are invited to compete each Fall in NC State Finals. Brunswick County Gator Senior Games is sanctioned by North Carolina Senior Games and one of 54 local Senior Games offered state wide by the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services. For more information on NC Senior Games, visit ncseniorgames.org.
2012 Gator Senior Games and SilverArts Informational Flyer
2012 Brunswick County Gator Senior Games and SilverArts Complete Registration Packet
Brunswick Community College SilverSneakers and Swim Clinics Information
Brunswick Community College-Open Play Volleyball and Table Tennis Information
Deadline to Register for the 2012 Gator Senior Games and SilverArts: March 9th.
55+ Golf
Play as little or as much as you want! Meet new friends and enjoy a wide variety of Brunswick County Golf Courses.
Updated 1/11/12
Price includes cart and green fees, cart attendants, prizes and refreshments.
** Cart Attendants tip is NOT included in price. Participant must provide clubs. Preregistration is required by calling Khrystye at 910-253-2677, or email your name, phone number, and age to Khrystye Haselden.
Registration is not complete until tournament fee is paid.
2012 55+ Golf Schedule
Brunswick County Senior Softball Teams
Now accepting NEW MEMBERS for SPRING 2012!
click to find out more information or to sign up!
New Program!
A Day of Golf at Bald Head Island
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Bald Head Island Club Golf Course is a magnificent golfing experience. This 18 hole seaside golf course winds it's way over dunes, around lagoons, along the ocean, and through a maritime forest. Enjoy the experience of playing a course of almost unparalleled wild beauty. Many of the holes are so undisturbed, they are bordered by the still lively natural habitats of herons, egrets, foxes, and alligators.
On Bald Head Island, golf is more than a game. It's a sightseeing excursion!
Cost: $85/per person (includes ferry transportation, greens fee, cart fee, boxed lunch)
Registration required, space is limited. Deadline to register is March 1, 2012.
For more information or to register for this program, please call Khrystye Haselden at 910-253-2670 or email her at khaselden@brunsco.net.
Brunswick County Senior Games Gatorettes Cheerleading Team
Add a little fun and exercise to your life - become a Brunswick County Senior Games Cheerleader and/or Dancer!
Absolutely no experience required!
Brunswick County Parks and Recreation is currently forming cheerleading and dance teams open to women and men aged 55 and older, who are residents of Brunswick County.
No tryouts, no fees, just fun!
Click here for more information about joining the 2012 Brunswick County Gatorettes
For more information, please call Khrystye Haselden at 910-253-2670.
Day and Overnight Trips
Brunswick County Parks and Recreation offers many day and overnight opportunites for the 55+ population to get out and explore, meet new friends, enjoy shows and other activities in the local area as well as throughout NC and SC. Please check out the latest trips coming up in 2011.
Rich Tours Travel Co-Sponsored Trips-Updated 5/12/2012
Brunswick County also co-sponsors some day and overnight trips with Rich Tours Travel Company. See 2011 Fall /Winter schedule below:
May 2012-
Thursday, May 3- WICKED-Broadway in Durham-$135
Wednesday, May 9- Springtime in Raleigh & dinner at the Angus Barn-$85
Saturday, May 19- A Streetcar Named Desire and BBQ Bash lunch with pitmaster Ed Mitch-$85
Monday, May 21-Friday, May 25-Las Vegas-$995
June 2012-
Saturday, June 9-West Side Story-Broadway in Durham-$125
Sunday, June 17-Monday, June 18-Springtime Charleston-$275
Tuesday, June 26-June 29-Pennsylvania Amish Country-$995
July 2012-
Saturday, July 7-Visit "A Man Named Pearl" world famous topiary artist & The Florence Farmer's Market-$75
Saturday, July 21-Discover New Bern and Tryon Place-$85
*Based on two people per room
Call 910-796-1395 or 910-791-0554 or email richtours@ec.rr.com or visit website: www.richtourstravel.com
SilverSneakers Fitness Program
SilverSneakers is a fun, energizing program that helps adults 65+ take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity and offering social events. SilverSneakers is a benefit offered to members of many Medicare plans across the U.S. Eligible participants receive a FREE membership to the Dinah E. Gore Fitness & Aquatics Center.
Click here to view informational flyer about SilverSneakers
Call the Dinah E. Gore Fitness & Aquatics Center at (910) 846-BFIT (2348) for more information or visit the SilverSneakers website at www.silversneakers.com.
KAYAKING ADVENTURES WITH MAHANAIM ADVENTURES-updated 11/30/2011
3rd Annual Florida/suwannee River Kayaking Adventure
Date: March 5-9th
Click here to find additional information about this adventure
Sturgeon Creek/Eagle Island 1/2 Day Kayaking Adventure-updated 11/30/2011
(Great for Beginners)
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time: 8 am‐ 12 pm
Sturgeon Creek and Eagle Island are just minutes away from the Town of Leland and offer great chances to view wildlife in their natural habitat. This adventure is and easy 5.5 mile kayaking adventure that is timed to take advantage of the falling tides, allowing you to paddle with the outgoing tide. Enjoy the beauty of Sturgeon Creek and Eagle Island.
Price per person: $35.00
Meeting Place: Brunswick River Park (across from Belville Elementary School)
Deadline to register: 3/10/12
Spring Kayaking Adventure on the Black River (Full Day)-updated 811/30/12
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 8 am‐ 3:30 pm
The Black River is a popular paddling destination for local kayakers to explore the natural beauty of Eastern North Carolina's woodlands. It is also popular because of its numerous sandbars found along its banks and its sandy bottoms. This river's blackwater swamps contain some of the oldest known living trees in eastern North America. Many wildlife species inhabit the river's floodplain, including turkey, deer, bobcat, river otter, black bear, and more. Plan to bring a sack lunch and enjoy a picnic along this beautiful river.
Price per person: $35.00
Meeting Place: TBD
Deadline to register: 4/14/2012
Town Creek 1/2 Day Adventure updated 11/30/2011
(Great for Beginners)
Date: Saturday, May 19,2012
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Town Creek flows southeast and empties into the Cape Fear River just downstream of downtown Wilmington. It is a prime wildlife habitat and much of it is protected. Town Creek is a wonderful location to view wildlife and birds that call the Cape Fear area home. The creek is a slow moving blackwater stream that is easily paddled by those new to kayaking adventures.
Price per person: $35.00
Meeting Place: Gordon Lewis Wildlife Boat Ramp
Deadline to register: 5/12/12
If you would like to register for either of the kayak adventures please call 910-547-8252 or email donlharty@gmail.com to register. www.mahanaimadventures.