The Damascus Senior Center and Holiday Park senior centers in Silver Spring will reopen on Monday, June 14. A variety of programs and activities will be available for pre-registration, as will drop-in activities such as the weight room, library and pool tables.
The North Potomac, Schweinhaut, Wheaton and White Oak senior Centers will open one or two days a week.
The reopening of the Long Branch Senior Center is delayed, but programming for residents 55-and-over will take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, in the grassy area outside the Long Branch Pool (weather permitting).
More details about programs available at each facility will be available soon at www.mocorec.com.
Curbside transportation is available for any resident 55 and older who resides within the centers’ service area (approximately a three-to-five-mile radius). Transportation will be offered five days a week for the Damascus and Holiday Park locations. All other locations will have modified transportation. Long Branch and Schweinhaut participants may request transportation to nearby Holiday Park.
Residents 60 and older can join Montgomery County Recreation’s (MCR) onsite lunch program by calling 240-777-4925. A spouse of a qualifying participant, or an adult with a disability, also may be eligible.
Arrangements for transportation or reserving lunch at Damascus or Holiday Park can be made by calling the respective center or MCR’s main office at 240-777-4925.
To register for a class or program, or sign up for a fitness membership, visit www.mocorec.com. For any questions or to speak with someone on the senior programs team, call 240-777-4925 or email recreation.customerservice@montgomerycountymd.
The hours at senior centers at this time will be the following:
- Damascus: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 14.
- Holiday Park: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 14.
- Long Branch Outdoor Pool: Tuesday and Thursday, 9-11 a.m. beginning June 15.
- North Potomac: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 15.
- Schweinhaut: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning June 19.
- Wheaton: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 22.
- White Oak: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning June 15.
