Article 2: Canasta Class – A COA Service and a Key
to Friendship
Among the many activities offered
by the Council on Aging (COA), the opportunity to learn how to play games, such as bridge, backgammon, chess, or Mahjong is particularly important for many seniors who live alone. Mental challenge and new companionship are sought even more than a winning score as reasons for learning new games.
In October 2019 Pat Grainger offered a course on playing Standard American Canasta at the COA facility in the Harvey Wheeler Community Center. Eight seniors signed up to take the course – Joy, Ruth, Carol and Carl, John and Phyllis, Faye, and Teri. This pre-pandemic training course was a success
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