Winter 2024

Local Day Trips Enjoy these opportunities for local exploration and fun! Visit or call the Senior Center Staff at 614-583-5320 to sign up for local day trips. You may register for day trips after seasonal registration begins. All transportation provided via the City’s comfortable 14-passenger shuttle bus.

GRUB CLUB | 50+ YRS Recreation Staff

MAPLE SUGARING TOUR & DAY TRIP | 50+ YRS Recreation Staff Learn how maple syrup is collected and then processed into the sweet and syrupy goodness we all enjoy! We travel to Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center in Blacklick where experts explain the maple sugaring process from start to finish including tree sap tapping, the boiling process, and other pertinent information to creating syrup for your breakfast using local natural resources. We may also have an opportunity to taste their syrup as well. Due to the unpredictable nature of maple season based on when freezing temperatures occur in the winter, some parts of the tour may be demonstrated with water rather than sap. However, we are hopeful the timing is optimal. After our tour, we enjoy lunch in nearby Gahanna before heading back home. Lunch is on your own. Registration includes tour and transportation to and from the Senior Center in our 14-passenger shuttle bus. Dress comfortably for the weather. Challenge level 3. Register by 2/14. 551900 A 9:30 am-3:30 pm W 2/21 Senior Center Bldg 2, Lobby $20 due by 2/14 ANTHONY THOMAS CANDY FACTORY TOUR 50+ YRS Recreation Staff No need for a golden ticket! Join us for a tour of the local Anthony Thomas Candies factory where we see how chocolate is made. We experience candy making from start to finish as we explore the 152,000 square-foot facility. Experienced tour guides explain each process step-by-step, from our kitchens to the final packaging, as we see all the factory equipment including huge copper kettles that help create some candy centers and unique silver-wrapped pipes that carry liquid chocolate throughout the factory. The tour ends with a free sample and the opportunity to explore the retail shop to take home some goodies! After some time for shopping, we head to a nearby spot for lunch, which is on your own. Registration includes tour, candy sample and transportation to and from the Senior Center in our 14-passenger shuttle bus. Challenge level 3. Register by 3/13. 551901 A 9:45 am-2 pm W 3/20 Senior Center Bldg 2, Lobby $18 due by 3/13

Gather with new friends to enjoy a meal out on the town. You may register to ride our 14-passenger bus from the Senior Center or there are a limited number of spots for those who would like to drive on their own at the same price. Bring a payment method to purchase all meals and beverages. Attendees order at the restaurant; no pre-ordering required. End time varies. Pre-register at least one week prior. Passenger bus riders meet at the Senior Center in Building 2. Self-drivers receive the restaurant address in an emailed pdf receipt. January: High Bank Distillery in Grandview Heights 555967 K Passenger Bus Rider 11 am-2:30 pm W 1/17 11:30 am-2:30 pm Th 2/8 March: Giammarco’s Italian Restaurant in Westerville 555967 M Passenger Bus Rider 11 am-3 pm W 3/27 555967 M1 Self-Driver 11:30 am-2:30 pm W 3/27 $5 per person for all sections OHIO STATEHOUSE & NORTH MARKET DAY Explore the history, architecture and operations of the Ohio Statehouse on a guided tour. During our tour, we have the opportunity to walk across Ohio in 20 seconds in the Map Room, to stand on the spot where President Lincoln’s body lay in repose more than 150 years ago, to see the Chamber where the Legislature voted that 18-year-old citizens merited the right to vote, and much more! After our tour, we enjoy some free time in the interactive Statehouse Museum and gift shop before heading to the famous North Market to grab lunch and explore the shops. Lunch and gift shopping is on your own. Bring your hearing aids if you have them. Registration includes tour and transportation to and from the Senior Center in our 14-passenger shuttle bus. Challenge level 3. Register by 1/24. 551902 A 9:30 am-2:30 pm W 1/31 Senior Center Bldg 2, Lobby $15 due by 1/24 555967 K1 Self-Driver 11:15 am-2:15 pm W 1/17 February: The Morgan House in Dublin 555967 L Passenger Bus Rider 11 am-3 pm Th 2/8 555967 L1 Self-Driver TRIP | 50+ YRS Recreation Staff

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