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Text and Photos By LILLI DWYER Staff Writer On a Wednesday morning, the Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center is bumping with the sounds of Michael Jackson as members of the 55-and-up Silver Dreamers engage in a vigorous round of chair aerobics. The MLK Dream Center, 1522 Linden Ave., South Bend, was founded in 1973 with a mission to promote community engagement, education and wellness in the area. The center offers something for every age group, but its senior programming has been growing more
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robust as of late. “We have new seniors every day,” said program coordinator Daniel Marshall. “A lot of Gen Z’s and Gen Alphas are like, ‘I didn’t know about this, let me tell my granny, let me tell my aunt,’ and so you see new people coming for chair aerobics, getting memberships.” Silver Dreamers membership is free and includes access to everything the center has to offer, including the gym, open recreation spaces and computer lab. There is also a variety of activities designed just for seniors. The aforementioned chair aerobics take place 10-11 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and are
followed by line dancing for those who wish to participate. The line dancers perform at the REAL Services picnic every year. Silver Lounge is a time to mingle and partake in music, food and games every Thursday from noon to 2:30 p.m. The center has an arcade with games ranging from pool to skee ball, but Silver Lounge also offers chess, dominoes, wist and a variety of other sit-down games. The Alberta King Senior Women’s Club holds monthly bingo games, tea parties and regular bus trips. Members’ October trip took them to Shipshewana. The Senior Men’s Club Continued on page 3
GET YOUR GROOVE ON — Tyree Kirkland, left, and Georgia Macon show off their dance moves during “The Cupid Shuffle.”
WORK IT — Members of the Silver Dreamers engage in an energetic round of chair aerobics at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 1522 Linden Ave., South Bend. Other free activities include the Silver Lounge and clubs for men and women.
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