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 Welcome to the Greenwood Senior Center!
The Greenwood Senior Center is a
program of the Phinney Neighborhood Association, a nonprofit community
organization whose mission is to build community by providing programs, services
and activities aimed at connecting neighbors and fostering civic involvement in
our community. GSC has been serving the Greenwood community since 1974. We
provide a variety of programs for adults in the areas of fitness, the arts,
technology, social opportunities and social services including a daily hot lunch
program.
We have a highly committed team
of individuals working hard to keep GSC going. Our staff includes Director
Cecily Kaplan, Social Worker
Carin Mack, Office Manager Liz
Farr, Director of Programs Aura Honkanen, Volunteer
Coordinator LeAnne Chow, Reception &
Administrative Support Ariel Burnett, and Kitchen Coordinator Fannie Jin. To see more about our staff click here. Our
advisory board, headed by Board President Jeanne Barwick, is also essential to
GSC's operation. See more on the board by clicking
here.
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Our Mission
The Greenwood Senior Center provides vital services as well as social,
physical, and educational activities for senior citizens and our neighbors in
the surrounding community. The Center offers opportunities for growth for all
participants and works in partnership with the neighborhood to enrich the lives
of all who come into contact with the Center.
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The History of GSC & PNA
Founded in 1980, the PNA has developed an active community center that
not only serves as a focus of the Phinney/Greenwood neighborhood, but offers
programs and activities for the whole city, including two cooperative
preschools, a before and after school childcare program, two soup kitchen, a
well home program (home repair classes, tool lending, and referral service), a
community school of regularly scheduled classes, an art gallery, public access
computers and a community technology center, a community newspaper and a service
group of neighbors helping neighbors.
PNA-sponsored outreach events such as neighborhood potlucks, beer and wine
tastes, street clean-ups, a Halloween carnival and a neighborhood wide garage
sale day promote involvement in the community. The Greenwood Senior Center has
been serving the Greenwood community since 1974 as part of Senior Services of
Seattle/King County. In 2004, Senior Services dropped GSC as one of their
programs, in part because of budget reasons. The PNA served as GSC’s fiscal
agent until January 2006, when the Center became a PNA program.
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 Director
Cecily Kaplan started working at the GSC in 2006. She was the Program
Director at Temple Beth Am for 15 years and the Senior Adult Department
Director of the Stroum Jewish Community Center from 1984 – 1991. Her
background is in religious studies and gerontology. Her passion is community
and the importance organizations like the GSC can be in the lives of
individuals and society. Cecily’s door is always open and welcomes and
encourages ideas and suggestions. Email Cecily by clicking
here.
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 Social Worker
Carin Mack started working at GSC in 1995. She
works as a geriatric social worker and support group facilitator with over 30 years
of
experience. Carin provides individual counseling at GSC as well as Tallmadge
Hamilton House Senior Center in the University District. She also teaches health classes and
facilitates over ten different support groups in the Seattle area.
To make an appointment with Carin, you can email her
by clicking here or leave her a
message on her voicemail at (206) 230-0166.
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Office Manager
Liz Farr was born and raised in the San Francisco
Bay Area and moved to Seattle 12 years ago. Most of her work experience
has been in the fields of law and medicine as a medical abstractor and
paralegal, as well as an executive assistant. Liz loves to travel and indulges
in this pursuit at every opportunity. Outside the office, you will find Liz
reading, taking photographs and living happily ever after with her husband, Al,
and their kitty, Amber. Email Liz by clicking
here.
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 Director
of Programs,
Aura Honkanen lives in Wallingford and has
been in the Seattle area for over 10 years. She has worked with volunteers with
the Bellevue Police Department, at an elementary school, and with community
mentors who volunteer with at-risk youth. She has a B.A. degree in Social Work
and a non-fiction writing certificate through the UW Extension
Program. She enjoys many hobbies including reading, cooking, writing, knitting,
and most arts and crafts. Please swing by or give her a call if you have program
inquiries. Email Aura by clicking
here.
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 Volunteer Coordinator,
LeAnne Chow, moved
to Seattle to experience the “big city”. She enjoys learning new things and
meeting new people, and has a very dry sense of humor. She enjoys many hobbies
including reading, hiking, napping, writing to her Gramma, and traveling. Please
swing by or give her a call if you would like to find out more about the GSC's
exciting volunteer opportunities. Email LeAnne by clicking
here.
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The group meets monthly and helps support the programs,
activities and services at the Greenwood Senior Center through successful
fundraising events and projects. This is a great group of fun and creative
people who meet monthly.
If you are interested please email Cecily by clicking
here or call 206-297-0875.
Jeanne Barwick,
Clare Cronkleton
Pat Updegraff
Annie Jacobsen
Cassie Sackett
Martina Jaeger
Candy Igou
Janice Bellotti-Pace
Walter Nicks
Lauren Sisto
Jim Yragui
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Reception & Administrative Support,