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Marylou Berg, Communication Manager, 240-314-8105
Rockville Senior Center to Close for Two Weeks for Flooring Installation
Fitness Members Can Use Other Rockville Community Centers
ROCKVILLE, Md., December 7, 2011—The Rockville Senior Center will close for two weeks, beginning Monday, Dec. 19, and reopen Tuesday, Jan. 3. The center will close while new flooring is installed.
The $1.9 million project to expand the Senior Center began in December 2010. Work at the center includes a 6,000-square-foot addition and a 4,000-square-foot renovation that is expected to be completed this winter.
The work includes expansion of the existing fitness center to include a separate entrance lobby, an exercise room with attached storage, a fitness area with storage, a locker room and changing area, and renovation of the administrative offices.
Senior center fitness members can continue to use their Senior Fitness passes at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center, Thomas Farm Community Center, Lincoln Park Community Center and the Twinbrook Community Center. For information on the hours of those centers, go to www.rockvillemd.gov or call 240-314-8620.
The additional space at the center will allow staff to open exercise classes to more people, make room for more state-of-the-art fitness equipment and provide more opportunities for larger and varied events because the classroom will be converted to a large multi-purpose room.
The City first acquired the building, which once served as a Montgomery County Public Schools elementary, in the early 1980s. The Rockville Senior Center opened in 1982. Since then, there have been three renovations at the building, including converting it to a senior center, enclosing an open-air courtyard into the current lounge area and adding a sunroom.
The Senior Center provides support services to anyone age 60 and older and to their families who may need assistance. To learn more about the renovation or the center, call Terri Hilton at 240-314-8802 or email thilton@rockvillemd.gov.
For more information on Winter Senior programs, classes, activities, services and events, please visit the Rockville Senior Center on the web at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or call the front the front desk of the center at 240-314-8800. For information on Senior Transportation Services during the two-week closure, call 240-314-8810.
