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Sussex Community Center

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm

W240N5765 Maple Ave, Sussex WI 53089

Office: 262-246-6447 Fax: 262-246-6337

email: commcenter1@wi.rr.com

The Sussex Community Center offers many programs for seniors, such as meal-site program, a semi-fixed shuttle service, fitness programs, art classes and studios, basket weaving, card, game, knitting and crocheting groups, educational presentations, day trips, special events, and parties and much more.

There are no annual membership fees to participate in senior programming. The activities are open to all individuals in the community 55 years (60 years old for the meal-site program) and older.

Center of Attention

The Center of Attention is published four times a year. The newsletter provides our senior community with multitudes of information about activities, events, trips, classes, seminars, support groups and resources. You can find copies of this publication at the Pauline Haass Public Library, Sussex Village Hall, Sussex Community Center, Alterra Sterling House, Sussex Mills, Bristol Court Apartments and here on the village’s website.

Click here for our newsletter.

Senior Shuttle

The senior shuttle provides an affordable transportation option that enables our senior adults to maintain a healthy, active and independent lifestyle. A detailed schedule is available through the link below or you can find copies of the schedule at the Pauline Haass Public Library, Sussex Village Hall and the Sussex Community Center.

The routes are semi-fixed, meaning, that pick-up and drop-off locations are routine. Round-trip tickets cost $3.00 each or 10 tickets for $25. Shuttle tickets can be purchased at the Sussex Village Hall or the Sussex Community Center.

Click here for Brochure.

Click here for April - June shuttle schedule.

Waukesha County Senior Dining Meal-site

Fellowship, Food and Fun

Senior dining includes both senior dining centers and home-delivered; being low-cost and nutritious meals to persons 60 years of age and older, with emphasis on outreaching frail, isolated, homebound and disadvantaged older adults. In addition to a hot noon meal, the senior dining centers provide nutrition education, health information & screenings, outreach and support to older adults and their families. Monthly menus are available at the Community Center, on this website and on the County’s website at www.waukeshacounty.gov.

Reservations are required at least 24-hours in advance. Call 262.548.7848 anytime to make a reservation.

Click here for Menu.

Adverse Weather

We do not make individual calls to registered participants. Should adverse weather conditions be eminent or exist, the recreation staff will post notification of the cancellations or changes in the most appropriate manner. We contact local TV stations to announce these closings. Tune in to obtain potential closings. Should adverse weather conditions exist or are eminent, the responsibility lies also with the individual to inquire about potential closings and cancellations. Every effort will be made to give reasonable, prudent and advanced notice to the registered participants by any of the following ways:

Taglines on the local television stations.
Placing notice on the Village's website.
Placing notice on the Village's cable TV channel 25.
Hanging announcements on entrances to the parks or facilities.
Utilizing voice or email messaging systems.


Senior Activites
CLICK HERE for list of Regularly Scheduled Senior Activities.

	LOW IMPACT EXERCISE Every Monday & Wednesday 9 am - 9:45 am Individuals 55 or better can participate in the low impact aerobic fitness program. The workout adapts gracefully to the changes of the senior participant. Call the Community Center to register at 262-246-6447.

WALKING SCHEDULE September - May Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 7:20 - 8:50am 9:00 - 10:30am 12:55 - 2:25pm Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:20 - 8:35am 9:50 - 11:05am 1:10 - 2:25pm	SENIOR WALKING September - May Hamilton High School W220N6151 Town Line Road Seniors are welcome to walk at the high school. Participants should enter through the front doors (all other doors will be locked). Upon entering, participants should check-in with Julie Orvold, who will get you started walking. Coats can be hung in Office B. Please see walking schedule.

EVENTS / TRIPS

GREAT TASTES OF CHICAGO

THURSDAY, MAY 12

CHECK-IN at 7:15am, DEPARTURE at 7:30am

EXPECTED RETURN - 7pm

Delicious food awaits you! Experience the culinary delights of Chicago. Join us for a behind-the-scene look at an Italian bakery, Italian delicatessen, a shop of spices, a chocolate shop, a shop specializing in olive oils and vinegars and a tour of a grand grocery emporium. Lunch will be in a French Bistro. There will be food tasting at each stop.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE

THURSDAY, MAY 26

CHECK-IN at 8:30am, DEPARTURE at 8:45am

EXPECTED RETURN - 5pm

Now you can relive all the passion, drama, glamour and the songs of Country Music's greatest legend in the stirring musical tribute A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline at the Fireside Dinner Theater. Cost includes a coach bus to/from the Community Center, a gourmet meal with tip for the wait staff and the show.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

CARNIVAL-STYLE SENIOR PICNIC

THURSDAY, JULY 7

11AM at Sussex Village Park

Summertime will be coming and we will be grillin' up a good time at our senior picnic. Carnival games will begin at 11am with lunch served at noon. entertainment will follow with some toe-tappin' classes by Katie & andrea. Assistance provided by Home Instead Senior Care for the games.

Menu: BBQ chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans and watermelon.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

BOERNER BOTANICAL GARDENS & GREENDALE

THURSDAY, JULY 4

CHECK-IN at 8:45am, DEPARTURE at 9am

EXPECTED RETURN - 4:30pm

Tour the beautiful Boerner Botanical gardens in Hales Corner. Lunch will be in the Bartolotta Restaurant at the Gardens. We'll spend the afternoon in historic Greendale - a brief bus tour of the town, a visit tot he taste kitchen at Reiman Publications, time to look over the Taste of Home shop. Lunch included in price.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

GOVERNOR'S MANSION & QUIVEY GROVE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

CHECK-IN at 9am, DEPARTURE at 9:15am

EXPECTED RETURN - 4pm

First stop is at Bavaria Sausage Shop where you can buy cheeses & sausage. Lunch is at Quivey's Grove, a lovely four acre estate just outside of Madison. From there we are going to the Governor's mansion where we'll take a tour and then be free to look over the 5 outdoor gardens. Lunch is included in price.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

SENIOR GOLF OUTING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

WANAKI GOLF COURSE

20830 W Lisbon Rd., Menomonee Falls

CHECK-IN at 9:30am

TEE TIME is 10am

Cost includes 9 holes of golf with cart, lunch and a door prize. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and includes a brat, hamburger or deli sandwich, chips, cookie and a beverage.

Call the Sussex Community Center at 262-246-6447 for more information.

MAYFLOWER TOUR - WASHINGTON DC & 4TH OF JULY IN WILLIAMSBURG

JUNE 29 - JULY 5

Celebrate Independence Day in our nation's Capitol for 7 days. On this trip, you will spend 4 nights in the Washington DC area and 2 nights in Williamsburg.

Call the Amy Jeske, Director of Recreational Services at 262-246-6447 for more information.

Click here for brochure.

MAYFLOWER TOUR - AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

OCTOBER 22 - NOVEMBER 4

Visit these spectacular locations for 14 days where you will spend 8 days in Australia and 5 days in New Zealand.

Call the Amy Jeske, Director of Recreational Services at 262-246-6447 for more information.

Click here for brochure.

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Sussex Village Hall N64 W23760 Main Street, Sussex, Wisconsin 53089
Office Hours: 8 - 5 Monday - Friday
Phone 262-246-5200 - Fax 262-246-5222
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