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Holiday Potluck 12/16/11

Read about it here. (pdf 69KB)

Make A Gingerbread House 12/15

Read about it here. (pdf 23KB)

Fight senior hunger in Durham


Senior center gets new 'floating' floor


Why Senior Centers Should be Allowed to Charge


Sunset Golf Classic repeats as a great success


Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Durham Center for Senior Life and Durham Cooperative Extension are once again offering AARP /Powerful Tools for Caregivers....
More informationhere. (PDF 28KB)

Music Seminars

The Durham Center for Senior Life (DCSL) is proud to present Mr. Guillermo Perich on The African Influence and Elements in the Music of the Caribbean.
More information on the seminars and more Guillermo Perich is availble here. (PDF 29KB)

Giving in times of crisis (GAIL SOUARE)

When a crisis happens, like the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we are inundated with requests for donations. We all want to help, but how do you know that your money will actually go to aid victims of the disaster?
According to the Council on Foundations, by the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Red Cross had committed to spending only half of the $479 million of the donations it received. And five years after Katrina, ...

Honoring the legacy of seniors


Senior Center February focus on black history


Nonprofit struggles imperil North Carolina Dec. 2010

Available as a pdf file HERE (pdf 17KB)

Seniors living it up at Durham Center Nov. 2010


Older workers bring value to work force Sept. 2010

By Gail Souare and Jimmy Jones Guest columnists
Available for download as a pdf file HERE (pdf 13KB)

GlaxoSmithKline Employees Volunteer at DCSL picture

GlaxoSmithKline Employees Volunteer at DCSL Sept. 2010

Employees of GlaxoSmith-Kline adopted DCSL for their volunteer project. On September 17, 2010 volunteers weeded and mulched two gardens while others helped staff stuff envelopes. Community volunteers and employers like GSK make Durham a great place to live. We cannot thank them enough for all they do for the community.

Durham Police Department vs. Seniors Challenge Oct. 2010

Fun and fellowship scored big among the DPD police officers and senior citizens who competed against each other in various recreational games on October 19, 2010. http://www.durhampolice.com/news/pdf/101103_1.pdf

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