By Daily Press staff
Thursday will mark the day of the senior citizen in Santa Monica. Bayside District Corp. and the Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community will host the 14th Annual Senior Day, Thursday, May 18. The event for the senior community will take place at Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade between Arizona Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Approximately 300 seniors are expected to attend the day’s activities which will run from 10:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Seniors will be treated to free live entertainment and lunch will be served starting at noon for $1.75 per person. In addition, prizes will be awarded throughout the day from area businesses.
Senior Day recognizes community members 60 years old and older. The Promenade event coincides with May as “Older Americans Month,” designated by the Department of Health & Human Services/Administration on Aging (AoA). The AoA’s theme for the month is “Choices for Independence.”
The Bayside District Corp. is a nonprofit entity that manages Downtown Santa Monica including Third Street Promenade. The city of Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community works in an advisory capacity to the Santa Monica City Council and city managers on matters pertaining to the senior community.
For more information and disability-related accommodations, call the city of Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center at (310) 458-8644 or TDD/TTY 310-576- 4754. Someone has to do it
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 16, 2006. Read the original PDF.