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Recreation

Trying New Adventures Daily Robins AFB Fitness Center
Photo by: Sue Sapp

ith beautiful weather, great parks, and tons of activities, there’s THERE’S NO
no reason for Robins Region residents to be anything but REASON FOR AREA
healthy, happy, and high-spirited. The Warner Robins Parks and
Recreation Department works proudly to get families out and RESIDENTS TO BE
Wabout, trying new adventures daily. Opportunities to get out into ANYTHING BUT
the community include youth and adult athletics and numerous community parks. Along HEALTHY, HAPPY,
with civic and special interest groups and plenty of senior-centric activities, there is surely
something for you and your family to enjoy! & HIGH-SPIRITED.

Warner Robins Parks & Warner Robins has 12 neighborhood senior social clubs meet regularly at the
Recreation Department parks with playgrounds and picnic areas, department’s facilities.

The Warner Robins Parks and Recreation many of which can be reserved for private The Warner Robins Senior Center, a
Department serves residents with a variety parties and events. The department itself has division of the Middle Georgia Community
of opportunities for friendly competition and indoor locations to choose from: The Wellston Action Agency, leases space from the
fair play. For the region’s young athletes, the Center, accommodating up to 500 guests, the Recreation Department to provide many
recreation department offers track, baseball, Ted Wright Building accommodating 150, and services to area seniors including lunch,
softball, swimming, volleyball, football, the McIntyre Room, also accommodating up transportation, trips, outreach services,
cheerleading, and basketball; while adults may to 150 guests. nutrition education, consumer education,
participate in softball leagues, water aerobics, While the recreation department keeps health checks, arts, crafts, and recreation.
The Warner Robins Recreation Department
volleyball leagues, and basketball leagues. area youth entertained, it never forgets to
The recreation department is the place also accommodate the region’s seniors. is a proud host of the annual Georgia Golden
Olympics, a four-day event that attracts
to go for a course in ceramics. It even offers Senior activities and services are open to hundreds of spectators and participants
an AARP “55 Alive” Mature Driving course area residents 50 years and older with no
each year. These athletes compete in archery,
for seniors. The recreation department also membership requirement for participation.
badminton, bowling, racquetball, horseshoes,
provides day camps during each season and The Senior Activity Center at 152 Maple
shuffleboard, frisbee, checkers, and more. The
the Christmas holidays. St. hosts such groups and activities as
Georgia Golden Olympics is an official qualifying
Newcomers to the Robins Region may Prime Painters, the Quilting Party, Ikebana
event for the National Senior Games that are
discover the Warner Robins Fencing Society Japanese flower arranging, AARP Taxaide
held bi-annually throughout the country.
when visiting the recreation center, where they (seasonal), dance classes, and even a
Warner Robins Parks and
meet regularly. Other clubs include the Warner woodworking workshop. The AARP, National
Recreation Department
Robins Coin Club and the Heart of Georgia Association of Retired Federal Employees, 800 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, GA 31093
Philatelic Society (stamp collecting). and the Warner Robins and Ted Wright 478-293-1070, www.wrga.gov
40 www.RobinsRegion.com • 478-922-8585