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Open Heart Kitchen provides meals for the “Good Thyme Cafe” senior lunch program weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
Staff from Open Heart Kitchen and LARPD guide each vehicle through the process to receive their meal, helping maintain a safe and smooth traffic flow. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
Livermore resident Eric Vogt begins his walk home after picking up his lunch. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
(L-R) recreation coordinator for senior services Kathy Lake, volunteer Nathan Mann, volunteer Jaimisen Foster, community outreach supervisor David Weisgerber (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
Seniors without vehicles have the option of walking up to receive their meals to-go. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
Vehicles arrive early to be first in line for the “Good Thyme Cafe” senior drive-thru lunch program. (Photo by Cierra Bailey) -
LARPD volunteers Jaimisen Foster and Nathan Mann distribute snack and activity packs to seniors during lunch as they come and go. (Photo by Cierra Bailey)
Activities at the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (LARPD)Senior Services Center are in full swing, including the Open Heart Kitchen “Good Thyme Cafe” lunch program, which offers curbside and walk-up meal service Monday through Friday from 12-1 p.m.
Seniors are invited to the Robert Livermore Community Center to pick up fresh meals to-go. Open Heart Kitchen offers the same service at the Pleasanton Senior Center from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Dublin Senior Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on weekdays.
Each month, LARPD provides additional items for seniors to take home along with their food.
“We try to offer something a little bit different every month, today we have a snack and activity pack. We’ve also done crafts that they can take home, like (decorating) picture frames. But usually, we try to just do something fun for them on a Friday once a month for the drive-thru program,” said LARPD community outreach supervisor David Weisgerber.
While navigating the uncertainty of COVID-19, Weisgerber said that LARPD aims to do everything it can to serve seniors within the rules of the changing climate. Since spring 2020, the district has offered outdoor fitness classes at the community center for seniors as well as virtual programs, including technology tutoring led by teen volunteers and other enrichment courses.
“Our fitness classes are wildly popular, particularly outside,” Weisgerber said.
“Of course, there’s other challenges between wildfire smoke and weather — we’ve been doing this all year, so we’ve hit every season at this point with rain and heat — but I think our main theme for the whole thing is just being flexible,” he added, noting that people have been very understanding and cooperative amid the constant changes.
“For the most part, those who want to participate are out and about and for the folks who don’t or aren’t quite ready to, have plenty of virtual options,” Weisgerber said.
More information about LARPD’s senior programs and resources is available at larpd.org/senior-services.
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