Senior Center Adds a Sweet Treat to their Holiday Line Up

For more than 10 years the has partnered up with the Freehold Recreation Commission to bring many holiday events to the residents of Freehold. 

Today, families gathered at the Senior Center to decorate chocolate houses with everything from shredded coconut and skittles to blue colored icing. 

Tina Smilek, Program Coordinator for the Freehold Recreation Commission explained that decorating chocolate houses is a fun holiday activity that attracts and involves many different people from the community. “For $15 families come in and decorate a house as a center piece or to give as a gift. We have people that come here until they are 16, but a lot of years we get new kids,” said Smilek. “Senior Center staff and Recreation staff work together on a lot of different activities.” 

Today’s event ran from 3:00 p.m. till 6:00 p.m., and participants were welcomed to eat their decorations and help themselves to coffee and popcorn.

Making a winter wonderland out of candy is only one of the Senior Center’s many holiday events. Since December, the center has hosted breakfast with Santa, and Santa’s Calling, where children were able to receive phone calls from Santa himself! 

The Senior Center will be continuing to have a fun-filled holiday season with their annual holiday party this Friday, Dec. 16, from 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. For more information call the center at (732) 294-2029.