Forming Senior Nintendo Wii Bowling Leagues Now!

CALLING ALL SENIORS! SCS WANTS YOU!

FORMING VIRTUAL BOWLING WII LEAGUES NOW!

Senior Citizens Services of Clearwater offers the perfect forum for seniors to get together, play and team up as they say goodbye to Shuffleboard and hello to Wii. Free!

Clearwater’s Senior Citizens Services is giving a shout out to all seniors who have a competitive and fun loving spirit to join us as we form a Nintendo Wii Bowling League. SCS will host the game on site at 1204 Rogers Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756.

Interested seniors are encouraged to come to the center and try out Wii Bowling between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday and sign up to begin and/or join a team. Games are open to all levels of players from amateur to professional. League Bowling time to be determined. Call 727.442.8104 to find out more and to reserve your spot, free parking.

As summer approaches, SCS is aware that outdoor activities can become quite a challenge, physical exercise for seniors can take a back seat to maintaining a level of comfort in our Florida tropical environment. However, getting up, getting out and getting the blood flowing should not be undervalued. Nintendo Wii Virtual Bowling is the perfect solution for active seniors who have found the benefits of fun physical activity in a neighborly social setting – priceless.

Nationwide, the benefits of “Gaming Seniors” have not gone unnoticed. According to an NPR article dated November 23, 2009 called “Who’s Gaming Now? Seniors Turn To Wii Bowling” the presence of seniors  taking the game seriously is a nationwide phenomena: “ …There are 186 teams and more than 1,000 bowlers in the throes of a virtual competition from California to New York as part of the Senior League’s Wii Bowling competition…”

Additionally the creators of the hardware and software behind Nintendo Wii Bowling have an eye toward the element of nostalgia that the senior demographic embraces as they gather to play and socialize, the article continues by stating: “…For seniors, part of the appeal of Wii Bowling is the nostalgia. It mimics the moves a bowler makes in an actual bowling alley, only players don’t have to reserve a lane, don bowling shoes or pick up a heavy ball. They just have to be able to wave their hand…”

We can do that!

SCS s located at 1204 Rogers Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756, (off of South Missouri Avenue & next to McDonald’s). We are open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Senior Citizens Services is a for profit organization, long recognized for its tireless advocacy and action for the senior community. We are dedicated to providing exceptional quality of life forums, classes, activities and alternatives for all senior citizens, and striving, always, to make each day just a little nicer for seniors.

For more information on programs sponsored by Clearwater's Senior Citizen's Services, or to arrange interviews or photos, contact Bob Wittenberg, Executive Director at 727.442.8104, BOB@SENIORCITIZENSERVICES.ORG or visit us on face book at http://www.facebook.com/clearwaterseniorcitizens.