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A crowd filled the Kinston Community Center on Wednesday for the annual Senior Appreciation Day and Elder Abuse Awareness Walk, a community-wide event honoring Older Americans Month and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Held under the national theme “Flip the Script on Aging,” the celebration aimed to both uplift the senior population and raise awareness about the critical issue of elder abuse.
The Kinston Community Center is gearing up to host the 11th annual Holly Jolly event, an occasion that has become a local holiday staple. This year's festivities will continue the tradition of providing a diverse shopping experience while supporting local businesses and a charitable cause.
On August 9, 2022, during a short ceremony at the Kinston Community Center, Females in Action (FiA) donated $1,600 to the Lenoir County Special Olympics. Lisa Sylvia, on behalf of FiA, presented the check to Lynetta Powell with Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department and Ivey Price with Lenoir County Public Schools.
The Lenoir Re-Entry Council will hold a meeting at the Kinston Community Center at 2602 Vernon Ave on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm. The guest speaker will be Melissa Radcliff, program director at Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center.
For some time, I have been working at the Visitor Center at the intersection of US 70 and US 258 a couple of days a week. I had only been working a couple of weeks when one visitor from the Crystal Coast came in and asked, “Why would anyone come to Kinston? What is there to do here?”
Have a Holly Jolly time shopping at the Kinston Community Center. The Community Council for the Arts and the Kinston Community Center have teamed up for the annual Holly Jolly Holiday show featuring local vendors. The event will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 from 10:00 am through 6:00 pm and Saturday, November 20, 2021 from 10:00 am through 4:00 pm at the Kinston Community Center.
On October 23, 2021, at the Kinston Community Center from 9:00 am until 11:00 am there will be a fourth annual Strides Rockin’ Walk-A-Thon hosted by Lion’s Industries for the Blind and Kinston Community Center.
At the Kinston Community Center Sheriff Ronnie Ingram and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office presented life saving Bleeding Control kits to 19 public and private schools in Lenoir County.
The Kinston Community Center offers state-of-the-art equipment, aquatic and land classes, pools, and perks for its members. The staff at the center worked hard to make sure that all the pandemic policies and procedures were followed to ensure the safety and well-being of their members.
Membership with the Kinston Community Center goes beyond traditional fitness. In addition to the fitness classes, therapeutic and competitive pools, and gymnasium, membership also includes beneficial perks that include Lions Water Adventure and discounted access to banquet facilities.
With COVID-19 precautions in place that include temperature checks upon entering the building, a face-covering requirement throughout the building, and daily closures for deep cleaning, the center wants its patrons to be safe so that they enjoy their time exercising. Classes are available Monday through Friday starting at 8:00 am with the latest class of the week starting at 6:30 pm. Popular land classes include Zumba, Cycling, Piloga, Line Dancing, and Cherish the Chairs. Aqua classes include Hydro Fitness, Deep Water, Aqua Tai Chi, Aqua Arthritis, and Fibro H20. There is also an option for those who cannot make the scheduled classes.
The Kinston Community Center is meeting and exceeding the COVID guidelines to offer a safe and enjoyable way to meet the New Year's resolutions set by incoming and continued members.
Kinston Teens and City of Kinston crisis relief drive-thru food distribution at the Kinston Community Center sponsored by Mount Carmel H.E.L.P.S. Disaster Relief Team with support from Groundbreakers Global Ministries and Hands for Humanity Community Development.
