AUDIO: Dearborn Adult Center Gets Fresh Start Under New Leadership

Events are ramping up and the DAC is expected to open a food pantry next week.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – The Dearborn Adult Center is getting a fresh start under new leadership.

Sarah Cotherman-Lansing and Ken Maddin joined Eagle Country 99.3 on Thursday morning to talk about exciting happenings at the DAC, located on W. Tate Street in Lawrenceburg.

Lansing is the new executive director while Maddin will serve as the new board’s president. Shelly Gray is also apart of the new leadership as the assistant director.

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One of the newest developments at the DAC is the opening of a new food pantry that is expected to start next week. When the food pantry opens, any senior that needs a little extra can stop down and get some free food. The food pantry is in collaboration with the Clearinghouse.

The overall energy at the Dearborn Adult Center seems to be back after a lengthy year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maddin says area seniors can expect a good time when they come to the DAC.

“We’re trying to make things happen for them,” said Maddin. “We’re refocused, the energy there is now amazing again. They’ll have a lot of fun.”

There are plenty of events coming up soon. 

Silver Sneakers fitness classes return Thursday, April 1 and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m.

Swingin’ to the Oldies starts back up on Friday, March 26 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. The first dance is free. Dances will continue each Friday for the rest of the year. There will be a small fee to attend unless you are a Silver Sneakers member.

The DAC is also hosting a Rummage Sale on Friday, March 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lansing says the event is essentially a large yard sale open to anyone.

For more information on upcoming events at the DAC, visit their Facebook page.

Lansing says a DAC website is in the works and coming soon.