To kick off the event, David Williams, an Oak Park resident and fitness instructor at Oliver Wendell Holmes School, will give the health address during the reception.

Senior Olympics events include:

•    12:30 p.m. – A community “Walk & Roll” (roll because of walkers and wheelchairs)
•    12:45 p.m. – Keynote address by host David Williams
•    1:15 p.m. – Let the games begin!

Games include ring toss, bean bag toss, horseshoes, egg walk, parachute throw and creative relay races.

“Last year, the Walk & Roll was a wonderful sight,” said Jill Wagner, director of marketing at the Oak Park Arms, “because all generations were represented.”

Participants of any age are warmly welcome to take part in the Senior Olympics. Oak Park Arms volunteers will be present and participating. In addition, enthusiastic crowds are needed to cheer on the senior athletes.

“We need people to cheer for the participants,” Wagner said. “If you can whistle, holler or clap, please come.”

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.