LOA’s Center for Health and Wellness opened in 2022, providing a much-needed new space next to our main office in Roanoke. The Center is the hub of LOA’s Nutrition Programs and the home of healthy aging activities and events. The building houses the headquarters for the Northwest Roanoke Meals on Wheels site, the Star City Diners Club, and LOA’s Nutrition Programs offices.
Healthy Aging Activities
Certified Community Health Workers, along with our Elder Rights staff, are coordinating regular events at the Center designed to address the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of the older population, including
Watch our Events webpage for more activities at the Center for Health and Wellness!
Our Lunch & Learn events are held the third Friday of each month (excluding June and December). Topics include Arthritis, Stroke Awareness, Sepsis, Falls Prevention, and other health challenges. Limited seating is available for these FREE events, so sign up early! Includes a healthy lunch!
Senior Social Hours are held monthly and feature fun seasonal activities, games, and delicious food. These events have been sponsored by Carilion Clinic, The Louise R. Lester Foundation, and Meals on Wheels America, helping older adults socialize and combating isolation in our aging population.
We need your support
Our goal is to raise $100,000 to pay for renovations to the Center and ensure program sustainability by freeing up future funds to be devoted to programs and services.
As the older population in our area grows, LOA is also growing to provide the critically needed services for healthy aging. During the next 10 years, 85% of our region’s population growth is projected to take place in the 65+ age group.
We’re continuing to grow and need your support to do so! We’re developing an outdoor walking path, landscaping with picnic tables, and an outdoor exercise area. This fitness area will be senior-focused, fully accessible, and offer equipment for strength, balance, and flexibility exercises.
Your gift to the LOA Center for Health and Wellness will ensure that programming and services vital to our older population will continue. Thank you for your commitment and support of older adults in our region!
Make a giftSponsorship Naming Opportunities
Click on the button below to learn more about opportunities for your gift to name a space at LOA’s Center for Health and Wellness. Your name or your business logo will be featured prominently on permanent signage at the property.
Thank You To Our Donors
The following have made generous sponsorship gifts for LOA’s Center for Health and Wellness.
Gold Sponsors
Outdoor Fitness Area
AARP
Community Room
In loving memory of Ralph C. Wiegandt
LOA Board of Directors, 1995 – 2000
Silver Sponsors
Kitchen
Steve and Billie Sue Musselwhite
Bronze Sponsors
Meals on Wheels Office
Delta Dental
LOA Center for Health and Wellness, 4902 Frontage Road NW, Roanoke, VA 24019