The Senior Picnic Program has been held annually since 1993 and is made possible through private/public partnerships and support from many local municipalities and businesses. Special thanks to this year’s Platinum sponsors: Wingate Healthcare, EverCare At Home, The Pines at Poughkeepsie, Home Energy Consultants, and the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services – Protective Services for Adults.
Volunteers of all ages are needed at each picnic to help with set-up and clean-up, and to bring meals to the handicapped attendees; and at the Office for the Aging to make reminder calls prior to each picnic. Call the Office for the Aging at 486-2555 or email bjones@dutchessny.gov for more information about volunteer opportunities for the 2020 picnic season.
If you were able to attend a Senior Picnic this summer, we're glad to have hosted you! Pictures and video from this year's picnics are available below.
The 2020 summer picnic season is tentatively scheduled to begin right after Memorial Day. Dutchess County registered-voter residents age 60 and above will receive mailed invitations to their community's picnic approximately 6-8 weeks before their picnic date.
| Date | Municipalities | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 29 | Town and Village of Pawling, Towns of Dover, Amenia and Union Vale - click here for pictures | Boyce Park, 6423 Route 55, Wingdale |
| June 5 | Village and Town of Fishkill - click here for pictures | Sarah Taylor Park, 17 Old Main Street, Fishkill |
| June 12 | Towns of North East, Pine Plains, Washington and Stanford and Villages of Millbrook and Millerton - click here for pictures | Pine Plains Lions Club Pavilion, 82 Beach Road, Pine Plains |
| June 19 | Village and Town of Rhinebeck, Village and Town of Red Hook, Town of Milan and Village of Tivoli - click here for pictures | Tivoli Memorial Park, 1 Katherine Lane, Red Hook |
| June 26 | Town of Wappinger and Village of Wappingers Falls - click here for pictures | Recreation Park, 95 Robinson Lane, Wappinger |
| July 10 | Towns of Hyde Park and Clinton - click here for pictures | Fran Mark Park, 337 Clinton Hollow Rd., Salt Point |
| July 17 | City of Beacon - click here for pictures | Memorial Park, Route 52 & Robert Cahill Dr., Beacon |
| July 24 | Town of Pleasant Valley - click here for pictures | Cady Field, 1554 Main Street, Pleasant Valley |
| July 31 | Town of Poughkeepsie - click here for pictures | Bowdoin Park, 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls |
| August 14 | Towns of LaGrange and Beekman - click here for pictures | Freedom Park, 212 Skidmore Road, LaGrange |
| August 21 |
Town of East Fishkill - click here for video |
East Fishkill Recreation Park, 330 Route 376, Hopewell Junction |
| August 28 | City of Poughkeepsie - click here for pictures | Stitzel Field, 10-14 Lincoln Avenue, Poughkeepsie |
