Independence Blue Cross Co-sponsors Senior Games

Sporting events, activities, health fairs for county residents aged 50 and Over

Independence Blue Cross (IBC) is lending its support to the 2010 Senior Games and the more than 2,000 senior citizens aged 50 and older who are out to prove the value of sticking to a healthy lifestyle.

The Senior Games will be held in May and June in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties and will feature a variety of activities, including swimming, track events, bocce, basketball, and golf. (Chester County will hold their games in September 2010.) IBC has been involved with the Senior Games since its inception in Chester County in 1982.

Here is a county-by-county schedule for the Games:

Bucks County Senior Games
Date: June 1 – 11
Location: Delaware Valley College
700 E. Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901
For more information: 215-489-5132 or 215-348-6116
Bucks County Senior Games registration form

Please mail your registration form and check to the Bucks County Area Agency:

ATTN: Senior Games Coordinator
The Bucks County Area Agency on Aging
30 E. Oakland Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901

Chester County Senior Games
Date: September 2010
Location: Brandywine Picnic Park
290 South Creek Road
West Chester, PA 19382
For more information: 610-344-6350

This year funding issues have forced us to combine the Senior Games and Senior Picnic. For more information about the changes, please visit the website of Chester County Department of Aging Services.

Delaware County Senior Games — 20th Anniversary
Date: June 8 – 18
Location: Various locations throughout the county
For more information: 610-891-4663
Delaware County Senior Games registration form

Montgomery County Senior Games — 25th Anniversary
Date: May 10 – 14
Location: Montgomery County Community College
340 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
For more information: 215-643-1600 x3443
Montgomery County Senior Games registration form

Philadelphia Senior Games — 25th Anniversary
Date: June 7 – 11
Location: LaSalle University
1900 W. Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
For more information: 215-685-2736
Philadelphia Senior Games registration form

If you would like to participate in this year’s Senior Games, please call the contact number listed above for each county or visit their website. Let the Games Begin!