Donna Smallwood Activities Center 55+

Donna Smallwood Activities Center is a facility for older adults. Parma area residents who are ages 55 and older are welcome to participate in the City of Parma's array of programs, services and activities. To learn more, read our monthly newsletter The Center Line .

Hours of operation: 7:30am - 3:30pm Monday-Friday

The Activities Center provides the following:

Meal Services

Coordinator Melanie Citino
Phone: 440-885-8140

  • Home-Delivered Meals
  • Daily (Monday through Friday), cafeteria lunches at 11:30 am. Reservations are required by Wednesday the week prior. Call 440-885-8140.
  • Wellness & Life Enrichment Programs
  • Health Programs

Transportation Services to Parma Locations

Coordinator Brenda Sneed
Phone: 440-885-8156 

Call to request a ride to the following:

  • Donna Smallwood Activities Center
  • Medical appointments
  • Grocery Shopping
  • Beauty Shop/Barber
  • Bank

Social Services

Specialist Elizabeth "Liz" Fulkroad
Phone: 440-885-8155

Call for an appointment to receive a Benefits Check for eligible benefits.

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Social Worker
  • Support Group 
  • Medicare (OSHIIP) Representative - provides Medicare enrollment education and selection assistance
  • Community Services and Resource Referrals

YMCA Exercise Classes

Jeanne Sutyak
Phone: 440-885-8819

The YMCA offers Silver Sneakers exercise classes throughout the week. There is also a weight room that includes treadmills and exercise bikes. YMCA memberships are available for the following classes:

  • Chair Yoga - Mondays at 8:15am
  • Silver Sneaker Classic - M/W/F at 11am
  • Move with Mary Kay - Tuesdays at 8am
  • Fitness After 50 - Tuesdays at 9am
  • Fitness after 50 - Wed & Fri at 8:15am
  • Gentle Chair Exercise - Wednesdays at 9:15am
  • Walk 15 - Wednesdays at Noon

Other Exercise Classes

  • Adapted Jazzercize - Tues and Thurs at 10:15am
  • Cardio Drumming - See Calendar
  • Line Dancing - Mondays at 10am
  • Senior Stregth - Wednesdays at 1pm


  • Singing & Dancing

  • Sunshine Singers - Tuesdays at 10am
  • Raisin' Canes Vaudeville Dancing Show - practice Fridays at 1pm
  • Monthly Dance w/live band or DJ - See Calendar

Art

  • Knit, Crochet and Chat / Open Art Hours - Thursdays at 9am
  • Various Painting Classes w/local artists - See Calendar
  • Monthly Crafts w/The Loving Hands Group - last Mon of month at 12:30pm
  • Quilting Bees - First TH at 12:30pm & second TH at 10am

Games

  • Billiards - two tables for play all day
  • Board Games - see our shelf an play
  • Mind Challenge (Trivia) - Wed at 12:15pm
  • Pinochle - M & F at Noon
  • Puzzles - all day every day
  • Chair Volleyball - T & TH at 12:15p

Life Enrichment (see calendar)

  • Subject Matter Expert Guest Speakers
  • Technology Help Desk
  • Wellness Programs
  • Monthly classes with Baldwin Wallace Institute for Learning in Retirement (BW ILR)

Volunteer Opportunities

Anyone interested in volunteering to serve others should call us at 440-885-8800.

Bus Trips

The Donna Smallwood Activities Center offers local bus trips, generally within an hour driving, including "Love Your Lunch" trips to area restaurants and "Mystery Trips" to various attractions.

The YMCA offers bus trips to other various locations throughout the year. Come in or check out The Center Line to see where we are going.