After New Year's weekend, the weather changed to real Summer, so the group played "Sapo" which is a little like pitching Pennies, and a little like Horseshoes. The object is to get the large metal coins into one of the holes in the top of the table; in the middle sits a large frog (sapo in Spanish), if you get a coin through his mouth, you get a 5000 point score. Almost all of the men, and some of the women either played or watched. They play for prizes, and generally work up some comptetition between the women and the men. Most of them are extreamly good at this game, and take the scoring very seriously.

While they generally enjoy playing this game and some others (dance contests, bowling, two legged races, egg-on-the spoon. etc.) many aren't capable of participating, many have done so many times, and many just need some new spark. The program's staff are currently working on developing new activities with the help of a small grant from Adopt a Grandparent.
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