Karl Wolfswinkel
Director
Karl Wolfswinkel took over as director of the Anacortes Senior Center in August 2021. He was previously community service officer for the Anacortes Police Department.
Wolfswinkel worked as community service officer for the Anacortes Police Department for seven years until he started this new job with the senior center on Aug. 2. He said a few things put him at ease from day one.
As the doors opened for the first time with Wolfswinkel at the helm, there were about 70 or 80 people in the building over the course of the day. Among those were several people who worked with Wolfswinkel as volunteers at his previous job.Wolfswinkel said he wants to build on the intergenerational programming already in place and create more connections between people. He is working on a card exchange between seniors and students now.
The seniors all have stories to share, and he wants to help make that happen, he said.
Another way to improve the center is just to continue to get the word out to people who aren’t utilizing the services here, Wolfswinkel said.
You Can Help
The ASAC hours are 9am-4pm to serve the seniors of Anacortes. The Center has something for everyone...activities, lunch, classes, connecting with friends as well as making new ones.
With your donation you can help with expenses needed to support our activities and classes, expand our social phone call program and help with continuing operational expenses required to keep the building functioning well.