Oakdale Wellness 50+ is an all-volunteer team dedicated to improving the health of Oakdale residents, particularly those over 50.
Awarded an achievement trophy by the Washington County Health Department, the team continues to create and carry out fun and healthy events all year long. Please join us!
Visit our Facebook page, Oakdale Wellness 50+, to stay up-to-date on news and upcoming events.
Oakdale-sponsored events are included in the quarterly Oakdale Update mailed to all city residents. See the Oakdale Wellness 50+ page for upcoming events.
Sign up for Wellness 50+ Oakdale emails
To be added to our general email distribution group, send an email to OakdaleWellness50new@gmail.com and request to be added to Oakdale email distribution group.
Our Activities
Oakdale Wellness 50+ sponsors these regularly scheduled events.
Wellness Book Club
Meets at the Oakdale Library on the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm every other month beginning in January. Wellness-related books are provided by the library. To be added to the Book Club send an email to oakdalewellness50new@gmail.com.
Wellness Movie Club
Meets at the Oakdale Library on the 3rd Wednesday at 2 pm every other month beginning in February. Movies are provided by the library. To be added to the Movie Club send an email to oakdalewellness50new@gmail.com.
Wednesday Walks
Meets at the Oakdale Discovery Center every Wednesday during the year. Winter months (Dec-Mar) we start at 10 a.m. Other months (Apr-Nov) start at 9 a.m. No registration is required, just show up.
Red Cross Blood Drives
Blood drives are held at the Oakdale Discovery Center on a quarterly basis.
Other events
The Oakdale Wellness 50+ team schedules other events throughout the year. Events are posted on the Calendar page. Events sponsored by the Oakdale team are shown under the Oakdale category.
Past events include wellness topic presentations, exercise challenges, a volunteer fair, cooking demo and a cookbook, CPR, and pickleball.
If you have a topic or event that you would like to see please email oakdalewellness50new@gmail.com with the suggestion.
Our Team
Front row: Jan Cunningham, Susan Weum, Joan Grzywinski, Bonnie Wilson, Kathy Sibbel. Back row: Mark Skeie, Jackie Chlebeck, Polly Carlson, Colleen Herrmann, Deb Kuehne. Not pictured: Lolita Cox, Donna Hemenway, Cheryl Hermann, Betsy Hoekstra, Kate Rivard).