HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Recreation Commission announces the hiring of a new member to its leadership team.
Patches Meadows began her role as the Manager of Hutch Rec’s Senior Center at Elmdale Park on Jan. 10. Meadows comes to Hutch Rec after a 17-year career at Mennonite Friendship Communities. At Hutch Rec, Meadows will be responsible for assuring quality programs and services of the Senior Center at Elmdale Park. This includes the senior center’s lunch program, wellness programs, enrichment activities, and special events.
“I am looking forward to interacting daily with the members of Elmdale and providing a place for them to come every day to laugh, learn, exercise, share a meal together, and hang out,” Meadows says. “I absolutely love this age group of people – the stories they have, the history they know. I learn from them daily and go home with a full heart.”
Meadows is a lifelong Reno County resident, growing up in the Buhler area and graduating from Buhler High School and Hutchinson Community College. She now resides in South Hutchinson and is married with a blended family of five adult children and 10 grandchildren.
Meadows’s office is located at Hutch Rec’s Senior Center at Elmdale Park, 400 E. Ave. A. The senior center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.