Gordon Behrents Senior Center

06/10/2026

🎉☀️ GORDON BEHRENTS SENIOR CENTER FAMILY FUN DAY IS ALMOST HERE! ☀️🎉

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 26th from 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM and get ready for an afternoon packed with laughter, friendly competition, great food, and unforgettable memories!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family members of all our friends are invited! Whether you're scheduled that day or not, we would love to see you there. Bring the whole family and help us celebrate the amazing community that makes the Gordon Behrents Senior Center so special.

🎶 Enjoy Music & Entertainment
Nothing brings people together quite like great music, smiles, and summer fun!

🌭 Carnival Delights Food Truck
Come hungry! Our friends from Carnival Delights Food Truck will be serving up delicious food throughout the event. Even better, they are generously donating a portion of their proceeds back to the Gordon Behrents Senior Center. We appreciate their support of our mission!

🎯 Games & Activities for All Ages
Get ready for some friendly competition with activities including:
🏃 Three-Legged Races
🥧 Pie a Staff Member
🎲 Carnival-Style Games
🎁 Prize Opportunities
😄 And plenty more surprises throughout the day!

💜 Supporting a Great Cause
All proceeds from Family Fun Day will benefit the Gordon Behrents Senior Center Walk to End Alzheimer's Team, helping us continue to make a difference in the lives of those impacted by Alzheimer's disease.

Let's make this a day filled with connection, community, and fun while supporting an incredible cause. We can't wait to see our friends, families, staff, and supporters come together for a fantastic summer celebration!

06/03/2026

The next chapter of our 70 Days of Giving Food Drive begins today!

As Thrive Community Services celebrates 70 years of service, we're kicking off Round 2 of this community-wide effort to help keep local blessing boxes stocked and support our neighbors in need.

Every can, every box, and every donation makes a difference. What may seem like a small contribution can mean everything to someone facing food insecurity.

From now through June 25, we invite our friends, families, community partners, and supporters to join us by donating non-perishable food items at any Thrive location.

Together, we've spent 70 years building a stronger, more caring community. Let's continue that tradition by showing what happens when people come together for a common cause.

📦 Donate.
🤝 Share.
💙 Encourage others to participate.

Let's make Round 2 our biggest collection yet!

🚨 ROUND 2 STARTS TODAY! 🚨

Our 70 Days of Giving Food Drive is back in action as we continue celebrating 70 years of Thrive Community Services and 70 years of making a difference in our community!

The first collection period showed just how generous our community can be. Now it's time to build on that momentum and make this second wave even bigger.

From June 3 through June 25, we're collecting non-perishable food items at all Thrive locations:
📍 Hawthorne Center
📍 GBSC
📍 Farnham Street
📍 The Hub
📍 Abingdon

Every donation helps stock local blessing boxes and supports neighbors facing food insecurity right here in our community.

This isn't just a food drive. It's 70 years of compassion, community, and people helping people.

Let's celebrate this milestone the best way we know how; by showing up for others!

🥫 Clean out your pantry.
🛒 Grab an extra item while you shop.
💙 Encourage your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors to join in.

Round 2 begins TODAY. Let's fill shelves, spread kindness, and prove once again that when our community comes together, incredible things happen.

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

Tonight! Buffalo Wild Wings & Walk to end Alzheimer

DON’T FORGET TO EAT YOUR WINGS!

05/13/2026

Here at Gordon Behrents Senior Center, we proudly make the second best pancakes in Galesburg… and we might just surprise you. 🥞

Fluffy stacks, good company, and a whole lot of community spirit — that’s what we're all about. Stop by and see why our pancakes are worth the hype!

05/06/2026

🍗 EAT WINGS. RAISE FUNDS. 🍗

Mark your calendars and join the community for a delicious way to give back!

On Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, head over to Buffalo Wild Wings from 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM to support the Gordon Behrents Senior Center!

Whether you dine in with friends or grab carry out for the family, every order helps support programs and services that make a meaningful impact for seniors in our community. 💛

📍 2683 N. Seminary St, Galesburg, IL 61401
📅 May 20th, 2026
⏰ 4 PM – 9 PM

For more information about GBSC and this fundraiser, please contact Amber Senner at 309-344-2600 ext. 1401.

Let’s pack the house, enjoy some great food, and show up for an incredible cause right here in Galesburg!

05/05/2026

The official winner of the GBSC Kentucky Derby!! 🐎

05/05/2026

GBSC Kentucky Derby 🐎

04/26/2026

BREAKING THRIVE NEWS:

Due to an error on a couple items via the online format - we have extended the online auction to end at NOON, Monday April 27th.

That is GREAT news - and gives even more of a chance for the community to join, search, find and BID.

Thank you to everyone involved with our entire auction this year.

Our community truly is the greatest.

Thrive's 19th Annual Auction