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SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2018 UCW 23 Best of Fayetteville Best Recreation Center Kiwanis Recreation Center at Honeycutt Park 352 Devers St. 910-433-1568 or www.fcpr.us/facilities/recreation-centers/kiwanis Returning as Fayetteville's favorite, the Kiwanis Recreation Center has a lot to offer. It is home to a number of events and gatherings, from family reunions to dodgeball tournaments. Many of its amenities are free and open to the public daily or weekly, including a walking track and a fitness room with stationary bikes and elliptical machines. Patrons can enjoy separate youth, family, adult and senior open gym times. For low prices, patrons can take advantage of Zumba and belly danc- ing classes, soccer, taekwondo, king fu, tai chi and break dancing, among other things. Kiwanis Recreation Center also provides meeting space for groups such as Fayetteville Kiwanis Club, Girl Scouts, Fayetteville Brain Injury Support Group, Chess Club, Latinos United for Progress and the Society of Creative Anachronism. Amenities available for rental use include the gymnasium, large and small program/meeting rooms, a banquet room that holds up to 250 people and a commercial kitchen. Catering is also available. New this year and winner of Best Use of Local Tax Dollars is the Kiwanis Splash Pad open to all ages. The Splash Pad is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and 1-6 p.m. on Sundays through Sept. 30. Best Senior Living Center Carolina Highlands 910-779-4646 or www.thecarolinahighlands.com Quality senior living centers are essential to a community's health and overall happiness. Carolina Highlands goes above and beyond to meet this need. Carolina Highlands offers a scenic living environment for Fayetteville's seniors ages 55 and up. The staff strive to create a vibrant, independent environment, free from daily worries while offering residents access to dozens of amenities and services. The center offers a variety of apartment floor plans designed with comfort and convenience in mind, featuring one-level living and spacious design. Residents can select the style that best matches their taste and budget. Residents say they like the facility's layout and appreciate how the buildings are connected with indoor walkways protecting them from inclement weather conditions and making it easy to access the apartments, library, business center, mailboxes and dining area. The gated community is pet-friendly and provides additional storage space, transportation, on-site dining, walking trails and a media center. Carolina Highland's Life Enrichment Program focuses on five dimensions of wellness: intellectual, social, physical, emotional and spiritual. Residents enjoy daily and weekly social opportunities. Activities organized by staff range from craft projects, painting, creating fairy gardens to watermelon-eating contests, birthday parties and golf outings. Forget the hassles and expense of home repairs. Carolina Highlands frees its residents from maintenance worries so they can spend more time enjoying life and the wide array of amenities and services that only Fayetteville's best retire- ment community can offer. OUTDOORS & RECREATION OUTDOORS & RECREATION