Timeline

• 1930s - Whitney family donates land to City of St. Cloud for an airport
• 1946 - Main hanger and office area for Van's Air Service were built (now Clemens Hall).
• 1977 - Whitney Senior Center opens after funds from grants are received to renovate the main hanger building.
• 1980 - National Weather Service building renovated into a woodworking shop.
• 1986 - Addition of East Wing to building for meeting rooms and classrooms.
• 1991 - Third Age University begins.
• 1995 - West Wing and new office area built and WACOSA Senior Program gets permanent space. Recreation Center and walking track attached to WSC
• 2000 - WSC joins Community Service Department of the City of St. Cloud. 
• 2006- WSC launched its Whitney WithOut Walls (WWOW) program which allowed many programs and services to reach local satellite sites to facilitate greater accessibility to a larger number of seniors in Central MN. During this time we also launched the offerings of Evidenced-based health programs through this model.  
• 2007 - WSC becomes part of the City of Saint Cloud's new Department of Aging Services along with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP).
• 2014- Clemen's Hall closed from March through June to repair the roof. 
• 2016- Phase One of the Kitchen Remodel.
• 2019-Phase two of the Kitchen Remodel.
• 2020-(March) COVID-19 restrictions, programming had to be redesigned as in-person events could not take place. 
• 2020- (April through July)-Virtual programming offered for fitness classes and educational presentations. 
• 2020- (August)- Soft opening 
• 2020- (September)- Fitness classes were able to be in-person so we began hybrid (in-person and virtual) programming. 
• 2020- (November & December)- Restrictions changed, WSC had to close again. 
• 2021- (January) Re-opened and most programs and classes were hybrid (in-person & virtual).  
• 2022- Received a Program of Excellence Award from the National Council on Aging for hybrid programming