Membership at Corbin Senior Activity Center in Spokane
Join Corbin and Fill Your Week
A Corbin membership fills your quiet weeks with cards, classes, dances and tours, and you can try it free before you pay.
Come to lunch first. Join if it feels like yours.
You can try it first. A membership at Corbin Senior Activity Center costs to confirm: $35 individual / $60 couple, or $30 / $44 a year. Any adult 18 or older may join, and members here range from 30 to 100. It covers weekly classes, card games, dances and member tour pricing to confirm: what membership includes versus what is open to the public. Come to The First Lunch as a guest before you pay anything. Join if it feels like yours.
What does a Corbin membership include?
Here is what a membership puts on your calendar to confirm: what membership includes versus what is open to the public. Each line says what you get and what it does for your week. We did not make up dollar values to make the list look bigger.
| What you get | What it is | What it is worth to you |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly classes | Stretch and Tone, yoga, chair yoga, Zumba with Danielle, Strength and Endurance with Phil, line dancing and tap to confirm: which classes are included | Exercise you stick with, because people notice when you skip. |
| Cards and games | Mexican Train dominoes on Tuesday and pinochle on Wednesday. Bridge, cribbage, Scrabble and Wii bowling too, and the pool tables are open every weekday | A standing date that is not a doctor’s appointment. |
| Dances | The Monday Night Dance and the Tuesday Dance, all year, plus ballroom and line dancing | A reason to put on good shoes on a Monday night. |
| Member tour pricing | Day tours where Corbin does the driving, and longer trips with Corbin’s tour partners to confirm: member pricing | Travel without planning it or doing it alone. |
| The Communicator | The monthly newsletter, with the calendar, the lunch menu and tour dates. Anyone can sign up by email, and members use it to plan the week | You hear about tours and events the day they open. |
| The Boutique | Donated clothing and accessories, open 10 AM to 2 PM to confirm: Boutique days, in the same building as lunch and cards | A reason to linger after lunch, and maybe a new jacket. |
| Lunch, open to all | Not a members-only perk. Soup, a salad bar, a hot entree, dessert and drinks for a suggested $5 donation, member or not to confirm: lunch open to non-members | A hot meal at a table where people save you a seat. |
| A vote at the annual meeting | Members have a say in how Corbin is run to confirm: do members vote at an annual meeting | A say in the place where you spend your Tuesdays. |
All of it for to confirm: $35 individual / $60 couple, or $30 / $44 a year.
Why so little? Corbin is a nonprofit. The City pays $31,500 a year, the same as in 2013. It costs $45,000 a month to run (Spokane Journal of Business, Nov 2025). Tours, events, rentals and the people in the room make up the rest, which is why lunch is a suggested $5 donation. The dues stay low for the same reason.
Here is who you are joining:
- Serving Spokane since 1967. Corbin started in the empty Corbin Park Methodist Church.
- About 1,400 members. That is up from about 1,000 in 2023.
- Five staff and about 40 volunteers. Ada Anderson, the membership coordinator, will learn your name.
- A 4-star Charity Navigator rating. Corbin scores 92% and meets 10 of 10 key metrics.
Read Corbin’s story since 1967, or look over this week’s schedule and find your day.
Member quote to come: must answer "Is it worth the money" | couple, first or second year, mention tours or lunch
Who is Corbin for, and who is it not for?
Corbin is for you if
- Your weeks have gone quiet, and you want somewhere to be.
- You just retired, just moved to Spokane, or just lost someone.
- You like cards, dancing, a class or a bus trip, and you would rather do it with people.
- You eat lunch at the kitchen counter and are tired of it.
- You are 18 or older. Members here run from 30 to 100.
Corbin is not for you if
- You need care during the day. Corbin runs activities. It is not day care, nursing or supervision.
- You want weekend classes. Corbin is closed on weekends, except for events and rentals.
- You want to be left alone at lunch. Somebody will say hello. That is the whole idea.
- You want to join before you have tried it. Come once as a guest first. We mean it.
How much does it cost?
- Individual: $35 a year, one person to confirm: membership price
- Couple: $60 a year, a couple to confirm: membership price
That is under a dollar a week per person. Lunch is extra, at a suggested $5 donation, and nobody is turned away. Day tours and longer trips are priced per trip.
Money tight? Ask Ada Anderson about a hardship waiver to confirm: hardship waiver. Nobody should miss Wednesday pinochle over the dues.
If you can give more than the dues, you can give to Corbin. Every gift helps keep lunch at a suggested $5 for the next person.
How do I join?
Step One: Come once as a guest
Tell us you’re coming, online or by phone at (509) 327-1584. A name tag waits at the desk, and a table host introduces you around. Nobody asks you to join on your first visit.
Step Two: Fill out the form
Pick up a membership form at reception. Or join online on Corbin’s Givebutter membership page. Ada Anderson, the membership coordinator, can help with either.
Come to lunch first. Join if it feels like yours.
Step Three: Get your card
Reception hands you your member card to confirm: do members get a membership card. Then pick a day and come back. Your table will be there.
Not ready to pick a day? Corbin tours are open to everyone, members or not. See upcoming tours and come along first.
New to Corbin? Start with the guide.
The Newcomer’s Guide to Corbin has this month’s calendar, the lunch menu, a map with parking and bus stops, and who to ask for at the desk.
What if it is not for me?
Come to lunch first. Join if it feels like yours.
Nobody asks you to pay before you have eaten a meal here. Your first lunch is on us to confirm: first lunch free policy. And if nobody has said hello before you find the coffee, your first year is on us to confirm: Claudia sign-off on guarantee wording.
The worst case is a free lunch and a story about the soup.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Corbin membership cost?
A Corbin membership costs to confirm: $35 individual / $60 couple, or $30 / $44 a year. Lunch is a suggested $5 donation, and nobody is turned away. Ask Ada Anderson, the membership coordinator, about a hardship waiver to confirm: hardship waiver.
How old do I have to be to join?
You must be 18 or older. Members here range from 30 to 100. If you are 45 and like pinochle, you belong at the pinochle table.
Can I try Corbin before I join?
Yes, and we would rather you did. Tell us you’re coming, and a name tag will be waiting at the desk. Lunch is on us the first time to confirm: first lunch free policy. Join only if it feels like yours.
What if I only want to go on tours?
You do not need to join. Corbin tours are open to everyone, members or not. Members may pay less to confirm: member pricing. Call (509) 327-1584 to ask about the next trip.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
Here is the policy: to confirm: can members cancel, and is any part of the dues refunded. If something changes for you, call (509) 327-1584 and ask for Ada Anderson. Ada will sort it out with you.
Can I give a membership as a gift?
Yes to confirm: gift memberships by phone or online. Call (509) 327-1584 and ask for Ada Anderson. It is a good gift for a parent in Spokane when you live out of town. Pair it with The First Lunch, so they come once before the year starts.
Come to lunch first. Join if it feels like yours.
Ready to fill your week?
Pinochle is on Wednesday. The Monday Night Dance is on Monday. Somebody will save you a seat at lunch.
Come to lunch first. Join if it feels like yours.
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