Greetings from our President

 

 

 

 

Greetings and wishes that your plants flourish from the April snow!

 

Before I discuss things to look forward to in May, I want to reflect upon an emotional visit from Helen Sullivan’s daughters, Michelle and Sissy and the presentation of a $25,000 gift in memory of and pursuant to Helen’s wishes. As Helen directed, the funds will be used exclusively to make sure our lunch program remains viable and available to all seniors who enter our doors. Her gift may also be used to maintain, and as needed, purchase new kitchen equipment. THANK YOU Helen, Michelle and Sissy!

 

 

 

 

For those of you who heard the presentation from Cathy Orr, Director of the

 

Council on Aging (COA), starting May 1st, those of you joining us for lunch, will no longer have to pay $5.00 at the welcome desk. You are however, asked to “check in” at the desk, to leave your name. Also, if you are a first-time lunch visitor, you will be asked to fill out a “Risk Assessment” form required by the COA. That’s it! Then enjoy a great lunch and socialize as usual.

 

 

 

At the end of each month, we will send a summary to the COA of the lunches served during the month. The COA will then reimburse the Center the cost to the Center of the meals served. Thus, there is NO COST to you. Also at the end of each month, the COA will send you a note indicating the number of meals you were served during the month and indicate that if you wish, you may send a donation of any amount to the COA, to be used to perpetuate the meal program. Please understand there is NO obligation to send any amount; it is totally voluntary! Fulfilling your nutritional needs is their goal!

 

If you wish to make a donation to the COA, to make it convenient, they have installed a black donation box, located on the wall immediately across from the front entrance door. Only the COA will have access to the box and they will collect any funds that are donated.

 

Bottom line, this new procedure benefits you financially as well as the Center, as we will now be reimbursed our full cost of the meals served. QUESTIONS - ask the helpers at the welcome desk or see me.

 

 

 

 

A super special THANKS to Marci Schultz for her years of running the Saturday Bingo. Great job! Enjoy your retirement.

 

 

THANKS also to Lorraine Bourne for taking over the program that provides hours of fun and recreation for a full house two Saturdays a month.

 

CLOSING THOUGHTS

 

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice”

 

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”

 

“One of the hardest decisions in life is when to start middle age”

 

 

 

HUGS, GOOD HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND…………ONWARD!

 

 

 

RON