After her mother passed away, Nattie found herself searching for a place of comfort. Reflecting on a visit to ACCA years earlier, she remembered the solace she felt in the community garden and thought to herself, “I must find that place”. Thirty minutes later, she walked into the garden at ACCA and knew this was it. “I’ll never forget. It was a Thursday. I signed up for the Center for Active Living right then. It brings me good feelings that even though I was sad, I found my comfort place.” While participating in classes and trips with ACCA, she’s made new friends and even though everyone has a different background and story, she realized everyone was here for one another. Being engaged and active has not only improved her social life, but her health as well. “I now see more of my friends here (at ACCA) than I do my doctors,” she laughs. Nattie enjoys the trips, the community, the art classes, the dancing and the coffee. She has so much fun even her grandchildren have begged her to let them come. Her granddaughter told her recently, “I know why you go there. You want to be a kid again!” Nattie replied, “That’s exactly it. Just an older kid.”
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