Donelson Station April 2013 newsletter

Donelson Station 883883-8375 108 Donelson Pike

April Depot Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Wednesday, April 17th Lunch begins at

11:15 a.m.

Sponsored by McKendree Village All other members may sign up for $3

FiftyForward Donelson will be hosting the HipDonelson Farmers Market again this year! Opening date is May 10th. Local restaurants will be featured every week along with cooking demonstrations. The market will be held every Friday from 4-7 p.m.

Bargain basement will be open too! www.fiftyforwarddonelson.org

Join us for an EGGtravaganza on Wednesday, April 3rd.

We will have some fun Easter activities planned. 10 a.m.

Find us on

FrankFrank-n- Stein. Thursday, April 4th. We are going to McKendree Village for a day filled with billiard games including pool and shuffleboard. McKendree will have lunch for the group (hot dogs & root beer.) Leave center at 9:45 a.m. Cost is Free.

Mule Day in Columbia. Friday, April 5th. Lets head to Columbia, TN for the famous Mule Day celebrations! This has been a tradition for over 170 years. Events include mule-driving contests, a horse show, crafts, barbeque, roasted corn, homemade pies & more! Leave center at 9:45 a.m. Cost is $6 for van. *this trip is on a waiting list Cheekwood Concert. Thursday, April 11th. Music For Seniors is having a free concert featuring Nashville Harmony community chorus performing popular new and old favorites. We will tour the grounds of Cheekwood after the concert. Lunch will be at the Pineapple Room. Leave center at 9:45 a.m. Cost is $6 for van.

Lisa’s Lunchbunch. Friday, April 12th. Lisa is taking you to Blackstone Brewery, Downtown Nashville.

Leave center at 11 a.m. Cost is $5 for van.

Carter House Franklin, TN. Tuesday, April 16th. Tour the battle of Franklin & have a guided tour of The Carter House. $20 for admission & van. Leave at 10:45 a.m. We will have lunch at The Bunganut Pig in Franklin before the tour.

Center Lunch. Wednesday, April 17th. Join us for our monthly center lunch. We will honor our volunteers and new members! We will also have a huge thanks to Thorntons as well for all of their volunteer work at our center. Lunch starts at 11:15 a.m. Cost is FREE. Southern Women’s Show. Thursday, April 18th. Go with us to the Nashville Convention Center for the annual Southern Women’s Show. Have a chance to meet this season’s Bachelor heartthrob, Sean Lowe! Cost is $16 for admission and van. Leave center at 9:45 a.m. *Tickets will go fast, sign – up now!

Senior Fellowship @ Windland’s South. Friday, April 19th. Visit with friends for good ole-fashioned fellowship. We will also have a tour, enjoy a Chef prepared lunch & participate in games. Leave center at 10:30 a.m. and return around 2:30 p.m. Cost is FREE. Must sign-up in advance.

Windlands East. Monday, April 22nd. Windland ’s East is having us for a free lunch at their place! We will also play Bingo. Leave center at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $2 for van.

Katie’s Mystery Lunch. Wednesday, April 24th. Join us for a mystery lunch at a local restaurant in Nashville. Leave center at 11 a.m. Cost is $5 for van.

Craft Party. Thursday, April 25th. Come help us make favors for our nursing home friends! This will help with our outreach projects for the center. Please RSVP in the office. No cost for this project.

Crafts begin at 9:45 a.m.

Supperclub to Taste of DonelsonDonelson-Hermitage. Thursday, April 25th. Experience tastes from local restaurants, door prizes, cash bar & live music. Event will be held at the Music City Sheraton this year. Tickets are $15. Leave center at 5 p.m.

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Trader Joes & Whole Foods. Monday, April 29th. Do your grocery shopping with us today! Try local produce and a wide variety of organic products. We will have lunch at Pei Wei before we shop.

Leave center at 10:45 a.m. Cost is $5 for van.

Senior Day on the General Jackson. Monday, May 13th. Enjoy a two and a half hour voyage on the Cumberland River with a full lunch, entertainment and great door prizes! Tickets are $25. Leave center at 10:45 a.m. *Tickets will go fast!

Kroger Pharmacy will be here Wednesday, April 17th from 10 a.m.—Noon Get your blood glucose and blood pressure checked for free!

Be pro-active in your health.

Long Term Unemployed Support Group Are you interested in joining an unemployed support group? Please sign up in the main office today.

Our group goal is to provide isolated disconnected people a place to be heard; a safe and non-judgmental space to voice anger, grief, disappointment.

Free Legal Advice with Barbara Moss Elder Law of Nashville Asset Protection & Peace of Mind Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney, TennCare When? 3rd Wednesday of every month from 1-4 p.m.

Appointments are 30 minute intervals, you must sign-up in the front office.

Barbara has been named as one of

“Nashville ’s Best Lawyers.”

Volunteer Appreciation Center Lunch We want to honor all of our hard-working volunteers over the past year!

We appreciate all that you do for us!

Live entertainment & lunch provided Wednesday, April 17th at 11:15 a.m.

Free to volunteers $3 charge for everyone else Must RSVP in advance Sponsored by McKendree Village

ATTENTION! Volunteers needed to crochet caps for our troops. Join our crochet class to learn more.

Thread is furnished through donations. See Ruth Depies, Janice Judd, Katie or James for further details.

Mondays at 10 a.m.

Bowling Club Now meeting at Donelson Bowl on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month!

Bowling starts at 2 p.m.

Please join our group!

Cost $1.00 shoe rental .75 per game

Tasty Tuesday

MidMid-Tenn Gem and Mineral Society

This month we are featuring a delicious Mexican recipe!

Join us on Tuesday, April 30th at 2 p.m.

Jewelry School

We will make Sincronizada’s with a homemade salsa verde sauce (green salsa), share recipes & taste the finished product.

Cost is $3 for ingredients.

Please RSVP in the front office. *Sincronizada has turkey & cheese inside tortillas.

For information email or call John Martin, classes@mtgms.org 210615 210 -5385 To register for class call the center 883office at 883 -8375 For a schedule: www.mtgms.org

The Larry Keeton Theatre is proud to present “Gypsy” Opening Thursday April 11th through April 27th! Call the front office at 883 883-8375 or stop in to get your tickets! The cost is $28.00 for the dinner and the show.

We offer over 30 jewelry classes here

Salsa Dance Class

Wednesday’s & Friday’s 1-2 p.m.

Join Nancy for Salsa class!

This is included in your membership at no extra cost.

Class is held in the dance room behind the stage.

NEW FOR Coupon Club Mondays at 10 a.m. nc Learn how to coupon & get the most out of your grocery money! Start saving your coupons now. If you receive coupons in the paper and do not use them, help our club by donating your Karaoke Club Thursdays at 2 p.m.

Coming soon in April. Check back with staff for further details. We are still working on the final touches for this club. Get together and sing the classics!

Senior Safety Series Tuesday, April 16th at 9:45 a.m.

Join us with 5/3 Bank to kick off our new senior safety series. They will be here to talk to our members about identity theft and how to avoid it to happening to you! RSVP in the front office Game Hour Mondays at 1 p.m.

(Starting April 8th) Come and play new games with us! We will have Scrabble, Skip-O, and Corn Hole. If there is a game you like, please let us know so we can offer it!

Now Is the Time to

Double Your Dollars April 1st through June 30 every donation to FiftyForward Donelson Station of $15 or more is doubled by a Friend of FiftyForward.

Director ’s Notes

Would you like to Volunteer? Are you interested in teaching a class?

Happy Spring!

Spring couldn't come soon enough for me this year. It's time to spring into action and sign up for one of our amazing classes today.

All of the exercise classes are amazing so be sure to check them out. If there are classes that you are interested in, please let Katie know. We'll do our best to find an instructor.

There have been a lot of robberies and break- ins in the area so we need everyone to be vigilant. We have installed some cameras in the building, but we also need for you to report anything suspicious.

From now on anyone who is performing community service at our center will have a volunteer lanyard on that says volunteer. That means they have brought in paperwork and have checked into the office. Please do not leave any valuables in your car and never leave your purse unattended. We hope to be offering more workshops and seminars on safety.

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Help us with membership renewals Join our Advisory Council the 4th Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

Help us manage our volunteer program FiftyForward

Care Team

Things have been really busy in the restaurant and the coffee shop. Thank you for patronizing those businesses. When you do, you help us out. Be sure to check out the special FiftyForward pricing in the Salon too.

The farmers market will be back in May and our bargain basement will be open as well. If you have items to donate, bring them by.

Thanks for all you do to make our center amazing!

Jane

Providing older adults and caregivers access to services and peace of mind.

You will benefit from: *A personalized, comprehensive needs assessment *Development of a plan of care *Guidance and advocacy to access services *Monitoring of care

Contact Gretchen Funk at 615 743743-3436 or gfunk@fiftyforward.org

IN OUR FACILITY FULLYFULLY-OUTFITTED FITNESS ROOMS Featuring treadmills, stationary bikes, weights and large-screen tvs.

POOL ROOM Furnished with three pool tables, cues and balls. Come enjoy a game!

COMPUTER ROOM/LOUNGE Set up with computers for our members ’ use. Now outfitted with a big-screen tv and leather sofa.

SOCIAL HALL A comfortable room with tables, chairs, vending machine and kitchenette. Come play cards or meet your friends.

FiftyForward Travel 20122012 -2013 Australia—April 8-22, 2013 Harrah’s Casino—April 15 Asia & China (including Japan and Vietnam)—April 16-May 3 Danube slide show—April 25 Harrah’s—May 16 Mystery Tour—June 7 Niagara Falls—June 23-29 Lancaster, PA—July 15-20 Colorado—Aug. 10-18 Biltmore Nov. 11-13 Ireland—Sept. 8-17 Myrtle Beach—Sept. 22-28 Cape Cod—Oct. 5-13

OTHER SERVICES PALM TREE CAFÉ Open M-F 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hot meals, deli sandwiches, salads and soups at a reasonable price.

LADIES AND GENTS SALON FULL SERVICE HAIR AND NAIL SALON

Haircuts Color and Highlights Waxing Services Manicures, Pedicures FiftyForward Rates Available!

615 231-1934 THE GREEN ROOM COFFEE HOUSE Open M-F 7 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Saturdays 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Organic, fair trade coffees, lattes and much more.

MIDMID-TENN GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY JEWELRY SCHOOL silver jewelry lapidary (stone polishing) faceting cold connections wire wrapping Contact John Martin (615) 210-5385 mbdjewelry@aol.com

OFFICE HOURS MondayMonday -Friday 8 a.m.— a.m.— 5 p.m.

BUILDING HOURS MondayMonday -Friday 8 – 6 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m.- Noon

Weekly Schedule MONDAY WEDNESDAY 7 a.m. Early Bird Toastmasters 7:307:30-8:30 a.m. Basic Yoga nc 8:458:458:45 -9:30 a.m. Low impact aerobics nc 8:45-9:30 a.m. Low impact aerobics nc 9 a.m.a.m.-noon Quilting Club (9 a.m.-3 p.m. on 9-11:30 a.m. Open Art Room for 4th Mondays) nc Advanced Art 9:30 a.m. Walk with Ease nc 9:30 a.m. Walk with Ease nc 10 a.m. Crochet Club nc 9:309:30-10:30 a.m. Line Dancing nc 10 a.m. Water aerobics at McKendree Village 10 a.m. Water aerobics at McKendree Village 11 a.m. Program Committee First Monday 12:30 p.m. Bingo nc 10 a.m. Blood Pressure check by Walgreens 1 p.m. Salsa class nc Second and Fourth Mondays nc 10 a.m. Spanish Class THURSDAY 10:30 a.m. Book Club fourth Monday nc 8:00 a.m. Strength Training nc 8:458:45 -9:30 a.m. Low Impact aerobics nc TUESDAY 9:30 a.m. Grief and Loss Group 4th Thursday nc 8:00 a.m. Strength Training nc 10:30 a.m. Water aerobics at Music City Sheraton 8:458:45 -9:30 a.m. Low Impact aerobics nc 11 a.m. Red Hat Society second Thursday 9-11:30 a.m. Art for Beginners 10 a.m. ROMEO for men only meets at FRIDAY Cracker Barrel on Stewarts Ferry Pike 2nd Tuesdays nc 10 a.m. Computer Club Third Tuesdays nc 10 a.m. Digital Camera Club Second Tuesdays nc a.m.10 a.m.

-2 p.m. Social Bridge nc 10:30 a.m. Water aerobics at Music City Sheraton 11 a.m. I-Pad/Tablet Class Third Tuesday 1:301:30 -2:30 p.m. Tai Chi nc 4-6 p.m. Texas Hold’em games nc 6:30 p.m. Digital Focus Fourth Tuesdays nc *nc=no charge for members *nc=

8:15 a.m. Walking club every week. Meet at Kohl’s Trailhead on Greenway. If raining, meet at Opry Mills 8:458:45 -9:30 a.m. Low impact aerobics nc 8:30 a.m. Walk with Ease nc 10 a.m. Bridge nc 10 a.m. Bible Study with Davene (4th Friday of each month) nc 11 a.m. Sing-a-long Choir nc 1 p.m. Salsa Class nc

See Lapidary Schedule for complete list of jewelry Classes offered.

*NEW* Events Section **This section will give you ideas of other events happening in our community. If you ever have an event to list, please let Katie know!** Senior Mondays at the Frist. Seniors receive half-price admission and other discounts. Call 615-744-3331 for more information on Senior Mondays.

Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age, Highlights from the Detroit Institute of Arts.

This exhibit runs through May 19th.

Discounted Symphony & Opera Tickets for FiftyForward Members. To get 20% off for the performance of the Magic Flute (Apr 11 & 13) use promo code (FIFTY20FLUTE) call 615-782-4040. Save 30% at the Nashville Symphony to Mozart ’s Piano Masterpiece (April 18-20), use promo code MOZART when purchasing by phone at 615-687-6400.

Friends of the Center Special thanks to our sponsors for the year: Phillips Robinson Funeral Home Life Care Center of Old Hickory Village • Sysco • Donelson Eye Care • Old Hickory Credit Union • Larry Keeton • Janet Clodfelter, D.D.S. • Darren Jernigan • McKendree Village • RJ Young •

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16 Carter House 10:45 a.m.

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22 Windland’s East 10:30 a.m.

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Thu 4 Frank -nStein 9:45 a.m.

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Mule Day 9:45 a.m.

11 Cheekwood 9:45 a.m.

12 Lunchbunch 11 a.m.

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17 Center Lunch 11:15 a.m.

18 Southern Women’s Show 9:45 a.m.

19 Windland’s South 10:30 a.m.

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Mystery Lunch 11 am

9:45 a.m.

Advisory Council 11:30 a.m.

Bday Party 1 pm Taste of DH 5 pm

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29 Trader Joes 10:45 a.m.

30 Supperclub 5:30 p.m.

*Please remember to scanscan-in when you come to the center! This is very important for our funding purposes! Thank you – Staff