Centered & Connected Update for June 2020 FiftyForward Knowles Dear FiftyForward Knowles Center members, We hope you are all staying safe and healthy and doing as well as possible during this time we are in. Last week we said goodbye to Kim Anderson who will miss you all very much. Before she left, she said she was leaving us something she prized very much, “the people of Knowles. They are one of a kind. They are some of the most caring and loving individuals I have ever met. Value this treasure.” We certainly do value you and look forward to when we are all able to return to FiftyForward centers safely so we can connect with you in person at Knowles. We cannot be back together yet for programs inside our centers, but we certainly want to stay connected as well as we can. This month each of our centers is hosting a special Beep-and-Greet “drive-thru” event. We hope you can swing through and say hello! We will practice safe social distancing protocols, so wear your mask, take a drive through the parking lot, and give us a wave. You are welcome to join any of the drive-thru events scheduled at the centers, details in the newsletter. Our FiftyForward Knowles Center “Beep and Greet” will be on June 22 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It will be an extra special fun chance for you to meet some of the new staff at the FiftyForward Patricia Hart Building including Sharie Loik Goodman, our new FiftyForward Patricia Hart Building Director. And you’ll get the chance to see some familiar faces like Georgina and Lee who are excited to get to say hello – even from a distance. We’ll have fun as you drive through, and we’ll also have a nice “takeout” lunch and some other treats for the first 100 people who come to say hello! In other news, each spring we send out our FiftyForward Membership Survey because your feedback is very important to us. This survey provides important information for FiftyForward staff and center Advisory Councils about the ways we can best serve you. Your opinions and input mean a lot to us, and this year we updated the survey to include questions about access to technology, virtual programming, COVID concerns, re-opening, and general demographics. Our hope is that we can learn more about what we can do to support, champion, and enhance your life! You can either click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ YKNR5QD or call the center at 615-743-3487 to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is June 19. We wish you all the very best and look forward to talking with you and seeing you (at a distance) soon. Take good care, Gretchen
Gretchen Funk Chief Program Officer
We want to hear from you! Members can either click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YKNR5QD or call their home center to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is June 19.
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