2 Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale
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ow would you like to hear a beautiful Christmas concert by a local string quartet?
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College Grove Strings
If you’d like to hear it right here, at your center, following a delicious potluck meal, then you’re in luck! Be here on Dec. 13, when the lovely and talented College Grove Strings (Charis, Cana, Crista, Carmel and Chloe MacKrell), along with mom, Jan, will pretty much transform our little center into a symphony hall. We’ll have lunch at 11:30, and College Grove Strings will begin about noon. The Center provides the main course. Please bring a side dish.
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This trip is about the sweetest song, it’ll warm your heart to no end. trip we take all year, when we go to Join us! sing Christmas carols to the residents at We’ll have a nice lunch someSouthern Care in Franklin. where afterward, and maybe do a little They always seem to appreciate thrift shopping. us being there, and when they join us in
Saturday, Dec. 2 is our Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale sponsored by Williamson Medical Center. We need volunteers to bake pies, cakes, cookies, breads, and other goodies for our bake sale. Goodies need to be delivered to the center on Friday, Dec. 1. Please stop by the center to purchase a $5 ticket in advance. The most inspiring part of the holiday season is the spirit of generosity that overcomes a community, especially a small rural community. FiftyForward College Grove has adopted a family for Christmas through the College Grove Elementary school. This will allow center members and community members the opportunity to purchase gifts from the family’s wish list to make the holidays a little brighter. We have an angel wall, so please stop by and pick up your angel. All gifts need to be wrapped, labeled and delivered to the center by Thurs., Dec. 14. If you have any questions, please ask Rhonda, Libby or me.
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DOG! IT’S time for the George Shinn Foundation’s fourth “Nashville Senior Christmas ShinnDig,” at Libscomb University’s Allen Arena. If you don’t already know, the Shinndig is a tribute to seniors that includes an afternoon of fabulous entertainment along with a complementary meal. The impeccable Jeannie Seeley will return this year, as well as Charlie McCoy. But — guess who else is on OT DIGGITY
the bill! John Conlee! Wait’ll he sings Rose Colored Glasses! The van will leave the Center on at 10 a.m. on Thurs., Dec 21. Van fee is: $6.
TREES OF CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT IN MANCHESTER: TUES., DEC. 12
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42ND year that Manchester’s Dig ’n Dream Garden Club has sponsored its “ Trees of Christmas” event in Manchester. Held annually at the Ada Wright Center, the exhibit has a different theme each year. This HIS MAKES THE
year’s theme is “Songs of Christmas.” If you enjoy looking at Christmas trees and decorations, this will be a fun trip. There is no fee to the event. They say there are some good restaurants just down the road. We’ll stop at one for lunch. The van will leave the Center at 9 a.m. Van fee is: $10.
Season’s greetings,
Sarah
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We have a smaller family this year than in years past. There is one child, a six-year-old boy, and his two parents. It’s sad, but true: Seniors are especially vulnerable to financial scams. According to a study by UCLA psychologist, Shelley Taylor, research suggests that age-related changes in the brain make it harder for us to detect suspicious body language and other warning signs that people may be untrustworthy. In a small follow-up study using brain imaging, Taylor’s findings suggest that older adults may have less activity in the area of the brain that processes risk and subtle danger. Another possible reason seniors don’t pick up on warning signs, she says, is an increased bias against negativity. Sounds like we may be wired to believe the best about Be here Thurs., Dec. 7, when Lynn Elder, from Morning Pointe of Brentwood, discusses senior scam prevention. Before her presentation, Lynn will treat us to lunch from Morning Pointe’s kitchen! Limit 25. Please make lunch reservations by Tuesday, December 5.
From a recent trip to Loveless Café.
We’re hoping to load our boy up with warm clothes for winter, plus a few toys, snacks and school supplies. Specific items (with sizes) on our family’s list are posted on the Angel Wall. The deadline to receive gifts at the Center is Thurs., Dec. 14. Thank you for participating, and for allowing the Center as a group to take part in this important community endeavor.
QUILTERS UPDATE Our quilters are busy bees! They’ve just taken one quilt off the big frame, and another one from the small frame is not far behind. You should see their next big project! Joy True embroidered a quantity of the most beautiful purple iris on white. The group has chosen the fabrics they’ll use to put it together, and they’re ready to start piecing. It’s going to be a masterpiece!
MONDAY Aerobics at 9 a.m. Yoga at 9:45 Instructor: Nancy Stevens WEDNESDAY Aerobics at 8:30 a.m. Yoga at 9:15 Instructor: Stephanie Moore FRIDAY Zumba Gold at 8:30 a.m. Stretch & Tone at 9:15 a.m. Instructor: Alisa Hinds
CHAIR CLASS Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. No fee for this class MASSAGE Licensed Massage Therapist serving seniors with a gentle touch. Kathy McFarlane Wednesdays by appointment Members: $45 Non-members: $60 LINE DANCING Beginners & experienced line dancers learn the latest line dances while getting a great cardio workout. Fridays: 10:15 to 11:45 Dance Instructor: Cathy Smotherman BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS No blood pressure check in December
QUILLING CLASS Note: Quilling will be held on the second Wednesday this month Dec. 13 9:00 am Instructor: Dot Carter QUILTING BEE First & third Wednesdays: Dec. 6 & 20 1 to 3 pm Thursday mornings: 9 to 10 am
WRITING, ETC. A safe place to share your writing, whether poetry or prose, fact or fiction. Gentle critique is given, if requested. First and third Thursdays: Dec. 7 1 to 3 pm Dec. 21 meeting will be held off campus. Members: no fee Non-members: $5 per class TUESDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB AT FIFTYFORWARD Third Tuesdays Dec. 19 at 9:00 December selection:
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
BIBLE CLASS Meets one time only in December Dec. 12 9:30 to 11 Instructor: Ginger Rogers
FUN & GAMES BRIDGE Mondays: 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
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Library Associate: Betty Kirkeminde 615.368.3222 Hours: M-W-R-F: 9 to 5 ♦Tuesday: 11 to 7
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 am to 3 pm
DOMINOES Fridays at noon Pool, Pedro, Scrabble, Rummikub, Skip-bo and other games daily.
FiftyForward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older.
Phone: 615.368.7093 or 615.368.7278 Fax: 615.368.7935 Hours: Center Director: Program Director/Newsletter Editor: Program Associate: Williamson County FLIP Coordinator: Williamson County Care Manager: FIFTYFORWARD COLLEGE GROVE 8607 Horton Highway P.O. Box 223 College Grove, TN 37046 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Monday through Friday 8 am to 3 pm Sarah Stephens sstephens@fiftyforward.org Libby C. Beeson Rhonda Rose 615.376.4332 Jane Bradley/615.376.4334