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January Newsletter January 2014
Letter from the Director Dear Turner Center Members, Thank you to all of our members who donated to the holiday gift and toy drive benefiting military families at the Nashville Vet Center. We had over 150 toys donated for this very worthwhile organization! We are excited to announce that effective December 1st, Candace Waligora, went fulltime. Candace will be starting evening/ weekend programming targeting the baby boomer population. The first program offering will be a 6 week beginning acrylic painting class starting on Tuesday, 1/21/14 from 5:30-7:30pm. Additional information about these new programs coming soon! Happy New Year, Megan
Recent Happenings Mystery Trip For the December Mystery Trip, a group of 9 Turner Center members did a service project at Claiborne-Hughes Health Center in Franklin. During their visit, the members had an opportunity to spend quality time with the residents and help them make a Christmas wreath ornament. You could see the smiles on the faces of the residents as they received a friendly visit from our caring members. Following this service project, participants enjoyed lunch together at the Bunganut Pig in Franklin. If you missed out on this Mystery Trip, be sure to sign-up for our next one on Wednesday, 1/29/14.
Turner Center member, Gabi McDonald participates in a craft project with residents of the Claiborne-Hughes Health Center during the December Mystery Trip
Ask The Social Worker Every month, we will be featuring a section where you can pose questions for a social worker at FiftyForward. One of the great benefits of being a member of the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center is that you have access to the multitude of other programs that our agency offers. We would like to provide you with services that you need to stay
independent for as long as possible. Look for a box in the Turner Center Lobby to pose your questions! Examples of questions to ask would be regarding home health care, help with driving to the doctor and other assistance programs.