March 2013 8607 Horton Highway * College Grove, TN 37046
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Thanks to everyone who attended our Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale. It was a successful morning! Thanks to all our cooks and bakers. Wednesday, March 20, 11:30 a.m. Birthday Potluck TrustPoint Hospital offers the only acute hospital based rehabilitation in Rutherford County. Andrea Hooper, Intake Coordinator at TrustPoint, will discuss stroke awareness and prevention. The main dish is sponsored by TrustPoint Hospital, so please bring a covered side dish. Day Trips Wednesday, March 13 - George Dickel Whisky Distillery Cascade Hollow is nestled on the Highland rim of the Cumberland Plateau in Tullahoma, TN. Enjoy a free tour of the George Dickel Distillery discovering their award winning Tennessee Whisky and its time honored traditions. We will leave the center at 9:15 a.m. Van fee $5. We will eat lunch at a nearby restaurant. Friday, March 22 - Lunch and Bingo Trip Travel to Windlands South to visit the facility, enjoy lunch and play Bingo. Van will leave the center at 9:30 a.m. Van fee $4. Red Hat Society, Wednesday, March 27 Travel to Lebanon Outlet mall for some great shopping. We will eat lunch at the ChopHouse. Van will leave the center at 9:30 a.m. Van fee $5 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) available by appointment only. VITA offers free tax help for people in the low to moderate income range. Volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS. Please call the hotline number to sign up for an appointment, 830-7940. FiftyForward Center Inclement Weather Policy If the schools are closed, all classes, trips, cards and special programs will be cancelled. If schools are delayed, then the center will also be delayed in opening. Please call first to be sure staff has arrived at the center 368-7093. Mission Statement: FiftyForward enriches the lives of adults 50 + by providing pathways to health, well being and lifelong learning.
CLASSEs Wednesday, March 27 , 1 - 3 p.m. Bob Ross Painting Workshop Certified Bob Ross instructor, Liz Farrar, will teach a 2 hour class on 11x14 canvas in oil paint. Easy to follow, step by step instructions and demos for each step. This class is for beginners, yet experienced painters find they learn from it as well. Students should wear old clothes, since it tends to get messy! The cost is $20 and includes all supplies. You will take home a completed oil paint picture at the end of class. Sign up at center or call 368.7093. Non member’s $3 fee. Bible Study The Bible study class meets the second and fourth Tuesday, March 12 and 26, 9:30 a.m. Everyone is invited. Facilitator: Frances Greathouse Computer Class Classes every Tuesday If you have a laptop, you may bring it to class. Pay as you go, $6 per class. Instructor: David Harmon Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Wi-Fi is available at the center. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. M – F. Preserving Family Stories on the Computer Classes currently suspended until further notice Learn new ways to start creating a variety of unique personalized items of your memories with projects inside Heritage Makers Studio. In the first class series, a member created a wonderful book of her ancestry. You can make one with your own style and have a treasure to pass on to your children and grandchildren. Others made great Christmas presents of calendars. We have a multitude of projects you can create for your home, family and friends that will be treasured for years to come. It is all done on any internet connected computer...no fuss, no mess...at home or anywhere you choose. Give it a try and you'll be creating your own in no time!!! Pay as you go, $6 per class History and Genealogy The History & Genealogy Group meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 1 p.m. Please call the center first to confirm class meeting. Facilitator: Carolyn Smotherman
Health & Fitness Aerobics Classes suspended until further notice Every Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. join instructor for a short period of walking and talking...getting the muscles warmed up and the blood circulating. This will be followed by thirty minutes of stepping side to side with arm movements, strength training with your own body weight, and fifteen minutes of working on balance using hand weights, flexible rubber training bands, and balls.
Yoga Classes suspended until further notice If you need to work on balance, then this class is for you. Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. A period of balance movements and mental stillness combined with breathing exercises. . Health Education Group Meets every Monday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. to discuss healthy nutrition, exercise, and other news topics. Line Dancing Learn the latest and hottest new line dances Friday mornings from 10 to 11:30 a.m. You will have a great time while you feel the benefits of a cardio workout. Center members, Sam and Shirley Kirtley, are great instructors and line dance enthusiasts. No fee. Cathy Smotherman assistant dance instructor and researcher. Blood Pressure Checks Every Monday at 10:30 a.m. blood pressure checks by Retired LPN and every other Thursday at 10 a.m. blood pressure checks by Willowbrook Home Health Care. Massages Wednesdays by appointment March 6, 13, 20 and 27 Licensed Massage Therapist, Kathy McFarlane, has years of experience serving mature adults with a gentle touch. Cost: $45 mbrs. $60 non-members Writer’s Group Writing, Etc. is for people who love and appreciate the written word whether it is poetry or prose, fact or fiction. The group is open to published writers, beginners, and those who are at any point in between. Gentle critiques are given if requested. Come write with us every first and third Thursday of each month. March 7 and 21, 1 – 3 p.m. Free for members. Non members fee $24 a year. Hand Work Group The group continues to meet every Thursday at 10 a.m. to knit, crochet, construct quilt pieces, tat, cross stitch and other types of hand work. A great time to visit with others while working on individual projects. New participants are welcome. Mentoring and tutoring available. No fee. FiftyForward College Grove Book Discussion Group The book discussion group will meet March 19 at 9 a.m. to discuss this month’s book selection. New members are always welcome.
Canasta – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 – 3 p.m. Bridge – Mondays, 10 – 2:30 p.m. Poker - Weds, 12:30 – 3 p.m. Pool, Pedro, Scrabble, Rummikub, Skip-bo, and other games daily Are you a talented artist, crafter, computer guru, musician or do you have another special interest to share with others leading a class or workshop? If so, please contact us at 368.7093 or email Sarah at sstephens@fiftyforward.org.
College Grove Community Library 368-3222 Circulation Assistant: Betty Kirkeminde Hours: M,W,R,F 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Preschool Story Time Thursdays, 10 a.m.
FiftyForward College Grove Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Center Director: Sarah Stephens Program Director/Newsletter Editor: Sarah Stephens Program Associate: Pat Connelly Williamson County FLIP Coordinator: 615.376.4332 Phone: 368.7093 Fax: 368.7935 Email: sstephens@fiftyforward.org FiftyForward College Grove 8607 Horton Highway P.O. Box 223 College Grove, TN 37046 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
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