FiftyForward Bordeaux September 2017 newsletter

The Bordeaux Digest September 2017 Newsletter A Publication of FiftyForward Bordeaux 3315 John Mallette Drive Nashville, TN 37218 Office: (615) 248 -2272 Fax: (615) 248-7607 w w w . F i f t y F o rw a r d . o r g

September’s Highlights

Watkins Presents Handmade and Bound on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th

Bountiful Harvest!

The gardening training program conducted by Mary B. Wakefield, Extension Agent with the Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program, provides training on how to plant, grow and harvest vegetables. The training also include the nutrition and health benefits of vegetable consumption & vegetable food safety practices. The training began in March and ends in October.

FiftyForward Bordeaux’s Fish Fry on Friday, Sept. 8th Vanderbilt Presents “Benefits of Tai Chi” on Thurs.

Sept.21st Deloitte IT Tech Day on Thurs.

Sept. 28th UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 20th — Line Dancing Sept. 25th-- Music For Seniors Sept. 26th—Chicago Stepping

September Birthdays Helen F. Lee Sept. 12th Lena Jones Sept. 13th

‘Handmade and Bound’

OUR MISSION FiftyForward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older.

Just in time for the annual Handmade and Bound festival, Watkins Community Education will be host two workshops on September 5 & 6, at 10 a.m. -12 p.m. at the FiftyForward Bordeaux, during which participants will have the opportunity to re-create their Nashville home and tell us about their Nashville neighborhood experiences! This collaborative project will then be assembled downtown by the Nashville Public Library for the duration of the Southern Festival of Books weekend, October 13-15.

Second Harvest

MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Presents Healthy Lifestyles Melvin D. Fowler Center Director Dorothy Brown Program Assistant Address: 3315 John Mallette Drive Nashville, TN 37218 (615) 248-2272 phone (615) 248-7607 Fax

Advisory Council

Wednesday, Sept. 27th 10:30 a.m. =============== FiftyForward Bordeaux will be closed in observance of Labor Day Monday, September 4th

Ann Black (Chair) Jean Arnell

Ms. Imogene Robertson

Brenda Gilmore

Ms. Robertson joined the FiftyForward Bordeaux Center 10 years ago and is an active member. A Nashville native, she continues to participate in the local community in a variety of ways.

Phyllis Cain David Crabtree Keith King Pastor James Larkin Catrena Thompson Florence Woods

Vanderbilt Presents “ Benefits of Tai Chi “

MEMBERSHIP New and existing FiftyForward members are being asked to complete brand new applications for 2017. These forms have some additional information needed for record keeping purposes mandated by our funding agencies.

Annual membership: $120.00.

Please see staff if you have questions.

Scholarships are available!

Reminder: Invite your friends, family, neighbors, and other community members to join.

Thursday, September 27th 10a.m.

Join us about an interesting program

by Vanderbilt University. The guest speaker will be Sally Miller PhD, RN Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Tai Chi doesn’t require any special equipment and can be done indoors or outdoors. Alone or with a group.

Upon graduating high school, she worked as a cook at Kuhn’s. Eventually she decided to attend Hendrix School of Cosmetology, graduating in 1954. She would go on to work in the cosmetology field for around 30yrs, coming to own and operate BMY’s Beauty Shop.

In her spare time Ms. Robertson enjoys cooking, playing spades, and music. Some of her signature dishes include turnip greens, mac and cheese, and sweet potatoes. She is very active in the game of spades at the Bordeaux location. Her favorite genre of music is Blues. She is also a member of the local Pokeno Club.

Ms. Robertson is mother to 9 children, 1 deceased. Additionally, she is a proud grandparent to 19 children.

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October 2th— Sports 4 All at 10:30 a.m.

See photos of past special events:

October 10th—Nutrition w/ TSU Extension at 10:30 a.m.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fiftyfor ward/albums

October 11th— Bingo at 10:30 a.m.

Watch videos

October 16th—Sports 4 All at 10:30 a.m.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Fifty ForwardTN

October 12th—Ship Presents Medicare at 9-11 a.m.

October 17th—Gardening and Nutrition w/ TSU Extension at 10:30 a.m.

October 18th—Line Dancing at 10:15 a.m.

October 23th—Deloitte IT Tech Day at 9-11 a.m.

October 25h— 2nd Harvest (Healthy Lifestyle) at 10:30 a.m.

October 30th—Music For Seniors at 10:30 a.m.

October 31st—Halloween Party 10:30 a.m.—2 p.m.

Quote of The Month

“ I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will not forget how you made them feel.”

Recipe of The Month Cranberry Pie

Ingredients People born froM Sept. 1st-Sept. 22nd are members of the Virgo sign.

For those born from Sept. 23 rd. To Sept.30 THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE LIBRA SIGN September flowers are the Aster and the morning glory

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2 3/4 cups cranberries

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2 cups sugar

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4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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2 teaspoons cornstarch

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1/2 cup orange juice

Pastry for 1 8-inch two crust pie

Directions: 1. Combine the cranberries, sugar, cornstarch, flour, and orange juice in a large bowl. .

2. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and top with the remaining pastry.

3. Bake in a 350 oven for 50 to 60 minutes.