Stay abreast of our successes by reading the quarterly Forward Focus available at our centers, public libraries, hi-rise residences, select Kroger stores, and many business locations. We also invite you to visit our ever-expanding website, www.fiftyforward.org.
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FiftyForward Victory Over Crime helps victims become survivors By Gabrielle Owen
Older adults who are victims of a crime – including neglect, financial exploitation, domestic violence, mail and phone fraud, burglary, or physical abuse – might hesitate to ask for help because they may already feel more compromised due to age, disability or lack of support. FiftyForward Victory Over Crime (VOC) helps break down barriers to receiving support following victimization to help older adults regain independence and security. VOC staff members assist their clients to become more aware of surroundings and the intentions of others including how to how to cope after being victimized, knowing what to expect if the criminal justice system is involved, and learning to avoid additional victimization. They support and guide clients through the legal process, such as accompanying victims to court appointments and ensuring the victim does not have to face the abuser alone. The goal
1956 First board of directors formed FiftyForward (then named Senior Citizens, Inc.) and begins formal operations.
1965 Foster Grandparent Program begins.
in each case is for the client to have a restored sense of security. The program encourages and supports each individual’s independence. Ms. H. (name withheld due to confidentiality) has experienced this firsthand since she connected with VOC last June. The 91-yearold was a victim of a mail scam. She was deceived into sending people money because she was told her gifts would benefit an organization that helps people and/or animals. Then, someone she trusted offered to help her recover the dollars Ms. H. sent to the criminal party, but that person financially victimized her, too. Ms. H. has a trusting nature, and the VOC team worked with the Postmaster General’s office to have the mail scam notices stopped. In addition, they have spent countless hours working with her financial institutions, filing paperwork to establish that her money was fraudulently withdrawn from her account. The VOC staff also worked with the police department, specifically the detective assigned
1966 FiftyForward moves into J.B. Knowles Center at 1801 Broadway.
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Victory Over Crime Director Lauren Angulo takes a referral call from a potential client.
to her case, to check the status of the investigation and to offer additional assistance. VOC In-Home Specialist Alexandra Marcotte visits Ms. H. approximately once a week to help with banking needs, ensure her living environment is safe and to transport her to medical appointments. Once each month, the VOC staff tries to provide Ms. H. with a FiftyForward First, an agency initiative challenging adults 50+ to try new things. In December, through the generosity of a local beauty supply store, Ms. H. received (Continued on page 2)
1969 FiftyForward Meals on Wheels Program is organized.
1972 FiftyForward Adult Day Services program begins at FiftyForward Knowles.
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A letter from Janet
Artist Katie Jacobson receives inspiration from FiftyForward W
hen artist Katie Jacobson learned FiftyForward was turning 60, she knew she wanted to be a part of the celebration. “My grandmother, an artist, had me painting and drawing as soon as I could hold a paintbrush,” she recalls. That influence from a caring, older adult was reason enough for Katie to work with FiftyForward. But as she got to better know the agency, she found inspiration everywhere. Following a series of tours of FiftyForward centers and programs, Katie decided to put her artwork to great use showcasing older adults doing activities at our locations. Katie gifted her original artwork, FiftyForward Inspiration to the agency and it has been reproduced on select items including bookmarks, notecards and tote bags. Those items are thank you gifts for donors who contribute $600 or more during the agency’s
60th anniversary. In addition, the original artwork will be displayed and will also be available for purchase. According to Katie, this effort was a labor of love. “It’s an honor to be able to use my talents to help others just as my grandmother did years ago serving as a mentor and role model for my passion of storytelling through artwork.” Photo Credit: Joe Taull
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her first full makeover just in time for a Christmas party. In February, Ms. H. tried frozen yogurt for the first time. VOC provides her and other clients with necessary services, valuable experiences and lasting memories. VOC Program Director Lauren Angulo, said, “If the days that Ms. H. looks forward to most are provided by the Victory Over Crime program, we are honored to dedicate that time.” While each client’s needs are unique, the FiftyForward VOC referral process is easy to access. To report someone who may have been victimized, or for more information visit http://www.fiftyforward.org/supportive-care/victory-over-crime/ or call (615) 743-3417. Together we can help older adults transition from victim to survivor. Owen is a public relations major at Belmont University and recently served as a Development intern.
1979 FiftyForward Donelson Station (then named Donelson Senior Center) opens.
FiftyForward’s 60th anniversary coincides with the development of a new strategic plan for fiscal years 2017-2020. Led by FiftyForward volunteer and strategic planning consultant Deb Palmer George of Palmer Solutions, a 45 member Strategic Resource Team has been hard at work to gather input from a broad group of constituents including volunteers, program Janet Jernigan participants, supporters, community leaders and staff. As part of that effort, we’ve been conducting focus groups, surveys and interviews, and reviewing internal and external information about needs and trends within our constituency and within the broader community. We’ve received a lot of great feedback (from 500+ people to date) including opinions about things we should never change as well as thoughts on how we can best capitalize on our strengths and increase our resources to meet the needs of a rapidly increasing population of older adults. Throughout this work, there has been a common thread: Passion. Passion on the part of those being interviewed and participating in focus groups. I have been impressed, awed and humbled by how deeply people care about FiftyForward and our important mission. Once our plan is developed, I look forward to sharing details with you in a future issue of Pathways. Here’s to the next 60 years of serving older adults!
Janet Jernigan FiftyForward Executive Director
1981 First agency newspaper Senior Sentinel is published. Now named Forward Focus, the publication is distributed at area Kroger stores, libraries and senior residences and centers.
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1984 FiftyForward Endowment (then Senior Citizens, Inc. Endowment) is established.
FiftyForward Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) begins.
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1985 Hadley Park Senior Center opens (now FiftyForward Bordeaux).
The 2016 Crown Affair A very special thank you to our Crown Affair Sponsors Presenting Sponsor Adoration Health Home Health and Hospice Crowning Sponsors Dollar General Louie M. and Betty M. Phillips Foundation Lifetime Sponsors Patricia and Rodes Hart
(L-R): FiftyForward Board President Scott McKean is shown with Wally Dant of presenting sponsor Adoration Health, and Patty St. Clair.
2016 Crown Affair Chairman Chenoa Jacobs (L) is joined by FiftyForward Executive Director Janet Jernigan and FiftyForward Board president Scott McKean.
Sandra Lipman (L) congratulates Beth Alexander on receiving the Crowning Achievement Award.
Gold Sponsors Aspire Health Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation Dorothy Cate and Thomas F. Frist Foundation Lisle Parham Wealth Management Louise B. Wallace Foundation Silver Sponsors AMSURG AT&T Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund CapStar Bank Cigna-HealthSpring Diversified Trust First Tennessee Bank HCA/TriStar Health INDUSCO Nashville Electric Service Neal & Harwell, PLC NHC/Richland Place Palmer Solutions Piedmont Natural Gas SunTrust Tennessee Valley Authority Vanderbilt University Medical Center Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP Beverage Sponsor Lipman Brothers
(l-R) Lindsey Sublett representing Dollar General accepts the Corporate Crowning Achievement Award from FiftyForward Executive Director Janet Jernigan and Board President Scott McKean.
1999 FiftyForward Board endorses Capital Campaign for three new facilities and Endowment Fund with a goal of $15 million.
Special Thanks Bright Event Productions d.Kates Catering Framed!, Ann Carmody-Sheeler Hanging Around J & J Printers, Inc. Micael-Renee Lifestyle Portraiture Southern Events Music by Steve Rossi
FiftyForward Past Board President Mercedes Lytle (L) and guest Pat Merritt.
2000 Legislature funds the CHOICE (Care in the Home Over Institutional Care for the Elderly), a pilot program to prove that homes and community based services are a viable and valuable alternative to nursing home care. FiftyForward website launched
2001 FiftyForward holds groundbreaking ceremonies for two new center locations: FiftyForward Knowles (Davidson) and FiftyForward Martin Center (Williamson) 4
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2003-04
Adult Day Services and Meals on Wheels move into Second Presbyterian Church.
Hadley Park Center relocates to the Northwest YMCA serving the Bordeaux area.
Metro government transfers management of the Knowles Trust to FiftyForward.
Senior Center for the Arts is formed.
Two new center locations open: FiftyForward Martin Center and Patricia Hart Building.
A letter from the presidents
27th annual Crown Affair
Thank you for your dedication to FiftyForward. As you read this, we are in the midst of our 60th anniversary celebration. During these past six decades, FiftyForward has provided services to approximately one million people and their families. In 1956, we were already providing support via our extensive services. Since then the agency has been on course to continually improve, and through the years we’ve Scott McKean Tony Hoffman added additional programs that serve even more individuals 50+. Some of our points of distinction include caring for vulnerable older adults through Meals on Wheels, Adult Day Services, Conservatorship and our Care Management programs, assisting victims through our Victory Over Crime program, and encouraging healthy lifestyles (mental, social and physical) by offering a wide range of classes at our seven lifelong learning centers. We encourage volunteerism via our Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Foster Grandparent Program. Four years ago we created a social entrepreneurship model with the advent of our Care Team. Through the years we’ve earned various recognitions because of the standard of excellence we uphold. Our 60th anniversary is very special, and we would be grateful if you join us in celebrating. While donations of all sizes are appreciated, we have a small gifts of appreciation for donations of $600 and above. Your donation may be made in support of the Endowment Fund or the Annual Fund. It has been our honor and pleasure serving the community for 60 years and we look forward to the next 60! Thank you for your continuing support of FiftyForward.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 Community volunteers and Nashville leaders Beth Alexander, Kim Harvey Looney, Dr. Paul Teschan and Dollar General were honored as FiftyForward marked its 27th annual Crown Affair on Thursday, April 21. The Crown Affair, a FiftyForward signature fundraising event, raised $165,000 to benefit FiftyForward’s programs and services.
Tony Hoffman Scott McKean FiftyForward Endowment Board President FiftyForward Board President
FiftyForward honored this year’s Crowning Achievement Award recipients (top L-R): Beth Alexander, Kim Harvey Looney and Dr. Paul Teschan as well as this year’s Corporate Crowning Achievement Award recipient Dollar General. Photo credit: FiftyForward/Misa Acox
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1989
FiftyForward Living at Home Care Management begins.
FiftyForward Meals on Wheels expands to holiday delivery.
FfityFoprward College Grove (then College Grove Senior Center) opens.
FiftyForward Donelson Station moves to former Donelson Elementary School location.
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1991 Predecessor of today’s Crown Affair, the Junior/Senior Prom (later called the Crown Ball) begins. FiftyForward Travel is launched.
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FiftyForward Conservatorship is established.
Friends Learning In Pairs (FLIP), an intergenerational tutoring program in elementary schools begins.
1995 FiftyForward College Grove moves into a new facility in partnership with Williamson County Parks and Recreation.
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Honor a Loved One With a Named Endowment Fund Have you ever wanted to leave a living legacy in honor of a loved one?
The Katie Reed Golf Classic benefiting FiftyForward College Grove returned to Henry Horton State Park’s Buford Ellington Golf Course on May 7 following a four year hiatus. Here’s longtime center member Katie Reed showing her fierce putting skills! The tournament raised $17,700 for the center’s programs and services. To learn more about FiftyForward College Grove visit http://www.fiftyforward.org/locations/college-grove/ .
FiftyForwardEndowment Endowment FiftyForward Board of Trustees 2016 Board of Trustees 2015
Tony Hoffman....................... President Ed Carter ............................. Treasurer Alex Tolbert........................... Secretary Robert Bryan Bell Greer Redden HONORARY Seawell Brandau Joan B. Shayne MEMBERS John W. (Wally) Dant III Patty St. Clair Jana Lisle Parham Brenda Gilmore John Steele Scott McKean Don Greene Thor Urness Mary Herbert Kelly Kent Weeks James L. (Jim) McGregor
2006 In September, the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Lifelong Learning Center opens as part of the new Bellevue Family YMCA - the first-of-its-kind partnership in the country between a senior services organization and a YMCA.
2007 A $5 million capital campaign in initiated to expand the Senior Center for the Arts, and FiftyForward Donelson Station. Northwest Center opens as FiftyForward Bordeaux in the former Bordeaux Library. Five FiftyForward centers earn accreditation from the NatioInstitute of Senior Centers, (only 1% in the U.S. carry this distinction).
Early FiftyForward stakeholders understood the importance of protecting the agency’s future. That’s why they created an endowment fund. While donations to FiftyForward Endowment are never spent, a portion of the earnings from the investments of those donations helps meet today’s needs as well as those of tomorrow. FiftyForward Endowment gratefully accepts gifts of all sizes; however, donors who make gifts of $10,000 or more are invited to establish a named endowment fund for themselves or in honor of a loved one. Named funds may be unrestricted, or they may be directed to support a specific program or service. The earnings from the endowment gift will support FiftyForward in perpetuity. For information about establishing a named endowment fund, contact Development Director Pam Brown, (615) 963-4663 or pbrown@fiftyforward.org.
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Senior Citizens, Inc. changes its name to FiftyForward.
Senior Center for the Arts names its Donelson venue The Larry Keeton Theatre to honor Keeton’s longtime service and volunteerism. FiftyForward Government Affairs Committee hosts a forum featuring the two candidates for Governor of Tennessee. After flood of 2010, many older adults gain access to community resources through FiftyForward advocacy.
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FiftyForward Board of Directors 2015 -16
Advisory Council 2015 -16
Board Officers
Brenda Albright Clay Bailey Ed Birthright Seawell Brandau Laurel Buntin Charlie Cardwell John W. (Wally) Dant III Betty Dunn Carolyn Ermey Harriet Foley Brenda Gilmore Don Greene Irma Kaplan Aileen Katcher Mary Herbert Kelly
Scott McKean, President Jeri Hasselbring, President – Elect Reneé Jenkins, Secretary Kerri Kelley Frye, Treasurer Mercedes Lytle, Immediate Past President
Board Members Michael Aulisio Julie Bonner Courtney Caldwell Crants Lucy Chism Karen Clark Mary Clements Teresa Corlew Sondra Cruickshanks Eddie Davidson Margaret Dunlap Cullen Earnest Robin Fritz Gina Grisham Dr. Ralf Habermann Pam Hess Vanessa Hickman Karah Jennings Jennifer Joyce Dr. Jim Lancaster Amy Mohan
Barbara Moss Dr. Charles P. Mouton Jana Lisle Parham Laura Purswell Janet Rachel Travis Richmond Linda Peek Schacht Doug Small Pete Stringer Andrea Turner Dr. Beth Woodard Allyson Young
Heloise W. Kuhn Bill LaFollette, Chair Kim Harvey Looney Tara MacDougall Hilda McGregor Carla Nelson Randall W. Parham Emily Plotkin Dr. Nancy Ransom Tracy Rode Anne Roos Lisa Small Laura Smith Denine Torr Sally Wolfe
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2011 FiftyForward moves to a “social entrepreneur model.” Inaugural Viva la Diva race benefitting FiftyForward is held.
2015
2014 FiftyForward program Music for Seniors transitions to an independent 501(c)3.
Executive Director Janet Jernigan and Associate Executive Director Adrienne Newman each celebrate 25 years of service to FiftyForward.
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2016 FiftyForward celebrates 60th Anniversary. Other anniversaries: Forward Focus - 35 years, FiftyForward College Grove - 30 years, FiftyForward Living At Home Services program - 30 years, FiftyForward Maadison Station -20 years and FiftyForward Martin Center - 15 years.