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Senior Center Hosts Community Input Day About 80 people attended Tuesday's Senior Center Community Input Day at Memorial Park Community Center on March 5. The center hosted its third event at which comments and suggestions were gathered about the center's operations for use in its reaccreditation process. “This was very well-attended, and it helps us gather information that’s used to help develop strategies for the next five years,” said Senior Services Manager Deb Fogle. “At each table, at least one of the nine standards which we have to address for accreditation was reviewed. This includes things such as which programs seniors like or don’t like, and the opportunity for them to make suggestions for future programming.” Jeanna Mikki Johnson, ETSU College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health clinical instructor, explained accreditation and facilitated the input process. Fogle said the Community Input Day not only allows seniors to have an active voice in the programs and services they receive, but also an opportunity to more fully understand the function and importance of accreditation. Senior Services also will host a year-end review at which staff will inform members and visitors about successes and accomplishments. The Johnson City Senior Center was the first in Tennessee to gain accreditation.