Commun ty Matters Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
Giving thanks and giving to others
During November we give thanks, and on Nov. 3, we’ll learn about giving to others. The Rev. Steven Cole will help us recognize National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week by telling us about the "Feeding Families" program in Fort Scott. His church offers a free meal to all in need every Wednesday evening. While we have a great place to live and more than enough food at meals, it’s important to know about our neighbors who may be in need. Being a Christian-based independent and assisted living community, we try to live out our faith and God’s word in our daily lives. For this reason, the employees and residents will host a holiday food drive from Nov. 10 through Dec. 23. Presbyterian Village will be one of the drop-off locations for canned and boxed food donations. All items collected will be distributed to needy families.
November 2014
Participate in our Family Legacy Cookbook project By Executive Director Ginger Nance
November is filled with happy memories of dinners filled with laughter, love, family and friends. The thing many people remember from those great times is the food they enjoyed together.
There’s nothing better than grandma’s homemade hot rolls. I love my mom’s peanut butter pie! Whether it’s a favorite meatloaf, a special way your mother made stuffing or a perhaps a dessert, everyone has their favorites that they grew up eating. We would like to capture those recipes and memories by making a Presbyterian Village Family Legacy cookbook. I know I have recipes from my grandmother, my mother and my aunts, many of whom are no longer with us, but who left a legacy behind in their recipes. I’ll bet you do, too. These recipes are an important part of our heritage and culture. Many family members feel themselves drawn closer to these women as they read their recipes and picture them wearing homemade aprons, lovingly making these meals for our families.
On Nov. 5, we will begin collecting your favorite family recipes, along with special stories and any pictures that you may have that may go with the recipe. Our goal is to have a great gift of those recipes that our tenants, staff and friends can give their family members so they can be continued to be enjoyed for generations to come. Please drop recipes off to me at the Village office or email them to gnance@pmma.org as soon as possible.