www.smyrnaseniorcenter.org June/July, 2021

As we end the month of May and finally start to see some warmer

weather that we’ve all been waiting for, I am so proud of all the

accomplishments achieved at the Senior Activity Center of Smyrna.

May 1, as proclaimed by the Smyrna Town Council, was Smyrna

Senior Citizens Day - a day where the senior population throughout

all of Smyrna is honored in the community.

On May 5-6, we participated in The Big Payback, a 24-hour online

giving event sponsored by the Community Foundation of Middle

Tennessee. Through the generous donations raised online and at the

Center, we raised more than $3,000. Thank you so much to all of you

who supported us.

On May 11, 120 SAC members along with some special guests

gathered at the Smyrna Event Center for a luncheon to celebrate

Older Americans Month and to kickoff our 50th Anniversary

festivities. Patsy Brown, founding Director of the Senior Center, was

surprised when she was presented with a proclamation honoring her

from Mayor Mary Esther Reed. Everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch,

entertainment from Eddie K and lots of door prizes.

Also on May 11, the SAC received the Light-Up Local Firefly Award as

the Best Non-Profit Organization in Smyrna. This award was

sponsored by the Smyrna Independent Merchants Association and

Locally Owned Murfreesboro.

As we move into June, we will be in full YARD SALE mode the first

two weeks. Thanks to all of you for your donations and your time. It

will be exciting to share our center with the community again.

The 50th Anniversary Committee is busy making plans to celebrate

this milestone event beginning in May, 2021. Please mark your

calendar for the following dates:

June 1 - 50th Anniversary Quilt Raffle Tickets go on sale. June 10, 11 & 12 - Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale August 21 - Spaghetti/Wine Dinner September 11 - Rotary Fish Fry September 18 - Fun Walk/Carnival (To prepare for this event, Jan Whitaker will lead a walking group at the Center on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. beginning June 15.) September 25 - Depot Days November 5-6 - Craft Sale December 5 - Smyrna Christmas Parade December 11 - Christmas Open House at Center February/March, 2022 - Community Celebration/Dinner at Smyrna Event Center

Clayton Adcock, Sr.

Sandra Blair

Betty Brittian

Carolyn Carlson

Jerry Cooper

Janet Davis

Glenda Fetherling

John Morgan

Carolyn Peebles

Paula Parker

Baker Raborn

Lisa Spencer

Arlene Thomason

Kimberly Flaherty

Debbie Guy

Marcia Hollon

Wayne Leinsz

Marianne LePage

Glenda Lovings

Genny Morgan

Pulling the wool over my eyes is usually pretty hard to do; I sniff things out rather

easily (my children can attest to that!). That wasn’t the case, however, when I

was taken completely by surprise with being honored at the event celebrating

Older Americans Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Senior Activity Center.

Words don’t come easily to express my appreciation to so many, but I’ll try:

THANK YOU TO THESE:

Fran Dunne, and the 50th Anniversary Committee for this honor. I suppose my

missing a meeting or two of the committee resulted in some secret planning!

Mayor Mary Esther Reed, Vice Mayor Marc Adkins, Councilman H. G. Cole,

Councilwoman Racquel Peebles, Councilman Gerry Short, and Councilman Steve

Sullivan for your attendance and for the Proclamation from the Office of the

Mayor.

Shelby Moore, Kay Clark, Linda McNeill and Jackie Vaughan, for the most

beautiful decorations ever,

Juan Beraldi and Humana for sponsoring the event, and having gift bags for

everyone which included a $25 gift card for a choice of four restaurants,

Pastor Theresa Johnson, Smyrna First United Methodist Church, where the idea

of a senior organization began in 1971, for her remarks and blessing of the meal,

Chef Anthony Beverly, Rhonda Brown and Rebecca Moore, for the wonderful meal

and set-up of the room,

Jesse Fitzgerald, Ellen O’Day, Barbara Cassell, Cathy Vallarta, Marsha Masonoff,

Ronald Woody, Martha Bowen, Dennis Skiles and Greg Ball, for the hours you put

in researching for and producing the skit. You all are ready for Broadway!!

Mary Lou Gudelis, Dottie Sims, Janie Thomas, Dawn Patterson, Mary Crawford,

Carolyn Fox, Teresa Dow, Dennis Skiles, Ronald and Deborah Woody, for

canvassing Smyrna businesses and individuals to donate door prizes,

And lastly, to Eddie K, for his usual great entertainment!

And it was another surprise this week when Jeanie Gulzau and the Ceramics

Class presented me with a beautiful plate with “50th Anniversary” on it.

My deepest gratitude to all of these, and to you, the members of the Senior Activity Center. We have experienced a year like no other, and hopefully, we won’t again, so having your support of the Center means we will continue to be a place where others will come to enjoy fellowship and activities for another 50 years.

To honor our 50th Anniversary, our Quilters have worked hard to

make a special quilt to be raffled off this year. Thank you to Jeanie

Gulzau, Sue Payne, Jeanne Phipps, and Carol Sutton for all the time

you spent in creating the beautiful “Basket Weave” quilt.

In addition, we have a beautiful Christmas quilt that was made and

donated by one of our newest members, Carolyn Carlson.

In 2020, Pat Lee from Action Homes donated two beautiful doll

houses for us to use to raise funds for the Senior Activity Center. We

will also be giving away one of these doll houses.

Raffle tickets will be sold beginning June 1 for $1.00 each. We will

continue to sell tickets through September 25 and will announce the

winner at the conclusion of Depot Days. We will draw 3 tickets. The

first will win the 50th Anniversary quilt, the second will win the

Christmas quilt and the third will win the doll house.

Our Yard Sale is right

around the Corner and

we are so excited to be

able to bring the Commu-

nity back onto our

property.

WE NEED YOU! There

are still spots for

volunteers so please let

us know if you can work.

Remember - you can

start bringing your items

to donate on June 1 and

can continue to bring

them through June 8.

Come join the fun as we play

Corn Hole. Hopefully, we will

be able to form a team to

compete against other Senior

Centers. It is also a great form

of exercise.

Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT 3:00 PM ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6 TO SET

UP TABLES FOR THE YARD SALE!

Lunch and Learn with Alive Hospice

June 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m.

Come join our friends from Alive Hospice

for a seminar on Advanced Care Directives.

Lunch will be provided outside!

Please sign up!

Come join the fun with Symphony Assisted Living’s

Butterbean Auction

Tuesday, July 13 at 11:00 a.m.

Please sign up!

Come join your friends to

watch a movie!

July 6 at 1:30 - Little Women

July 20 - Momma Mia

Please sign up!

Beginning June 22 at 12:00 noon, join Dennis for a

tour and update of our garden. The tours will

continue in July at 1:00 on the 2nd and 4th

Tuesdays of each month through the summer.

Beginning June 1, the sign up sheets will return to

the counter in the middle room. Please sign up for

the underlined activities that you want to attend!

Friday, July 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m .

Come join us for an Outdoor Concert

Starring

Jeff Dayton and His Band

Nashville artist Jeff Dayton’s career is a success built on hard work, faith

and professionalism. From his 15 years as bandleader and guitarist with

Hall of Fame legend Glen Campbell to his tours on guitar with Lee Green-

wood and megastar Kenny Chesney, Jeff has kept the same upbeat grati-

tude and energy he’s had since his early days in club bands. He’s played

shows on guitar with Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Tanya Tucker, Toby Keith,

Buck Owens and Bo Diddley - to name a few of the greats.

Bring your lawn chairs, tents or umbrellas and

enjoy some great music.

Funded by the Nashville Musician’s Association

Music Performance Trust Fund!

November 29 - December 3, 2021

Highlights include the following:

Welcome Dinner at the House on Ellicott Hill, lunch at Mammy’s Cupboard,

a private cocktail party at Myrtle Terrace, a private Jeweled Christmas

tour and reception at The Towers, a one-day excursion to historic St.

Francisville, Louisiana, informal “Milk Punch” tour of Linden Hall, and a

candelight dinner at the mighty Choctaw Hall.

The cost is $1,499.00 per person for double occupancy with an additional

$360.00 for a single supplement. Additional traveler’s insurance is

recommended as there will be no refunds without it. Please inquire for

more information about purchasing travel insurance.

The cost covers everything including ALL MEALS!

$100 Deposit - Due May 1, 2021

Final Payment - Due October 15, 2021

Sign up soon - Space is limited and ONLY A COUPLE SEATS REMAIN!

New England/Canada Cruise

September 30 - October 10, 2022

Balcony cabins - $3,267 - $3,367

Oceanview cabins - $2,827

Inside Cabin - $2,152

$200 deposit due asap and final payment due 6/25/22

Airfare, insurance & shuttles to/from airport not included

September 30 - fly to Quebec City and spend a night there on this ship

October 1 - Set sail at 5:00 pm

October 2 - Saguenay, Canada

October 3 - a day at sea along the St. Lawrence Seaway

October 4 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

October 5 - Sydney, Canada

October 6 - Halifax, Canada

October 7 - Bar Harbor, Maine

October 8 - Boston, Massachusetts

October 9 - a day at sea

October 10 - disembark in New York City and fly home

Jim Schultz

Doug Weathers

Herbert Crick

Shirley Carter

Betsy Smith

Al Gudelis

Wendy Frost

Bettye Thomson

Bill Kibbe

Helen Hardiman

Please remember all of our members who have health concerns:

Our Shut-ins: Jane Vailes, Dot Steele, Katie Funkhouser, Ervin

Mann, Olive Carter, Betty Fulton, Wanda Bush, MarLou

Patterson, Martha Ann Morgan, Wilma Curtis, Malcolm Fleming,

Pam Tabor and Rose McDonald

Prayers for all of our members who have had COVID that they have a complete recovery!

Prayers for all who are caregivers for loved ones who are sick and in declining health.

Condolences and Prayers for all who have lost loved ones.

June 2 - Florence Wright

June 3 - John Green

Barbara Maurer

June 5 - Ginny O’Haver

June 7 - Archielene McClain

June 9 - Betty Brittian

Betty Brummett

Judy Harvey

Lowe McCrary

Ronnie Smotherman

June 10 - Sandee Fritcher

Mary Ann Rogers

June 13 - Patsy Brown

Sue Harlin

June 14 - Mary Litchfield

Debbie Mueller

June 15 - Thelma Carney

Carolyn Drybaugh

Yvonne Johnson

Rick Wise

June 16 - Tish Ladd

June 17 - Julia Hoffman

Jerry Warren

June 18 - Yvonne Chambers

June 19 - Laura Fontaine

Philip Gomberg

Linda McNeill

June 21 - Linda Michael

Neil Rogers

June 24 - Larry Jones

June 27 - Marilyn Liddell

July 1 - Cheryl Black

July 2 - Debbie Guy

Paul Lamb

Lynn Roth

Doug Weathers

July 3 - Reba Mitchell

July 4 - Glenda Fetherling

July 5 - Danny Martin

Leland McIntire

July 6 - Cheryl Williams

July 7 - Kelsie Jones

July 8 - Martha Ross

July 9 - Mary Chasteen

Wilma Curtis

July 10 - Peggy Massey

Jackie Vaughan

July 11 - Larry Bain

Howard Brindley

Bobbie Gorman

Marie Kent

Rose Nokes

July 12 - Helen Young

July 13 - Gary Branscome

Larae Heil

July 16 - Dawn Patterson

July 17 - Linda Cazel

Grace Hubers

July 18 - Sam Clark

Mary Crawford

Warner Smith

July 19 - Sarah Beecham

Mike Pope

July 20 - Shelby Dedman

Bernice Littlefield

July 23 - Lola Barrett

Donna Burdge

July 25 - Nancy Pence

July 26 - Peggy Lee

July 27 - Phyllis Petty

July 29 - Larry Short