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Tyler Area Senior Citizens Association to hold duck racefundraiser in JunePublished on Tuesday 19 April 2016 1841 shy Written by Augusta Robinson augustarobinsontylerpapercom

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Rex and Bonnie Jones may have come to the TylerArea Senior Citizens Association (TASCA) looking toparticipate in games and activities but they havestayed because of the people theyrsquove met

ldquoWe found that when we came everyone made us feellike we belongedrdquo Mrs Jones said ldquoTheyrsquore alwaysupbeatrdquo

TASCA 10495 County Road 2167 in Whitehouse wasestablished in 1991 and is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to providing recreational educational andlifeshyenhancing opportunities to adults in Tyler and theEast Texas area according to the organizationrsquoswebsite

President of the board of TASCA Brenda Davis saidthey have a special emphasis at the activity center ofkeeping seniors healthy and active

ldquoWe donrsquot want them just sitting home alonerdquo MsDavis said ldquoWe want them to have a place to get out ofthe house and meet peoplerdquo

Ms Davis said the center provides a range of differentphysical activities including line dancing exerciseclasses ballroom dances and more They also offerdifferent games and social group meetings that allow

seniors to interact and get to know one another such as a writing workshop and a social coffee group

At TASCA there is a membership fee of $52 for the whole year and the fee can be paid off in installments Ms Davis said the fee is meant to beaffordable She added that she has seen seniors come to TASCA and have breakthroughs and form strong bonds with others

She wants all who come to leave feeling satisfied

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ldquoI hope when they come here they feel comfortable and welcome and that they leave with a smile ontheir facerdquo she said

For more information about what other programs the center offers go to wwwtascaorg

Duck Race

The Tyler Area Senior Citizen Association (TASCA) will hold the 2016 Tyler Duck Race on SaturdayJune 11 at the pond at Juls 7212 Old Jacksonville Highway

The race allows individuals teams and businesses to purchase rubber ducks available by going toTylerduckracecom to compete for a grand prize of $2500

During the race a truck will unload ducks into the pond where lanes will be created to help the ducksstay in bounds and the first duck to cross the pond will be the grand prizewinner Other cash prizeswill be rewarded to those who have ducks that also finish in the top spots at the race

The proceeds go toward helping TASCA to continue providing their services to seniors and otherswho come to the center

ldquoYou can expect a good timerdquo Lee Trammell treasurer of the TASCA board said

Trammell said the event will be from 3 pm to 6 pm and is great for all ages The day of the race willinclude many activities like face painting music and other related to ducks

He added that the event is important because TASCA has always tried to maintain a fairly lowmembership rate of $52 and has to make up the gap in paying expenses by having fundraisers

He said he hopes they achieve their goal of raising $20000 and the event lets seniors know that there are activities andservices available at TASCA that could benefit them

ldquoWe want to raise money for the organization but at the same time we want to get the word out about what services TASCAprovides for seniorsrdquo Trammell said ldquoPart of the mission of TASCA is to be a place where seniors can live a more activehealthy lifestylerdquo

For more information about the race go to Tylerduckracecom

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ldquoI hope when they come here they feel comfortable and welcome and that they leave with a smile ontheir facerdquo she said

For more information about what other programs the center offers go to wwwtascaorg

Duck Race

The Tyler Area Senior Citizen Association (TASCA) will hold the 2016 Tyler Duck Race on SaturdayJune 11 at the pond at Juls 7212 Old Jacksonville Highway

The race allows individuals teams and businesses to purchase rubber ducks available by going toTylerduckracecom to compete for a grand prize of $2500

During the race a truck will unload ducks into the pond where lanes will be created to help the ducksstay in bounds and the first duck to cross the pond will be the grand prizewinner Other cash prizeswill be rewarded to those who have ducks that also finish in the top spots at the race

The proceeds go toward helping TASCA to continue providing their services to seniors and otherswho come to the center

ldquoYou can expect a good timerdquo Lee Trammell treasurer of the TASCA board said

Trammell said the event will be from 3 pm to 6 pm and is great for all ages The day of the race willinclude many activities like face painting music and other related to ducks

He added that the event is important because TASCA has always tried to maintain a fairly lowmembership rate of $52 and has to make up the gap in paying expenses by having fundraisers

He said he hopes they achieve their goal of raising $20000 and the event lets seniors know that there are activities andservices available at TASCA that could benefit them

ldquoWe want to raise money for the organization but at the same time we want to get the word out about what services TASCAprovides for seniorsrdquo Trammell said ldquoPart of the mission of TASCA is to be a place where seniors can live a more activehealthy lifestylerdquo

For more information about the race go to Tylerduckracecom

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