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Item 4C (2)CITY OF SOUTHLAI(E q Southlake Senior Center 307 Parkwood Drive Southlake, TX 7609 City Council Senior Newsletter October 2005 817 - 748 -8398 Southlake Senior Activity Center Fax: 817 - 421 -6967 First Annual Fall Festival M -TH 9am — 4pm Saturday, November 5, 2005 Kim Edmonds, loam - 2pm Senior Center 307 Parkwood Drive, Southlake Coordinator Everything you always wanted to know about becoming a healthy, kedmonds @ci.southlake.tx wealthy, happy and wise Senior Citizen. Screens Provided by: Mobile Medic Flu Medical Shots, Heartland Home Care— Blood Glucose Screening, Lifeline Health Services- Stroke & Heart Screenings, and so much more. Enjoy a chili luncheon, Arts & Crafts, Bingo and lots of other fun activities. Bring the entire family! SPECIAL POINTS OF IN- S EREST: METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS MEETS EVERY TUESDAY RED HAT "SASSY LAS- SIES", CRAFT CREA- TION FAIR- OCTOBER 6TH SENIOR ADVISORY 44 COUNCIL MEETING - OCTOBER I I TH 40 SENIOR STEERING COMMITTEE MEET- ING- OCTOBER 18TH AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM(I PM -SPM)- OCTOBER 27TH &28TH SENIOR CENTER FAL FESTIVAL- NOVEMBER STH Tickets on sale $5.00 Proceeds benefit SAC activities and Call A Ride Southlake (C.A.R.S.) For more information call 817 -748- Extreme Make Over: Southlake Senior Center Edition Friday, October 21st 9am- 3pm 'ut together one Senior Center in need of interior painting, a group of deserving eniors, several community oriented organizations such as the Southlake Rotary 'lub and Metroport Meals on Wheels, add some city staff and you get an Extreme /lake-Over, Southlake Senior Center style! We're picking out the perfect colors and getting ready to spruce up our space with he help of the community. The Southlake Rotary Club, Senior Center participants nd city staff will provide the labor and Metroport Meals on Wheels will prepare he food. Are you ready for the challenge If you have any painting or technical expertise or just want to be in- volved please come join us. ' PAINT P A G E 2 -1.4w-- (clockwise) Olga, Pat & Fran Clark, Sylvia and Sisi enjoy lunch from San - della's during Metroport Meals on Wheels Tues- day's luncheon. w y JX .. /' .4! The Red Hat Society's "Sassie Lassies" shoe- off their summer «ear during the Beach Party luncheon hosted by Metroport Meals on Wheels & Southlake Senior Activity Center. METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS etroport Meals On Wheels, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which organ - °HHFF� izes volunteers to deliver hot lunches to homes of individuals who are elderly, frail, chronically ill or in need of special help. Although most pro- gram participants receive meals on an on -going basis, MMOW helps during periods when someone needs temporary or short -term assistance. MMOW also provides help for active seniors by creating and managing senior center commu- nity luncheons and activity programs and promoting already established senior centers. We are currently in need of volunteers to assist with Tuesday luncheons at the Senior Center for times and information please contact Lynn Reed at 817.251.1172 TUESDAY'S AT THE SENIOR CENTER • 1st Tuesday- Birthdays, Bingo & BBQ!! • 2nd Tuesday- Vital Signs: Offers free health screenings • 3rd Tuesday- Sing - Along: a program of favorite hymns, songs of spring, & senior requests. Call Fran for more info: 817.251.0671 • 4th Tuesday- Music Lovers Share Serendipity: Music lovers, performers & listeners get together to share their love of music thru performance. Stay and enjoy the fun. Our musical folks come up with new surprises every month! This is fun, serendipitous, unplanned and always delightful. There is a movement afoot to begin a singing group. Interested? Call Helen Beatty for more details 817.416.1484. • 5th Tuesday- Potluck— Every 5th Tuesday AAUP DRIVER SAFETY DDCCDAM The Scuthlake Senior Center will sponsor the AADD Driver Safety Drueram Cctcber 27th & ISM from 1 am < _4pm. This S -hcur re- fresher can assist drivers 4C and ever to become safer drivers er improve their driving skills. Some teaics covered include acci- Mr. Ray Martinson enjoys a hearty game of Bridge during Tuesday's lunch- eon. dent areventien tips, aveiclinLD trcuble spots, rules et the read, local driving hazards, aeoressive driving and g read race. Insurance studies have shown course graduates become safer and have fe Most insurance companies utter a m count fur ccurse cemaleticn. The cum cost S 1 C. There are nu exams and AADD membership is not re- auired.