Hours:
Fairland’s Senior Center is open on Thursdays inside the new Fire Station. Carey Street (400 North/Fairland Road.) Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. You are always welcome to “stay and play” after any program!
Schedule:
Every Thursday: Winter hours: Open at 10:00am…note changes in schedule
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee Chat
10:15-11:00 a.m. Chair Volleyball – Jan. 3 & 17
Exercise – Jan 10 & 24
Line dancing – Jan 31
11:00-11:45 a.m. Bible Study
Board Games with Jan
Hand and Foot/Bridge
JANUARY EVENTS
January 3rd: “First Thursday Euchre! Emergency Forms.” Noon Lunch: Coney’s or Ham salad Sandwiches, Sauerkraut, Cole Slaw, Chips and Dessert. Emergency Cards. We need to update our emergency forms for our center. Even if you only attend once in a while, we need to keep a card on you at our Fairland Center. We will do this prior to playing euchre so if you are Euchre only folks, you may want to come a little earlier. 1:00 p.m. Euchre tournament … prizes for High and Low Scores.
January 10th: “New Year … New Scams.” Noon Lunch: Menu TBA. Provided by Ashford Place. 1:00 p.m. Barb Miller from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will give a presentation on the latest telephone, mail, and internet scams…with an emphasis on the new Medicare Scams. 2:00 p.m. Advisory Board.
January 17th: “The Singing Fireman.” Noon Lunch Soups On! Kathy’s Veggie soup and a couple others for your dining delight, crackers, mini sandwiches and dessert. 1:00 p.m. Jeff Owens is a retired fire fighter/ paramedic from Indianapolis and also a singer/songwriter. His songs are about real life … the beautiful and the ugly … and how God has brought him through it. Jeff also is the leader of The Kasey Program.
January 24th: “Brenda’s Surprise…are you Puzzled?” Noon Lunch: Menu TBA Provided by Walker House. 1:00 p.m. Brenda Smith, Assistant at Walker House will have something special for us to do right after lunch. Once Brenda is through we will break into teams for our yearly jigsaw puzzle-a-thon … with new puzzles this year! Prizes will be awarded to the first team to complete their puzzle.
January 31st: “MHP….How are We Doing?” Noon Lunch: provided by Major Health Partners which is Baked Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread & Dessert. 1:00 p.m. Join Josh Georgen and Janie Schuster from the Patient Experience Department at MHP for a patient feedback roundtable. It is important to MHP to hear your thoughts and opinions on your healthcare experiences! If you have not had any experience with MHP, please stay and help us make Valentines for our shut-ins, friends we have not seen for a while and new folks we would like to come join us!
Reservations must be made to have lunch. Meal orders due by Monday evening. Sign up at the center on Thursdays or call Kathy Miller, center coordinator, 317-398-4817. Cost: $4.00…new price for a New Year.
Fairland Meals on Wheels
Team Success
A very important Volunteer component for our Meals on Wheels program serving the Fairland area is transporting the meals from MHP to the pick-up location in Fairland!
This takes approximately 30 minutes – the folks on both ends are simply a delight and it is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for those with little free time but willing to serve the community!!
DETAILS
- Pick up hot and cold container from MHP Cafeteria at 10:30 a.m.
- Transport to Fairland Town Hall (old fire station). Turn towards Triton Schools off Fairland road, past Sutherlands, turn left on Washington. At stop sign turn right (never crossing railroad tracks). Town Hall is on the left – Linda and driver will meet you. Unload into their containers.
- Return containers to MHP unless driving route the following day.
- Mileage will be paid.
- Background check required.
Meals are delivered Monday-Friday. You can sign up for one day per month, one day per week, whatever fits your schedule!!
Make a difference today!!
Contact Buffy Powers if you are interested in volunteering at 317-398-0127.
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