The Scoop On Seniors

The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney is located at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You may enter at the front or through Handicap accessible doors, located at the back of City Hall. Reserved parking for seniors is available 9:00-2:00.

The center is a non-profit organization, so we work on donations and all are greatly appreciated.

In the words of Charles Dickens, “No one is useless in this world that lightens the burdens of another.”

Many thanks to our ongoing donors: Panera Bread, Papa John’s Pizza, Smurfit Kappa, and our Bingo sponsors: Alinea Hospice, Cheyenne Medical Lodge, Empower, Rely On Credit Union, and Oak Street Health. Please frequent these generous businesses whenever possible.

Thanks to our beautiful Director, Dena, there are always fun and meaningful activities happening. This week we had fun at our annual picnic, this year in Mabank, complete with a successful, and delicious, cake walk! Current regularly scheduled activities for June are as follows: Bingo Mondays, Fridays at 10:00 Bridge on Tuesday, Thursdays at 12:30 Noodle Ball on Tuesdays at 10:00 Line Dancing class with Vina on Thursdays at 11:00 If you are 60 or older and would like to join us for lunch at noon, please either drop by or call 972-552-6690 to sign up by 10:30 a.m. You may also eat breakfast at the center, 8:30-10:30am.

Thanks to Dena and Danielle, who always provide delicious meals for the Center and meals on wheels.

Check out this week’s recipe for a healthy, grilled dish with a yummy pineapple marinade: https://realsimplegood. com/grilled-pineapple-chicken/ This year we celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19.

Did you know? Sonora Smart Dodd founded what we consider the tradition of Father’s Day in 1910 to honor her father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, for all his efforts as a single parent raising his six children. However, it was not until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed into law a permanent recognition of Father’s Day. According to Hallmark, Father’s Day is the fourth largest card-sending occasion with 72 million cards given every year.

Upcoming National Days include: Saturday, June 3 is National Play Outside and Bicycle Day; Sunday, June 4 is National Hug Your Cat, National Cheese Day, and National Cancer Survivor’s Day; Monday, June 5 is National Gingerbread Day; Tuesday, June 6 is National Gardening Exercise Day, National Applesauce Cake Day, National Yo-Yo Day, and National Drive-In Movie Day; Wednesday, June 7 is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, and Thursday, June 8 is National Best Friends Day.

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.” –William Shakespeare “A girl’s first true love is her father.” –Marisol Santiago “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” –Susan Gale “A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you.” –Dimitri the Stoneheart “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” –Tim Russert “No music is as pleasant to my ears as that word, father.” –Lydia Maria Child “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” –Steve Martin “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” –Linda Poindexter