The Scoop On Senior

The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney is located at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Please 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.

Our Center is a non-profit organization, so we work on donations. All are greatly appreciated. We can often use volunteer drivers for meals on wheels delivery as well.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. said, “Think of giving not as a duty, but as a privilege.”

We greatly appreciate our generous and consistent 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. We invite you to frequent these wonderful businesses as often as you can.

Be sure to grab your copy of the September calendar so you do not miss out on any of the fun and meaningful activities our dynamic Director, Dena, always strives to plan and coordinate for us. Our regularly scheduled activities are as follows: Bingo Mondays, Fridays at 10:00 Bridge Club Tuesdays, Thursdays at 12:30 Noodle Ball Tuesdays at 11:00 Movies at 9:00 on Thursdays, begins 9/7 There will be an Alzheimer’s support group on Thursday, 9/7, from 6-7PM.

You are invited to join us for breakfast weekdays at 8:30 and lunch at 12:00 noon, prepared by the dynamic duo, Danielle and Dena.

When unable to attend meals at the Center, check out this week’s recipe for a quick, healthy key lime pie smoothie, which is certain to help cool you down: Combine one scoop of protein powder, one cup of lite coconut milk, 3 tablespoons lime juice, optional ½ cup of frozen cauliflower rice, and one cup of frozen ice cubes, in a blender. Blend until smooth and enjoy!

Wow, does it continue to be extremely hot? Hope you are staying cool as a cucumber and enjoying these last days of summer in style.

Make a note that next Wednesday, 9/13, will be our monthly pot luck luncheon, so bring your favorite, delicious dish!

Of note, upcoming National Days include: National Grandparents Day is Sunday, 9/10; of course, 9/11 is Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance; Tuesday, 9/12 is National Day of Encouragement and National Chocolate Milk Shake Day; Wednesday, 9/13 is Positive Thinking and Uncle Sam Day; and Friday, 9/15 is National Double Cheeseburger Day!

Did you know the ages of the 9/11 victims (nearly 3000) ranged from 2-85 years old? 75-85% of victims were men and the estimated cost for operatives to carry out the tragedy was $500,000. The attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11 resulted in the largest loss of life by a foreign attack on American soil. Only 18 people were rescued alive from the rubble of the World Trade Center site.

“And still, I rise.” –Maya Angelou “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” –Edgar Allan Poe