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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.

Monday through Thursday, please enter at the front or through handicap-accessible doors located at the back of City Hall. However, on Fridays when City Hall is closed, please enter at the front. 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 deliveries as well.

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 pick up your copy of the February calendar so you do not miss out on any of the fun activities our Director, Danielle, coordinates for us.

Our regularly scheduled activities are: Bingo Mondays, Fridays at 10:00 Table Games Wednesdays Line Dancing Wednesday mornings at 10:00 *(only 2/7 and 2/28 in February) Bridge Club Tuesdays, Thursdays at 12:30 Noodle Ball Tuesdays at 11:00 Left Right Center Thursdays at 10:00 When unable to attend meals at the Center, and if you need another delish option, check out this recipe for a Valentine’s Day dinner: https://www.bonappetit.com/ recipe/balsamic-mushroom-and-sausage-pasta Did January feel like a trial month for 2024? Seriously, how is it already February?

This week, we had a Site Council meeting on Tuesday, 2/6 to introduce the new council members. Congrats to the new President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Event/Entertainer Planner!

Next week, on Tuesday, 2/13, will be Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, with dessert being a King cake. The one who gets the baby will win a prize!

Wednesday, February 14 will be our Valentine’s Day party and Covered Dish. So bring your favorite side dish or dessert and wear something festive for heart day!

Thursday, February 15 will be crafts day at 10:00. Danielle has the makings for a wooden recipe holder, which should be beautiful.

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, only wish what you are expecting to give –which is everything.” -Katherine Hepburn “To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return, to just give.” –Madonna “Love is something eternal, the aspect may change, but not the essence.” –Vincent Van Gogh “I don’t go by the rule book….I lead from the heart, not the head.” –Princess Diana