The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney would like to welcome you at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please enter the front or through handicap- accessible doors, located at the back of City Hall, where reserved parking for seniors is also available.
The center is a non-profit organization, and we work on donations. Therefore, all are much appreciated. As Reese Witherspoon said, “There’s no bad consequence to loving fully, with all your heart. You always gain by giving love.”
The center is thankful for our generous donors: Panera Bread, Smurfit Kappa, Papa John’s Pizza, and our Bingo sponsors: Alinea Hospice, Cheyenne Medical Lodge, Empower, Rely On Credit Union, and Oak Street Health, each of whom contributes weekly prizes. We invite you to frequent them whenever you can.
If you or anyone you know may be interested in helping deliver Meals on Wheels from the Center, please contact Danielle, the Director, for more details.
There are always fun and meaningful activities happening at the Center in addition to our regularly scheduled ones as follows: Bingo on Mondays and Fridays at 10:00, *of note, with Dena Pope on Friday, 2/14!
Bridge club on Tuesdays, Thursdays at 12:30 Line Dancing is temporarily on hold, scheduled to resume in May Noodle Ball on Tuesdays at 11:00 On Tuesday, February 4, we had our monthly Site Council meeting, and Inspirational speaker on Wednesday, February 5.
On Tuesday, February 11, there will be Valentine’s crafts at 10:00, our Covered Dish luncheon on Wednesday, February 12 at noon (so remember to bring your favorite side dish or dessert), and on Thursday, February 13, the movie The Proposal will be shown at 9:30.
Keep up with current activities by visiting the Facebook page, via search for: Layden Senior Center, Forney, TX.
If you plan to eat lunch each day, please sign up by 10:30 at the latest. Make a point to look at each week’s menu and sign up early, so as not to worry about forgetting. In this way, we can ensure there is enough food for everyone.
Next week is Valentine’s Day, so did you know the following? 1) There are actually two St. Valentines. Nobody knows for sure if the holiday originally celebrated St. Valentine of Rome or St. Valentine of Terni, both of whom were martyred. Legends say that St. Valentine of Rome was a priest who defied the Roman Emperor Claudius II’s ban on soldiers getting married and continuing to marry couples in secret. Other stories say that he helped Christians escape Roman prisons and fell in love with the jailer’s daughter, writing her a letter signed “From your Valentine.” 2) In the Middle Ages, it was believed that February 14 was the start of birds’ mating season. Chaucer cemented the connection between Valentine’s Day, birds and romance with his 1375 poem “Parliament of Foules.”
“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything.” –Katherine Hepburn
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