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April 2019 Garden Gazette Newsletter
Garden Gazette April 2019
SENIOR BINGO
The second Monday of each month.
Come and Join Us.
April 8th at 9:30 AM
CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS
Service and Lunch April 6th
Beginning at 10 AM
Center's Dining Room
WISHING EVERYONE BORN IN THE MONTH OF APRIL A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
BIBLE STUDY/ TRUE VINES MINISTRIES
Will Meet in The Dining Room
Thursdays @ 2 PM
CLEAR CAPTIONS APRIL 15TH at 9:30AM
Greg Lawrence, will be here to discuss phone and captioning service provided at no cost through a federally- funded program.
GARDENDALE FUNERAL HOME
The second Monday of each month a representative will be bringing cupcakes and will be available to answer questions you may have concerning pre-needs - funeral arrangements, burial policies.
APRIL 8TH at 10:00 AM
WALKING
Come and walk with us, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Center Dining Room at 10:30 AM
CORNER MARKET
At Spring Gardens the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 PM.
LUNCH HANDOUTS MONTH OF APRIL
Attention Diabetics! Hemoglobin A1c Definition and Facts.
Oral Health & Aging Part 1
Part 2 How To Care for A Dry Mouth
Go 4 Life Sun Safety
Remember to keep saving your pull tops from any type cans for the Ronald McDonald House. There is a collection house located in the dining room.
Nita Clark and Tammy Womble are Notaries Public. If you need important documents notarized they are at your service, by appointment.
You may reach Nita at 841-5032 ext.1102 or Tammy at 841-5032 ext.1104. Please call before you come, to ensure they are available.
WHERE TO SUBMIT YOUR RENT
All residents please make your checks or money orders payable to Jefferson County Housing Authority (JCHA). mail your payments to the address below or drop it in the drop box located at the center. Do not leave it in the front door.
All rent is due by the 10th of each month.
201 Spring Gardens Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35217
Center: (205) 841-5032
Maintenance: (205) 808-4177
HOT LUNCHES ARE SERVED DAILY AT 11:30
PLEASE SIGN IN BY 10:30 FOR SEATING
Lunches are provided by United Way Area Agency on Aging. Donations, in any amount, are appreciated but not required.
If you are physically unable to stand in line to receive your lunch a volunteer will be happy to serve you at your table. If you are in need of this service and are not currently on the table service list contact Nurse Cathy (841-5032) for evaluation.
The food items, drinks, flatware and cups that are provided by United Way Area Agency are the only items allowed in the dining room. NO EXCEPTIONS. Condiments are allowed as long as they are store bought and labeled.
No one under the age of 60 years of age (unless it is a resident) is allowed to be present during lunch or participate in any other activity held at the Center during business hours. This includes children.
Policy on Foods Taken Away from the Center
Participants receiving a congregate meal shall be allowed to take home fresh fruit, unopened cartons of fruit juice; wrapped cakes, cookies and snack cakes, individually wrapped portions of corn chips or potato chips. All other leftover foods shall be discarded at the end of the serving day.
**Take only one serving of milk, juice, fruit, snack cakes & cookies with your meal. If there are leftover items, after everyone is served, you may help yourself to one additional serving. The milk must be consumed at the center.
If you would like to purchase an additional meal after everyone is served, they are available for $3.35.
Hot lunches are ordered based on the number of people that support the center regularly and are served at 11:30 on a first-come, first-serve basis. The lunch tickets are limited to the number of meals ordered for any given day. Be sure to sign in daily by 10:30 to get yours before they're all gone. You must sign in and have a ticket to receive a meal. Please do not sign other people on the meal list unless they are in the building. We cannot hold meals for people who have a ticket and are not present at the time lunch is served. No lunches will be served after 12:00.
**If you receive frozen meals at your apartment, you are not eligible to receive the hot congregate meals served at the Center Dining Room. (Based on guidelines of United Way Area Agency on Aging)
PARKING
The following still applies to parking at Spring Gardens.
- All vehicles must be parked in a marked parking space. This includes visitors. DO NOT PARK ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD OR ON THE GRASS.
- No resident has an assigned parking space.
The roadways must stay unobstructed to allow emergency vehicles to travel freely, as needed.
Parking citations will be issued to violators.
SPECIAL CRAFT FOR APRIL
Craft Room 10:00 on April 11
The 1st item is free. Additional items are $3.00 each. Pre-made items are available for purchase at $5.00 each.
Class limited to 20 people.
The deadline for registration is April 9th. Sign-up sheet is located at the Spring Gardens reception desk.
CLOSED
The second level (downstairs) of the Senior Center is closed until renovations have been completed.
The exercise bikes have been brought upstairs for your convenience.
Stay out of the construction areas. This includes the apartments, grounds and anything associated with the renovations. When the time is appropriate a viewing of some of the completed units will be scheduled
VOLUNTEER(S) NEEDED
We are in need of a volunteer at the Spring Gardens Center. Anyone that is interested in answering the phone, at the receptionist desk, on Mondays from, 1:00 - 4:00, or on Wednesdays, from 2:00 - 4:00, please contact Tammy or Nita at 841-5032.
Thank you!
EASTER TREATS APRIL 18TH AT 9:30 AM
Come join us for fun, snacks and a drawing for a lucky Easter egg.
FALL & INJURY PREVENTION
Speaker: Caroline Stewart, MSN, RN-BC, Nursing Professional Development
Specialist, UAB Medicine
April 17, 10 AM - 11 AM
Spring Gardens Senior Center
201 Spring Garden Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35217
Contact: Annie Thomas, 205.841.5032
Department of Community Services & Workforce Development
Senior Services Division
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. A-430,
Birmingham, Al 35203
205-325-5761
April 2019 Calendar
Monday, April 1
- 9:00am Movie/Story of Elvis
- 10:30am Walking
Tuesday, April 2
- Pest Control - Pink
- 10:00am Ceramics
Wednesday, April 3
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:00am Lunch Handout
- 1:00pm Corner Market
Thursday, April 4
- 10:00am Crafts
- 12:15pm Banks/F'land
- 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
Friday, April 5
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:30am Puzzle Handout
Saturday, April 6
- 10:00am Church of Highlands
Monday, April 8
- 9:30am Senior Bingo
- 10:00am Gardendale Funeral Home
- 10:30am Walking
Tuesday, April 9
- Pest Control - Blue
- 10:00am Ceramics
Wednesday, April 10
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:00am Lunch Handout
Thursday, April 11
- 10:00am Special Craft
- 12:15pm Wal-Mart
- 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
Friday, April 12
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:30am Puzzle Handout
Monday, April 15
- 9:30am Clear Captions
- 10:30am Walking
Tuesday, April 16
- Pest Control - Green
- 10:00am Ceramics
Wednesday, April 17
- 10:00am Fall Prevention
- 1:00pm Corner Market
- 1:00pm Jernigan
Thursday, April 18
- 9:30am Easter Treats
- 10:00am Craft
- 2:00pm No Service
Friday, April 19
- Closed
Sunday, April 21
- Happy Easter!
Monday, April 22
- No Meals
- 10:30am Walking
Tuesday, April 23
- Pest Control - Yellow
- 10:00am Ceramics
Wednesday, April 24
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:00am Lunch Handout
Thursday, April 25
- 10:00am Crafts
- 12:15pm Wal-Mart
- 2:00pm True Vine Ministries
Friday, April 26
- 10:30am Walking
- 11:30am Puzzle Handout
Monday, April 29
- 10:30am Walking
Tuesday, April 30
- 10:00am Ceramics
April ADSS Nutrition Program
April 1 - Menu 1
- Blended Juice Chopped BBQ Chicken/Bun
- Corn
- Diced Potatoes
- Sugar
- Cookie
- 1% Milk
April 2 - Menu 2
- Seasoned Chicken Thigh & Drum
- Yellow Rice/Red peppers
- Green Peas
- Peaches
- Wheat Bread
- Yellow Cake
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 3 - Menu 3
- Orange Pineapple Juice
- Beef Hot Dog/Bun
- Baked Beans
- Coleslaw
- Ketchup/Mustard
- Diced Onions
- Hot Apple Cobbler
- 1 % Milk
- Chocolate Milk
April 4 - Menu 4
- Herbed Garlic Meatballs (5)
- Parslied Rice
- Green Beans
- Mandarin Oranges
- Dinner Roll
- Mini Moon Pie
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 5 - Menu 5
- Pork Riblet/Mushroom Gravy
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Collard Greens
- Applesauce
- Cornbread
- Oatmeal
- Creme Pie
- 1% Milk/Buttermilk
- Margarine
April 8 - Menu 6
- Grape Juice
- Meatloaf/Tomato Gravy
- Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Brussel Sprouts
- Wheat Bread
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 9 - Menu 7
- Ham and Potato Casserole
- Green Lima Beans
- Carrots
- Fresh Fruit
- Italian Bread
- White Cake
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 10 - Menu 8
- Blended Juice
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Black Eyed Peas
- Mixed Greens
- Cornbread.
- Chocolate Pudding
- 1% Milk/Buttermilk
- Margarine
April 11 - Menu 9
- Orange Juice
- Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast
- Rice Pilaf
- Italian Flat Beans/Red Peppers
- Wheat Bread
- Fudge Round
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 12 - Menu 10
- Broiled Beef Patty/Bun
- Baked Beans
- Potato Salad
- Lettuce/Tomato/Onion
- Hot Peach Cobbler
- 1% Milk/Chocolate Milk
- Ketchup/Mustard/Mayonnaise
April 15 - Menu 11
- Grape Juice
- Salisbury Steak/Apple Brown Gravy
- Rosemary Potatoes
- California Blend Vegetables
- Whole Grain Bread
- Chocolate Chip Cookie
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 16 - Menu 12
- Blended Juice
- Turkey Salad
- Pasta Salad
- Fresh Fruit
- Wheat Bread (2)
- Lemon Pudding
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 17 - Menu 13
- Orange Pineapple Juice
- Taco Salad:
- Seasoned Ground Beef
- Lettuce/Cheese/Tomatoes
- Pinto Beans
- Corn Tortilla Chips
- Mini Moon Pie
- 1% Milk
- Taco Sauce/ Sour Cream
April 18 - Theme Menu
- Orange Juice
- Baked Ham/ Pineapple Sauce
- Scalloped Potatoes
- Green Peas and Carrots
- Dinner Roll
- German Chocolate Cake
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 22 - Good Friday
April 22 - No Meals (Holiday)
April 23 - Menu 17
- Spaghetti/ Meat Sauce Casserole
- Green Beans
- Mixed Green Salad/ Italian Dressing
- Pineapple Tidbits
- Italian Bread
- Chocolate Cake
- 1% Milk/Chocolate Milk
- Margarine
April 24 - Menu 18
- Blended Juice
- Pork Chop Patty/Onion Gravy
- Seasoned Potatoes
- Mixed Greens
- Cornbread
- Oatmeal Crème Pie
- 1% Milk/Buttermilk
- Margarine
April 25 - Menu 19
- Grape Juice
- Beef Stroganoff
- Cabbage
- Mixed Vegetables
- Dinner Roll
- Vanilla Pudding
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 26 - Menu 20
- Seasoned Chicken Thigh and Drum
- Mashed Potatoes
- Okra and Tomatoes
- Mixed Fruit
- Whole Grain Bread
- Nutty Buddy
- 1% Milk
- Margarine
April 29 - Menu 1
- Blended Juice Chopped BBQ Chicken/Bun
- Corn
- Diced Potatoes
- Sugar
- Cookie
- 1% Milk
April 30 - Menu 2
- Seasoned Chicken Thigh & Drum
- Yellow Rice/Red peppers
- Green Peas
- Peaches
- Wheat Bread
- Yellow Cake
- 1% Milk
- Margarine