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January 2023 Garden Gazette Newsletter

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Garden Gazette Newsletter January 2023; all information as listed below.


Happy Retirement Nita!

A bouquet of colorful roses.

May you be proud of the work you have done, the person you are, and the difference you have made. 


SPRING GARDENS
201 SPRING GARDENS RD.
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217
205-841-5032
MAINTENANCE: 205-808-4177

STAFF DIRECTORY
Nita Clark - Property Manager, Ext. 1102
Tammy Womble - Asst. Property Manager, Ext. 1104
Annie Thomas - Senior Center Manager, Ext. 1108
Ardrea Johnson - Service Center Coordinator. Ext. 1105


DEVOTED HEALTH

Will be here on January 12th. They will be giving away fruits and veggies. Please come and join us.

Various veggies are gathered together, including corn, tomatoes, and carrots.

Center Dining Room
10 AM - 12 PM


The word Bingo is spelled out with colorful balls.

Come join us. Play bingo for prizes on January 9th and 23rd. Bingo will be in the Center dining room. 10:00 AM


AIR FILTERS

Maintenance will charge air filters in HICKORY RIDGE this month. 


TRUE VINES MINISTRIES

(Worship Service)

Meets in the dining room every Thursday at 2:00 PM.


Three stick figures are holding hands with heart shapes between their heads.

CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS

January 7th 2023

The Center Dining Room doors will open at 10:00 AM.


QDS BOUTIQUE

January 4th 2023

10:00 AM

(Center's Dining Room)

Shoes are piled in front of clothing and purses that are hanging on a rack.


RESIDENT BINGO

Bingo! is written across a colorful background.

You must bring a new item for bingo. No used item will be accepted. Come have some fun. Center dining room.

January 4th & 18th at 10 AM


HOT LUNCHES ARE SERVED DAILY AT 11:30
PLEASE SIGN IN BY 10:30 FOR SEATING

A drawing of a fork, plate, and spoon.

Lunches are provided by United Way Area Agency on Aging.  Donations, in any amount, are appreciated but not required.  This is a nutrition program and not something you may "show up" to occasionally. Regular participation is required to receive hot, congregate meals.

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 $3.73.

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 for some unforeseen reason, GA Foods is unable to provide food or the food is delivered and doesn't meet temperature requirements, we will provide a hot lunch from another source. Lunches will be provided, under these circumstances, to anyone signed up by 10:30 am.

**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.)**


January 1 - Happy New Year!
January 2 - CLOSED
January 3 - Pest Cont/Inside Pink
January 4 - 10:00am Ceramics, 10:00 am QDS Boutique, 10:00am Residents Bingo
January 5 - 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
January 6 - Office Closed/Dining Room Open 9am-1pm
January 7 - 10:00am Church of the Highlands
January 9 - 10:00am Ceramics, 10:00am Bingo
January 10 - 10:00am Church of the Highlands
January 11 - 10:00am Ceramics, 12:00pm Oak Street Health
January 12 - 10:00am Devoted Health, 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
January 13 - Office Closed/Dining Room Open 9am-1pm
January 16 - CLOSED
January 17 - Pest Cont/Inside Green
January 18 - 10:00am Ceramics, 10:00am Residents Bingo
January 19 - 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
January 20 - Office Closed/Dining Room Open 9am-1pm
January 23 - 10:00am Bingo, 10:00am Ceramics
January 24 - Pest Cont/Inside Yellow, UAB Gift of Sight Program Screen, 10:00am Bible Study
January 25 - 10:00am Ceramics
January 26 - 2:00pm True Vines Ministries
January 27 - Office Closed/Dining Room Open 9am-1pm
January 30 - 10:00am Ceramics


ADDS Nutrition Program
January 2022 - Winter FY23

Happy New Year!

January 2 - New Year's Day - Holiday

January 3 - Menu 2
Beef and Bean Chili
Spanish Rice
California Blend Vegetable
Crackers (2 pkgs)
Banana or Fresh Fruit
Banana Pudding
Milk
Margarine

January 4 - Menu 3
Orange Juice
Mac and Cheese
Baked Beans
Cabbage
Cornbread
Snack Cake
Milk/Buttermilk
Margarine

January 5 - Menu 4 
Blended Juice
Sloppy Joe/Bun
Butter Beans
Mixed Green Salad
Snickerdoodle Cookie
Milk
Margarine
Italian/Ranch Dressing

January 6 - Menu 5 
Honey Mustard Pork Loin
Parslied Rice
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans/Red Peppers
Wheat Bread
Apple or Fresh Fruit
Milk/Chocolate Milk
Margarine

January 9 - Menu 6 
Apple Juice
Swedish Meatballs
Egg Noodles/Mushroom Gravy
Glazed Carrots
Texas Bread
Orange Fruited Gelatin
Milk
Margarine

January 10 - Menu 7
Chicken Tortilla Bake
Brown Rice
Green Limas
Crackers (2 pkgs)
Banana or Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
Margarine 

January 11 - Menu 8
Orange Juice
Spaghetti/Meat Sauce
Capri Vegetable Blend
Mixed Green Salad
Dinner Roll
Red Velvet Cake
Milk/Margarine
Italian/Ranch Dressing

January 12 - Menu 9
Blended Juice
Pork Loin/Apple Brown Gravy
Parslied Mashed Potatoes
Collard Greens
Cornbread
Fruit Pie or Pastry
Milk/Buttermilk
Margarine

January 13 - Menu 10
Broiled Beef Patty/Bun
Baked Beans
Potato Salad
Lettuce/Onion/Tomato
Cherry Cookie
Milk/Chocolate Milk
Mustard/Ketchup/Mayonnaise

January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Holiday

January 17 - Menu 12
Blended Juice
Chicken Parmesan Bake
Succotash
Dinner Roll
Sliced Peaches
Yellow Cake
Milk
Margarine

January 18 - Menu 13
Hamburger Steak/Brown Gravy
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Turnip Greens/Roots
Cornbread
Banana or Fresh Fruit
Vanilla Pudding
Milk/Buttermilk
Margarine

January 19 - Menu 14
Apple Juice
Beef Dog/Bun
Baked Beans
Coleslaw
Chopped Onion
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Milk/Chocolate Milk
Mustard/Ketchup/Mayonnaise

January 20 - Menu 15
Ham Salad Sandwich
Vegetable Soup
Lettuce/Tomato
Wheat Bread (2 slices)
Mixed Fruit - Pineapple/Pears
Snack Cake
Milk

January 23 - Menu 16
Blended Juice
Beef Teriyaki
Steamed Rice
Mixed Vegetables
Wheat Bread
Cherry Fruited Gelatin
Milk
Margarine

January 24 - Menu 17
Smoked Sausage Link/Bun
Creamed Corn
Okra and Tomatoes
Apple or Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Cake
Milk
Mustard/Ketchup/Mayonnaise

January 25 - Menu 18
Apple Juice
Chicken Rice Bake
Parslied Sliced Carrots
Collard Greens
Cornbread
Butterscotch Pudding
Milk/Buttermilk
Margarine 

January 26 - Menu 19
Seasoned Ground Beef
Lettuce/Cheese/Tomato
Corn Chips
Pinto Beans
Orange or Fresh Fruit
Milk/Chocolate Milk
Sour Cream
Mild Taco Sauce

January 27 - Menu 20
Orange Juice
Chicken Breast/Poultry Gravy
Navy Beans
Country Vegetable Medley
Wheat Bread
Fruit Pie or Pastry
Milk
Margarine

January 30 - Menu 1
Apple Juice
Meatloaf/Ketchup
Mashed Potatoes
Green Peas
Dinner Roll
Watermelon Fruited Gelatin
Milk/Margarine

January 31 - Menu 2
Bean and Beef Chili
Spanish Rice
California Blend Vegetable
Crackers (2 pkg)
Banana or Fresh Fruit
Banana Pudding
Milk/Margarine