January 2026 Garden Gazette Newsletter
SPRING GARDENS APARTMENTS
201 Spring Gardens Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35217
Business Office: 205.841.5032
Maintenance: 205.808.4177
Property Manager: Qiana Crenshaw, ext. 1102
Assistant Property Manager: Shay McCall, ext. 1104
Resident Service Coordinator: Vanessa Anderson, ext. 1105
Senior Center Manager: Ronda Graham, ext. 1108
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
All Pets Must Be On A Leash
Please clean up after your pet
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to all the residents born in January!
QD's Boutique - LASHUN CARPENTER
January 7, 2026
10:00 AM
D'VYNE RESILIENCE
Paparazzi Jewelry
KIM CROOM
January 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM
DEBBIE'S BIBLE STUDY
Every second Monday of the month in the library at 10:00 AM
CERAMICS
Mondays & Wednesdays
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SEWING CLASS
at 9 AM - 11 AM
January 6th & January 20th
HEALING TRUTH MINISTRY
Bible Study w/Janice Marshall
EVERY THURSDAY at 2 PM
Spring Gardens BINGO
at 10:00 AM
January 29, 2026
HOT LUNCHES ARE SERVED DAILY AT 11:30 am
PLEASE SIGN IN BY 10:30 am FOR SEATING
Lunches are provided by the United Way Area Agency on Aging. Donations, in any amount, are appreciated but not needed.
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 if they are store bought and labeled.
No one under the age of 60 years of age (unless it is a resident) is allowed present during lunch or participate in any other activity held at tile Center during business hours. This includes children.
Policy on Food 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 com 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 with one more serving.
If you would like to buy an added meal after everyone is served, they are available for $6.00.
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-served 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 are all gone. You must sign up 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 :00PM.
**If you receive frozen meals at your apartment, you are not eligible to receive the hot congregate meals served at the Center Dining Room.
Spring Gardens Library
Please visit our beautiful library at the Senior Center.
Ms. Veeda Posey has worked extremely hard getting it organized for us.
Enjoy some quiet time with a book or take one home for your enjoyment.
TAI CHI WITH ADRIENE
9:15 AM every Thursday
Bus Trips for January 2026
January 7th - Banks/Walmart
January 14th - Thrift Store/Huffman
January 21st - Walmart (Trussville)
January 28th - Aldi Mall (Trussville)
The Bus Leaves Promptly at 12 PM
"January is the month for dreaming." - Jean Hersey
Join us at Spring Gardens Senior Center for a Vision Board Party January 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM in the Spring Garden Senior Center.
Reception Party
JCHA Housing and Redevelopment Corporation
January 15th
12 PM (Noon)
Spring Gardens Community Center
Tenants with Last Names A-H ONLY
Please bring the following documents:
- Driver's License
- Social Security Card
- 2026 Income Letter
Light refreshments will be served!
Spring Gardens Pest Control Schedule
Weekly Service Rotation (services will rotate weekly):
- Week 1: Spring Gardens 1
- Week 2: Spring Gardens 2
- Week 3: Spring Gardens 3 & 4
- Week 4: Hickory Ridge
Monthly Service Rotation (Starting January 26th)
- January 26 - Exterior
- February 20 & 26 - Interior
- March 26- Exterior
- April 26 - Interior
- May 26 - Exterior
- June 26 - Interior
- July 26 - Exterior
- August 20 & 26 - Interior
- September 20 & 26 - Exterior
- October 20 & 26 - Interior
- November 20 & 26 - Exterior
- December 26 - Interior
Important Reminders:
- Allow Access on Interior Service Days
- Secure Pets Before Service
- Report Pest Issues Promptly
Thank you for helping keep SRING GARDENS pest-free!
UAB Eye Exam
Are you Interested?
UAB's expert team wants to administer professional eye examinations and prescriptions eyeglasses for interested residents.
Date:
To Be Announced
Sign-Up
Vanessa Anderson
(205) 841-5032 ext. 1105
vanderson@jcha.com