May at the Senior Center

The Garden Valley Senior Center is pleased to announce that starting next week,  Dinners will be served on Wednesdays & Fridays, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. And we now have a new cook!!! Mitch Ignatich has accepted our offer of employment and as of Thursday, April 26, 2012, he is officially our Dinner Cook and not just our Awesome Volunteer!!! 
PLEASE COME HELP WELCOME HIM TO OUR CENTER!

Breakfast will continue to be prepared for you by Marcie Pyorre, coordinator, and Donna Landauer, Volunteer Extraordinaire, and served on Thursdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Our Free Fit & Fall Proof Exercise Class will now be on Wednesdays & Fridays, led by Ione and sponsored by Central District Health Department, at 4 p.m.

Granny’s Closet will be open now Wednesdays before dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. (until dinner), Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and whenever you see the open flag outside Granny’s Closet otherwise.

The Quilt Guild will still be here the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of each month (until June 13^th), from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At which time, they take a break until September.

The Garden Valley Senior Center Board Meetings will still be on the 2^nd Tuesday of each month until our by-laws are changed.

For May, our Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 8^th at 3 p.m. Volunteers from the Crouch Ambulance will be here at 4 p.m. We  will have some training on how to use our AED machine and the training is open for anyone who would like to attend. There is no charge.

AARP will be holding their semi-annual Driver Safety Class on Thursday, May 10^th, from 10am to 1pm and on Friday, May 11^th, from 9am to 12pm. Cost is $12 for AARP members or $14 for non-members. You must be able to attend both days to receive your certificate of completion.

The Cub Scouts Leadership Meetings will continue to be on the 2^nd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 18^th, from 11am to 1pm, attend our FREE Senior Fraud Prevention and Detection Workshop. Drinks and snacks will be served. Pre-registration is appreciated but not required.

Saturday, May 19^th, from 10am to 12pm, Valley Hi will be holding its annual Subdivision meeting.

The Annual Memorial Day Yard Sale, our fundraiser for our general fund, will be on Saturday, May 26^th from 9am to 5pm. We will be having BBQ Hot Dogs &Hamburgers on the deck from 12pm to 3pm for a fundraiser for our ever struggling nutritional fund. Your donations for our yard sale are welcome at anytime!!!

Our Monthly Menu Selection Committee will now be meeting on the last Wednesday of each month at 11am. Please come share your input on our dinner and breakfast selections.

The Translator’s Board Meeting will still be held on the last Thursday of each month at 7pm.

OUR NEW OFFICE HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Monday – 10am to 12:30pm
Wednesday – 11:30am to 7:30pm
Thursdays – 7:30am to 12:30pm
Fridays - 11:30am to 7:30pm

We are striving to help our local seniors and our local community. Thank all of you for your support.

Thank you,

Marcie Pyorre, Coordinator

Garden Valley Senior Center
261 S. Middlefork Road
Garden Valley, ID 83622
E-mail: gvseniors@frontiernet.netPhone/Fax: (208) 462-3943