The Turner Times April 2017 8101 Highway 100

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Center Director

Derek Stogner

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Program Director

Brandy Lamb

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Office & Volunteer Manager

Hannah Lee

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FiftyForward J. L. Turner

is located inside the

Bellevue Family YMCA

Y Members 50+ are

automatically eligible to

participate in FiftyForward

J. L. Turner Center

A Publication of the Bellevue Family YMCA FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center

Our mission: FiftyForward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older.

During March, an incredible sensory experience was had by those who attended

our trips to coffee roasting companies. Join us this month for tours with teas.

We celebrated history and culture. Turner member Whit McMahan captivated our

BH&G Club with his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, and Colin O’Brien from Music

for Seniors brought amazing Irish music, playing a variety of instruments.

Program Director Brandy Lamb held a hands-on cooking class where participants

made (and then ate!) Vietnamese spring rolls with a peanut sauce, and learned

some of the fundamentals of traditional Vietnamese cooking.

Over a dozen service providers participated in our Health Fair, including

FiftyForward Supportive Care Services

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GET EXCITED! Special Events & Trips

Day Trips: Edwin Warner Park Hike: Monday, April 3rd

Hiking, Fresh Air & Community (1:00pm— $1 Van) Dose Coffee: Monday, April 10th

Tea & Coffee Tasting ( 1:15pm— $6 Van) Music for Seniors: Thursday, April 13th

Soul Choir at the Looby Theater (9:30am—$6 Van, Plus Lunch Stop) Shineworthy Tea: Friday, April 21st

Tea Tasting & Education (9:00am—$26 Van & Tasting, Plus Lunch Onsite) Tennessee Forensic Crime Lab: Wednesday, April 26th

Tour & See the Lab in Action(9:15am—$6 Van, Plus Lunch Stop) Civil Rights Room: Thursday, April 27th

Main Library Special Collection (9:15am—$6 Van, Plus Lunch Stop)

Food Trips & Gatherings: Breakfast Club: Thursday, April 6th

Breakfast at the Bellevue Diner (8:30am—Meet there) Foodie Night: Friday, April 14th

Dinner at Chauhan Ale & Masala House (4:15pm—$6 Van, Plus Dinner) Lunchin’ Around: Thursday, April 20th

Lunch at Outback Steakhouse (11:00am—Meet there) Supper Club: Monday, April 24th

Supper at Nacho’s (5:00pm—Meet there) Foodie Night: Friday, April 28th

Sperry’s (5:00pm—Meet there)

GET READY Upcoming Special Events & Trips

On the Horizon… Frist, Secrets of Buddhist Art Projects & Exhibit: May 2017

Docent-guided gallery tour of the Secrets of Buddhist Art showcase Art projects and discussions that highlight the Secrets of Buddhist exhibit

Beginners Bridge Classes: May 2017 Learn how to play Bridge and then join our Bridge Club Classes are taught by FiftyForward member Ed Neal

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GET EXCITED! Special Events & Trips

Lifelong Learning Classes at the Center: Art Classes: Session 1: Tuesday, April 4th & Thursday, April 6th Session 2: Tuesday, April 11th & Thursday, April 13th

Basic acrylic techniques with a springtime theme With instructor Kim Lane (1:00-2:30pm—Zelle/West) Registration Required, 2 part project—Free (Metro Art Grant)

Music Lessons: Guitar: Mondays from 9:30am to 3:30pm Piano: Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

By Appointment Only—with Green Hills Guitar Studio (Conference Room) $30 per half hour with 30 & 60 minute sessions offered—Ongoing weekly

Poetry Class: Wednesdays April 5th & 12th Taught by Alexandra Rose (1:00-2:00pm—Zelle/West) Registration Required, 2 part class—Free (Metro Art Grant)

Beginner Line Dance: Wednesdays April 19th to June 7th Taught by member, Jeanne Horde (1:00-2:00pm—Community Room)

Aging Mastery Program (AMP) Courses: April through June 2017 Healthy Relationships with Jeannie Ingram (4/17 11:00am—Zelle/West) Healthy Eating/Hydration with Jan Stanley (4/25 10:00am—Brown/Davis)

Events at the Center: Bunco Bonanza Easter Potluck: Thursday, April 6th

Bring a dish to share, play Bunco & win prizes! (Noon—Activity Room) Wear your Pastel Colors!

Fun Friday: Friday, April 7th Apples to Apples (1:00pm—Zelle/West)

Think Well Workshop: Tuesday, April 11th Part 3 of 3 with the Wellness Center of Franklin (10:00am—Brown/Davis)

Belle Health & Beauty Project: Friday, April 14th $25 manicures by appointment (11:45am to 3:30pm—Conference Room)

Craft Day Service Project: Tuesday, April 18th Decorate & Plant Flowerpots for yourself and as a service project for the

Veterans of the Nashville VA Hospital (1:00pm—Conference Room, $5) Bingo: Tuesday, April 25th

Prizes and Fun! Bring a snack to share (1:00pm—Zelle/West) Friday Flicks: Friday, April 28th

Movie & Popcorn, The Bucket List (1:00pm—Zelle/West)

GET CONNECTED Ongoing Classes & Groups

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Community Events

Weight Watchers Meeting: Mondays from 12:00pm—2:00pm (Activity Room) Meetings held every week. Joining fee waived for members. Glory Bible Study: Mondays at 2:00pm (Zelle/West) This is a member-facilitated non-denominational Bible study group. New members welcome.

Fun & Games Bridge

Monday, Wednesdays & Fridays

11:45am-3:00pm

Thursday Evenings 6:15pm-9:00pm

All Experience Levels Welcome

Canasta

Tuesdays 9:00am-12:00pm

All Experience Levels Welcome

Mah-Jongg

Tuesdays 9:00am-12:00pm

All Experience Levels Welcome

Rummikub

Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:00pm

All Experience Levels Welcome

Ping Pong

Wednesdays 1:00pm-3:00pm

All Experience Levels Welcome

Puzzles

Daily 9:00pm-3:00pm

Community Puzzle Turner Lobby

GET CONNECTED Ongoing Classes & Groups

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Brain Brawlers Tuesdays 12:00pm-1:00pm

Exercise your brain with Trivia Questions All Experience Levels Welcome

Creating Memoirs 2nd & 4th Tuesdays monthly

1:00pm to 3:00pm Write your own personal memoir

New Members Welcome

Sit, Knit & Crochet Fridays 9:00am-11:30am

Learn to knit and crochet All Experience Levels Welcome

Line Dancing Fridays 10:30am-11:30am

Boot-scoot and boogie your cares away! Intermediate & Advanced Only

Rhythm Band 1st & 3rd Fridays monthly

11:30am-12:30pm

Play along with music favorites All Experience Levels Welcome

No musical experienced needed

Life Long Learning Activities

BOOK CLUB

Thursday, April 27th from 1:00pm-3:00pm

Turner Conference/Computer Room

The Dressmaker

By Kate Alcott

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Connection Café: Enjoy the Turner Center Lobby at your leisure. Open daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Free coffee and tea.

Note from the Volunteer Manager:…

It has been a wonderful month full of fun trips and celebrations at the J.L. Turner Center, so let’s keep the momentum going as we step into April.

This month we’d like to celebrate the beginning of the Spring season with a Craft and Service Day. And, what better way to welcome the warm weather than by painting flower pots and planting flowers? We will be decorating pots for our own homes and to be delivered to the Nashville VA Hospital. Veteran Affairs Hospitals across the nation work to improve the health of veterans through high-quality care that focuses on each vets’ individual needs. They are committed to creating a safe environment for veterans to receive care and support. So, let’s say a big thank you to our service men and women by sharing some Spring cheer!

In addition, we will be conducting a snack drive at the J.L. Turner Center throughout April and May to support the East Nashville Hope Exchange. Check out the information posted in the lobby to learn more about the Hope Exchange and for a list of snacks you can donate to help support their summer program and mission. Let’s see if we can completely fill our donation box!

One of my favorite things about the Turner Center is the welcoming and loving environment, so let’s spread some of this love to the rest of the Nashville community this month.

Sincerely,

Hannah Lee

Office & Volunteer Manager, FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center

GET INVOLVED Volunteer Opportunities

Alternate AARP Tax Aide Sites

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer AARP tax aide at the Turner Center this year; however, there are two alternate sites you can visit for help. The information for these sites is listed below.

Richland Park Branch Nashville Public Library February 1- April 18, 2017 Saturdays 10:00AM-2:00PM No appointments. First come, first served Phone: 615-862-5870 Address: 4711 Charlotte Pike Nashville, TN 37209-3404

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Letter from the Director…

Greetings, I have an important announcement I wanted to share with you all that goes into

effect this month.

FiftyForward and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee have recently come to terms on an updated

agreement that helps to continue providing our services inside the Bellevue Family YMCA for the

next 12 years. Very little will change for our members, but you may see some adjustments to the

times and locations of some of our activities. For example, our new agreement involves the Y

having primary access to the Activity Room for their expanding programs. We will, however,

continue to be able to hold events in that space and others throughout the building, as it has been.

One benefit we will soon be able to offer is FiftyForward ONLY memberships. Your YMCA membership will

continue to give you the added benefit of FiftyForward membership. However, if you or anyone you know would like

to just join the FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center, and only participate in our programming, current or perspective

members will be able to do so for the cost of $120/year ($10 a month). We will have more details on how to do this

in the very near future.

All the best,

Derek Stogner

Director, FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center

Letter from the Program Director…

Happy Spring! I hope you are all enjoying the longer days of sunshine. We had a fantastic time

last month exploring local coffee roasting companies, so much fun in fact that we are now going

to explore tea! We have a couple trips planned to Shineworthy Tea and Dose Coffee & Tea. At

Shineworthy, we are going to learn the history of tea, how to properly brew different varieties,

and taste 10-12 teas with your favorite one paired with chocolate. At Dose, we will dabble in both

coffee and tea and get to taste specialty brands of both types.

We have many classes for the taking this month. April’s art class will focus on basic acrylic

techniques with a springtime theme and will be available in two separate sessions. Beginner Line Dance class is

kicking off on April 19th and will continue for 8 weeks. April is National Poetry Month, and I am excited to have

Alexandra Rose here to share and explore poetry. She is the talented sister of our very own Hannah Lee! We are

also offering guitar and piano lessons with instructors from the Green Hills Guitar Studio. Be sure to get signed up

for a weekly ongoing session.

I am especially looking forward to some of our trips and outings this month. The sunshine and warm weather has

me itching to be outside. I hope you will join us for an easy stroll and moderate hike through Edwin Warner park at

the start of the month. We will round out the month with two exciting trips, one to the Tennessee Forensic Crime

Lab and the other to the Main Nashville Public Library for a tour their Civil Rights Room.

I am thrilled that we were able to pair one of our monthly food gatherings, Lunchin’ Around, with the “Bellevue

Down Under” fundraiser. A portion of all proceeds made on that day will be donated to support a variety of Bellevue

organizations. I hope that you are able grab lunch with our community members and support Bellevue.

Warm Wishes,

Brandy Lamb

Program Director, FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center

On The Road With Joan Motor Coach Day Trips

April 27 — Fall Creek falls State Park in Spencer, TN

May — Strawberry Festival in Portland, TN

To sign up...

Contact Joan Sincerbox

(615) 646-0059

BELLEVUE HISTORY & GENEALOGY GROUP

For more information, contact Bob Allen at 615-218-4580 or bob@bellevuebob.com.

Friday, April 7, 2017 at 9:00 am – “The Tennessee Historical Commission: Getting to Know the SHPO” –Patrick McIntyre, Executive Director and the State Historic Preservation Officer, reflects on the ongoing work of the Commission and his ten years of service.

Friday, April 14, 2017 – NO MEETING – GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY

Friday, April 21, 2017 at 9:00 am – "The Warner Parks – for 90 Years a Significant Natural, Recreational, and Historical Resource" – Bob Parrish, retired Superintendent of Natural Resource Management for the Metro Parks and Recreation Department, will discuss the 90th anniversary of Nashville's treasured Warner Parks, established in 1927, and the 30th anniversary of the Friends of Warner Parks, established in 1987. He will provide information about the pre-park history, the park founders, development by the Works Progress Administration (1936-1941), listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and recent efforts to preserve and protect this significant local resource.

Friday, April 28, 2017 – Speaker and topic to be determined

Janice Judd with FiftyForward Travel is ready and waiting to help you book

your next adventure. See the list below for upcoming trips in 2017:

LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL:

April 26-May 3—London & Paris

May 29-June 1—Atlanta

June 8-19—Grand Canyon

June 25-July1—Niagara Falls

July 15-23—Mt. Rushmore

July 23-31—American Queen

Aug. 22-25—Creation Museum &

Ark Encounter

Sept. 14-20—Washington

Oct. 7-14—Virginia Beach

Oct. 25-Nov. 1—Ireland

CASINO TRIPS:

Harrah’s Casino—May, July, September &

November

Tropicana Casino—April & August

For more info call or email Janice at

(615) 231-1235 or jjudd@fiftyforward.org.

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ONSITE EMISSIONS TESTING

Did you know...you can get your annual car emissions

testing done right here at the Bellevue Family YMCA and FiftyForward J.L.

Turner Center?

A mobile emissions site is available every Tuesday-Thursday from

11am to 4pm

Support the J.L. Turner Center by

Purchasing the following items:

T-SHIRT $15, COOKBOOK $10

OR BOTH FOR $20

Sign-Up & Sign-In

It is of utmost importance to sign up at least 24 hours in advance for any trip

or event you wish to attend. If we don’t have sufficient numbers the day before, we then,

unfortunately, have to cancel.

All events, trips, programs, etc. will be listed in the MySeniorCenter kiosk. Please make sure

you are signing in every time you come to the FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center. This system allows us to track the success of programs,

know who’s in the building, and provide anonymous statistical data to our funders. It’s

an easy way to support the center!

FRIDAY FLICKS

Friday, April 28th at 1:00pm

Free Popcorn and Drinks

Billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and car mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) are complete strangers, until fate lands them in the same hospital room. The men find they have two things in common: a need to come to terms with who they are and what they have done with their lives, and a desire to complete a list of things they want to see and do before they die. Against their doctor's advice, the men leave the hospital and set out on the adventure of a lifetime.

Free Blood Pressure Checks: Mondays from 9:00 AM—11:00 AM. Have your blood pressure checked by a retired registered nurse.

Belle Manicure Appointments: Friday, April 14th from 11:45am-3:30pm $25 Basic Manicures—this is a discounted price for our members and includes gratuity. Enjoy a manicure right here in the comfort of the center!

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Did you know that April is

National Volunteer Month?

We are so lucky to have such wonderful volunteers at the J.L. Turner Center. Currently, we have 29 consistent volunteers that help our center run successfully. We are so grateful for all the time and dedication our volunteers devote to the center, and we would just like to recognize them for all they do! Please join us in encouraging and thanking our volunteers this month.

J.L. Turner Center Snack Drive

During the months of April and May we will be collecting snack items in support of

the East Nashville Hope Exchange (ENHE). ENHE is a nonprofit organization that seeks

to Strengthen the literacy of at-risk children in East Nashville. Each year they host a

summer program to help further students’ education and to provide meals/snacks to

children and Families.

Join us as we support their mission by donating a snack item. For more

information and a list of snack suggestions, Check out the information

posted in the Turner lobby.

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) created the Aging Mastery Program® (AMP) to help

older adults build their own playbook for aging well. AMP is a fun, innovative, and person-centered

education program that encourages aging mastery—developing sustainable behaviors that lead to

improved health, stronger economic security, enhanced well-being, and increased societal

participation.

This is an evidence-based program, where participants have shown measurable improvements

in these areas of their lives. 98% of participants say the class helped them improve the quality of their

life, 98% of participants rate the quality of the program as excellent or good, and 99% of participants

say the program was fun. At the end of AMP, FiftyForward will host a graduation ceremony and a

certificate of participation will be awarded to those who participated in at least 8 of the classes offered.

CLASSES BEGIN THIS MONTH, and you must register in advance. Thanks to a grant

from the Community Foundation, FiftyForward is offering this $60 program FREE to our

members and various sessions are being offered at all of the seven FiftyForward centers in

Middle Tennessee! Invite others to share in the Aging Mastery experience as well.

Non-members may participate for $60. Sign up now! Check the display board for more info.