Golden Leaves Adult Center

Ageless Fellowship Center Mt Hope Lutheran Church 8633 W. Becher St West Allis, Wi. 53227 414-541-9500
Director - Sue Takacs Assistant Ellen Knowles goldfinchhaven@sbcglobal.net	Center meets on Thursdays From 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. September through May
Overview Ageless Fellowship Center meets on Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to - 1:00 p.m., September through June We will again offer a variety of classes and entertainment for you to enjoy. Membership dues is $10 a year. It is used for a variety of programs, fun and entertainment. We offer monthly Bible Support group meetings, blood pressure clinics and consultations with our nurse. We offer health and wellness programs as well as seasonal flu and pneumonia shots. Join in a card game, book review, exercise class, bingo, crafts and a noon lunch. Try your hand at a craft, enjoy some entertainment, take on a goodwill project, or do some traveling with a sponsored tour. Copies of our monthly newsletters and schedules can be found on the tract rack by the church elevator, on this website or by calling Sue. EVERYONE is invited to join us at any time! If you would like to be a volunteer, or if you have a special talent that you would like to share with us please contact Sue.
Friendship Café Coffee and bakery will be served in the morning at our Friendship Café from 9:30 to noon for your purchase. Your donation of homemade bakery will be very much appreciated. You might want to include a copy of your recipe with your bakery to share.
Social Service Projects 1. We are collecting old eye glasses and cases, hearing aids, healthcare equipment e.g. walkers etc. to be donated to needy people within the city. (Note: The Ageless Adult Center collected used eye glasses and donated them to the Veterans Dept. We received a nice thank you letter from them and will continue to collect used eyeglasses for them. There is a basket outside the church office for these donations.) 2. Food for Families and the Food Pantry– Watch for holiday times when these items will be collected. Suggested items that are always needed are: canned goods of all kinds, toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorants, soaps, diapers, baby food, etc. Nothing that needs to be refrigerated, please. 3. Teddy Bear Ministry We need new teddy bears to be given out at Mount Hope to those who might be in the hospital or in a nursing facility and need a big “BEAR HUG!” The dollar stores have some cute bears at a very reasonable price. 4. CHICKS are Coming in March - This spring the Ageless Fellowship Cente will be joining congregations frm across the nation by hosting a "Buck-a-Chick" sale. For $1.00 you can purchase and decorate a paper chick for yourself, or in honor of a friend or family member. We will have a display in the Fireside Room of the chicks that we collect. Help us fill our nest! Ten dollars is all it takes to provide a family living in poverty with a little chick. Soon enough the chick begins producing eggs. Its eggs make nutritious, protein rich meals and can be sold at the marketplace for income. This can help a family in poverty escape hunger for good. All donations are funneled through ELCA Good Gifts. (click the link to see the entire program of the ELCA Good Gifts.
Did you update your emergency information? Parish Nurse - Barb Located in the Brides room. Luther Manor Nurse Barb visits on the 3^rd Thursday each month to do blood pressure checks or help you with resources for medical problems. She also brings an informative program from 11:00 to noon.	Book Reviews with Joyce Located in the Founders Room First Thursday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Book Selections: Waiting for an update.
Travel - Tours Join us on a tour to the Waukesha County Expo Center on Saturday, Febrary 25, 2012 for: *"VIBRANT LIFE - THE HEALTHY LIVING EXPO"* (click the link to view the webpage for the Expo) cost is $7.00 at the door. There will be interactive booths, food sample tasting, home water supply testing (bring your sample), free CEDSA testing, free massage, free Bio Sessions and more. Call Sue at 414-510-4809 if you need a ride, otherwise, gather there at 10:00 a.m.
Entertainment Third Thursday join us in the Fellowship Hall from 10:30 to 11:15 am for some great fun with the kindergarten and first grade classes from Franklin Elementary School. We generally have about 50 children visiting. We always look forward to their visits, and our interaction with some great children, their parents, and teachers. We usually get a chance to work on one of their projects, sing a few songs, play a game, or just sit back and listen. Thank you Franklin School for sharing. Sue Takacs, Adult Fellowship Center Director, 414-510-4809.
Bingo Red White and Blue Bingo at 11:00 a.m. Everyone that would like to play, please bring 3 new items to receive a bingo card	STITCH AND SEW We want to get started making Prayer Shawls. These shawls will be given to someone in the hospital, a nursing home, or homebound. After these shawls are blessed they will be given to a special person to be wrapped in love and prayer. We need materials to be donated for this project.
EXERCISE CLASS with P.A.C.E. Exercise will be offered every Thursday morning at 10:00 in the Founders room. Start with a warm-up by walking the halls, then meet in the Founders Room for exercises led by videos. Come when you can, work at your own P.A.C.E. -“People with Arthritis Can Exercise,” Video. This video is a gentle exercise program with champion golfer Jan Stephenson—made for people with arthritis, by people who know how to care about arthritis, Arthritis Foundation.	BIBLE Support Group Meetings with Pastor Steve or Pastor Jennifer We will meet with Pastor Steve or Pastor Jennifer for either a Bible Study, time together with friends or share prayers and concerns. We will meet in the Bride’s room at 10:00 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. We are open to all faiths. Feel free to just come and listen at anytime.
Lunch is served at Noon: Donations of ingredients are needed such as frozen vegetables, cut up fresh vegtables, tomatoes, rice, noodles and don't forget pre-cooked meats in broth. We cook it all together and call it a soup dump.
Social Service Projects 1. We are collecting old eye glasses and cases, hearing aids, healthcare equipment e.g. walkers etc. to be donated to needy people within the city. (Note: The Ageless Adult Center collected used eye glasses and donated them to the Veterans Dept. We received a nice thank you letter from them and will continue to collect used eyeglasses for them. There is a basket outside the church office for these donations.) 2. Food for Families and the Food Pantry– Watch for holiday times when these items will be collected. Suggested items that are always needed are: canned goods of all kinds, toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorants, soaps, diapers, baby food, etc. Nothing that needs to be refrigerated, please. 3. Teddy Bear Ministry We need new teddy bears to be given out at Mount Hope to those who might be in the hospital or in a nursing facility and need a big “BEAR HUG!” The dollar stores have some cute bears at a very reasonable price.