February 2014 Newsletter

Adult Day Care and Health Service
704.484.0405 (Shelby) 704.739.4858 (Kings Mountain)
www.LifeEnrichmentCenter.org
February 2014
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704.484.0405
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704.739.4858
Wanda and Evelyn became friends at Life Enrichment
Call Life Enrichment Center, where safety & health care come first,
along with improving quality of life. Excellent programming
promotes physical & mental stimulation & socialization.
Life Enrichment Center - for more than 33 years doing “Whatever It Takes” to help
families keep adult loved ones at home and in the community
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Faye read
Caring Hearts
2013/2014 Annual Appeal
By their gifts to the 2013/2014 Life Enrichment Center Annual Appeal,
these Caring Hearts are joined in their support of the participants
of Life Enrichment Center and their family caregivers.
Platinum
Silver
David & Marie Brinkley
Bronze
Thomas & Barbara Blackburn
Max & Jane Hamrick
Robert G. Laney, III
Bill & Phyllis Plowden
Donnie & Paula Ramsey
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Jack & Carole Arey in memory of J.L. & Sara Suttle
Donna Berringer
Jack & Margaret Hamrick in honor of Jim & Page Morgan
Tom & Carol Wood
Other
Don Bridges
Bill & Marilyn Jack in honor of B.J. & Oscar Zamora
Mary Jones in honor of Bill LeGrand
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Miller
Jude & Rebecca Whelan
Friendships Happen Every Day at Life Enrichment Center
Life Enrichment Center promotes socialization every day through a variety of
programs. The friendships that develop among the participants are irreplaceable.
Stevie & Matt having
fun with Binkee the Clown
Carrol & Dolores enjoying
their balloon flowers
Calvin & Melissa with balloon fun
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Life Enrichment
Center
110 Life Enrichment Blvd.
Shelby
704.484.0405
February
4 Tuesday
3 Monday
Music with Mabel Hardin
”Finish the Phrase” wtih
Vickie Wyatt
Bingo
wDid the Groundhog See
His Shadow?
wMaking Dog Treats with
“Going to the Dogs” & Dianne
Champion
wSunday School
with Rev. Jerry Welch
wAcademy of Performing Arts
with Beth Mayo & Students
Tuna Casserole-Pese & Carrots
Roll-Cobbler
Meatloaf-Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans-Roll-Fruit
10 Monday
Music with Mabel Hardin
11 Tuesday
wValentine Crafts with “In His
Love” Ministries
wThe Songbirds Perform
Sunday School
with Rev. Jerry Welch
wMake Heartshaped Cookies
wValentine Day Crafts
Taco Soup-Grilled Cheese-Fruit
We’re Cooking!
17 Monday
18 Tuesday
5 Wednesday
Navy Beans-Slaw-Beets
Cornbread-Fruit
24 Monday
Music with
Mabel Hardin
25 Tuesday
Cooking with Eddie Sewell
wBlack History Month with
Linda Byrd
wSunday School
with Rev. Jerry Welch
wMusic with Mike McGee &
Senior Choir
Lasagna-Salad-Garlic Bread
Fruit
Cajun Chicken-Pasta Salad
Pork & Beans-Roll-Fruit
LEC Game Day
Visiting Angels with Marcia
Cates
wExercise with Melanie Byers
from YMCA
wRev. Charles Rudisill
Leads Worship
wValentine Crafts
wWalter Wright Leads Worship
wPlay Tone Chimes
wPlay LEC “Jeopardy”
wJacquline Moore Plays Piano
Baked Potato-Chili-Cheese-Salad
Fruit
12 Wednesday
wCupid Bingo
Lemon Pepper Chicken-Succatash
Roll-Sherbet
13 Thursday
wKelli’s Little Angels Visit
We’re Cooking!
14 Friday
wBaking with Kay Edmondson
wChasidee Foster Sings
wAdventure in Yellowstone with wRay Sturgill Leads Devotions
Kay Hartman
wWine Tasting with Nancy
wValentine Party with Mt.
Fichter
Sinai Baptist Church
wHot Cocoa & Winter
Reminisce with Donna Tesner
wLee Health Fair
wWalter Wright Leads Worship
Barbecue-Bun-SlawBaked Beans-Cobbler
19 Wednesday
Beef Tips-Mashed Potatoes-Carrots
Roll-Jello
26 Wednesday
Baked Chicken-Green Bean Casserole
Corn-Roll-Fruit
Country-style Steak-Mashed Potatoes
Peas-Roll-Spiced Apples
wBethel Senior Choir
wDevotions with
Michael Gannt
wBird Feeding with Beth
Carter for National Bird
Feeding Day
wSkye the Therapy Dog Visits
20 Thursday
Ham-Sweet Potatoes-Blackeyed Peas
Roll-Fruit
27 Thursday
wStephanie Livingston gives us
Scam Protection with
“A Kneeded Touch”
Mark Patty
wJoan
Eslick & Benisa the
wSpa Day and Makeovers with
Polio
Dog
Come to Visit
Kayley Putnam &
wAwards
Preparation
with
Ginger Hamrick
Adriene
Wilson
wBingo
Pork Tenderloin-Green Beans
Sweet Potato Casserole-Roll
Dates to Remember
Feb. 4 - Caregiver Support Group - Kings Mountain Center - 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Feb. 17 - Polio Support Group - 6 - 8 p.m.
Feb.18 - Caregiver Support Group - Shelby Center - 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 - Parkinson’s Support Group - 6 - 7:30 p.m.
7 Friday
wSing-A-Long with Jerry
Pearson
Music with Mabel Hardin wSing-a-long with Jerry Pearson wFlower Arranging with Kim of
Veranda Florist
wSunday School with
wSing-a-long
with Jean Keenan
Glenda Greene
Sunday School
Presidents Bingo
with Rev. Jerry Welch
wParticipant Council Meeting
Reminiscing on Past Presidents
for Presidents Day with
Crossroads Rescue Mission
Stephanie Littlejohn
We’re Cooking!
6 Thursday
Activity
Highlights
for 2014
(refer to page 8 for details)
We’re Cooking!
21 Friday
wWalter Wright
Leads Worship
wWear your Pajamas for
Pajama Day
Tomato-Beef Soup-Grilled Cheese
Cobbler
28 Friday
wSunday School with
Rev. Vernon Craig
wThe LEC Academy Awards
wThe Awards-After Party
Hamburger-Lettuce-Tomato
Baked Beans-Pudding
What if the weather is bad?
Closing announcements due to bad weather
will be made on LEC’s telephone answering
machine (Shelby 704.484.0405; Kings
Mountain 704.739.4858); Cable Channel 14;
WBTV. Should it be necessary to close early,
caregivers will be notified by telephone.
Every day at LEC includes the following therapeutic activities: meaningful programs beginning at 5:30 a.m. and continuing until closing at 6
p.m.; mental & physical exercise; a chance to be creative; spiritual enrichment; reminiscing; socialization; entertainment; music; and laughter.
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Neisler Center
by the Neisler Foundation
222 Kings Mountain Blvd.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704 739-4858
3 Monday
4 Tuesday
xRev. Charles Rudisill
xDulcimer Music with
Suzanne Brock
xGroundhog Weather
Almanac Report
xShadow Guessing
Tuna CasserolePeas & Carrots-Cobbler-Roll
10 Monday
xValentine Card Craft
with Limericks
xValentine’s Day
Junk Drawer Detectives
xMaking Bird Feeders
with Mary Kate Sellers
xShannon Sellers
Shares A Devotion
xChapel with Jerry Welch
xShelley Eagan of
Proffitt Family Farms
xPraise with Alma Adams
xThe Gadabouts
Come To Perform
xCarolina Care Singers
x”Love is in the Air” Trivia
xValentine Crafts
with Caydee Greenway
11 Tuesday
xChapel with Jerry Welch
xHeart Categories
We’re Cooking!
18 Tuesday
xBinkee the Clown
Comes To Town
xMusical Talents of
Maya Kapoor & Friends
xPresidential Trivia
xPresident Bingo
xSunday School with
Sunnyside Baptist Church
Baked Potato with Chili & CheeseTossed Salad-Fruit
17 Monday
xLEC Sing-a-long
5 Wednesday
Meatloaf-Mashed PotatoesGreen Beans-Fruit-Roll
xOlin Lanford Shares Songs
xHealth Fair
xGary Patterson as ‘Elvis’
xCupid Bingo
Taco Soup-Grilled Cheese-Fruit
2014
Activity Highlights
12 Wednesday
6 Thursday
xBethel Baptist Church
xFamous African
Americans - Who Am I?
xLadies Craft Class
Creating “Love-ly” Garland
xPractice Special Olympics
x$100,000 Pyramid
xValentine Cookies
with Kayley Putnam
xHealth Fair
Lemon Pepper ChickenSuccotash-Roll-Sherbet
We’re Cooking!
13 Thursday
14 Friday
xNails with Rena Burris xValentine Keepsakes with
Crystal and Amber Love
x”Name That Heart”Tune
xPet Therapy with Snuggs
xSinging & Piano with
xPraise with Alma Adams Lisa McIntyre, Grace Patterson,
xChief Burns of the
KM Fire Museum Visits
BBQ Sandwich-Slaw-Beans-Cobbler
19 Wednesday
Jewel Peppers, & Pete Weaver
WACKY
WEDDING
Baked Chicken-Corn
Green Bean Casserole-Fruit-Roll
Country Steak-Mashed PotatoesPeas-Roll-Spiced Apples
x”Cross My Heart”
Crossword
20 Thursday
xRev. Eddie Gray
xParticipant Council Meeting
xMusical Jamboree
xCharlie Putnam Brings
xHealth Fair
Famous Chocolate Cake
xChapel with Jerry Welch xPraise with Alma Adams
xDefend Your Dignity
xSaxophone Music
xMen’s Group Study
Ladies Discussion Group
with Jose Instead
with Mr. Webber
Navy Beans-Slaw-BeetsCornbread-Fruit
7 Friday
21 Friday
xHarp Music
with Lelia Lattimore
xPractice Special Olympics
xKaren Rubin Brings
‘Angel’ for Pet Therapy
Beef Tips-Potatoes-Carrots-Roll-Jello
Ham-Sweet PotatoesBlack-Eyed Peas-Roll-Fruit
Tomato Beef SoupGrilled Cheese-Cobbler
xMaking ID Cards with
KM Police Department
xKings Mountain
Historical Museum
xEmily Epley Shares
About Earl Scruggs
xPraise with Alma Adams
xKings Mountain Gateway
Trails with Bill McMurry
xChapel with Jerry Welch
xHealth Fair
xMaking Cookies
with Mindy Walters
x“Minute 2 Win-It”
with J.J. Ponton & Ashley
xSinging with Jerry Pearson
xSnack with Caleb Whitaker
xCrazy Game Contests
Participants vs Staff
Lasagna-Salad-Garlic Bread-Fruit
Cajun Chicken-Pasta SaladBaked Beans-Roll-Fruit
Pork Tenderloin-Green BeansSweet Potato Casserole-Roll
We’re Cooking!
25 Tuesday
24 Monday
xLessons with Wray Canipe
xPet Therapy with
‘Sir Charles Fronz Baker,
The Ragdoll Kitten
26 Wednesday
xCrafting Corner
with Christy Caldwell
27 Thursday
28 Friday
xA Visit From Highway
Patrolman Rodney Smith
We’re Cooking!
Hamburger with Lettuce/TomatoBaked Beans-Pudding
Dates to Remember:
February 4 - Caregiver Support Meeting with Christie Ray of Home Instead
“I Love and Care for My Parents, because They First Cared for Me!”
February 14 - Our Annual Valentine Special: LEC’s WACKY WEDDING!!!
*Make sure to wear Red or Pink on this special day of love*
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Kings Mountain:
Bingo Prizes
Large Beanbag Chairs
Thank you
Shelby:
Digital Camera
Small HD TV
Thank you to the following:
Carol Patrick - personal items, plastic bags
Carrol Dills - candy
Becky & Jan Choate - special gifts
Harris Funeral - chairs
Lanny Lanford - candy canes
Maude McCarter - Boost and Ensure
Cornelia Buchanan - bingo prizes
Patti & Emmie Wilson - bingo prizes
Chris Sadler - cookies
Diane Harrison - cake
Crystal Love - Christmas goodies
Suzie Muter - ornaments
Brian Hundley - ornaments
Brandey Epps - gift cards
Susan Maner - greeting cards
Danny & Ann Langford - corn hole game
Connie Savell - greeting cards, personal items
Carmi Lee - cookies
Lib Grayson - cupcakes
Ann Pharr - holiday place mats
Anne Shaw - fudge
Charles & Misty Ramsey - fruit
Lottie Sanders - chocolates
Ross Grove Baptist Church - treat bags
Teresa Brooks - fleece throws
Barbara Baughman - cookies
Kaye Hartman - magazines, crossword puzzles
Tiffany Stewart - bingo prizes
Pat Lewis - magazines
Nathan Nejberger - magazines, fudge
Keith Wherry - chocolates
Cleveland Regional Medical Center - magazines
David & Suzie Muter - exercise bike, walkers
Linda Rome - magazines
Sandra Proctor - magazines, cards
LaShonda Brown - cupcakes
Jewell Hipps - cards
Nellie Crowder - cards
Pat Harrill - lancets
Mabel Hardin - crockpot
Carole Rice - cards
Ann Kendrick - cake, magazines
Marie Seager - flowers
Barbara Bridges - magazines
Linda Williams - puzzle
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Friends,
Joyce and Rose
take a break
from exercise to
share a secret
and a laugh.
Our Greatest Wish...
A small greenhouse for Kings Mountain Life Enrichment Center
The horticultural therapy program at Life Enrichment Center is
a great addition to our many quality programs and is enjoyed by
many participants. While spring, summer and fall are our prime
gardening months, more than any other time winter is when
plants can really lift spirits and create a feeling of hope. Our
greatest wish for the participants at the Kings Mountain Life
Enrichment Center is for a small greenhouse that would expand
the winter gardening opportunities. There is nothing more calming and invigorating than entering a warm, sunny greenhouse on
a cold winter day and smelling soil and plants and seeing life
abounding all around you.
A greenhouse would expand our winter
gardening and create new opportunities
to learn about gardening and interact
with plants. A small, sturdy greenhouse,
like the one pictured, costs about $3,000
for an 8x8 or $4,000 for a 12x12.
In memory...
The following have been remembered with a gift
to Life Enrichment Center:
Jimmie Buchanan by Cornelia Buchanan
Jim Dusenbury by Brownie & Bubba Plaster
Stuart & John Schweppe
Irvin Harden by Jeanne Yarboro
Forrest Hite by Ray & Bobbie Cox
Pat Faggart
Sam Hudson by Judy Hudson
Dorothy Louise Lawson by Ray & Bobbie Cox
John & Dottie Kinlaw
Homebound Ministry of
Mineral Springs
Baptist Church
William Mabry by Bill & Susan Young
Gary Patterson by Julia Appling
Ted & Faye Brittain
Jim McSwain
John Paksoy
Alison G. Still
Association for the Welfare
of Animals
In honor...
The following has been honored with a gift
to Life Enrichment Center:
Adelaide A. Craver by Brenda Page
Gifts
Benefactor
Paul & Margaret Porter Charitable Foundation
Sponsors
American Restoration
Weathers Family Foundation
Supporter
Joseph M. Wright Charitable Foundation
Friends
Edwin Ford
Jim & Sandra Lucas
Jim & Gayle Niskala
Eskridge Grove Missionary Baptist Church
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Board of Directors
Paula Ramsey, President
Moises Miranda, Vice-President
Evelyn Ribadeneyra, Secretary
Donna Beringer, Treasurer
Dr. David Barker
Greg Blalock
Wade Carpenter
Debbie Clary
Danny Clay
David Cline
Tom Crider
Erin Crow
Julie Daves
Jennipher Harrill
Greg Kassing
Randy Mach
Connie Nelson
David Pharr
Sharon Robbs
Phillis Robinson
Rev. Charles Rudisill
Dr. Denise Smith
Patsy Stewart
Chris Turner
John Turner
Carol Walsburger
Advisory Board
Mason Venable, Chairman
Monty Thornburg, Secretary
Mary Accor
David Brinkley
Tom Brooks
Cecil Burton
Phil Hager
Ronnie Hawkins
Kitty Hoyle
Michael Johnson
Dr. Jane King
Brenda Lovelace
Tom McNichol
Dr. Anthony Negbenebor
Ellis Noell
Mike Poage
Jay Rhodes
Dr. Mike Ribadeneyra
Gary Ritchie
Ernest Rome
Bob Smith
John Still
Oscar Zamora
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Address Service Requested
I Love and Care for My Parents,
Because They First Cared for Me!
with Christie Ray of Home Instead
Tuesday, February 4 ~ 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Kings Mountain Life Enrichment Center
222 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Free sitter service is available; please make reservation by Jan. 31
Polio Support Group
Monday, Feb. 17
6 - 8 p.m.
Shelby Life Enrichment Center ~ 110 Life Enrichment Blvd.
*Parking & entrance behind building*
Contact Janet Walker for details: 704.692.6249
For Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia
Let’s Talk About Dementia
Tuesday, February 18 ~ 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Shelby Life Enrichment Center
110 Life Enrichment Blvd., Shelby, NC 28150
Free sitter service is available but must make reservation by Feb. 12
Call 704.484.0405
Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.
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Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting
The Role of Diet in Parkinson’s Disease
Shelby Life Enrichment Center ~ 110 Life Enrichment Blvd. Shelby, NC 28150
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