Well, Monday was bingo with Sara at the Janet Goske Center. Of course Sara won, again! It was great to see her win. She basically played for free because she won what she paid plus 10.00 dollars. Tuesday went to Senior Center and helped serve and mingle with the Seniors. We talked about plans for the St. Patricks Day party. I went to a few different stores to purchase some decorations and prizes. I think this party will be even better than the Valentine Party. My Ma-n-law put a basket together for a raffle at the Senior Center. She does amazing baskets and knows exactly how to arrange them. She did a great job and hopefully it will sell for a decent price. All earnings go towards the party fund. It can get quite costly for each party. I went to Wal-Mart to see if they donate to Senior Centers and he said yes. I have to come up with an itemized list of things we need for about 30.00. It's kind of ridiculous. I need to know if the Senior Center is a 501 or a 503. Then, I need to have a letter on letter head stating the tax I.D. # with a list of the exact things I need to purchase. Then I need to have the person in charge okay me to purchase the items and then wait for an approval. He pretty much said "sure we donate, but you'll be a Senior yourself before you get it". I have to give them at least a two to three month advance notice. So, St. Patrick's party is not going to be helped by Wal-Mart. Maybe Thanksgiving or Christmas. I checked with a few other stores and they do not. However, when I went to Jo-Ann's the gal there told me to call Corporate and that they might donate. So I have to call and find out. Wednesday, day 27 went to the Senior Center with Dustin and we helped in the kitchen serving lunch and then helped with clean up. Dustin is so good about doing whatever they want him to do. At 1:00 p.m. bingo started and we played two cards each at .50 cents per card. Funniest part about today was when they started bingo today the announcer said that you needed to be 50 years or older to play. WELL!!! I played last week and no one said anything but I don't play for the prizes I just play for fun. I have no intention of playing for the prizes,. I just like to socialize with them. Well, we played and no one said anything. After that we went to a few more stores to pick things up for the party. Darlene is the Nutrition Director at the Senior Center and the kitchen part of the Senior Center is different from the main part of the Senior Center. The parties don't get help from the main part so we do parties on our own. We need more help and donations for these people. It's really a great place to go and hear the stories and the history behind these Seniors, very interesting to say the least! Peace out, Tina
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