I apologize for the poor picture of our Senior Citizen's Center I took today. The sun was too bright, but until after I got home I didn't realize it. The fact is this building is state of the art, and we are very proud of it. My blog story today is about a miraculous blessing God has given the Seniors since the shut down of of our economy. I want to tell you a little bit about this building, and the wonderful people who attend it.
In 2003 a few Senior
Citizens got together and decided to build a big, state of the art
building for the older people. A good amount of land was purchased,
and several people pledged to give generously for making this dream a
reality. There were no state or local funds available to apply to
this building project. The good thing about that is it would be
sovereign, and the members could do anything they pleased without
having to answer to anyone in government enmities. On the other hand
all financial expenditures would have to come from donations, and a
slight profit from meals that would be served. Stepping out on faith
the good seniors decided to go for it.
I do not have all the
details about the cost of this facility, but it is a 40,000 feet
building with everything modern, and well designed for many different
uses the members can use to help bring in money. I do not know what
the yearly budget is, but I'm sure it is large for a membership of
less than 200.The membership fees are very minimal, and without a
good attendance of diners, it would be impossible to meet the budget.
For seventeen years this special, social, and non social, place has
been thriving. With all that being said when the United States
announced an economy shut-down, for all states, and businesses except
for essential, I wondered if The Senior Citizen's Center would ever
open for dining again. It was allowed to keep serving meals, but only
the kitchen help, and a few other needed workers were allowed inside.
Orders had to be called in, and picked up at the door. I am one that
mostly went to the Center for the great fellowship, and constant fun
while dining there. I have not been one of those dependable members
that supported the Center, mostly because I had such a negative
attitude about the future of our entire country. I tried to stay
positive, but I would be up one day, and down the next. I was home
alone most of the time watching bad news all day long.
Now for the most wonderful
news I've head yet. The director of the Center puts a news letter in
our local paper every week. She was so grateful for all the generous
support she had been receiving. I truly believe she is a big part of
all this donated money only because of her unmatched good humor. It
means so much to discouraged people. Plus there are others who were
able to add a lot of positivism to this wounded livelihood. In her
news letter she said some people had donated their entire stimulants
check to the Center. $1,200. Can you not say this was a miraculous
blessing? So far all is well with our Center, but negative me still
wonders about the future. I'm hanging in, because I, myself have been
blessed beyond imagination, still I worry.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
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