Archibald and MACOA East Friends September/October 2 0 1 9 Come Travel With Us! (not just for members) Lancaster, PA and Historic Philadelphia! September 29 - October 5, 2019 $1300 per person single occupancy; $1050 per person double or triple occupancy Your 7 days/6 nights package includes 6 nights of hotel accommodations, 6 breakfasts at your hotel, 1 wonderful lunch and 3 dinners to include 2 Amish style dinner feasts, and 2 evening receptions at your hotel including hot food and beverages. We will watch the production of “Noah - Two by Two, The Voyage Began” at the fabulous Sight and Sound Theater, have a guided tour of Amish Farmlands in Lancaster County, a guided tour of Historic Philadelphia, a guided tour of the Gettysburg National Military Park, we will enjoy a visit to the Kitchen Kettle Village, take a 45 minute ride through the tranquil Amish countryside on the Strasburg Rail Road, and a visit to Hershey’s Chocolate World. Standard taxes, meal gratuities, baggage handling and motor coach transportation is included. WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR TRAVELERS Full payment is due now. Make your reservation TODAY by calling the Archibald Center (334) 240-6767. (Travel Protection can be purchased at $92.00/person for double and triple occupancy; $119.00 for single occupancy. If you wish to purchase Travel Protection, please send in a separate check made payable to PML Travel & Tours.) The Archibald Senior Center is headed to the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains April 19 – April 24, 2020 for 6 days and 5 nights. $1040.00 for double; $1290.00 for single (price includes standard taxes, meal gratuities, baggage handling and motor coach transportation). Hotel accommodations (1 night stay in the Blue Ridge Parkway), 5 full breakfasts, 3 wonderful dinners, travel along the historic Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway, take a guided tour of the Shenandoah National Park, explore the Luray Caverns, tour the official residence of our 5th President James Monroe, visit the Car & Carriage Caravan Museum, visit Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and visit the National D-Day Memorial. $50 DEPOSIT PER PERSON to hold your reservation. (Travel Protection: Travel Protection can be purchased at $119.00 per person – Double Occupancy and $145.00 for Single. If you wish to purchase Travel Protection, please send in a separate check made payable to PML Travel & Tours. Travel Protection should be purchased at the time of your initial deposit to ensure full benefits. Insurance premiums are non-refundable. Group cancellation policy applies.) The Archibald Senior Center presents a 13 Day/12 night Cruise (plus an overnight prior to your cruise) to Boston, Maine and Canada* aboard the Celebrity’s “Summit” August 29 – September 11, 2020. Places we will visit are Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Quebec City, Quebec; Charlottetown, P.E.I; Portland, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts! After departing from home, we will have an overnight stay at the Foxwoods Great Cedar Hotel & Casino Resort (includes a bonus package) and end the trip departing from Boston, MA. Double occupancy prices range from $3150.00 per person to $3750.00 per person. Included in your price:•Round-Trip Airfare•1 Night Accommodation at Foxwood Casino Resort with Bonus Package•Cruise, Cabin, Shipboard Meals, Port Charges and Taxes•Motor Coach Transportation Transfers to and from Boston, MA Cruise Pier. $450 deposit to hold your reservation. Additional $500 is due January 30, 2020. Final payment is due May 1, 2020. *Passports are required The Montgomery Area Council on Aging Upcoming Day Trips! (not just for members) Seniors Day at the AL National Fair is Thursday, October 10, 2019 and the Archibald Center is going! Join Traci Herndon and Betty Taylor in carpooling to the fair! Cost to the Archibald Center is only $1 per person for parking. Your admission to the fair is $1 per person with a canned food item ($12 without a canned good). FREE BINGO with prizes (ages 55+) will be played at 9:30 and 11:30 am. Lunch is on your own. We will depart from the Archibald Center at 8:30 am and return at 1:30 pm. We will take the first 8 people who sign up. On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the Archibald Center will be headed to Ozark, AL for a guided tour the JD Holman House. The Holman House is a neoclassical residence built in Ozark, Al during 1912-1913. The Holman House was designed by Mr. C. Frank Galliher, a prominent regional architect from Montgomery. The home consists of two main floors of approximately 10,000 square feet, including a basement of approximately 5,000 square feet (stairs are used to enter the second floor). Cost is $30 per person which includes transportation. Lunch is on your own at the Hoppergrass, a local cafeteria-style restaurant offering good country food at reasonable prices. We will depart from The Fresh Market at 8 am and return to Montgomery around 4 pm. Deadline to sign up is September 26, 2019. We the People: Alabama’s Defining Documents will feature all six of Alabama’s constitutions along with the 1861 ordinance of secession, which declared Alabama’s separation from the Union on the eve of the Civil War. We the People will be the first public display of these historic records since returning from their conservation, and the first time they have been displayed together. This exhibition is part of a statewide celebration of Alabama’s bicentennial in 2019. The Archibald Center will meet at the AL Department of Archives on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 10:45 am for a guided tour of this exhibit. Afterwards, we will enjoy a box lunch (drink included) for $10 per person (this is optional; you can choose to leave after the tour or bring your own lunch). Ham, Turkey, or Veggie box lunch selections can be chosen when you sign up. Deadline to sign up is November 7th. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - EXTENDED! The Archibald Center is having a Membership Drive! Current members (those up to date on their membership) who recruit the most people to join the Archibald Center by January 1, 2020 will win a grand prize awarded at the March 2020 Luncheon. Remember, the person must actually join. Membership is $36 for singles; $54 for couples per calendar year (membership dues are collected January 1 - March 31). If you are unsure if your membership is up to date, please ask Betty or Traci in the Archibald Office. SHOE DRIVE! Amazing Grace Ministries (AGM) is a charitable organization that provides healthcare education, as well as social service support, to senior adults and disabled persons. AGM is having a Shoe Drive! Bring in your gently worn, used or new pairs of shoes to the Archibald Center. Shoes collected help raise funds for AGM. A collection box is located in the main facility. For more information about Amazing Grace Ministries, please visit www.amazinggracehm.org. The Montgomery Area Council on Aging The Archibald Center and MACOA East SEPTEMBER Luncheon(*) Where: The Archibald Center Call (334) 240-6767 for RESERVATIONS When: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (RSVP no later than September 12th) Time: 11:00 am Menu - Chicken Tetrazinni, Pineapple Casserole, Rolls, Tea and Brownies Guest Speaker - Cara Vita Cost: $7.00 for Members; $9.00 for Guests (payable at the door; checks are encouraged) (*) You are always welcome to come to the luncheon just to hear the speaker (be sure and tell the server you do not need a meal) OCTOBER Luncheon(*) Where: The Archibald Center Call (334) 240-6767 for RESERVATIONS When: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (RSVP no later than October 10th) Time: 11:00 am Menu - Roast Beef, Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli Salad, Lemon Cake, Rolls, Tea Guest Speaker - AL Department of Insurance; Consumer Services Cost: $7.00 for Members; $9.00 for Guests (payable at the door; checks are encouraged) (*) You are always welcome to come to the luncheon just to hear the speaker (be sure and tell the server you do not need a meal) UPCOMING LUNCHEON DATES: November 19, 2019 (RSVP by November 14th) Menu: Turkey, Cornbread Dressing, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Cobbler, Rolls Guest Speaker: Dr. Terry Treadwell; Wound Care, Podiatry December 17, 2019 (RSVP by December 12th) Menu: Poppyseed Chicken with Rice, Field Peas, Congealed Salad, Lemon Pound Cake, Rolls Theme: Christmas; Entertainment by Ryan Donohoe, Montgomery Symphony Did you know that the Archibald Center offers LUNCH PACKAGES? What is the benefit you ask? You don’t have to RSVP to the luncheons, your lunch is paid for the year, and you can skip the check in line! What a bargin! Interested, please ask Traci or Betty in the Archibald Office. Our August Luncheon was themed TRAVEL. Paper airplanes, compasses, and postcards lined the tables. We welcomed Shenae Fimia, Green Latern Branch Manager with Regions Bank, who talked to us about finiacial exploitation of senior adults. Ms. Fimia handed out important tips* and brought two other branch managers ready to assist us. Shenae Fimia Regions Bank August Luncheon *extra copies of the handout is in the Archibald Office The Montgomery Area Council on Aging SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS September: Dee Berher-1; Alma Blair-10; Donna Camerio-1; Yvonne Cook-17; Elizabeth Corley-29; Sonja Dunn-14; Mary Dyson-11; Mary Lee Edgar-23; Julia Felder-6; Carolyn Fillmore-8; Candy Golden-17; Carol Jones-4; Joan Jones Nina Rogers Norma Kay-24; Kathy Norton-22; Nina Rogers-11; October 3 Madeline Ahik September 11 Josephine Shipp-19; Prnita Smith-13; Mary Alice Waits-17; October 15 Anne Wilburn-15; Marion Young-24; October: Madeline Ahik-15; Ginny Anderson-28; Carolyn Chatman-26; Shou Lih Chuang-10; Billie Crawford-20; David Davis-13; Norma Sue Drummond-6; Edith Evans-6; Inez Everage-9; Helen Hacker-8; Christl Harden-29; SD Heard-27; Wilma Howard-20; Joan Jones-3; Frank McIntyre-15; Johnny Parham-9; Elaine Pennington-19; Carolyn Milliner-22; Barbara Robinson-21; Sander Waller-7; Maxine Walter-28; Pauline Watley-27; Patricia Williams-23 (L) Lois Heard - Aug 13 (L) Ginny Anderson - Oct 28 (L) Elizabeth Corley - Sept 29 Margurite Foley (R) Bernice Oliver - Aug 9 (R) Sandra Waller - Oct 7 (R) Carolyn Fillmore - Sept 8 February 8 Where were you born? I was born in Fort Hood, TX.