Sniff, Sniff, Sniff can you smell that?
It’s the Low Country Boil getting started at Hawk’s Point Golf Club and it smells fantastic!!!
So come by the pavilion, pick up a drink at the bar and have some fresh shrimp, juicy sausage and all the wonderful fixins.
We’ll be there from 5:15 to 7:00 pm. Bring your business cards and join us.
19th Annual United Way Golf Tournament
2012 Toombs-Montgomery-Wheeler Counties’ 19th ANNUAL UNITED WAY GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Annual United Way Scramble will be held Thursday, May 24th, at the Rocky Creek Golf Club. The fee is $125.00 per player. It includes lunch, golf, cart and prizes. Lunch begins at 12 noon. The shot-gun start will at 1 P.M.
For further information, contact Patricia Dixon at the United Way Office (912) 537-2776
Nutrition Program for the Elderly
May is Concerted Services Community Action Month
Concerted Services, Inc.’s (CSI) mission is to transform families and communities by providing opportunities and services that promote economic and social independence. Over 45 years, they have developed many programs that help people of all ages in the southeast Georgia region. The entire staff of CSI invites all citizens to join in celebrating and recognizing Community Action in the month of May. Together, we all can strengthen and improve the lives of our friends and neighbors of our communities.
Nutrition Program for the Elderly
Home Delivered Meals
The Home Delivered Meals Program (HDM) is designed to provide temporary or permanent homebound elderly persons with at least one-third (1/3) of their recommended daily nutritional requirements by delivering a hot, nutritious meal to the elderly in their own home Monday through Friday. Frozen meals are also available to clients for night, weekend, and holiday meals. In addition to the meals, our elderly clients are provided other supportive services such as information and referral, nutrition education, friendly visiting, diet counseling, and transportation. The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services, through the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Area Agency on Aging and Medicaid funds the program. The United Way of Appling County, the United Way of Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler counties, the United Way of SouthGeorgia, various city and county governments, local churches, civic clubs, and private donations help to enhance this program. These services are provided in the following counties: Appling, Candler, Evans, Jeff Davis, Tattnall, Toombs, and Wayne. If you are interested in applying for Home Delivered Meals in these counties please call: 1-888-367-9913 or fill out the Client Referral Form. (Print form, complete, and fax to 912-367-3640 or mail to Heart of GA AAA at 331 West Parker Street Baxley, GA 31513.)
Concerted Services, Inc. also provides Home Delivered Meals in Bulloch County. The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services, through the Coastal Georgia Altamaha Area Agency on Aging and Medicaid funds the program. The United Way of Southeast Georgia, Bulloch Hospital Authority, and private donations help to enhance this program. If you are interested in receiving Home Delivered Meals in Bulloch County, please call (912) 489-1604.
Congregate Meals
This program brings together senior citizens sixty (60) years of age or older into a multi-purpose senior center where they enjoy various activities and receive noonday meals five days a week. Frozen meals are also available to clients for night, weekend, and holiday meals. In addition to meals, the program also offers transportation, information sessions, referral services, home management, housing assistance, escort services, telephone reassurance, nutrition education, individual diet counseling, recreational activities, arts and crafts, friendly visiting, shopping assistance, and various field trips. The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services, through the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Area Agency on Aging, funds the program. Various city and county governments, local churches, civic clubs, and private donations help to enhance this program. These services are provided in the following counties: Appling, Candler, Evans, Jeff Davis, Tattnall, Toombs, and Wayne. If you are interested in applying for Congregate Meals and live in the previously stated counties, please call 1-888-367-9913 or fill out the Client Referral Form. (Print form, complete, and fax to 912-367-3640 or mail to Heart of GA AAA at 331 West Parker Street Baxley, GA 31513.)
Congregate Meals and the above listed services are also provided in Bulloch County. The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services, through the Coastal Georgia Area Agency on Aging funds the program. If you live in Bulloch County and are interested in applying for Congregate Meals services, please call 1-800-580-6860.
Open House and Ribbon Cutting for Concerted Services, Inc.
You are invited to attend an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Concerted Services, Inc. - Community Care Services Program in Mount Vernon. For their new location at 305 S. Richardson St., Mt. Vernon
This Friday, May 18th
Open House 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting to be held at 10:00 am
For more information or for directions, please call 583-3900.
Concerted Services, Inc. is a non-profit Community Action Agency providing services in twenty-eight counties in southeast Georgia. Concerted Services, Inc. provides the Community Care Services Program in seventeen counties. The counties are: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox. The Community Care Services Program (CCSP) assists older and/or functionally impaired consumers in remaining in their homes and communities. The CCSP is a Medicaid waiver program that provides community-based social, health and support services to eligible consumers as an alternative to institutional placement in a nursing facility. Eligible persons may receive a combination of CCSP services and other community services. Services which may be available to eligible persons include Home Health Services, Alternative Living Services, Emergency Response Services, Home Delivered Meals, Personal Support Services, and Consumer Directed Personal Support Services. The CCSP is funded by the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services through the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission, Area Agency on Aging.
Leadership Toombs-Montgomery Application Deadline
If you have been nominated for this year’s Leadership Toombs-Montgomery Class, applications are due May 31st. Please mail them to 2805 East First Street, Vidalia, GA 30474. If you have any questions, please call Debbie Evans at (912) 537-4466.
Tamale Supper Fundraiser
Threads of Love – A Celebration of the Life of Alicia Salgado
Monday, May 21st
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Homemade Tamales
Rice and Beans / Salsa, Lettuce, Sour Cream
$7.00 / Ticket (contributions appreciated)
Take-Out or Dine-In
The Lobby @ The PAL / The PAL Alley
Beautiful Downtown Vidalia
Phone 585.1197 or 537.8033 for Tickets
Summer 2012 Starfish Swim Lessons
All swim instructors are certified through Starfish Aquatics and have CPR certification!
Private Lessons – $22/30 minute lesson or $80/4 private lessons (savings of $8 when purchasing 4 lessons at a time) Private lessons are for ages 3 to adult and are scheduled by Taylor Brinson at the convenience of the participant and the available instructors. Private lessons are available year round in our heated indoor pool.
Group Lessons – $72 for 8 group lessons
3-5 year olds receive a 30 minute lesson
6 years and up receive a 45 minute lesson
Group lessons are seasonal. Group lessons usually have no more than 4 children per instructor. Stroke School has no more than 8 children per instructor.
Group lessons are seasonal. Group lessons usually have no more than 4 children per instructor. Stroke School has no more than 8 children per instructor.
Group Lessons for the 2012 year are as follows:
Session 1: May 21-24, May 29-June 1 (closed May 28th for Memorial Day)
Session 2: June 4-7, 11-14
Session 3: June 18-21, 25-28
Session 4: July 9-12, 16-19
Session 5: July 23-26, July 30- August 4
Choose from the following times: 1pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm or 4pm
Starbabies Classes
$45 for four 45 minute classes
Starbabies classes are for 6 months to 36 months. A parent or caregiver must get in the water with the child. This class is designed to teach water safety and comfort in the water, not to teach the child to swim. This is a prep class for children to go into swim lessons. A minimum of 4 babies must be signed up in order to hold the class.
Starbabies classes for the 2012 year are as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15am-12pm or 4-4:45pm
Session 1: May 22, 24, 29, 31 (11:15 time ONLY)
Session 2: June 5, 7, 12, 14 (4pm time ONLY)
Session 3: June 19, 21, 26, 28
Session 4: July 10, 12, 17, 19
Payment is required in advance to hold your spot in a class. Refunds are only given if a class does not have enough participants sign up.
Call the Meadows Wellness Center at (912)277-2033 (Option 1) for more information or to enroll your children today!
First Chamber Connection is Tomorrow
You won’t want to miss this brand new networking event
Tomorrow, May 17th at Hawk’s Point Golf Course
5:15 – 7:00 pm
- New Business Contacts
- Low Country Boil
- Open Bar
- All attendees will be registered for door prizes and $75 cash prize (must be present to win.)
$7.00 for Chamber Members and their employees
$14.00 for Non-Chamber Members
A big thanks goes out to our sponsors:
Sears Specials
Now thru Thursday, May 17th
15% off all Kenmore Appliances
10% off all Kitchenaid Appliances
Plus Buy More Save More
Extra 15% off when you buy Two Appliances
Extra 20% off when you buy Three Appliances
Extra 25% off when you buy Four or more Appliances
Ribbon Cutting for AppleCare Immediate Care
Tuesday, May 22nd
11:00 am
621 East First Street, Vidalia
Please stop by to welcome them to their new location and learn about their service.
