THE ALLEGRO GOLDEN YEARS GALA Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year’s Gala a success! Mike Jorgensen was selected as the Shepherd’s Center’s Volunteer of the Year. Volunteer Man of the Year is Craig VanGundy, Volunteer Woman of the Year is Jill Pelegrin and the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Linda Grabowski.

NEW CLASSES

.Android Phone Instruction — Joe Pachacek — This smart phone instruction on the Android platform will show you the ins and outs of your phone. Crochet—Katie Tibbets will teach in Orange Park on Mondays this session. Dance Class— Jan Thorp Have you ever wanted to take dance, well now it’s your turn! Learn Basic Ballet Barre, sitting and standing workout, dance to Broadway tunes with simple jazz moves and more. Wear your tennis shoes. Meditation and Movement—Genda Hoffer Exercise in a mindful manner.. Musical Keyboard Instruction — Dan Weisenburger — Learn to play your “musical” electric key-board; you must provide your own keyboard. Planning for a Simple Life—Sandra Francis, Haven Hospice. A variety of topics (decluttering, ad-vanced directives, generation to generation and more) will cover how to handle life changes to live your life simply. The Ups and Downs of the Stock Market — Steven Leslie. Steven was a licensed stock trader on Wall St. He will share his knowledge and insight of the market. A Visiual Visit to the Holy Land—Esther Lee—Esther will share photos and information on her recent trip to Israel. Follow the steps of Jesus. Writing for Relaxation & Enjoyment — Dr. Doug Greenberg — This is an opportunity to express yourself in a creative environment. Share and support your written thoughts and ideas. If needed, writing prompts will be provided. The workshop will include expository writing, autobiographies, jour-nals and poetry. Share, celebrate, and encourage each other!

See Registration form on page 5

Summer Session 2019 Volume 26 Number 3

Make 55+ the Best Time of Your Life!

Enjoy life! Engage in learning! Meet new friends! Make a difference!

Serving Northeast Florida

2105 Park Avenue, Suite 30, Orange Park, FL 32073

Phone: (904) 269-5315 Email: info@tscoop.org Website: www.tscoop.org

Our Mission is to assist seniors by improving their quality of life through educational programming, intellectually, physically, socially and spiritually… Living Life and Loving It!

Executive Director: Christy Fitzgerald

Advisory Trustees: Andrea Hepburn, Orange Park Medical Center & Robyn Voigt, Orange Park United Methodist Church

2019 Officers: 2019 Trustees:

Karen Konopacki, Chairman Chris Bass Connie Eden

Carol Weisenburger, Vice Chairman Scotty Hood Katy Kearson

Esther Lee, Secretary Gary Monson Ruby Sisk

Chuck Smithers, Treasurer Suzanne Tower

About SCOOP

Adventures In Learning Classes are taught on various subjects by knowledgeable volunteer instructors. There are four eight -week sessions per year. Lunch is also available along with an entertaining lunch program.

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A very special thank-you to Trish Diggins for her time and talents in maintaining

the SCOOP website, www.tscoop.com

Sunshine Committee Report:

Thank you, Verna Riley, for sending cards out to our members!

Sympathy: Barbara Stewart (Husband), Karin Kuder (Brother), Nancy Keown (Mother), Susan Mills (Aunt & Uncle), Jean Biggs (Husband), Stan & Karen Konopacki (Karen’s brother), Jami Kelly (Father-in-law), Maureen Preta (Granddaughter)

Get Well: Dorothy Haden, Polly Krause, Bill French, Liz Bowers, Esther Lee, Jinnee Ballou, Bernie Smith, Bonnie Hamm, Martha Huff, Sharon Howell, Susan Mills & Ollavan Brown

Thinking of You: Monica Cardinale, Catherine Kirkpatrick, Jayne Maierhoffer, Annie Patterson & Polly Krause

Contact the office at 269-5315 if you know of someone who needs prayer, is ill or is grieving; let us know and a card will be sent.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTICIPANTS!

Thank You to Orange Park United Methodist Church

Shepherd’s Center of Orange Park (SCOOP) would like to thank Orange Park United Methodist Church for their many years of partnership with our organization. SCOOP exists and continues to grow because of their generosity. Orange Park United Methodist Church provides the Family Life

Center for the “Adventures in Learning” Program, saving SCOOP tens of thousands of dollars. We very much appreciate their commitment to our program, senior adults and this community!

Make a difference when you shop! Are you an Amazon shopper? Did you know that you can help the Shepherd’s Center every time you shop on Amazon? It is simple, just use this link, https://smile.amazon.com/ch/59-3177835. You will be redirected to smile.amazon.com to do your shopping. A percentage of your purchase will be donated to SCOOP.

Visit our website

www.tscoop.org

Like us on Facebook

Print Sponsor — St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Pastor Jake Young

116 Foxridge Road, Orange Park, FL 32065

Thank you for your contribution which is instrumental in reaching senior adults!

Barbara Boyette Barb Jenkins Vicki McComb Debbie Stansel

Karen Buskirk Mary Johnson Darla Pantelakis Bonnie Stuart

Margaret Chaphe John McComb Charles Smithers Sandy Walker

Mary Ann Hejmanowski

A very special thank you to ALLEGRO, COMMUNITY HOSPICE and PALLATIVE CARE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, HEARTLAND REHABILITATION SERVICES, ORANGE PARK

MEDICAL CENTER, PALAGIO SENIOR LIVING, SEAGRASS VILLAGE, SILVER LINK CONSULTING, and THE WINDSOR, for being major sponsors.

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Room 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 1:15 P.M.

BALCONY

*Jewelry-Making at 10 am — limited to

13; fee is $35

Jewelry Workshop Nancy Keown and Judy Richendollar

Mah Jongg Alice Gentile

6203 Elder Law

Mike Jorgensen Senior Counsel

Rock-n-Roll 1972-1973 Dave Neal

Current Events Ken Johansen, Gary Monson,

Cindy Stewart & Susan Howard

Water Colors* Cindy Horn

6204 Crochet

Katie Tibbits

Jewelry Making * Nancy Keown &

Judy Richendollar

Jewelry Workshop Nancy Keown &

Judy Richendollar

Water Colors/ Acrylic *

Susan Mills Limit 10; 2 hrs.

6205 iPad Instruction

Mike Saffy Silverlink Consulting

Protecting your Nest Egg

Dave Fieber Edward Jones

Greeting Cards* Pat Fiedler

Limit 10

6206 Bingo for Prizes!

Carol Weisenburger ION Realty

Planning for a Simple Life

Sandra Francis Haven Hospice

Musical Keyboard Dan Weisenburger

Bring your own keyboard

6207 Clay History Vishi Garig

Conversational Spanish

Diego Garcia Island Doctors

A Visual Visit to the Holy Land to

Follow Jesus’ Steps

Esther Lee

Yoga for Seniors via

Ginny Ross video

GYM

Meditation with Movement

Glenda Hofer

Movement/Exercise Susan Stobe

Pennies from

Heaven Playing 10-12

Line Dancing Hal Hill &

LouAnn Simpson

Needlework Susan Stobe

Crochet

SHEPHERD’S CENTER – SUMMER CLASSES 2019

Mondays – July 8, 2019 – Sept 16 2019 — Closed 7/22, 8/12 & 9/02 Orange Park United Methodist Church Family Life Center at 2042 Reed St & Stowe Ave

Bridge

Orange Park Presbyterian Church, Tuesday — 1:30–3:30 P.M. — Reservations required. Call Scotty Hood at 269-7226 or Shirley Reynolds at 269-5665

* Classes require pre-registration

Due to the popular response to some of our limited enrollment classes, we will be having a lottery for class space.

Anyone interested in such a class (marked by “pre-registration required” on the registration form) should sign up prior to June 28, 2019. Payment is not due with pre-registration.

On July 1, 2019, names will be drawn for the available slots for the class, and members will be notified either way if they have a seat in the class.

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ROOM 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M.

Entry

Room

Beginning Tai Chi Gung

Carol Newbern

Chair Yoga

via Video by Ginny Ross

Dance Class

Jan Thorp

Basic Ballet Barre & simple

jazz moves

207 Knitting

Mary Trammell

Crochet and Crochet

with your friends

No instructor

208 A Water Colors *

Paint on Your Own

Water Color Instruction*

Guest instructors

Water Colors

continued*

208 B

The Ups & Downs of

the Stock Market

Parts 1 & 2

Steven Leslie

The Ups & Downs of

the Stock Market,

continued from 9am

Steven Leslie

Android Phone

Instruction

Joe Pachacek

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Beginning Genealogy

Charles Nichols &

Stanley Carroll

Writing for Relaxation

& Enjoyment

Dr. Doug Greenberg

*’d classes require pre-registration; class seats will be filled by lottery if enrollment exceeds class size

limits. When registering, please indicate what time you will be in the watercolors class.

SHEPHERD’S CENTER –SUMMERCLASSES

Thursday — July 11, 2019— August 29, 2019

Cross+Road Lutheran Church, 5101 Lakeshore Drive W., Fleming Island

(Corner Lakeshore Dr. West and C.R. 220)

Luncheon Program, Mondays at our Orange Park Location

Lunch begins at 12 p.m. in the gym. Make reservations on registration form or call the office.

Lunches include an entrée, side, salad, roll and dessert.

Lunch $6.00 — Reservations required. The lunch menu may be subject to change!

If you prefer, you are welcome to bring your own lunch.

July 8 Cari Eyre, Alzheimer’s Assoc., Healthy Living Strategies to Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline

Chicken Marsala

July 15 Jami Kelly, The Allegro—”Why the Allegro” Meatloaf

July 29 Kate Riggs, The Windsor Ortega — “Your Life’s Story: Should You Tell Your Kids Everything about You?”

Hawaiian Pork

August 5 Justin Frisbee, Community Hospice and Palliative Care, “Too Much Drama — Family Conflict and Critical Illness”

BBQ Chicken

August 19 Tracy Underwood, The Palagio, “Living the Good Life”

Pork Tenderloin

August 26 TBA Lemon Chicken

Sept. 9 Allegro Bell Choir

Pulled Pork

Sept 16 Teacher Appreciation, Christy Fitzgerald Lunch by the Allegro

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Class Fees

Monday and Tuesday - $40;

Tuesday and Thursday - $30,

All Days - $60 ($10 discount)

One-Time New Member Fee: $ 25

To register for the Summer 2019 Session by

mail, please send this page in with your class

selections. Check the appropriate

registration fee and include your check.

Monday & Tuesday $40.00_______

Tuesday & Thursday $30.00_______

All Classes, $10 discount $60.00_______

One Time New Member Fee $25.00_______

Donation (e.g. $12.50 per

quarter= $50.00 annually for

Golden Years Gala Ticket

$___________

Lunch for entire session $48.00_______

Please make your check payable to:

The Shepherd’s Center

2105 Park Avenue, Suite 30

Orange Park, FL 32073

Name:

________________________________________

Address:

________________________________________

City: ______________ State ____ Zip ______

Email:__________________________________

Phone:_________________________________

Any changes above? Circle Yes or No

May we e-mail your SCOOP Newsletter? ________

Sign up for Monday July 8 lunch: __________

9:00 A.M. 1:15 P.M.

_____ Bingo ______ Mah Jongg

______ Clay History ______ Water Colors

______ Crochet ______Water Col/Mills

______ Elder Law ______ Yoga

______ iPad Instruction

______Meditation/move

10:00 A.M. Tuesday

______ Convers. Spanish 1:30-3:30 P.M.

______ Jewelry Making* ______Bridge

______ Movement/Exer.

_____ Pennies (Canasta) Thursday

______ Plan Simple Life 9:00 A.M.

______ Protect Nest Egg ______Tai Chi Gung

______ Rock & Roll ______Knitting

______Water Colors*

11:00 A.M. ______ Ups/Downs Stock

______ Current Events 10:00 A.M.

_____ Jewelry Workshop ______ Chair Yoga

______ Line Dancing ______ Knit/Crochet

______Musical Keyboard ______ Ups/Downs Stock

_____ Greeting Cards _____ Beginning

Genealogy

_____ Needlework

11:00 A.M.

______Android Instruct.

______ Visual Visit of

Holy Land ______Dance

______Watercolor

(cont)*

_____ Writing

A very special thank you to ALLEGRO, COMMUNITY HOSPICE and PALLIATIVE CARE OF

NORTHEAST FLORIDA, HEARTLAND REHABILITATION SERVICES, ORANGE PARK

MEDICAL CENTER, SEAGRASS VILLAGE, SILVER LINK CONSULTING, and THE WINDSOR,

for being major sponsors.

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Gala and Individual Contributors

(February 21, 2019—May 29, 2019)

Sapphire (50+) Patricia Fiedler Linda Franks Lee Goodnight Rose Hawkins Patrick Hayle Fran Isert Norma Layton Esther Lee Palagio Senior Living JoElla Manning Verna Riley Bill Snyder Arleen Starling Shirley Trane

Emerald $250 +) Christy Fitzgerald George & Suzanne Tower

Ruby ($100 +) Connie Belisle William Byrns Jo Etta Clovis Barbara Elliott Greg Homesley Susan Stobe Mary Trammel Matt Weatherly Chester & MaryAnn

Witczak

Diamond (500+) Anonymous

Thank you for considering a gift of support!

Go to www.tscoop.org under donate or mail to: The Shepherd’s Center of Orange Park, 2105 Park Avenue, Suite 30, Orange Park, FL 32073

Individual contributions are a significant source of our support, as we are funded entirely by the private sector and re-ceive no government funds. Gifts are tax-deductible and will be acknowledged by letter. Please complete the appropriate parts of this form and send it along with your contribution to the above address.

My contribution is in the amount of $______________. Your Name ______________________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________________________

City________________________________________________ State________ Zip Code_______________

Gifts to the Shepherd’s Center to memorialize loved ones, or to honor friends or relatives, are effective ways to recognize them and per-petuate their memories. Appropriate letters of acknowledgement will be sent to you, and the person named below will be notified of this contri-bution.

Name __________________________________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________________________

City________________________________________________ State ____________ Zip Code__________

In Memory of: ____________________________ In Honor of: ____________________

FLORIDA LAW. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE BY CALLING 1 (800) 435-7352. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION # CH30937

You can make a difference at SCOOP!

Please consider donating. A donation of $50 will allow you a ticket to the Golden Years Gala.

Your donations allow SCOOP registration fees to stay at a reasonable rate.

The Golden Years Gala celebrates and recognizes senior adults in Clay County for their vol-unteer services. The Gala is the first Wednesday in May.

Contributions of $50 or more entitle you to a Golden Years Gala Ticket

Would you like a ticket to the gala? Yes No Circle one please.

GOLDEN YEARS GALA SPONSORS &

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS

TITLE SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

PUBLIX SUPERMARKET

CHARITIES

Silver Sponsrs

Clay County Adult Advocacy

Council

Clay Theatre

Elks Lodge #1892 Charity Bingo

Joe & Peggy Grantham

The Windsor Ortega

Bronze Sponsors

Canterfield

Heartland of Orange

Park

Senior Counsel

Attorneys at Law

Carol & Dan Weisen-

burger, Realtors,

I On Realty

PLATINUM

SPONSOR

The Club

Continental

The Shad Financial Group

At Morgan Stanley

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Mike Jorgensen, JD, LL.M

Office 904.619.8890 Cell 904.994.7231 mjorgensen@seniorcounsellaw.com

www.seniorcounsellaw.com

Sponsoring Businesses,

A BIG THANK YOU to the businesses that financially support the

Shepherd’s Center of Orange Park!

Call Christy at 904-269-5315 to advertise your business here, 3000 newsletters distributed

Palagioseniorliving.com

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A nonprofit community service organization for adults 55+ in NE FL.

SHEPHERD’S CENTER OF ORANGE PARK, INC.

2105 Park Avenue, Suite 30 – Orange Park, FL 32073

(904) 269-5315

NON-PROFIT ORG.

US POSTAGE PAID

JACKSONVILLE, FL

PERMIT 584

A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS!!