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This page was updated on June 9, 2009

OBJECTIVES:  The objectives of the organization are:

    a.  To introduce newcomers of Henderson County to their community, to meet new people
         and establish friendships;
    b.  To support worthy causes in the community;
    c.  To encourage participation in club and community activities.

All people residing in Henderson County are eligible to join Senior Friendships.

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month (except June, July and December) at 7:00 p.m. at the Opportunity House.  Guests are welcome to attend.

Dues are $12.50 annually per member, due by February 1, for the calendar year beginning January 1.
Anyone joining after June 30 will be responsible to pay 1/2 of the annual dues. Those joining in November or December pay full dues that will be credited as the following year's dues.

A printable copy of the application form, in pdf format, can be found by clicking:  APPLICATION    You may also call Karen or Ron Upton for a printed copy of the form.  Be sure to indicate the activities in which you want to participate (see list below) as soon as possible to get on the roster for the next quarter.  If you wish to sign up for an activity or add to a previous selection, please phone Karen or Ron Upton. For a list of the 2009 officers elected at the November 20 meeting, click:  OFFICERS.  To see the outgoing president, Fred Hoffstadt, handover the job to the new president, Nancy Hoffstadt, click: PRESIDENTS.

For a copy of the bylaws as amended on November 16, 2006, click   BYLAWS
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For more information or to send comments, please phone the web support chairman or call any officer.

MEETINGS:  The next meeting will be on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Opportunity House.  The Forge Mountain Cloggers to entertain us on Thursday night.  Join us as we welcome, for the first time, this group of energetic entertainers to our stage!  Many of these performers are quite young, while many are simply young at heart! 

Please bring anyone you know who may be interested in learning about Senior Friendships.


SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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Join us at the ballgame!! We will attend the game between the Asheville Tourists and the Lakewood Blueclaws on Thursday, July 23.   Click the sign at the left for more information.

IAM:  

The need for food and personal care items to assist the needy of our Henderson County Community remains constant and urgent.  Interfaith Assistance Ministry is a humanitarian organization that receives and distributes canned goods and personal care items for distribution to this needy element of our society.  Your Executive Board has chosen this organization as a recipient of our efforts in collecting such items for donation.  Therefore, we will continue to collect such items at our monthly meetings for donation to IAM.  Be sure to remember the less fortunate in our County by supporting the IAM Food Pantry.  I.A.M.'s needs are much greater now than ever before!

PHOTO GALLERY:

The Senior Friendships walking group visited the Warren Wilson College and walked along the Swannanoa River on Monday, June 9, 2009.  Eighteen members participated.  For some photos, click:  WALKING GROUP

The regular monthly meeting was held on
Thursday, May 21, 2009. Cheryl Gudger-Thompson, of the Salvation Army, discussed the many volunteer opportunities with the Salvation Army. The Forge Mountain Cloggers, a group of energetic entertainers, performed for the audience of over 120. For some photos, click: MAY MEETING

Led by member Dale Christian, Senior Friendships members toured the old Henderson County Court House on Friday, May 15, 2009.  Following the tour, Dale & John Pezzano led a walk through downtown Hendersonville.  For some photos, click:  DOWNTOWN WALK 

NEWSLETTER:


For the latest newsletter, click:
SENIOR FRIENDSHIPS NOTES Submit material for the next newsletter by mailing to Senior Friendships, P.O. Box 2828, Hendersonville NC 28793-2828 or calling the editor.

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Did we know that we lived near a city "reminiscent of Paris"?  "An Appalachian Shangri-La"??  The New York Times thinks so!!  See " TRAVEL   | September 30, 2007)   36 Hours in Asheville, N.C.    By CHRIS DIXON

Typical Senior Friendships Activities
(Click on the activity name for more information)
Bridge games
Bowling
Breakfast Group
Couples lunch bunch
Dining Out
Games
Golf
Lady's lunch bunch
Singles group
Two Deck Pinochle
Walking Group
Set-Back Cards

Some useful local links (link opens in new window)

City of Hendersonville
Henderson County
Blue Ridge Community College
BRCCL - Center for Lifelong Learning

State of North Carolina
North Carolina General Assembly
United States Government
WLOS Channel 13 (Cable Channel 3)
USPS Zip Code Look-Up
Hendersonville On-Line
Hendersonville Times-News
Henderson County Public Library
Area Agency on Aging
Sammy Williams Senior Center
Opportunity House
Historic Hendersonville & Flat Rock
Link To Many Other Links
Historic Courthouse
Carolina Village
Flat Rock Playhouse

Hendersonville Visitors Center
Asheville Citizen-Times
Weather (Greenville NWS)
Weather Statistics
NIST Atomic Clock
NC Office of Archives & History
NC Arboretum
DuPont State Forest
Biltmore Estate
Social Security
WHKP (Hendersonville) Radio
WTZQ (Hendersonville) Radio
Explore North Carolina
Friendly Hendersonville
Henderson County Genealogy Society
Downtown Hendersonville

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