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Wanda and Evelyn became friends at Life Enrichment

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Henry & Nat

han ready to

celebrate

Red joining in on the

New Year’s Eve festivities

Letha with staff Kayley all smiles

Staff Michael and Michelle excited about 2014

Earlene says Happy New Year!

Margie & Faye ready for 2014

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OtherDon Bridges

Bill & Marilyn Jack in honor of B.J. & Oscar ZamoraMary Jones in honor of Bill LeGrand

Dr. & Mrs. Donald MillerJude & Rebecca Whelan

Caring Hearts 2013/2014 Annual Appeal

By their gifts to the 2013/2014 Life Enrichment Center Annual Appeal, these Caring Hearts are joined in their support of the participants

of Life Enrichment Center and their family caregivers.

PlatinumDavid & Marie Brinkley

SilverJack & Carole Arey in memory of J.L. & Sara Suttle

Donna BerringerJack & Margaret Hamrick in honor of Jim & Page Morgan

Tom & Carol WoodBronze

Thomas & Barbara BlackburnMax & Jane HamrickRobert G. Laney, III

Bill & Phyllis PlowdenDonnie & Paula Ramsey

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Carrol & Dolores enjoying their balloon flowers Calvin & Melissa with balloon fun

Stevie & Matt having fun with Binkee the Clown

Friendships Happen Every Day at Life Enrichment CenterLife Enrichment Center promotes socialization every day through a variety of

programs. The friendships that develop among the participants are irreplaceable.

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13 Thursday

17 Monday 20 Thursday18 Tuesday

wKelli’s Little Angels Visit

wRay Sturgill Leads Devotions

wWine Tasting with Nancy Fichter

wLee Health Fair

24 Monday

21 Friday

11 Tuesday

26 Wednesday25 Tuesday

Every day at LEC includes the following therapeutic activities: meaningful programs beginning at 5:30 a.m. and continuing until closing at 6 p.m.; mental & physical exercise; a chance to be creative; spiritual enrichment; reminiscing; socialization; entertainment; music; and laughter.

12 Wednesday

19 Wednesday

10 Monday

Country-style Steak-Mashed PotatoesPeas-Roll-Spiced Apples

Baked Chicken-Green Bean CasseroleCorn-Roll-Fruit

wValentine Crafts with “In His Love” Ministries

wSunday School with Rev. Jerry Welch

wValentine Day Crafts

Navy Beans-Slaw-BeetsCornbread-Fruit

wBethel Senior ChoirwDevotions with Michael Gannt

wBird Feeding with Beth Carter for National Bird

Feeding Day

Ham-Sweet Potatoes-Blackeyed PeasRoll-Fruit

wCupid Bingo

wAdventure in Yellowstone with Kay Hartman

wHot Cocoa & Winter Reminisce with Donna Tesner

wSkye the Therapy Dog Visits

wWalter Wright Leads Worship

wWear your Pajamas for Pajama Day

wRev. Charles Rudisill Leads Worship

wWalter Wright Leads Worship

wJacquline Moore Plays Piano

7 Friday

wMusic with Mabel Hardin wSunday School with

Glenda GreenewPresidents Bingo

wReminiscing on Past Presidents for Presidents Day with

Stephanie Littlejohn

We’re Cooking!Barbecue-Bun-Slaw-Baked Beans-CobblerTaco Soup-Grilled Cheese-Fruit

27 Thursday 28 Friday

3 MondaywMusic with Mabel Hardin w”Finish the Phrase” wtih

Vickie WyattwBingo

wDid the Groundhog See His Shadow?

wSunday School with Rev. Vernon Craig

wThe LEC Academy Awards

wThe Awards-After Party

We’re Cooking!

Beef Tips-Mashed Potatoes-CarrotsRoll-Jello

Tomato-Beef Soup-Grilled CheeseCobbler

We’re Cooking!

Life Enrichment Center

110 Life Enrichment Blvd. Shelby

704.484.0405

wMusic with Mabel Hardin

wThe Songbirds Perform

wMake Heartshaped Cookies

wFlower Arranging with Kim of Veranda Florist

wSing-a-long with Jean Keenan

wParticipant Council Meeting

We’re Cooking!

wMaking Dog Treats with “Going to the Dogs” & Dianne

ChampionwSunday School

with Rev. Jerry WelchwAcademy of Performing Arts with Beth Mayo & Students

14 Friday

Hamburger-Lettuce-TomatoBaked Beans-Pudding

6 ThursdaywSing-A-Long with Jerry

Pearson

wValentine Crafts

wPlay LEC “Jeopardy”

Lemon Pepper Chicken-SuccatashRoll-Sherbet

5 WednesdaywVisiting Angels with Marcia

CateswExercise with Melanie Byers

from YMCA

wPlay Tone Chimes

wScam Protection with Mark Patty

wSpa Day and Makeovers with Kayley Putnam & Ginger HamrickwBingo

wBlack History Month with Linda Byrd

wSunday School with Rev. Jerry Welch

wMusic with Mike McGee & Senior Choir

Cajun Chicken-Pasta SaladPork & Beans-Roll-Fruit

Pork Tenderloin-Green BeansSweet Potato Casserole-Roll

wSing-a-long with Jerry Pearson

wSunday School with Rev. Jerry Welch

wCrossroads Rescue Mission

wStephanie Livingston gives us “A Kneeded Touch”

wJoan Eslick & Benisa the Polio Dog Come to VisitwAwards Preparation with

Adriene Wilson

February4 Tuesday

wMusic with Mabel Hardin

wLEC Game Day

wCooking with Eddie Sewell

Baked Potato-Chili-Cheese-SaladFruit

Meatloaf-Mashed PotatoesGreen Beans-Roll-Fruit

Tuna Casserole-Pese & CarrotsRoll-Cobbler

Lasagna-Salad-Garlic BreadFruit

Activity Highlights

for 2014

wBaking with Kay Edmondson

wChasidee Foster Sings

wValentine Party with Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

wWalter Wright Leads Worship

What if the weather is bad?

Closing announcements due to bad weather will be made on LEC’s telephone answering

machine (Shelby 704.484.0405; Kings Mountain 704.739.4858); Cable Channel 14; WBTV. Should it be necessary to close early,

caregivers will be notified by telephone.

Dates to RememberFeb. 4 - Caregiver Support Group - Kings Mountain Center - 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 - Polio Support Group - 6 - 8 p.m.

Feb.18 - Caregiver Support Group - Shelby Center - 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 - Parkinson’s Support Group - 6 - 7:30 p.m. (refer to page 8 for details)

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xNails with Rena Burrisx”Name That Heart”TunexSinging & Piano with

Lisa McIntyre, Grace Patterson, Jewel Peppers, & Pete Weaverx”Cross My Heart”

Crossword

xValentine Keepsakes with Crystal and Amber LovexPet Therapy with Snuggs

WACKY WEDDING

xHarp Music with Lelia Lattimore

xPractice Special Olympics

xKaren Rubin Brings ‘Angel’ for Pet Therapy

xCarolina Care Singersx”Love is in the Air” Trivia

xChapel with Jerry WelchxHeart Categories

xGary Patterson as ‘Elvis’

xKings Mountain Historical Museum

xPraise with Alma Adams

xCrafting Corner with Christy Caldwell

xBethel Baptist Church

xFamous African Americans - Who Am I?

x$100,000 Pyramid

xHealth Fair

We’re Cooking!

13 Thursday

24 Monday

20 Thursday18 Tuesday 21 Friday

222 Kings Mountain Blvd.Kings Mountain, NC 28086

11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday

We’re Cooking!

704 739-4858

17 Monday

14 Friday

19 Wednesday

Baked Chicken-CornGreen Bean Casserole-Fruit-Roll

xRev. Eddie Gray

xCharlie Putnam Brings Famous Chocolate Cake

xMen’s Group Study with Mr. Webber

Taco Soup-Grilled Cheese-Fruit

xMusical Talents of Maya Kapoor & Friends

xChapel with Jerry WelchxDefend Your Dignity

Ladies Discussion Group

Pork Tenderloin-Green Beans-Sweet Potato Casserole-Roll

25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday

Navy Beans-Slaw-Beets-Cornbread-Fruit

Ham-Sweet Potatoes-Black-Eyed Peas-Roll-Fruit

Tomato Beef Soup-Grilled Cheese-Cobbler

xParticipant Council MeetingxMusical JamboreexHealth Fair

xPraise with Alma AdamsxSaxophone Music

with Jose Instead

Neisler Centerby the Neisler Foundation

Beef Tips-Potatoes-Carrots-Roll-Jello

6 Thursday Activity Highlights

Lemon Pepper Chicken-Succotash-Roll-Sherbet

5 Wednesday

Baked Potato with Chili & Cheese-Tossed Salad-Fruit

Country Steak-Mashed Potatoes-Peas-Roll-Spiced Apples

xLadies Craft ClassCreating “Love-ly” Garland

xPractice Special Olympics

xValentine Cookies with Kayley Putnam

We’re Cooking!

4 Tuesday

xMaking Bird Feeders with Mary Kate Sellers

xShannon Sellers Shares A Devotion

xChapel with Jerry WelchxShelley Eagan of

Proffitt Family Farms

Meatloaf-Mashed Potatoes-Green Beans-Fruit-Roll

3 Monday

10 MondayxValentine Card Craft

with LimericksxValentine’s Day

Junk Drawer Detectives

xOlin Lanford Shares SongsxHealth FairxCupid Bingo

Tuna Casserole-Peas & Carrots-Cobbler-Roll

27 Thursday 28 FridayxSinging with Jerry PearsonxSnack with Caleb WhitakerxCrazy Game Contests

Participants vs Staff

We’re Cooking!Hamburger with Lettuce/Tomato-

Baked Beans-Pudding

BBQ Sandwich-Slaw-Beans-Cobbler

xEmily Epley Shares About Earl Scruggs

x“Minute 2 Win-It” with J.J. Ponton & Ashley

xA Visit From Highway Patrolman Rodney Smith

xSunday School with Sunnyside Baptist Church

xPraise with Alma Adams

xThe Gadabouts Come To Perform

xMaking ID Cards with KM Police Department

xChapel with Jerry WelchxHealth Fair

xMaking Cookies with Mindy Walters

xValentine Crafts with Caydee Greenway

xPraise with Alma Adams

xChief Burns of the KM Fire Museum Visits

7 Friday

Lasagna-Salad-Garlic Bread-FruitCajun Chicken-Pasta Salad-

Baked Beans-Roll-Fruit

xLessons with Wray CanipexPet Therapy with

‘Sir Charles Fronz Baker, The Ragdoll Kitten

xKings Mountain Gateway Trails with Bill McMurry

2014

xRev. Charles Rudisill

xDulcimer Music with Suzanne Brock

xGroundhog Weather Almanac ReportxShadow Guessing

xBinkee the Clown Comes To Town

xLEC Sing-a-long

xPresidential TriviaxPresident Bingo

Dates to Remember:February 4 - Caregiver Support Meeting with Christie Ray of Home Instead

“I Love and Care for My Parents, because They First Cared for Me!”

February 14 - Our Annual Valentine Special: LEC’s WACKY WEDDING!!!*Make sure to wear Red or Pink on this special day of love*

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Shelby:Digital CameraSmall HD TV

Thank youThank you to the following:

Carol Patrick - personal items, plastic bagsCarrol Dills - candyBecky & Jan Choate - special giftsHarris Funeral - chairs Lanny Lanford - candy canesMaude McCarter - Boost and EnsureCornelia Buchanan - bingo prizesPatti & Emmie Wilson - bingo prizesChris Sadler - cookiesDiane Harrison - cakeCrystal Love - Christmas goodiesSuzie Muter - ornamentsBrian Hundley - ornamentsBrandey Epps - gift cardsSusan Maner - greeting cardsDanny & Ann Langford - corn hole gameConnie Savell - greeting cards, personal itemsCarmi Lee - cookiesLib Grayson - cupcakesAnn Pharr - holiday place matsAnne Shaw - fudgeCharles & Misty Ramsey - fruitLottie Sanders - chocolatesRoss Grove Baptist Church - treat bagsTeresa Brooks - fleece throwsBarbara Baughman - cookiesKaye Hartman - magazines, crossword puzzlesTiffany Stewart - bingo prizesPat Lewis - magazinesNathan Nejberger - magazines, fudgeKeith Wherry - chocolatesCleveland Regional Medical Center - magazinesDavid & Suzie Muter - exercise bike, walkersLinda Rome - magazinesSandra Proctor - magazines, cardsLaShonda Brown - cupcakesJewell Hipps - cardsNellie Crowder - cardsPat Harrill - lancetsMabel Hardin - crockpotCarole Rice - cardsAnn Kendrick - cake, magazinesMarie Seager - flowersBarbara Bridges - magazinesLinda Williams - puzzle

Kings Mountain:Bingo PrizesLarge Beanbag Chairs

Our Greatest Wish...A small greenhouse for Kings Mountain Life Enrichment Center

The horticultural therapy program at Life Enrichment Center is

a great addition to our many quality programs and is enjoyed by

many participants. While spring, summer and fall are our prime

gardening months, more than any other time winter is when

plants can really lift spirits and create a feeling of hope. Our

greatest wish for the participants at the Kings Mountain Life

Enrichment Center is for a small greenhouse that would expand

the winter gardening opportunities. There is nothing more calm-

ing and invigorating than entering a warm, sunny greenhouse on

a cold winter day and smelling soil and plants and seeing life

abounding all around you.

A greenhouse would expand our winter

gardening and create new opportunities

to learn about gardening and interact

with plants. A small, sturdy greenhouse,

like the one pictured, costs about $3,000

for an 8x8 or $4,000 for a 12x12.

Friends, Joyce and Rose

take a break from exercise to

share a secret and a laugh.

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The following has been honored with a gift to Life Enrichment Center:

Adelaide A. Craver by Brenda Page

In honor...

In memory... The following have been remembered with a gift

to Life Enrichment Center:

Jimmie Buchanan by Cornelia BuchananJim Dusenbury by Brownie & Bubba Plaster Stuart & John Schweppe

Irvin Harden by Jeanne Yarboro

Forrest Hite by Ray & Bobbie Cox Pat Faggart

Sam Hudson by Judy Hudson

Dorothy Louise Lawson by Ray & Bobbie Cox John & Dottie Kinlaw Homebound Ministry of Mineral Springs Baptist Church

William Mabry by Bill & Susan Young

Gary Patterson by Julia Appling Ted & Faye Brittain Jim McSwain John Paksoy Alison G. Still Association for the Welfare of Animals

GiftsBenefactor

Paul & Margaret Porter Charitable Foundation

SponsorsAmerican Restoration

Weathers Family Foundation

SupporterJoseph M. Wright Charitable Foundation

FriendsEdwin Ford

Jim & Sandra LucasJim & Gayle Niskala

Eskridge Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Looking for an opportunity to help someone? Please give. Memorials, Honoraria, and Gifts

I want to support the work of the Life Enrichment Center...By becoming a: ( )Friend $25-$100 ( )Supporter $101-$500 ( )Sponsor $501-$1,000 ( )Patron $1,001-$2,500 ( )Benefactor $2,501-$4,999 ( )Major Benefactor $5,000 +Make checks payable to: Life Enrichment Center 110 Life Enrichment Blvd., Shelby, NC 28150You can also use your credit card.Visa/ MC (Circle one) Card No.__________________________ Expiration Date_____________ Amount___________Signature_______________________________________

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Advisory BoardMason Venable, ChairmanMonty Thornburg, SecretaryMary AccorDavid BrinkleyTom BrooksCecil BurtonPhil HagerRonnie HawkinsKitty HoyleMichael JohnsonDr. Jane KingBrenda LovelaceTom McNicholDr. Anthony NegbeneborEllis NoellMike PoageJay RhodesDr. Mike RibadeneyraGary RitchieErnest RomeBob SmithJohn StillOscar Zamora

Board of DirectorsPaula Ramsey, PresidentMoises Miranda, Vice-PresidentEvelyn Ribadeneyra, SecretaryDonna Beringer, TreasurerDr. David BarkerGreg BlalockWade CarpenterDebbie ClaryDanny ClayDavid ClineTom CriderErin CrowJulie DavesJennipher Harrill Greg KassingRandy MachConnie NelsonDavid PharrSharon RobbsPhillis RobinsonRev. Charles RudisillDr. Denise SmithPatsy StewartChris TurnerJohn TurnerCarol Walsburger

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Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting

The Role of Diet in Parkinson’s DiseaseShelby Life Enrichment Center ~ 110 Life Enrichment Blvd. Shelby, NC 28150

Questions? Call 704.484.0405

For Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia

Let’s Talk About DementiaTuesday, February 18 ~ 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Shelby Life Enrichment Center110 Life Enrichment Blvd., Shelby, NC 28150

Free sitter service is available but must make reservation by Feb. 12Call 704.484.0405

I Love and Care for My Parents,Because They First Cared for Me!

with Christie Ray of Home Instead

Tuesday, February 4 ~ 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Kings Mountain Life Enrichment Center222 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Free sitter service is available; please make reservation by Jan. 31

Polio Support GroupMonday, Feb. 17 6 - 8 p.m.

Shelby Life Enrichment Center ~ 110 Life Enrichment Blvd.*Parking & entrance behind building*

Contact Janet Walker for details: 704.692.6249