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Wednesday, May 24,2023
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Courtesy of Fayette Civitan Club
Fayette Civitan Charley Prince
Recognized for 45 Years of Membership
Fayette County Civitan Charley
Prince, left, recently celebrated his
45th year of “paying itfonvard”last
month. He exemplifies, and has lived
out, the close friendships and co
operation that have existed for 52-
plus years in the Fayette community,
according to Fayette County Civitan
Club members.
Young and older men alike are en
couraged to join the club in serving
others as members respond to Benja
min Franklin’s “inspiring charge to
simply pay itfonvard. ”
The club meets on the second and
fourth Thursdays of each month at 6
p.m. at Pinecrest Church Fellowship
Hall, located at 103 Old Norton Road
in Fayetteville. Monthly speakers de
tail various topics, primarily focused
on “special needs citizens” in the
community, according to members.
Shelter Pets
of the Week
Fayette Humane Society
Ollie is a 2.5-year-old, loving but
shy cat. When they moved, his
owners put him out and left this
handsome boy behind.
He just wants a home where he
can live the quiet life inside, with lots
of petting and brushing. He'd be best
as a solo pet.
If you’re interested in adopting
Ollie, please complete a no-obligation
pre-adoption form at fayettehu-
mane.org. If you have any questions,
email Fayette Humane Society at
info@fayettehumane.org or call 770-
487-1073-
Ollie
Wesley
Looking for your next best
friend? Wesley is your guy!
Wesley is 10 months old and
does amazingly with other dogs.
This boy is a huge lovebug and
wants nothing more than to find
his person. This boy could play
fetch all day long!
Interested in meeting Wesley?
Wesley is available for adop
tion at Royal Animal Refuge, lo
cated at 414 Jenkins Road in
Tyrone. For more information on
adopting, visit www.royalanimal-
refuge.org.
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Participants of the 2023 FSS weight loss challenge
Courtesy of FSS
FSS Spotlights Older
Americans Month
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
As a community rich
with history and families
that continually returns to
where it all began, Fayette
County is thought to be a
haven for those in the eld
erly community. The month
of May is Older Americans
Month, and Fayette Senior
Services takes time to de
velop programming for each
senior citizen wishing to be
involved.
From learning how to
explore family trees to
learning fun crafts like
soap-making, FSS officials
take pride in developing
programs that keep senior
citizens informed and en
gaged on how they can re
live their past and maintain
their youth.
“At Fayette Senior Serv
ices, we work together to
brainstorm ideas for our
members and the com
munity to enjoy a wide array
of programs to fit everyone’s
interest and needs,” com
mented FSS Program De
velopment Coordinator
Morgan Lanier.
“From research, brain
storming sessions, sugges
tions from members,
meetings and discussions
with presenters, and a
group effort, we come up
with ideas that would fit in
our schedule well in ad
dition to being of interest to
our target audience,” Lanier
continued. “We are so lucky
to have a community behind
us willing to continue to
grow and come up with new
and innovative ideas for
programming.”
Older Americans Month
(0AM) began in 1963 to rec
ognizes that only 17 million
living Americans had
reached their 65th birthday,
notably because about one
third of older Americans
lived in poverty and few
programs were available to
meet their financial, social,
or health-based needs, ac
cording to the Administra
tion of Community Living.
This began to change in
April of 1963, when Pres
ident John F. Kennedy and
members of the National
Council of Senior Citizens
decided that May was to be
established as “Senior Cit
izen Month,” the prelude to
“Older Americans Month.”
For Lanier, her work
with FSS is work that is
filled with smiles and inspi
ration, as FSS continues to
set the pace for program
ming that impacts the lives
of those who continue to
live and thrive.
“The most rewarding
part of this job is seeing the
impact it has for our seniors
in our community,” she
said. “Not a day goes by that
we aren’t able to see a smile
on many seniors faces, hear
laughter around the center,
or see a new friendship blos
soming or an old friendship
growing.
“Knowing that the team
at Fayette Senior Services is
creating an environment for
senior citizens to call their
own and feel comfortable
coming to and enjoying
themselves is all the motiva
tion we need to continue to
grow as an organization for
them,” Lanier concluded.
PTC Library Expanding
Hours After Memorial Day
Peachtree City Library officials have an
nounced that the library will expand its
hours after Memorial Day, starting May 31,
to welcome visitors from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sat
urdays, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
“Now, you’ll have even more time to get
lost in captivating stories, explore fascinat
ing worlds, and dive into endless learning
opportunities,” commented city officials.
30th Annual Old Courthouse
5K Slated June 10 in Fayetteville
For decades, runners ac
ross metro Atlanta continue
to be attracted for Fay
etteville each June for the
annual Old Courthouse 5K,
and on Saturday, June 10,
the Fayette County Civitan
Club will host its 30th OC5K
with proceeds benefitting or
ganizations serving families
with exceptional children in
the community.
The run begins at 8 a.m.
at the Fayette County Senior
Services Center, located at 4
Center Drive in Fayetteville.
Preregistration is available
online at https://www.ac-
tive.com/fayetteville-
ga/running/distance-runnin
g-races/30th-annual-old-
courthouse-5k-2023 and
day-of-race registration be
gins at 7 a.m. June 10.
“The OC5K run is an
open race event that does
not restrict runner partici
pants based upon age,
gender, or ability,” com
mented organizers. “Like
past years’ runs, there will be
some crazy fantastic door
prizes, refreshments and the
overwhelmingly popular
‘Old Courthouse 5R T-shirts
for all registered partici
pants. Door prizes are fur
nished by some of our
corporate sponsors, wonder
ful donators, and the Fayette
County Civitan Club.”
Benefiting organizations
include the Joseph Sams
School, Fayette Exceptional
OPS, Fayette County Special
Olympics, Two Sparrows
Village, Southside Support,
Camp Big Heart, and South
west Christian Care.
Sponsors include Your
Pie Pizza of PTC; Chick-fil-A,
Inc.; Chick-fil-A Dwarf
House of Fayetteville; ER
Walker Flooring Special
ists/Shaw Floors; Action
Tire Company; Delta Com
munity Credit Union; Play it
Again Sports; Kroger (Town
Hall); Broadway Diner; Pyke
and Associates, P.C.; and
Vic’s Auto Air and Brake
Service; Grand Courier of
Fayetteville.
Organizers also thank
Fayetteville Police Depart
ment and Police Chief Scott
Gray, Fayette Senior Serv
ices, and the Life Enrich
ment Center for assistance
and contributions.
For more information,
contact event director Darryl
Douglas at dd372d@att.com
or 678-362-4000. Visit
www.civitan.org for more in
formation about Civitan In
ternational.
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The Meeting Place
Fayette County Board of Edu
cation meets the fourth Monday
of the month at 7 p.m.
Fayette County Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.
Fayette County Planning Com
mission meets the first Thursday
of the month at 7 p.m.
Fayetteville City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Planning Commis
sion meets the fourth Tuesday of
the month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Work Session
meeting on the last Tuesday of
each month at 9 a.m. at Fay
etteville City Hall.
Peachtree City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6:30 p.m.
Peachtree City Planning Com
mission meets the second and
fourth Monday of the month at 7
p.m.
Tyrone Town Council meets the
first and third Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Planning Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Downtown Devel
opment Authority meets at 9
a.m. on the second Monday of the
month.
Brooks Town Council meets the
third Monday of every month at
6:30 p.m.
