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New Sr. Center director is Juronia Evans
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Monroe County Senior
Center welcomes a new
director, Juronia (Lynn)
Evans, who is a Monroe
County native and a long
time friend of many of the
Centers members. She was
greeted enthusiastically by
those at the Center, which
is a second home for the
seniors who enjoy camara
derie there daily
The Center had an
interim director after
Freida Whites retirement
on March 30 until Evans
stepped into the leadership
role on Aug. 22. She is a
1998 graduate of Mary Per
sons and a 2004 graduate of
Ft. Valley State College and
University with a degree
in psychology. She said
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It doesn't feel like work; it feels
like home. -Juronia Evans about
her job as Monroe County Senior
Center director
ferent personalities among
the members at the Center
and sometimes being a
peacemaker or a discipli
narian, Evans said she feels
like her past experience
has prepared her well. She
said she has always been
taught to respect her elders
and to “talk in love” when
mediation or correction is
needed,
“Were all going to get
older. I love my seniors,”
said Evans. “It doesn’t
feel like work; it feels like
home.”
Mark Holloway, Financial Advisor
478.365.0382
mark.holloway@nm.com
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she has worked with every
age group, from daycare to w '^ 1 meals, even if they can
schoolage to seniors, and 0I A volunteer a couple of
feels that those experiences days per week.
At the 32nd annual birthday celebration for Monroe
County s 90-1 00-year-olds at the Senior Center on Oct.
1 9, Aretha Thompson, left, introduced new Senior Center
site manager Lynn Evans, presenting her a broom to shep
herd her flock at the Senior Center, keep it in control and
clean up after it as necessary. Evans shows a little distress
initially at Thompson s unfiltered remarks but was soon
smiling again.
have prepared her for her
duties as the Senior Center
manager.
“I’m in love with it,”
said Evans. “I feel like I’m
home.”
She said she knows many
of those who come to
the Center as her family,
friends and fellow church
members. She has a pas
sion for helping others and
feels like her new position
gives her constant opportu
nities to do so.
Her father, Joe Evans,
worked for the city of
Forsyth until he retired,
and her mother, Shirley
Evans, worked at the
Forsyth Police Department
for many years. Both are
well known in the Mon
roe County community.
Evans has three children,
one at each school level in
Monroe County schools.
Kelcie is 16, Ja’miah is 12,
and Christian is 10.
Evans said she wants to
make the Senior Center a
hub for the community, a
place where members and
volunteers enjoy spending
time and where all seniors
She would like to see the
Senior Center building
expanded and modernized.
One need she has seen is
for automatic doors. She
said the doors are heavy
and having them open
automatically would make
the Center more accessible
for seniors.
Monroe County Senior
Center is open 8 a.m.-
3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Transportation to and
from the Center is avail
able through the Middle
Georgia Regional Commis
sion. Seniors can apply for
transportation when they
become a member of the
Center.
“We want seniors to be as
independent as possible,”
said Evans.
was able to provide free ad
mission to the fair and sack
lunches for the seniors.
On Halloween, Oct. 31,
those at the Center will fill
candy bags for the children
at Head Start and will offer
activities for the children;
Head Start classes are right
behind the Senior Center.
Evans plans to develop
more relationships be
tween the community and
seniors. Volunteers with
expertise educate seniors
in areas of interest to
them and help them with
things like applications
on computers and obtain
ing and installing smoke
detectors. The donation of
a new 50” television will
let seniors watch news and
other programs of interest
at the Center. Evans would
like to build some raised
garden beds at the Center
so seniors could work in
them without bending.
Evans said the opportuni
ty the Center gives seniors
for social relationships is
very important. She thinks
of one man at the Center
who lost multiple family
members within a two-
year period. Coming to the
Center has helped to keep
his spirits up.
Monroe County Senior
Center is administered by
Middle Georgia Commu
nity Action Agency, which
is based in Warner Robins.
Evans said it is an “awe
some” agency for which to
work, giving her resources
and training. Besides many
volunteers, Evans’ staff
includes George Johnson
and Annie Lyons, whom
Evans said are her right and
left hands.
Acknowledging that part
of her job is dealing diplo
matically with many dif-
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