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MCFARLANV I L L A G E S

M CF A RL A N HO M E

COURT STREET

V ILLAGE

December 2018

Save the Sweet DateWhether your favorite is

peanut butter, sugar, oatmeal, orclassic chocolate chip, go aheadand get caught with your hand inthe cookie jar on Dec. 4, NationalCookie Day.

What holiday baking memoriesdo you have?

From Last Month...Our final count for average

steps per person in the Commit toFit challenge in October was1719! Congratulations to all whoparticipated to make McFarlanVillages a healthier place to be!

Frankie’s PlaceFrankie Mabry became a

resident here at Court StreetVillage on December 2, 2016. Shemoved here to be close to herbrother, a resident at the time,but he sadly passed away daysafter Frankie signed her lease.Frankie chose to stay with us and,in addition to participating in theresident welcoming committee,she oversees Frankie’s Place, ourresident convenience store!

Frankie considers her job at theresident store her ministry. Shesays she likes to stay busy, andrunning the store is the perfectway to do that! Frankie’s jobduties include purchasing storeitems, managing inventory, andstocking the store.

Frankie has many frequentcustomers who visit her store on aregular basis. She does all shecan to keep the store item costsreasonable so our residents canenjoy them! To that end, she andher family have donated manyitems and much of their time tokeep the store running efficiently.

The store carries items such as:• Canned Goods• Dry Goods• Laundry Soap• Paper Products• Toiletries• Chips, Snacks, and Pop• Greeting cardsWe are always taking

donations for our resident store!Please contact Frankie or theCourt Street Village main officefor information about donating.

Thank you, Frankie, for all thehard work you do for ourcommunity! The store is openMon, Wed, and Fri from11:30a-2:30p.

McFarlan HomeFront Desk Phone

810-235-3077

Court Street VillageOffice Phone (East)

810-239-4400Office Phone (West)

810-239-4700

After-Hours EmergencyMaintenance (Court

Street Village)(810) 938-3273

After-Hours On-SiteEmergency (Court

Street Village)700 Building (810) 938-0392800 Building (810) 938-3272

WELCOME

McFarlan Villagesis Online!

There are manyways to connectwith us:

1. Visit our websitefor information aboutour properties atmcfarlanvillages.org.

2. We post a lot ofpictures and videos ofour amazing residentson our Facebookpage. We just blewpast 150 likes—like usto join the fun!

3. Our newsletter isnow digital! If you’dlike to receive thisnewsletter (and othergreat content) viaemail, please sendyour email address tomfrey@pvm.org.

MTA Bus Schedule (CourtStreet Village)

Meijer Mon, 12:45pmWalmart (Belsay) Thurs, 10amKroger/Walmart (Corunna) Fri, 9am

McFarlan Villages

Frankie’s Place ConvenienceStore (Court Street Village)

Mon, Wed, and Fri 11:30am-2:30pm

Work RequestsAll residents must submit official work

requests to the front office for theirmaintenance needs to be addressed.

Holiday HappeningsMcFarlan Home• 12/10 7pm Christmas Lights at

Crossroads Village• 12/11 10am Christmas Tree

Shops/And That! Trip• 12/15 11am Christmas Songs &

Service with Saints of God Church• 12/17 1:30pm Christmas at Whaley

House MuseumCourt Street Village• 12/8 10am Christmas Bazaar• 12/11 4pm Court Street Village

Christmas Dinner• 12/14 5pm Christmas Lights in

Frankenmuth• 12/15 6pm Christmas Tea• 12/17 5pm Christmas Lights and

Dinner at Crossroads VillageSee Brittany or Cindy for more info.

Happy Holidays!

December Dates to Remember12/2 Hanukkah Begins12/2-12/8 Nat’l Hand Washing Week12/4 Scrabble™‘s Birthday12/4 Nat’l Cookie Day12/7 Pearl Harbor Day12/8 Gingerbread Decor. Day12/15 Nat’l Firefighters’ Day12/21 Winter Begins12/24 Christmas Eve12/25 Christmas Day12/26 Kwanzaa/Boxing Day12/31 New Year’s Eve

Resident SpotlightJanet Hehn is one

of the oldestresidents here atMcFarlan. She wasborn on August 19,1927, right here inFlint! Janet

graduated from Central High Schooland worked as a cashier. She did notattend college as her industrious spiritmade her want to start workingimmediately after high school.

Janet has 3 children and 1grandchild that she loves andadores. She also loves to travel, lookat old furniture, and discover thebackgrounds of many differenthistorical places. Her favorite colorsare red and green, just like Christmas!

Janet likes to try new things — sheloves that the food at McFarlan has avariety of choices for her to try!

Volunteer FeatureResident LiaisonFlorence Taylor, James Riely,

Roosevelt Mitchner, Thelma Mull,Vershann Dawson, Wendall Moore

Indoor BeautificationAngela Barrett, Kathleen Knott, Lillie

Green, Louise McCorry, WilliamWanbaugh

Outdoor BeautificationAnnie Wilson, James Humpert, James

Riley, Jeanette Johnson, Thelma Mull,William Wanbaugh

Coffee BaristasPhillip Hairston, Richard McCoyCommunity Improvement ResearchKaren LyonsResident Event VolunteersAngela Barrett, Arthur Romel,

Florence Taylor, Jeanette Johnson,Sharla Wilbanks, Thelma Mull, VershannDawson

Community Flyer DistributionJanice Villalpando, Richard McCoyCommunity Closet StaffHelen Hodorovich, Lavena Colley,

Ruth YoungsChildren Center StaffCharlotte Williams, Cindy Duffie,

Lavena Colley, Ruth YoungsFlint Humane Society Dog Treat

MakersArlene Chizmadia, Beverly

Vickerman, Cindy Duffie, Empress Uribe,Helen Hodorovich, Lavena Colley, LoisEaker, Lucy Myers, Ruth Youngs

Cookie Making for YWCA FlintCharlotte Williams, Cindy Duffie,

Helen Hodorovich, Lavena Colley, LoisEaker, Ruth Youngs

Wit & Wisdom

“Giving is not justabout making a

donation. It is aboutmaking a difference.”

—Kathy Calvin

“You get more joy outof the giving to others,

and should put agood deal of thought

into the happinessyou are able to give.”—Eleanor Roosevelt

“The purpose of life isto discover your gift.The work of life is to

develop it. Themeaning of life is to

give your gift away.”—David Viscott

“At the end of theday it’s not aboutwhat you have oreven what you’veaccomplished. ...

It’s about who you’velifted up, who you’ve

made better.It’s about what

you’ve given back.”—Denzel Washington

“Success is findingsatisfaction in giving

a little more thanyou take.”

—Christopher Reeve

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December 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

December 2018 Birthdays

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Smith (East)

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Wagner (West)

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Wilbanks (East)

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Richmond (East)White (West)

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Saucier (East)

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Brown (West)

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Daniels (East)Smith (East)

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Forte (West)Mitchner (East)

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Thompson (East)

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Bell (West)

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Neeley (East)

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Blakely (East)

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Avery (West) (23)

24/31Roberts (West) (24)

Gibbs (East) (31)Johnson (West) (31)Prentice (East) (31)Simon (East) (31)

Christmas 25

McCoy (East)

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Brown (East)Taylor (West)

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Kelly (West)Wilson (West)

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