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Debbie Main, Editor

ForAnyone ...29 - JULY 3

C A N C E L E D

All FYAC

activities still

at this time.

GOVERNORABBOTT’SPHASE III

TO OPEN TEXAS

DUE TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN TEXAS COVID-19 CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS:

EFFECTIVE JUNE 29:• Allbarsandsimilarestablishmentsthatreceivemorethan51%oftheirgrossreceipts

fromthesaleofalcoholicbeveragesarerequiredtoclose.Thesebusinessesmayremainopenfordeliveryandtake-out,includingforalcoholicbeverages,asauthorizedbytheTexasAlcoholicBeverageCommission.

• Restaurantsmayremainopenfordine-inservice,butatacapacitynottoexceed50%oftotallistedindooroccupancy.

• Raftingandtubingbusinessesmustclose.

• Outdoorgatheringsof100ormorepeoplemustbeapprovedbylocalgovernments,withcertainexceptions.

FURTHER PROTOCOLS:• Allbusinessesshouldcontinuetofollowtheminimumstandardhealthprotocolsthat

havebeeninplace.

PAUSED

Texas Department of State Health Services#COVID19TX Update JUNE 25, 2020

from DSHS Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt:

“This is the biggest COVID-19 challenge Texas has faced

since coronavirus hit our state.We need every single Texan to help.”

DUE TO THE

ONGOING COVID-19 VIRUS HEALTH CONCERNS,FOREVER YOUNG ACTIVITY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

We urge everyone to follow the recommended guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control:

— FYAC Board of Directors

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Cover coughs and sneezes. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow.

• Throw used tissues in the trash. Immediately wash your hands.

• Avoid crowds.• Stay home if you’re sick.

STAY SAFE. STAY HEALTHY.

DUE TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE ONGOING COVID-19 VIRUS CASES, FOREVER YOUNG ACTIVITY CENTER WILL REMAIN CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

— https://gov.texas.gov/coronavirus

BY STAYING APART NOW, WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN FASTER!

PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING

If you must go out, avoid public spaces and keep

your distance.

KEEP HANDS CLEAN

Use soap and water for 20 seconds or use 60% alcohol hand sanitizer.

STAY HOME WHEN SICK

Call your doctor if you have fever, cough or shortness of breath.

DON’T SPREAD GERMS

Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth. Cover a cough or sneeze using your elbow.

CLEAN & DISINFECT

Disinfect frequently touched objects and

surfaces often.

6 Feet

If we work together, fewer of our friends and family will be affected by the coronavirus. Hospitals won’t be overloaded and lives will be saved.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO SAVE LIVES!

DRY COUGHFEVER SHORTNESS OF BREATH

Symptoms may appear any time between 2-14 days after exposure.

SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19Most of us will be fine. But, if we allow the virus to spread,

many people who don’t have to could die.

WHY IT’S DANGEROUS

30%No

Symptoms

56%ModerateSymptoms Hospitalization

10% 4%Hospitalization

+ ICU

Learn more at www.texas.gov/covid19

DO YOUR PART TO KEEP FELLOW TEXANS SAFE!

BY STAYING APART NOW, WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN FASTER!

PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING

If you must go out, avoid public spaces and keep

your distance.

KEEP HANDS CLEAN

Use soap and water for 20 seconds or use 60% alcohol hand sanitizer.

STAY HOME WHEN SICK

Call your doctor if you have fever, cough or shortness of breath.

DON’T SPREAD GERMS

Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth. Cover a cough or sneeze using your elbow.

CLEAN & DISINFECT

Disinfect frequently touched objects and

surfaces often.

6 Feet

If we work together, fewer of our friends and family will be affected by the coronavirus. Hospitals won’t be overloaded and lives will be saved.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO SAVE LIVES!

DRY COUGHFEVER SHORTNESS OF BREATH

Symptoms may appear any time between 2-14 days after exposure.

SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19Most of us will be fine. But, if we allow the virus to spread,

many people who don’t have to could die.

WHY IT’S DANGEROUS

30%No

Symptoms

56%ModerateSymptoms Hospitalization

10% 4%Hospitalization

+ ICU

Learn more at www.texas.gov/covid19

DO YOUR PART TO KEEP FELLOW TEXANS SAFE!

• Cough• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing• Chills• Repeated shaking with chills• Muscle pain• Headache• Sore throat• Loss of taste or smell• Diarrhea*• Feeling feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100.0 F• Known close contact with a person who is lab confirmed to have COVID-19

SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19

• congestion or runny nose*• nausea* * — recently added

Stitchin’HeaveninQuitmanhasseveralBerninasewingmachinesthatarebeingretiredafteruseontheircruiseprograms.TheyaregentlyusedandmeticulouslymaintainedbyacertifiedBerninatech.Newhomes/usesarebeingsoughtforthem.ErikaBinder, Bernina SalesRepresentativewith Stitchin’Heaven, has inquired aboutsewingprogramsatFYAC,orwhetherthereareanyplannedforthefuture.

IfanyofourForeverYoungassociateswouldbeinterestedintakingadvantageofasewingprogramat theCenter,contactDaisyB. Erikahasofferedherservices tohelpget theplanningphasesstarted,andhelpwithfundraisingeffortstoobtainthesewingmachines.

Stitchin’ Heaven retiring several well-maintained Berninas

IN THE MARKET FOR A USED SEWING MACHINE?

OR WOULD LIKE TO SEE FYAC OFFER SEWING CLASSES?

Is on Saturday this year

U.S. Census Bureau to Deliver 2020 Census Questionnaires

in East Texas to Those Who Have Not Self-Responded

TheU.S.CensusBureau,incoordinationwithfederal,state,andlocalhealthofficials,hasbegundroppingoff2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors ofhouseholds inEastTexaswhohavenot already self-respondedforthecensus.Thisisdoneinareaswherethemajorityofhouseholdsdonotreceivemailattheir

physicaladdress.

Temporaryfieldstaffhavebeentrainedtoobserveallsocialdistancingprotocolsandwillwearofficialgovernment-providedpersonalprotectiveequipment for their safetyand the safetyof thepublic.Thisoperationiscontactlessandfollowsthemostcurrentfederalhealthandsafetyguidelines.

TheCensusBureauwilldeliver2020Censusinvitationsandpaperquestionnairesatthefrontdoorsofroughly5.1millionstatesidehouseholdsandinEastTexas.Thisoperationiscrucialtoensureacompleteandaccuratecountofallcommunities,whichhelpsguidehundredsofbillionsofdollarsinpublicandprivatesectorspendingperyear.

Peoplearestronglyencouragedtorespondpromptlytothe2020CensususingtheIDnumberincludedinthequestionnairepacket.RespondingwithacensusIDorthepaperquestionnairehelpsensurethebestcountoftheircommunity.Peoplecanrespondonline,byphoneorbyusingthepaperforminthepacket.

— www.2020census.gov/en/news-event?

How Can You Verify That Someone Is a Census Taker?

If someone visits your home to collect information for the 2020 Census, check to make sure they have a valid ID badge with photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date. Census workers may also carry Census Bureau

bags and other equipment with the Census Bureau logo.

• blackcanvasbag• laptop• red/white/bluesignforcarwindow

NOT HOME?Packetenvelopein

whiteplasticbagleftonfrontdoorhandle.

Forever Young has received an offer to create masks to make available to any FYAC associate that would need one.

Interested associates please contact Daisy to get your name on a list.

To the person donating

these masks ...

WILL YOU NEED A MASK WHEN WE REOPEN??

When FYAC does reopen, we will need help with certain supplies to enable the Center to follow recommended health protocols. Donations of the following items would be greatly appreciated:

• face masks• hand sanitizer• temperature guns

Be a part of the

Thought for

the day ...

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around

once in a while, you could miss it ...

2016

2016

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Old Settlers Weekend booth

Furnished cookies and brownies for Honor-First-Responders event

A walk

down

Memory

Lane ...

Forever Young thanks you for supporting our Center.

FYAC 2020 Board of Directors

Forever Young Activity Center is a privately-funded, non-profit organization, completely sustained by our fundraisers and donations from

local individuals, businesses, and groups. We are a 501(c)(3) public charity established in March, 2009.

No city/state/federal funds are received to finance our operations.

FYAC 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: John F. Johnson, President Jean Chancelor, Vice President Elaine Douglas, Secretary Daisy Bennett, Treasurer Pat Neel, Director Jerelyn Carver, Director Charles R. Thompson, Director Roy Faubion, Director Jackie Taylor, Director Marion Stanberry, Director

Forever Young Activity Center — 404 S. Main, Quitman, Texas Mailing address: P. O. Box 538, Quitman, Texas 75783Phone: 903-763-8201

www.quitmanseniors.org

@fyacquitman

To provide a place for adult fellowship and programs that will enrich one’s life.