Adventures in Learning

March 10th SCHEDULE

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11:30am - Gathering in Fellowship Hall and Lunch

Lunch will be at no charge with reservation required by March 6th.

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Noon - Keynote presentation Fellowship Hall

Rev. Christopher Eshelman, pastor of First UMC will share a bit about the Shepherd Center movement, the importance of lifelong learning and where we plan to go from here as a newly developing program. 

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12:45 - Afternoon Sessions start - various classrooms

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The Afternoon Sessions this time will feature two tracks:

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GARDENING

Austin Bolinger is the Horticultural Therapist at Tri-Valley Developmental Services. Austin is a Fort Scott native who developed his love of flowers and plants from working as a florist and then with Barbara McCord, who founded the horticulture therapy program. He has been on staff at Tri-Valley for 3 years. He will speak on spring plants and flowers, how to prepare gardens and flower beds as well as sharing about Tri-Valley's programs. He will bring plants to demonstrate and answer questions to help your garden grow.

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QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ELDERS

Wilma Hibdon is a retired Health Facility surveyor who worked in the Fort Scott area for many years. She is coordinating a series of presentations from local providers that will be full of insights and tips to get the most out of home health care, make good decisions about assisted living, and end of life planning. Representatives from No Limit Rehabilitation, Presbyterian Village, Integrity Home Health, Fort Scott Medicalodge, Southwest Extension, and Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel will lend their expertise and answer questions and additional resources will be available! This is information all of us, and our loved ones will need at some point - come enjoy fellowship

with others while gathering resources!