Chatham Senior Mealsite brought in the holiday season with a full week of activities where patrons enjoyed good food, heard great entertainment, and even had a few take-home prizes. The festivities started with a Christmas Party sponsored by David Henderson of Enta Medicare on Tuesday, December 13th where patrons first enjoyed a scrumptious feast and then enjoyed cake and gifts provided by Mrs. Emma Austin. Following was Freddy Hightower and Sherri Ezell entertaining the group with their vocal talents.
Prizes sponsored by Etna/ Medicare, Pat Crawford, and Mary Kirkland were also awarded. Door prize winners were Joann Salsbury, Bart Waggoner, Emily Fields, and Carl Tippen. Christmas shirt winners were Elaine Sanderson, Judy Cooper, Betty Rogers, Larue Barton, John Austin, and Leah Waggoner.

The next day brought fun through the always popular “Pass the Bow” game which is a modified version of musical chairs. Participants passed a bow around and whoever was holding it when the music came to an end was eliminated unless they could give a correct answer to a Christmas trivia question. This continues until only one is left which was Mrs. Mary Steed Jarrell Oldham.

The festivities concluded on Friday with a fun day of Blackout Bingo sponsored by Tiffany McBride of Lagniappe Home Health. Winners were Janet Smith, Barbara Roberts, Linda Williams, Jeanette Conn, And Leah Waggoner.

Chatham Senior Mealsite, located at 6425 Hwy 34 in Chatham, is a satellite site of the Jackson Council on Aging. Open Monday – Friday, a healthy lunch is served each day at noon, and activities are planned for Jackson Parish residents living in the Chatham area who are 60 and older.