Tour the Home of President James K. Polk in Columbia, Tennessee – Tuesday, June 22

Begin your journey of President James K. Polk’s home with appetizers in the garden and primitive kitchen. Experience the Rippavilla Plantation’s antebellum mansion during a dinner of fried chicken, corn pudding, green beans, sweet potatoes, cornbread sticks, biscuits, jam, and iced tea. Top off the evening with dessert in Ferguson Hall. The cost of the trip is $75. Alexian Brother Senior Neighbors’ members receive $5 off.

See the Play, “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” at the Cumberland County Playhouse – Wednesday, July 28

Hailed by audiences as a comedy with a heartfelt message, the play “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” follows the intersecting paths of the two guilt-ridden duck hunters, a depressed tabloid journalist, a half-man/half-alligator, and a ghost. The themes of redemption, race, media, and north vs., south are all explored in hilarious fashion, and the play features a surprise ending that few playgoers see coming. The cost of the trip is $60. Alexian Brother Senior Neighbors’ members receive $5 off. The trip includes a buffet lunch at the State Park, charter bus transportation and shopping at the Crossville mall. RSVP by July 12.

Enjoy 7 Days and 6 Nights in Branson, Missouri – October 31-November 6

This show-stopping trip includes 6 nights lodging (4 consecutive nights in Branson,) ten meals, a ride on the Showboat Branson Bell, and admission to seven shows, including: The Osmond Brothers Show, The Red Hot & Blue Show, Country Legend, Lee Greenwood, The Brett Family Show, The Twelve Irish Tenors, and The Baldknobbers Jamboree Show. The cost of the trip is $800 for a single occupancy room, $620 for a double occupancy room, and $600 for a triple occupancy room. Alexian Brother Senior Neighbors’ members receive $5 off. $75 due with RSVP. Final payment due September 1. 

Alaska by Land, Air and Sea!—August 28-September 7 

Spend 11 days and 10 nights marveling at the beauty of Alaska from the luxurious Princess Cruise Lines! Rates start at $2,863 and include cruise, roundtrip airfare from Atlanta, train fare, port charges, fees and taxes. Passport is required. Payment due at the time of reservation.

For nearly 800 years, the Alexian Brothers have served and cared for others. The same beliefs that inspired the founders of this ministry sustain its organization today. The Alexian Brothers mission is put into action by the commitment to promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being of all individuals served through their ten local ministries. Through this commitment, Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries has come to be recognized as the area’s leading innovator in the coordination and delivery of comprehensive services to older adults.

Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries operates in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and has ten Chattanooga, Tennessee ministries, which include: Alexian Village of Tennessee, Alexian Grove, Alexian Brothers Live At Home Program, Lone Oak Free Health and Dental Clinic, Alexian Inn, Alexian Brothers Valley Residence, Alexian Village Health and Rehabilitation Center, Alexian Brothers PACE Program, Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors and Alexian Brothers Home Care.

For more information on Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries, please call (423) 755-6100 or visit www.AlexianBrothers.net.

More information on Senior Neighbors, an Alexian Brothers ministry:

Senior Neighbors, one of the ten area Alexian Brothers ministries, was founded nearly 50 years ago in Chattanooga by Ginny Power. Designed to help seniors in our area age successfully, Senior Neighbors provides vocational, social, mental, spiritual and physical opportunities for seniors at four community centers. Membership to Senior Neighbors is just $25 a year and includes the following programs and events:     

• 3 Senior Centers in downtown Chattanooga and 1 in Soddy Daisy with activities Monday through Friday of each week
• The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) which places senior volunteers with non-profit agencies in the Chattanooga area
• The Chattanooga District Senior Olympics  
• The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) which places qualifying older adults in paid temporary community service positions with local non-profit agencies and government organizations 
• Computer, ballroom dance, yoga, gardening and Tai Chi classes
• Monthly men’s luncheon featuring a different speaker each month
• Day and overnight bus trips
• Scenic City Chorale and Senior Neighbors Orchestra
• Health and wellness screenings
• Foreign language and art clubs
• Free Lunch and Learn events

For more information on Senior Neighbors, please call (423) 755-6100 or visit www.AlexianSeniorNeighbors.org.