Our homebound seniors enjoyed a special dessert with their lunch on Valentine’s Day! Boy Scout Troop 290 provided each senior with their own individual pie and valentine. Their generosity and caring act was a fun surprise for over 120 homebound seniors. Thank you Troop 290 for the very special treat!
Our friends at the Branson-Hollister Senior Center know how to throw a party! We had a record turnout of 150 people for the 2017 Christmas party. Special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus joined the fun. The talented quilters and crochet club gave out gifts, and the Branson Pickers serenaded the guests. Thank you to the …
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Fourth of July Fun The Fourth of July celebration sparkled at the Branson-Hollister Senior Center with a big crowd attending. Colors were formally presented as the gentlemen led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Even Uncle Sam paid us a visit. The dining hall was decked out in red, white, and blue for the occasion …
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Father’s Day drew a big crowd with a delicious lunch of barbecue ribs the Friday before Father’s Day. We celebrated these dads with games, prizes, and awesome giveaways. It was a fun time with this full house! Hats off to all the dads (and grandpas) among us!
Spin Me a Yarn…This Crochet Club Is Making a Difference Our busy crochet club makes beautiful handmade items for the hospital and other charities in the Branson area. Recent projects include crochet-bordered fleece lovey blankets for the Women’s Crisis Center, crochet stuffed animals for children in the hospital, preemie hats for the local NICU, and …
Bull Creek Village Cleanup A group of around 40 volunteers from Home Depot, Convoy of Hope, and the Branson-Hollister Senior Center came together on a late spring day in May to clean up the Bull Creek Village. They spent about 5 hours cleaning up after the season’s record flooding. Bull Creek feeds into Lake Taneycomo; …
Save Your Best Choice Labels The Branson-Hollister Senior Center has partnered with Best Choice to raise money, and you can help. It’s easy – just clip the UPC code from any of your Best Choice products. After you’ve collected several, drop them off at the Senior Center. We’ll take it from there! The Best Choice …
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Green Thumbs in Our Garden This is the first year for the Branson-Hollister Senior Center’s vegetable garden which supplies the salad bar with fresh produce. Board president Don “Pete” Peterson built the raised beds as a way to help alleviate food costs, get more seniors involved, and offer the freshest salad options possible. The volunteers …
Helping Veteran Rick Neil: Before Helping people in the community is important for many reasons, and on April 6th the Branson-Hollister Senior Center partnered with Home Depot to do just that. Using a grant from the Home Depot Foundation, the two groups joined forces to remove an unsturdy deck at veteran Rick Neil’s house …
Mr. G’s Pizza Fundraiser Mr. G’s Chicago Pizza in historic Downtown Branson is a favorite of many locals. The restaurant owners held a fundraiser in March to assist the Branson-Hollister Senior Center. They generously gave 50% of the entire day’s sales to BHSC. Below is the Center’s president Don “Pete” Peterson accepting the check from …