St. Patrick’s Center

107 East 14th Street

Wilmington, DE 19801-3209

(302) 652—6219

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The services and programs offered by

St. Patrick’s Center are available to all

in the community regardless of race,

gender, religion, national origin or

disability.

APRIL

2013

A belated Happy Birthday to

George Milligan who celebrated his

Birthday on March 22nd!

HAPPY

APRIL

BIRTHDAYS!

Elwood Wilson 2 Roberta Ziefert 18

Lois Jordan 2 Reese Mason 18

Kathy McFolling 2 Elease Walker 19

Warren Peeples 3 Elizabeth Proctor 20

Louise Smith 4 Thomas King 20

Roy Williams 5 Vanessa Miller-Ushery 20

Rose Perkins 6 Blanche Dennis 22

Damiel Evans 7 Alberta Henderson 22

Mark Sanders 7 Dorothy Rice 22

Alice Lloyd 9 Rebecca Williams 23

Maryann Davis 11 Delores Butcher 26

Karen Johnson 11 Barbara Mathis 27

Leroy Minor 11 Leonard Clement 27

Luis Ortiz 13 Diane Pitts 27

Tara Coleman 14 Alexander Perkins 27

Sarah Richardson 16 Francisca Nazario 29

Alice Daniels 18 Barbara Williams 29

GET WELL!

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

We are very grateful to the hundreds of sponsors and participants who attended our

dinner, Mass, parade, and breakfast, and the many volunteers who made our annual

St. Patrick’s Day events very successful again this year. The St. Patrick’s Day Society,

its officers, captains, and members continue to organize and lead an amazing display of

support for the Center!

The numbers of families visiting the Center for emergency food, fresh produce, medical

transportation, and homeless services continue to rise. We are pleased that donations of

food, clothing, and the number of volunteers are also increasing to help us meet this

demand on our services.

We hope you like our new logo and tagline. We think the graphic shows the Center as a

place special in the middle of the city and our saying, “a sanctuary for people in need

since 1971,” defines who we are.

Happy Spring!

Joe Hickey

Robert Biscoe Peggy Mobley

Robert Daniels Jency Tannell

Thomas Eubanks Adelaide Tate

Buddy Gray Vivian Washington

Connie Gray Alfreda Webb

Wendell King Serita Wilkens

MARCH BRAINTEASER ANSWERS

1. Scrambled Words: grandegin – gardening rolshowock – school work pooriccanu – cornucopia

Eesnevetn – seventeen gnanlipt – planting arinctyito – dictionary

2. The six different ways that (3) dice can be combined so they total 12 are:

1. 6-4-2 2. 6-5-1 3. 6-3-3 4. 5-4-3 5. 5-5-2 6. 4-4-4

3. State Trivia: 1. Which state has the most ghost towns? Oregon.

2. Which state is also a large city in California? Nevada City.

3. What state had the 1st scheduled steam engine ride? Delaware.

4. What state has its border with only one other state? Maine.

4. Movie Trivia: Name the actor and the movie.

a. Why don’t you come up sometime and see me? Mae West in She Done Him Wrong.

b. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.

c. What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate. Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke.

d. Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night. Betty Davis in All About Eve.

5. Frame Games: oru minds, our minds, rou misdn - changing our minds. scratch ym - scratch my back

(the word check is up and yearly in the middle) - yearly checkup

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APRIL BRAINTEASERS

1. Riddles: a. What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

b. What English word has three consecutive double letters?

c. What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket becomes larger but weighs less?

2. State Trivia: a. What state build the 1st rocket to put humans on the moon?

b. What state was the 1st to give women the right to vote?

c. What state had the 1st baseball stadium (1909)?

d. Which state boosts the tallest man ever documented in medical history @ 8’11.1” tall?

3. Teasers: a. Can you find 13 animals hidden in this word? ‘pheasantoadderaturtleechareelionewtiger’

b. A man is trapped in a room that has two exits. The 1st exit houses a room made from magnifying

glass. The hot sun instantly fries anyone that enters. The 2nd exit houses a fire-breathing dragon. How

does he escape?

c. Can you name the candy from the clues? a. Sign of affection. b. Favorite day for working people.

c. Can’t hold on to anything. D. Star explosions.

Tax Trivia:

The U.S. tax code contains 7,000,000,000 words. If you are counting zeros, that is 7 BILLION

not Million;

The Bible, called by many the greatest book of all time, has well under a Million;

The Gettysburg Address has 269 words, and that is often called the greatest speech ever written;

The greatest love letter of all time, Tarzan’s to Jane had only 97 words.

Lady Godiva was an 11th century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who took a famous naked horse

ride through the streets of Coventry in order to get her husband to lower taxes on the locals.

It worked.

ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE:

MONDAY - Commodity Box Distribution

2nd & 3rd Mondays of the Month - April 8th & 15th

TUESDAY– at 1 PM

Bible Study with Lavern Ford

WEDNESDAY - BINGO –After Lunch at 12:30 PM.

THURSDAY – Produce Distribution: 11 AM

Grocery Shopping at Local Stores - 10 AM

Call Lana For Transportation.

FRIDAY – Produce Distribution - 11 AM

Join us every day –playing cards, dominos,

& puzzles

Clothing Bank Open – Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9AM - 2:00 PM

COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

Many of our seniors are taking part in this program each month.

They receive a 40 pound box of assorted shelf stable foods at no

cost. To qualify:

You must be 60 years of age or older

Yearly income may not exceed $14,937.

(monthly income of $1245.)

Must be a Delaware resident

If you meet these qualifications, you may come in to apply, be sure to

bring in your proof of income.

Monday, April 8th - SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL

Learn how to prevent Medicare fraud. Also learn of avail-

able services through the State of Delaware. The program

will take place in the Senior Activities Room on the 2nd

floor of the Center from 11:00—11:45 AM

Why I Come to St. Patrick’s Center

“I like coming to St. Patrick’s Center because they really care about

people and help people out. They care about you and it shows.”

Gary Carpickala

“ There is a multitude of people that come regardless of race or

ethnicity and they are always welcome at St. Patrick’s.”

Alberta Henderson

Friday, April 19th - Shady Maple Farmers Market

We’re happy to report that we’ll be heading back to Shady

Maple - one of our favorite trips. To make the trip cost ef-

ficient, we need to fill the bus (with 18 people) in order to

go. The cost of the trip is $ 7.50. We’ll be leaving the Cen-

ter at 10:30 AM and returning about 3 PM. Your seat is

saved when your money is in!

Wednesday, April 24th - BIRTHDAYS!

Join us in our celebration of APRIL birthdays

with gifts and a special meal featuring Chicken Supreme &

Birthday Cake.

COMING IN MAY

Monday , May 27th—MEMORIAL DAY

The Center Building will be closed but the Dining Room will be open

for lunch. Please call if you need a ride.

Wednesday, May 29th - Senior Health & Fitness Day

The City is sponsoring its Annual Senior Health & Fitness Day at Christina Park

at 4th & Church Streets with lots of fun activities, health services,

exhibits & food. We’ll be leaving the Center at 10:00 AM and re-

turning about 2:30 PM. This is a free event, but you must sign up

with Lana and fill out a registration form .