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In support of our expanded meals programs, I want to remind everyone of the new Restaurant Partnerships that we have recently formed. As a Partner, a restaurant guarantees us 80-100 meals will be prepared and delivered to the Sedona Community Center once monthly throughout the year. These relationships provide the community of Sedona with an invaluable service in their support of Meals on Wheels and our community lunch program. Each day that is covered by a Restaurant Partner represents a savings to SCC of $400-$500 in food cost. Our restaurant partners have now grown from four to eleven. The month of March is proudly sporting the support of the following partners: The Bistro at Bella Terra, Coffee Pot Restaurant, The Gallery on Oak Creek Restaurant at Amara Resort, Heartline Café, Hideaway Restaurant, Joey Bistro, Oak Creek Brewery & Grill, Oaxaca Restaurant, Pizza Picazzo, Reds Restaurant at Sedona Rouge and Shugrue’s Restaurant.
In gratitude for the generosity and civic responsibility demonstrated by these fine restaurants, we are hosting a Restaurant Partner Appreciation Dinner next Monday evening. We are calling it our “Stepping Up to the Plate” awards dinner. This reflects the fact that our partners have both literally and figuratively stepped forward offering full plates of delectable, nutritious meals addressing the community issue of senior hunger. Artist Dennis Ott, infamous department chair and board president of the Sedona Arts Center, has graciously donated fine art “plates” which will serve as the awards which will be presented to our partners. This is merely a token of acknowledgment for the quiet step taken by these restaurants to do very important work accompanied by virtually no public recognition. I urge everyone in the Sedona community to frequent these fine eateries, and take a moment to speak with the management and express your appreciation for the outreach these restaurants are providing. Cynthia Strom is returning next weekend with her marvelous, one-woman musical play entitled “Sing Me a Morning Song, Sedona”. This play celebrates the life and times of Sedona Schnebly after whom our town was named. The play will be presented Friday evening, March 31st at 7:30, and then again on Saturday, April Fool’s Day at 2 pm. The play is lively and spirited, in addition to being informative. The audience will be involved in some of the storytelling as well as the sing-a-longs, so this is an interactive event. At the end of the play the audience will enjoy apple dumpling ala mode served warm during a running slide show of the actual Schnebly family. Apple dumplings were Sedona’s favorite dessert to serve the guests that would frequent the Schnebly homestead. Tickets are $8 for SCC members, $10 for guests when purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. Also next Friday we begin a new round of computer classes. David Green will lend his considerable skills to instruct a class in the basics of word-processing. The class is taught at the Sedona campus of Yavapai College at a cost of $22. Enrollment can be done at the college or here at SCC if that is more convenient. The class will run for two Fridays, each from 1-4 pm. Call us if you would like more information on this or our upcoming classes in Microsoft Word Graphics and Internet Basics and email. Next week we are also pleased to be presenting the third edition of Sample Sedona, our evening cooking class. This month we are featuring the culinary skills of Ray Leza, executive chef at Dahl & Diluca Restaurante. An elegant three course Italian meal will be demonstrated, with the audience partaking of the courses at their completion. The evening will end with individual servings of crème brulee which attendees will caramelize themselves. Due
no doubt to the tremendous job of last month’s guest chefs,
Ron Warriner and Manuel Munguia from Pizza
Picazzo’s, this month’s class is almost already
sold out, so call for reservations quickly. Our Community Lunch is served at the center Monday through Friday at noon. This program is made possible by our able and generous kitchen staff, our civic-minded Restaurant Partners and is served by our gracious volunteer hosts and hostesses. Our Transportation program gives senior adults “door-to-door” service to the store, bank and doctor Monday through Friday between 9 and 2. Our professional drivers are the most kind, caring and patient men in the business. Our Telecare program provides daily telephone calls to individuals in need of a welfare check seven days a week. This vital service is provided by a cadre of caring and concerned volunteers. For more information, to volunteer or to make reservations for our classes, events or social services, call 282-2834. We are located at the corner of Harmony Drive and Melody Lane in West Sedona.
Lunch
Menu: Tuesday: Baked white fish, tossed salad, carrots, mashed potatoes and applesauce Wednesday: OAXACA RESTAURANT Thursday: Barbequed chicken, green salad, corn, baked potatoes, brownies Friday: JOEY'S BISTRO |
