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Calendar of Events 2009
Birch-wide Family Day: October 10th, Saturday, 10:00-2:00 at Mary Kennelly Park on the AHC Campus
NAMI Candlelight Vigil: October ?, Sunday, at the steps of the Sate Capitol in Little Rock
Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute: October ? Monday thru Friday, at the Malco Theatre in Hot Springs
FAMILY DAY WRAP UP
Nothing excites us more than seeing family and friends join together for a day of family celebration! On October
10th more than 250 Birch Tree members and their family came together at Mary Kennley Park in Benton for a day of food,
fellowship and fun during our Annual Family Day celebration. Although the weather was a little cold and cloudy, folks
still enjoyed many great activities including a fishing contest, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, a blowup castle for
the kids, balloons, and other activities. We want to thank Brian Mullen for the great live music, Smith-Caldwell for
donating many items we gave away throughout the day, Smokey Joes Bar-B-Que and Ben E. Keith for the donation for all
the trimmings. It was a truly special day having family travel from all over the region to spend valuable, loving time
with our members. We hope to see everyone again next year and encourage all family members to become active in the lives
of their loved ones.
Volunteerism throughout the state
Clarksville: in February members set up and participated in a sponsored walk at a local fitness center.
Over 30 of our members and staff participated in walking well over a hundred miles raising $700 for the
American Cancer Society. The Clarksville branch also travels weekly to a local coffee shop for socialization
groups. Since introducing this resource to our members they have started to use it in there own time and they
report to us that they are mixing with members of the community while they are there. Three times a week we
take an outing to our local fitness center to walk and play basketball; many of the members have started to
initiate games of basketball with folks in the community. Also in February we took a trip to a retreat center
in the Ozark Mountains for a wonderful weekend. Members were able to relax, eat some good food, play games
and enjoy a very large warm fire to fellowship around.
Birch hosting Second Ever Birch Tree Golf Tourney
Birch is exited to host the Second Ever Birch Tree Golf Tourney at Longhills Golf Club on Friday, July 16th. Complimentary lunch
will begin at 11:30 with a shotgun start at one in the afternoon. Contests throughout the round include a $20,000 Hole in One
contest along with longest drive, several closest to the pin, and a Nike putter if you win the Putting Contest. Entry is only
$50 per person or $200 per four person team. Grab your clubs and join us for a day of great food, games and golf! To enter call
Longhills at 501.316.3000. We wish to thank our sponsors for the tournament; Smith-Caldwell Drug, Caldwell-Powell Construction,
Goheen Legal Services, Roberson and Associates, Ben E. Keith, Dizzy’s Grill and Bistro, Cleo’s Furniture and 103.7 The Buzz.
EXPRESSIONS Art Show and Sale an Overwhelming Success
On behalf of all the staff and volunteers for the 8th Annual EXPRESSIONS Art Show and Sale, thank you for making this the greatest success
in the history of the event! On April 29th hundreds of people enjoyed a beautiful evening of art within the Grand Hall of the Arkansas Governors Mansion.
Pamela Smith hosted the event along with live music from Tommy Henderson Entertainment. The food and refreshments were superb. But the highlight of the
evening was the amazing art created by the members of Birch Tree Communities. At the end of the evening 149 original paintings were sold for a total of
$27,000! Each of the artists will receive the profit from every piece sold. The feature piece of this years show, “Troubled Times” by Joey Skripko went for
$2,600 during the live auction.
I want to thank several people and organizations that made this years show possible.
The Showroom for the amazing
The Food was sponsored by Smith-Caldwell
The Drinks were sponsored by Whitley Floors
The Entertainment was sponsored by Lewis Lumber
Our sponsors were as follows:
Platinum Circle
Smith Caldwell
Whitley Floor
Caldwell Construction
The Showroom
Roberson and Associates Insurance
Ben E. Keith
Rob Sharum Insurance
Gold Circle
Lewis Lumber
Black, Corley, Owens, and Hughes, P.A.
Summit Bank
Silver Circle
Watson’s Wireless
Little, Shaneyfelt & Marshall
Morris Antiques
We would like to thank our judges for the show:
Sandy Hubler; owner of The Showroom
Debra Wood, Exhibits and Events Manager at Laman Library
Sarah Mattingly with the THEA Foundation.
The following Community Mental Health Centers displayed original work:
MidSouth Health Systems
Little Rock Community Mental Health Center
Counseling Associates, Inc.
Arkansas State Hospital
And to everyone who came out to support the artists of Birch Tree. You may never understand the impact you make.
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