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Happy New Year!

In 2002, Red Wing Area Seniors, Inc. created a dynamic senior center in space that was vacated when Fairview Red Wing Hospital moved to their new medical center. That was 10 years ago! With nearly 900 members today, we are the largest organization for seniors in Red Wing. We are thankful to Fairview for working with us on our space needs and giving us the support and place we needed to grow and expand.

Thank you to everyone who gave to our Annual Fund Drive. An insert is included in the January newsletter with the names of those who gave. Several more people contributed, but wished to remain anonymous. By December 19, we had received nearly $6,000. With some of the donations we purchased six new folding card tables and 14 chairs.

Also included in the center of the January newsletter is our “Guide to area services and resources.” We hope that you pull out and keep the guide handy for future reference. Or you may download a copy from the website homepage. If you have learned of other organizations or programs in the Red Wing area that should be listed, please let us know.

Red Wing Area Seniors, Inc. recently made a donation to Jordan Towers Resident Council to help them purchase a “Rapid-Flash Beacon” to be placed at the crosswalk on Fourth Street. We definitely want to help seniors stay safe and maintain their independence.

Our organization joined the Red Wing Chamber of Commerce this year. The main goal was to take advantage of their various promotional events and ideas. Lucky us, we have been honored with a nomination as “Newcomer to the Red Wing Chamber in 2011.” Winners will be announced later this month. We’ll let you know.

A former Board member dropped by my office recently and asked how things were going with the purchase of the Pottery Place Annex. I told him that we were still in negotiations with the seller. He quoted a former boss who said, “It always takes longer than it takes.” Isn’t that the truth?!

With 2012 here, Red Wing Area Seniors, Inc. is looking into the future, anticipating the growing needs and making plans for a new facility. Our focus is on becoming a more vibrant, increasingly relevant organization. We envision a new facility at a new location that will serve as a center for existing and expanding community resources. There will be no better place in Red Wing for seniors to be active, enriched and valued. That’s our promise for 2012.

Nancy Swanson, Executive Director