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Dear Celebration Magazine Family,
As we make our way into the Spring, I can't help but reflect on where we were one year
ago. Our lives were changing right before our very eyes, and the uncertainty of where we
Founder/Publisher/CCBW were heading was the unknown. Fast forward one year later, and here we are...making
Debra Saxon our way back to a semblance of normalcy.
debra.saxon@celebrationmag.com When I learned about the new vaccine coming out at the end of last year, I went into high
Director of Travel gear, looking for a way to provide some relief to our Celebration community. Phone
calls and emails were flying as I worked on convincing pharmacies and hospitals that we
Greg Saxon needed to give the vaccine to our seniors at The SPOT.
greg@celebrationmag.com
My work was in vain when person after person told me that they could not get the
Creative Director vaccine, especially for so many. Then, my friend Donna White at Twin Rivers Senior
Dan Price Living came to the rescue and put me in touch with the fantastic folks at Tom Thumb
dan@celebrationmag.com Pharmacy, who immediately understood that The SPOT at Celebration would be an
Director of Marketing excellent location for mass vaccinations.
Zoe Frost We got the word on Monday evening for a clinic on that coming Friday, and the
zoe@celebrationmag.com Celebration team went full steam ahead. We sent out an email to our community opening
up reservations at 9:30 am the following day, and the phones went wild! By Wednesday
Director of Operations at noon, we were booked entirely...220 vaccines were spoken for!
Stehle Yarbrough
stehle@celebrationmag.com At the end of our first clinic, we knew that we needed to do another clinic. With great
happiness, we have scheduled two more clinics to be held at The SPOT at Celebration on
Social Media Director Friday, April 16th, and Monday, April 19th.
Natalie Coyle These clinics are for the first vaccine (Moderna) with the second one given, 28 days later.
natalie@celebrationmag.com If you or someone you know has not been vaccinated and would like to, please see the
Travel Consultants information on pages 6 and 7 and have them call our office as soon as possible.
Mary Frances Hansen We could not have pulled off this clinic without the help of many people. I want to say a
Richard Barry BIG GIANT THANK YOU to all of the people who helped pull this off.
Kenny McCord Nikki Rodolico at The Reserve North Dallas, Carol Cooke at Artistry at Craig Ranch,
Cover Photography Kimberly Scarlett at Aware Care Network, Annette Campbell with Amerilife, Lisa Miller
David Sward from The El Dorodo Senior Living and Donyse Jadlowsky from The Bridgemoor at
ED Sward Photography Plano.
When our team began laying out the idea of the April/May 2021 issue of Celebration
Contributing Writers Magazine, we wanted to CELEBRATE OUR READERS, the people who make up our
Dan Price Mary Frances Hansen Celebration community. So, we asked anyone interested in sharing a story, a poem or
Debra Saxon Patti Shattil memory, to send it to us for this publication.
Dave Friant Prudence Mathis So, thank you to everyone who participated! We are honored to include your stories,
Jillian Eugenios Ronnie D. Foster poems and photos in this issue of Celebration Magazine.
Katie Butler-Johnson Rose-Mary Rumbley Barbara Rusk, Barbara Weaver, Charlotte Canion, Diane Walters, Glenda Osten, Helen Davids, Kenny
Kimberly Scarlett Susan Decuir McCord, Kymberlye Yeichner, Nancy Wilder, Renee Seban, Terrie and Richard, Tommy Thompson and Vivian
Liz Thompson and Dennis Marino.
We also have a lot of fun events for you to join in on this issue. Don't forget to check out
Get a FREE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION to Celebration Magazine! our Calendar of Events beginning on page 27.
MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME!
As you know, the Celebration team likes to recommend our favorite products, restaurants
Visit our website at www.celebrationmagazine.com and click on "CLICK HERE and inside information with you. In this issue of Celebration, we have shared a couple of
TO SUBSCRIBE"" or call: The SPOT at Celebration at 469-532-2622. great restaurants for Mother's Day on page 10 and for those of you who know me well,
When you subscribe to Celebration Magazine online, you will you know that I love to clean and the right products are important to me! So, flip to page
automatically be registered to receive our daily e-newsletter! 22 to learn about some of my favorite household cleaners that are natural and eco friendly.
For those of you who know our very own Mary Frances Hansen (MFH to us) then you
Want to Market & Advertise with Celebration? may know that a few weeks ago, underwent a full knee replacement and is doing well!
Call Us! 469-532-2622 or email info@celebrationmag.com Our MFH is tough as nails and now a member of the Bionic Women's Club. Read all
The SPOT at Celebration! about her journey and road to recovery with a postitive attitude and a smile on her face
1350 East Arapaho Road, suite 126 Richardson 75081 | Office: 469-532-2622 on page 40.
www.celebrationmagazine.com | www.facebook.com/celebrationseniormagazine The cover of Celebration Magazine was taken before Covid by our fantastic photographer,
Dave Sward. We loved this photo as soon as we saw it and immediately wanted to use
it when the time was right. Thank you to our models, Marilyn Salsbury, Sharon and
Sam Ricks, Tom and Karen Essman, and Mary Young. We are so thankful for your
participation!
© Copyright 2019 by Celebration Marketing Group, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication or our We look forward to seeing everyone soon. Get your vaccine and get ready to enjoy life
websites may be reproduced without the written consent from owner. Celebration Marketing Group LLC.
Celebration Senior Travel and Celebration Magazine are Registered Trademarks. again! Don't forget to wear your mask - we are not out of the woods yet!
Celebration Marketing Group, LLC., and Celebration Magazine are not responsible for any advertising claim.
The opinions and views expressed in the articles/advertisements contained herein are solely the opinions All my love,
of the author and not necessarily those of Celebration Magazine and our staff.
Debra
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