Released on: June 6, 2008, 6:46 am

Press Release Author: Christian County Senior Citizens, Inc.

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary: Hopkinsville, KY – On May 30th the A.W. Watts Senior
Center received the last of the major outstanding contributions to the inaugural
Annual Fund campaign which began February 1, 2008. The Annual Fund campaign grossed
$22,826 from 188 contributors to benefit the “Meals on Wheels” program.


Press Release Body: Hopkinsville, KY – On May 30th the A.W. Watts Senior
Center received the last of the major outstanding contributions to the inaugural
Annual Fund campaign which began February 1, 2008. The Annual Fund campaign grossed
$22,826 from 188 contributors to benefit the “Meals on Wheels” program.

“We are honored and blessed to be regarded so highly by our local community
that they would support us in such a manner. The campaign far exceeded our goal and
expectations. We thank all our donors, the volunteers and staff at the senior
center who worked hard to make this campaign a success. This annual fund will
enable us to reduce hunger and malnutrition for over 20 additional seniors all year
long,” said Nell Lile, Board Chairman.

The A.W. Watts Senior Center has been serving Christian County since 1970. In time
the organization has developed into a focal point for aging services in Christian
County and the immediate region. The Board and management decided to initiate an
annual fund campaign as a response to government revenue cuts and cost increases in
labor and food that have strained the financial resources of the organization.

“The success of the Annual Fund campaign is a testament that our community is
comprised of generous individuals and businesses that place responsibility to care
for others and charity as God’s will for their lives,” said Jose
Quinonez, Executive Director of the A.W. Watts Senior Center. “We serve
everyone that walks through our doors and we work very hard to not place
participants on a waiting list for a Meal on Wheels. We strive to be as giving to
our participants as the community is to us. We have already thanked all our donors
but we wish to publicly recognize our Major Donors to the Annual Fund, which are
donors who made gifts or pledges of $1,000 or more. Those donors are: Mary Gray,
Bill and Kaye Munday, US Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturing Co., and the Adult Sunday
School Class #2 at Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church.”

The senior center has grown over 50% in participation over the past two years and
continues to develop new activities and programs. The center has implemented
various community relations and marketing strategies to promote a new image of the
senior center. The new image of the center is one that appeals to “Baby
Boomers” and active senior adults.

“Our senior center will always be a place for only low-income seniors or
homebound senior adults to receive critical services, but we do also provide a wide
range of recreational activities for all senior adults,” says Quinonez.
“One third of all our senior participants are active participants in our
Health and Wellness program - they dance, walk, do aerobics and actively monitor
their blood pressure and diabetes. Our monthly senior trips to historic and tourist
attractions such as Branson, Las Vegas, and Mt. Rushmore are also very popular and a
great way to meet new people.”

To learn more about programs and services at the A.W. Watts Senior Center you may
visit their website at www.awwatts.org or call toll free at (888) 959-8885.

Web Site: http://www.awwatts.org

Contact Details: A.W. Watts Senior Center
1402 West 7th Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
270-886-8885 - Phone
270-886-4516 - Fax
info@awwatts.org