Fundraising

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October 2025

TBA

A message  from 

 Fayetteville Center for Active Adults

Board of Directors

2025 Annual Appeal

Thank you so very much for your generous donations and encouragement in 2024. You have done a kindness beyond compare for our greatest generation.  Your financial support has helped us in the past year by providing:

· thousands of meals for our members and the community

· hundreds of activities both educational and social

· Several Community outreach projects and program participation

· educating our seniors and staff on the physical and mental health of aging

· addition of much needed support staff

· Addition of Friday Night Dinner Drive Thru for members and the Community

· Established an atmosphere, for friendship, family and socialization

The Fayetteville Center for Active Adults fills a void in the lives of our local senior citizens. We offer programs, activities, community-based programming, and healthy meals to bring joy and socialization into the adult senior’s day. For us to continue providing and increasing these services and actively pursuing solutions to help our seniors continue to thrive and learn as they age, we need your help to make our efforts go even further.  Please help us to build a solid foundation for the changing needs of tomorrow.        We encourage everyone of all ages to stop by the Center and tour the building, participate in one of our programs, or have a nutritious well-balanced lunch. Come and see how we are cultivating a home away from home for your senior loved ones. This year, The Board of Directors at the Fayetteville Center for Active Adults has established a goal of $35,000 for our Annual Appeal Campaign. We are thankful for all the donations, no matter the level of giving. We would also be happy to discuss various long-term gifting programs with you. You can truly make a difference in someone’s life.  The Center is a 501 (c) (3) Not-For-Profit Corporation   Warm Regards,

Janet Best, Executive Director                                 Anthony Marsallo, Board Chair 

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Thank you for participating in this years campaign. We are extremely grateful for each and every one of you. 

The Fayetteville Center for Active Adults invites the community to share in the 47th lighting of the Memory Tree on *Friday, November 28, 2025in the heart of the Village of Fayetteville. 

In 1979, village resident Doris Baldwin conceived the notion of a seasonal tree illumination with blue bulbs to represent the hue of the forget-me-not flower. Each bulb is lit to represent the memory of a cherished loved one, or to give support, love, and honor to those who are still with us. 

This tradition has been able to continue on thanks to Ruth Wood-Schwartz. In 1999 after the Labor Day Storm uprooted the tree, it was Ruth’s idea (and expense) to replace it with another 20ft tree. The evergreen next to the Fayetteville Fire Station is illuminated in stages as the donations grow, sparkling first at the village Tree Lighting Celebration the Friday evening after Thanksgiving.

Through the years, due to the efforts of many, this has become an important fundraiser for the Fayetteville Senior Center. 

The Fayetteville Center for Active Adults serves its members in many ways, contributing to their social well being, their productivity health and continuing education. We are currently under construction and coming up with a plan to open that allows seniors to participate in their favorite activities safely. 

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$15 each or 2/$25

Date for March 2, 2025

Pick-up times: 3:30-5:30

NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED FIRST COME FIRST SERVE 

we will have enough for 300 dinners

This year, Mayor Mike Small and the Village of Fayetteville will be hosting the Mayor’s Turkey Dinner. This annual fundraiser was started long ago by Former Mayor McIntosh, expanded by Former Mayor Mark Olson, and is an important fundraiser for FCAA. This dinner has generated in excess of $5000 in donations each year. 

· DINNER INCLUES: Roast Turkey, Mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, veggies, roll, cranberry sauce and choice of pie (you choose at pick-up) 

· DONATION; $15 or 2/$25can be made thru cash, check or charge. 

RESERVATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED 

your dinner will be brought to you in the comfort of your car, payment is due at pick-up ( dinners must be picked up by 5:30pm) . 

We are very thankful for the support of the greater Fayetteville area businesses and residents.