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Arlington & Lakeland’s Community Newspaper
theview
September 2015
Arlington Seniors Raise Funds for future Veterans Home
Special to THE VIEW 38002
Over 71,000 veterans live in
Shelby, Tipton, and Fayette Counties
--the largest concentration of Veterans in the State of Tennessee, according to the US Department of Veterans
Affairs. In addition, the U.S. Census
Bureau records estimates that nearly
24,000 of these Veterans are over 65,
which is the age group with the greatest need for skilled care.
The West Tennessee Veterans
Home has launched Project 100, a
campaign to help raise the funds
needed to build a Veterans Home in
this area to serve these West Tennessee vets. Through Project 100, Veterans, family members, local businesses, and the general public are
asked to honor a Veteran by donating
$100 (or more) to this effort.
The funds raised from Project 100
along with other funds will help to
build a 144-bed highly skilled nursing facility right here in our tri-county
area. This building is planned to be
built in 2017, providing all the necessary local resources are obtained.
The Town of Arlington has
pledged to donate $150,000 to the
West Tennessee Veterans Home, Inc.
If the community raised $50,000, the
town will match it for a total town
commitment of $200,000.
To encourage local donations, the
Photo courtesy of Arlington Senior Citizens Center
Arlington Senior Citizens Center has
developed a American flag puzzle.
Tom Mooney, who has served in the
Navy and Air Force, is a master
woodworker and a member of the
Arlington Senior Citizens Center.
Mooney created a beautiful American
flag made out of wooden puzzle
pieces that is now on display at the
Arlington Senior Citizens Center.
The American flag represents the
fifty states and thirteen colonies, and
also those who came together to
establish our great nation--a sign of
hope for the men and women who
serve and have served in the past to
ensure our freedom is safe.
Donors of $100 or more are eligible to honor a Veteran or to have
their family’s name inscribed on a
puzzle piece on this display. Simply
bring by a payment confirmation to
the Arlington Senior Citizen’s center.
Lakeland Family Promotes Food Allergy Awareness
By Terry Louderback
For one local mom, back to school
time brings additional stress beyond
buying long lists of supplies and
getting used to a new schedule. Each
year, Lakeland resident Jennifer
Lofton has to explain to teachers and
fellow parents about her daughter's
life-threatening allergic reaction to
peanuts.
Four-year-old Charlotte, or
Charley as she's known to friends and
family, is one of an estimated 15
million Americans with food
allergies. According to Food Allergy
Research & Education, Inc. (FARE),
a resource and support organization,
1 in 13 children under age 18--or
Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Lofton
The Loftons at the 2013 FARE
Awareness Walk
potentially 2 in every classroom--is
affected by food allergies.
For Charley, a pre-schooler at St.
Mary's, the most likely danger at
school is not eating an actual peanut-the preschool and lower school are
peanut-free--but in cross
contamination.
While manufacturers are required
to clearly label if products contain
any of the top eight most common
allergens, they are not required to
indicate if the facility or equipment is
also used to process foods containing
those allergens.
See FARE, page 19
Inside this edition...
Happenings, p. 2
Election Updates, p. 5
Business News, p. 7
Local News, p. 8
School News, starts on p. 12
Youth Sports, p. 18