May 2016 Calendar of Events Baton Rouge Region May 3 (Tuesday): CULINARY RUN: Dukes Seafood & Steak House Restaurant 39205 Hwy16 Denham Springs (across from Walmart close to Watson)
We will meet at the restaurant to simply enjoy a great lunch and great company ▪ Arrival: 11:00 am RSVP REQUIRED May 6 (Friday): ROAD TRIP: A Day in the French Quarter $25.00 per Person Lunch on your Own Depart from Ochsner Plaza II: 8:00 am We will spend the day in the “Quarters” touring and eating on our own.
Return Time: 5:00 pm RSVP REQUIRED
May 11 (Wednesday): BREAKFAST BUNCH: “Hurricane Preparedness“ Presented by: Josh Eachus, WBRZ Meteorologist Josh will educate us on hurricane preparedness. 9:30 am - 11:00 am ▪ Hospital Classroom ▪ Snack provided. RSVP REQUIRED May 16 (Monday): BREAKFAST BUNCH: “Skin Cancer“ Presented by: Sydney Prescott, RN, MSN, NP-C Sydney will discuss skin cancer prevention and early detection. 9:30 am - 11:00 am ▪ Hospital Classroom ▪ Snack provided RSVP REQUIRED May 19 (Thursday): MOVIE REVIEW: “Mothers Day or Free State of Jones” (Your Choice) AMC Theater 16040 Hatteras Avenue GO members will meet at the theater at 9:30am $5.00 per person - admission $4.00 per person – small drink, small popcorn & fruitie tootie snack. Mothers Day is an upcoming American independent drama film co-directed by Paul Duddridge and Nigel Levy, scripted by Paige Cameron from a concept by Duddridge, about the lives of different mothers and their children. The film stars Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone, Eva Amurri, Courteney Cox, Roselyn Sánchez, Paul Wesley, E.G. Daily, Ashanti, Mira Sorvino, and Selma Blair. Principal photography began in July 2015 in Los Angeles. RATED R Free State of Jones is movie about after surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth during the Civil War, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of small farmers and local slaves in an armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. Knight subsequently marries former slave, Rachel. He establishes a mixed-race community, unique to the post-war South RSVP REQUIRED
May 20 (Friday): ROAD TRIP: LA Orphan Train Museum / Soileau’s Restaurant / Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall $50.00 per Person (includes transportation, fees and lunch) Depart from Ochsner Plaza II: 8:30 am Return Time: 5:00 pm Between 1854 and 1929 two charity institutions, The Children's Aid Society and The New York Foundling Hospital, gathered resources to help the more than 250,000 homeless or abandoned children living on the streets of New York City. The plan was to take as many children off the streets of New York and place them into rural homes across America. The Orphan Train Movement is recognized as the beginning of the modern foster care system. It was responsible for bringing more than 2,000 children to Louisiana. Despite the hardship of leaving their only known life behind, those children rode the orphan trains for new and better lives. The last orphan train ride to Louisiana was in 1929. It was in that year the program ceased in large part due to growing measures by state legislatures across the country to restrict or forbid the interstate placement of children. We will have lunch at Soileau’s Restaurant in Opelousas. See back for menu choice. After lunch, we will have time to shop at the Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall. RSVP REQUIRED
NOTE: Sam’s Club has, again, cancelled the contract with GO for the $10.00 gift card. For the members living in and around the Denham Springs area, a new policy for bus trips has been incorporated. We will pick up at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Denham Springs, if we are traveling in that direction for the road trip. You will need to inform the GO office that you want to be picked up at that location.
The Soileau’s Menu Choices: Entrée: 6 oz. Choice Ribeye Steak Char-Broiled Chicken Breast Fried Shrimp and Catfish Platter (Above lunches served with a salad and stuffed potato) Dessert: Bread Pudding
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER, PLEASE INFORM THE GO OFFICE. SHOULD AN EVENT HAVE TO BE CANCELLED, THE CORRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER IS ESSENTIAL. THANK YOU. Upcoming Trips:
June 29, 2016 WWII Museum – Victory Belles- 4th of July Tribute– “Songs That Won the War” $55.00 per person Cost for the show and lunch only. We will not tour the WWII museum. Just a reminder: On road trips, please be aware of the amount of perfume or cologne that you use, some people are allergic to these products. When a fee is involved: It must be received within 5 days of making the reservation to confirm your seat. Please check availability with the GO office before mailing a check. YOU ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR THE EVENT UNTIL THE CHECK IS RECEIVED. Please submit separate checks for events. Want to know what’s going on at all Golden Opportunity regions? Log on to
http://www.ochsner.org/health-resources/golden-opportunity-a-50-lifestyle-program/ For more information on upcoming trips, activities, meetings, to submit a suggestion or to make a reservation call: Cindy Wilks, Program Coordinator 17000 Medical Center Drive ▪ Baton Rouge LA 70816
[email protected] 225-755-4984
