Caregiver Support

Our PLACE Caregiver Support Group   

2nd Friday of each month, 9a - 11a

Tellico Village Library, 300 Irene Lane, Loudon, TN

This support group is affiliated with Alzheimer’s TN., Inc., and is dedicated to providing education featuring 

guest speakers, fellowship, and support for those giving care to an elderly loved one. 

Refreshments are provided.  

*To be added to the Caregiver Support Group contact list, please email activities@ourplacetn.org.

Worship Service

Held Quarterly on Wednesday at 4:30pm

Next Worship:  March 27,2024

In Partnership with Community Church 

Our Place, 103 Cheeyo Way, Loudon, TN

Our PLACE Plans May Gala to Continue Expansion

By Diane Strever for Our PLACE 

Please “Save the date” for the Gala to benefit Our PLACE, which will take place on Sunday, May 19th from 5-10 pm at the Yacht Club at Tellico Village. Our PLACE will be hosting its Spring Capital Campaign Fundraiser & Gala in order to grow donations in support of the organization’s Capital Fund for further expansion. Cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres will start at 5pm, dinner at 6:30 pm, with a DJ playing throughout the evening for dancing. A silent auction will run throughout the evening with larger ticket items to be featured in a live auction. Tickets are available for $100 per person. When you RSVP there is the option of choosing a steak, seafood or vegetarian dinner for the entree. Payment can be securely made online. For more information on the Fundraising Gala, or to make reservations, go to ourplacetn.org. If you have questions regarding the event, contact Ginny Ranck (865) 271-8101 or ginnyr@ourplacetn.org., Shawn Tallant (703) 399-1826 or shawnt@ourplacetn.org., or Brandi Johnson, (865) 657-7222 or brandih@ourplacetn.org. The Phase I expansion at Our PLACE is moving forward. The concrete has been poured for the patio, and the framing of the additional interior space is underway.

Our Moment of Joy individual this month is Kathryn, who has attended the program at Our PLACE twice a week for 18 months. She grew up on a farm in North Carolina, the middle child of three girls. Kathryn married and raised three girls, living with her family in the Chicago suburbs until moving back to TN to be closer to “back home.” Kathryn and her husband purchased a funeral home and established the family in Loudon. She is blessed to have five grandchildren and three great grandchildren, who bring joy to her life.

Kathryn’s three daughters decided that the program at Our PLACE would give her some variety in her week, as well as provide stimulating activities that keep her active, engaged and entertained. She loves the visits of the therapy dogs, enjoys crafting, and listening to the groups who come in to provide music. Her daughters share the care of their mother, and feel it’s important to have her surrounded by the positive, happy people she sees at Our PLACE.

Her daughter Rene, says that “she always puts on her best face when she goes to the center,” and this writer can attest that Kathyrn always has a pleasant, kind, and caring personality. Having her mother in the program gives the family the ability to “work without fear that she is in danger somehow, somewhere. We don’t worry or feel guilty on the days she is there.”

Her daughter Rene, shared that Kathryn made a beautiful picture in the program’s craft sessions. Her sister Amy, with her mother’s permission, wrapped the picture and held a lottery at the family Christmas gathering to decide who might win the artwork. Her granddaughter was the lucky name pulled to cherish the picture her grandmother had created. Truly a Moment of Joy for this entire family!

Our PLACE is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit that seeks to improve quality of life by providing a day program of care, social interaction, and therapeutic activities in a safe and nurturing environment for adults living with Alzheimer's or other dementia-related diseases.