Many stepped up to treat 110 senior citizens to a picnic in Albion

Editor:

It was my pleasure to witness the 110 senior citizens at the Village of Albion Senior Citizens Picnic held at beautiful Bullard Park on Thursday, August 13 at 4 p.m.

The senior citizens were treated with a chicken barbecue, hot dogs, hamburgers and several sides with a drink and dessert. Music was provided by The Hastings Duo where you saw the senior citizens clapping and enjoying the music. There was a fun trivia contest which brought laughs to the group. Following trivia were a few questions where they received prizes. It was great to see Mayor Tim McMurray, Trustee Jami Allport and Trustee Greg Bennett attend the picnic and speak to the senior citizens.

Special thanks go out to Jeff Holler and the Albion Masons for preparing the delicious food. Thank you to Mike Neidert from the Town of Albion and two members from the Town of Murray for setting up.

Thank you to the Albion DPW and Jay Pahura for assisting and cleaning up following the event. Thank you to Becky Karls for her assistance along with Jonette Jackson. Thank you to Ezera Bloom, Noah Harrison, ChrisJen Winters and Semaj Miller for assisting in serving and helping the senior citizens.

A huge thank you to Bernie Baldwin and Diana Kindig Grillo for always being there to help in any way possible.

Finally, thank you to the senior citizens for all the years in our community.  This event was sponsored by the Village of Albion Recreation Department.

Sincerely,

John J. Grillo

Village of Albion Recreation Director