Woody Biggs Visits Byesville Rotary

Reading for Tuesday, Feb. 17--Rotary District Newsletter.

Woody Biggs from the Stop Nine Church of Christ described the activities of the “Golden Sixties” group that meets weekly at the Stop Nine Senior Activity Center in Byesville. He told the Byesville Club that Fanny Davis was inspired to found the Byesville Golden Sixties group after she visited a similar group in Canton. In 1973, Fanny and 30 other people started meeting on a weekly basis. Since then, attendance has grown to over 100 people per week. The group is one of the nation’s first faith-based senior ministries. It is used as a model and Woody Biggs gets calls from all around the country by others wanting to establish their own groups.

Woody Biggs stated that the purpose of the group is, “Fun, Food and Fellowship.” He explained that while the Golden Sixties program is faith based, it is a community rather than a church program. All community members are welcome. The majority of the funding is provided by free will donations from the attendees. The Stop Nine Church of Christ provides the meeting place as well as some additional funding as necessary.
Meetings are held Thursdays, 10:00am-12N, at the Stop Nine Senior Activity Center. Meetings typically include 30 minutes of singing, 30 minutes of Bible study, 30 minutes of entertainment, and lunch. The entertainment varies and has included speakers, bands, and “Golden Seniors Got Talent” spots provided by members of the Golden Sixties. There is also a monthly Anniversary and Birthday Celebration, an occasional field trip, a Bible trivia question, and drawings for prizes.

The members of the Golden Sixties have been having so much fun that the people come from four counties just to participate. Transportation can be provided in the local area. For more information about the group, call 740-685-2591.

All the Golden Sixties activities sounded like lots of fun to members of the Byesville Rotary. Many decide that this may be just the thing for their mothers and fathers to hear about.

During a short business meeting, the Byesville Rotary decided to collect donations of supplies for the Wright-Patterson Ronald McDonald House. The club’s next meeting will be February 17, 7:30am, at the Rolling Hills Schools Administration Building. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.

Pictured: Randy Launder, February Speaker Chair, Evangelist Woody Biggs, Byesville Rotary President, Christina Morris.