The second Thursday in May was the Day of Service for both AARP and Georgia Retired Educators Association (GREA). Fayette County Retired Educators Association (FCREA) is the local unit of GREA.

This year the local chapter of AARP combined forces with FCREA for a local community service project as their Day of Service activity. Choosing to create Mother’s Day gift baskets for mothers receiving services from the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), members of both groups met at the home of Carol Lunsford on April 30 to construct the gift baskets. The groups created and delivered 50 gift baskets to DFCS.

Both groups are service organizations giving back to the community. Volunteer hours between the two groups total in the tens of thousands. Both groups present monetary gifts to local non-profit organizations. AARP Chapter 2936 meets year round, while FCREA meets seven times a year. Both groups meet at the Fayette Senior Services Center, 4 Center Drive, located on the grounds of the Fayette County Justice Center, Fayetteville.