{"id":17406,"date":"2023-02-14T11:36:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=17406"},"modified":"2023-02-14T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:36:41","slug":"sen-ossoff-commends-frank-chester-senior-center-supervisor-joy-hendrix-for-her-commitment-to-georgias-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-commends-frank-chester-senior-center-supervisor-joy-hendrix-for-her-commitment-to-georgias-senior-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Sen. Ossoff Commends Frank Chester Senior Center Supervisor Joy Hendrix for Her Commitment to Georgia\u2019s Senior Citizens<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff commends Joy Hendrix for her service to the Columbus community as Supervisor of the Frank Chester Senior Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Columbus, Ga.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is commending Joy Hendrix for her service to Georgia\u2019s senior citizens with an official U.S. Senate Commendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Hendrix has served her community for more than 45 years, starting as a high schooler working a summer job, and now serving as a Recreational Specialist and Supervisor of the Frank Chester Senior Center in Columbus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her hard work has created a center where seniors, families, and children can come together to engage in a variety of enriching activities like arts and crafts, community banquets, and fitness and sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Please find Sen. Ossoff\u2019s&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/crec\/2023\/02\/13\/169\/29\/CREC-2023-02-13-pt1-PgS349-4.pdf\"><strong>Official U.S. Senate Commendation<\/strong><\/a><strong><u>&nbsp;to Recreational Specialist and Frank Chester Senior Center Supervisor Joy Hendrix here:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor more than 45 years, Ms. Hendrix has served her beloved community, working for the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department in different roles since she was a high school student looking for a summer job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Frank Chester Recreation Center offers a variety of programs for senior citizens to engage in arts and crafts, fitness and sports, and banquets. The Center is also a place for local families and children to enjoy outdoor activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJoy Hendrix is passionate about promoting health and wellness for all seniors who take advantage of the services the Center offers. She represents Columbus\u2019 best values and continues to be a champion for seniors in her community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. President, as Georgia\u2019s U.S. Senator, I recognize and commend Joy Hendrix for her service and dedication to the Columbus community and to the State of Georgia.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff commends Joy Hendrix for her service to the Columbus community as Supervisor of the Frank Chester Senior Center Columbus, Ga.&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is commending Joy Hendrix for her service to Georgia\u2019s senior citizens with an official U.S. Senate Commendation. Ms. Hendrix has served her community for more than 45 years, starting [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17406","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17408,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/17406\/revisions\/17408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}