Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Rutherford County Adult Activity Center marked its successes and made one major change on August 18^th – a new name.

The Center revealed its new name, “Journeys in Community Living” during a dinner and awards ceremony at Murfreesboro's DoubleTree Hotel. The event began with wine and a silent auction.

"We felt the name no longer reflected what we do," said Betty McNeely, Executive Director for 30 years. "The reason for the name change is to highlight what we do now. When we started 35 years ago, we were primarily a day care and recreational center. Now we are focused on supporting adults with intellectual disabilities realize their dreams and aspirations-perhaps to work independently in a local business, rent their own homes in a regular neighborhoods, give back to the community through volunteer work.”

The staff at Journeys in Community Living are assisting their clients in their individual journeys of achievement and community participation.

Also during the celebration, Bradshaw Collision Repair Centers presented Journeys with a “like-new” reconditioned passenger van.

A community award was given at the event to longtime business supporter State Farm Insurance and an individual award recognized Robert Rose, former Murfreesboro city council member, founding Board member and long-time supporter of the Rutherford County Adult Activity Center.

For more information, check Journeys’ website at www.journeysincommunity.org or call 615-890-4389.