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S.A.L.T. (Seniors & Law Together)
Paid Referral Services
Our Annual Volunteer Luncheon was held June 12th at Twin Hills Country Club. It was terrific to be able to chat with our fellow volunteers and see everyone all in their finest. It was especially rewarding to be able to honor and show our appreciation to all our volunteers. We don't always stop to acknowledge our gratitude to all of you and enjoy the opportunity to thank everyone at the luncheon. David Ernst, Aide to Rep. Mary Rogeness, Janice Hasset, Aide to Sen. Gale Candaras and Patricia Camerota, Chair of the Council on Aging Board, presented citations and gifts to the following volunteers who have 15 years of service to the Adult Center: Emmie Grimes, John Harland, Dean Kavanagh, Irene Kotula, Rudy Lachut and Paul Philbin. You are all special for the time, effort and support you give to the Adult Center and the seniors of Longmeadow.
HIPPA-SALT MEETING: CHANGE OF DATE
Learn about HIPPA and patient confidentiality at our next SALT meeting. The corrected date is Monday, July 14th at 1:00 p.m. For further details see page 9.
What would our wonderful lunches be like without the smiling faces of our Kitchen Dynamos? Everyone enjoys Chef Robert's delicious meals and we would not be able to serve the meals with out the help of our volunteers in the kitchen and dining room. These dedicated and helpful men and women assist Chef Robert in preparing and packing up all the food for our Meals on Wheels as well as our terrific dining room lunches. They also set tables, organize the freezers and do dishes as well as serve the food and clean up the dining room. Our thanks to all of you who have helped weekly and as a substitute in the Adult Center: Betty Rochford, Paul Philbin, Alice DelVecchio, Nancy Caputi, Camille Dupre, Amparo Moran, Evelyn Lak, Marcia Lieber, Dolly Amadeo, Rosemarie Langlois, Al Sommer, Charlie Paquette, Rose Troiano, Carolyn Gaffney, Nancy Cole, Claudette Grzywacz, and Juanita Demos. In addition, a huge Thank You to Dawn Cooke and her Willie Ross students for their work in the dining room every week.
ERRAND RUNNERS
- - Volunteers are called
upon to help a senior do a small errand, marketing, a Doctor's
appointment, etc. The volunteer may accept or refuse the request.
The volunteer gets to know the senior while helping out at the
same time and all that is needed is a car and a helping hand.
ATTENTION TEENS! The Longmeadow
Adult Center has a referral program to help elders in town by
doing small projects, lawn work or snow removal. The elder will
pay a reasonable fee to the teen for the task. Please register
your name with The Center at 565-4150 between 9AM and 3PM Monday-Friday
if you can help out with lawn and clean-up work, snow removal,
or just moving small items for an elder. This is a great way
to earn extra cash while helping a senior.
WORKSHOP LEADERS - Are you
a retired professional who is interested in sharing your expertise
on a volunteer basis to act as instructors or facilitators at
the Longmeadow Adult Center? Do you have an interest in Opera,
Civil War History, Stock Market, Economics, Current Events or
Foreign Languages? Is there a special talent or collection you
would like to share?
VOLUNTEER SOLICITOR - If
you love to chat and meet new people, help recruit new sponsors
for our monthly newsletter "The Voice" and become part
of our volunteer team.
SPECIAL EVENTS- Once a month
or whenever a special meal is served due to a holiday, volunteers
perform Kitchen, Dining Room and/or Decoration duties.
TELEPHONE OUTREACH: Call
l or 2 seniors each week as reassurance. Volunteer should be
compassionate and friendly on the phone.
VCR INSTRUCTOR: Teach a senior
how to use a VCR so they might record and play back shows or
movies.
CHORAL GROUP - Join the "Meadowlarks"
and sing at special occasions to entertain elders. Volunteers
meet periodically for rehearsals and performances for seniors
within the Town of Longmeadow.
MAPLE TREE GIFT SHOPPE: CLERK - The
Maple Tree Gift Shoppe, located at The Center has two shifts
each day, Monday through Friday, with morning hours from 9:00
a.m. to noon and the afternoon from noon to 3:00 p.m. The volunteer
will accept donations, price, display and sell items. If you
like people and being creative, you will certainly enjoy working
in our Gift Shoppe.
NEWSLETTER SOLICITOR - Help recruit new sponsors for our monthly newsletter.
NEWSLETTER COLLATOR - Volunteers gather at the Adult Center on the last Tuesday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to collate approximately 2,500 newsletters. This is a great way to meet new friends while getting a very important task completed.
NEWSLETTER DRIVER - After collating, monthly newsletters are brought to area stores, banks, town library, Town Hall, etc.
NEWSLETTER PRINTING - The monthly newsletter
is brought down to the printer and a few days later they are
picked up and brought back to the Adult Center for collating.
INTERGENERATIONAL
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BRIDGES
PROGRAM AT GLENBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL -
Get to know a couple of the students and write a few letters
to them is all that is necessary to become part of this important
program. All the seniors involved with this program are invited
to the school at the end of the year for a final farewell party.
We can all learn a lot from these very astute youngsters.
GRANDPALS PROGRAM - If you are interested in becoming involved in the Grandpals program, please call 565-4150. This program involves letter writing to Mrs. Rushbrook's third grade class at Center School and meetings with these delightful children at the beginning of the school year and again in May to say goodbye. Both the seniors and children have reaped much enjoyment in the past years, and we hope that this year will prove to do the same in bringing together two generations.
SENIOR READER - Volunteers read to kindergarten, first
and second graders in Longmeadow Elementary Schools for one-half
hour once a week during the school year. If you prefer, your
name can be put on our substitute list to be called when the
regular reader is not available. If interested in finding out
more about this program, please contact the Adult Center. If
you are interested in joining this very dedicated group of readers,
please contact Volunteer Chairperson, Phyllis Bogert at 567-5285
for more info.
LUNCH
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
LUNCHES
SERVED IN OUR DINING ROOM - Did you know that lunch is served in our Dining
Room at Greenwood Park Monday-Friday starting at 11:45 a.m.?
Our menus are listed in our Senior Voice and the cost is only
$2.00. All you need to do is call no later than 10:00 a.m. the
morning you plan to attend. Come visit and check out our volunteer
programs while here!!!!
DINING ROOM ASSISTANTS - If you can spare one or more mornings a week, please consider helping out in our Dining Room which is open Monday-Friday helping to serve the noontime meal. The volunteer sets tables, serve dinners while chatting with patrons, and helps with clean-up. Hours are about 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call 565-4150 for more info.
MEALS-ON-WHEELS DRIVERS NEEDED: Meals-On-Wheels Drivers are needed to deliver the noontime meal to elders in town. Training is provided. If you have a car and can spare a few hours at least one or more days per month, please call 565-4150. Noontime meals are delivered on a daily basis to elders in town in need of our services. Training is provided . . . bring along your spouse or a friend and become one of valuable volunteers!
NUTRITION CENTER - Volunteers may come in one or more days per week from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. to help prepare the noon meal under the direction of our dietary staff. In this environment, you are not only helping with the meal but also getting a chance to meet the many residents arriving daily for lunch.
GROCERIES- The volunteer picks
up the grocery orders on Thursdays. Payment is given to the volunteer
at the time of delivery by check or in cash who then returns
to the store with the payment. Approval by a Center staff member
is required to use this service.
CRAFT PROGRAM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
BUSY BEES - Volunteers meet Mondays
from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
to sew, quilt, knit, create craft projects for the Maple Tree
Gift Shoppe and to socialize. Become part of this volunteer team
and you will make friendships while creating new crafts.
CRAFTS-AT-HOME - For those volunteers who prefer to create items while being at home, this is the ideal volunteer position for you. Supplies are provided for projects which are knitted, crocheted or sewn. You will be reimbursed for supplies which you purchase. These items will be displayed in our Maple Tree Gift Shoppe which proceeds benefit the Adult Center.
WORKSHOP LEADER - Share a talent (language, calligraphy, crafts, painting, etc.) with a group of seniors for one class or a group of classes. All supplies will either be furnished or you will be reimbursed if the volunteer purchases them.
PAID
REFERRAL SERVICES
PAID
REFERRAL SERVICES: HAIRDRESSER AND MANICURIST - This is a paid referral service for
seniors to use at home. Call the Center for information.
HOME REPAIR LIST - This is a paid referral service for seniors to use at home. Call the Center for information.
TERRIFIC TEENS - This is a referral
service for seniors which teens may earn some extra money doing
odd jobs such as raking, mowing, shoveling, moving an item, etc.
Call the Center for information.
S.A.L.T. COUNCIL
- SENIORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER
SALT
COUNCIL -
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together. Help address senior safety
issues and join our SALT Council. Council meets monthly to address
issues of concern relating to seniors and law enforcement within
the community.
SALT: Are you a Longmeadow
resident interested in forming a Neighborhood Watch Program?
Please call 565-4150 to find out how you can become involved.