Shelby Senior Services
|
Shelby Senior Services - Center News
and Activities |
|
Shelby Senior Services Home |
Administration Offices & Activities Center
1504 S. Harrison Street
Transportation: 317-398-7614 Tune in to WKWH 1520 AM Radio every Saturday morning at 6:30a.m. to hear “The Sky’s the Limit” with Shelby Senior Service’s Executive Director Dianna Pandak featuring timely issues facing adults 60 years and older.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Dick Dovidas Dick Dovidas came to Shelbyville from Vincennes nearly 40 years ago and has been an independent pharmacist for most of his career. You may have seen him at the former Apothecary which later became Clinic Pharmacy, Hook’s Drug Store, and CVS. Dovidas is now the pharmacist at Blue River Pharmacy, 736 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, a position he started in March. In the fall of 2007, he was presented the Joseph M. McSoley Pharmacist of the Year award during the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance’s Annual Convention. Dovidas was honored in 2008 with the local Chamber of Commerce’s Golden Pineapple Award for outstanding customer service. As he prepares for each work day, he reminds himself to try that day to make a difference in one person’s life, and to treat everybody the way he would want to be treated. Dovidas offers these words of wisdom to everyone: “Pick a job that you really like, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” “Work” will be fun and for Dovidas, knowing that he helps people along the way makes “work” twice as much fun. Dick Dovidas is one of the many charter members of The Horizon Center, The Center of Senior Life. To sign up for Membership click on Shelby Senior Services - Center News and Activities. Monetary donations recently received in memory of: Al Witt father of staff member LuAnn Mason from Dorine Wolsiefer, Sue Gassert, staff and board of directors of Shelby Senior Services, Inc., all of Shelbyville. Marie Wade sister of Loretta Eckstein, member of the agency’s Board of Directors from Dorine Wolsiefer, Shelbyville. Tom Fox From Martin and Jeanne Knodpfle of Rita, MO, Charline Peck Brown and Mr. and Mrs. George Fox, all of Shelbyville. June Welage Grigsby From Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bishopp, Shelbyville. Gift to Blue River Community Foundation benefiting Shelby Senior Services, Inc. from Dr. & Mrs. Elaine Haehl, Shelbyville. Cloyd Linville From Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bishopp, Shelbyville. We Thank Recent Supporters VFW Ladies Auxiliary - large new flag donated to The Horizon CenterMike Freeman Family - big screen TV and wallbracket for The Horizon Center DAILY EVENTS in The Horizon Center July 6, 9 a.m.— Anniversary of Name That Tune. Tunes will be played and you name them. July 7, 11:30 a.m. — National Strawberry Sundae Day. Ice cream social. Cost: $1.50 July 9, 8:30-11:30 a.m. — Rock Around the Clock. 50’s Dress Up Day. July 10, 1-3 p.m. — Last day to reserve for Circus trip to Peru on July 14. July 13, 9 a.m., International Puzzle/Game Day July 14, Day Trip: Circus Hall of Fame, Peru. Sign up at the front desk. July 17, 9 a.m., Comedy Day. July 20, 9 a.m., Inside Picnic and Games July 23, 11:30 a.m., Birthday Sing-A-Long 1 p.m., Senior Reading Group July 28, 9 a.m., National Cowboy Day, Dress upJuly 30, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Picnic at the Park, Pitch-in, back by popular demand. Cost: $2 Deadline to sign-up is July 27. More Volunteer Opportunities Volunteers are vital to the success of programming and events sponsored by Shelby Senior Services, Inc. Learn what’s available by calling Mary Brown, volunteer coordinator, 398-0127
Donate Unused, Workable Cell Phones A coalition of Law Enforcement Agencies and Non-Profits across the United States, recently came together to collect and redistribute used cell phones to any community member who needs a 911 phone in the event of an emergency. Secure the Call Foundation, a non-profit organization, leads this coalition. Shelby Senior Services, Inc. is a collection site for these phones. Just bring them by the agency office, 1504 S. Harrison St., and when several have been collected, the agency will send the phones to Secure the Call Foundation.
Once received, the foundation members take the phones, inspect them, cleans then, charges their batteries and then reprograms them to be used as free 911 emergency phones. According to T. Michael Morgan, executive director of the foundation, any phone that can be turned on can access 911 services even without a carrier service plan. The phones are then distributed to domestic violence shelters, senior centers, neighborhood watch groups, school crossing guards and other agencies with an immediate need for 911 access. This service is available to individuals and organizations nationwide. For more information on the program or to download a tax receipt for your donation, please visit the website at www.donatemycellphone.org or call 1-888-883-6628. Please send only cell phones and batteries; no chargers.
Help! Drivers Needed Volunteers are needed to periodically drive Shelby County seniors to and from out-of-county medical appointments, and to assist veterans in getting to and from appointments at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis. Applicants must be licensed drivers in good standing. Driving records will be checked through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Division in Indianapolis. Volunteers will be reimbursed 37 cents a mile. Applications are available at 1504 S. Harrison Street. For more information, call 398-0127.
Create Telephone Links Buy a pre-paid phone card or a gift certificate for a soldier you know or for a soldier in need, through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service; AAFES.com or 1-800-527-2345. Donate to Operation Uplink which will purchase and distribute phone cards to troops — Operationuplink.org Connect with USO’s Operation Phone Home by calling 1-800-901-1501 or log on to uso.org Send Care Packages For a $25 donation, Operation USO Care Package, which is approved by the Department of Defense, will put together a package and send it to a loved one, or any service member, complete with a personal message from you: Operationusocarepackage.org or 1-800-876-7469. If you don’t know anyone overseas, but still want to send a soldier a gift, try Treats for Troops, Inc. Soldiers register on the site and are matched with gift-giving civilians. Treatsfortroops.com For Your Information Shelby Senior Services Board of Directors meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. The meetings are open to the public.
Web Hosting Provided By
|
