Administration Offices
1504 S. Harrison Street
Shelbyville, In 46176
(317)398-0127
Activities
Center
320 4th Street
Shelbyville, In 46176
(317)392-9727
Contact Us
Transportation: 317-398-7614
Information and Assistance: 317-398-0127
Services are funded by: Donations from private
individuals, churches, businesses, city and county
sources, fundraisers, grants and foundations, CICOA, and
SCUFFY.
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.
A BIT OF HISTORY TRIVIA
In George Washington's days, there were no cameras.
One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some
paintings of George Washington showed him standing
behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others
showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by
painters were not based on how many people were to be
painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms
and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost
the buyer more. Hence the expression, 'Okay, but it'll
cost you an arm and a leg.' (Artists know hands and arms
are more difficult to paint)
ShelbyGo public
transportation recently welcomed Tammy Palmer, John
Forthofer, and Dara Hebbe to the Shelby
Senior Services, Inc. staff as part-time
drivers.
Tammy Palmer has been
a resident of Shelby County for more than 16 years,
living in the Morristown area. “I thoroughly enjoy my
job as a driver for Shelby Senior Services/ShelbyGo and
look forward to seeing who will be riding with me each
day!”
John Forthofer moved to
Shelby County from New Whiteland in 1994. He and his
wife Beth, who is a teacher at Hendricks Elementary
School, have two children, Ellen and Michael, who attend
Waldron schools. “I feel very fortunate and grateful to
be a part of Shelby Senior Services.”
Dara
Hebbe,
a
lifelong Shelbyville resident, and her husband Gregg
have three children — Ben and Lucas, 19, and Jenna, 17.
She was a travel agent before the birth of her
children, was a stay-at-home mom and cared for her
grandmother before she died at age 99. “After 18 years,
I wanted to return to the workforce, but on a part-time
basis. I went into this job with the attitude to treat
others as I would like to be treated,” she said. “I
enjoy helping others.”
In Memory of
Elizabeth Wilson
Mother of Becky Bishopp, member of the agency’s board of
directors
A monetary donation in Mrs.
Wilson’s memory to Shelby Senior Services has been made
by Dep and Debbie Ewing.
Thank You!
 Senior
Center Happenings
Feb. 4,
11 a.m. — Homemade Soup Day: Cost: $1.00 Everyone
welcome!
Feb.
9-13 — Acts of Kindness Week: Say a kind word, do a
kind deed and earn points all week to earn a prize at
the end of the week.
Feb.
13, 1-3 p.m. — Euchre Tournament.
Wrap up Acts of Kindness Week by bringing a friend to
the Center for dinner, 4-7:30 p.m.. Cost: $3
Bring a
non-perishable food item (canned good) to donate to the
food pantry.
Feb.
19, 1-2 p.m.. — Senior Reading Group: “Back When We Were
Grown-Ups”, by Anne Taylor. Lead by Cheryl Miller, local
librarian.
Feb.
23, 1-2 p.m. — Anniversary of the Tootsie Roll, 10:30
a.m.
Feb.
24, 8:30 a.m. — International Pancake Day, 8:30 a.m..
Cost: $1.50 for pancakes and juice.
Feb.
26, 10 a.m. — Blue Jean Day and History of Shelby
County. Wear your jeans. Birthday & Sing-A-Long, noon.
Euchre,
1-3 p.m.
Day trip to “City
Market” downtown Indianapolis
Tuesday, Feb. 24
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Mardi
Gras is the theme of the day at the market. Cost: $5
plus money for lunch and spending. Reserve by Feb. 20.
Call Karen Cruz, center coordinator, 392-9727, for
details.
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.
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