Volunteers Needed - Highlands Community Ministries

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Walk-ins Welcome!
February 1st - April 15th
Call 394-3443 for more info.
Please arrive at least one
hour before closing time!
•The Altenheim, 936 Barret Ave., 40204
Mon. and Wed., 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
•Clifton Christian Church, 131 Vernon Ave.,
40206, Wednesdays, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
•Buechel Park Baptist Church, 2403 Hikes Ln.,
40218, Mon. through Fri., 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
2 Spring
Trips to
$34 total for the play, lunch and transportation
via TARC from Highlands Court Apartments,
1720 Richmond Dr. ($30 without transportation)
TARC leaves at 11:15 am
Day Trip to Explore
Historic Portland
Wed., March 18
Portland: a Louisville Riverside
community and former home of John James
Audubon and Paul Hornung. We’ll visit Portland
Museum, lunch down river at Toast on Market
in New Albany and then back to Good Garbage,
a thrift store for materials destined for landfills.
Lunch is on your own. Tour and transportation
$10.00. Leave at 10:15 a.m. from the parking lot
of Douglass Blvd. Christian Church and return at
2:30 p.m. 2005 Douglass Blvd. RSVP: 459-0132
2 Musicals: “Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers”
“Bonnie & Clyde”
Saturday, March 28
Saturday, April 25
For Reservations, call (502) 459-0132
Payment due 30 days ahead
Send to: HCM Senior Services,
1228 E. Breckinridge, Box 2, Lou., KY 40204
Highlands Community Ministries
1228 E. Breckinridge, Box 2
Louisville, KY 40204
Non Profit Org.
US Postage Paid
Louisville, KY
Permit No. 811
Return Service Requested
HCM Senior Services Outreach
Program for Older Persons
Newsletter: February - May, 2015
www.HCMLouisville.org
Mackinac Island, MI
Vacation Sept. 20-26
HCM Senior Services is hosting
a 7-day/6-nights’ vacation via
Diamond Tours that includes
deluxe motor coach, 6 nights’ lodging, 6 breakfasts
and 4 dinners, guided tour of Mackinaw City, ferryboat ride and visit on Mackinac Island including a
guided carriage tour, a boat ride through the Soo
Locks, and a visit to Little Bavaria in Frankenmuth.
$580 per person double occupancy or $780 single.
Call Stan Esterle at 458-3549 for a letter and flyer
about the trip. Full payment due upon reservation.
Podiatry Clinics with Dr. Larry Ketcherside
All clinics from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Call 459-0132 to make an appointment
•Thu., Feb. 12 and Thu., April 16
Douglass Blvd. Christian Church
•Thu., Feb. 19 and Thu., April 23
St. Paul United Methodist Church
•Foot evaluation
•Removal of corns
and calluses
•Toenail trimming
•Ingrown toenails
Persons 65 and over. Medicare
and supplemental insurance will
be billed. You will be billed for
what insurance doesn’t cover.
Bring insurance cards.
FREE Day Classes to Anyone 60 and Older! ($2/class under 60) Register at 459-0132
Tai Chi Classes at Highlands Community Campus,
St. Paul UMC
Zumba Wednesdays
1228 E. Breckinridge. Evening classes are $5/class
Family Life
9:00 am - 10:00 am
paid in advance. Ongoing classes require completion
Center
Line Dancing
of beginning classes. Call 459-0132 for info.
2000 Douglass
Blvd.
Beginning Tai Chi for Arthritis: 12 weeks every Mondays, Noon - 2:00 pm
Tue. & Thu. starting March 10, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Volunteers Needed
Beginning 16 Posture Form: 8-weeks every
Mon-Fri, 10 am to noon
Wed., starting Feb. 25, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Highlands Community Campus
A 2nd 8-week class starting in the Spring every
Dare- 1228 E. Breckinridge. Call 451-3626
IFAP Food Pantry is made possible
Thu., 6:30 - 7:30 pm (date to be determined)
to-Care HCM’s
by the efforts of HCM, Dare to Care and
Food donations by the community and supporting
Sun Style Tai Chi Arthritis
Ongoing, Mondays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Pantry member congregations. HCMLouisville.org.
Louisville Metro
16 Posture Yang Style Hand Form
Senior Nutrition Meals
Ongoing, Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am
on Wheels
•Prepacking Mon-Fri 9:30-10:30
13 Posture Yang Style Sabre Form
Program
•Delivery Mon-Fri 10:30-noon
Ongoing, Mondays, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Call Donna Douglas 459-4887
“This project is funded, in part, under a contract with KIPDA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
103 Posture Yang Style Hand Form
Cabinet for Health and Family Services with funds from the US Department of Health and Human
Services. Nutrient dense meals are planned using preparation and delivery methods that preserve the
nutritional value of foods. Meals served provide at least 1/3 of the recommended dietary allowance
Ongoing, Mondays, 9:30 - 10:30 am.
established by the Food and Nutrition Board to the National Research Council of the Academy of Sciences.”
HCM Senior Services Outreach Program for Older Persons offers and links people 60
and older to services to help the individual to remain at home for as long as possible.
Information and Assistance
•Social Security •Food Stamps
•Medicare •Medicaid
•State Home Care Program
•Housing Assistance (assisted,
nursing homes, mini homes)
•Transportation services (below)
Application Assistance with forms for TARC 3,
LIHEAP, QMB, Food Stamps & Medicare Part D.
Counseling Private and Confidential help
Home Delivered Meals We contract with LouNeed Help? isville Metro Senior Nutrition to provide home
Call us! delivered meals to persons 60 and older who are
459-0132 homebound and unable to prepare meals.
Health Aids Available
Adult Day Health Center
Free of charge for up to
Supervised care for dementia and other
2 months to older persons
illnesses, promoting the individual’s present
level of functioning. Also providing support,
living in the area:
respite and education to families and care• Canes and Walkers
givers. Financial assistance is provided to
• Crutches
those who meet the guidelines.
• Wheelchairs
Call Denise Steilberg, RN: 459-4887
• Bathroom aids
State Health Insurance Assistance Program SHIP is a national program offering one-to-one
counseling and assistance to individuals with Medicare. Free counseling is available by certified
SHIP counselors who are knowledgeable on a variety of topics. Call 459-0132 for an appointment.
Support for HCM Senior Services
Susan Buchner ¤ Jennifer Couch
Anne Discher ¤ Alice Kasey
Carolyn Linker ¤ Lily C. Maclin
Bud & Pansy Martain
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Poppel
Laura Sellers ¤ Miss M. Turner
HCM Senior Services depends on your
support in our continuing efforts to assist thank
older persons with needed services.
you
If you can help, please mail your
contribution with your name and
HCM Senior Services for Older Persons is funded, in part, under a contract with DHA, KIPDA, KY Dept.
address to HCM Senior Services,
for Human Resources & the US Dept. of Health & Human Services. “This project is funded, in part, under a
contract with KIPDA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health and Family Services with Funds
1228 E. Breckinridge, Box 2, Lou., KY 40204 from the US Department of Health and Human Services.”
Activities at the HCM
Shaffer Enrichment Center
Woodbourne House at 2024 Woodford Place
(behind Douglass Blvd. Christian Church)
Mon-Fri, 9:30 am -1:00 pm
Make a reservation by 11:00 am the day before
by calling 485-0850. Transportation available.
Call for a Center Activity Calendar
Art with Meredith - Fridays Noon - 1:00 pm
Bingo - Fridays 10:45 am - 11:30 am
Bunco - Tuesdays @ Noon - Great Prizes!
Computer with Felicia Tuesdays @ Noon
Creative Expressions with Sharon
4th Monday, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Low Impact Chair Exercises with Nyla
M-W-F 9:45 am - 10:45 am. March & May.
Using weights and exercise balls
Low Impact Zumba Gold with Ellen
M-W-F 9:45 am -10:45 am Feb. & April
Explore America with Felicia
Tuesdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Gardening with Don Clark, Master Gardener
Planning for a 3 season garden beginning midMarch. Thu., 10:30 am - 11:30 am, weather
permitting
Games every Day Rummikub, Dominoes,
Wii Bowling, Card Games, and more!
Graeter’s Ice Cream Last Friday of the Month
Monthly Outings beginning in April
Check Calendar
Transportation Services
To Schedule, Call in ADVANCE 459-0132
Cost is $3 - Limit two (2) bags per person
Transportation to the doctor, dentist,
pharmacy, beauty shop, loved one’s
grave in cemetery, etc.
2nd Tuesday each month
Feb. 10 ▪ Mar. 10 ▪ Apr. 14 ▪ May 12
**Service is from 9:30 am - 2:00 pm**
Mid
City
Mall
Trip to Mid City Mall for 1 1/2 hours
1st Wednesday each month
Feb. 4 ▪ Mar. 4 ▪ Apr. 1 ▪ May 6
Pickup time is 9:30 am for Highlands Court
and starting at 10:00 am for 40204 and 40205
Grocery shopping to Kroger
3rd Thursday each month
on Senior Discount Day
Feb. 19 ▪ Mar. 19 ▪ Apr. 16 ▪ May 21
Pickup time is 10:00 am for Highlands Court and
starting at 10:30 am for 40204 and 40205
Trip to Walmart at
Bashford Manor Center
3rd Tuesday each month
Feb. 17 ▪ Mar. 17 ▪ Apr. 21 ▪ May 19
Pickup time starts 10:00 am for 40204 and 40205
Return home from Walmart is 12:30 pm prompt.