2014 3rd Quarter - Area 10 Agency on Aging
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2014 3rd Quarter - Area 10 Agency on Aging
631 W. Edgewood Dr. Ellettsville, IN 47429 | P: 812-876-3383 | F: 812-876-9922 | www.area10agency.org 3rd Quarter Newsletter Dear Friends of Area 10, Welcome to the Nutrition Edition of our newsletter! Area 10 currently provides hot meals, healthy groceries and nutrition education classes to hundreds of seniors every day. Good nutrition is critical to overall health— yet many older adults are at risk of inadequate nutrition. Know the causes and signs of nutrition problems in older adults, as well as steps you can take to ensure a nutrient-rich diet for an older loved one. Malnutrition in older adults can lead to various health concerns, including a weakened muscles and immune system, poor wound healing, and reduced drug efficacy. The signs of malnutrition in older adults can be tough to spot, especially in people who don't seem at risk — but uncovering problems at the earliest stage can help prevent complications later. To detect malnutrition, observe your loved one’s eating habits, watch for changes in weight and be alert to red flags such as dental issues, falls or memory loss. On behalf of the staff and Board of Directors at Area 10 Agency on Aging, I wish you good health, good friends, and good times. Most Sincerely, On June 1, changes were made in eligibility for Medicaid and other income-based assistance programs. Do you or a loved one qualify for some help? The answer could be “yes” if you live alone and make this amount or less each month: SSI (extra income): $741 Medicaid (health insurance): $993 (or more if you also need skilled help with activities of daily living) SNAP (groceries): $1,245 (or more if you’ve had medical expenses) Lifeline (phone): $1,313 LIHEAP (heating/cooling): $1,437 Extra Help (prescriptions): $1,478 Medicare Savings Program: $1,820 Call Area 10 for more information and help applying: (812) 876-3383 or 1 (800) 844-1010. Area 10 Board of Directors: Jason Carnes, Kerry Conway, Carle Crawford, Matthew Doering, Robert Epps, Susie Graham, Doug Johnson, Marsha Keith, Nancy Lorenz, J.L. Siefers, Jr., Gary Sweatman, Robert Togasaki More than 135 individuals gathered for breakfast and helped raise nearly $18,000 for the mission of Area 10 Agency on Aging. The 2nd annual Benefit Breakfast, held on May 21, topped last year's event in both attendance and donations raised. We received support from a wide spectrum of the community including volunteers, caregivers, business leaders, senior care providers, and others who understand the importance of maintaining a good quality of life as we age. Participants heard from Yonda Snyder about the strategic goals of Indiana's Division of Aging and received an update from Kerry Conway about Area 10's essential programs and services. We are sincerely grateful to all who attended and contributed. We look forward to even greater participation in May 2015! Photos Courtesy of BloomingtonOnline.net Many thanks to Krista Detor and the talented performers who generously donated their talents to the 2014 Time Travels show on May 24! This year’s annual multigenerational/multicultural celebration served as the first annual fundraiser for the Endwright Center. We also wish to thank the Creative Aging Festival, the City of Bloomington’s Commission on Aging and our program sponsors: Bloom Magazine, Ivy Tech Community College, Bell Trace, Icarus Photography, and People’s State Bank. A heartfelt thanks to all! Mark your calendars now for May 16, 2015—you won’t want to miss next year’s celebration! Photos Courtesy of Icarus Photography Page 2 3rd Quarter Newsletter 3rd Quarter Newsletter Summer 2014 THE NUTRITION EDITION The Area 10 Nutrition Program and Rural Transit have a new location in Spencer. Previously located at the Spencer Senior Center, these two programs have recently moved to 500 E. Franklin St. in Spencer, previously Melick’s Flower Shop. Building owner Jack Noel has worked hard in updating the building for us, and Area 10 updated the restroom to be ADA compatible. This isn’t the only change for the Spencer meal program though! Long-time Area 10 employees, Paul and May Anderson, retired at the end of May 2014, so we have some new staff! Spencer resident Kathy Cravens is our meal delivery driver and delivers more than 30 hot meals Mon./Wed./ Fri. in Spencer and Gosport. Terry Urban, another Spencer native, is the new site manager and hosts the congregate meal at the site on Mon./Wed./Fri. In addition, Terry is planning activities such as biweekly euchre tournaments, arts and crafts and other ongoing programming. Area 10 is excited to be at this new location and looking forward to continued service in Owen County! Every 4th Thursday, 1—2 p.m. @ The Endwright Center The Area 10 Nutrition Program and the Endwright Center have collaborated to produce a cooking class designed to help people struggling with healthy cooking and eating for small households. The classes are lively, with participants sharing their own ideas and strategies. Guest teachers offer other tips, like how to pare down family recipes, spice up foods you’re already eating to make them more nutritious and interesting, and give ideas to help motivate people to cook for themselves. Starting in June, Area 10 will assist Hoosier Hills Food Bank as they begin providing monthly boxes of staple foods to up to 100 low-income senior citizens (60+) through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. Area 10 is helping to identify seniors that might be eligible. The food bank is accepting applications for qualified seniors, with eligibility established at 130% of the federal poverty level. Applications may be requested by calling (812) 334-8374 or emailing [email protected], and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants will be scheduled for an interview and must provide income documentation. Each month, participants will receive a box containing approximately 40 pounds of food, including canned vegetables, fruit, meat, pasta, peanut butter, cereal, juice, cheese and shelf-stable milk. A regular monthly distribution time will be established and participants, or an authorized proxy, will be required to pick up their box at the food bank. The first distribution is expected to take place the third week of June. Beginning this summer, Area 10 Agency on Aging began hosting the first Ellettsville Farmers Market every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, June 7—Sept. 27. Area 10 is thrilled to provide a place for local farmers and neighbors to meet and connect in an easily accessible convenient location. Children will learn more about where their food comes from and families can purchase fresh, local produce and other farm produced goods. The market is located at Area 10 Agency on Aging on Edgewood Drive in Ellettsville. During market season, the Endwright Center’s hours will be extended to include Saturday morning market hours. Patrons will have access to facilities, can come inside to cool off on a hot summer day, or participate in scheduled classes and programs. Endwright Center members will have access to fitness equipment. Everyone is invited to stop by the Area 10 information table to learn about the wonderful services the agency provides to seniors, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers. We encourage anyone interested in becoming a vendor, reserving an information table, serving as a volunteer, sponsor or supporter of the Ellettsville Farmers Market to contact us soon. More information: Laura Kray or Jaime Sweany at [email protected] Senior Farmers Market Vouchers are available now for use at local farmers’ markets. Vouchers come in packets of four $5 checks and can be used to purchase fresh produce. Vouchers are available to those 60 and over who reside in Monroe or Owen counties and meet an income guideline. Participants are asked to complete a short application and sign for their vouchers. No identification or income verification required. Vouchers are distributed at Area 10, Mon.—Fri., 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m., and Saturdays at the Bloomington and Ellettsville farmers markets. More information: Portia Egan or Laura Kray at (812) 876-3383 Since 1997, the Area 10 Food Pantry has strived to provide nutritional supplemental groceries to seniors who are homebound and enjoy cooking. The Area 10 Food Pantry serves 237 individuals in Monroe County and 51 individuals in Owen County with monthly grocery delivery. Area 10 partners with Hoosier Hills Food Bank to provide seniors with two grocery sacks per month filled with protein, grains, vegetables, and fruit that meet the daily nutrition requirements of three meals a day for three days. When available, the food pantry also includes extra items like coffee or tea, protein drinks and snacks. Pet food is collected through a partnership with Petco and other volunteer donations. Volunteers are the essential ingredient for this successful program. 35 volunteers pack the groceries and 49 volunteers deliver them to homebound seniors and people with disabilities. More information: Rebecca Ball at (812) 876-3383, Ext. 526 Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann honored three local RSVP volunteers on May 30 with a Golden Hoosier Award. The award was established to acknowledge and recognize outstanding seniors for a lifetime of service to their communities and is the highest honor bestowed on a senior in Indiana. A total of 19 Golden Hoosiers were honored from across the state. From Left to Right: 2014 Golden Hoosier Award Winners Earlene Johnson, Jim Rusie & Eileen Schellhammer Local Golden Hoosier award winners were: Earlene Johnson from Ellettsville (for her work with Area 10 Agency on Aging and Lambda Chi Omega), Jim Rusie from Bloomington (for his work with Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, First Presbyterian Church, Area 10 Agency on Aging Food Pantry, and Habitat for Humanity), and Eileen Schellhammer from Bloomington (for her work with Volunteers in Medicine Clinic). All three are members of RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program, a national service corps that recruits, places, recognizes, and celebrates volunteers ages 55 and better in Monroe and Owen counties (a program of Area 10 Agency on Aging). Rebecca Nunley, Director of the RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program at Area 10, said, “This is so impressive to me, that, across the entire state, three local volunteers are being honored for a lifetime of service. We all know that this community carries a special spirit of volunteerism, and this proves it! Such impressive people and impressive work! Congratulations to the three of them, and our gratitude for their service.” The three will be honored during a local celebration of volunteerism this fall as part of the Monroe County Fall Festival Senior Salute on Friday, Sept 19, 2014. The weather was perfect, the food was delicious, the conversation was delightful and welcoming, the people were incredible, and the splash pad was cool and refreshing. Let’s do it again next year! A huge thanks goes out to everyone who volunteered as part of RSVP, and for turning in hours. Find more photos from the 2014 Cookout on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/area10agency RSVP’s annual grant reports will soon be due. Help us out by submitting all past RSVP volunteer service hours through June 30 to Mela Hatchett via email at [email protected] or with a call to (812) 876-3383 Ext. 554. Information that is needed: Name, Organization for whom you provided service (i.e. Area 10 or American Red Cross), What job you did there (i.e. visited the homebound or helped with disaster relief), Month, and Hours for the month. Please submit volunteer service hours for as many different organizations as you served! Thank you for helping us get a clear picture of the total impact that older volunteers are making in Monroe and Owen counties Summer 2014 Page 3 Leave a legacy. Get involved. Call or email today to find your perfect volunteer match! Some of the most pressing volunteer needs: Got An Hour? Give it Back So many volunteer opportunities take so little time, yet mean so much to the recipient. You could help an elderly neighbor by visiting, picking up some groceries, running the sweeper, organizing the mail, reconciling the bank statement, or advocating with creditors. Giving back takes only an hour. Let us know if you have an hour to give back by emailing [email protected] or calling (812) 876-3383 Ext. 523. It would mean the world to someone in need. Ellettsville Farmers Market volunteers needed! (Saturday mornings during the summer in the Endwright Center parking lot) Volunteers needed once a month (3 hours) to help with any of the following: set-up, welcome table, directing traffic, recycling, and answering questions. Come help make this community event successful! Do you have a talent in music, the arts, or entertainment? Bring your singing skills, accordion-playing, square dancing, or unicycle-riding talent and show us! The Farmer’s Market is searching for entertainment for their guests – once or multiple times throughout the summer months. The REPAIRS Team is looking for a team leader and a ramp/steps specialist. Help seniors and those with disabilities live safely at home by building ramps or steps at clients’ homes with a team of volunteers. Must be friendly, dependable, and organized. This position requires a vehicle that allows for trailer hookup and basic tools. RSVP’s Special Events Team—Looking for new members! When a local nonprofit has a one-day event and needs additional hands to make things run smoothly, we turn to our Special Events Team. We send an email or call to see who is interested and available. Events for which we commonly get involved include food drives, book swaps at elementary schools, the quilt show, home tour, Reality Store at area middle schools, disaster preparedness drills, 50+ Expo, veterans recognition, Children’s Expo, and more! Flexibility to participate as you are able. Help drive veterans to medical appointments! Veterans in Owen County need help getting to and from medical appointments at the VA Clinic in Bloomington and/or the VA Hospital in Indianapolis. Van and gas provided—WE JUST NEED YOU! Gardeners who love kids needed! Help tend gardens at a local preschool while the young kids help and watch. Great chance to interact with young kids who are curious, eager to help, and fun to be with! Gardeners to help maintain labyrinth—Help needed tending flowers and keeping weeds at bay at the labyrinth at First United Church (open to the public). Work with a neighborhood team or by yourself to keep the labyrinth beautiful. The labyrinth is a single path to the center and back. It’s a metaphor of life’s journey and reflects the winding passage each of us takes along the way. Opportunity House—Do you enjoy making a difference in the community and working with others? Got a few hours? Volunteer at Opportunity House Thrift Shop doing any number of things, such as donation intakes, sorting and organizing, repair work, backroom, pricing, identifying unusual/valuable items, displaying items, floor help, checkout, and more! Make friends, chat while you work, and have fun while supporting emergency assistance and childcare programs for working families. Join the Opportunity House family! Page 4 3rd Quarter Newsletter 39 new RSVP volunteers, already making a difference in our community! Won’t you join us? Brad Arnett Marcia Brammer Irv Burns Linda Campbell Alice Cruz Bill Cuttill Danny Dalton Phil Eckhart Josie Edmonds Sue Faultless Brenda Fisher Karen Fulk Debra Garrison Bob Golden Bill Grandi Joyce Gray Terri Griffin Linda Heerdink Venita Helfenbien Juanita Hood Jack Jackelini Katy Jackson Elizabeth Lee Richard Lorenz Patricia Newforth Elsie Reynolds Mark Rogers Steve Schechter Esta Smith Valerie Sommer Deb Speer Noriko Stanfield Wayne Stanfield Devonia Stein Carlton Turner Kathy Weller Darrell White John Williams Barb Winders All members of the RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program automatically receive the following benefits. Over the years, some new ones have been added while some have changed. Please note this does not guarantee future benefits, but is a reflection of what is offered today. Free supplemental insurance while you are volunteering: Excess accident medical coverage, including accidental death/dismemberment, excess volunteer liability insurance, and excess auto liability insurance. Please note that coverage from home to your volunteer locations is no longer covered. Social events and volunteer recognition: Potlucks and many other social activities through the Endwright Center, annual Recognition Cookout, annual Senior Salute Awards program, the chance to nominate, or be nominated for local, state, and national awards, and gifts and goodies from local organizations that love what you do! (free tickets, meals, discounts, etc.) New volunteer opportunities ready whenever you are. Newsletters chock full of great information. Access to the Volunteer Benefits Room: free household items donated weekly from Bed Bath & Beyond. Connection to a growing community of service-minded members. Please email [email protected] or call (812) 876-3383 Ext. 523 for details. The 2014 annual Senior Salute, as part of the Monroe County Fall Festival, will be held on Friday, September 19, at Area 10 Agency on Aging’s Endwright Center. Selected Monroe and Owen County individuals, 55+ years of age, will be honored for their outstanding community contributions. The Senior Salute Committee needs your help in finding the 2014 Senior Honorees to be recognized. Senior Honorees are individuals 55+ years of age who have positively impacted Monroe and/or Owen counties through volunteer service, civic engagement, and overall contribution. Nomination Deadline: September 6, 2014 To make a nomination or to register for the FREE luncheon, please visit our website: www.area10agency.org/seniorsalute, or call: (812) 876-3383, Ext. 554 Summer 2014 Page 5 Area 10 is grateful for the generous support we received during the 2nd quarter of 2014. Gifts include cash donations, in-kind gifts, grants and Matchstick contributions received from January through March. Thank you for investing in our mission of serving seniors and people with disabilities in Monroe and Owen counties. Individuals Malcolm Abrams, Gates & Patricia Agnew, Robert Agranoff & Susan Klein, Thomas Albright, Robert Anderson, Anonymous (8 gifts), Gene Arnholt & Sophia Hauserman, Steve Arnold & Veda Stanfield, Barbara & Alan Backler, Harmon Baldwin, Shirley Barrow, Phil Bastin. Janice Bizzari, Darrell & Kathleen Boggess, Patrick Brantlinger, Ivan Brewer, George Brooke, Ruthann Bucksot, Donyel Byrd, Jean Capler, Chris Cockerham, Norvin and Kerry Conway, Lauren & Peter Cowan, Deanna Cummins, Debby Deckard, Frank DiSilvestro, Matthew Doering, Sally & Michael Dunn, Jewel Echelbarger, Ann Edmonds, Robert & Richie Epps, Richard & Edeltraud Evans, Steven Fortune, E. Paige Freitag, Chris Gaal, Karen Garrett, Nikki Gastineau, Susie & Andy Graham, Don Griffin, Kelsey Hanlon, Kathleen Ristow Harriman, Patricia Harris, William & Constance Hegarty, Lesa Huber, Doug Johnson, James & Earlene Johnson, Helene Jones, Marsha Keith, James Kelly, Ann Kerr, Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, Iris Kiesling, Cindy Kinnarney, Ann Kreilkamp, James & Evelyn LaFollette, David & Natalie LeBeau, Vivian & Robert LeBeau, Veronica Lenard, Lura Lewis, Tryna Loos, Nancy & Richard Lorenz, Andrew Lowry, Brandt & Dian Ludlow, P.A. Mack, Joe Maddox, Stephanie Collier Maggos, Patricia Martin, Wain Martin, Kristi McCann, Alan & Donna McElroy, John McKay, Tony & Trina Mescher, Roger Milholland, Dean Newell, Skip & Alice Oestreich, William & Kathleen Oliver, Linda Ostby, Sheila & Michelle Pain, Nate Peterman, Susan Phipps, John & Karen Portle, Carlene Quinn, Ruth Richardson, Robert & Susan Rimstidt, Warren & Mary Robertson, Mark & Pennie Rogers, Albert & Kathleen Ruesink, William & Georgia Schaich, George & Virginia Schermer, Joel Schneider, Steve Sharp, Philip & Linda Stafford, Ned Steele, Tony Stonger, Paul & Susan Sullivan, Gary & Connie Sweatman, Dayna Thompson, Robert Togasaki, Bill Uber, Gracia Valliant, James Van Der Mark, Becky Wann, Cathleen Weber, Gordon & Diane Wells, Mike Weston, Darrell White, Bill & Janice Wiggins, Kenny Williams, Nicki Williamson, Jack Woodruff, Phil Zook Businesses and Organizations Alpha Chapter - Kappa Kappa Kappa, American Legion, Post 18, Autumn Hills Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, Babbs Supermarket, BBP Water Corp, Bell Trace, Bloomington Lions Club, Bloomington Moose Lodge #1081, Bosma Enterprises, Bring Hanna Home, Bynum Fanyo Page 6 Remember a friend or loved one. Honor an anniversary, event, occasion or kind deed. Jay Bucksot—In honor of Ruthann Bucksot Elder Care Connections— In memory of Velma Shertzer Berry and Gloria Grant— In Honor of Deborah Bandy Nancy and Richard Lorenz— In memory of Fumiko Togasaki Nancy and Richard Lorenz— In appreciation of Kerry Conway Janet Rowland—In memory of Norma Roper Janet Rowland—In memory of Laura Walls Cheri Taylor—In memory of Laura Walls Utilities, Caregiver Homes, CFC Properties, Chef For Hire, City Of Bloomington, Comfort Keepers, Community Foundation Of Bloomington & Monroe County, Cool Gold 247.com, Dan Rarey Real Estate, Day Funeral Home, E2 Taxi, Elder Care Connections, The Ellettsville Journal, Fraternal Order Of Eagles, GE United Way Campaign, Gosport Manufacturing Co., Hearthstone Health Campus, Hilliard Lyons, Home Instead Senior Care, Hoosier Energy, IU Credit Union Investment Services, Legacy Healthcare Services, Like Law Group, Meadowood Senior Living, Monroe Place, Owen County State Bank, Owen Valley Health Campus, Personal Financial Services, Premier Healthcare, Proes Inc., Putnam County Board Of Commissioners, Putnam County Comprehensive Services, Safe At Home/Alpha Home Physical Therapy, Shredding and Storage Unlimited, St. Paul Catholic Center, Sterling House, The Peoples State Bank, United Way Of Bartholomew County, United Way Of Central Indiana, United Way Of Monroe County, VFW Post 604, West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home, Williams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy, Woodhaven Christian Church CWF Area 10 Agency on Aging is a United Way agency. 3rd Quarter Newsletter You are invited to invest in the mission of Area 10 Agency on Aging by contributing to the Matchstick Endowment Campaign. An endowment is a permanent fund that generates annual income so that we can continue serving older adults in Monroe and Owen counties. Every $2 you donate will be matched with $1 from the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County. We need your help to reach our goal by the deadline of September 30. Please make your gift today! Matchstick Endowment Initiative Contribution Form 101 W Kirkwood Ave, Suite 321 Bloomington IN 47404-6135 (812) 333-9016 $25 $250 This is an anonymous gift $50 $500 Contact me about making a gift of stock $100 Other _______ I’d like to learn more about making a bequest or planned gift to Area 10 Agency on Aging Please apply my gift to the following agency endowment: The agency will be notified of your gift unless you prefer to remain anonymous. Name: Address: Phone: Email: Please make checks payable to Community Foundation, with Area 10 Agency on Aging on memo line, and mail to the address above. You may contribute online by credit card at cfbmc.org. On June 14, members of the Bloomington Fraternal Order of Eagles presented Area 10 with a check for $10,401.83. We are grateful for this generous charitable support which will provide much needed services for the aging and disabled populations in Monroe and Owen counties. Your exceptional level of support allows us to provide programs, events and activities throughout the year. Premier Level Community Partners: Comfort Keepers, Elder Care Connections, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Hearthstone Health Campus, Home Instead Senior Care, Monroe Place, Owen Valley Health Campus Major Level Community Partner: Meadowood Senior Living Supporting Level Community Partners: BBP Water Corp, Guardian Medical Monitoring, Hylant Visit www.area10agency.org to learn how your business or organization can support our mission while enjoying the benefits of being an Area 10 Community Partner. Summer 2014 Page 7 NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID BLOOMINGTON, IN PERMIT NO. 15 Resources. Solutions. Connections. 631 W. Edgewood Dr. Ellettsville, IN 47429 P: 812-876-3383 F: 812-876-9922 [email protected] www.area10agency.org September 3 - 15, 2014! The 2014 Senior Games are just around the corner! Anyone from anywhere (over 50) is invited to participate in friendly competition with 40 games such as golf, track and field events, volley/ballyball, 3 on 3 basketball, bowling, swimming, putt-putt golf, badminton, softball and more. Approximately 600 gold, silver and bronze medals are waiting to be awarded! Registration booklets can be picked up at many area locations, including the Endwright Center. Pre-registration required. For more info, call the Endwright Center at (812) 876-3383, Ext. 515). Many thanks to our 2014 Senior Games Sponsors: American Legion Post 18, Bosma Enterprises, Bynum Fanyo, Hilliard Lyons, Hoosier Energy, IU Credit Union Investment Services, Meadowood Senior Living, and Premier Healthcare.
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