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1504 S. Harrison Street Activities Center
320 4th 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.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the staff & Board of Directors of Shelby Senior Services, Inc.  We Thank Recent SupportersDan Case, Edward Jones Investments Beaty Construction/C-Tech Corp. Debbie Breen Scott Carmony, Edward Jones Investments Church Women United Daughters of Isabella, St. Rose of Lima Circle #79 Elizabeth Ann Fallis Mathies Landscaping, Inc. McNeely Family Fund David and Katherine Platt Randy’s Auto Sales Tom and Sue Phillips-Rudicel Carrie Pumphrey St. Joe Social Club Doug and Nancy Seeman Shelby County Co-Op Shelby County Noon Sertoma John and Phyllis Stafford Mary Lou Vaught Charlotte Towne Lucy Voelker Ray and Cindy Wetnight J. B. Myers Jerome and Stephanie Youngbar
Volunteers - The Heart of Our Existence
Joy Lovitt has lived in Shelby County all of her life and has volunteered with Shelby Senior Services, Inc. for three years during the annual Strawberry Festival, monthly breakfasts and wherever else volunteers are needed. In addition to providing hours of service to this not-for-profit agency, Joy serves as Indiana’s 10th District president with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, is a past president of the St. Joe Social Club, is a south east director of the Indiana Garden Club, president of Diligent Diggers Garden Club in Shelbyville, president of Trade Winds Investment Club in Shelbyville, and is a member of the Senior Red Hats Club, Red Hot Mama’s and the Birthday Club. A retired sales representative of Anderson Merchandising, Joy lists these items as her favorites: cookbooks, all food, handiwork, traveling, watching the cooking channel, being with people, learning new things, playing card games, bowling, visiting interesting restaurants, playing dominos and so much more.
Senior Center Happenings Nov. 4 & 18 ~Quilting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 8 ~ 1st Annual Community Garage Sale (Parks Dept. gym) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Senior Center will have a booth. Bring your donations or baked goods in by Nov. 7. Proceeds will benefit Senior Services. Nov. 10 ~ Sheppherd Brothers Gospel Music, 3-4:30 p.m. Nov. 11 ~ Veteran’s Day Celebration, 8:30-10:30 a.m., free continental breakfast to honor veterans. Nov. 14 ~Euchre Tournament, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 17 ~ Senior Pottery Class at Artrageous Pottery, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Ornaments will be made for the Hero Tree at the library. Sign up by Nov. 13. Call 392-9727 for pricing. Nov. 25 ~ Homemade pie making class, 1-3 p.m. Bring your ingredients. THANKSGIVING DINNER 11:30 a.m., Cost: $3. Call Center by Nov. 14 for more details and to reserve. — Karen Cruz, Center Coordinator
Some Interesting Facts A group of Shelby County residents volunteer their time to provide local seniors with assistance on their Medicare, Medicaid and other health insurance questions. They volunteer on an as needed basis. Each volunteer has been trained by the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide this service.InAugust, volunteers donated 27 hours and 10 minutes of their time to assist seniors with health insurance issues and concerns. Thank you!
Quilt Raffle Don’t forget about the annual quilt raffle. Tickets are available at the Senior Center: $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. The quilt will be raffled in the fall. 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 PackagesFor 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 InformationShelby 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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