Shelby Senior Services
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Administration Offices
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.
Thoughts to Get You Through Almost Any Crisis
1. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. 2. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have some one in mind to blame. 3. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends. 4. The trouble with life is, you're halfway through it before you realize it's a "do it yourself." 5. Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world. 6. One-seventh of your life is spent on Monday. 7. Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. — Mark Twain 8. You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. — George Burns
The Staff & Board of Directors at Shelby Senior Services extend well wishes to each of you for a prosperous and health-filled New Year!
The NEW Center will open this year; new programs are being planned, and other changes are on the horizon for you! Check with us often to see progress being made. We are here to serve you! We Thank Recent Supporters Marvin and Phyllis Klare Robert Newton Marian Westermann Nancy Esters We Also Thank Santa’s elves came to the agency office on South Harrrison Street and decorated for the holiday season. Thank you to the spouses of the Sheehan Pipeline workers! In Memory of . . . Elizabeth WilsonMother of Becky Bishopp Member of the agency’s board of directors Monetary donations to Shelby Senior Services have been made in Mrs. Wilson’s memory by Ray & Janet Hartman, Ralph & Joanna Leppert, Bob & Debbie Tobian, Bill & Dianna Pandak, all of Shelbyville, and David & Jennifer Glick of Lafayette. Thank You! Senior Center Happenings Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m. — Happy Mew Year Day for Cats. Are you a cat lover? Do you have a cat? Do you have a story to share about your cat? Jan. 8, 9:30 a.m. — Show & Tell Day Jan. 9, 1-3 p.m. — Euchre Tournament Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m. — Banana Boat Day, Join us for a cool ice cream treat after lunch. Cost: $1 Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m. — Free Breakfast compliments of Charles Major Manor. Call to reserve by Jan. 12. Jan. 16, 11 a.m. — Home Made Lunch Day. Taco salad, Spanish rice, chocolate cake. Cost: $2 Jan. 22, 1-2 p.m. — Senior Reading Group: “Memory Keeper’s Daughter”, by Kim Edwards. Jan. 27, 10 a.m. — History of Shelbyville. Share what you know about Shelbyville. Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m. — National Puzzle & Game Day. Birthday & Sing-A-Long, noon.
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. In August, volunteers donated 27 hours and 10 minutes of their time to assist seniors with health insurance issues and concerns. Thank you! . 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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