Search Weight Loss Topics:

Home » Exercise Programs » Optimists hear from Senior Citizens Center director – Alpena News

Courtesy Photo Optimist President Mark Hulsey, right center, thanks Alpena Senior Citizens Center Director Annie Hepburn, left center, for presenting to the Optimist Club, along with Hepburns father, Butch Woloszyk, left, and BJ Sander, program manager, right.

Annie Hepburn, director of the Alpena Senior Citizens Center, addressed the Optimist Club of Alpena at a recent morning breakfast meeting. Accompanying Hepburn were BJ Sander, program manager at center, and Butch Woloszyk, Hepburns father.

Hepburn first told of her previous employment at Tendercare Greenview, where she was the social services director, before moving into the marketing end of the business and finishing as marketing director for Fortis. She also was a member of the Posen Chamber of Commerce, serves on the NEMCSA Senior Companion Advisory Board and is involved with the Alzheimers Association. She graduated from Spring Arbor College with a Bachelors Degree in Family Life Education.

Hepburn then told of all that is going on at the center, starting with the fact that they are trying to involve more youth in their programs because the two groups can both benefit from this interaction. She was excited to tell about a $200,000 grant they just received to begin a program involving the seniors and the students from ACES Academy about food preparation from the garden to the table.

The program will prepare the students for positions in the food industry. Another grant recently received was $500 from the United Way for a program called, How Rude. The program will focus on teaching proper manners and etiquette to youth in our area. The target date for this program is October 2017.

Another of the newer programs the center has been working on is transportation. Many of the seniors have difficulty driving and need to use public transportation such as the Dial-A-Ride buses. However, these buses quit running after 7 p.m. so if someone wants to attend a function later than that, the Senior Center wants to provide the ride home from the event.

They currently have a 14-passenger bus and two mini-vans that could be used for this purpose. Hepburn then told of in-home services offered by the center. Some of the services range from simple homemaker tasks like laundry and shopping, to personal care and companionship.

A new service is medication set-up. Some seniors have many pills to take at varying times and intervals. A contracted RN from the center will come to their home and help organize the medications so no doses are missed or taken too often. There are currently three clients using this program.

Hepburn added that a popular program at the center is the Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program. She said during the month of February they saved their clients over $59,000 in insurance and prescription costs. They also have kinship funds available to assist seniors who are raising their grandchildren.

Along with all these programs there are also many activities at the center for people of all ages, including card tournaments, bingo, exercise classes and meals.

Hepburn also noted that they are currently accepting nominations for the Alpena County Outstanding Older Citizen Award. If you know someone who is worthy of this award you are invited to submit a short essay of 250 words or less explaining why the nominee deserves the award. Take submissions to the center at 501 River.

Hepburn concluded by saying the goal at the center is to be the hub of resources for the seniors in the area by providing educational and social opportunities.

For information on any of these programs, call 356-3585, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit the website, http://www.alpenaseniors.com.

Out-of-door relief, properly managed properly managed, maam is the parochial safe-guard. The great ...

Follow this link:
Optimists hear from Senior Citizens Center director - Alpena News

Your Full Name
Your Email
Your Phone Number
Select your age (30+ only)	30313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120
Select Your US State	Select Your StateAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington,DCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Program Choice	Select Your ProgramInjectable HGHInjectable TestoteroneInjectable SermorelinInjectable Weight LossInjectable HCG DietInjectable Vitamins
Confirm over 30 years old	Yes
Confirm that you resident in USA	Yes
This is a Serious Inquiry	Yes
Message:

Home » Exercise Programs » Optimists hear from Senior Citizens Center director – Alpena News