Times Advocate, 1989-03-01, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, March 1, 1989
Volunteers needed by March 7
Dining for Seniors --comes to town
By Yvonne- Reynolds
EXETER - Exeter seniors will
soon be able to meet together every
Tuesday at the new Exeter Lions
Youth Centre for a delicious hot
meal and a social time. The Din-
ing for Seniors program, which has
proven so successful in two other
Huron County towns, begins in
Exeter on April 4. -
The program was- first launched
locally in Bayfield in August 1987
as a result of a one -day conference
held .at Huroriview in November.
1986 sponsored by Town and
'Country Homemakers and the
Community Services Council:
"Voices for Choices" identified
loneliness and nutrition as two of
gram, and will do the -same for the
Exeter Dining For Seniors. Erb is
already planning the menu for the
first Exeter dinner.
"It will probably be ham and
Easter treats", she confided.
Meals are kept simple, and served
country style. Everything - muf-
fins, soups, biscuits, cakes and
- cookies - is made from scratch.
During the summer months, the
menus arc built around fresh vege-
tables from Erb's own garden, plus
the overflow she receives from oth-
ers'.
For the other five months, Din-
ing For Seniors participants do the
rounds of Bayfield restaurants, pay-
ing S6.per meal at each of the local
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Preparing - Bev Brown _ (left) Town and Country Homemakers' co-
ordinator of volunteers and home support and volunteer Gerry Bor
nath stand in front of the Fxeter Lions Youth Centre, where Din-
ing for Seniors will hold its first dinner �n April 4.
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problems faced by scniors in Huron
County. .
• Helen- Owens, then serving on
Bayfield council, came away from
the workshop °determined to do
something for seniors in her mu-
nicipality. She began by sending
a letter to every resident in the
Lake Huron .village asking what
services older -citizens wanted and
needed. Hot meals topped the list,
but respondents said they hatcd eat •
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ing alone.
A steering committee that includ-
ed Bev Brown, coordinator of vol-
unteers and home support for Town
and Country Homemakers, con-
ceived the Dining for Seniors pro-
gram.
Originally, 18 scniors turned up
for dinner at the •Bayfield Commu-
nity Centre. This has grown to a
weekly average of 45 to 50 enthu-
siastic participants. '
The scniors meet in the Commu-
nity Centre from April to October.
and pay $5 for each dinner.
Dawnc Erb, part time cook at the
Blue Water Rest Home, has been
in charge of meal planning and
preparation for the Bayfield pro -
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"Many people are very sensitive
about having their independence vi-
olated. With this program, they
feel they are paying their own
way",. Owens observed. "It is ire
mendous. People'get all dressed
up, come out, meet each other, and
talk. They now organize their pri-
vatelives so as not to interfere with
their Thursday dinners."
Dining for Scniors has been go-
ing in Godcrich since April, 1988.
Exeter beginnings
Planning for the Exctcr program
began last fall,, after Town and
Country Homemakers"service man-
ager Sally Lautens mct with repre-
sentatives from local churches, whq
agreed there was a place for a simi-
lar projcct in Exeter. .
Bev Robinson, associate pastor at
Exeter United Church, explained
that ."many people here live on
their own, and don't like to cat by
themselves. Dining for Seniors
gives them an opportunity to cat
out once a week. It's also a social.
time. Having something to look
forward to makes the week more in-
teresting."
Joining Robinson on the Exeter
steering committee are Grant and
Vera Mills, Gerry Bornath, Exeter
Seniors president Alice Bowen, past
president Pat Skinner, and council-
lor Morley Hall.
Who pays for what
The expected charge of $6 a meal
in Exctcr will cover only the cost
of the food, the cook, and the nomi-
nal rent charged by the Lions for
use of the Youth Centre.
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and expenses of Bev Brown, as the
dining programs are administered
through the agency's home support
department.. Town, and County
handles all the administrative costs,
collects the money, keeps the sta-
tistics, and does the bookkeeping.
The grant money can not be used
for incidentals like name tags, door
prizes, centrepieces, or anything ex-
tra
xtra such as a coffee maker. -
"Individuals who believe the pro-
gram is worthwhile have been very
generous in Bayfield and Goderich",-
Brown said, adding that tax receipts
are available t� anyone designating
donations to the Exeter home sup-
port programs.
For the past few months, Brown
has been speaking at a number of
churches and other organizations in
and around Exeter. (She has put her
speakers' honorariums into the Ex-
eter fund.)
"We hope to attract seniors suffer-'
ing from loneliness, and those grad-
ually withdrawing from community
activities. Dining For Seniors
gives them incentive to get dressed
up, get out, and keep abreast of
what's going on. People with
something meaningful to look for-
ward to arc healthier and happier.
After dinner they can talk, or play
cards or provide entertainment, or
whatever they want to do. Some
may just want to go back home",
Brown said.
In her talks, Brown stressed the
vital role played by volunteers.
Dining For Seniors won't work
without them. Many of the volun-
teers in Bayfield and Goderich are
themselves seniors. Brown sug-
gested that Exeter and area churches
could take turns supplying workers
for a day.
Telephone volunteers arc very im-
portant. Reservations for Dining
For Seniors must be made in ad-
vance.-
d-vance.- Once seniors arc listed, vol-
unteers call people the previous Fri-
,, day to confirm thcy arc coming on
Tuesday.
Volunteer drivers will be available
at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays to pick
up anyone needing a lift, dropping
the person off at the Youth Centre,
and returning for the drive home lat-
er. Drivers will also bring meals to
the homebound.
Other volunteers will assist with
food preparation, and a weekly crcw
is needed for clean-up.
Organizers arc hoping for a good
turn -out for the first meeting of.vol-
untccrs at 9:30 a.m. March 7 at the
Youth Centre.
Facilities
• The Exeter committee is happy
with the cooperation from the Lions
Club, and the facilities .at the Lions
Youth Centre. The stairless design
provides easy access for people us-
ing walkers or wheelchairs, and
washrooms arc equipped for the han-
dicapped.
"The Centre was built primarily
for the youth of the town, but is
not used by the young people dur-
ing the daytime. This works out
ideally for the seniors, whq will be
using it when it is not in demand
for anything else", said Lions repre-
sentative Gary Bean.
Bean went on to say the Lions are
charging a minimal rent until the
program gets off to a good start,
taking into account the group may
not have too much money initially.
Future
Looking ahead, Brown predicted
that "if this really flies in Exeter,
we may have it twice a week".
For more information, call Bev
Brown at 1-800-265-3039, .Exeter
contact Jean Gladding, Town and
Country Homemaker case manager
at 235-0258 or volunteer Gerry Bor-
nath at 235-2525
Wins sorority prize - Heather Rogers of the Beta Theta Sorority
congratulates Sandra Campbell who recently won a $100 gift cer-
tificate for Robindale's.
Hurondale Institute
hear of home care
EXETER - Hurondale Women's
Institute hold their winter meetings
at Exeter United Churchin the af-
ternoon beginning with a dessert
lunch.
Sheila Lancaster, coordinator of
the Huron County Home Care Pro-
gram, outlined Home Care, the In-
tegrated Homemaker's Program and
the School Health Support Servic-
es. -
Who pays for each' service, who
refers, who determines eligibility,
who is eligible and whom tocon-
tact were explained. Questions
were answered and any misconcep-
tions clarified. -
- Laura Sillery expressed thanks to
Sheila.
The roll call was answered by a
favourite use of cheese.
The life of Lotta Dempsey, pio-.
neer female journalist and reporter
for 57 yeah who was elected to the
Canadian News Hall of Fame and
wrote a book, "No life for a Lady,"
was reviewed.: Her latest contribu-
tion was a T.V. show for seniors
"From Now On".
Marjorie Hodgert entertained by
"playing the mouth organ and pia-
no simultaneously.
At the previous meeting, the
Twecdsmur History and scrapbooks
were on display. Several artifacts
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Touring theatre
comes to Lucan
Touring Players Theatre, a pro-
fessional acting troupe from
Oshawa will perform the Lion the
Witch and the Wardrobe at the Lu -
can Legion Hall, Wednesday March
15 at 3:30 p.m.
In this beautiful tale of courage
and unselfishness, Lucy and Peter
slip into the fantasy world of Nar- -
nia where Aslan the Lion battles
the Great White Witch. This en-
chanting 50 minute program . will
be especially enjoyed by children
its Kindergarten to Grade 6. Every-
one is welcome to this free March
break activities sponsored by Mid-
dlesex County Library, OLS -
Thames, the Ministry of Citizen-
ship and Culture, Outreach Ontario
and the Lucan Legion.
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from home collections were shown
and their use explained.
June -Stewart and Marilyn Pym
were in charge. The roll call was
answered by how we received our
commodities years ago.
President Gladys Richardson con-
ducted the business.
An invitation from Crediton W.I.
for March 14 was accepted.
The Quilt Show to be held at
South Huron District High School,
April 7 and 8 was announced.
A donation, the same amount as
last year, was given to the Exeter
Fair Board for prizes.
Plans were outlined for a bus trip
for members and their friends to the
Mennonite district May 18 and for
the anniversary and annual dinner
meeting in April.
Next meeting will be held March
29 at 1:15 p.m.
Conference to
fight poverty
TORONTO - Jay Skillender of
Stephen Central School in Huron
County took part in a conference
on the fight against poverty, held
in Toronto on the weekend.
The conference called Women and
Poverty was held by the Federation
of Women Teachers' Associations
of Ontario which represents 34,000
teachers, two-thirds of all public
elementary teachers in the province.
The conference featured a panel
with participants from the three ma-
jor political parties and workshops
on various aspects of poverty.
Federation president, Helen Pen -
fold, said the women teachers have
always been active on social issues.
They will now join forces with oth-
er organizations to press the provin-
cial government for action to help
the increasing numbers of women -
and children living in poverty.
News from
Dashwood
By Bernice Boyle
DASHWOOD - The Good Com-
panions Sr. Citizens held a pot luck
lunch Monday, February 20.
Jean Gedding told the 35 mem-
bers present of the operation of the
Town and Country Homemaker.s .
The club sends their get well_
wishes to their president Shirley 4 .
Preszcator who is a patient in a
Florida Hospital.
The remainder of, the afternoon
was spent playing euchre.
The next meeting will be in -
form of another pot luck lunch;
Monday, March 20, 12:30 p.m.
Bud, Jean Schroeder, Hedy De-
vine, Grace Miller all returned from
a great holiday in Hawaii.
Home from the Dominican Re-
public are Donna Hoffman, Anma-
rie Hoffman and Marg Butler of
Dashwood and Doug and Betty Rid- •
dall from Grand Bend.
The Ontario Hydro Convention at
the Royal York, Toronto is being
attended by Dashwood trustees, Bill
and Nancy Becker and Michael and
Karen Tiernan.
Remember your hospitalized
friends with cards: Ivan Webber is
at St. Joseph's and Elgin Rader at
University.
The community extends sympa-
thy to the Ratz family in the loss
of Mrs. Helen Ratz.
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