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WNA Calendar

All WNA membership meetings are held the first Thursday of each month 7:00 P.M. at Tabitha’s LifeQuest Center.
(Please note that membership is not required to attend WNA meetings.)

Sunday, August 17, Potluck at Stuhr Park. 6 p.m.
Thursday, September 4, WNA Monthly Meeting 7 p.m. at Tabitha LifeQuest Center. Jon Carlson will talk about the Stronger Safer Neighborhoods program.
Sunday, September 14, Potluck, Stuhr Park. 6 p.m.
Thursday, October 4, WNA Monthly Meeting 7 p.m. at Tabitha LifeQuest Center. County Commissioner candidates will speak.
Sunday, October 5, Potluck at Stuhr Park. 6 p.m.
Tuesday, November 4, General Election
Thursday, November 6, WNA Annual Meeting 7 p.m. at Tabitha LifeQuest Center. Jon Roth and Dick Rumbolz will show historical photos.
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WNA Meeting News & Notice!

Next WNA Meeting:

Thursday, September 4th, 7:00 p.m.
at Tabitha's Lifequest Center 48th & J.
Enter the door under the big blue sign.

On the Agena

Speaker will be Jon Carlson, Director of the Stronger Safer Neighborhoods initiative. Jon will be able to answer questions about how to deal with specific neighborhood issues such as crime, graffiti, noise, etc.

Aging at Home: The Wish Can Come True Here

Witherbee is considering an exciting, innovative program that could benefit seniors and the entire neighborhood. WNA, in cooperation with Tabitha Health Care Services, is exploring an opportunity to establish a program here that would help seniors remain in their homes rather than moving to an assisted living center or to a nursing home. The program has been successfully developed by neighborhoods in Boston and Washington, D.C. Now Witherbee and Tabitha are evaluating the possibility of adapting the program here.

The following excerpt from an article in the New York Times about the program in Boston is compelling.

Alone in his house on Beacon Hill, with four precipitous flights of stairs and icy cobblestones outside the front door, John Sears 75, still managed to look after himself after he was hit by a taxicab and left with a broken knee. That is because Mr. Sears was one phone call away from everything he needed to remain in his home, the goal of more than 80 percent of the nation’s elderly as they confront advancing age, according to consistent polls.

Mr. Sears required both practical assistance and peace of mind: Transportation to and from the hospital. An advocate with him at medical appointments. Home-delivered meals from favorite restaurants. Someone at his side as he hobbled to the bank and the barber. Someone else to install grab bars in his bathroom. A way to summon help in an emergency. People to look in on him.

All these services were organized for Mr. Sears by Beacon Hill Village, an innovative nonprofit organization created by and for local residents determined to grow old in familiar surroundings, and to make that possible for others. Community-based models for aging in place designed by the people who use them are the wave of the future, experts say, an alternative to nursing homes and assisted living centers run by large service providers.

The article also states that in the Beacon Hill model, membership dues cover weekly trips to the supermarket, rides from volunteers, group exercise classes and lectures on topics related to aging. Paid services - including home repair or home health aides - are generally discounted anywhere from 10 to 50 percent from the going rate. The Washington, D.C. neighborhood program relies on a mix of membership dues, volunteers and fundraising to make it viable. The program can be modified to fit the make up and needs of any neighborhood.

Most valuable, many members say, is the comfort that comes from being one phone call away from familiar staff members who patiently talk them through problems. And family members who have moved away from the neighborhoods are relieved knowing that their elderly parents are able to remain in their home and get help with most all their wants and needs.

WNA would like to hear from neighborhood residents about their interest in learning more about such a program being implemented here, helping design it or participating in it. If you have questions or comments, call WNA board member Mike Fitzgerald at 486-4073 or email him at seven_f_ranch@juno.com.

WNA Guest Book

ALL NEW Please read and sign our new Guestbook.

We need your feed back on what version you like best.
Version 1 Guestbook part of a WNA web page [click here]
ersion 2 Guestbook in it's own format [click here]

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NEWS

Hawthorne Cookbook.

A last memento from Hawthorne Elementary School. As a dedication to preserve the special diversity, which has been a hallmark of Hawthorne, the Hawthorne PTO commissioned a cookbook. Over 150 recipes ... [more info here]

These cookbooks are now on sale for only $7.00 each. Order yours today. [more info here]

Witherbee Neighborhood Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Leaders

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Citizens' Meeting

by Doug Emery

Every third Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Victor E. Anderson Branch Library 3635 Touzalin Avenue. Enter on the west side and turn left.

To get a monthly email with speaker info from Doug send him an email to the city council and request to be on the list.

Volunteers needed ...

We are looking for a few more volunteers to help deliver the "Witherbee Buzz" newsletter on a regular basis, once every three months. If you can help deliver a block or two blocks in your area please call Mike 486-4073 or Larry 560-4565 or Curtis 817-3809

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