Volunteers deliver seniors Valentine s gifts
Special to the Times
Last week, Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County (ECCC) participants were greeted at their door by ECCC volunteers with a Valentine balloon from the Tabernacle of Faith International Ministries, a variety of magazines from the Apalachicola Margaret Key Library and bedding donated by The Gibson Inn and St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center.
The smiles were priceless and the conversations for the volunteers were full of wisdom and a hope for a better tomorrow. Thank you to all the donors and the volunteers.
ECCC encourages you to call the Elder Helpline, 866-467-4624, if you are over age 55 and are seeking accurate, unbiased information about federal, state, or local social health and human services. Advantage Aging Solutions, part of Department of Elder Affairs State of Florida: Area Agency on Aging, is the designated private non-profit entity that advocates, plans, coordinates, and funds a
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Social isolation has made life difficult for many senior citizens during the pandemic. Volunteers at one Sarasota organization are finding that a regular phone call can help.
Suzanne Beecher began making phone calls to isolated seniors in March. She found many who were struggling, alone. One man, he had to drop his wife off at the ER and he hadn t been able to go in and she was on a ventilator. And he was just sobbing on the phone,” she recalled.
“All I could say is, I m sorry, I m so sorry. And then listen some more and just try to be there. There were a lot of calls like that.”