Due to inclement weather, the Eastside Friends of Seniors office is closed today, January 18, and all rides have been cancelled. Stay safe and warm!
UPDATE: due to poor road conditions, the office will also be closed January 19 as well.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Our office will continued be closed through January 20. We hope to be back in the office on Monday.
Snow Day for Eastside Friends of Seniors!
I read a blog post today that gave me encouragement in running this organization. The author said,
It’s not going to happen tomorrow, or the next time. It will happen because we show up. We settle in. We become part of the fabric of the community. Ideas spread within the community. When we consistently over deliver, then drip by drip, day by day, that’s how we change the world.
This is our story here at Eastside Friends of Seniors. Our volunteers, and our supporters – show up. We have become threads in the fabric of the community. We change people’s lives every day, and through our work, change the world.
Golden Retriever and her Owner Need Help
Who among us is NOT an animal lover? Here is a wonderful opportunity to help out one of our independent seniors and make a new four-legged friend at the same time.
Our client is staying at a nursing home while she recovers from surgery and her dog is temporarily staying with a friend.
She is afraid she will not be able to give her 11-year-old dog enough exercise now that she is home recovering from surgery. She was in tears when she called the office because she was afraid she’d be forced to give up her beloved companion if she cannot give the dog enough exercise. Besides, the energetic dog might pull so hard on the leash our client could fall, and end up with a much longer recovery.
The Humane Society has programs in place to assist dog owners living with HIV/AIDS. But nothing for seniors. Anybody interested in walking the precious pup on a regular basis for a few weeks? Maybe longer?
