Assisting Grimes area folks to stay in their home since February 19, 2011! |
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Grimes Volunteer Support Services Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2023
Mission Statement-To provide, without charge, needed services to individuals in the Grimes area assisting them to remain in their homes.
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President's Report
Where has the time gone. It is already February 2023. Happy Ground Hog's Day and Happy Valentine Day.
Last year we did over 2,500 trips taking our clients to doctor appointments, grocery shopping, and many other types of trips.
Looking ahead we will need to be setting up lawn mowing for our clients that cannot afford to have it done. Along with that, we will need to set up our volunteers to do Lawn Patrol.
The only way we can offer lawn mowing services to our clients is if we have the volunteers to help our neighbors. Remember nothing gets done without a volunteer.
We have a great bunch of volunteers but we are always looking for more. Remember our motto: "NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS."
Hoping for an early SPRING!!
Mike Bleskacek, GVSS President
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GVSS STATISTICS
December Report:
Drivers - 29, Trips - 231, DME loans - 1; Snow removal - 31; Total Volunteers - 38, miles driven - 1,960; 345 hours providing service and organizing and administering the programs.
January Report:
Drivers -32, Trips -251, DME Loans-0; Clean/repair -1, Snow Removal-70 -, Personal Assistance -0,Total Volunteers -38, miles driven -2260,434 hours provided of service and organizing and administering the programs.
ALL of this was provided to our clients without charge.
Since GVSS is an all-volunteer not-for-profit corporation, volunteers are extremely important. The volunteers are what drives the organization. If a volunteer doesn't do it, it does not get done.
We have NO staff of any kind. No one is paid for their time. Drivers donate their time, their car, their gas, etc.
If you've thought about volunteering for GVSS, give us a call. We've had several years of experience in utilizing employed volunteers!
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GVSS COORDINATORS
Mike Bleskacek, 55+
515-491-8294
Wanda Armstrong, Appreciation
515-661-8282
Tom Letsch, Snow Patrol
515-321-7052
Tom Letsch, Yard Patrol
515-321-7052
Your name could appear here,
DME Coordinator
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"Thanks so much to Ron who promptly fixed my wheelchair and then worried that he couldn't get me back on the phone. Also, a special thanks to the ladies who answer the phone and relays messages. I am so glad that Mike is the new President. Thanks to all the GVSS volunteers. You help so many people. God bless you." Patricia
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2023
GVSS BOARD MEMBERS
AND OFFICERS
BobbiJo Wolfe 515-480-6270
Clint Dudley 515-979-6578
Drue Cavanaugh 515-490-4967
Gloria Perry, Financial Secretary
515-681-2861
Jane Hartnett 563-608-5817
Tim Dempsey 515-306-0009
Tom Letsch, Treasurer
515-321-7052
Loree Herman, Secretary
316-312-8802
Wanda Armstrong, Vice President
515-661-8282
Mike Bleskacek, President
515-491-8294
me.bleskacel@gmail.com
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Thank You, Corporate Sponsors
Please tell them thanks for supporting GVSS!
Supportive Heroes
($1,000 +)
Gabus Automotive Group
OPUS Foundation
Walmart
Bankers Trust
City of Grimes
Supportive Partners
($500 - $999.99)
Supportive Friends
($250 - $499.99)
Supportive
Neighbors
($100-$249.99)
Assumption Women's Club
Miller Fidler & Hinke
Presbyterian Women
Godfather's Pizza
Shade Tree Auto
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO DONATED TO GVSS IN 2022:
Alicia Watkins, Anne Wandrey
Bill & Rene Lego
Charles & Janet Skellenger
Cindy Bullard, Cindy Manning
Connie Hartin, Cynthia Kreklau
Delores Anderson, Bickford Family
Denise Hansen, Diane Moon
Ethel Sturdevant, Gloria Perry
Harold & Eileen Honeck
Irene Buddenberg, Janice Kubovich
Jay & Gloria Brewer
John & Katelyn Oolman
John Allender, Kristi Brokaw
Kristine Voorhees
Larry & Gayle Peters
Linda Becker, Lisha Steffey
Louise Hauger, Maradee Henry
Marc & Robin Hyland
Marie Hutcheson, Max Boderman
Mike & Eileen Bleskacek
Norman Wilson, Patricia Douglas
Quentin Greenough
Richard Lindgren
Robert & Donna Moore
Ron & Sheila Oolman
Ryleah & Alex Cross
Sally Altier, Sandra Williams
Susan Ballard
Terry & Michelle Hicks
Tom & Cindy Armstrong
Tom & Susan Stone
Tom Letsch & Mary Claseman
Vicky Burch, Wanda Armstrong
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Join These Great Volunteers At GVSS
Aaron Plaskas, Alan Hulstein
Amor Doherty, Andrea Hodapp
Andrea Sabus, Ann Musfeldt
Annette Horner, April Dawson
Becky Landals, Bill Lego
Bob Mueller, BobbiJo Wolfe
Brenda Dunphy, Brian Buethe
Caleb Herman, Carol Lesher
Chad Ewalt, Charles Velasquez
Chris Schmidt, Cirrinity Herman
Clint Dudley, Collin Hodapp
Cyle Taylor, Don McClelland
Drue Cavanaugh, Ellen Feehan
Gary Adams, Gloria Perry
Greg Means, Halsey Scales
Harold Honeck
Harvest Bible Chapel
Isaac Hodapp, Jacque Strange
Jane Hartnett, Jay Brewer
Jessika Klaus, Joe Christiansen
Joe Herman, John Oolman
Judy Strotman, Julie Bindel
Julie Sokolowski, Katy Clark
Kris Campbell, Larry Adams
Loree Herman, Lorraine Shatava
Madison Taiber, Madonna Hughes
Mark Headlee, Marlene Minshew
Mary Claseman, Mary Newton
Michael Bleskacek
Michael Vaughn
Mike Levenhagen, Natalie Clark
Rene Lego, Ron Oolman
Russ Lickteig,
Ryan Kessens, SarahHenrici
Shelley Ford
Tim Dempsey, Tom Harris
Tom Letsch, Tom Shatava
Tonya Headlee, Vicki Templeton
Wanda Armstrong
And we still have room for more!!
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SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Thank you to Black Hills Energy for their financial support. Pictured presenting check: Ryan Netz of Black Hills Energy and Mike Bleskacek, President of GVSS. We appreciate your support in helping us provide services to the residents of Grimes.
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Welcome new board member BobbiJo Wolfe |
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Welcome new board member Tim Dempsey |
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Welcome new board member Jane Hartnett |
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ATTENTION GVSS CLIENTS
We are currently in the process of doing our yearly client reviews. If you receive a call from Wanda Armstrong (515-661-8282) advising you that she is conducting GVSS reviews, this is a legitimate call. Please cooperate with Wanda and let her complete the questions with you. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter. Failure to complete the yearly review will result in all GVSS services being suspended until the yearly review is completed.
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ATTENTION GVSS SUPPORTERS
Grimes Volunteer Support Services has been selected to receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable red "My Heart" Bag sold by the Grimes HyVee during the months of March and April 2023. Pick up a new bag and help support GVSS
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DAILY MEALS FOR SENIORS
All seniors are invited to congregate meals served daily at the Grimes Senior Center at 410 SE Main St. in the Grimes Community Complex. The Senior Center is open Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and lunch is served at 11:30 p.m.
For reservations, please call 986-5747 by noon the day before - and by noon Friday for a Monday meal. No fees for meals for those 60 and over; however, donations are accepted and appreciated.
Come for the food, friends and fun!
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Need to borrow a piece of equipment?
Give GVSS a call!
When you have need of a piece of durable medical equipment, please give us a call. If we have what you need in stock, we'll be happy to loan it to you without charge for as long as you may need it.
We have crutches, walkers, canes, shower chairs and benches, quad canes, manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, bath scales, elevated toilet seats, bed rails, toilet safety rails, and power lift recliners.
GVSS will clean, repair (if necessary), inventory, maintain and provide at no charge, loan of equipment to our clients who have a need. If you have equipment you'd like to donate, give us a call. We can schedule a time for you to bring it to the office or we'll come and pick it up.
Thanks for your support!
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Come talk to us in person between 9:30 and 11:30 AM, Monday, Wednesday or Friday or call and make an appointment.
We are located at 404 SE 2nd Street, Suite 100 in the Grimes Governors District.
GVSS has been providing services to Grimes area residents since February 2011. Since then we have provided more than 23,872 trips, driven over 306,065 miles and contributed over 48,853 hours of service to organize and provide assistance to residents of the community.
GVSS has over 210 clients and over 60 volunteers on our rosters.
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For more information regarding GVSS, go to our web site:
www.grimesvss.com
Home visits can be arranged by calling 515-986-5355
info@grimesvss.com
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You can now support
Grimes Volunteer Support Services
when you shop at
amazonsmile.com
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GVSS is an Active and Proud Member of the Grimes Chamber and Economic Development |
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112 NE Ewing St, Ste B
515-986-4191
E-Mail: thegrimesstorehouse@gmail.com
HOURS
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 9:30 am - 11:30 am
1st and 2nd Tuesday of each month
5:30 - 7:00 pm
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404 SE 2nd Street, Suite 100
Grimes, IA 50111
515-986-5355
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