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Greetings Neighbors!
Read about The Threat of Government Funding Cuts on our blog. Click here.
ISR is hosting Community Listening Sessions throughout Island County. Come share your thoughts, concerns, and ideas in a welcoming space. Your voice matters to us. Click here for details.
Learn about our Charity Golf Tournament to support Meals on Wheels. Click here.
We have a new video about our ten-year vision to raise $50 million to meet human needs. Click here to watch.
Senior Thrift is now open on Sundays. All purchases and donations help support essential programs for seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers. See our expanded days and hours
Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Debit Cards are available for eligible seniors. For information, Click here.
June Menu for Community Meals and Meals on Wheels, Click here to see or print
Join S.A.I.L. (Stay Active and Independent for Life) classes for cardio, balance, and strength building to help prevent falls. Click to learn more.
Fun events to participate in this month - Monday Mahjong, Wednesday games, Lunch n' Learns, walking groups, exercise classes, a weekly Song Circle, and more. Don't miss the Meals on Wheels fundraiser "Summer Escapades" offered by the Bells of Whidbey. For details, click on the images in the "Connect, Learn, and Have Fun" section below.
Great classes offered by ISR or our community partners: Empowering Aging: Hospice 101, SHIBA Medicare advising, and a free online class series, "Powerful Tools for Caregivers." For details, click on the images in the "Assistance" section below.
June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. Follow our Facebook page (facebook.com/islandseniors) to read important information throughout the month. Also learn about Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Prevention Day (June 15).
Volunteers are needed to support ISR programs. When you volunteer, you make a difference for your neighbors in need. Check out our volunteer page to learn how you can help.
Thank you for being one of our eNews readers. Please join your neighbors in supporting Island Senior Resources.
Robin Bush
ISR Communications
email: robin@islandseniorservices.org
phone 360-321-1600
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With everything going on these days, you can simplify.
Give Locally and Act Locally.
Help islanders through ISR.
Ways to give:
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Online: make a one-time or monthly gift. Click here to get started.
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By check: Island Senior Resources, P.O. Box 939, Freeland, WA 98249.
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By mobile phone: send a text to the number 53555 with the word isrcares in our “text-to-give” system.
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Pledge: use our secure online service to do your pledge. Learn More.
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IRA, Stock Giving, Planned Gift in your will or trust, Donor Advised Funds, and more: Explore the many ways to give (click here) Our Federal Tax ID is 52-1049443.
- Or contact Charles LaFond, Senior Director, 24/7 at 360-210-3011 anytime, or email charles@islandseniorservices.org.
To learn more about the impact of gifts on our islands, watch our short video, The Secret Sauce click to start and don't miss our new video below.
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Island Senior Resources to raise $50 million in ten years for client care
Watch this brief video on what we have accomplished for the past 5 years ($10 million raised) and what we hope to raise by 2030 ($40 million) to protect the agency's clients from reduced services due to possible government cuts.
(Film produced and donated by Chris Douthitt).
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Online registration is now available for ISR's charity golf tournament on October 8th,
and benefit dinner on October 9th.
Please click on https://senior-resources.org/golf/ to save your place at either or both events. Please contact Don Hall at don@islandseniorservices.org for prime sponsorship opportunities. Your attendance and participation supports Meals on Wheels. Thank you.
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CONNECT, LEARN, and HAVE FUN
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The Threat of Government Funding Cuts
By Charles LaFond, Senior Director, Development and Donor Communications
Last month, the federal administration’s draft budget was circulated quietly and contained the news we feared most: there is no plan to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). Passed in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s vision for a ‘Great Society,’ the OAA supports programs that help older adults maintain good health, independence, and dignity at home. Along with additional resulting state pass-through funding cuts, Island Senior Resources’ budget may be slashed by as much as 40% before year-end.
Read More
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Reflections on Aging
by Charles LaFond, Potter, ISR Senior Director, Development and Donor Communications
Seeing a potter’s pot in a museum is one of the great delights of my life. I wander through the British Museum, the Oxford Museum, and the Seattle Asian Museum. As I look at those pots, I imagine those dead potters whose fingertips I can see in these pots circling, circling, circling. They are often thousands of years old, still holding the cuts of a jagged fingernail a millennium later. What was their life like? What did they think and feel at the end of their potter’s life?
What will I feel at the end of my potter’s life?
Read More
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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
By Robin Bush, ISR Communications
According to a new study at New York University, for Americans, the risk of developing dementia after age 55 is now 42 percent, and that rises to over 50 percent among those over 75.
Can we do anything to help protect our brains? Yes we can.
Read more
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ASSISTANCE
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We are here to help! Request assistance for yourself, a friend, or a neighbor
Serving Whidbey and Camano islands
Island Senior Resources offers programs and services for older adults and caregivers. Details can be found here.
We are here to listen and help you find answers to your questions. To request help:
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The Activity Hub
Looking for something fun to do? Check out our online guide to resources offering activities for older adults. There is so much to do in Island County from gardening to theater, classes to hikes, lectures to recreation, and more! Check back regularly as we continue to add to this list.
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Nutrition
Eating well is key to a robust immune system and maintaining health and well-being. Savor nutritious meals at home from Meals on Wheels or delight in conversation and lunch at a Community Meal.
Learn more. See days, times, and locations of meal sites
After clicking, scroll down to see the June print button.
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Medical Equipment Lending Library
Island Senior Resources has free medical equipment lending libraries for medical equipment, assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc.), and hygiene products/personal care items including disposable underwear, pads, wipes, bed pads, no water shampoo, body wash, and more.
Learn more
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Private In-Home Providers Directory
Not sure who to hire for odd jobs around the house? Or maybe you are in search of a caregiver who is the right fit for your family member and will provide you with some much-needed respite time. Our Private In-home Provider (PIP) directory might have just the person you need.
Learn more
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Senior Thrift
Senior Thrift offers new and lightly used clothing, furniture, household goods, outdoor items, tools, crafts, books, jewelry, and children’s items. Visit our housewares department and year-round Christmas room.
Proceeds from sales at Senior Thrift support ISR programs. Learn more about Senior Thrift
5518 Woodard Avenue
Freeland, WA 98249
(off SR 525 just north of Main Street in Freeland)
View Map,
phone: 360-331-5701 Senior Thrift (General)
360-331-5726 Senior Thrift (Donations/ Pickups)
Need to drop off items at Senior Thrift?
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Volunteer
Volunteering is highly satisfying, good for your health, connects you to others, and makes a huge difference in someone’s life. We have many volunteer opportunities available.
Learn More
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Healthy Aging
Join Charles LaFond at his potter’s wheel, his kitchen, and his outdoor wok as he honors the benefits and challenges of aging on Whidbey and Camano Islands. (Video produced and donated by Chris Douthitt).
Watch Video
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Join our Board
Island Senior Resources has openings on our board of directors. This could be your opportunity to lend your ideas and voice to how we can help older adults and caregivers in Island County.
For more information, contact Janis Machala, ISR Board President, at 360-321-1600 or email Janis.Machala@islandseniorservices.org
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Island Senior Resources
P.O. Box 939
Freeland, WA 98249
Phone 360-321-1600
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Senior Thrift
5518 Woodard Avenue
Freeland, WA 98249
Phone 360-331-5701 (main) or 360-331-5726 (donations & pick-ups)
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