Bowdon, ND

One of the Focus Items that came out of the Group Decision Center Activity and the surveys Horizons sent out was ‘Improving our Senior Citizens Services’.  So we sent out a letter to the communities with the following info:

Some of the areas where they felt help would be needed/appreciated are:·       
Needing rides to Doctor/dentist/eye (medical) appointments·       
Needing rides to bigger towns to purchase items that can’t be purchased in Bowdon (such as clothes, hardware items, etc…)·       
Help with Spring & Fall Cleaning for someone who can no longer physically do it·       
Pick up and take them to the Bowdon Grocery store for weekly grocery shopping or pick up just their list and monies and do the grocery shopping for them here.·       
Give them a ride to their local hair appointment.·       
Assist them with their mailing needs by taking them to the Post Office or doing their Postal needs for them (mailing their packages, getting them stamps, etc…)·       
When activities are going on in town, provide transportation for them to and from the activity·       
Give them a ride to & from the café if they want to eat out - or if they want to order in, pick it up for them 
We have come up with a possible Volunteer program that could assist in all of these areas.  ·       
We would have a Volunteer Program Coordinator who would be a liaison between the person needing the service and the volunteer providing the service.·       
The Senior Citizens/Shut-ins would call the coordinator to let them know the needs they have.·       
Volunteers would call & let the coordinator know when they will be going to another town and would be willing to take someone to and from their medical appt. or when they would be willing to help transport with the local grocery shopping, hair appointments, activities, café·       
The organizer would contact the Senior Citizen of dates for them to make their medical appt.·       
If the Senior Citizen has a specific appt. where the date is set and can’t be changed, the coordinator would call someone on the list of Volunteer Providers to see if someone could help out.·       
If at all possible, the person needing the service should always schedule their appointments to meet the Volunteer Providers schedule. 

Carolyn Ondris is willing to be the Volunteer Program Coordinator as she is home most of the time.  Her phone # is 962-3020.  (Thank you Carolyn!!!) 
If you are a Senior Citizen/shut-in who could use these services, call Carolyn & let her know of your needs. 
If you are interested in being a Volunteer Provider, call Carolyn and let her know how you are willing to help out. 
If you have any questions/suggestions, please call me at 962-3697.   
Sincerely,

Pam Hoff, Volunteer Program Chairman

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