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5 News Column
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BY DON TURMAN
A public hearing to assess
the needs of citizens of
Yancey County was held at
the courthouse on Thursday,
February 19. A iarge number
of senior citizens were among
those present and some of the
needs expressed included
home improvements (septic
tanks, bathrooms, etc.),
transportation, recreational
facilities (parks, community
center, etc.), additional nurs
ing home facilities, increased
homemakers services, addi
tional home health services,
meals-on-wheels for the el
derly, and a crisis center.
**
An excellent example of
how churches can contribute
to the lives of senior citizens is
provided by the Brown’s
Creek Baptist Church in Celo.
Mrs. Gladys Sandlin made an
appeal to the members of the
church to make telephone
calls and visits to some of the
senior citizens in the commu
nity who are living alone or
are homebound. Approxi
mately 20 persons volunteer
ed and each oneis now calling
an elderly person at least once
each week and making occa
sional visjts. Additional calls
and visits are made during
times of special need or as the
volunteers desire. The older
citizens were first contacted to
see if they would be interes
ted in having someone contact
them in this way. Obviously
this program means a great
deal to the senior citizens and
is the kind of program that
other churches could begin.
**
WAMY Community Ac
tion, Inc. has recently begun
providing bus service for
senior citizens. Routes and
schedules have been set up.
Persons interested in using
this service should call the
WAMY office at 682-2610 for
additional information.
**
Transportation is one of
the greatest needs of senior
citizens in Yancey County as
well as throughout the United
States. Just remembering to
include a senior citizen on
regular trips to town or to the
store would be an important
service. Providing transpor
tation to the doctor and other
special places is greatly
needed. If just a few citizens
would be willing to give a
little time for this, the
problem could soon be solved.
Do this on your own if you
know someone who needs
your help or call the Senior
Citizen Hotline (682-6011) and
volunteer to provide transpor
tation to someone in your area
who may call in for help.
I Your dentist I
saves your
teeth.
He may also
save your life.
See your dentist regu
larly. It may save your
life. Cancer of the mouth
kills about 8,000 Amer
icans each year who
might have been saved
through early detection
and treatment. So see
your dentist for a com
plete oral checkup reg
ularly.
American
Cancer Society f
This space contributed by the publishor.
you save on interest charges.
It s probably the most
practical way for you to finance a
new car, boat, home improvement,
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