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To Subscribe Phono (703) 675-3338 BY MAIL: $14.00 a year in Rappahannock and adjoining counties $18.00 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 3 months or more 70c, 1 -2 years - $1.00; over 2 years - $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappannock News Bldg., Washington, Va. 22747 Telephone: 703-675-3338 FAX: 703-675-3088 HOURS: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Published by the Rappahannock News, a division of Arundel Newspapers, Inc. Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. Tfw Audit Bureau THURSDAY, MAY 24,1990
Senior services We salute the contributions made by our senior citizens, not only during Older Americans Month, but the whole year through. Without the faithful volunteers who staff the Retired Senior Volunteers Program, which provides transportation, home visits to the infirm, and the senior nutrition site, many of the county’s senior citizens would not be able to maintain the independent lifestyle they now enjoy. That is the goal of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Center, which oversees services for the aging in the five counties of Planning District 9. Though its services are available to anyone over the age of 60, its focus is on those most at risk of being removed from the community and placed in an institutional setting. Though the CSC is staffed by paid workers, much of the transportation and home visitation is supplied by volunteer seniors, who donate their time to help their less fortunate peers. They give thousands of hours a year to take others to doctor’s appointments, to the grocery store or pharmacy, or to just stop by to make sure there is food in the pantry and wood on the porch. v And, the Community Services Center offers other programs for seniors as well, ranging from heating and cooling assistance to help pay electric and fuel bills, help for those with vision and hearing problems, and a transit service to get seniors from one town to another. Many of our seniors also take advantage of the local Senior Nutrition Sites, where they gather with others to enjoy a hot meal and fellowship at noontime. These are all state programs, but their heart and spirit is provided by the volunteers who assist with the programs. Though they are seldom recognized, their contribution is ; invaluable and appreciated. i-—
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