Neighbor to Neighbor A Newsletter of Eastside Friends of Seniors

Eastside Friends of Seniors provides volunteer-based services for seniors facing the challenges of aging.

2012 Auction a “BONANZA” for the Elderly

This year’s auction broke all pre- And to Silver Medal Sponsors: vious records! We raised $80,000 to help provide vital services to  Aegis Living Eastside the elderly in our community. In  American West Bank Friends of Seniors its fourth year, the annual auction  Bellewood Senior Living  Kiwanis Club of Providence Board of Directors has become a beloved tradition Tracy Fitzsimmons, Point with fun themes, great auction Esq. items, delicious food, and fabu-  Synergy Home Care President lous company. This year’s theme, Kim Jenkins, PhD Vice President “Bonanza”, featured hay bales The event’s success would not have been possible without Doug Eglington, and horses (saw horses), country Treasurer Brenda Shea, Event Chair, and music and “Gold Nugget Cock- Lon Lindo tails”, and saw attendees enjoying Shira Firestone, Auction Coordina- Secretary the evening in jeans and boots. tor. We also thank everyone who Dan Aznoff John Bratmon And once again, bidders got to go donated goods and services or came out to support the event. Tina Butt, PhD home with fabulous and unique Melanie DePaoli items. An exercise ball bike and Scott Gardiner bartending party were among the Naomi Kennamer new items and trips to Disney and Brenda Shea John Rittenhouse beautiful Lopez Island made a return appearance. Staff Claire Petersky Eastside Friends of Seniors Executive Director extends a special thank you to Margie Costello, our Gold Medal Sponsors: Brenda Shea makes a new Volunteer friend working as the Coordinator  Cardwell Consulting “Bonanza” event chair. Ramona Lawrence,

 Sunset Funeral Home Client Services Coordinator  Swedish Hospital Teresa Lalk,  The Whitaker Foundation Program Assistant

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Letter from the Director

Dear Friends:

I recently heard this story from a friend. to the doctor who could have monitored his Mr. H, was in his mid-80s, fiercely inde- condition. He might not have had months of pendent, and living on his own. His son suffering before getting help. and daughter-in-law, living out of state, We need your help. If you’re reading this it is visited him at Thanksgiving. He seemed because you already have a valued relationship be doing just fine back then. They didn’t with Eastside Friends of Seniors. Thank you. know that he had quit driving distances You are in the perfect position to help us spread that were longer than 10 minutes in the the word and recruit new volunteers. Lately we car. Mr. H didn’t admit this to anyone. He have been getting an unprecedented number of didn’t want to give up the freedom that requests for transportation to medical appoint- came along with his car keys. But he just ments. We need more volunteers or we have didn’t feel safe driving, outside of the few many service requests that will go unfulfilled. familiar miles around the house. As a re- Here are some ways you can help: Can you ask sult, he hadn’t been to medical appoint- if we can have a table at your church on Sun- ments in more than a year. day? Would you be willing to host a house party When his son and daughter-in-law walked where we can tell people about our program in the door this spring, they saw a man a and enlist their support? Can you put a notice ghost of who he had been just five months in your homeowners’ association newsletter? before. Mr. H had always been of a wiry Your support of our community’s seniors may athletic build, but now, he had lost about a save someone’s life. third of his body weight and was skeletal. They went from the foyer of his house Warm Regards, straight to the emergency room. He went

from the ER to the hospital, and then into

hospice. He shortly after.

What if this elderly man had been a client Claire Petersky, Executive Director of ours? Our trained volunteers would [email protected] have been able to alert our Client Services (425) 369-9120 Coordinator. He would have received rides Spring 2012 Issue Page 3

Congregations Put their Faith in Action

Client Willa Hill is in her early groups of young adults who Group projects can also ad- 90s, living on a 10 acres in the have tackled both housework dress security concerns. One more rural section of our ser- and yardwork projects with client has his pick-up truck vice area. She maintains 6 energy and enthusiasm. regularly washed, even if no acres of it, with a lovely gar- one drives it anymore—it gives den. “I’m out here every day”, Client Harriet Twitchell used to the impression that someone she reports. But there’s some spend hours in her garden. active is living in the house. heavier work to maintain the Now, as full-time caregiver for Another client needs to have garden she can’t quite tackle her husband with Alzheimer’s, shrubs trimmed back so po- on her own. That’s where our she doesn’t have the time or tential burglars don’t have volunteers come in. the energy any more. “The in- cover and can be seen on the terns from City Church did a street. In Willa’s case, she most re- great job—thank you so much cently got help from for sending them to me!” If your congregation would like Sammamish Presbyterian to give a day of service, why Church members, as a part of How do these projects work? not to one of seniors? Contact their Day of Service. Members We match an elder that can Margie, our Volunteer Coordi- went out to two clients’ prop- use the help of a group of peo- nator, at 425-369-9120 and erties to do yard chores. ple for all or part of a day. find out who needs your help today. The congregations that partner For example, due to illness or with our agency have been disability, some of our clients making a big difference for our can not tackle heavy house- community’s elders through work. A team of housework one-day service projects. volunteers can these jobs that still need to get done, In addition to Sammamish such as washing windows or Presbyterian Church, scrubbing baseboards. Rain doesn’t daunt a Sammamish Hills Lutheran Sammamish Presbyterian Group volunteers also help Church, and Faith Church have Church volunteer from clients with yardwork. Many recently taken on projects. A helping client Willa Hill clients had winter storm dam- chavurah at Temple B’nai To- with gardening. rah is scheduled to do another age to their properties, and one. And City Church’s intern- some are still waiting for help ship program has been a faith- with broken and fallen tree ful partner, contributing branches and shrubs. Page 4 Neighbor to Neighbor

Bonanza Auction Item Donors - Thank You!

12th Avenue Café Fine Wine & Cigars Northwest Outdoor Center Sleeping Bull Dog Bed and 59er Diner Fit One Office of Senator Patty Murray Breakfast 5th Avenue Theatre Fitness Together Issaquah Olympus Spa Smith Brothers Farms 88 Keys Frankie's Pizza Pacific Bicycle Stila Cosmetics Accounting Professionals Fred Meyer Pacific Learning Center Tefft Cellars Ace Hardware Friends of Dave Reichert Pacific Marketing International The Anabella Hotel Active Transformations Gallery Concerts Pacific Science Center The Crab Pot Adriatic Grill Italian Cuisine Good Samaritan Episcopal Paradiso Olive Oils and Tom Bihn, Inc. and Wine Bar Church Vinegars Tom Estes Mt. Si Stables Adventure Kids Great Clips Parlor Billiards and Spirits TPC Snoqualmie Ridge Alpine Acupuncture Great Play of Redmond Patty's Hair Design Trader Joe's AMF Sun Villa Lanes Green Mountain Coffee Petticoat Junction Tutoring Club Andelcare Gymboree Pine Lake Ale House Vacation Internationale Anonymous Half Price Books Plateau Motors Washington Federal Savings Anthony's Restaurants Henri P. Gaboriau, M.D. Progressive International Bank Applebee's Hollyhock Lifelong Learning Providence Marianwood Wheel of Fortune Argosy Cruises Center Providence Senior and Com- White Horse Toys Bagpipediscs.com Huntington Learning Academy munity Services Wings Aloft Barbara Roser Photography Icicle Outfitters and Guides, Redmond Inn Woman Spirit Center Bear Creek Country Club Inc. Redmond Work and Western Women of Faith BECU Credit Union Inn at the Market Wear World Mark by Wyndham Bed Bath & Beyond Ivar’s Rhonda Newton DDS Yo Plateau Bequette Heating LLC Janie's Nails Ristorante Simone Bill Speidel's Underground Jazzercise Issaquah Rotary Club of Sammamish Tour Community Center Roy Spain Salon Black Horse Art Studio Jenny Pho Sabra Limo, LLC Boehm's Candies John Howie Restaurants Salon 74 Bright Now! Dental Kahler Glen Golf and Ski Salon Ciba Build-A-Bear Resort Salsa N'Seattle LLC Canlis Restaurant Kalalach Lodge Sammamish Hills Lutheran Canvas On Demand King 5 Television Church Sanctuary Choir Cashmere Museum and Pio- LA Fitness Members neer Village Lakeside Memories Sammamish Family Dental Cedar Grove Compost Lazy River Winery Clinic Christophe LLC Mary Queen of Peace Book Sammamish Highlands Veteri- Civilized Nature Club nary Clinic/Hospital Columbia Fitness Sammamish Marymoor Self Storage Sammamish Hot Yoga Cookies by Design Massage Envy Spa Sammamish Point Espresso Creatively Yours Ceramic Master Chorus Eastside Sammamish Presbyterian Painting Studio Michael's Chevrolet of Belle- Church Delille Cellars vue Sammamish Symphony Dirk's Drycleaning Microsoft Store Bellevue Seattle Aquarium Disneyland Mode Organic Salon Seattle Pro Musica Dreamshare Media Moore Bros. Music Seattle Sun Tan “Sheriff” Dry Clean USA Motel 6 Issaquah Shakti Vinyasa Yoga Nolen Holcomb Elements Therapeutic Massage New York Cupcakes Sherwin Williams keeps the peace. - Issaquah Next Step Archery Silver Age Eliott's Oyster House Nice Cuts Silver Platters Experience Music Project Northwest Chamber Chorus Spring 2012 Issue Page 5

Second Half of 2011 Donors—Thank You!

Our donors from Thomas E. Hurley Estrellita Merza 7/1/11—12/31/11: Kim Jenkins Sheri O'Neel Marie A. Kernie Boyd & Nancy Peterson Over $10,000 Kiwanis Club of Providence June Pierce Employees Community Fund Point Stephen Ridlon of Boeing Marion and Ron Krueger Kathrine Sager Shirley Lambert Maria Schroeder Lon & Teresa Lindo Emillie M. Shepard Over $5,000 Ruth and Millard Petersky April Stevens City of Sammamish Clara Sun Velta Svinis A ride to the doctor’s City of Issaquah The Seattle Foundation Donna Swanberg Khaki Foundation Harry and Claradell Shedd Richard & Joann Swanson office give a client Doug and Christine Watson Frances Takacs greater independence. Patricia Welles Harriet Twitchell $2,000—$5,000 Carol Urbain Kawabe Memorial Fund Charles & Daphne Willsmore Sammamish Presbyterian Less than $100 Rochelle Wyatt Church Jill Anderson Willie Zamba Susan E. Bell Claire Brady $1,000—$2,499 Bob & Meryl Burkhardt Microsoft Matching Gifts Pro- Arlene Carter gram Margaret & Patrick Costello Sharon Dahl Ann Dennis $500—$999 Captain Charles Dorian Dexter Horton Richard Drumm Northwest Washington Synod Virginia Ellis of the Evangelical Lutheran Phyllis Ferrara Church of America Tracy Fitzsimmons Our volunteers help keep The Ridge Women’s Golf James R. Gorringe Club Jennifer Grohs seniors connected in the Ronald & Laurabeth Heinrichs community. Allie Henninger $100—$499 Sharon S. Hillberg Acar Bill Bob Hinckley Dan Aznoff Bruce Huskinson REMEMBER... Paul Brynes C. E. Jacobi Tina Butt Charles Kahler James & Janet Carson Kerri Kanegae Please give the office an extra Carol & Monte Clodt Irene C. Knowlton Evelyn Constable Carole Kogan week’s notice to arrange rides and Don Cumming Hermina M. Lapinsky services on National Holidays. The Leeann Eckert Beverly Lewis Paula & Ted A. Gates Ann Lowry office will be closed on July 4 for Joe & Barbara Giamona Jeannette Lukoskie Wilma Hill Cynthia Macaluso Independence Day and September Reverends Nolen Holcomb Nora A. Mangold 3 for Labor Day. and Suzi Robertson Mary Francis Masters Page 6 Neighbor to Neighbor

Thank You, Volunteers for the Second Half of 2011

Brownie Troop 43279 Barbara Fears Nannette Krueger Sahil Shah John Abercrombie Tracy Fitzsimmons Ronald Krueger Brenda Shea Dorothy Amidei Kristina Fortygio Teresa Lalk Jennifer Shute  Ronald Andresen  Valerie Franzke-Munro  Ulrich Lalk Barbara Simonson  Dan Aznoff  Mitzi Fritz Felice Lam Robert Simonson Matthew Bailey Robert Fritz Ramona Lawrence  Laura Simpson Linda Beahan  Shanthan Gangupantula Eun Jin Lee Natalie Simpson Brianne Bennett Scott Gardiner  Man Jae Lee Brian Smith Rebecca Berg Sam Goldbloom  David Levine Christine Sollom Carol Bergan Glenna Gorlick Lon Lindo  Morgan Stewart Michael Birdsall  James Gorringe  Hiroko Lindsey Dana Sturm  Ruth Bodine Debra Gottschalk Nathan Long Smrithi Sukumar  Janet Bradshaw  Mitch Gottschalk Peggy Loshin  Amy Summers  Beata Brewerska  James Grimshaw  DeeAnn Maher Joann Swanson Alan Brewerski Emma Guenette  Sara Mathy Leonard Taylor Lauren Breynaert  Marie Guenette  Trenton Mathy Tammy Taylor Patricia Bringardner Anne Hall Patrick McClintock Hank Thomas  Mason Britsch Zack Hall Theresa McHenry Nancy Tochko Catherine Bruckner Erik Halvorson Kim Meissner Mathy Trenton Paul Brynes Ali Hammond Korina Meyer Catherine Ullakko Annie Bunten Yuling Hao  John Mizenko Daytin Verdi Tina Butt  Joan Harlow Makyla Morrison Chris Vernon Susan Calabro Geoffrey Hazel Marilyn Morrow  Margaret Waldron  Susan Castelazo Ron Heinrichs Michelle Moss Madeline Wall Daniel Chang Allie C. Henninger Ken Mozlowski Brian Walsh Raman Chikkamagalur Bobbie Hinckley Andrew Newbold Doug Watson Angelique Cilliers Nolen Holcomb  Raney Newman  Tim Wells Linda Cloes Sherry Holthe Naomi Nkinsi Ruth Winbauer Randy Cloes David Humphrey  Sheri O'Neel  Martin Wood  Mark Corigon Sonia Izquierdo  John Paris Shannon Wood Melody Correia  Donna Jaske  Stanley Pasin Susan Wood  Margaret Costello  Kim Jenkins Mark Payne Vincent Wu  Jasmine Crowder Megan Jenson Alan Peksa  Rochelle Wyatt  Sharon Dahl Dan Johnson Alan Peralta Scott Wyatt Yinka Daramola Linda Johnson  Victor Perez Helen Yantus Kim Doshi Brad Jones Claire Petersky Ashley Young  Richard Drumm  Connor Jones Troy Picou Patricia Durand Patrick Kelly  Alecsis Piscuc Douglas Eglington Naomi Kennamer Allison Reid Symbol Key Kate Ellis Noriko Kilambi  John Rittenhouse   New volunteer in 2nd half Stephanie Ellis Esther Kile Herbert Roberts  of 2011 Damian Evans  Marie Krack Wayne Rolfing  10 or more years of service Lorelei Evert  Jillian Kraker Gary Rosenow   Super Volunteer - 50 or Janell Faletto  Conlan Kroes Margaret Rosenow  more hours contributed in the Carol Fare  Marion Krueger  Renee Rossi  Kevin Selkowitz 6 month period. Spring 2012 Issue Page 7

Friendly Visitors Provide Much Needed Support

Making a new friend enlivens your life.

Joyce lives by herself in a modest home. She eats cheerios for breakfast, a bologna sandwich for lunch, and a frozen dinner for supper, every day. She doesn't leave her house except to go to the grocery to shop for these items, and to go to medical ap- pointments. She reports having no friends. Her only family, a sister in Florida, visits her a couple of times a year. She other- Clients Live on wise is alone. Her days consist mostly of watching TV. In Our Hearts Joyce started out preferring being alone. But after the snow storms we had in January, the power went out. For three days, she sat by herself in her cold dark house, without being able to While Eastside Friends turn on the TV, and without the ability to heat up her frozen din- of Seniors provides ner. It made her think. After that, she called Eastside Friends of services, our clients Seniors. She told us she'd like to have a friendly visitor come by, return to us the gift of "so if I died here in the house, someone might notice". their stories, their spirits, and their lives. When Ramona Lawrence, our Client Services Coordinator came Losing a client is diffi- by to do the home visit, she noticed that the house could use cult for staff and vol- some cleaning, too. Joyce didn't do a lot of housework for a long unteers. Our circle is time because there was no one to keep it up for - she had no made smaller by the visitors. It just slowly got worse and worse, and then it just be- loss of the following came overwhelming. It got so bad she felt like she couldn’t have individuals: anyone over. She was embarrassed.  Jeanne Bononcini It took a while, but Margie Costello, our Volunteer Coordinator, found a friend for Joyce. They gave it a trial, and it’s working  William Shonk well enough that we’re calling it a match. Joyce may still prefer  Rosemarie Olsen mostly being alone, but now she also has a friend that stops by We honor the memory regularly. Someone who can give a hand around the house, but of each one, and share more importantly, provide a human connection in Joyce’s life. with family and friends Our volunteers give our clients rides, help with shopping and our condolences. chores, and provide companionship, for seniors living inde- pendently, who face the challenges of aging. Do you want to join them? You can make a difference in someone’s life. Please call Margie at 425-369-9120, or email her at [email protected]. formerly Faith in Action

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