April 2018 Volume 18 Issue 4 Berks Encore is the Leader in Providing Programs, Referrals, Education and Advocacy for Seniors in Berks County
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EVENT and are due no later than due no later and are and more Como Perry TONY FARINA FARINA TONY Featuring Entertainer Featuring APPRECIATION Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Bennett, Dean Martin, Tony singing the songs of Frank Sinatra, Sinatra, of Frank singing the songs All artwork entered willAll artwork entered be displayed in Each year, the Senior Festival of the Arts of the Senior the Festival Each year, categories: (8) eight are Acrylic,There Entry by calling available forms Natalie are Wednesday, May 23, 2018. May Wednesday, of Senior the for Festival Miller Center the Sunday, to 3rd June Artsthe from Sunday, 10th. June celebrates the amazing the artists rightcelebrates we have Center Miller The Berks in here County. Arts the for Reading Area at Community College is seeking now artists their enter to 2018 festival. the into work Mediums,Drawing Main Street in Berks, 2D Textile Mixed Media/Mixed Technique, and Watercolor. Art,Fine Oil, Photography, Participants be must years55 or older. of age is per$10 enter submission and to cost The submission(1) one artists enter only may is not a juried This per event. category. 610-372-4721 x 5509 or emailingBabb at [email protected]
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ARTISTS WANTED! ARTISTS Enter Your Work Into the Work Your Enter Senior2018 the Arts! of Festival berksencore news • APRIL 2018 FRONT PAGE ARTICLE 4 get to write are about the volunteers are the to about volunteers get write I stories rewarding ofthe most Some interests andvalues. whoshare their friends make new inacommunity people help new can abuild home. or Volunteering repair helping to oracarpenter park city are agardenerhelping to upa clean love, whetherthey they something to volunteer is do people reason ahand.Athird whoneed and those help actually we can our community make the world place abetter where to way ofdoing something proactive control. Volunteering a becomes or influence wecannot issues most ofwhich stories news disheartening with day weareEvery bombarded school. grade sincein us webegan “doing embedded been has good” For ofus, most back. todesire give have They a volunteers. our society This onereason is volunteer effort. you may the ofanother’s recipient be the ability to help andtomorrow with today youmaythe person be so intheir at point lives, some need have found in themselves people of$184billion. equivalent the to 7.9 billion hours of service, year, per person, per which comes average They 32.1volunteer hours 62.8millionvolunteers. which is volunteer,percent ofAmericans 25.3 National Community Service, instead. their services teering big way byvolun helpoffer inavery can ofAmericans majority the vast But help outour favorite charities. don’t have the bigextra to dollars ofus most Bill andMelinda Gates, philanthropists Warren and Buffet “Giving Pledge,” by started aneffort their to wealth through charity the away halfof to give at least pledged by Editor Lori Gerhart, EncoreVolunteer! aBerks Be BE ENGAGED! Each volunteer’s Each unique. is story volunteer? Most Why dopeople According for to the Corporation Unlike the whohave 141billionaires - established a voluntary militia. His His militia. avoluntary established and department, volunteer fire first the nation’s organized Philadelphia, of the streets volunteers to sweep He gathered volunteerism. American the Founding as known Fatheralso of is Americans, early famous most volunteer for aworthy cause? to decided andneighbors our friends ifanother 10percent our country of the on impact you imagine in. Can to an or elderlydelivering a meal shut shelter at dishes yourlocal washing simple as as Helping be others can ourcore within values. deep from Itment. that something is comes by the not mandated and it is govern of themselves to help others. selflessly Encore so whogive at Berks to find out how you can help? help? outhowyoucan to find Why not contact today us possible. longas them to as liveindependently ageconfidentlyadults andallow ofhelping ourmission older further that volunteers to of programs use of Volunteers,Director andahost nation, like just ourforefathers. continue charitable the most to be wewill helping ourselves, in asense that to media help others is social through andneighbors their friends convince can If our young people whoarethe retired. samerate those as at are nowvolunteering they because generations are getting the message that to ouryounger see heartening is It the helpthat of volunteers. need inthe United States organizations are more than 1.5millionnon-profit to the next generation. Today there along caring are andhowwepass character.the American It whowe is the stillforms corevolunteering of society.” day society, Inourmodern save theirbutto soul, buildastrong “one notto was philosophy served Benjamin Franklin,Benjamin oneofthe notpolitical is Community service At Berks Encore, At wehave anew Berks - Grocery Shopping ProgramGrocery on Meals Wheels Program Data Entry Word Processing and Telecenter Helpline Apprise Counseling and 610-374-3195 ext. 225 or email to 225 oremailto 610-374-3195 ext. Please contact Rita Phillips, Phillips, Rita contact Please OPPORTUNITIES as 6 items and no more than 25. as 6items nomore 25. and than house. Shoppingcould forasfew be will drop offgroceries attheclients onlocationclients based they and location. are matched to Shoppers Tuesday ataRedners Market thru Shopping isdoneSaturday to dotheshoppingforthemselves. clients who getting haveout difficulty shoppingvolunteers Grocery shopfor County.Berks delivered eachweekday throughout six centers. More 600mealsare than deliverand/or mealsfrom oneofour delivered meals. Volunteers helppack anyone ofhome whoisinneed At Encore, Berks we to aim serve because ofphysicalfood limitations. who are unableto prepare theirown individuals serves Meals onWheels tasks. Days and hoursare flexible.tasks. and Days usingExceldatabase and are key Word processing, our updating foradministrativeneeded assistance. thescenes”“Behind volunteers are Wednesday.Medicare every operators answer questionsabout complete applications. Telecenter their benefits, compare plans, and counselors understand helppeople make sounddecisions. 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Call Merri Ney Today! Ney Call Merri The first performanceThe of Amelia The programs educational, are The The Gretna Theatre Outreach Program brings Theatre Gretna The profes Licensed Assisted Living! Berks ONLY April 2 @ 12 p.m. $5 per 2 @ personApril will lunch a hot include 1-hour musical performance. the to and ticket Lunch Earhart: will Lost Hero be the at on Monday Center Strausstown theater available, engaging available, and theater its for audience. accessible challenge their audiences. their challenge Gretna brings actors, the sets, costumes make to centers the propsand to bringing history and socially based engage stage & programsto the to Berks Encore Centers in Fleetwood in Berks Centers Encore & Strausstown. sional theater to schools, to sional theater groups special and community Penn events across all central south sylvania to and they coming are Amelia Earhart:Amelia Hero Lost to Berks Centers Encore Gretna Outreach Theatre Program Brings berksencore news • APRIL 2018 AGENCY HAPPENINGS 6 have at ourcenter”. ordeliver, Whetherto meal pack needed. she’s to ajoy she is to lendahandwhenever willing always who is Center, nominated Peg saying “Peg areliable is volunteer managerauxiliary. at the Melissa Wernersville Ludwig, club the andwith Womelsdorf Rescue Retriever VFW Valley Delaware hertimewith volunteers She also Golden in other that with ways. youmight notconnect people other with make connections youcan –by volunteering othersknow inhercommunity. Shesays that’s important able Peg to get was Encore onWheels, Meals andwith at Bygetting involved Berks volunteer andhelp others. ofdutyto that inherasense It herparents instilled was Wernersville Center. ofdirectors. onthe board Sheserved their stories: here are So do for all of us. work they the important is have all day, neighbors andatrisk awatchdog forthese theonlyin human –sometimes interaction will they daily, meal A hotnutritious face tocheck afriendly and forthevolunteers theclients. sospecial experience that make the service this who the seniors receive with have volunteers interaction, thatthese theconnections thesocial much Itis is thatthis morethanfind ameal. will you their hear stories, you As backyard. their own our make champions can adifference found in thatthey tosomeofour thatare seniors, soimportant the meals County.throughout By Berks delivering orpackaging day each than Meals who 600 seniors receive onWheels time oftheir todosomething own give tohelp themore menandChampions –those womenwho tirelessly celebration this tohonorour own weused Encore, Wernersville Peg KeibachPeg
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Mifflin Elaine StrickElaine - , our our , Elaine Strick These stories the are six Wheels on of our Meals Champions. For For purpose, says, her family she – for and be is to an example her for is she a great I think example know her. that others all of us. and for grandchildren various in help 1300 volunteers who almost there are But ways at Berks we recognize Encore. So while these six this month, we appreciatechampions the work that every has volunteer provided organization our to ultimately and do it without you! to the seniors that we serve. couldn’t We pany her (especiallypany in the Theysummer). understand isit important an job and her mentioned to when she yeareight old granddaughter newa had she delivery (as someresultof a route changes), first of her new wishedthe granddaughter her day route, her good reason Elaine, luck. the get to involved with For Meals Wheels on was all about giving back. enjoys She people. know the to getting expect to They andyou come look forward seeing to finds She you. thinking herself about on weekends them or those wintry when the days blizzard regularly the replace packs delivered hot to have meals. every a route delivers While she week, also she monthly the put together Sweinhart helps manager Kate schedule volunteers. other are for granddaughters Her also supports charity involved she in another called Cases Smiles sewsfor – an organization that pillowcases for hospital Elaine, make her to stays. have For that children heritage importanceItalian and the family of is a tradi- as for maintain as long to her family intends tion she will dinners,allow it. traditional Sunday for They her gather sons learned pasta make how to granddad. from their Her and play games.play and takes she Now part in just about any As a young girl center. activity is the happening at that wanted learnshe to knit, to but finally learned the at are helps knit now she and and crochet that items center, peopleneed who to donated community She in the help. will call She even bingo. started pound classes year. this a good group fun! – and they have it’s me that She tells Mary worked in food service 40 years for with Riveredge Restaurant. Family Blue Mountain at 11 more and then customerThose service deals skills she up in how show with people Mary every is passionate great about the day. programs, great people praised and -Andrea manager the Mary who nominated Meals the on Wheels for Gebely, award. Champion Berks from the champion family MifflinEncore Center, and her Meals on matters Wheelsjob has been familya 6 granddaughters With affair. and 1 grandson, often she has one of her grandkids accom Meals on Wheels delivery. But she also But she came do puzzlesMeals to on Wheels delivery. Strausstown stoppedMarilyn Fiorini Mary Tietel Kaczmarek Mary Tietel And she likes being she And to able working full time to help fullhelp working to time aging her care for parents and soon after heard an she ad on WEEU radio about beingvolunteers needed for Meals on Wheels delivery. was is and she in 2007 That still delivering meals because something “its thatas says she needs be are to done – there people who need help.” this
Birdsboro Marilyn Fiorini At the Strausstown Center, Center, Strausstown the At the time and startedthe helping package hot foodsto the for opened, see in to went she wasit what about.all She talked manger at with the regular at the Center. When Center. regular the at Center Strausstown the Mary Tietel Mary Tietel is Kaczmarek a but justnot volunteer a hands to come out and see and out come rewardinghands how to can it be make to with as asa difference little one hour of free time. to help by taking extra routes. help, by taking to help is extra to While she happy who has anyone encourages evenshe time on their a little hard time fillinghard vacancies. some of the Marilyn pitched in time to talktime to with those talk. want who to Christine Loos because Center Birdsboro her from the nominated can she whenever help isbe a need. on to there counted Marilyn regular some winter of the this noted are volunteers that ill, so and some were Christinesnow birds others had a help. She enjoys the relationships she has she long with the relationships She enjoys the help. time clients. will she always take She mentioned that can good sometimes keep him. It's get to to busy and livinghe can just do that 2 blocks Fleetwood from the Becker he is is grateful that Terry manager where center, so out whenever willing help to needs she hand. an extra he takes the time to engage in a conversation. He shared He engage he takes to in a conversation. time the realizehim make seen how that some situations he’s that lucky he is. Mertzy) David (or as he sometimes is called, issportsbig a fan when wasand hat wearing Villanova a a but he’s there college go to he didn’t I met said him. He member bookstore of their --owning clothing, hats and golfer an avid logo. He’s Villanova with the items other and works part Pleasant Hills during time at season. the his son enjoys helping successful who isHe baseball the High School. Kutztown for Socoach weather when the warms up he is that busy winters cold long – but it is the when they get to know each other. He’s happy when he can when happy He’s theywhen get know to each other. Some face. places he just delivers someone’s smile on put a is someone meal there wantsif chat,who but – the to berksencore news • APRIL 2018 AGENCY HAPPENINGS 8 UPMC for and Visiting Life, Angels. Rehabilitation State Hospital, Farm Leck, – agent Drew Village, Spot Garden HealthSouth Enersys, Aids, Living Assistance/Paramount Assured Aetna, generous sponsors: org centeryour local or email May 1.For beginning contact ticket information, please Squirrels. onthe take Flying Richmond will The atFightins 8:30a.m. opens seating at 7a.m.; doors The atTompkins 9:35a.m. starts its open will Plaza VIST Day at game Fightin the Senior The Reading game Phils. FightinReading Phils It’s atthe Day Senior LET’S PLAY BALL! A rain date is scheduled for Tuesday,A raindate scheduled is June 12@7:05p.m. Encore Centers available at be allBerks Free will tickets Join onMonday, us June Encore 4for the annual Berks . Senior Day at . Senior the Fightin byour madepossible Phils is $55 OFF Mention Berks EncoreMention Berks O
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Thru June 30 Thru April FREE CLASSES! EXERCISE Community Adults 60 and Older Adults CENTER: WERNERSVILLE NEEDED THENEEDED FOR CENTER. BIRDSBORO Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays age 60+, for Free others $5.00/class for calling by Register Kelly Arnold 610-223-0739 Please contact Christine 610-582-1603 or emailat [email protected] Menu available. in Must sign up 2 weekdays older, or years (60 advance. requested) $2.50 donation Served 12 p.m. M-F at Calendars Announcements: BEGINNER YOGA AT AT YOGA BEGINNER INSTRUCTOR YOGA CHAIR JOIN US FOR LUNCH!: LUNCH!: FOR US JOIN
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Mae Kerschner Anna A. Strause Carol Sadie Szoke Ruhf F. Arlene Hoch Helen Justin Haux Marie Haux was held with 66 Mem was 13: 14: 20: 24: 29: 30: we had an attendance of 63 + had an attendance we Reidnauer (Rick) APRIL BIRTHDAYS Blandon Senior Citizens Michelle Fidler Lucille M. Yenser Barry James Kelchner 3: 4: Richard 8: Larry Geist & Lois 1 Guest: Diane Smith. Refreshments were provided by Pat Pat by provided were 1 Guest: Diane Smith. Refreshments and June Flatt Rothermel, Ethel Mae Kerschner, Rohrbach, Anna Glenn Knouse and Berger, Neal to You” “Thank A Shower! Arlene Books of Anna Treasury the of Shenk, the Auditing for Lynda be in to found books were All and Shirley Frazer. Mae Kerschner 5 openings still are there that mentioned Shirley Frazer order. Tues on N.J., Spring Lake, Club”, Shore “Doolan’s the trip to for “Thank You Ladies for those delicious Hot Dogs! The entertain The Dogs! Hot those delicious for Ladies You “Thank day, May 15th. If interested please give Shirley a call. Today’s Today’s Shirley a call. please give 15th. If interested May day, strum “Banjo Bob Balthaser”, by provided entertainment was Bob!” You Thank ming familiar tunes on his Banjo! ment for this day was Sterling Lamm on his accordion. Thank Thank on his accordion. Lamm Sterling was this day for ment which was entertainment and sing-a-long, your for Sterling, You everyone! by enjoyed the 2018 to Trip a New the addition of announced Shirley Frazer - 16, 13 Sept. 3 Nights, 4 days D.C. Washington which is: Trips, Museum of the Bible, the New to includes Admission Package of the tour Tram Memorial Museum, Holocaust States United see. to and much, much more Theater, Ford Cemetery, Arlington @ #610-926-4312! contact M. Frazer Shirley If interested, received report we to that happy are and we bers present Mary”!“Welcome A Maryanother new member: Boeshore, J. in Memory was Jean of the following: of Silence” “Moment (Dolly) Shuman, all who has and Pearl Nancy Noll, J. Aronowitz, The and they will certainly be missed. recently, passed away Membership Directory2018 Blandon Senior Citizens is now a total have we this date At in the club. anyone for available committee refreshment Today’s membership of 140 Members. com Thanks Potts. & Mary & Pat Mike and Beard Terry was: good!!! Our were They “fastnachts”! those delicious for mittee His and Friends”! Vollmer “Tom was entertainment the day for on Wolfe, Mitch on Electric Guitar, Gene Bernosky, friends were Guitar. Steel on the Beautiful sounding, Tom and the Keyboard, us! for provided music the enjoyable for Guys, “Thanks AsSecretary Blandon Seniorthe of Citizens, wouldI Respectfully submitted, SecretaryShirley Club L. Readinger-Ziegler, APRIL ANNIVERSARY: APRIL 30th this meeting – 28: For February Blessed Easter, and Happy Very wish to everyonelike “A and a Delightful Spring!” February 14: “Valentine’s Day” meeting – meeting Day” “Valentine’s 14: February
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