Groceries to You! Launched

 

Groceries to You! is a new program of Koochiching Aging Options that links volunteer shoppers with older homebound residents of the International Falls area. Participants in a pilot project for the program reported gratitude for being able to call in an order and have volunteers shop for and deliver their groceries. Particpants need to be 60+ and live in the International Falls area. Once they pre-register they can call in their grocery order on Tuesday mornings. The following day volunteers deliver their order along with a receipt for the groceries. The participant must send in a payment to the store within one or two days. A contribution to the program is requested for this service. Those interested in the program may call Koochiching Aging Options at 218-283-7030 for more information. Volunteers welcome! 

Grocery Delivery Program Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are being sought for a pilot program to bring groceries to homebound residents of the International Falls area. Order takers, shoppers and delivery volunteers are needed for "Groceries to You!" Those interested in more information may call Koochiching Aging Options at 283-7030 or stop and pick up an application at the organization’s office at 1000 Fifth Street. Application deadline is June 26, 2013.

Memory Loss and Caregiver Presentation Held

Koochiching Aging Options was very pleased to offer a free public presentation on Thursday April 18 on memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and on identification and support of family caregivers. Expert presenters were Gwen Dezelske, Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota-North Dakota, and Maureen Kenney, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation’s Community Services for Aging.

Nearly 40 individual attended the event held at Backus Community Center.

Elders Be Aware, Be Informed Presentation May 14

A free public presentation will be held Tuesday May 14 on fraud, scams and elder abuse and the role of family caregivers. Presenters will be LeeAnn Meer, Friends Against Abuse, Karen Tveit, Senior LinkAge Line®, and Leslee Loop, Koochiching Aging Options. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. for the 1 – 4 p.m. event. Conference Room, Backus Community Center. Light refreshments, door prizes. Call Koochiching Aging Options with questions at 283-7030.

Annual Meeting in February

The Annual Meeting of Koochiching Aging Options is scheduled for February 22, 2013, at noon at the Backus Community Center Board Room in International Falls. This event helps to mark a year’s accomplishments and to share news about the business of providing services to the county’s older adults and their families. Business will include the election of officers and the annual report. A review of programs and finances will also be provided by board and staff. The meeting is open to the public. Please call 218.283.7084 if you plan to attend so that lunch plans can be made.

Second Logging Camp Christmas a Success

The sold-out Logging Camp Christmas captured the hearts and imagination of 140 guests the last day of November 2012. Diners donned their plaids and suspenders. Decorations by No Place Like Home Again transformed Backus Community Center into a logging camp. Camp Cook Cynthia Warren cooked a hearty three-course meal served by fourteen singing waiters. Entertainment was provided by Jessie Laurion and friends, including the Northwoods Combo of Effie. Entertainers performed songs and skits. Guests contributed to live and silent auctions and raffles, with gift items supplied by scores of area residents and businesses. Surprise visitors included Paul Bunyan, Babe and Santa Claus.