Volunteers sought to deliver meals to homebound seniors
The Northeast Area Senior Center, located at 705 North Main St., Walbridge, is in need of volunteers to deliver meals in the local Walbridge area.

Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license, up-to-date insurance, a vehicle and a kind heart. Meals are delivered between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., however once a driver becomes familiar with the route, it should take about 45 minutes to complete.

“This is an excellent activity for parents with children at home for the summer or individuals looking for an activity to give back to their community,” according to Jackie Metz, Volunteer Coordinator / Administrative Assistant at the Wood County Committee on Aging.

Metz added that the program also serves as a “gatekeeper” activity to keep an eye on the elderly in the community who are homebound.

To volunteer or learn more, contact Metz at 1-800-367-4935 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Providing care with confidence
More and more people are caring for their sick, frail or debilitated loved ones at home. Because many feel ill-prepared to meet the challenges of providing hands-on care, Hospice of Northwest Ohio is offering a free, two-hour workshop to teach family caregivers the basics.

The program, being offered twice during August at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, 2600 Navarre Ave., Oregon, is open to anyone in the community. Dates include Aug. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Through discussion and interactive demonstrations conducted by a nurse educator from Hospice of Northwest Ohio, family caregivers will learn tips to enhance the way they provide care needs including bathing, oral care, positioning, back rubs, transfer techniques, making an occupied bed, feeding, incontinence care, foot care and more.

To allow active participation, class size is limited to six and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call 419-931-3408.

Meet Me at TMA
The Toledo Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, offers the “Meet Me at TMA,” an interactive monthly tour program tailored for visitors with early stage memory loss. Begun in 2009, the program aims to provide a meaningful museum experience for people with Alzheimer’s disease as well as their friends and family. Each tour focuses on several works of art that fall under a similar theme.

The free tours are held first Saturday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Themes and dates for upcoming tours include: 

• Aug. 6: Art in Bloom. Take a close look at the garden scenes inside the Museum.

• Sept. 10: The Egypt Experience. Visit tomb artifacts of ancient Egyptians and learn how they prepared for the afterlife in The Egypt Experience exhibition. There is a discounted exhibition cost of $6 per attendee. Admission is free for Museum members.

To register or for more information, call the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter at 419-537-1999 or 1-800-272-3900.

Advance registration is encouraged but not required. Visitors should park in the Museum lot on Grove Place. Parking is free for Toledo Museum of Art members and $5 for non-members. If needed, assistance with the parking fee can be provided by the Alzheimer’s Association on the day of the tour.

Boston trip planned
The ElderCollege program at Terra Community College will sponsor a trip to the Boston, Mass. area Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.

The trip will include visits to the John F. Kennedy library and museum, Harvard Square and Plymouth Rock. The group will also visit the Salem, Mass. area, the coastal city that was the site of Salem Witchcraft trials of 1692.

The cost for the seven-day, six-night trip is $615 based on double occupancy. For more information, visit www.terra.edu/learning or call 419-559-2255.

Board candidates sought
The Wood County Committee on Aging is seeking candidates to serve on the Governing Board for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2012.

Candidates must be Wood County residents and at least 55 years old or community leaders. Five elected positions are open. Visit www.wccoa.net to download a nomination form or contact the Wood County Senior Center at 1-800-367-4935.

Completed forms must be returned to the Nomination Committee Chair, WCCOA, 305 North Main St., Bowling Green, OH 43402-2424 on or before Aug. 12.

The Governing Board sets policies and conducts the affairs of the WCCOA. Board members are expected to attend the monthly meeting and to serve on at least one committee, among other responsibilities.

Elections will take place in November, with installation in December and the first board meeting in January.

Concert in the Country
Polka Music by Dan and Bette Lighthill, of Defiance, will be featured at the “Concert in the Country” to be hosted by Lutheran Home of Mercy in Williston July 27 at 7 p.m.

The concert will be held by the LHM Shelter House, weather permitting, otherwise it will be held in the gym at the Hab Center.

Refreshments will be available for purchase before the concert and during the intermission.

The next concert will be held Aug. 10, when “One Spirit,” a Southern Gospel Quartet from Hosanna in Grand Rapids, O., will be featured.

Crop `Til You Drop Weekend
The East Toledo Senior Activities Center, 1001 White St., will hold a Crop `Til You Drop” scrapbooking weekend Sept 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

A scrapbooking consultant will be on hand to offer free advice. In addition, representatives from Initial Outfitters Jewelry and Tastefully Simple will be available. Massages will also be offered for $1 a minute.

The cost is $35 for Saturday only, which includes a table, donuts, lunch and dinner, two beverage tickets and a door prize raffle ticket. For both days, the cost is $50, which includes all of the above plus additional donuts, lunch and a beverage ticket.

Table selection will be on a first-come, first-served basis when doors open. For more information, call 419-691-2254. Registration is available at the East Toledo Family Center, 1020 Varland, Toledo, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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