Press
Release
August
6, 2012
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich. – The 3rd Annual Seniors Helping Seniors Picnic will
be held on Thursday August 9th from 11AM until 1:00 PM at SS Peter & Paul
1433 Hamilton NW. The event will be held rain or shine with outdoor tents in the
grassy area next to the church or inside the parish center if it is raining. The
event will celebrate and recognize the hard work of the loving, caring and
compassionate seniors who work for the organization. Ken Kole of Wyoming, MI
will be receiving the 2012 Caregiver of the Year Award from Seniors Helping
Seniors® In-Home Services.
“It is
always fun to recognize the absolutely amazing seniors who work for us,” says
Amanda Thrush, Director of Client Relations. “Nearly all our Providers could
receive this award, but Ken has gone above and beyond what we ask our
caregivers to do.” Ken has worked for Seniors Helping Seniors since 2009
and has helped over a dozen seniors from the Grand Rapids area. One of
the men whom he helps on a weekly basis is Warren. Both Ken and Warren have a
passion for sports and Warren in particular loves the Tigers. One day he
mentioned to Ken that it was too bad that he would not ever make it to another
Tiger’s game. Warren has mobility problems and no family who would take him to
a baseball game. Ken took it upon himself to get a couple tickets to a Tigers
game and load Warren up in his car and drive across the state to take him to a
Tiger’s game. When you have seniors working for you who do not look at what
they are doing as just a job and when you match up the right senior receiving a
service with the right senior providing the service it really is like they are
getting a little help from their friends.
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| 2011 Seniors Helping Seniors Picnic |
Dave
VanderLinde, one of the Owners of Seniors Helping Seniors In-Home Services
says, “We decided to open this picnic up to the entire senior community last
year. There are many seniors out there who are not aware of our services or the
various services that may be available to them. So, we are inviting all senior
citizens and family caregivers to come out and join us for a Free Lunch, Door
Prizes and Entertainment.” All seniors will leave with information from Seniors
Helping Seniors as well as from several other organizations who serve the
senior community in West Michigan.
Seniors
or family caregivers are asked to register
for this event by calling 616-234-0190. Seniors Helping Seniors provides a
variety of help including companion care, transportation, around-the-clock
in-home care, basic handyman services, lawn and garden work, shopping
and errands, cooking,
cleaning, personal grooming, respite care, Alzheimer’s and dementia care and
more. Seniors Helping Seniors has about 200 locations around the country
and 14 in Michigan. For more information on the picnic click here and for more on Seniors Helping Seniors in-home
services, or its franchise system, contact:
Dave
VanderLinde Jr.
Phone:
616-234-0190
E-Mail: info@shsmichigan.com
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