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NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL I • NO 17
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Senior volunteering promotes autonomy, fraternizing and wellness BY JEFF FALK
ChristmasFest to feature vendors, food, and Santa Palmyra Church of the Brethren (PCOB), 45 Chestnut St., Palmyra, will host its annual ChristmasFest on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature more than 25 local vendors offerings a wide variety of crafts and gifts. Story times with Santa Claus will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and crafts and games will be available throughout the day. Giveaway drawing tickets will be sold for baskets of items donated by vendors. The lunch menu will spotlight locally grown beef from JDS Family Farm, Pronio’s sausage sandwiches, and vegetarian options. The bake sale table will
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ocal seniors need the Palmyra and Annville senior centers. The Palmyra and Annville senior centers need volunteers. And maybe, just maybe, some local seniors need volunteering. It’s a symbiotic relationship that the Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (LCAAA) is attempting to navigate.
“The goal is to keep our seniors social, active, healthy and independent.”
Visitors to the Palmyra Senior Center play a game of bingo.
101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra, located within the Interfaith Manor building, and the Annville Senior Community Center, 200 S. W hite Oak St., Annville, located inside the Christ Church United Church of C hr ist building. To inquire about volunteering , go to www.lebanoncountypa .gov/ departments/aging; dial 717-273-9262, ext. 5515; or
email bonner.davis@lebanon countypa.gov. “Volunteers are needed everywhere, and we need volunteers to offer our programs,” said Davis. “It’s hard to quantify. But there has been an exponential growth in the 60-plus population in Lebanon County. Some seniors are looking for volunteer opportunities.” While the need for volunteers
is great, it may be even greater for LCAAA programs like Meals on Wheels, Rent Rebate and Property Tax; wellness programs like Band Together, Healthy Steps and Walk With Ease; and Medicare Education and Decision Insight, as well as for administrative and office volunteers and senior center workers. LCAAA builds its volunteer hours around each individual’s schedule. See Senior centers pg 8
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“Our volunteers are from all walks of life,” said Bonner Davis, LCAAA’s volunteer resources coordinator. “Some are just looking for meaning and purpose in their lives. There’s something that happens when you retire. The first year is euphoric. But after about a year, it’s like, ‘Now what?’ Our society is very driven and focused on productivity. Our volunteers find connections that bring meaning and purpose.” LC AAA is actively seeking volunteers to work at and work in association with the Palmyra S e n ior Com mu n i t y Ce nte r,
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