adult center soon to be a reality! - helping hands outreach...2012/07/10 · aging (mboa) and...

Vol. 15 No. 4 July-August 2016

Helping Hands Outreach • 101 Plymouth St • PO Box 293 • Holdingford MN 56340

Adult Center soon to be a reality!

For two years Helping Hands has had the dream of

opening an adult day center in Holdingford. At this

writing we are soon to become owners of a build-

ing that will become that center. The location will

be 531 Main Street, the former Blonda B’s Store,

see photo at the right.

When remodeling is completed the center will be a place where older adults

can spend time under the care of Helping Hands staff and volunteers. This cen-

ter is a response to the growing need for services that help older adults remain

safe within their communities.

There will be more information shared as the center prepared to open. In general the center

will provide activities, meals and socialization between 9 a.m.—3:00 p.m. during the week.

Participants will need to be pre-registered as we need be to conduct an pre-acceptance in-

terview and gather personal and medical information. As we will share as the center devel-

ops, an adult day activity center is different than a senior center.

Right now we are in need of volunteers to assist with all stages of remodeling. Specifically

we need help with tearing down walls, building walls, electricity, plumbing and all other

types of construction skills. Call us at 746-9960 to volunteer your skills.

Our goal is to have the building ready to open by the fall of 2016. This is truly an exciting

time for the community of Holdingford and our older adults.

Frank Haynes Executive Director

Enjoy Holdingford Daze Activities: July 8-9th

Helping Hands is hosting several activities during Holdingford Days including:

• Annual raffle: over $5,000 in prizes, tickets are $10 and available now! Winners an-nounced around 8:30 p.m. during the street dance.

• Bingo: 1:00 at the Legion, fun and prizes in air conditioned comfort.

• Surrey Rental: take a ride for just $10, located outside our office.

• Polka Band: The Riverbend Dutchmen perform at 12:30, see details on page 2.

• Bake Sale: Both Friday night and all day Saturday outside our office, get your coffee cakes before they are gone.

Helping Hands Outreach

Our Office Phone 320-746-9960 Our Office Fax 320-746-8132

Free Outing

We’re taking a bus to see comedian Jeff Allen on Tuesday July 19th at the Paramount Theatre. Both the bus ride and ticket are free, but space is limited so call us at 746-9960 to register.

Jeff’s comedy resonates with his great ob-servational style, shining a light on every-day life from growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, married life, raising kids, to the changes that he has seen in American life.

Bus departs at 11:45 from Holding-ford , 12:15 from St. Stephen Catholic Church and returns around 4:00. If you want tickets and prefer to drive on your own that is also allowed.

Made in the Shade at

Holdingford Daze

National Re-

cording Artist

Kris and the

Riverbend

Dutchmen are

coming to

Holdingford

Daze on Sat-

urday July 9

and we have special seating for Helping

Hands guests.

The band will perform from 12:30—2:30 on

Main Street Holdingford. Helping Hands will

have a shade tent available for adults over

age 60 and adults with disabilities on the Eve-

rything Signs lawn. Bus transportation is also

available from St. Stephen to the event. Call

746-9960 for details.

August Street Fair has folk

singer & VIP Tent

Holdingford is hosting

a Harvest Street Fair

on August 26th and

Helping Hands has a

special VIP tent for our

guests.

The streets will be filled with food, arts

and crafts vendors and the music of Paul

Imholte starting at 4:00 with an outdoor

stage show at 6:00 p.m. Free bus trans-

portation is available from St. Stephen.

Call 746-9960 for details.

Central Minnesota Art Board Grant Funds local arts events Helping Hands Outreach will be sponsoring several local concerts and bus trips to the Para-

mount theatre thanks to a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board and a legislative

appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. See the details below and make plans to attend. Free tickets, bus transportation and VIP seating are available for all events

for adults over age 60 and adults with disabilities.

Holdingford Daze Volunteers Needed

Have you even considered joining our volun-teer team? During Holdingford Daze we need several volunteers for our many projects — Bingo, bake sale, surrey rental and raffle ticket selling. This is a great way to connect with your community and see friends. It’s one small thing we can do to make our cor-ner of the world a little bit better. Diane can help you find a fun assignment. Call her at 746-9960.

When we all provide a helping hand — to-gether we are the ones who make this work.


Check us out online at: www.holdingfordhelpinghands.org and our Facebook page, Holdingford Helping Hands.

Thanks to Mardag Foundation

Helping Hands Outreach thanks the Mardag

Foundation for their support of our older

adult programming in 2015-16. The Mardag

Foundation, St. Paul, supports issues con-

cerning the welfare of children and seniors,

education, the arts and our community.

Holdingford Sportsman’s

Club hosts fishing day

The Holdinford Sportsmen’s Club is hosting

a Senior Citizen Fishing Day on Saturday

August 6th. All gear, bait and snacks will

be provided. Departure is 9 a.m. from the

Cyril Ebnet Field. Following the outing a

fish fry will be held at the Opole Ball Park

at 3:00. For detail call Robb at 249-4617

or Helping Hands at 746-9960. Pre-

registration by July 29th is required.

Support Helping Hands and win!

Tickets are on sale now for our annual raf-

fle fundraiser.

Drawing will be held the evening of July 9th

on the main stage during Holdingford Daze.

There’s a $1,000 top prize and more than

50 other prizes!

Support Helping Hands by buying some

tickets and selling some to family and friends.

You don’t have to be present to win! Tick-

ets are available from Board members or at

our office at 101 Plymouth St. in Holding-

ford (next to the post office).

Special thanks to

the American

Slovenian Catho-

lic Union Lodge

197 for their

$1,000 matching donation for this fundrais-

er.

Upcoming Events

Feet First Clinic: Holdingford City Center 1st Tuesday of the month. Contact Lenore Daw-son, 320-249-7240 to arrange for a foot check-up. Exercise and Line Dancing every Wednesday: Holdingford City Center, 9:15-10:45 am You will love how Loretta Fischer makes this a fun class!

Water aerobics/ Lap Swimming: Mondays 8:00 –9:00 pm, Holdingford High School, fee is reduced for seniors. Life guard is on duty. Call Community Education: 746-4465

Walking Club: Mondays at 6:00 pm meet the Wobegon Trailhead. Enjoy us for fun and exercise. Biking Club: Second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm meet at the Trailhead. Holdingford July Lunch and Learn: Wednesday July 6th, 2-4 pm, Holdingford Legion; Bingo, lunch.

Paramount Theater Outing: July 19th 1:30, Comedian Jeff Allen, see story on page 2.

St. Stephen July Lunch and Learn: Tuesday 19th, 1—3 pm, St. Stephen Church; Bingo, lunch

Stearns County Fair outing: July 28, 10 AM—3 PM, $5 (We need 10 to take the bus.)

Holdingford August Lunch and Learn: Wednesday 3rd, 2-4 pm, Holdingford Legion; Bingo, lunch

St. Stephen August Lunch and Learn: Tuesday 16th, 1—3 pm, St. Stephen Church; lunch, Bingo.

Senior Lunch Program: Every Tuesday, Holdingford City Center, noon, $4 for a hot meal and great conversation. We play cards after lunch! New faces are always welcome.



Let’s make some dough with our famous coffee cakes!

This year we will be having our Bake Sale on both the evening of July 8 and all day 9th during Holdingford Daze. Would you consider making some coffee cakes, bars or cookies to support this fundraiser? We can even provide the flour and sugar for you if you wish.

Consider that your coffee cake helps us support our neighbor network of helping our elderly and those with special needs. You can drop your baked goods off July 7th or 8th at our office (8 a.m. — 4 p.m). Call Di-ane if you have any questions at 746-9960.

This newsletter is supported in part by grants from the Department of Human Services (DHS), Minnesota Board On Aging (MBOA) and Central Minnesota Council on Aging (CMCOA). Points of view or opinions do not necessarily repre-

sent official DHS, MBOA or CMCOA policy.

Donations of Love

Helping Hands Outreach is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization, so your donations are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Thank You for Your Ongoing Support


Dorann Abraham

Chris Bernard

Bowlus American Legion

Joe & Jo Anne Christensen

Children of St. Wendel Parish

Lloyd & Ramona Fedor

Geraldine Fenlason

Bernie & Helen Frie

Charmaine Hanson

Don Helgeson

Judy Heitzman

Joyce Hess

Joseph & Sue Katzner

Rose Kapsner

Larry Klimmek

Jean Knese

Henry & Darlene Kostreba

George & Cheryl Kuklok

Lioness Club of Holdingford-

Sue Marstein

Muary Meyer

Kathy Schueler

Lavonne Smoley

Ray & Anita Smoley

Mary Stalberger

Karen Struzyk

Ralph Vos

Doug Legatt

Jeanette Woidyla

Gerald Waletzko

St. Stephen American Legion

Holdingford Knights of Co-

lumbus

Donations Made in Honor of Loved Ones

Gary & Bonnie Konsor in memory of Joan Rahn, Mother of Cathy Lyon

Gary & Bonnie Konsor in memory of Shelia Eiden

Frank & Doreen Gerads in memory of Beatrice Tschida

Darlene Salitros in memory of Herbert Salitros

Christy & Terry Morgel in memory of Roman & Tina Morgel

Dolores Kantor in support of her daughter Kerry who is dealing with lung cancer


Headly Hardware delivers

Headly Hardware, Holdingford will deliver purchases made by older adults at their store

free within a 10 mile radius of Holdingford. Call Headly Hardware at 746-2973 for details.

Other donations:

The Community Covenant Church in Upsala and Steve Woller for coordinating a day of

chore services benefiting older adults in our community.

The Holdingford Lionesses for organizing the Holdingford Cares Day which provided chore

services to older adults in our communities.

The Panera Bread Company for their donation of gift cards.

Teals Grocery for a donation from submitted grocery receipts.


Preventing Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when

the body loses too much bone or makes too little bone. As a result a person’s bones become weak

and break more easily.

The picture at the right illustrates a bone under a

microscope. As you can see bones are like a

honeycomb. The left image shows a normal

bone. The right image shows a bone suffering

from Osteoporosis.

Activities to improve your bone health and prevent Osteoporosis include low impact aero-

bics, walking, skiing, yoga, weight lifting and exercise bands.

Including more Calcium and Vitamin D in your diet can also help keep your bones strong

and healthy. Milk and dairy foods are natural sources for calcium. Some milk, dairy foods,

juices, and cereal are fortified with vitamin D. Fatty fish (salmon, tuna) are also great

sources of vitamin D.

Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because you can absorb it from the sun. But dur-

ing the winter vitamin D absorption is a challenge because our skin is covered with cloth-

ing and in the summer sunscreen blocks our skin’s ability to absorb vitamin D.

As we age our nutritional needs for both Calcium and vitamin D increases. Staying active

and eating healthy can help keep your bones strong and can make you less susceptible to

injuries from falls. Classes like Tai Chi and A Matter of Balance™ offered by Helping Hands can also help improve balance, build strength and prevent falls.

Shirley Willoughby Health & Wellness

Coordinator


Drive safer and save money

By participating in the Senior Driver Class program you learn valuable safe driving tips and you receive a discount on your automobile insurance. Here are details on classes: First-timer Class: July 18 & 20 - 10:00-2:30, cost $24 Refresher Class: July 20 - 10:00-2:30, cost $22 Classes are held at The Landing in St. Anna. Both classes include lunch. The classes are taught by Joe Christensen. For more information or to register call 320-746-2619. You will need to have a valid driver license number to take the class.

Normal Osteoporosis

Enjoy the trail with us

The Helping Hands Walk Club and Bike Club meets throughout the

summer. See details on the meeting days and times in the calendar

on page 4. Pictured left to right are walking club members Donna Nentl, Lucille Ripplinger, Donna Pueringer, Karen Larsen, Lois Solinger

and Joan Wenning. No need to register, just show up and join in.

St. Stephen/Brockway


St Stephen Community

Luncheon

Third Tuesday 1:00 pm.

At the St. Stephen Church Hall

July 19th

August 16th

Upcoming Events

Afternoon Cards Playing 500: Mondays

1:00– 3:30 at the City Hall

Exercise Class: Wednesdays 1:00—2:00 at

the Church Hall

Tai Ji Classes starting up in August and Sep-

tember.

Luncheon: Third Tuesday of the Month 1:00

at the Church Hall

Need assistance: call Karen

Interested in Volunteering: call Karen

Caregiver Support: call Denise

St. Stephen Contacts:

Karen Skaj: Site Coordinator

320-252-5772

Denise Leahy: Caregiver Support

320-333-6442


Free Ride to Holdingford Daze

Saturday July 9 Helping

Hands is offering a free

bus ride from St. Stephen to Holdingford Daze. Af-

ternoon activities include Kris and the River-

bend Dutchman a polka band out of Mankato,

Bingo and a shaded tent just for Helping

Hands guests. Bus will leave from the St Ste-

phen Church parking lot at 11:45 and will de-

part from Holdingford at 3:00. Please call Ka-

ren 320-252-5772 or the Holdingford office

320-746-9960 to sign up for the bus.

Tai Ji Quan: Moving

For Better Balance Classes What will you learn?

∗ Balance Skills

∗ Good body alignment

∗ Coordinated movements in a circular,

flowing motion

Who should attend? Older adults who

are:

∗ Able to walk (canes & walkers are OK)

∗ Interested in improving balance,

flexibility and strength

Who leads the class? Lorene Deford CPA

& trained Tai Ji Leader

Where? Church Hall St Stephen.

When? August 30th—Nov. 18th

Tuesdays & Fridays 10:00–11:00

What does it cost? Free will donation

Call to sign-up. 320-333-6442 or 320-

746-9960

What we are hearing form those who

have attended a class.

“I love the Tai Ji Program. It has brought

calmness, balance, & movement to my

life. It is enjoyable and good for you.”

“These Classes have helped me with the pain I have from arthritis.”

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage

Paid Permit No. 884 Waite Park, MN

Helping Hands Outreach PO Box 293 Holdingford, MN 56340-0293

2016 City Father & Mother Chosen

Helping Hands has cho-

sen Jo Anne and Joe

Christensen as the 2016 City Mother and Father.

Both are retired Holding-

ford teachers and long-

time volunteers with

Helping Hands . Joe has

served on the Helping Hands Board since the or-

ganization’s founding.

Jo Anne is a long-time volunteer with Lionesses

and All Saints Church.

Joe is a long-time volunteer with the Minnesota

Living at Home Network, Lions, Boy Scouts,

Knights of Columbus, Historical Society and state

and national driver’s education associations.

Joe and Jo Anne are pictured above along with

Holdingford Mayor Sue Marstein (left) and Helping

Hands Service Coordinator Diane Koehn (right).

ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED


“Our mission is to help create

a healthy community where

older adults and adults with

disabilities want to live and be a vital part of the community.”

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