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New Arrivals at The Inspired Gift
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Volunteer
Opportunity
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Our local Councils on Aging are
in need of meals-on-wheels drivers and back-up drivers.
A rewarding opportunity to
outreach to isolated community members.
Volunteers must have a vehicle
and license.
Email Volunteer@nselder.org for more information.
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On-going Events
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FRIDAY MORNING COFFEE BUZZ
Monthly, 2nd Friday
10:30-11:30am
Marblehead COA
Stop in for coffee and get information about elder services
and area resources.
Marblehead COA
Website
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Caregiver Support Groups at NSES
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First & Third Mondays 10:30am
Contact Janice Wyner
jwyner@nselder.org
First & Third Wednesdays 7:00pm
Contact Gwen Kopka
gkopka@nselder.org
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Telephone Excise Tax Refund
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The Telephone Excise Tax Refund
(TETR) is a one-time payment available on your 2006 federal income tax
return. It is designed to refund previously collected long distance
telephone taxes. Individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations are
eligible to request it.
More info on the
IRS website
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Save The Date
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NSES is the big 3-0!
Join us as we turn back the clock 30 years. Dig out your
cosmic threads and get ready to cut a shag rug!
May 5, 2007
Torigian Community Life Center, Peabody
{Keep it mellow, details to
follow.}
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Pucker Up Winter Raffle
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NSES will be selling raffle
tickets through February 14th to benefit our client emergency
fund.
Grand Prize is two Row 7 Bruins Tickets for Feb 26th.
Other prizes include dinner gift
certificates, jewelry, chocolate and spa gift baskets.
$1 a ticket
$5 for 7 $10 for 15
If you or your organization is
interested in buying tickets please give us a call at 978-750-4540
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A Publication of North Shore Elder Services
Life. Made Easier.
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January 2007
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 Do you Google or
are you more the Yahoo! type? Now there is a way to put your money where
your search is. GoodSearch.compowered by Yahoo donates a penny-
per-search to the non-profit of your choice. Simply log on to GoodSearch.com
and where it asks in the middle of the page "Who do you
GoodSearch for?" type in North Shore Elder Services. You need
only do this the first time and now every search you do earns us a penny.
And believe us, those pennies add up.
Under our
name you can click right on "Amount Raised" to track our
progress. Beneath that information you will see a chart that extrapolates
the idea that if we could get 1,000 users searching twice a day we
could raise $7,300 dollars a year just with a few clicks of a mouse.
Setting GoodSearch.com as your homepage can help you to remember to use
it regularly. Help us to spread the word and make this a good year with
GoodSearch.
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New Year, A New Website
-Paul Lanzikos,
Executive Director
A new year often brings new beginnings. So
it is at North Shore Elder Services with our website, www.nselder.org.
During the past few months a talented task group composed of NSES staff
members and several dedicated volunteers have worked diligently on total
re-design of our website. Our goal was to create a site that provides
accurate, useful, and current information and is easy to navigate. Please
visit our site and let us know how well we did and what suggestions you
have to enhance it. There is a feedback link on the site.
Here some features of our new website:
- Font sizes may be enlarged
for those with vision impairments.
- Text can be translated
into 8 languages including Spanish, French, and Portuguese with more
to come.
- Frequently asked
questions page is organized by consumer topic.
- Most pages are divided
into three sections: Information (general description of the
topic); Support (quick access to staff members); and Solutions
(details about specific programs and services).
- There is an extensive
list of current links to useful websites.
- An archive page lists
back issues of our newsletters.
- The "Ways to
Help" page provides volunteer and donation information.
While we
are pleased with the improvements made to our website - and we hope you
are also - the most important resource that we have available is our
trained and dedicated staff of social workers, nurses, program managers,
and support personnel. For elders and their family members in the year
ahead, we are committed to realize the promise of our agency's motto - Life.
Made easier. Please call on us throughout the year for
information and assistance.
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 Join our volunteer family!
-Pamela S.
Finer, Community Resource Developer
Pamela Finer, (left) is welcomed by
Community Services Manager Kimberly Whitmore (center) and Joanne Hogan
(right), former volunteer coordinator, now Nursing Home Ombudsman
Assistant Manager. Pam has joined NSES as our new Community Resource
Developer, specializing in outreaching to volunteers and community
resources.
Why not get the New Year off to a great
start by volunteering for the benefit of those served through North Shore
Elder Services. We offer a wide variety of services and programs to meet
elder care needs and to assist elders in living independently in their
homes. Volunteers are an integral part of the assistance we give in our
service area. NSES volunteers complete the circle of support to elders
adding a personal touch that is always appreciated.
Volunteers in our Friendly Visitor
program bring companionship into the day of a homebound elder by visiting
or taking them food shopping. Transportation to medical appointments is
another very important need and a good match for volunteers who prefer
a less structured schedule.
There are times when remaining independent
is jeopardized because an elder develops vision problems or becomes
overwhelmed by the paperwork involved in managing household finances. Our
Money Manager volunteers are matched with a client and scheduled
to visit once or twice monthly to write checks and balance the checkbook.
Looking for a regular one-on-one volunteer opportunity on a schedule
you set, check out our Money Manager program.
Our Ombudsman, or Nursing Home Resident
Representative program volunteers are assigned a nursing home after
completing a comprehensive 3- day training. The volunteer then serves as
an advocate for residents living in a long-term care facility, to assure
that residents live with dignity and respect and their voice is always
heard.
These are just a few of the ways that your
valuable time can be utilized to support elders and to make our
communities stronger through your caring involvement. I welcome the
opportunity to talk with you about these and other volunteer roles at
NSES. You may reach me directly at 978-624-2288 from 9-2, Monday
through Friday. I look forward to your call.
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Property Tax Credit
Helps Elders Save Hundreds
-Al Norman, Executive Director, Mass Home Care
If you are age 65 or older, you may be
eligible for a state "refundable credit" to help pay for your
local property taxes. This credit, known as the "circuit
breaker," could save you up to $870 when you file your state income
taxes for 2006 this spring-even if you owe no state taxes.
If you file for the $870 credit before April 15th, 2007, you can also
claim up to an $840 credit for 2005, $820 for 2004, and $810 for 2003.
That's a total of $3,340 in credits if a person has never used the
circuit breaker before.
Look to next month's Shoreline for
workshops on the circuit breaker tax credit sponsored by North Shore
Elder Services.
Click here for
further information on the "Circuit Breaker" tax credit
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Medicare D Workshops
Get The Word Out
- Kimberly Whitmore, Community Services Manager
North Shore Elder Services welcomed elder
law attorney Patrick Curley back to the agency to reprise the
informational sessions held last year when Medicare Part D was first
launched. Many people called
to ask if we would do the sessions again. Two sessions, open to the
public, were held on December 13th and 14th.
Attorney Curley went over Medicare Part D
plans in detail as well as addressing some of the issues the program
faced in the first year. One audience
member asked Attorney Curley why the plan is not set up so insurance
plans can purchase medications in bulk, like the Veterans Administration
does, which cuts the cost of medications significantly. Curley explained
that the law was written for each insurance plan to purchase medication
independently. He then encouraged people to contact "your elected
leaders to ask that Medicare can negotiate as an industry."
For further information on Medicare Part D
please contact the Information Services Department at 978- 750-4540.
North Shore
Elder Services counsels "Celebrity Client" on Medicare Part D
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