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TAPESTRY OF FRIENDSHIP BENEFIT
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We're 25!
2016 marks 25 years of Senior Connections serving the Evanston community! Read more about our plans for this year, as we fondly look back at where we came from while anticipating the years ahead!
Our Mission...
...is to recruit, train and support volunteers who visit and befriend isolated older adults in the Evanston community.
Since 1991 we have paired isolated older adults with caring volunteers to form ongoing friendships. Donations support our work; there is no cost to any senior for becoming involved with Senior Connections. We uphold that every person has something of value to offer and their experiences, skills and interests can significantly impact the lives of others. We know engagement in the community and relationships at any age promote wellness, vitality and an enhanced quality of life.
Since 1991 we have paired isolated older adults with caring volunteers to form ongoing friendships. Donations support our work; there is no cost to any senior for becoming involved with Senior Connections. We uphold that every person has something of value to offer and their experiences, skills and interests can significantly impact the lives of others. We know engagement in the community and relationships at any age promote wellness, vitality and an enhanced quality of life.
The 2016 Spring Salon Was a Roaring Success!
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Our 2016 Spring Salon, co-hosted with SASI (Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes) was a huge success! With refreshments and decorations 100% donated from local businesses wanting to be more engaged and involved, including Tag's Bakery, Beth's Little Bake Shop, and Preston's Flowers, and hosted at the Evanston Art Center, it was not only a beautiful but thought-provoking event. Our keynote speaker, Phyllis Mitzen, MSW, policy consultant for the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, spoke on "Reframing Agism", creating dialogue and reflection on our current society's views and attitudes toward our aging population, and what we can do to combat these prejudices. And of course, it was an opportunity for supporters of Senior Connections and SASI to come together as a community, reflecting on our achievements together and anticipating the possibilities of tomorrow!
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THANK YOU!
for joining us in reducing the isolation of older adults in our community. Evanston is enriched innumerably by the addition of every senior's experience, wisdom, guidance, and compassion, which otherwise might have been lost. Please feel free to browse around our website to learn more about the work you are making possible and the lives that you are touching through your donation.
Our Spring Newsletter is out! Download the .pdf below!
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Volunteer!
If you would like to volunteer with us, either as a weekly visitor to a senior or with work in the office, please call Wendy Klinkner, Director of Volunteers, at 847.869.0682 or email wendy@senior-connections.org.
Click on the Volunteer tab at the top of the page to learn more about all of the ways you can volunteer and make a difference in the life of an isolated Evanston senior!
Click on the Volunteer tab at the top of the page to learn more about all of the ways you can volunteer and make a difference in the life of an isolated Evanston senior!
Donate
Help us make a difference in the life of other older adults! Make a gift to Senior Connections. We gratefully accept cash, stock, gifts-in-kind or bequests. Ask if your employer matches gifts, which could double or triple the actual amount you donate.
You are welcome to mail your gift directly to us at 535 Custer Avenue, Evanston IL 60202 or to donate it online through Network for Good. Every gift, regardless of size, is appreciated.
You are welcome to mail your gift directly to us at 535 Custer Avenue, Evanston IL 60202 or to donate it online through Network for Good. Every gift, regardless of size, is appreciated.
Staff
Executive Director- Barbara J. Sittler, LCSW, M.Div.
barbara@senior-connections.org
Director of Volunteers- Wendy Klinkner, LCSW
wendy@senior-connections.org
barbara@senior-connections.org
Director of Volunteers- Wendy Klinkner, LCSW
wendy@senior-connections.org
Our services are available to all seniors regardless of background, religion, race, nationality, sexual orientation or income level.
