Senior Connections Seeks Volunteers

At Senior Connections in Schulenburg, we are so happy and content to have our little piece of paradise, where the staff and volunteers know our names and how we like our coffee.

Come join the team of volunteers for a few hours each week, as we are actively recruiting program level volunteers and subject matter experts to come in and lead our small group programs. If you like functional crafts, we sure could use your help. We are looking for a person to come in once a month and lead a craft group for two to three hours on a Tuesday morning.

Members want to learn some new techniques and they want to create function items or items that might become a legacy gift. They like making things that they can give away as gifts to friends, perhaps with a photo inserted. They like creating seasonal wreaths to hang on their doors and to give as a gift to someone special.

Another facilitator we are seeking is a committed volunteer to lead a Monthly Book Club group. There is much interest when we talk about this, but we just need the right leader. If this sounds like you, call Cindy at (979) 743-3227 so she can tell you all about it.

We have a Square Dancing Connections Group that meets every Thursday evening, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Senior Connections and we need some dance partners. Julian Godsey, who is our Square Dancy caller and one of the instructors, stated that most schools are mandated from the state, to conduct a Square Dance class for one semester in PE class.

Here is a short story about why periodic health screenings are important. One day the team from Regency Health System in Schulenburg, led by Kelly Haas, called, and asked if they could come and do some blood pressure checks at the center. Many of our members sat and chatted with these professionals, who came to perform a small service for them. This is a great way to catch something and delay problems. One of our members did not have a good number, so was asked to sit, and wait so they could recheck their blood pressure. They took it again, but the number remained critically high. The nurse asked questions and she asked us to notify an emergency contact because this person needed to be monitored. This matter needed to be urgently reported to their doctor so a plan of action to lower the blood pressure could be arrived at. We did follow their recommendations and our member was away from the center for a week or so while his medical team and family rallied to get the care that was needed. What a relief we all felt when we saw our friend walk into Senior Connections the other day.