Meals on Wheels Hero
When you need catered meals for 75 homebound seniors, many on special diets, and you only have 24 hours advance notice of the need…who can you call? came to the rescue during the August University of Illinois break for our Meals on Wheels service. Our usual provider, the Illini Union takes two end-of-semester breaks each year. Heartland Healthcare is our substitute provider. This break a technology glitch led to a miscommunication of dates, and staff had to scramble to come up with a last minute provider until the food order for Heartland Healthcare arrived. Taffies Restaurant which attracts many senior patrons, happily filled the large order of hot lunches, cold suppers and special diets on short notice. Taffies Restaurant is a real Meals on Wheels hero—thank you for being a friend of the community!
Sponsor of the Month
Congratulations to on being selected as a September Sponsor of the Month. Busey Bank has been an annual partner with Family Service for many years, and in July they made another unrestricted donation of $1,000. Additionally they allow flex time for Eric Boland of First Busey Securities, to serve as President of the Family Service Board of Directors. We also thank Kirk Harney, Senior VP, Cash Management Department who submitted a guest article for this month’s fall newsletter.
Carle Foundation Hospital has been a very committed corporate partner to Family Service for more than a decade and we are delighted to recognize them as a Sponsor of the Month. We were grateful to receive a $2,500 contribution to the Self-Help Center in annual support and another $2,500 unrestricted donation for agency support. They have also been generous in allowing flex time for Gretchen Robbins, of the Carle Foundation, to serve as our Vice President of the Family Service Board of Directors.
We are very appreciative of our ongoing relationship with both of these community partners.
Upcoming Events and Information
Sat. October 4th, 2008, The Forum at Carle, Urbana
Theme: Mental Health Recovery: Creating Caring Communities
Registration 8-9 a.m. Conference from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. includes lunch
Keynote speakers include state leader, Nanette Larson, and national expert on surviving trauma, Rev. Jackson Day. A nationally known songwriter, musician and singer, Jason Gray, will also perform at the conference.
Contact: Sharon at the Self-Help Center 217-352-0099 or email sdorsey@familyservicecc.org for registration information or click here to download a conference brochure.
Jason Gray Concert
Friday, October 3rd, 7 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect,Champaign.
Jason’s music is about hope for persons who have faced difficult life challenges including mental health recovery. For information on Jason go to www.jasongraymusic.com and to order tickets go to www.iTickets.com then to artists and Jason Gray. Tickets: $10 – a benefit concert for Cunningham Children’s Home with support from Carle Foundation Hospital.
RSVP to Honor Volunteers at Appreciation Luncheon
The RSVP () will honor its community heroes. co-anchor of WCIA-TV “The Morning Show” will be the enthusiastic emcee; the will get your toes tapping with the big band sounds of yesteryear, and (this year’s RSVP nominee for Governor’s Hometown award) honor guard will post the colors and escort winners in style. The basket raffle is better than ever (6 tickets for $5), with incredible baskets full of delights! Any interested community member may attend and recognize our winning volunteers.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Registration starts at 11:15 am
12:00-2:30 pm
Round Barn Banquet Center
1900 Round Barn Rd., Champaign
Tickets: $15 Please order by mail from:
The Stevick Center
48 Main St. Champaign, IL 61820
RSVP Volunteers: please return your invitation by mail to attend the luncheon at no charge
Note:Tickets are required for all other supporters
Community Presentations
The Family Service Counseling program sponsors monthly community presentations by area professionals. The presentations are free and open to any interested community professional to attend. They are usually held the second Tuesday of each month, 9:30-10:30 am. Please call 217-352-0099 to make your reservation, as space is limited to 35.
September 09, 2008—9:00-10:30 (Note earlier start time)
“ Presenter Mike Benner, Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP)
Note: Presentation includes screening of the critically acclaimed special, “Blood Lines”, a 22 min. documentary that was written, directed, and features HIV positive youth (ages 12-25) and how it continues to affect their lives.
Senior Task Force
Anyone in the community interested in learning about or being a local voice for senior issues is invited to join this collaborative group. They meet monthly, usually on the third Wednesday, from 9:00-10:00 am at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Check out their website at www.seniortaskforce.org for more details.
September 20, 2008—Community Discussion
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Thanks to a community request and a generous grant, the Senior Resource Center at Family Service will be working with the Senior Task Force to develop an on-line directory of transportation options for seniors in our communities. We hope that all business, volunteer, and service partners will be at the table so that we can get the most comprehensive description of available options.
Our 2007 Annual Report
Our 2007 Annual Report is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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