Akeley Area Senior Citizens Club
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Business Meetings - First Wednesday of each month
@ 1pm
Coffee & Treats every week day from
9am - 10:00 a.m. at the center.
All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast - First Saturday each
month 7:30am-10am
Paul Bunyan Days
June 27, 28, 29
Senior Center: -
Bingo Friday night - Pie Social - Saturday
Come to the pie
social on June 28 - Bring a homemade pie!
Health Assessment Clinic
June 25 @ The Senior
Center
BINGO Fundraiser
June 27 @ The Senior
Center
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President:
Elaine Kelsey
Vice President:
Diane Ridlon
Secretary:
Muriel Nelson
Treasurer
Sharon Busch
NOON MEALS
A tasty noon
meal is served at Em's Cafe (652-1000) every week day starting at 11:30 a.m. The meal is open to the public and the cost to seniors (60 and over) is
$3.25.
Good food and fellowship make a meal
enjoyable. If you are unable to attend your meals can be delivered to
your home. You may qualify thru Social Services. Let the Seniors
know if there is anyone in the Akeley area who needs meals. Lutheran
Social Services can help.
Tickets available at First National Bank in
Akeley - 652-3777.
NUTRITION PROGRAM
NAPS (Nutrition
Assistance Program for Seniors) and MAC (Mothers and Children) programs are
available to residents in this area. The Akeley site serves people from
Akeley, Nevis, Park Rapids and Laporte. NAPS provides a box of food each
month to seniors 60 years or older who meet federal income guides. MAC
is for families where a child is under 6 and not currently on WIC. MAC
also provides for food, such as fruits, vegetables and juice, cheese, cereal,
etc.
To
apply or find out more, please call Irma Vanden Eykel (218 652 3177) for an
application form. Delivery to the Akeley site is the 3rd or 4th
Wednesday of every month.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS
Call
ahead for schedule & time. 218-732-9328
The Heartland
Express is a public transportation service so anyone can ride. You
must, however, make reservations. Call 732-9328 between 8:00 a.m.
and noon Mon. thru Fri. or long distance 1-800-660-1666. The bus can
come to Akeley on Mon., Wed., or Fri.
Call 732-9328 between 8-noon.
House Cleaning and homemaking skills available to qualified Seniors.
Call Mahube at 732-7204
Seniors are to call Mahube at 732-7204 for Energy Assistance guidelines
and for guidelines on prescription drugs.
Call Senior Linkage Line at 1-800-333-2433 for a packet on Bioterrorism.
A big "thank you" to the Akeley VFW and Auxiliary with
the Akeley Lions for the wonderful gift of 150 fruit
baskets delivered throughout the Akeley area during the holidays.
