Community Action Respecting Elders

News Letter October 2015 Volume 12, Issue 4

Email: foleyareacare@cloudnet.com Website: www.foleyareacare.org

Foley Area C.A.R.E. 321 6th Avenue PO Box 205 Foley MN, 56329 320.968.7848

Office Hours are Monday—Thursday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Foley Area C.A.R.E. 321 6th Avenue PO Box 205 Foley MN, 56329 320.968.7848

Non-Profit Prsrt

PAID Permit No. 11

Foley, MN

The Staff and Board of Directors at the Foley Area C.A.R.E. Program have been working diligently on strategic positioning in order to serve the needs of seniors in our community. As of January 2014, the goal of our team has been to meet with local organizations to bring additional service needs to seniors who reside in Benton County. We are proud to list our accomplishments:

We are happy to announce that our program is now providing transportation services to residents

in Sauk Rapids and Rice locations.

Benton County provides office space/garage space to continue program’s mission.

We are working with the VA Hospital social workers in St. Cloud to provide veterans rides to

medical appointments.

Our partnership with Catholic Charities supplies health educational support such as Chronic Pain

Management classes in Benton County.

C.A.R.E. works with the Minnesota Extension office to provide grocery store shopping tours in

order to provide seniors the opportunity of health food choices.

The American Cancer Society refers patients with transportation needs to our program for

treatment.

We work with Second Harvest Heartland to provide fresh produce for residents of all ages who

reside in Benton County. We also provide low income seniors with basic food needs on a

monthly basis.

We are currently working with Tri-CAP to have the ability to apply for such programs as energy

assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and possible free tax services for

residents making $50,000 or less annually. We are partnering to investigate if these services

can be set up locally in our community.

The staff and Board of Directors at Foley Area C.A.R.E. are committed to continue to look for new ways to

assist our aging population. Creating dynamic partnerships to serving seniors and their families has and will

always play a vital role in our program. Fall is our annual appeal to the community for funding. We hope you

will find it in your hearts to respond to the needs of seniors with a monetary donation to continue the

accomplishments of the Foley Area C.A.R.E. Program.

New C.A.R.E. Partnerships

Mark your Calendar

Electronic “Give to the Max Day” November 12

Bake Sale, Craft Sale & Seasonal

Greenery Sale at the Frandsen Bank

November 20 9:00-4:30

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Weekly Chair Exercise Class Offered for Foley Community

Featured Volunteer ShopKo Contributes to C.A.R.E. Mary Chmielewski has been a volunteer with C.A.R.E. since

the early stages of our program. She has served as a board

member, has written grants, is an active driver for our program

and bakes pies for various events. Mary has said the best part

about volunteering for C.A.R.E. is “when I give C.A.R.E.

clients rides I meet so many wonderful people”. Thank you

Mary for all that you do for your community.

Connie Cardinal, Executive

Director of C.A.R.E. recently

accepted a grant from Craig

Dewight of Shopko St. Cloud in

the amount of $500.00. Thank

you Shopko for making these

funds available to assist seniors

in your area. We enjoy working

with you and look forward to

continuing this collaboration into

the future.

Chair exercise classes are held

each Tuesday and Thursday at

Dewey Place Apartments for

community members from 1:30

to approximately 2:20. Stop in

and check out this great form of

exercising for both your mind and

body. Class is offered free of

charge.

Pie Social and Health Fair 2015 Foley Area C.A.R.E. had its annual pie and ice cream social/health fair on Monday, Aug 17

th at the

Church of St. John in Foley. We also had a raffle for two beautiful quilts made by Lou Demarais and

St. Anne’s Mission Group. Over 50 volunteers made delicious pies which were served at the church

and many were purchased to be enjoyed later at home. The health fair consisted of 20 vendors who

set up tables to display items associated with their business and answered any questions that

attendees had. Also at the health fair was an opportunity given by Benton County Public Health to

have dates of immunizations checked to see what immunizations might be needed. We would like to

thank all of the vendors that took time out of their schedules to assist community members with

health concerns and questions. We would also like to thank the Catholic Church of St. John for the

use of their building, Benton County American Dairy Association for the donation of ice cream, Super

America of Foley for the donation of cups, our many volunteers that made pies, waited on tables,

worked as set up and cleanup crews, and to the community for attending our fundraising event.

Through working together we continue to make our community a vibrant place to call home.

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Central Minnesota Home Safety Coalition invites you to the

Home and Safety Fair! When: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Where: Whitney Senior Center 1527 Northway Drive, St. Cloud

Cost: FREE!!

Featuring….

Educational Mini-Sessions

Safe Food Handling

Home Security

Safe Medication Management

A variety of vendor resources

Door Prizes!!

And much more!

Alzheimer’s Ride for the Mind Committee Makes a Donation

On Thursday, Sept 17, a check for $3,500.00 was presented to Foley Area C.A.R.E.

by members of the Alzheimer’s Ride For The Mind organization. “Motorcycle Ride for

the Mind” was organized to help raise money for research and to aid those dealing

with Alzheimer’s disease. Over $200,000 has been raised by this organization over

the past few years. Funds presented to Foley Area C.A.R.E. will be used to assist

people in our community who have family members that are dealing with this disease.

Thank you to all of the members of this group that donated their time, talent and

funds to this event. Through their efforts C.A.R.E. is better able to serve our commu-

nity. You can view the Alzheimer’s Ride for the Mind web site at

www.rideforthemind.com.

Would you like some help getting your yard ready

for the fall and winter? We can help with leaf rak-

ing, flower gardens and general clean up. Give

C.A.R.E. a call at 968-7848.

Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution center at Bethany

Lutheran Church, 34238 Nature Rd, Foley. The second

Wednesday of each month, at 5:00pm, a box of food can be

purchased for $15. No income requirements.

All are Welcome!

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Annual Bake Sale, Craft Sale & Seasonal Greenery

C.A.R.E. Annual bake sale will be held at Frandsen Bank on Friday, Nov. 20

th from 9:00-4:30 and this year we will also have a craft fair so

all you crafty people out there, please consider making something for our event. Craft items and baked items can be brought to the C.A.R.E. office on Thursday, Nov. 19 or to the bank on the morning of Friday, Nov. 20.

The last delivery for the season of fresh produce/bakery items sponsored by Foley Area C.A.R.E. and Second Harvest Heartland will be held on Monday, October 12 from 11-1:00 or until all of the food is gone at the C.A.R.E. office. The food arrives on pallets and costs the C.A.R.E. program a penny a pound. Feel free to stop in at the C.A.R.E. office to make a donation to cover the cost of the food. Special thank you to the volunteers that have helped bag the food and get it ready for our many clients to enjoy during the entire season.

Last Free Fresh Produce & Bakery Items Coming Soon

Give a Gift with C.A.R.E.

Give that special someone a unique gift of a ride or homemaking services through C.A.R.E. This is a perfect birthday or Christmas gift or a way to demonstrate your love. As of Dec. 1st, these services can be purchased on the Foley Area C.A.R.E. website at www.foleyareacare.org or contact our office for more information.

Annual C.A.R.E. Volunteer Appreciation The annual C.A.R.E. Volunteer Appreciation dinner and

entertainment held on Monday, Sept 14th was a wonderful

celebration to thank our many volunteers. The C.A.R.E. board is

very appreciative of the hours that volunteers donate to our

community. The volunteers enjoyed bluegrass/gospel music

performed by the Knudtson family from the Zimmerman area playing

fiddle, guitar, mandolin,

banjo and upright bass.

This family sang

beautifully together to

inspire our volunteers.

THANK YOU

volunteers for all that

you do.

Even though our volunteers donate their time generously, we still have fixed costs

to continue our program like personnel, office rent and supplies, utilities, and

Insurance.

This sheet will help you determine a sug-gested amount to contribute for services

you receive if you are able and willing to do so. Thank you!

Cost Sharing Guidelines

Your Annual Income Your Annual Income Suggested %

1 Person household 2 person household of Our Cost

is between - is between - To Pay

$0 and $11,770 $0 and $15,930 0%

$11,771 and $17,655 $15,931 and $23,895 10%

$17,656 and $23,540 $23,896 and $31,860 25%

$23,541 and $29,425 $31,861 and $39,825 50%

$29,426 and over $39,826 and over 100%

2015 Federal Poverty Guidelines Reference: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm

How to Determine Your Cost Share -

1) On the Guidelines chart above, determine your % based on your household size and income.

2) Next look to the right to the last column to find your suggested percentage of our cost to pay.

3) Refer to the chart below and find the service you are receiving with our cost next to it.

4) Then look at your percentage column to find the suggested amount for you to pay.

Cost per unit (including personnel, office Suggested Cost Sharing supplies, utilities, telephone, insurance

10% 25% 50% 100%

Assisted Transportation $26.40 each rnd trip ride $2.64 $6.60 $13.20 $26.40

Homemaker/Chore $17.59 each hour $1.76 $4.40 $8.80 $17.59

Caregiver Respite $14.18 each hour $1.42 $3.55 $7.09 $14.18

Exercise Program $12.12 each hour $1.21 $3.03 $6.06 $12.12

Friendly Visiting $13.83 each hour $1.38 $3.46 $6.92 $13.83

Education Sessions $14.40 each hour $1.44 $3.60 $7.20 $14.40

Please note that NO ONE will be denied services because he or she is unable or unwilling to make a donation! Please inform us if you have any long term care insurance to assist with service costs.

Partnering With

Here to help you!

Coming Soon: Program assistance available locally

ENERGY ASSISTANCE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION TRI-CAP TAX PROGRAM PROGRAM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SNAP Help paying electric and Help with SNAP Information Free tax prep assistance Heating costs. And applications. For low-income residents

For program information call Tri-CAP at 888-765-5597 or 320-251-1612 or find us online at www.tricap.org or contact C.A.R.E. at 968-7848.

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C.A.R.E. is looking for baskets for our spring silent auction.

Please bring your tax deductible donation to the C.A.R.E.

office Monday-Thursday 8:00-3:00 PM.

St. Cloud Area Medication Disposal Sites:

St. Cloud Police Department

Stearns County Law Enforcement Center

Waite Park City Police Department

Health Partners Clinic/Pharmacy

Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department

Annandale Police Department

Sartell City Police Department

St. Joseph Police Department

Cold Spring Police Department

Benton County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment

Sauk Rapids Police Department

Becker Police Department

Do not put medications in the

following:

Not In the toilet Not In the trash

Where can I safely dispose of my expired

or unwanted medications?

Medication Disposal For a Laugh…

A man buys a parrot and brings him home. The parrot starts insulting him and gets nasty. The man picks up the parrot and tosses him into the freezer to teach him a lesson. He hears the bird squawking for a few minutes, but all of a sudden the parrot is quiet. The man opens the freezer door, the parrot walks out, looks up at him and says, "I apologize for offending you, and I humbly ask your forgiveness." The man says, "Well, thank you. I forgive you." The parrot then says, "If you don't mind my asking, what did the chicken do?"

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) Foley Area CARE is the host site for Second Harvest Heartland NAPS (Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors). Distribution will be on the second Monday of each month at the C.A.R.E. office at 321 6th Ave Foley, from 11:00-1:00 PM

Who qualifies to receive food?

Men and women 60 years and over

Those who meet the income guidelines

What food is provided? Canned fruits, vegetables & juices, dry & canned milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter or dried beans, cereal, rice or instant potatoes or pasta.

What is required for certification?

Recently postmarked mail with your name and address

Knowledge of current gross monthly household income

Picture ID or passport

C.A.R.E. staff will be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns that you might have or you may call toll free-1-800-365-0270.

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Contributors

We apologize if we

missed your name.

Please contact us so

we can acknowledge

you in our next

newsletter.

MONITARY (Cash) DONATIONS

IN KIND (Non Cash)

DONATIONS

IN KIND (Non Cash)

DONATIONS Cont...

IN MEMORIUM

Orvella Malikowski-Babineau

John Hogendorn

Rose Murn

Josephine Schreifels

Richard Kampa

William Krawiecki

Harlin Jacobs

Susan Rajkowski

Ruth Bettendorf

Larry Freese

Andy Matteson

Ollie Miller

Randal Stellmach

Carol Herbes

Lollie Talberg

Have you considered a gift

in Memory of a Loved

One? Giving to a personal

favorite charity is a

wonderful way to honor

their memory.

BEQUESTS

Diane & Jack Thorsten in

memory of Harold Kampa

Jan Hoff in memory of

Fr. Al Stangle

Karen Ihnen in memory

of Olive Miller

PREPARING FOR FLU SEASON Flu symptoms: If you experience sudden onset of fever, aches, chills, or extreme tiredness, you may have the flu. Primary symptoms include:

Fever Your temperature is considered elevated at 100°F or greater.

Aches Sudden or unexplained body aches can be a sign of the flu.

Chills Body chills can be a sign of the flu.

Tiredness Tiredness is a feeling of exhaustion or lack of energy. When as-sociated with one or more of the other symptoms, this can be a sign of the flu.

Other symptoms :

A headache associated with the flu may appear suddenly and be accompanied by body aches or nasal congestion.

Swelling in the throat can make it sore.

A runny or stuffy nose may occur, but is more common in chil-dren than adults.

Stomach symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. They are more common in children than adults.

Chest discomfort and cough is often severe with the flu.

The flu is a contagious virus. Flu season is from late November through March. It can last a few days to a week.

A flu shot is your best protection against the flu. But it is still pos-sible to get the flu as not all strains may be affected.

Over-the-counter medicines may help relieve flu symptoms but don’t shorten the time you’re sick.

What to do with the Flu? Try to avoid close contact with sick people If you are sick with flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24

hours after your fever is gone with medications While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to pre-

vent infecting them. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or

sneeze and then throw the tissue in the trash. Wash your hands with soap and water. If soap and water are

not available, use alcohol based hand rub. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth as germs spread

this way. Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contami-

nated with germs like the flu. Antiviral drugs can treat the flu. They work best in the first 2 days

of symptoms.

For helping distribute our newsletter!

Thank you

Adeline Janku Alzheimer’s Ride For the Mind Arlene Kosloski Benton County Benton County Abstract Carol Michaletz Catherine Gorecki Connie Cardinal Deb & Tim Helmin Delores Emerson Dolores Yeager Evie Scheper Foley Rexall Drug Frances Danielson Harold & Yvonne Linz Harriet Dahlstrom Jan Hoff Jane Gardner Jeanette Nelson Joan Mazacek Joni Costello Josephine Schreifels Judy Peschl Karen Nelson Lee Smelter Lucille Smekofske Marcia Johnson Mare & Ron Simpler Marge Latterell Margie Lemke Marian Holewa Marvel Paulson Mary Agnes Shimota Mary Carlson Michael Nierenhausen Patricia Soderholm Dr. Richard Cash Robert Schueller Rose Anne Jurek Ruth Sherk Sandy & Mark Brenny Shopko Foundation Teresa Baron Terry Gorecki Thrivent Financial Violet Moeller-David Virginia Kasper

Barb Schlicht Barb Semrau Benton County American Dairy Association Bernicks Carol & Gerald Brunn Carol Barringer Carrie Heintze Clo Brenny Connie Henry Connie Cardinal Deb & Tim Helmin Delphine Koscielniak Delphine Schyma Demain Koscielniak Dennis Clark Doris Ratka Dorothy Helmin Ev Kirby Evie Schefers Foley Coborn’s Geraldine Studniski Joan Mazacek Joyce Notsch Joyce Rife Joyce Winkelman Judy Peschl Karen Kampa Kathy Botzek Kitty Herbst Lori Landowski Lorraine Potuzak Lou DeMarais Mabel Magnuson Mary Ann Grow Mary Chmielewski Mary Rozeski Nancy Latterell Patricia Abfalter Dr. Richard Cash Rosie Siemers Ruth Pekarek Sandy Studenski Sharon Kipka

Tammy Brua Vivan Kellen

THANK YOU to all of our

anonymous donors!

Featured Sponsors

July

Tom & Paige Henry

August

Warren & Judy Peschl

September

Linda & Bernie Peterson

Thank you for

paying our rent!