Page 10 - August 2016 Rolling Stone

Page 10 August, 2016
JOIN US! Golden Meals!
Experience Golden Meals, meals that taste as good as they look and are healthy too. Golden meals offer a warm and caring at- mosphere with friendship and fun.
Come for a visit and see for yourself. Golden Meals is for persons 60 and older and their spouses. Everyone is welcome.
IDoA releases Hot Tips to aid
older adults during hot
weather as heat indexes
continue to rise
Springfield – As the summer continues to heat up across the state, it is important that community members con- tinue to check on older persons who may be unable or unwilling to seek assistance. Heat-related illness can be life threatening, and health problems and isolation are factors that make older adults particularly susceptible to heat stress.
Older adults have a reduced capacity to perspire and are therefore more vulnerable to heat. As a result, people who do not perspire are not helped by fans; they must have air conditioning to recover from the accumulating effect of the heat. A few hours a day in air conditioning is extremely important to protect health and life.
“It’s important that we take care of each other within our communities. Excessive heat can be extremely dan- gerous for many people, especially older adults,” says Jean Bohnhoff, Director of the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA). “I encourage people across the state to take the time to check in on the older adults in and around your community. Fifteen minutes out of your day could help save an older adult from serious effects of heat-related ill- ness,” she continued.
Below are several facts and tips for dealing with exces- sive heat; these Hot Tips and other resources can also be found on the IDoA website:
WHAT IS A HEAT WAVE?
• Generally, a heat wave is three straight days of 90 de- gree temperatures or more with high humidity.
• Heat waves are the second leading cause of death among weather-related events.
WHAT IS A HEAT INDEX?
• High temperatures and high relative humidity deter-
Cont. on page 11, Hot Tips
The Senior Resource Center appreciates financial contributions, but also value the donation of supplies that keep our agency running smoothly. Please call Julia at 815-235-9777 Ext. 227 if you would like
to donate. Thank you so much!
Lawn Mower (gas)
New laptop computer Snow Blower
Canopy for our entrance Commercial shredder
New desktop computer
4 drawer filing cabinet with lock Stepladder
NICAA GOLDEN MEALS - AUGUST
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Cheese Burger, Oven Fires, baked Beans, Fruit, Bun & Milk
2
BBQ Riblett, Au- gratin Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
3
Ham Loaf, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
4
Beef & Noodles, Peas, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
5
Tuna Salad on Bun, Potato
Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit
8
Sloppy Joes, Potatoes Wedges, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit, Bun & Milk
9
Tuna Noodle Casserole, Peas, Fruit, Bread,
Margarine & Milk
10
Salisbury Steak, Mashed Pota- toes, Carrots, Peaches, Bread, Margarine & Milk
11
Easy Chicken Casserole, Pota- toes, Corn, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
12
Chili Dog, Potato Salad, Fruit, Bun & Milk
15
Chicken, Pota- toes, Peas, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
16
Hamburger, Mac & Cheese, Green Beans, Fruit, Bun & Milk
17
Spaghetti, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
18
Roast Beef, Mashed
Potatoes, Car- rots, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
19
Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Fruit
22
BBQ Chicken, Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
23
Stuffed Green Peppers, Rice, Mixed
Vegetables, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
24
Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
25
Bratwurst w/kraut, Bun, Mashed Pota- toes, Baked Beans, Milk
26
Beef Stew, Bis- cuit, Applesauce, Milk
29
Cheese Burger, Oven Fires, baked Beans, Fruit, Bun & Milk
30
BBQ Riblett, Au- gratin Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
31
Ham Loaf, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Bread, Margarine & Milk
All meals include milk, bread and margarine. Menu subject to change without notice.
Crum & Forster Site
524 W. Stephenson, Lower Level Freeport, IL 61032
Tel: 815.232.8896
Other NICAA Golden Meal Sites Rock City - Dew Drop Inn Elizabeth - Welcome Inn
NICAA Meal Sites
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The Rolling Stone Newsletter is a publication of the Senior Re- source Center, 206 E. Stephen- son St., Freeport, IL 61032. The newsletter is printed by the Monroe Publishing, LLC. The newspaper is distributed with the Freeport Shopping News. Additional newsletters are available through subscriptions of $14.00 per year.
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of employment in compliance with appropriate State and Federal Statutes. If you feel you have been discriminated against, call the Senior Helpline 1-800-252-8966 (Voice and TTY) or the Executive Director of the Senior Resource Center, 815-235-9777. The Senior Re- source Center does not require duration of residency or citi- zenship as a condition of par- ticipation in any services or programs funded by the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging. Residency or citizenship may be a require- ment for other programs that the Senior Center may provide.
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