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MySweetEssential: VNA

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According to VNA President/CEO Katherine Krause, The need is greater than ever before.  As our community navigates our new normal, it is even more critical to ensure vulnerable senior neighbors are nourished body and soul and seriously ill patients receive care that is safe and compassionate. At the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), we have remained steadfast in our … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: VNA

North Texas Giving Day Booster: Lone Star Wheelers

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According to Lone Star Wheelers President/Executive Director Shannon Catalano, Mike was like a little kid as we rode the specialized red and grey bike ‘round and ‘round the circle in front of DaySpring Senior Living in Plano. Quickly feeling safe and secure, Mike was game for going all the way around the building. A cheering squad at the entrance greeted us with each … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Lone Star Wheelers

North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hearts For Homes

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According to Hearts For Homes Resource Development Coordinator Stacey Campbell, "Our hearts are overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who helped us make our home livable again, and for all the prayers for my husband while he was in the hospital.” — Deloris Glaude, age 72. Georgina, a current Hearts for Homes client, insisted that her neighbor, Deloris, apply for … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Hearts For Homes

MySweetEssential: The Senior Source

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According to The Senior Source’s President/CEO Stacey Paddock Malcolmson, Warren Buffet once said, "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Since 1961, The Senior Source has made it our mission to ensure the older adults who planted the trees whose shade we now enjoy are treated with the dignity and respect they have earned … [Read more...] about MySweetEssential: The Senior Source

North Texas Giving Day Booster: Northside Inter-Community Agency Inc.

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According to Northside Inter-Community Agency Inc. Executive Director Connie Nahoolewa, Northside Inter-Community Agency (NICA) has been positively impacted by North Texas Giving Day each year.  Funds raised support the agency’s food pantry, which serves low-income working families and the elderly on small, fixed incomes. High school students in NICA’ s Circle of … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Northside Inter-Community Agency Inc.

JUST IN: Pam And Tom Luce To Receive The Senior Source’s Spirit Of Generations Award

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The Senior Source's annual Spirit of Generations Luncheon that usually takes place in the late fall has been moved to Friday, January 29, at the Hilton Anatole. Luncheon Chair Kim Quinn along with her Individual Underwriting Chair Jennifer Dix and Corporate Underwriting Chair Del Williams have just revealed the event’s honoree — Pam and Tom Luce. According to Kim, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Pam And Tom Luce To Receive The Senior Source’s Spirit Of Generations Award

MySweetKindness: Amy Gow

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According to Visiting Nurses Association's Jennifer Atwood and Robin Plotkin, When Visiting Nurse Association’s Meals on Wheels volunteer Amy Gow picked up the phone to make her virtual delivery on a recent Wednesday morning, she didn’t know it would turn into an opportunity to assist a client in navigating him home safely and without incident. Due to COVID-19, the … [Read more...] about MySweetKindness: Amy Gow

The Senior Source’s “Beat The Heat” Aims To Provide 100 AC Units For Elderly North Texans

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Summer is truly upon North Texas with sweltering temperatures and humidity to boot. Even swimming pools seem too hot to take a dip. It’s hard to imagine how the pioneers ever suffered through a North Texas summer without air-conditioning or even electric fans. No wonder women were swooning! Unfortunately, too many of the elderly are having to face the broiling conditions … [Read more...] about The Senior Source’s “Beat The Heat” Aims To Provide 100 AC Units For Elderly North Texans

Reliant Energizes COVID-19 Resources With $100,000 Donation For Four Area Nonprofits

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It’s always great to end the month with beautiful weather and good news. Thanks to the good folks at Reliant, four nonprofits that have served as critical resource centers during the COVID-19 weeks will share in Reliant’s $100,000 donation. $25,000 to GRACE in Grapevine, which has focused efforts during COVID-19 on its food pantry, community clinic, senior services, … [Read more...] about Reliant Energizes COVID-19 Resources With $100,000 Donation For Four Area Nonprofits

JUST IN: The Senior Source’s 2020-2021 Board Officers And New Members Announced

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The Senior Source President/CEO Stacey Malcolmson just sent word that the 2020-2021 new board officers and members officially took on their roles via the agency’s first virtual installation. According to Stacey, “Although we would have loved to be together to officially welcome our new board members in person, The Senior Source has innovatively shifted the way we work … [Read more...] about JUST IN: The Senior Source’s 2020-2021 Board Officers And New Members Announced