Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1994 TAG: 9405050015
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV13 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Joanne Anderson
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
He felt drawn to see Mother Teresa and ask her what he should do to fulfill a meaningful life purpose. He traveled to India and posed his question. Her response: Go and feed people.
Shelton returned to his home and started the SHARE program, which today provides food to 400,000 people nationwide and 4,000 in the New River Valley.
At the Pulaski SHARE warehouse, more than 100 volunteers log 500 hours of community service each month sorting and packaging food. Many of the volunteers are associated with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, and SHARE welcomes anyone with time to give. To find out more about volunteering or participating in the SHARE program, call 382-6186.
Warm Hearth Village Resident Council is holding its eighth annual SPRING FESTIVAL on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the activity center. There will be a flea market, jewelry, bake and plant sales, bingo and refreshments.
Proceeds are used to aid elderly and infirm residents and support community services, such as the rescue and fire department.
MOTHER'S DAY CORSAGES, made with real flowers and ferns, will be sold by the Senior Athletes of Montgomery County in front of Wal-Mart on Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. or until sold out.
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL hotels and motels worldwide have introduced a new enhanced senior program which offers a 15% discount with advance reservation, compared to the 10% discount for walk-in bookings.
Grandchildren under 16 are free, late checkout can be arranged upon request, free local telephone calls and an upgraded room if available are other benefits of the program. Best Western will issue an ID card and award points for stays. For reservations and information, call 1-800-603-2277.
Participants in the progam must have an AARP card number. You can join AARP, if you're 50 or older, for $8 per year. AARP, P.O. Box 199, Long Beach, Calif. 90801.
A free MEDICARE SEMINAR is being sponsored by Heritage Hall in Blacksburg on May 10 at 2 p.m. in the Sunshine Room at Heritage Hall. The topic is "Medicare - Eligibility and Coverage," and the speaker will be Ronald Gordon, field representative and former claims representative from the Roanoke Medicare office.
Who is eligible for Medicare, when you should apply for it, what the hospital and medical portions cover, how claims are filed and payments are made and supplemental insurance will be covered.
Heritage Hall is at 3610 S. Main St. near Montgomery Regional Hospital.
WTOB Channel 2, the local public and government access television station, is holding TELEVISION WORKSHOPS for senior citizens, age 55 and older. The 90-minute classes will include information on how to produce and edit videos. Participants will be allowed to borrow equipment, and their videos may be aired on Channel 2.
The first two workshops are May 13 and June 10, 10 -11:30 a.m. Registration deadline is May 9 and June 6, respectively. The workshops are $8 each and will be held at the Blacksburg Community Center on Patrick Henry Drive.
For more information, call 961-1199.
The Radford Senior Center will hold an indoor RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE on May 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center. If you have items to donate, please contact Mary Jane Harmon at 731-3634.
The SPRING INSTITUTE ON AGING at Virginia Tech, scheduled for May 23 and 24 at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, will focus on aging issues faced by the rural elderly population. Thelma Bland, commissioner of the Virginia Department for the Aging, will open the two-day event. The keynote speaker, John Krout, will address "Service Delivery: Barriers and Strategies in Rural Areas."
Sessions will be presented on volunteerism, spiritual issues, housing options, mental health and a host of other topics.
Registration is $35 for both days, and $20 for one day. Participants must register by Monday Call 231-7657 for more information.
The RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, 1 Franklin St., Courthouse Annex, Christiansburg, 382-5775:
Both Christiansburg groups will be quilting in the annex at 10 a.m. today or going to the Mother's Day reception at Heritage Hall at 2 p.m.
The Blacksburg group is going to do a mailing at SHARE at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The Shawsville group will host the Mother's Day reception and birthday part at Meadowbrook at 2 p.m. on Monday.
The Christiansburg luncheon will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 220 W. Main St., on Tuesday at noon. Afterward, a group will volunteer at the Tour DuPont bicycle race in Blacksburg.
The CHRISTIANSBURG SENIOR CENTER, 655 Montgomery St., 382-8173:
A Mother's Day luncheon will be held on Thursday at noon at the National Guard Armory. Everyone coming should bring a covered dish to share.
Take yourself out to the ball game on Friday. The van will leave the National Guard Armory at 3:30 p.m., and transportation fee is $3. The Salem Buccaneers play the Salem Spirits.
If your hair needs a trim, come to the hair fair between 9:30 and 11 a.m. on Tuesday. A free blood sugar screening will take place at the center also on Tuesday between 10:30 a.m. and noon.
The PULASKI SENIOR CENTER, 106 N. Washington Ave., 980-3969:
A coffee hour is held every Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m., and cards are played every Friday, 1-4 p.m.
A trip to see "Road to Paradise," the original musical production by Playmakers and Company, is planned for May 12. Dinner will be at Pargo's on your own. Departure time is 3:30 p.m. Five dollars covers transportation and play admission.
An excursion to the American Music Fair will take place on May 21. Dinner on your own will be at Bonfire Restaurant, before going on to New River Community College to hear the country folk team of Robin and Linda Williams. Admission and transportation fee is $12.
The GILES COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, 1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg, 921-3924:
Swim time is 9:15 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Anyone needing to swim as part of a therapeutic or recovery program is welcome.
Walkers are encouraged to come a-walkin' on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
To clarify a previously published note about the senior center being closed on Thursdays - it is not closed on Thursdays, but the floors are washed and the building is cleaned between 2 and 5 p.m. Ceramics will be held Thursdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
The AARP chapter 445 will meet for a potluck lunch and speaker on Friday at 12:30 p.m. Registered nurse Joan Miller and health maintenance organization representative Ann Webb will talk about living wills and health care.
The RADFORD SENIOR CENTER, 27 First St., 731-3634:
A free blood pressure clinic will be held today at 10 a.m. Creative writing also meets at 10 a.m. today.
The walking group meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week at 9 a.m. at the gym next door to the senior center. It's free and good for you.
The quilting and ceramics groups meet on Tuesdays, except for May 17 this month, at 10 a.m.
A van trip to the Mercer Mall in West Virginia is scheduled forMay 20 at 9:30 a.m.
Joanne Anderson is an editorial assistant in the New River Valley bureau.
by CNB