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Leo’s Place, a new community dining experience

Opened October 1, enjoy lunch at Leo’s Place, the community meal site at the South Whidbey Center (Bayview) location.

Leo’s Place is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday with lunch served from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm.   Click here to see what is being served. 

 

LEO’S PLACE IS YOUR PLACE

You’re sitting at home by yourself, thinking, “How nice it would be to share a meal with someone and eat something I don’t feel like cooking myself.” – Ever felt that way? Most of us have.

Leo’s Place is the community meal site at Island Senior Resources in Bayview. The focus is on the word community.  It’s a place where people of any age may come to eat and share a nutritious meal with your community neighbors who are there to be with others. People are raving about the food, so don’t think it’s institutional fare. The daily menu is available at www.senior-resources.org/nutritionmenu.  Come regularly to try main dishes like Turkey with blueberry chipotle, Salmon with lemon sauce, beef and broccoli with fried rice, or sides like broccoli salad with cranberries, southwest corn salad, or cucumber pepper salad.

Leo’s Place is more than just another restaurant. It is dining with a purpose.  Leo’s Place is named in honor of Leo Baldwin who regularly ate at the Island Senior Resources’ community meal sites at Brookhaven and Bayview, for twelve years.  He believed in community.  He loved village life. He brought his gentle smile, quick wit, and wisdom to the table. He believed in sharing meals to bring people together. Leo believed in what he called the village essentials: 

  • Find your place and fully inhabit it.
  • Greet and meet and pause for story.   
  • Invite diversity among acquaintances and friends.
  • Come to the table, eat in companionship, savor and linger.
  • Contribute generously from what you have learned along life’s way.
  • Practice your values and your moral code.
  • Live so that you die in the arms of community.

That’s what Leo’s place is all about. Leo’s Place is your place. Come and eat and be together. You belong here.

Leo’s Place is located at Island Senior Resources (Bayview) 14594 SR 525 Langley.

Meals are served Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:45 – 12:30.  Meals can also be ordered for take-out by calling 360-321-1600.

The suggested donation is $6 per meal.  Meals can be paid for online on the Meal-a-Month page of the Island Senior Resources’ website at https://senior-resources.org/donate/ or with cash or check on the day you come to eat. 

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End of Life Discussion Series

Compassion and Dignity Every Moment of Life by Hospice of the Northwest.  Brought to you by Island Senior Resources/Aging and Disability Resources and Sno-Isle Library.  Two sessions remain in this 5 part series but anyone can still join in.

  1. October 3  After Death:  What are your choices for burial, cremation, and green options?
  2. October 10  Grief and Loss – How does grief manifest? self-care, and support resources

1pm-3pm

Freeland Library

5495 S. Harbor Ave.

Freeland

Pancake Breakfast to support Meals on Wheels

Join in a great breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage links, fresh fruit, juice, milk, coffee or tea. (gluten free links and pancakes too!)

Try your luck to win a raffle basket of chocolate, pancake breakfast, coffee time or tea time (raffle tickets $2.00 each)

Saturday, October 26  9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Island Senior Resources (Bayview)

14594 SR 525 

Langley

Donations gladly accepted.  Suggested donation $7 each person

Call 360-321-1600 or 360-678-3373 with any questions.

Chronic Conditions Self-Management Workshop

Learn to better manage medications, make decisions yourself, communicate more effectively, healthy eating and adding activities to your life.

Wednesdays, Oct 16 – Nov 20    1-3 p.m.

Island Senior Resources (Bayview)

14594 SR 525

Langley

Registration required.  Call 360-321-1621 to register or email Debbie Metz at debbiem@islandseniorservices.org.

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Buying one used item reduces its carbon footprint by 82%. Shop Senior Thrift.

Shop Sustainably

Buying one used item reduces its carbon footprint by 82%. If everyone chose to purchase one used item (instead of new) this year, it would save:

  • 5.7 billion pounds of CO2 emissions
  • 11 billion KwH of energy
  • 25 billion gallons of water
  • 449 million pounds of waste

Shop at Senior Thrift. We offer new and lightly used clothing, furniture, household goods, outdoor items, tools, crafts, books, jewelry and children’s items. 

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medical cannibis

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Learn How To Safely Use Medical Cannabis

Learn How To Safely Use Medical Cannabis!

At this free session, you will learn:

  • Who Uses Medical Cannabis?
  • What’s The Best Way To “Take” Medical Cannabis?
  • How Many Medical Cannabis Products Are There?
  • Where Can I Learn More About Medical Cannabis?

When?

October 1, 2019

12:30pm-1:30pm

Optional lunch (donation suggested) from 11:45am-12:30pm

Where?

Island Senior Resources

Bayview 14594 SR 525

Langley

More Info: 360-321-1600

 

Dennis James is a Medical Cannabis Expert & Patient who has spent six years researching & using Fairwinds Cannabis product EVERY DAY. He uses it to sleep. He uses it to lower his pain and anxiety. He even uses it on his rescued cats! Come and ask questions!

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Highlights September 2019

End of Life Discussion Series

Compassion and Dignity Every Moment of Life by Hospice of the Northwest.  Brought to you by Island Senior Resources/Aging and Disability Resources and Sno-Isle Library

5-week series Thursday, September 12th.  1pm-3pm

Freeland Library

5495 S. Harbor Ave.

Freeland, WA

  • Week 1:  Aging in Place – medication safety and tips for staying in your home longer
  • Week 2:  The Legal Paperwork – advanced care planning and more
  • Week 3:  End of Life Options – hospice care, home health and in-home care
  • Week 4:  After Death:  What are your choices for burial, cremation, and green options?
  • Week 5:  Grief and Loss – How does grief manifest? self-care, and support resources

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Don’t miss this important opportunity to develop a wealth of self-care tools!  Powerful Tools is a 6-week class designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. Learn valuable skills to help you:  Reduce personal stress, prioritize self-care, communicate your needs, deal with challenging situations, make tough decisions, set goals and problem-solve, manage emotions, and increase confidence.

Tuesdays September 10 – October 15 noon – 2pm

Coupeville Library

788 NW Alexander Street

Coupeville, WA 98239

(please park in lower lot)

Class is free.  Pre-registration is required. Class is 6 weeks, we encourage you to attend all six sessions.

Caregiver Help books may be borrowed for duration of class or purchased for $20.  

To register contact:  

Nicole Donovan, ADR Manager

(360) 321-1600 option 2, then 4

DonovNM@dshs.wa.gov

Chronic Conditions Self-Management Workshop

Learn to better manage medications, make decisions yourself, communicate more effectively, healthy eating and adding activities to your life.

Tuesdays, Sept 10 – Oct 15 1-3 p.m.

Oak Harbor Senior Center (Modular Building)

51 SE Jerome Street

Oak Harbor, WA   98277

or

Wednesdays, Oct 16 – Nov 20    1-3 p.m.

Island Senior Resources (Bayview)

14594 SR 525 Langley, WA 98260

Registration required.  Call 360-321-1621 to register or email Debbie Metz at debbiem@islandseniorservices.org.

Save the Date

Pancake breakfast at Island Senior Resources (Bayview) Saturday, October 26.  

 

 

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AUGUST 1 – THE DAY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Click To Learn More

Island Senior Resources is having our second annual one-day online fundraiser, TOGETHER WE CARE, on Thursday, August 1, to raise $15,000 to support the rising need for essential resources for seniors, adults with disabilities, and those who care for them. Last year our generous community helped us exceed our goal, and we need your help to do it again.

This is your chance to act to protect and sustain vital resources in our community.

Click here to donate to TOGETHER WE CARE

We encourage everyone to use this one-day event to show that we, as a community, believe in taking care of each other.

Learn more about TOGETHER WE CARE

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DON’T MISS NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S BINGO

Not Your Grandma’s Bingo will be back Saturday, August 17 at Whidbey Island Fairgrounds & Events Center (formerly Island County Fairgrounds).  These events sell out quickly.  Purchase tickets now.  

You don’t want to miss this boisterous “fun-draising” event hosted by celebrity drag-queens Sylvia O’Stayformore and Bobbie Jo Blessings.  It’s BINGO like you’ve never seen it before.

Come join us!  You help our community when you help support Island Senior Resources.  Doors open at 5:00.  Great food and drinks will be available for purchase.  The event starts at 6 p.m.  Games, prizes and more!

Age 21+ only. 

AUGUST 1 – THE DAY WHEN YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Island Senior Resources is having our second annual one-day online fundraiser, TOGETHER WE CARE, on Thursday, August 1, to raise $15,000 to support the rising need for essential resources for seniors, adults with disabilities, and those who care for them. Last year our generous community helped us exceed our goal, and we need your help to do it again.

This is your chance to act to protect and sustain vital resources in our community.

Click Here to find ways you can donate to TOGETHER WE CARE

We encourage everyone to use this one-day event to show that we, as a community, believe in taking care of each other.

As our population ages, community needs are increasing rapidly, yet government funding sources are diminishing, or are threatened. Island Senior Resources now serves one in every eight persons throughout Island County, soon to be one in seven. Just as an example, Meals on Wheels is now serving 36% more clients across Island County than it did in 2018! More and more people come through our doors every day looking for information and needing support for themselves or a loved one.

Island Senior Resources provides services to all of Whidbey Island and Camano. We provide Meals on Wheels, seven community meal sites, transportation to medical appointments, Time Together Adult Day Services in Freeland and Oak Harbor, Aging & Disability Resources in Bayview, Oak Harbor, and Camano, Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) consultations and classes on Medicare, Family Caregiver Support, Tailored Supports for Older Adults, Lunch & Learns in Bayview and Coupeville, a variety of educational classes throughout the county, and social gatherings that help to prevent isolation. We cannot do this without you. Please support TOGETHER WE CARE on August 1. 

FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM

We now have two Facebook pages to help keep you informed about all that is happening at Island Senior Resources and at Senior Thrift.  Check out both pages and follow us!

  1. Facebook.com/islandseniors (for all the happenings at Island Senior Resources)
  2. Facebook.com/seniorthrift (for all the sales news and events at Senior Thrift)

We are also on Instagram: @islandseniors.  Check it out!

LEARN THE BASICS OF SOCIAL SECURITY

  • How and when to apply for benefits
  • Types of benefits you may qualify for
  • Your Social Security rights
  • Benefits based on earnings, spousal earnings (current and former)
  • Survivor benefits for widow(er)s

This Island Senior Resources workshop will be presented by Annette Barca who has been conducting pre-retirement seminars for 15 years.   Free.  No pre-registration required.  For more information call 360-321-1600 ext 0 or click here.

DON’T MISS IT! NEW WHIDBEY ISLAND GUIDE/MAP TO THRIFT STORES

A map and guide to Whidbey Island Thrift Stores will be available July 1 on the Clinton/Mukilteo and Coupeville/Port Townsend ferries as well as at Whidbey Island Chambers of Commerce, at NAS Whidbey, at most thrift stores on Whidbey Island, and at some restaurants.

Spend a day treasure hunting and visit all the stores!  Each store supports a non-profit on Whidbey, so every dollar you spend helps our community.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

o Drive seniors on short essential errands to the grocery, pharmacy, or post office

Meals On WheelsMust be 25 years old or older, able to carry groceries, and manage stairs.

Mileage is reimbursed.  Island-wide volunteers needed.

 

 

 

o Medical Transportation Drivers needed

Specific interest in drivers able to drive off-island.

Priority ferry boarding.  Mileage reimbursed.

Must be 25 years old or older.

Call Pat Weekley 360-321-1600 or 360-678-3373 or 360-914-3212

Time Together Scholarship Program

Donations made to the Time Together Scholarship Program provides access to the program for isolated seniors who would otherwise not be able to attend the program for financial reasons.  If you would like to help give the gift of socialization to those who are most isolated in our community, please send a donation of any amount to Island Senior Resources, Time Together Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 939, Freeland, WA  98249.  You can also donate online; make sure to make a note that the donation is for the Time Together Scholarship Fund. Thank you!

TIME TOGETHER – NEW DAY ADDED!

Thursdays 10 a.m. – 12 noon.

St Augustine’s in-the-Woods.

5217 Honeymoon Bay Rd in  Freeland

This new day is a special short program designed for Adults with Developmental Disabilities who are not sensitive to sound.   For anyone who needs a quiet space, stay tuned for an afternoon “quiet” program in the future.  Contact Time Together Director, Mel Watson 360. 321.1623 for more information.

Meal-a-Month

Sometimes small amounts of giving make the biggest change in someone’s life.  Help provide a meal to a local senior for only $8 a month.  You can make a difference for your community.  Say Yes! I want to help!  Go to:  www.meal-a-month.org to sign up to donate one, two, three meals a month, or more!  Or call us at 360-321-1600 / 360-678-3373 to arrange your monthly donation.

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