Seniors Serving Seniors

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Glen Hackler, one of the many appreciated volunteers in the Seniors Serving Seniors Program.

Join us in Recognizing Seniors Serving Seniors on Wednesday, January 23rd

Perhaps you have seen residents watering plants, fixing the daily menus, filling salt shakers, teaching card games, arranging the library, conducting singing groups, or starting movie nights. These are just a few of the many volunteer jobs that the residents of Laurel Grove do. Currently, there are over twenty volunteers. Residents volunteer for a variety of reasons. Some enjoy the feeling of responsibility and contribution. Others like collecting auction bucks and use their volunteer pay bucks as bargaining power for the quarterly auction.

Glen Hackler is one of the hardest working volunteers in the Seniors Serving Seniors program. He sorts mail. He finds recipients without apartment numbers left on the mail console, personally delivers all unclaimed packages, and has developed a consistent method for keeping impeccable track of all stray mail. "I like doing it because it gives me something to do." He says. "My daddy was a postman for 44 years." He adds. Glen, a social bug at heart, also mentions that he gets a chance to interact and meet many of the other residents doing the mail. "I like that the most." He says.

On Wednesday, January 23rd we will honor Glen Hackler and all the other volunteers at lunch. Following is a social happy hour in the activity room where we will unveil the Senior Serving Seniors wall with framed photos of all of our resident volunteers.