Frail Elderly
ADS Day Camp: Remember the fun you had as a child attending day camp. Here is your opportunity to give that experience to our adult day service clients. Many hands make light work for the 3 day, day camp at Addison Oaks. A good time will be had by all!
Adult Senior Prom: Dancing is something we never out grow. This wonderful opportunity is to insure that our adult day service clients have a chance to dance the afternoon away. You can be a part of putting a smile on someone's face and a song in their heart!
Adult Day Service Assister: OPC offers respite for primary caregiver by providing a safe environment for individuals who need a supervised place to stay from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. You can offer your assistance by greeting, helping with coats, etc., serving coffee, friendship and many other small and large tasks.
Blood Pressure Recorders: Twice a month we offer the opportunity for all seniors to come and have their blood pressure taken. You can be a part of helping other seniors maintain their good health.
Commodity Foods & Focus Hope Food: This is one and same experience through two different outreach services. When the commodity food or focus hope food is delivered to OPC we need strong individuals to help unload the trucks. Once it is delivered to OPC we also need people to deliver the focus hope food. This supplemental food can make a big difference in a senior's diet.
Flowers: Do you love the smell of flowers? We need people to make bouquets of flowers up to send out to our homebound seniors. It is fun and you know the recipients will be so grateful when a breath of spring is delivered to their door!
Friendly Visitors: Are you a compassionate, understanding individual that likes to chat with others? We always need friendly people to visit some of our isolated seniors. You would be like a breath of fresh air - sunshine for their souls and spirit.
Hello Daily: Would you be willing to be a friendly voice on the telephone to brighten someone's day? we are always recruiting telephoners so we can maintain and increase our telephone reassurance program.
Holiday Time: By the dozen, we can put your talent to use! During Holiday Time we need many and varied baked goods to sell in our bakery. Anything from candies to nut breads, pies, cookies and cakes would be appreciated. Also, our Meals on Wheels program appreciate donations of fresh baked cookies to send to our homebound seniors!
Mitten Tree: Calling all knitters. What could be better than a hand knit warm hat and mittens. Once a year we host an event at OPC where disadvantaged children are invited to go shopping at K-Mart for Christmas presents for their family, than back to OPC for pizza, a visit and a present from Santa and a chance to pick out a hat and mittens from a wonderful assortment lovingly knit by our seniors. The yarn is provided for you, all we need is your needles clicking!
Over 80's: We have a special club for special people that are at least 80 years old. We need willing helpers to really make the club members feel special in every way!
Stroke Club: Our OPC stroke club aptly named "New Beginnings" meets once a month at OPC. Enthusiastic helpers always are needed to facilitate the gatherings!
Visually Impaired Group: OPC offers a meeting once a month for our visually impaired members. There are speakers and fieldtrips that are geared towards those that have a difficult time because of their sight. We can certainly use many sighted individuals to help out in innumerable ways!
Walk For Meals: Once a year we have a huge event (A Walk in the Park) where re raise money for our nutrition program. There are a variety of jobs available to you from crossing guard to planning committee member.