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A FAITH IN ACTION NEWSLETTER

March 2015

NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN

COME AND GET IT …

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING …

BUT THE GARAGE!

SATURDAY APRIL 25, FROM 9AM TO 2PM

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION

PARISH HALL 2008 JUSTIN LANE, AUSTIN 78757

BENEFITING DRIVE A SENIOR NORTH CENTRAL

FAITH IN ACTION

PAGE 2 STORIES MARCH 2015

TINA PRIKRYL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DOLLY STAMPER

SERVICES COORDINATOR

THIS YEAR’S FUNDRAISING EVENTS:

ANNUAL GARAGE SALE- APRIL

PARADOX PLAYERS PLAY “QUESO BLANCO”- MAY

“LIFT YOUR SPIRITS”- OCTOBER

23rd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CHORAL BENEIFIT-- DECEMBER

ANNUAL GARAGE SALE DROP IT OR WE WILL COME AND GET IT! Contact: DRIVE A SENIOR NORTH CENTRAL OFFICE at 512-453-2273 Drive a Senior North Central is having its annual Spring garage sale on Saturday, April 25th and will be collecting items Friday April 24th. It is time to do your spring cleaning now—clear out your closets, storage areas, garage and donate your gently used things that you may no longer want or need that others may like to buy. This sale benefits Drive a Senior NC directly. FEEL FREE TO PRICE YOUR ITEMS. You can drop your items off on Friday April 24th at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection parish hall , located at 2008 Justin Lane, Austin 78757, between NOON and 6 PM. If you would like us to come and pick up items, please call the Drive a Senior North Central office at 512-453-2273. Please, no large, bulky or very heavy items for pick up. JOIN US AT THE GARAGE SALE, YOU MAY FIND SOMETHING YOU JUST CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT! SATURDAY APRIL 25TH 9 AM TO 2 PM EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION PARISH HALL 2008 JUSTIN LANE, AUSTIN 78757

Hello Dolly !

It’s so nice to have you on board

as our Services Coordinator.

Dolly has a gift with words both

over the phone and on paper, so

to

speak.. Her kind and gentle

spirit is just what we were

hoping for...

Please welcome Dolly

PLEASE WELCOME DRIVE A SENIOR NORTH CENTRAL’S

NEW BOARD MEMBER:

CARLA JO SCHAEFER,

FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH

And North Central 2015 Officers of the Board

Lloyd Langsdorf, President

Anne Kuempel, Secretary

Steve Zwernemann, Treasurer

Nancy Bene, Ex Officio

I wish to extend my sincere gratitude and a big hug to our office

volunteers Eleanor Langsdorf, Jean Wyllys, Sister Barbara Janda,

Gregory Thompson, and Alice Traugott. Their compassionate

hearts, skills, drive and dedication to keep North Central moving on

track, in our hour of need, is a true blessing in the humanitarian

spirit of our Organization. Tina Prikryl


Drive a Senior North Central January to March 2015

Enrolled 14 new clients

Recruited 3 volunteers

Gave over 630 point-to-point rides to seniors

Drove seniors over 7,740 miles

Donated over 630 volunteer hours to our community

The Neighborly Way

A FRIENDLY REMINDER FOR VOLUNTEERS:

Please call your passenger when you accept the assignment to let them know you are driving

them and discuss details. Follow up before the drive, to remind them who you are and what time

you plan to arrive to pick them up. Notify the office of any changes or concerns.

When you receive the pending rides report, you can always “self assign” online to drive or perform

other service. Click the “click here” and

To ASSIGN a request to yourself:

1) Click the STATUS of the request to bring up

the 'Driver Trip Update' function

2) Click on the 'Assign Me As Driver' button

3) Click on Submit, then click on the 'Close' button

AFTER you have completed the drive

To Update a request as COMPLETED:

1) Click the STATUS of the request to display


2) Select COMPLETED in the 'New Status' drop

down box, enter mileage and hours

3) Click on the UPDATE button

If you need to cancel a drive you are assigned to, please let the office know either

through Assisted Rides—Remove yourself from drive request; or via email

[email protected] or [email protected] or via office phone 512-453-2273

2015

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

LUNCHEON

SEPTEMBER

DATE TBD

To REMOVE yourself from a request:

1) Click the STATUS of the request to display


2) Click on the 'Remove Me As Driver' button

3) Click on Submit then click on the 'Close'

button



THE 22ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CHORAL BENEFIT DONORS

STARS, PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND FRIENDS

Wendy Marquardt

Glenn & Jill Essex

Kent Bohls

Eleanor and Lloyd Langsdorf

Veryan Thompson

Emily Record

Catharine H. Echols

Jean Wyllys

Sharolyn Browning

John Kaemmerer

Lynne Lemley

Donna Russell

Aileen & Christian Poblete

Phillip Riley

Linda Buehlmann

Roger Hall

Kurt & Laurie Senske

Philip & Lourdes Fulton

Evelyn McNair

Elaine Henderson

Gina Girardeau

Shelley & Steve Malachowski

Nelda & Jack Ayres

Anne Kuempel

Dorothy Chesley

Eddy Kruse

Margaret Huff

Cindy Meek & Charles Meek

Paul C. Kostial

Mrs. Gaige Lytle

Angela Preketes Asbury

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Warnken

JoAnne & Will Hendrix

Eva Church

Virginia Phillippy

Dorothy Mongonye

Anna Louise Hans

Ethel M. Kutac

Linda Edelstein

JoAnne & Will Hendrix

Virginia Scott

Marlene Rickard

Gary S. Childress

Lisa M. Marquardt

Mark J. Himelfarb

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Reed

Lynnette Davidson

Patricia & Todd Clayton

Linda M. Dunahoo

Laura Dinda

Nancy Bene

Patricia G. Scott

Ingrid Edlund-Berry

Alice Traugott

R.F. Marquardt

William McCarron

Christina Kramer

Irene Adams

Evelyn Monnich

Susan Finley

Donald Saegert

Steve & Cathy Zwernemann

Dennis Diedrick

Mireille Seewann

Sherry Pyle

Jo Ann Mays

Darlene W. Wiersig

Alfred Rogers

Kathryn Govier

Edward J. Zihlman

Anna Belle Burleson

Raymond Hernandez

Angela Baker

Susan Thomson

Andrew Rainosek

Dave Devore

Bob Reinhart

Diane Cape

Noreen McMahan

Linda St. Clair

Laura Fairman

Louise Cooke

Gloria & Gordon Cooper


THE 22ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CHORAL BENEFIT BUSINESS DONORS

Mark Your Calendars! PARADOX PLAYERS

For a special performance of “Queso Blanco,” performed by the Paradox Players

Thursday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin All proceeds to benefit Drive a Senior, North Central Austin Secession never tasted so good! Set in a dystopian Second Republic of Texas, Queso Blanco has danger, intrigue, romance, liberals on the run and really cheesy jokes. Set a spell at Rick’s Bar and Cleaners and take in a wacky, yet cautionary tale of love, loss and Lone Star lunacy. Directed by Gary Payne Refreshments will be served For tickets, call 512-453-2273

David Penski-Zenith USA Angel

Tony Vencilli-Little Deli

Ronnie Prellop-Crestview Minimax IGA

Tom Schnorr-Austin Compounding Pharmacy

Carli Verdetti-Westlake Animal Hospital

Hal Kuempel-Shurlock Storage

Jake Garrison-Native Edge Landscape

Kurt O’Hare-O’Hare & Associates

Gwynn Carpenter/Judy Stroud-Home & Hearth Realty

Nancy Collins-Hair by Nancy Collins

Kirk Ingels-State Farm

Theresa Struble-Ladies Auxillary Knights of

Columbus @ St. Louis Catholic Church

Jim Williams-Turquoise Trading Post

Mr & Mrs. Jeff Warnken-38th Street Pharmacy

Bob Bowne-Bowne Electric

R. John Fox-MD-Austin Dermcare

Lisa Clayton-Santa Fe Optical

Sharon K. Taylor-Santa Fe Optical

Stacy Firedman-Santa Fe Optical

Rachel T. Schnee-Santa Fe Optical

Knights of Columbus-Council 5967

Thank you to everybody for participating in and contributing to this successful Christmas Choral Benefit.

With every gift offering through voices, hands, ears, eyes and soul,

together we raised $13, 563

All of this generous support enables Drive a Senior North Central to keep Seniors

independent and mobile in the Community

A Big Thank You to our Donors & Funders: November 21, 2014-March 3, 2015

Individual Donors

James Bene

Rose Berkowitz

Heather Bullis

Delores Capps

Louise Cooke

Lillian Euglow

Dorothy Havelka

Vong S. Ho

Eleanor Langsdorf

Crestview Baptist Church

Crestview United Methodist Church

Episcopal Church of the Resurrection

Faith Lutheran Church

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church

First English Lutheran Church

First Unitarian Universalist Church

Gethsemane Lutheran Church

Ruth A. Miller

Joseph Poirier

Janet Turner

Margie Wendland

W.M. Wheatley

Susan Winston

Foundations & Grants Memorials & Honorarium

Marlene Rickard In Memory of Elizabeth Rovner


IBM

St. David’s Foundation

New Freedom, Capital Metro

Federal Transportation Admin.

TX Dept. of Transportation

Nurses Unlimited

Brookdale Parmer Lane

Dedicated Gifts

Brotherhood of St. Andrew

Faith Lutheran Women

First Unitarian Universalist Church

Westminster Manor

Hyde Park Christian Church

Northwest Baptist Church

Redeemer Lutheran Church

St. Albert the Great Catholic Church

St. John’s Episcopal Church

St. Louis Catholic Church

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church

Supporting Congregations

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Drive a Senior-North Central acknowledges, with

gratitude, a generous grant from the IBM Corporation,

which helps us provide our quarterly newsletter to

clients, volunteers, and benefactors.

Drive a Senior-North Central acknowledges,

with thanks, St David’s Foundation for their

continued generous support

Special Contribution

H.A.N.D.

Don’t Forget

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Just a reminder for all our Clients:

You can request your appointment well in ad-

vance if possible—even two months ahead of time.

The sooner the office is informed the better.

However, there must be AT LEAST THREE

WORK DAYS (M-F), between the day you are call-

ing requesting service and the day of the appoint-

ment.

If you need to cancel an appointment, please

CALL THE OFFICE as soon as possible or at

least the day before. Try not to cancel when

the driver shows up at your house.

Please DO NOT contact our drivers directly at

any time. The office or the driver will call you.

All service requests MUST go through our office.

We keep records on all services completed in order

to track how we are doing and report for grant

funding.

Together, this helps keep us all “on the road”!

Gratitude and Attitude Go a Long Way

Making Yours and Everybody’s Day

Use This Chart To Schedule

Your Drive

If Your Appointment is On:

Monday: Call BY TUESDAY of the PRE-

VIOUS WEEK

Tuesday: Call BY WEDNESDAY of the

PREVIOUS WEEK

Wednesday: Call BY THURSDAY of the

PREVIOUS WEEK

Thursday: Call Monday the WEEK of

your Appointment (OR before)

Friday: Call TUESDAY the Week of Your

Appointment (OR before)

Saturday: Call WEDNESDAY the Week

of Your Appointment (OR before)

To Schedule Your Request,

Please Call The Office At:

512-453-2273


ATTENTION:

TAXI RIDES PROVIDED BY YELLOW CAB OR H.A.N.D. MOBILE ARE A SUPPLEMENTAL

SERVICE FOR URGENT NEEDS WHEN A VOLUNTEER DRIVER IS UNAVAILABLE.

For announcements and notifications of happening events, please visit our website at

www.driveasenior.org

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