Posted Date: 3/1/2010
It's not often that an organization receives a phone call from a group wanting to give it money. Yet year after year, Visalia Senior Pride contacts Kaweah Delta Lifeline and offers financial assistance. Through its continued generosity, Kaweah Delta Lifeline has not only been able to purchase Lifeline machines, but we are also able to offer free or reduced-rate Lifeline services to low-income seniors who otherwise could not afford it. For many of our seniors, this can mean the difference between going to a senior-living facility or staying in their own homes.
Since 2006, Visalia Senior Pride has donated over $33,000. This money was used to purchase a large percentage of our Lifeline machines as well as provide either free or reduced rates for Lifeline service for dozens of low-income seniors.
More than 200,000 people in the United States depend on Lifeline to help them remain independent and active yet in constant touch with help if they need it.
Lifeline is a personal response system, which links clients to 24-hour assistance at the push of a button. It allows them to move freely around their home or yard with the confidence that if they need help — Lifeline will make the call for help.
Senior Pride is an all-volunteer nonprofit that raises money for senior projects in the VUSD area. This all-volunteer group started in the mid 1970s. Organizing garage sales was their first fundraiser. In the mid-1990s they started bingo at the senior center. Bingo is held every Saturday, including holidays. Over 20 years ago when Kaweah Delta was looking to start the Lifeline program, Senior Pride donated the first units for the program. Over the years, Senior Pride has donated money for both financial assistance and to buy new machines. We at Kaweah Delta Home Care Services are extremely grateful for the continued generosity of the wonderful and caring members of Visalia Senior Pride.
Cheryl Anderson
Lifeline Coordinator
Kaweah Delta Health Care District
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