WALDO CENTER HAPPENINGS
JANUARY 2009
Family Caregiver
Support Group
Are you a caregiver for a
family member, neighbor or
friend? Are you looking for
a place to share ideas,
questions, or just to talk with
Are you entitled to more
Customer Information Specialist other people experiencing
services and benefits? Conrad
Do you have questions, need the same thing. Spectrum
Edwards will be available to help
assistance and referral to the latest Generations Family Care-
you with your current
programs? Do you need answers to giver Support Program in
Veterans’ benefits or assist
questions on health insurance, collaboration with Waldo
you to determine if you are
caregiver options, money saving County Home Health and
eligible for more benefits on
benefits programs or more? The Hospice want to offer Family
Wednesday, January 7th.
Waldo Community center has a Caregivers this opportunity.
Appointments are available
Customer Service Specialist here to They meet the 4th Tuesday
the first Wednesday of each
help you with these questions and of every month from 12:00
month from 9:00am to 12:00
options. Please call 338-1190 to noon to 1:00 pm at Waldo
noon and from 12:30pm to
make your appointment today County General Hospitals
2:00pm. Please call the Waldo
Education Center. For more
Center for your appointment.
SCSEP Information Session information please call
Please bring your military
Patrick Korte, SCSEP (Senior 338-2266.
documents with you.
Employment) Representative will be
at the Waldo Center on
Center Closed for Holidays
Wednesday, January 28th from Waldo Community Center Spectrum Generations will be
10:00 am to 11:30 am to answer 18 Merriam Road
closed on January 1st for New
any questions you may have about Belfast, ME 04915
Years Day and on January 19th
Job Training and Employment
Consumer Helpline: for Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day.
Opportunities through ABLE. Call
338-1190 with any questions or to 1-800-639-1553
(TTY) 1-800-464-8703 We wish you a happy and safe
sign up for the session.
(Local) 207-338-1190 New Year!
www.spectrumgenerations.org
.Quilt Raffle Fundraiser
This beautiful queen size quilt has
been created by the Capitol
Upcoming Trips Quilters of the Augusta Area for
Spectrum Generations’ Cohen
Center and is called "Carpenter Safe Medicine Disposal For
Star". It is made of Batik fabrics
Me Program
and the machine quilting was
The Waldo County TRIAD, The
donated by Lynn, of Whipper
Belfast Police Department and the
Snappers Quilt Shop in
Waldo County Sheriff’s
Hallowell. Tickets are
Department are partnering with
$3.00 each or 2 for $5.00 and
13 Day Alaska Vacation the SAFE MEDICINE DISPOSAL
are available at the
Enjoy a 7-night Voyage of the FOR ME PROGRAM to provide a
Waldo Center.
Glaciers Cruise on the Island means for folks of all ages to
Princess and a 5-night land tour dispose of unwanted prescription
including Denali, Mt. McKinley medications.
and Fairbanks. May 27 to June
The Belfast Police Department is
8, 2009. This trip is sponsored
now a site where citizens can
by Cruise Planners and hosted by
stop by the police station and
Walter & Sue Guptill, “The Cruise
pick up a FREE medicine return
Couple.” The tour begins in Thank You
kit. The kit includes a free
Fairbanks, Alaska and ends in All of us here at the Waldo
postage-paid envelope and
Vancouver, BC, Canada. Community center would like to
instruction packet. A person can
Trip includes 2 nights in thank everyone who supported
take the kit home and package
Fairbanks, 1 night at Denali, our Holiday Raffle that was
their unused and unwanted
2 nights at Mt. McKinley, a sponsored by our Local Advisory
medicines in the envelope.
Sternwheeler Riverboat Cruise, Council Members.
The envelopes are then returned
El Dorado Gold Mine Tour, tour in The winners were
by mail to the Maine Drug
Denali National Park, the Turkey Basket
Enforcement Agency to be safely
McKinley Express Railroad and Stacy Thayer
destroyed.
more! For more information and
pricing, call toll free Baby’s 1st Christmas Basket If a Senior Citizen is not able to
877-473-2386 and be sure to ask Deborah Ayers travel to the Police Station, a
for PROMO CODE SG2009 and Belfast Police Officer will deliver
receive $50.00 off per person. A gift for her Basket a free medicine return kit to
Book a balcony stateroom and Elaine Gray Belfast residents or a Waldo
receive a complimentary cham- County Sheriff’s Deputy will
pagne breakfast for two! Price Beanie Back Pack Basket deliver a free medicine return kit
does not include airfare, Gov’t Norma Wieman to homes in outlying areas of
taxes and fuel surcharges. Airfare Waldo County.
can be arranged by Cruise Wilderness Basket
This program is absolutely free.
Planners for you. Enjoy the Elaine Butler
The Safe Medicine Disposal for
vacation of a lifetime and thank
ME Program has a toll free
you for supporting Movie Night Basket
helpline at: 1-866-637-9743.
Spectrum Generations. Fred Rollins
PLEASE NOTIFY US IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS