WILLMAR — The Mid-Minnesota Regional Transportation Coordinating Council, a division of the Mid-Minnesota Growth Fee, is looking for volunteers to supply protected rides and social interplay for older adults, folks with disabilities and different nondrivers in want of transportation to well being appointments and different places. Drivers use their private autos, and bills are reimbursed. Anybody 21 years of age or older with a sound driver’s license is welcome to attend the remaining on-line session Wednesday, June 7, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to be taught extra about this system serving Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker and Renville counties. Name 320-894-1871 to register and acquire the Zoom hyperlink.
WILLMAR — The Lutheran Social Service caregiver help group meets from 2 to three:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, on the Willmar Neighborhood Heart. Name facilitator Debi Retzlaff at 218-593-1333 to register or e mail
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WILLMAR — Heartbeat, a help group for many who have misplaced a beloved one by means of suicide, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church, north of Willmar. If you’re in want of somebody to talk to or meet with resulting from a suicide loss, please be at liberty to name Diane at 320-894-0182, Kay at 320-262-6162 or Ray at 320-235-0030 or e mail
or
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WILLMAR — The central Minnesota a number of myeloma help group will meet from 10 a.m. to midday Saturday, June 10, within the coaching room on the Willmar Hearth Division. sufferers, caregivers, members of the family and pals are inspired to hitch. For extra info, contact Bev and Tony Hartzburg, 320-894-8101; Steve and Sheila Ellingboe, 320-295-3940; e mail
; or see the web site at
. The group is affiliated with the Worldwide Myeloma Basis.
MONTEVIDEO — A dementia care companion help and schooling group meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15, on the CCM Wellness Heart convention room or attendees might be part of nearly. Open to care companions of individuals dwelling with dementia. For extra info or to get the digital hyperlink, name Gretchen Reeves at 320-321-8240.
WILLMAR — The West Central Minnesota Chapter of The Compassionate Associates will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, on the Kandiyohi County Historic Society Museum in Willmar. The Compassionate Associates is a self-help group providing friendship and understanding to households who’ve skilled the dying of a kid at any age. Name Lois at 320-444-4334 when you have questions concerning the assembly. Please go away a message. Extra info is obtainable at
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WILLMAR — The Bethesda group caregivers help teams will subsequent meet:
- New London: June 13, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Bethesda North Pointe
- Olivia: June 27, 5 to six p.m., Park View Village Assisted Dwelling
WILLMAR — The Bethesda group dementia help teams will subsequent meet:
- New London: June 15, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Bethesda North Pointe
- Olivia: June 22, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Park View Village Assisted Dwelling
WILLMAR — The Bethesda group Parkinson’s help teams will subsequent meet:
- New London: June 15, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Bethesda North Pointe
- Willmar: June 20, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Bethesda
- Olivia: June 27, 2 to three:30 p.m., Park View Village Assisted Dwelling
WILLMAR — NAMI Minnesota (Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness) gives quite a lot of free on-line psychological well being lessons. They embody lessons similar to Hope for Restoration, Household to Household, In Our Personal Voice, Creating Caring Communities, Ending the Silence, Understanding Early Episode Psychosis for Households, a suicide prevention class referred to as QPR — Query, Persuade and Refer, a particular QPR class for Agricultural Communities, and extra. The lessons are designed for members of the family and caregivers, individuals dwelling with a psychological sickness, service suppliers, and likewise most of the people. Discover a full itemizing of those lessons and the way to take part by going to
and clicking on “Lessons” beneath Schooling and Public Consciousness.
The Minnesota River Space Company on Growing older gives advocacy, info, sources and help in order that older adults can keep the approach to life of their selection. To be taught extra about this and different displays and trainings, go to
Stay chat with a specialist additionally will be accessed on-line at
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Senior LinkAge Line: Your hyperlink to an skilled on Medicare, prescription drug expense help, types help, community-based sources, discovering sources in your group, caregiver planning and help and extra. It’s a service of the Minnesota Board on Growing older in partnership with Minnesota’s native space companies on growing old. It’s the state’s federally designated State Well being Insurance coverage Help Program and Senior Medicare Patrol. Name the Senior LinkAge Line at 800-333-2433 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or go to
to talk with a specialist throughout enterprise hours. Make sure you have a whole checklist of prescribed drugs and dosages.
- Medicare 101: June 7, midday to 1 p.m., on-line, Medicare will be complicated. If you recognize little to nothing about Medicare and desire a transient overview earlier than digging deeper, this class is for you. Study the fundamentals of Medicare Half A, B, C and Half D. This class may also offer you details about when and the way to enroll.
- New to Medicare: June 13, 2:30 p.m.; on-line; for individuals who shall be new to Medicare and wish to study Medicare Elements A, B, C and D. Subjects will embody a complete introduction to Medicare together with what Medicare covers, supplemental insurance coverage and Half D prescription protection. In the course of the class, be taught Medicare enrollment particulars, the way to get essentially the most from advantages and the way to analysis Medicare plan choices utilizing the
website. Join at
. For extra info name 1-800-333-2433, area is restricted.
SAIL: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Willmar Neighborhood Heart, free, all talent ranges. The Staying Lively & Impartial for Life program depends upon weight coaching and steadiness workouts to guard towards fractures attributable to osteoporosis by rising muscular power, steadiness and bone density.
55+ Driver programs: This class supplied by means of the Minnesota Freeway Security & Analysis Heart will prevent as much as 10 p.c in your auto insurance coverage. Completion of an eight-hour course qualifies you for the low cost. To take care of the low cost, you could full a four-hour refresher each three years. The course covers defensive-driving suggestions, modifications in legal guidelines, automobile expertise, and site visitors security. Programs are additionally accessible on-line at
. Advance registration required, on-line at
or name
. Classroom coaching set within the West Central Tribune space consists of:
- First-time, eight-hour course, 5 to 9 p.m. June 8 and June 14, Jefferson Studying Heart, Willmar.
- Refresher course, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. June 14, Jefferson Studying Heart, Willmar.
- Refresher course, 5 to 9 p.m. June 15, Granite Falls Senior Heart, Granite Falls.
- Refresher course, 1 to five p.m. June 28, Montevideo Neighborhood Heart, Montevideo.
Incapacity Hub MN: A free statewide useful resource community that helps remedy issues, navigate the system and plan for the long run. The crew is aware of the ins and outs of group sources and authorities applications, and has years of expertise serving to folks match them collectively. Name 1-866-333-2466 from 8:30 a.m. to five p.m. Monday by means of Friday or discover e mail and reside chat choices at
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Espresso Speak: This statewide cellphone chat line for older adults is open from 8 a.m. to midday weekdays. Name toll-free at 877-238-2282. It’s staffed by volunteers who perceive the older grownup inhabitants’s wants and challenges and is devoted to easing loneliness and social isolation amongst older adults. Volunteers can supply phrases of encouragement and understanding and supply details about help and sources accessible within the particular person’s group. Calls are free. The caller’s privateness is a precedence, and the one info requested shall be first identify. Customers of the road might name as usually as they want.
LSS Meals on Wheels: Sizzling Meals on Wheels are delivered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A frozen meal is obtainable for the next day or the weekend. The meals can be found for individuals who’re unable to prepare dinner for themselves resulting from their age, incapacity, sickness or current launch from the hospital. Together with the common meal, two particular eating regimen meals can be found. The fee is $8.75 and consists of milk. These 60 and over might contact LSS to see in the event that they qualify for a diminished worth. Order by midday the weekday earlier than the supply day by calling
. The menu is obtainable on the web site
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Willmar Senior Eating: The meals are served at 11:30 a.m. weekdays and are additionally accessible for curbside pickup on the Neighborhood Heart. The meals are open to those that are 60 years of age and older. Recommended donation of $5 a meal. Name
by midday the day earlier than and go away a message. The menu is obtainable on town of Willmar web site
beneath Neighborhood Heart.
Lutheran Social Service: Frozen, shipped meals can be found for older adults statewide by means of the LSS Meals to Go service. Every cargo consists of 14 frozen meals and the price is about $9 per meal, which incorporates the transport value. The fee is roofed for Minnesotans who use one among 5 waiver applications. Meals are additionally accessible to anybody in Minnesota who may gain advantage from wholesome meals shipped on to their houses. Order meals on the web site
or name 800-488-4146.
The American Crimson Cross conducts blood drives within the west central space. To present blood you should be a minimum of 17 years previous, weigh 110 kilos or extra and be in good well being. You may give blood each 56 days. Double purple cells will be donated each 112 days. Whereas all blood varieties are wanted, kind O and sort B-negative donors are particularly inspired to offer.
Appointments will be made at 1-800-RED-CROSS or on-line at
. All donors want acceptable identification. The popular kind is a government-issued image identification, similar to a driver’s license, or a Crimson Cross blood donor card. In any other case you’ll need to supply two different types of identification, similar to a piece identification, Social Safety card, private examine or bank card. Personalised mail similar to a utility invoice won’t be accepted.
Blood drives scheduled for the Tribune space are:
June 7, Spicer: 11 a.m. to five p.m., Crossroads Neighborhood Church
June 12, Willmar: 12:30 to five:30 p.m., Meeting of God Church
June 13, New London: Midday to six p.m., Open Door Christian Church
June 13, Litchfiled: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Christian Church of Litchfield
June 13, Appleton: Midday to six p.m., Appleton Space Well being
June 14, Atwater: 1 to 7 p.m., Atwater Neighborhood Heart
June 15, Montevideo: 12:30 to six:30 p.m., Montevideo Excessive Faculty
June 16, Montevideo: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Montevideo Excessive Faculty
June 20, Maynard: Midday to six p.m., Maynard Occasions Heart
June 20, Willmar: Midday to six p.m., Church of St. Mary
June 21, Clara Metropolis: 12:30 to six:30 p.m.Comm Heart
June 22, Litchfield: Midday to six p.m., First Lutheran Church
