Harry Huckemeyer Once we move into the month of October, it’s like opening the door for all the festivities that follow, right up to the end of the year. With the passing of the summer season, things come to life here as we welcome the cooler weather and the many opportunities that come along with…
What do you need? Eric Ehst, Executive Director At Neighbors Who Care, we help homebound, frail and disabled seniors to remain living in their own homes. Our caring volunteers provide some basic services, such as transportation, grocery shopping, meal delivery, minor home repairs, caregiver respite, welfare checks, friendly visiting and more. What we do helps…
We’re here! Are you? Eric Ehst, Executive Director It’s August. If you’re reading this, it’s a good bet that you’re one of the brave (foolhardy?) year-round residents here through the hot weather as well as the not-so-hot weather. Well, we at Neighbors Who Care are still here too. While many of the locals, including a…
Independence Day Eric Ehst, Executive Director On July 4, we will celebrate that day 241 years ago when our forebears created a new nation, one that allows us the freedom to live with dignity where we want and how we want. At Neighbors Who Care, our volunteers help over 1500 of their frail, homebound and…
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! Eric Ehst “Thank you for coming to my rescue!” “Without your help and kindness, I’d be in a home.” At Neighbors Who Care, we regularly receive testimonials like these, and we’d like your club, organization, church group or business to know why. For 22 years, Neighbors Who Care has…
If you see something, say (and do) something Eric Ehst There seem to be a lot of things to be terrified of these days. We’re constantly bombarded with warnings about terrorism, crime, disease and other catastrophes. We’re warned to stay alert and be ready to speed dial 9-1-1 at the slightest hint of danger. The…
Values we can all agree on Eric Ehst, Executive Director If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you may have noticed a common theme among the ads. Many of them were less about the product being advertised than they were a showcase for the “values” of the company placing the ad. There were a…
Ground Hog Day Eric Ehst Do you remember Groundhog Day, the movie, not the holiday? In it, Bill Murray awakens each morning to find that he is reliving the same day over and over again. No matter what he does the outcome is always the same. Many of our neighbors find themselves in a similar…
Making the world a better place Eric Ehst, Executive Director I’d like to tell you a holiday story, a mini It’s a Wonderful Life. Neighbors Who Care is a collaboration of folks who volunteer their time to help out their frail and homebound neighbors. This is the tale of magic and good feeling that can…
Eric Ehst, Executive Director “Just letting you know that the light bulb is still shining in my closet. I will never forget your help.” On the surface it doesn’t sound like much. A Neighbors Who Care volunteer replaced a burned out light bulb for one of our clients who could no longer reach that high.…