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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1976
Page
7
As you grow older maintaining contact with friends and neighbors is vital. Gerontologists warn isolation can lead to physical and mental deterioration and rising medical bills. Communities offer elder reassurance programs to combat this risk.
In Nassau County New York elderly residents organize to make regular phone calls to isolated neighbors as part of friendly visiting efforts. The program pairs volunteers with seniors to provide social contact and reduce loneliness in the community.
A trio of letters cover medical bills, marital intimacy, and teen views on double-ring weddings. A reader recounts a doctor suggesting surgery yet avoiding it, another seeks marriage counseling for a dead romance, and a 12 year old defends a double-ring ceremony against a critic while promoting Abby's booklet.
A recipe for Strawberry Charlotte from a Jewish cookbook is followed by a feature on senior citizen outreach programs. The piece highlights Red Cross volunteers in Athens, Dial-a-Listener in Albuquerque, Tel-Assure in Washington area, SCAMP in D C, Texas Roadrunner Volunteers in Austin, and STEP in Washington state, encouraging reader involvement and local services for the elderly.
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