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Recent Wish
The first wish of the New
Year belongs to 94-year old Lloyd C. from Ferdinand, IN.
It has been a longstanding family tradition that Lloyd,
as the patriarch of the family, takes his immediate
family (all 25 of them) out to dinner at Christmas time.
Because of a life threatening heart condition, Lloyd was
too weak to go out this past December.
An employee of the Scenic
Hills Care Center (where Lloyd resides) contacted Never
Too Late with an idea to have a meal catered into the
long-term care facility for Lloyd and his family to
enjoy. Never Too Late agreed to participate and the
cheerful news sparked a rally in Lloyd! Rather than
accept the offer of a catered meal, on January 6th,
Lloyd mustered the energy to go out for dinner. Never
Too Late covered the cost of the meals for Lloyd and his
family at his favorite Chinese restaurant in Mauckport,
Indiana (the restaurant contributed the soups, desserts
and the Fortune Cookies).
Wish in the Works
Ms. Hattie M. turns 85
this year. For the past 20 years, Ms. Hattie has
served her fellow man as a participant in the Senior
Companion Program. To qualify as a Companion, you must
be over the age of 60, have an income that is below the
poverty line and volunteer 20 hours a week to help other
senior citizens stay independent enough to remain in
their own homes.
This gracious lady never
asks for anything, according to Ellen Brown, the
Executive Director of the Senior Companion Program.
Just recently, however, Ms. Hattie shared with Ellen
that she would love to visit her brother-in-law (now a
widower) whom she hasn't seen since the 1960s.
The challenge is that the
brother-in-law lives in Oahu (Hawaii). The lowest
airfare to the Islands would be approximately $500.00.
Because of her age, Ms. Hattie's daughter would need to
accompany her Mother on this arduous journey. With your
help, Never Too Late would like to be able to fulfill
this wish for Ms. Hattie by requesting donations of
funds or frequent flier miles to assist in purchasing
the airline tickets.
Please consider
contributing to this and other wishes by visiting our
donations center at: http://www.nevertoolate.org/Donations.htm or
you can send a check or note to Never Too Late, 8538
Tidewater Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46236.
Remember, NTL is a
registered 501c3 public charity and your contribution
may be tax deductible - please check with your tax
advisor.
February
Fundraising Happenings ( Two
Events! )
February 9, 2006,
from 6 to 9 PM:
You are cordially
invited to attend the
Never Too Late Silent Auction at
the Family Life Center at
10800 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN.
There will be hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, entertainment
and bidding on donated items.
We
need more auction item donations;
whether it's a gift certificate, Pacers tickets or any
other donated goods or services that have a monetary
value. Contact Bob
Haverstick at 317.823.4705 if you have
items to donate for the silent auction.
To purchase
tickets to the event, you may contact Tammy
Sunderman at 317.576.1925.
Our THANKS
to the following sponsors for underwriting the costs
associated with this Silent Auction: Alliance
Home Health Care, Buchanan
Group, Grandview Pharmacy,
Hearth Premier Senior
Living Communities, and Kindred
Healthcare.
February 16,
2006, at 7 PM:
The Electric
Amish, a nationally celebrated parody band, will
present a concert at the Long Center for the Performing
Arts in Lafayette, Indiana. A portion of
the proceeds will be donated to St. Elizabeth Hospice
and Never Too Late.
You can order
tickets online at: www.longcentertheater.com,
or you can contact the
Long Center Theatre box office at 765.742.5664.
Your purchase of tickets to this light-hearted event
will enable the Hospice group and Never Too Late to
continue their work of bringing joy to families going
through the toughest of times.
More
Wishes Needed
So far, we are not on
track to achieve our goal of a wish a day, or 365 wishes
a year. Yet, it's "never too late" to catch up
to where we want to be, provided we have your help.
More than ever, we need for you to become a "wish
finder" and bring us a wish for an elder treasure
or for a terminally ill adult.
Submit your wish
request by clicking here.
Once you get involved
with one wish and see the joy you bring to someone's
life, you will be "hooked" with a
"helper's high" and want to become a regular
"wish finder".
If you have any comments
about this E-Newsletter, or any questions about Never
Too Late, please visit our website at http://www.nevertoolate.org
or send an email to Bob Haverstick at stick47@aol.com.
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