Volunteer of the Month
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February 2021
Bonnie Hubers
This month we'd to thank someone who continues to help others, even during these tough times. Bonnie Hubers has been driving for our Transportation Assistance Program for over 16 years. She first heard about the center and it's TAP through The Sun newspaper. She had recently retired and was looking for something to do. When she started out she only wanted to do local rides. Since then she has expanded that to "no boundaries" and is considered one of our long distance driver, taking rides as far away as they need to go. She regularly drives between 200 - 300 miles per month. However, not only does she TAP drive, but she also has been delivering lunches from our Free Lunch Program, to seniors unable to drive to the center. Her sense of volunteerism doesn’t stop there. She doesn’t drive for us five days a week because she is very busy helping others at different locations as well. Now when she's not driving, she also volunteers at Our Lady of Hope Pantry Food Program, serves at Mary's Table, and works at the San Bernardino Community Partnership Food Bank. Originally from Howells, Nebraska, she graduated from the University of Nebraska and got her nursing degree from Creighton University. She served in Vietnam as an army nurse. When she came back in 1970 she visited her sister at March AFB in Riverside and never left. That's good because it was out here that she met her husband. She nursed at Kaiser in Fontana for a while, but her husband was in the military so she moved around a bit, but he came back to Norton. She did some "freelance" work at the old County Hospital (now Arrowhead Regional Medical Center), then went back to Kaiser before retiring and coming to work for us. Thanks Bonnie for helping others here and elsewhere in the community.
Featured Class
Spanish
Date: April 23, 2020
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Length: 8 weeks
Cost: $8 members
$8 non-members
Instructor: TBA
Location: Game Room
Description: This class is designed to teach students conversational Spanish. The class will enable you to carry on limited conversation at first just to get you started. Then as you progress, so will the levels. As for what to bring, just bring a writing instrument and paper. Books might come later. We hope to see you there, or as you will soon be saying, Esperamos verte ahí.
Featured Activity
Senior Bingo
Time: Mondays 1:00 pm
Cost: $3.00 Buy - In members
non-members
Location: Dining Room
Description: One of the largest, loudest, and some might say most fun programs at the Highland Senior Center is Bingo. Bingo is played every Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. for area Seniors. A person may have a fun afternoon for only $3.00 for a pack and you can play all the regular games. For $6.00 a person can play every game including the bonus games. The pay outs may reach up to over $25.00. Where else could a person have a whole afternoon of entertainment at such a bargain price! In addition to Mondays, Senior Bingo is also played at the center every second and fourth Saturdays at l:00 p.m. Bring a sack lunch and come early. All are invited to come and try any or all of these Bingo events. Our "March Madness" with special payouts, prizes, and treats has been postponed to a "May Madness"! Anyone who has not tried playing Bingo at the Highland Senior Center is missing out on a lot of inexpensive fun, plus the opportunity to go home with more than you came in with. Give it a try!
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Staff Info
Board of Directors
Diane Harvey, President
Stan Logan, Vice President
Jeffrey Graden, Treasurer
Linda Sowell, Secretary
John Henry, Past President
Don Clay, Director
Donald Dorris, Director
Pat Fischer, Director
Rosetta Love, Director
Audrey Martinez, Director
John Mura, Director
Mary Perdue, Director
Sharon Pierce, Director
CiCi Tenney, Director
Robert Wengen, Director
Staff
Penny Lilburn
- Executive Director
Mimi Dotson
- Bookkeeper
Mike Sylva
- Newsletter
Jeff Novak
- Outreach / TAP Coordinator
Dave Mitchell
- Newsletter Typeset
Martha McGrew
- Receptionist
Jorge Diaz
- Shuttle Bus Driver
Jason Meis: Maintenance
Mission Statement
To enrich, maintain, and protect the quality of life of Senior Adults...
Announcements
Grab 'n Go dinners are available each day at 3:00 PM. You MUST complete a Benefit form to qualify for these FREE meals. Call Jeff for details.....909 862-8104. Dinners provided by; - Monday / Cucas' Mexican Restaurant - Tuesday / Dickeys' BBQ - Wednesday / Two Guys Pizza & Pasta - Thursday / Highland Cafe - Friday / Jennys' Diner
BINGO each Monday at 1:00 PM SHARP ! Space is limited and we will enforce mask wearing AND social distancing. Doors open at 12:30 and it's 'first come - first served.' GET OUT OF THE HOUSE !
Aerobics is back !! Join Julia and Friends outside in our safe space every Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday promptly at 8:15 AM until 9:00 AM. Bring a mask & get moving !!
Upcoming Events
January 30, 2021 11:00 AM - Bingo & Brunch
Cost is $10.00 and we will ONLY have 40 seats available. Brunch at 11 AM; eggs, pancakes, sausage, fruit and 1 regular Bingo pack included in the $10. ticket. Bingo at 1:00 PM
Articles
A New Way To Help Out - Through Amazon
By: Mike Sylva
A new program has been created through Amazon, the online e-commerce business. AmazonSmile is a program where Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organizations selected by it's customers.
We were recently informed by Amazon that several of their customers had selected to support the Highland District Council On Aging (i.e. the Highland Senior Center). To support the center, instead of going to www.amazon.com, shop at AmazonSmile (http://smile.amazon.com) where you can buy the exact same things you would at their normal site, and the same prices. We did check it out and it's legit. So continue to shop at Amazon and help out your Senior Center at the same time.
