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The Search Is on for California’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer
By
Staff Writer
The Salute to Senior Service program, sponsored by Home Instead, Inc., the franchisor
of the Home Instead Senior Care network, honors the contributions of adults 65
and older who give at least 15 hours a month of volunteer service to their favorite
causes.
Nominations for outstanding senior volunteers will be accepted between Feb. 1
and March 31, 2013. State winners then will be selected by popular vote at SalutetoSeniorService.com.
Online voting will take place from April 15 to April 30, 2013. From those state
winners, a panel of senior care experts will pick the national Salute to Senior
Service honoree.
Home Instead, Inc. will donate $500 to each of the state winners’ favorite
nonprofit organizations and their stories will be posted on the Salute to Senior
Service Wall of Fame. In addition, $5,000 will be donated to the national winner’s
nonprofit charity of choice.
“We all know seniors who do so much for our community,” said Tom
Suharik, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Woodland. “These
silent heroes give selflessly, expecting nothing in return. And yet, their contributions
often make a difference not only to the organizations they serve, but in changing
how the public views growing older.”
Senior care professionals and those who work at hospitals, senior care facilities
and other places where seniors volunteer are encouraged to nominate older adults.
So, too, are family caregivers and the adult children of aging parents. Older
adults also may self-nominate.
To complete and submit a nomination form online for a senior age 65 or older
who volunteers at least 15 hours a month, and to view the contest’s official
rules, visit SalutetoSeniorService.com. Completed nomination forms also can be
mailed to Salute to Senior Service, P.O. Box 285, Bellevue, NE 68005.
For more information about Salute to Senior Service or the Home Instead Senior
Care network’s services, call 530-758-4159.
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