White Rose Senior Center remains closed to the public as do many places in Pennsylvania and across the United States. We are her providing “Take-Out Meals” to our senior center members or anyone 60 or over and delivering home delivered meals to our 125 recipients on Mondays. They are all receiving 7 frozen meals. “Take-Out Meals” are handed out on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30. On these days the people are receiving a hot meal. On Wednesdays, they receive two frozen meals to be used on Thursday and Friday. The older adults must call or get on-line with copilot to pre-register their lunches. Jenna is working from home to call the pre-registered people to make sure they are coming on that day. Often we have people who did not pre-register and they must wait until closer to 11:15 to see if we have any left over.
As I am typing this post, this is the 17th working day that WRSC has been operating differently due to the Coronavirus Outbreak or COVID-19. Life has certainly changed, we have all found out things about ourselves such as what is most important and what we can do without. As we all continue to pray, continue to provide the best service that we can offer, and to be kind and patient with everyone we come in contact with, always remember, “We Will All Get Through This Together!”
White Rose Senior Center is participating in Give Local York on May 1, 2020 (12:00 am-12:00 pm). This is a fantastic on-line fundraiser where last year we raised over $11,000.00! Our goal for 2020 is $15,000.00! Every bit of money that is donated goes to support the entire operation and activities at White Rose Senior Center and is APPRECIATED by EVERYONE!
Give Local York 2020 put together a video that is on youtube called “We Are All In This Together”. We sent in pictures of some of our wonderful Home Delivered Meal Drivers and the White Rose Senior Center Staff. Click on the link below to view it! https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t&p=give+local+york+video+we+are+all+in+ths+together#id=1&vid=284478f8a386f51c5b05cd5252747b25&action=click
Today we are getting Fresh Express from Central PA Food Box in Harrisburg. We are putting items in a box to distribute from 11:30-3:00. We are putting together 75 boxes so first come, first served of older adults (60 & over) or Broad Park Manor Residents.
As we receive our produce from Fresh Express and at the markets and grocery stores during the COVID-19 outbreak, we all need to know how to wash the fruits and vegetables properly. Here is a great article to help you out. Click HERE.
We still have a few April & May Commodity Supplemental Food Boxes for Seniors from The York County Food Bank. Please come and pick them up if you receive it from us. If you are 60 or over, meet the income guidelines for your household, will bring your latest bank statement or your award letter from Social Security, as well as your driver’s license or PA ID. The current income guidelines are posted HERE.
We as Pennsylvanians have been asked by Governor Tom Wolf to wear protective face coverings. The staff is wearing them when we are dealing with the public and our members. We are asking all of you who come to the door to do the same. The masks are for your protection as well as ours. We have attached two links here for you to get instructions on how to make them by sewing or no sewing. These all provide items that you probably have at your house such as material, an old t-shirt, a bandana, rubber bands, elastic, or hair ties. The articles also let you knw how to wash these DIY masks by simply putting them in your washing machine as often as needed. To look at the first article from the CDC click HERE. Another article on making a DIY mask is available HERE.
We are trying to Social Distance every time you come to the Center to pick up your lunch, food boxes, Fresh Express, or to ask us a question. Social Distancing means staying 6 foot away from each other, no touching, hugging, or kissing! We all are feeling the loneliness of no touch and no hugs because frankly, many of us at White Rose Senior Center are huggers and kissers by nature. Please just blow a kiss and squeeze the air…we all feel it and look forward to the day we can reach out and touch someone but it is not now!!!
On March 27, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 422, which reschedules Pennsylvania’s primary election from April 28 to June 2 due to the COVID-19 emergency. Voters have the option to vote by mail-in ballot rather than going to their polling place on election day. Mail-in ballot applications will be accepted through Tuesday, May 26, 2020. If a voter has already applied for an absentee or mail-in ballot, they do NOT need to reapply.~ To obtain an Absentee Ballot in English click HERE. To obtain a Mail in Ballot click HERE.
We are doing a two-week calendar as we work our way through COVID-19. Click below on all of the April 2020 Calendars and Menu. Remember the menu and calendars are subject to change!
April 2020 Calendar in English & Spanish
April 2020 (2nd part of the month) in English