Faces
By Sarah Robinson
Senior Center Superhero
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fter retiring from a 35-year career with Nationwide Insurance in 2013, Dedra Thompson had no idea that her dream job was still waiting for her. And she didn’t know that dream job was actually right in front of her. “I never realized when I retired that the years worth of volunteering that I did at LifeCare Alliance would lead to a career,” she says. “That is absolutely the best job anyone could ever ask for.”
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Thompson began volunteering for LifeCare Alliance while still working at Nationwide, and it’s where she was first introduced to the Evans Center. “Once I began doing a little bit of volunteer work, an opportunity arose for a dining center coordinator at the Evans Center,” she says. “So, we talked through that opportunity and I decided to come on part-time in 2013 with LifeCare Alliance.”
Her primary job function was to go to the Evans Center every day and serve the meals delivered by LifeCare Alliance. In addition, Thompson would encourage socialization and involvement with activities and programming at the center. Her involvement with Evans Center only grew from there. “For the last two or three years, I served as the vice president there,” she says. “Once that happened, that kind www.DiscoverGroveCity.com
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Dedra Thompson is giving back to Grove City’s older adults in a big way
