Hocus Focus

BY HENRY BOLTINOFF

Canes are handheld devices that provide a little extra stability or support to weakened limbs. Canes are easily transported and can assist those who need only a little help.

Leroy Meadows Apartments

18 GENESEE ST • LEROY, NY 14482

80–One Bedroom Subsidized Units

Vunte s NEEDED

• Patrick Place Comfort Care Home: We are a 2-bedroom comfort care home providing 24/7 care to residents. We are in need of hands-on resident care volunteers; no experience required, all training will be provided! Call or email us today to learn more! directorpatrickplace@gmail.com

• UR Medicine Home Care: Deliver meals to our participants in Monroe County. Email julie_cunningham@urmc.rochester.edu or call 585-274-4385

• Girl Scouts Western NY: Adults needed to work with troops as leaders, those with a special talent to o er girls or be an extra pair of hands at events. Jfusco33@juno.com or 585-226-6434

• Community Reading Partnership: Community Reading Partnership (CRP) promotes family literacy in the greater Canandaigua area by donating new and gently-used books. Volunteers are needed to process books stored at the Canandaigua Primary School for Little Red Bookshelves and to assist with outreach programs. Volunteers contact by email: communityreadingpart.org

For an application or information please write:

• Webster Comfort Care Home: Our volunteers o er compassionate care to our 2 residents who are approaching the end of their lives. We o er around the clock care. Volunteers are responsible for all aspects of resident care. Email volunteercoord@webstercomfortcare.org

• Advent House: We are a 2-bed comfort care home for the dying. Seeking volunteers to provide hands-on care. Contact us for more information. 585-223-6112 or email volunteer@theadventhouse.org

• Honeoye Falls - Town of Mendon Historical Society: e Honeoye Falls - Town of Mendon Historical Society is in need of docents to volunteer at our Museum for its standard Sunday a ernoon hours (2-4pm). Email president@hfmhistorical.org or call 585-281-0014

• Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum: Available roles for volunteers include ride operator, special events, maintenance, and docent. Email info@carrouselmuseum.org

• Webster Community Chest, LLC: Serving 14,580 area residents in need of help. Volunteers needed for monthly food distribution, other fundraisers and food drives. Seeking new Board members also. See our website for details. Email webcommchest@gmail.com

• Hospeace House Inc: Looking for something meaningful in your life? We are a 2-bed comfort care home for those facing end-of-life. In addition to resident care volunteers, we are seeking volunteers to assist with social media, newsletters, events and fundraising. Visit us- www.HospeaceHouse.org Email volunteercoordinator@ hospeacehouse.org or call 585-374-2090

• House of John: e House of John is a 2-bedroom Comfort Care Home located in Cli on Springs. We provide end-of-life care to those unable to be cared for at home at no cost to the resident. We are looking for caring, reliable people willing to share 4-8 hrs. a month to assist with resident care. No caregiving experience required. All training is provided free of charge. If interested, please call or email the House at 315-462-5646 or house@houseo ohn.org

• Perinton Ambulance: Seeking volunteers for general o ce/ administrative work as well as building & grounds. Hours and tasks vary based on ability and availability. Email volunteer@pvac.org

• Catholic Charities of Bu alo: e Home Visitation Program needs Friendly Home Visitors, age 21+ to volunteer one hour each week through in person visits or calls to a 60+ older adult in Genesee County who is living independently and has expressed feelings of loneliness. Call Lisa Wittmeyer at 716-341-6751 to learn more about volunteering with us.

Banish Mosquitoes From Your Yard

Time spent in the backyard on spring and summer afternoons and evenings contributes heavily to the popularity of these times of year. Many homeowners go to great lengths to make their outdoor living spaces as luxurious as possible, only to be bothered by uninvited and bothersome guests: mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes are not just pesky nuisances, but they’re also harmful. According to the American Mosquito Control Association, more than one million people across the globe die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. Such diseases include malaria, dengue, yellow fever, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus.

The AMCA notes that many of the diseases transmitted by mosquitoes can be linked to travel to endemic areas. But mosquitoes in North America can still be harmful, and bites may result in severe skin irritation through an allergic reaction to mosquito saliva.