Habitat for Humanity opens applications for Peru house

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Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for its 2023 house build in Peru.

To qualify, applicants must show a need for adequate housing, be willing to partner with Habitat in the building of the house, and show an ability

2- Music w/ Michelle 12:30 PM (virtual & In-person)

6 - Medicare Part B Prevention & Wellness benefits, Extra Help/LIS, Medicare Savings Program, Benefit Access Enrollment Event 9-10 AM

7 – Site Council Meeting 10:30 AM, St. Patrick’s Day Craft 12:30 PM

9 – Adult Coloring 12:30 PM

10 – PCCC Board Meeting 9:30 AM

14 – Blood Pressure & Glucose Checks

10-11 AM, Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) Presentation 12:30 PM

16 – St. Patrick’s Day Party – Music entertainment by Katie Roy (music offered virtual & in-person)

20 – Outreach @ McNabb Library 9:3011:30 AM

21 – Cards& Bingo 12:30 PM

23 – Cards & Bingo 12:30 PM

28 – Bingo w/ Melanie 12:30 PM

30 - Movie & Popcorn Sponsored by the PC Library 12:30 PM to repay a low-interest affordable mortgage loan.

*CALL THE PCCC TO HAVE VIRTUAL PROGRAM LINKS/PHONE NUMBER SENT TO YOU.

There are maximum income levels in accordance with the number of people that will be living in the household. Individuals as well as families may apply, and applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent-resident aliens with continuous employment over the next five years.

Habitat for Humanity will host two informational sessions about the application process and will provide staff assistance with completing the application. These will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Miller Community Center at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 1011 Shooting Park Road

January 1-March 31 is the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to a different MA Plan or switch to Original Medicare (and join a separate Medicare drug plan) once during this time.

Do you have questions? Call the PCCC to speak with a certified Medicare counselor.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Days

Wednesday March 22nd & 29th BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

AARP provides this free service to anyone 50 & older, especially those who cannot afford paid tax preparation.

Appointments fill up quickly. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the PCCC as soon as possible.

Illinois Assistive Tech nology Program (IATP) Presentation

Tuesday March 14th @ 12:30 PM

Representatives from IATP will be at the PCCC to give hands on demonstrations on a variety of assistive technology items that can help older adults and people with disabilities function independently with daily activities.

Suite 108, Peru.

For questions about the house or to get an application, visit Habitat for Humanity’s website at www.localhabitat.org, call the Peru office at 815-434-2041 or visit the Peru ReStore, 1011 Shooting Park Road, and ask for Fran Gibson.

The deadline for application submission is April 14.

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Soup for Seniors on Sunday

To the Editor:

Happy February Putnam County

Record readers,

Yes, it’s February with cold days and still a little snow, but did you know we have plenty of special days, weeks and monthly celebrations to keep us busy?

American Heart Month, Canned Food Month, National Cherry Month, National Bird Feeding Month, Black History Month, Creative Romance Month and An Affair to Remember Month to name a few.

Some special days we all know: Valentines Day, Groundhog Day, Presidents Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras and “The Day the Music Died.” But there also are more than 60 more “quirky” days this month.

We could celebrate Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day, Stuffed Mushroom Day, Shower With a Friend Day, Kite Flying Day, National Pizza Day, Umbrella Day, Ferris Wheel Day, Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day and, of course, Drink Wine Day. In looking over a list of almost 100 ‘special’ days, I found almost half were about food. So with that little tidbit,

Putnam County Rotary is adding a new and the most important day, ‘Soup for Seniors Sunday’ on Feb. 26. This is an expansion of our “Souper Senior Soup” event from last year.

Every year Rotary has the option of writing what is called a District Grant, where our district has designated money available to every club in the district to do some small scale, short term events in the area their club serves. The amounts vary each year, with clubs having to match the amount they request.

Through past grant funds, PC Rotary has been able to help fund Afterglow, dictionaries at the elementary school, scoreboards at several ball diamonds, chairs for the Senior Center, help with construction of an early warning system for Magnolia, a training mannequin for PC EMS, an End Polio educational program at the junior high, new pillows and pillowcases to all who received Christmas Food Baskets, the Little Free Pantry, remodeling a room at Freedom House and monthly character boards at the junior high.

This year, as club president, I chose to do something as a thank you and to honor our senior citizens. I am Italian, so it’s all about food. While I couldn’t write a grant big enough to feed everyone older than 55, I was able to write this year’s grant to get enough supplies for chili and tortellini to feed all seniors 75 and older.

You may have already seen the flyers posted or the ad in the Record or at least I hope you have.

We are excited to say members from both the high school and junior high Interact members are helping us with this event by donating cookies and helping prepare the bags to hand out. Our county sure is blessed in the caring kids growing up here.

I can’t thank them enough for always stepping up to help PC Rotary and we have some amazing Rotary volunteers who are coming to help make this event happen, too.

So, here is how this Soup Day will work: Rotarians and volunteers will be prepping and cooking the chili and making broth Friday, Saturday and Sunday for more than 600 seniors. The two soups, labeled and in con- tainers to freeze or microwave, will be available for pick up from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at six locations including the Hennepin Fire Deptartment, McNabb Fire Deptartment, Jim Goldasich Room, Magnolia Fire Department, Granville UCC, Putnam Christian Church and the Putnam County Community Center in Standard.

In the event a senior is unable to pick up, we ask that they call the Community Center weekdays between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at 815-339-2711, leaving their name, phone number and address so PC Rotary can get delivery arranged.

We are unable to deliver to everyone and are hoping everyone eligible will pick up your soups so we can say thank you to each of you personally. We hope you enjoy the soup as last year everyone who got it said everything was delicious.

I hope to see you between 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, for Soup for Seniors as we say thank you to all you very special county residents. This is the best kind of “service above self,” honoring our seniors.

Debbie Buffington President of the Putnam County Rotary