PLAN TO BE HEALTHY AND SAVE*
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ID, a utility bill, or bank statement (to prove residence) and your SSI proof of income. Wondering if you can use the pantry? Call Rachel at 727-893-1231.
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Friends of the Sunshine Center, Inc. presents
Pigeon Forge and Smoky Mountains Show Trip per person,
650 double occupancy
$
Sept. 21-26, 2020 Incredible Price includes
Keep Informed with Alert Pinellas Do you feel like you’re always the last to know? Alert Pinellas Emergency and Community Notification Service for Pinellas County lets your city keep residents up-to-date on critical information, quickly and with myriad delivery methods. Visitmygulfport.us/ alertpinellas for more, and sign up for this free service. Follow prompts to register your email address to receive City of Gulfport emergency announcements electronically.
• Motorcoach transportation • Five nights lodging, including three consecutive nights in the Smokies • Eight meals (five breakfasts and three dinners) • Admission to Titanic: The World's Largest Museum Attraction • Two dinner shows: Soul of Motown and America's Hit Parade • Two evening shows: Wonders of Magic and Countr y Tonite • Free time in historic downtown Gatlinburg • Guided tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
$75 deposit due upon signing. Final payment is due 8/10/20 For information & reservations contact:
Carol Ann Payne @ Friends SSC
(727) 821-2323 office or cell (727) 656-6518 Departs from Sunshine Senior Center 330 5th Street North, St. Pete @ 8 AM
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It’s Always Nice to Get a Call The City of Gulfport’s Telephone Reassurance program is more than a morning wake-up call. This free service offers Gulfport residents 50 or older – and their families – comfort, security, and peace of mind. Volunteers make daily calls to registered members. If you cannot be reached, the volunteer follows procedures to confirm all is well. Registration is simple and free. If you or someone you know could use this service, call 727-893-2237 or stop by the Gulfport Senior Center at 5501 27th Ave. S.
CARRINGTON PLACE OF ST. PETE
*Wellness Plan $150 Annual Fee • Evaluation Exam $30 Visits (as often as you like)
CARRINGTON PLACE OF ST. PETE
(727) 321-9520
Gulfport residents 55 and older who don’t, won’t, or can’t drive, good news from the city: The Gulfport Extended Mobility Service has returned. GEMS, along with many non-essential-to-most city services, stopped operating at the local onset of the pandemic. Now, though, the city’s resumed limited transportation to places like the grocery store, doctor’s offices, and other places. GEMS also offers these services to residents with disabilities. The cost for GEMS? $70/year plus $2/ride. Call 727-893-2242 to learn more, or to request a ride. Please note: it can take a full business day to schedule a ride.
By Laura Mulrooney
CARRINGTON PLACE OF ST. PETE
Dr. Stuart Pollack GULFPORT CHIROPRACTIC 5301 Gulfport Blvd. S., Gulfport
It’s not to late to apply for City of Gulfport grant funding for eligible small businesses. If you or your business employ between three and 50 full-time employees within Gulfport city limits, you might get some money coming your way. Grants in the amount of $1000 are distributed on a first-come, firstserved basis while funds last, so don’t miss out. Apply online at mygulfport.us/gatewaygrant, call 727-893-1045 or email csototorres@ mygulfport.us.
Not-as-Rare GEMS
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Sends Postcards to Long-Term Care Residents
South Pasadena Remains Distant During COVID While some cities will resume meeting in real life, South Pasadena commission will remain, for the time, socially distant. Commission meetings take place virtually, and the city has not yet announced plans to resume exercise, dance, and yoga classes. South Pasadena will post any and all updates at mysouthpasadena.com or on the Spectrum Channel 643.
Drivers Wanted Meals on Wheels needs you… to drive. The Gulfport Multipurpose Senior Center, as part of the Neighborly Dining & Meals on Wheels program, delivers meals to those who need it, provided they’re at least 60 years wise. Little problem: They don’t have enough drivers. People who can volunteer to deliver meals should call Joe at 727-344-2111.
Area Agency on Aging Fundraiser Check in on Friday, August 7 at 7 p.m. at a computer near you for the Area Agency on Aging’s annual fundraiser, “Virtual Hearts and Hope.” The event will air live on YouTube, and all funds go directly Annoucements continued on page 14
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Residents at Carrington Place of St. Pete were thrilled to get their postcards from St. Petersburg Fire Rescue.
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue provides fire and EMS services to more than 300,000 citizens in and outside St. Petersburg city limits. Almost 3,000 of those citizens, who are in isolation in 47 long-term care facilities, were sent postcards, saying, “Thinking of you and hope you are doing well. Sincerely, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue.” The postcards were sent in an effort to lift the spirits of St. Petersburg’s elderly population, who have been particularly isolated in the global pandemic. “Due to COVID-19, social distancing guidelines have led to visitation restrictions at long-term care facilities, causing older adults living there to be isolated from their loved ones. Isolation creates feelings of loneliness, which can lead to a decline in physical health and quality of life,” St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said in a news release. “We hope this simple act of kindness will bring our community together and spread joy during these hard times.”
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