Page 4 • June 2022 • Golden Gazette
By Garrison Institute on Aging
TEXAS TECH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
Welcome to June and the warm weather and hopefully continued rain. We sure could use this resource. With the easing of restrictions, there are many opportunities to get and meet with friends and family. Let’s all get out and celebrate. Some days to celebrate: June 14 is flag day, June 19 is Father’s Day and Freedom (Emancipation) Day. Help is needed RSVP is assisting the community in helping nonprofits across the county. Several locations need your help. Among those are the local hospitals, Catholic Charities, Lubbock Meals on Wheels, South Plains Food Bank, religious organizations, and area museums. Most have a selection of services that can meet your time and talents. Please contact the RSVP office at
rsvp@ttuhsc.edu or 806-7437787 for more information. Stocking Project The Stocking Project is working toward its goal of 4,000+ stockings for Christmas 2022. Each Christmas season a stocking and assorted items are distributed to servicemen stationed overseas. If you have items that are new or gently used (includes yarn and fabric) items you no longer need, we can find a place for it to benefit others. Call and you can drop them off at the RSVP office, 806743-7821. “Who to call?” The Care Partner Academy will be hosting its monthly sessions, which are now back in person. Jerin Tyler, Community Chief, Paramedic, UMC Health System will present “Slip! Fall! Who Are You Going to Call? 9-1-1!” He will discuss when to call EMS and how to prepare for the unexpected. Sessions will also be available thru ZOOM. Contact Joan at 806-7431217 (joan.blackmon@ ttuhsc.edu) for details and additional information. Healthy Aging Lecture The Healthy Aging Lecture plans to resume in July. Watch for upcoming speakers, dates and times. Contact Malcolm
Dear God, help me to be a compassionate and wise mother to my children every single day. Help me to be an agent of change for good and give me the strength to support and love those around me without judgment. In this complicated world, help me to be brave and to inspire others to be the same. Amen.
Brownell at 806-743-7821 for details. Stressbusters Stressbusters are here! The staff at GIA have completed training on this program and are prepared to reach out to those in need. Classes are free but do require a reservation. Classes are conducted at the Southwest Campus (6630 S. Quaker). The sessions offer support and education you need to help take care of yourself and your loved one. During the sessions you will learn about stress and its effects, how to practice stress management techniques, and develop problem solving skills. Sessions will be held once a week for 9 sessions. If you would like to learn more about this program, contact the office at 806-7437821 for the next program. Things to think about... • I am glad we have brown cows. That way, we will still have chocolate milk. • 6:30 is the best time on a clock, hands down. • When we buy a donut, do we complain because it has a hole in the middle? • Do not worry if plan A fails. There are 25 more letters in the alphabet. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~Aesop
Sign up for LBKAlert is the City of Lubbock’s emergency notification system. It enables the city to quickly provide you with critical information in a variety of situations – severe weather, unexpected road closures, emergency evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods, and utility outages. Sign up at LBKAlert.com There are different ways in which you can sign up to receive LBKAlert notifications: • TEXT SIGN-UP: If you want to receive emergency alerts ONLY via text message, you can text your zip code to 888-777. You will receive a confirmation message. • CALL 311: Those without access to a computer can call City of Lubbock 311 to register. Over-the-phone registrants will need to create a username and password with the call taker’s assistance. 311 will not keep username and password information after it has been entered, and citizens can sign back in at any time to change their password if they would like to do so. • ONLINE: Go to LBKAlert.com to sign up for emergency notifications and more. Watch the tutorial videos online for detailed instructions on how to sign up.
Remove 10 pieces of litter every Tuesday
Keep Lubbock Beautiful
A new litter-prevention program: “10 on Tuesday”
Working toward a clean, litter-free city www.keeplubbockbeautiful.org 806-775-3149
