Elder Network's Wish List Items
Elder Network currently provides the following services: Companion Care, Respite Care, Friendly Visiting, Medical and Non-Medical Transportation, Senior Advocacy, PEARLs, Educational programs and groups such as Powerful Tools for Caregiving and Aging Mastery, our Technology Assistance Program, and Caregiver Support through REACH coaching, dementia and caregiver support groups, an art group, and a mindfulness group. Throughout the past 35 years of service, Elder Network has been dedicated to serving older adults and their loved ones, which include caregivers, family members, and friends. Through these 35 years of operation, Elder Network has committed resources to training staff, volunteers, clients, and community members on dementia, accessibility, diversity, end-of-life planning, grief support, suicide prevention, mental health in the aging population, and many other vital areas of service delivery that pertain to those 55 years of age and older.
Elder Network would like you to consider donating supplies which help support our essential programs and services for seniors and their caregivers in Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona Counties. We are in need of:
- Coffee (regular/decaf in k-cups and/or ground)
- Trash bags
- Paper products (paper plates, napkins, paper towels, cups)
- Visa gift cards to help us purchase paper goods, office items, etc.
- Kleenex
- Disposable non-latex/nitrile medical gloves (medium and large)
- 5-Star 3 and 5 subject notebooks
- Kwik Trip gas cards
- Mead Cambridge meeting notes notebooks
- Small bottles of hand lotion (unscented)
Financial donations and grocery store gift cards are always appreciated, as these allow us to buy for other specific needs such as other essential office supplies.
Thank-you for helping us allocate our funding to our programs and services.
