Jeanette Cummings, the aging director for the agency, said volunteers play a vital role in ensuring local senior citizens get the care and attention they need.
The agency’s volunteers work with organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association and Meals on Wheels.
In return, Cummings said her volunteers tell her over and over that they feel grateful for being able to help those who have lived long, full lives.
“It makes them feel like they’re making a difference to the most vulnerable of society,” she said. “It’s self-gratifying.”
The agency recognized four Augustans who have reached their 100th birthday or will soon: Mary Helen McRae Sims, Lucy Moore, Frances Clark and Alma Hatcher.
“It’s truly a blessing to reach these milestones, and something I’m sure
we would all like to see,” said Lee Walker, the education and resource specialist for the agency. “We
want to honor them and
thank them for their contributions to Georgia’s families.”
June Stewart, a former television host for WRDW, spoke to the crowd about how her perspective on aging has changed as she has grown older.
“Aging is really and actually a privilege,” she said.
Stewart announced she is developing a new television show, Senior News
Network, to serve the
senior citizen audience of the area.
“We want to inform and inspire,” she said. “Our idea is to prove to seniors that we can still have fun.”
