Upcoming Events Friendly Fundraiser for the Orange Senior Center Come and meet the Members of the Orange Elderly Services Board, Local Elected Officials and Board Members of the Greater Orange Community and hear about the exciting programs and services of the Orange Senior Center Wednesday, June 4, 2008 5:30 - 7:00 pm at Pat & Oscar's 763 S. Main Street (at Town and Country Road), Orange Cost: $25 per person/$40 per couple To RSVP or become a Corporate Sponsor please call Keith Regan, Executive Director at 714.538.9633 ************************************** 10th Annual Orange Senior Center Hearts and Carts Golf Tournament Alta Vista Country Club Monday, June 16, 2008, Tee-off 1:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Meals on Wheels program. For more information, please call Keith Regan at (714) 538-9633.
Orange Elderly Services, Inc. (OES) is a non-profit community based organization. OES manages the Orange Senior Citizens Community Center, Orange Meals on Wheels, the North Orange Senior Center, and co-sponsors Orange Senior Housing, Inc. OES has a 18 volunteer member Board of Directors who donate their time to benefit the seniors. Funding comes from the City of Orange, United Way, participants' special events and OES' fund-raising campaign. OES raises the additional funds needed to provide seniors with all the services they need to help keep them healthy and free to enjoy their later years. About 50% of the seniors in our community survive on a little over $640.00 a month. These are the people OES is serving each day. In all the OES Programs the estimate is over 400 people are seen daily and about 5,000 different people annually. As the older population increases, additional resources will have to be found to provide a reasonable level of services. That is why OES is vigorously developing an "Endowment Program" with the goal of a million dollars in perpetual funds by the year 2006. You can bequeath your estate, car, or money to OES - if you have no relatives to pass them on to - or perhaps put a $1,000 leaf on our Endowment Tree in your family's name. Contact Keith Regan, Executive Director of OES, regarding this wonderful way that you can help seniors live out their life in dignity with the help of your perpetual gift. OES is an IRS 501(c)(3) Corporation. All gifts are tax deductible. Focal PointA measure of the strength of any civilization is the degree to which its elders are respected, supported and cared for. A senior center is a community focal point where older persons, as individuals, or in groups, come together for activities and services which enhance dignity, support independence,and involve them in and with the community. Services are available through various programs and contact points throughout the community.
Home Services: Meals are provided utilizing volunteer drivers each weekday for 75 to 85 homebound participants living in the city of Orange who, due to temporary or permanent disabilities, are unable to comfortably prepare their own meals. Services will consist of delivering breakfast, main entree which can be heated at any time, cold supper, milk and juices. All meals are prepared under the supervision of a licensed dietician to provide for the nutritional needs of persons over 60 years of age. There is always a need for more volunteer drivers for this program. Usually a volunteer drives one day per week and delivers to a route of eight to ten participants. Meals are ready for pickup at 10:45 a.m. and most drivers are finished by noon. North Orange Senior Center Opened in April of 1985, this facility is growing and developing a range of services and activities. R.N.'s provide weekly blood pressure testing. Classes include crafts and exercises. There are Employment and Shared Housing listings, and sales of homemade items are ongoing activities. Other programs and activities are planned and carried out by a Participant's Council. Federal Commodities are distributed on the second Tuesday of every month. Triangle Terrace Triangle Terrace is a 75 unit Section 202/8 HUD elderly housing project cosponsored by Orange Elderly Services and the Orange YMCA. All of the units are Section 8 subsidized; qualifying low income tenants pay 30% of their gross monthly income for rent. Orange Senior Citizens Community Center About 350 people use this facility daily. A full range of Focal Point activities and services are provided. Support Groups are conducted for care persons and/or victims of Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, and for recently bereaved widows and widowers. Federal Food Commodities are distributed on the third Tuesday of each month. Rummage Sales are held frequently. Dance classes are held weekly. Parties, dances and special celebrations are held each month. Annual influenza and pneumonia inoculations are given. Employment services are provided for older people seeking jobs and those seeking assistance in their homes. Also a shared housing matching program is available. The Orange Senior Center has a Participant Council who oversee and make recommendations for day to day operating policies and develops a volunteer corps to support social services, write articles for the bi-monthly newsletter and provide special events for the seniors. The Orange Senior Center is a community focal point where seniors can obtain all the services listed under "Focal Point" in this brochure as well as the benefits of all the "free" support groups also mentioned in this brochure. February 2008 Activities and Events Support Groups Support groups allow people to come together with a trained facilitator and share experiences dealing with a problem. Orange Elderly Services offers six support groups: Alzheimer's Disease caregivers; Parkinson's Disease caregivers and victims; Arthritis and Diebetes victims; recently bereaved widows and widowers; and Enriching Your Relationship Support Group.
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