Health and mobility issues can make it difficult for a senior to complete tasks associated with property maintenance.
So the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence, Drayton is offering a Community Leaf Clean Up program, in cooperation with local youth volunteers.
After consulting with the Mapleton Youth Council, the Community Leaf Clean Up Program was launched in May 2015.
Youth from the Drayton Christian Reformed Church, Norwell District Secondary School and members of the Drayton Kinettes assisted with leaf raking.
“It is a community-building program and a small way of acknowledging the important role that seniors continue to play in the community,” said program coordinator Helen Edwards.
“Mapleton youth are also acknowledged for their dedication to making a difference in the community.”
Mapleton resident Rick Jurchuck said, “The clean-up the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence provided in the fall, with the help of volunteers, saved my wife and I a great deal of time and pain.”
The Community Leaf Clean Up is slated for Oct. 22 from 9am to noon.
The program is open to all seniors and older adults who find outdoor maintenance an impossible chore due to health and mobility restrictions.
Participants are asked to register on or before Oct. 14 by calling the Seniors’ Centre For Excellence office at 519-638-1000. Registrants must provide garden waste bags and one or two rakes. The Seniors’ Centre for Excellence can supply garden waste bags at cost.
“There is also a need for additional volunteers. Students can qualify for community hours required for high school graduation,” Edwards said.
“Contact the Seniors’ Centre For Excellence for more information on volunteering.”
