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Gallery of Ageless Achievers Announced

For Immediate Release Time Sensitive

Thursday, April 10, 2008 
Do not print after May 9, 2008

Contact: Barbara Eskildsen
Western IL Area Agency on Aging
309-793-6800

Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging (WIAAA) is announcing the 2008 inductees for the Gallery of Ageless Achievers. The annual event recognizes seniors in western Illinois who make significant volunteer contributions to their communities.

WIAAA will present certificates to 35 seniors, from the 10 counties in the agency’s service area, on Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Holiday Inn in Moline. The evening will include a buffet dinner, special entertainment and the award ceremony.

"Gallery" celebrates ageless vitality, promotes a positive image of aging, and recognizes older people for making a difference in their communities. The event focuses on the example that winners set through their energy and love of life and shows how communities benefit from the contributions they make.

Gallery members were selected by a special committee. This year’s winners come from a wide variety of volunteer organizations including local senior centers, churches, nursing homes and service organizations. The following pages list the recipients of this year’s awards. Please contact the nominating organization for further information on their winner.

The Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging is a non-profit corporation created for the purpose of improving the quality of life for older Americans. The specific objectives of the agency are threefold: to enable older adults to live in their own homes as long as possible with appropriate supportive services; to remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older persons including the provision of opportunities for employment and volunteer activities; and to act as an advocate for older persons in developing community resources for the aged throughout the ten county area while providing a comprehensive service network. Counties included in the agency’s jurisdiction are Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, and Warren. E .O. E.

 

Gallery of Ageless Achievers 2008 Winners
Bureau County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Bureau County Senior Center Assoc. Denise Wilde-Ihrig
815-879-3981

Evelyn Fox
Church Women United
 - The Princeton Closet		 Mary Susan Webster
815-875-8398

Betty Ann Losey
First Christian Church Alan Terlep
815-879-0916

Sharon Rabe
Henderson County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Henderson County Health Department Gloria Short
309-627-2812		 Ron Bowlyouw & 
Rev. Richard Johnson
Lomax Nazarene Church John Bremer
217-449-3444		 Brenda Pulley
Lomax-Carman Senior's Frances Hetrick
309-873-2231		 Mary Thurman
Henry County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Hammond-Henry Hospital Julie West
309-944-9130		 Richard Mattan
Hillcrest Home  Rebecca Gradert
309-944-2147		  Larry McKinley
Knox County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Gordon Behrents Senior Center Kathy VanVelsor
309-344-2520		 Bev Clark
Fish of Galesburg Lorri Keegan
309-3434012		 Jack Larson
Galesburg Cottage Hospital Center Circle Marilyn Bridge
309-343-6565		 Vera Lasley
LaSalle County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Illinois Veterans' Home Marian Bickett
815-223-0303 x 259		 Eugene Antas
Sandra Antas
Mendota Area Senior Services, Inc. Carol Kern
815-539-7700		 Maureen Corrigan
McDonough County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
McDonough District Hospital Kathy Wyatt
 309-833-4101		 Bruce Prueter
Altrusa International of Macomb Marsha McCormick
309-833-4111		 Alta Sargent
The Elms Tina Cox
309-837-5482		 Leslie Walker
Colchester Lion's Club Zelma Dixon
309-836-6641		 Jim Wyatt
Mercer County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Joy United Methodist Church Richard Bishop
309-584-4172		 Dorothy Anderson
Mercer County Senior Center Pam Russell
309-582-7221		 Verla Thompson
Doris Louck
New Boston United Methodist Church Richard Bishop
309-584-4172		 Barb Tullock
Putnam County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Hennepin United Methodist Church Brian Caughlan
815-925-7575		 Donald Camatti
Putnam County Food Pantry John Shimkus
815-339-2618		 Margaret (Peg) Gonet
Magnolia United Methodist Church Brian Caughlin
815-925-7575		 Marjorie Kays
McNabb United Methodist Church Brian Caughlan
815-925-7575		 Leo McCauley
Putnam County Achievement Services Shauna Greenwood
815-339-2711		 Eleanor McCoy
Rock Island County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
The ARC of Rock Island County Karen Steen
309-786-6474		 Michael Cockerill
Ethel Scott
East Rock Island County Chapter of Thrivent Marilyn Gross
309-764-0983		 LaVetta Koresko
St. Pius X Catholic Church Mike Schaab
309-793-7373		 Julius Pearson
Warren County Contact Person & Phone Number Nominee/Winner
Immaculate Conception School Alice Enderlin
309-734-4862		 P. Joan Larsen
Strom Center Carol McCrery
309-734-4560		 Tom Wallace
 Margaret Wallace
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