Local Volunteer Group Connects with Isolated Seniors through Daily Phone Calls
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September 19, 2018
Far too many times senior citizens are forgotten, but one volunteer program is looking to keep elderly people connected one phone call at a time.
When Karen Staydohar volunteers at Eskaton, she spends most of her time on the phone, hoping to make a friend at the other end of the line.
Eskaton Telephone Reassurance connects isolated senior citizens on the phone with a volunteer for routine check-ins or just to talk about their day.
“We as volunteers are giving back but what we get back is tenfold what we give,” Staydohar said. Click here to read the full article and watch news video.