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Last updated on Wednesday, June 12, 2013
(BLOOMINGTON) - A 68-year-old Bloomington woman has been honored as the Indiana winner of the Home Instead Senior Care network’s Salute to Senior Service award.
Georgia Schaich is being recognized for her dedicated community service, including her work at RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program of Monroe and Owen Counties. Schaich works many hours helping others, despite her own challenges associated with Parkinson's Disease.
As one of 50 state winners, Schaich earned $500 for her charity of choice - donated by Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network and contest sponsor. Schaich also will have a spot on the Salute to Senior Service Wall of Fame on SalutetoSeniorService.com where her nomination story has been posted. As a state winner, Schaich now will be considered for the national Salute to Senior Service award.
The Salute to Senior Service program was launched last year by the Home Instead Senior Care network to honor seniors' commitments to their causes and communities.
"Georgia represents so well the dedication and commitment that make senior volunteers such a value to their communities," said Jeff Huber, president of Home Instead, Inc. "She has proven once again that age is meaningless when it comes to making a difference. So many charities, nonprofit organizations and faith communities could not do the work they are doing without selfless volunteers such as Georgia."
For more information about the Home Instead Senior Care network's Salute to Senior Service program, visit SalutetoSeniorService.com.
About Home Instead Care:
Founded in 1994 in Omaha, Nebraska by Lori and Paul Hogan, the Home Instead Senior Care® network is the world's largest provider of non-medical in-home care services for seniors, with nearly 1,000 independently owned and operated franchises providing in excess of 45 million hours of care throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Finland, Austria, Italy, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands and Mexico.
Local Home Instead Senior Care offices employ more than 65,000 CAREGiversSM worldwide who provide basic support services - assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), personal care, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, incidental transportation and shopping - which enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible.
In addition, CAREGivers are trained in the network's groundbreaking Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementias CARE: Changing Aging Through Research and Education Program to work with seniors who suffer from these conditions. This world class curriculum is also available free to family caregivers online or through local Home Instead Senior Care offices. At Home Instead Senior Care, it's relationship before task, while continuing to provide superior quality service that enhances the lives of seniors everywhere.
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