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Many Ponca City Area Senior Citizens enjoy the activities at THE PONCA CITY SENIOR CENTER
319 W. GRAND AVENUE, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA 74601 Monday-Friday: 9-11:30AM -1-3PM Free=Table Games, Visiting, Puzzels, large screenTV, Video & Computer Games, Darts, Pool, Magazines, Books, Newspaper, Use of free internet accessable computers(if class not using them), Referrals to Legal Aid and other services. 10-11:30AM=You can volunteer to help with food serving and meal delivery . Those delivering are reumbursed mileage expenses. Lunch Served for those eating at the Senior Center at 11:30AM, $2 donation for Sr. Citizens, all others =$6, reservations required=767-1620;
Tuesday:
Wednesday 10:30-11:30AM Free Live music.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday= Free Exercise Class 9:30AM;
Friday=6-8:30PM Senior Pitch Party-bring food to share on the snack table.
Saturday Afternoon Free Pool Games 2-4PM Find interesting occasional or part time Volunteer Opportunities to be helpful to others in Ponca City through the RSVP office at 319 West Grand, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 Phone=762-9412 Computer and Ballroom Dancing Classes Sign up for free classes at the RSVP office at 319 West Grand, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 Phone= 762-9412.
********************************************** WHEATHEART NUTRITION is a program of NODA Area Agency on Aging under the Older Americans Act. Local Director is Louise Byers. Phone 762-9412 Local office is at 319 W. Grand. The PONCA CITY SENIOR CENTER is owned by Ponca City. At the Center are programs run by RSVP, Wheatheart, and the Happy Day Club. ********************************************
l0:00-11:30AM Free Live String Band and Dancing , Tuesday Evenings 6-8:30 Western Music Jam and Dancing |
Rocky Hudson=Program Director, Tracy Debard=Volunteer Coordinator
Contact us at Email= rsvp@cableone.net, Phone=762-9412, Office is in the Senior Center at 305 W. Crawford, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 RSVP WEBSITE : IN THE OFFICE OF RSVP IS HOUSED: PARTNERS IN AWARENESS: PIA is a program to help us be better prepared BEFORE adisaster strikes. If you are elderly, living alone or are at an increased risk due to healthyou can register with PIA. Your information will be given to the Ponca City PoliceDepartment and entered into a secure data base. If and when a disaster happens, yourinformation can be accessed by emergency response personnel. PIA never requestssocial security numbers, and all information is confidential. If interested callRSVP 762-9412 or visit the office at 305 West Crawford, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 By Appointment through the RSVP Office: Free SENIOR SECRETARIES help in writing letters, paying bills, etc. through the RSVP office 205 West Crawford, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 Phone=762-9412. You can also volunteer to be a Senior Secretary and help someone else. http://www.rsvppc.org
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OUR ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZEN APPRECIATION DINNER IS HELD ON SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2005 AT 11:30AM IN OUR FELLOWSHIP HALL
Press here for more pictures of Senior Appreciation Dinner Senior Citizens at Albright United Methodist Church enjoy participating in Worship at l0:30AM by singing in the Sanctuary Choir, playing the piano or bells in the Bell Choir, and helping with the ushering, and worship leading. Some Seniors help teach Sunday School Classes. Three of our Sunday School Classes are especially for Senior Citizens. These classes have social outings and other service and social activities. Many Seniors participate in the United Methodist Women's organizations, which includes and afternoon and evening circles. The Wednesday quilting, Friday Bible Study, the Committees, Administrative Council and as officers in the Church. Some have gone as far as Alaska on Volunteer in Mission projects. Local missions projects to repair housing is mainly done by volunteering Senior Citizens through the Mission Committee. Senior Citizens maintain and have done much of the photography for this web site which has links to daily devotionals and other religious magazines on line. The Albright Church is "Handicapped Accessible" with an elevator and special equipment in the restrooms. There are wheelchairs and walkers available at the rear entrance where there are also 5 handicapped parking places. The Church has a van which can pick up those who request transportation. We have healing services on 5th Sundays. For those who are shut in, in the hospital, assisted living and nursing homes, we have a Prayer Chain that can be phoned with requests, or can be helped by Seniors volunteering to pray. We have a 24 hour prayer line manned by United Methodist Men. We have a Care Committee who visit in the homes as well as our pastor, Dr. Sheila Combs-Francis. For more information, check out other parts of this web site, or telephone the Church=765-6432.
Our United Methodist Church has special The United Methodist Committee on Older Adult Ministries has a limited amount of grant money available. According to Rick Gentzler, director of the Center of Aging and Older Adult Ministries at he General Board of Discipleship, the purpose of the grants is to develop intentional, innovative and creative ministries with older adults. Deadline is June 30. For information, go to 877-899-2780, ext. 7177.
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INFORMATION FROM NODA, THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING WHICH SERVES KAY COUNTY, Northern Ok. Help Directory etc. For help in finding senior services you need, call "Judy" on the Senior Information Line= 800-211-2116 or click on their Website: http://noda-aaa.com Judy Rupp has information about the Medicare Part "D" that is the Prescription Drugs program through Medicare.
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS: Nursing Home Comparisons=http://www.medicare.gov , and then click on "Nursing Home Compare" . Northern Oklahoma Help Directory= http://www.ncokhelp.com North Central Oklahoma Help Line will be open on April 1, 2008. The United Way agency in Ponca City is taking information on programs and services for the new area Help Line which will be reached by dialing "2-1-1". ******************************** |
OKLAHOMA SENIOR CITIZEN INFORMATIONOKLAHOMA DHS DEPARTMENT ON AGING, Phone=800-211-2116 or go to their web site at http://okdhs.org/aging OKLAHOMA AGENCY ON AGING PHONE=aging services= 1-800-426-2747 Oklahome Foundation for Medical Quality=file medical complaints=1-800-522-3414 . Long Term Care Ombudsman of Oklahoma=resolve nursing home problems=1-800-211-2116. Oklahoma Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program=1-800-763-2828. Primary Care Association of Oklahoma=locating low cost health care=1-800-454-4412. Health Care Authority of Oklahoma=low income programs to help pay medical bills=1-800-522-0310. Palmetto Government Benefits Administration=help with Durable medical equipment=1-800-213-5446. (8-21-2005)Oklahoma web site to help Oklahomans gain access to discout drug programs= http:// www. pparxok.org or phone 1-888-477-2669 . 1-20-06 Oklahoma State Special Tax Rebate information at http://www.ok.gov/ost/checkstatus or phone 405-522-3333. or email at rebate@treasurer.ok.gov. Oklahoma Employment Security Commission 1201 W. Grand, Ponca City, Ok. 74601 765-3372 Vocational Rehabilitation 2101 N. Ash, Ponca City, Ok. 74601( for Kay County) 762-9035 D-DENT (Dental Care including dentures for Sr. Citizens on limited incomes) 1-800-522-9510 http://www.D-Dentok.org 222NE 27th st. Ok City. Ok 73105 OKLAHOMA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE has a free nutrition education program for Seniors who are elgible for food stamps called "Fresh Start Nutrition and You". It will help you learn to prepre and enjoy delicious healthy meals that are really good for you. Phone Carrol Belair, at Kay Count Extension 580-362-3194 or Monica McChristian at 765-2656, Office at 801 West Grand Suite B-LC#36 in Ponca City, Ok. 74601.(7-10-2005) for their Newsline Newsletter and other information go to http://countyext.okstate.edu/day/fcs.htm Your Senator David Myers, Oklahoma Senate District 20 including Kay County , 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 514-B
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4808
Phone: (405) 521-5628
Fax: (405) 521-5507 WebSite: http://www.oksenate.gov/Senators/biographies/myers_bio.html
E-Mail : mott@oksenate.gov
(Ponca City Office=2101 N. l4th Suite 132, Ponca City, Ok.) Email= edjones@fullnet,net). 762-5294
Your State House Representative for Distgrict 37 inclucing Kay County is Ken Luttrell ,, Room 317 State Capital Bldg, 2300 N. Lincoln, Ok.City, Ok. 73105-4865 Email= ken.luttrell@okhouse.gov Phone= 800-522-8502 TDD=800-522-8506 Website= ken.Luttrell@okhouse.gov http://okhouse.gov/members/hd37.htm POBox 463, Ponca City, Ok. 74602.
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Eldercare Locator= http://www.eldercare.gov Nat. Institute on aging= http://www.nia.nih.gov/ Medicade= http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicade/ The Social Security Administration Contact Social Security Administration. Information Phone 762-6672 or 1-800-772-1213 The Social Security Office at 3500 N. Union has been closed but a Social Security Representative is at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission-"Workforce Oklahoma" office at 1201 West Graqnd from 9-2:30PM on Tuesdays 765-3372. Kay County Residents may also go to the Stillwater Social Security offfice Monday through Friday from 9-4PM at 518 East Lake Road. Their Phone number is 405-624-4301 or National office at 1-800-772-1213. Long Term Care Planning Guide from the US Department of Health and Human Services at http://longtercarelink.net/guide.New(4-2-05) Federal Government has a web site to help you COMPARE HOSPITALS in the United States: http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/
Addition Hospital comparisons: for Free comparison of hospitals handling of perscriptions click on http://www.leapfroggroup.org or other comparisons at http://www.healthgrades.com (there are charges for some of Healthgrade's information ).
The Social Security Administration is implementing the "Notch Fairness Act", which can give persons born from 1917 to 1926 $5000 in four annual installments , or a monthly increase in their Social Security Benfit. Contact Social Security Administration. Information Phone 762-6672 or 1-800-772-1213 Or read the article in the Ponca City News Page 6c on Sunday June 5, 2005 at the Ponca City Library. UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR KAY COUNTY Senator James Inhofe (Republican - OK)
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3603
Phone: (202) 224-4721 (or 5754)
Fax: (202) 228-0380
WebSite: http://inhofe.senate.gov
E-Mail : http://inhofe.senate.gov/contactus.htm
Senator Tom Coburn (Republican - OK)United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3603
Phone: (202) 224-5754
Fax: (202) 224-6008
WebSite: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/coburn.htm
E-Mail : http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html Types of Assisance from Senator Tom's Coburn's Office: Casework, Business, Grants Research , Visiting Washington , Tour Requests , Service Academy , Internships , Passports , Flag Requests , Special Greetings , Financial Aid for Students , Government Publications , Government Resources , Job Assistance Federal House Representative, Frank Lucas (Republican - Congressional District 03 including Kay County) 2342 Rayburn House Office Building
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5565
Fax: (202) 225-8698
WebSite: http://www.house.gov/lucas/
E-Mail : http://www.house.gov/htbin/formproc_za/lucas/form/ht_zip_parms.txt&form=/lucas/messageform.htm
Stillwater Office
720 South Husband
Suite 7
Stillwater, OK 74075
(405) 624-6407
(918) 227-0354
(405) 624-6467 (fax)
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