Seniors

Achievements, activities

HUNTINGTON BEACH

Students, Senior Citizens Share Ideas

Elaine J. Boe is among the senior citizens participating in Project Share, a program designed to promote lifelong learning and understanding between seniors and students in elementary and high schools.

“Today’s teens may look and act differently than we did in my generation, but they are still the same underneath,” Boe said.

Project Share began three years ago in community schools with senior volunteers helping out with one-on-one tutoring. Now the program has expanded, with the seniors also listening to students read, helping in classrooms with special projects and providing support services in school offices.

Students, in turn, tutor their elderly friends in computers and assist with projects such as the building of the Senior King and Queen float for the annual Fourth of July Parade.

“Project Share is one of my favorite projects. I feel young while working with these children,” Boe says. “It keeps me in tune with what is happening in their young lives.”

Seniors interested in volunteering can call Vicky Daniels, Project Share coordinator, at (714) 536-5548.

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TUSTIN

Support Offered to the Bereaved

Jean Barbre of St. Joseph’s Community Counseling Program leads a bereavement support group twice a month at the Tustin Area Senior Center. The group’s emphasis is on sharing experiences and feelings, developing new coping skills, learning about community resources and making new friends.

Meetings are held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month. The senior center is at 200 S. C St.

Information: (714) 573-3340.

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LOS ALAMITOS

Blood Pressure Readings Available

Free blood pressure screenings are conducted from 10 a.m. to noon on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Los Alamitos Community Center, 10911 Oak St. The service is provided by Los Alamitos Medical Center.

Assistance with filing Medicare claims and understanding coverage is provided on the fourth Monday of the month at the community center. This service is also free.

Appointments can be arranged by calling (310) 430-1073.

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SEAL BEACH

The ‘Lunch Bunch’ Meets Each Weekday

Seniors aged 60 or more are invited to join the “Lunch Bunch” at the North Seal Beach Community Center at 11:30 a.m. weekdays. The suggested donation is $1.50. The center is at 3333 St. Cloud Drive.

Information: (310) 828-8550.

--COMPILED BY ALAN EYERLY, DEBRA CANO, RUSS LOAR AND BERT ELJERA