Wilshire Community Services Celebrates a Nationwide Day of Neighborly Love
San Luis Obispo, CA –Wilshire Community Services celebrates National Good Neighbor Day and its growing Good Neighbor Program which currently serves nearly 300 individuals county-wide.
“We have a crucial need for volunteers, in every city, to assist with the rapidly growing need in our community. With as little as an hour per week, you can help us meet this need head on,” Explains Jessica Devereaux, Case Manager at Wilshire Community Services.
Join the Movement: National Good Neighbor Day – Monday, 9-28-15 – Countywide!
“As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest human concern is concern for others. Understanding, love, and respect build cohesive families and communities. The same bonds cement our Nation, and the nations of the world. For most of us, this sense of community is nurtured and expressed in our neighborhoods where we give each other an opportunity to share and feel part of a larger family…I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” – Jimmy Carter, 1978.
Donna, an older adult resident of San Luis Obispo County, became a client of the Good Neighbor Program in 2014 after she was diagnosed with cancer that had metastasized to her bones and lungs. She is receiving weekly chemotherapy treatments and will continue to do so for the remainder of her life.
Donna also suffers from cataracts which cause sun blindness, making it difficult and dangerous for her to drive herself to her afternoon treatments. Good Neighbor Program volunteers have been assisting with this need weekly for the past year. Donna is thankful for the program and its volunteers whom she describes as kind and helpful. She says, “Some of the volunteers even carry my lunch for me!”
Be a good neighbor! Celebrate National Good Neighbor Day. To learn more about Good Neighbor Program volunteer opportunities, please contact Wilshire Community Services: 805.547.7025 X 17, [email protected] or visit: www.wcsgoodneighbor.com.
Wilshire Community Service’s Good Neighbor Program volunteers support older and disabled adult residents of San Luis Obispo County by providing free assistance with critical needs such as transportation, grocery shopping, and light housework. At this time Good Neighbor Program volunteers are providing these services for nearly 300 individuals county-wide. There is a crucial need in our community. Please help meet this need!
Wilshire Community Services provides its volunteers with free training opportunities, a supportive staff, mileage reimbursement, and a positive way to make connections in your community. Please consider finding your sense of purpose in building a safe and supportive community for our aging residents.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities please contact Wilshire Community Services: 805.547.7025 X 17, [email protected], www.wcsgoodneighbor.com.
