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Welcome to the Village Neighbors
a volunteer run non-profit organization.
Free membership comes with simple services, transportation, classes and activities.
Contact membership@villageneighbors.org or call 413-345-6894 ext.2 to learn more.

Optimizing Brain Health
As We Age - Revisited

This free presentation is open to all ages and will provide an overview of the changing and aging brain, along with strategies, advice, and resources to keep your brain healthy.

Please join from the comfort of your home for a Zoom gathering:

Wednesday, January 21st from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Presentation followed by Questions and Answers

Zoom Link

Presenters Linda Puzan, MSW, and Nancy Spittle, RN, bring decades of experience in the fields of dementia care and memory support. They have dedicated their careers to understanding the challenges of memory loss and providing compassionate guidance to individuals and caregivers alike.

This event is sponsored by the Village Neighbors and the Councils on Aging of Leverett, Shutesbury, New Salem and Wendell Neighborhood Dementia Support Program

For support with memory loss, contact Village Neighbors at 413-345-6894 or email us at generalinfo@villageneighbors.org

This Age & Dementia Friendly Community Award is supported by LifePath, with funding from the Point32 Health Foundation and the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Network, a project of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).

VN Winter Meetups Coming in Wendell!

A series of cabin fever relieving meetups have been scheduled again at the cozy Deja Brew Pub on Lockes Village Road between the Post Office and the Wendell Country Store.

Dates of VN meetups are:

January 30

February 13,

February 27

March 13

from 4:00 to 6:00 PM

The pub is open to the public on Friday evenings from 6 to 11pm, but owner Patti Scutari will open early for Village Neighbors members, volunteers and interested friends from 4 to 6 to enjoy drinks from Audrey at the bar. Free snacks will be provided by Village Neighbors. For those who want a full “night out”, stay after 6:00, maybe order a pizza, sub or pasta dinner delivered from the Pizza Factory in Orange, and then enjoy live music starting at 8pm with a bonfire out in back if weather permits.

Mark your calendars and come join us!

Call Village Neighbors if you need a ride.
413-345-6894

Volunteering

With 1/3 of our four towns’ populations now over age 60, all VN members are encouraged to actively create ways to support each other and volunteer. As we grow, we will need more VOLUNTEERS of all ages, so please consider becoming a part of the Village Neighbors Team. You can choose to provide direct services or work behind the scenes.

Contact:
volunteers@villageneighbors.org or visit our next Volunteer Orientation.

Village Neighbors Volunteer Orientation
TBD

Call 413 345 6894 ext.3 or email
volunteers@villageneighbors.org

(If you feel that you want an in person orientation, contact us at volunteers@villageneighbors.org.)

Free Member Services

Members can access the free services listed below by contacting
servicerequests@villageneighbors.org or call 413-345-6894 ext.1

Member Well Being
Volunteers visit members at their homes to provide companionship and connection to community.

Services:

Check in call

Errands

Friendly visit

Going for walks

Information organization and

referrals

Post hospital check-in

Reading to member

Respite for Care Givers

Technical Support

Volunteers give technical support for electronic devices and simple computer problems.

Services:

Electronics / TV

Mac

Phone / tablet
Accessing internet

Helping Hands
Volunteers assist members with occasional household tasks, yard work or minor repairs.

Services:

Easy fixits

Grocery deliveries

Help in garden

Household tasks

Meal prep

Move furniture

Organize household items

Pet care

Plant care

Seasonal tasks
Service smoke alarm

Snow shovel path

Wood stacking

Transportation
Volunteers provide transportation to appointments, visits with friends, social and cultural events, grocery or other shopping trips.

Services:

Medical ride

Long distance ride

Ride for errands

Ride for shopping

Ride for social event

Third party ride