Seniors Alliance of Platte Canyon

Welcome

The Seniors Alliance of Platte Canyon welcomes all residents in the Platte Canyon area of Park County, Colorado (Pine Junction to the top of Kenosha Pass), of any age, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other demographic designation to participate.

Membership is free.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have so many good things

happening this month

it's hard to know where to start.

Lori Harrison, 3rd grade teacher at West Jefferson Elementary School has sent a request to SAPC to ask if there are some "young at heart " adults that would like to read to and with their students and share some refreshments. This event is called "Doughnuts with Grownups" and is being held on Nov. 16 from 8:30 to 9:20 am. If you are interested, sign up on their signup genius link here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aaeab2fa7ffc16-donuts. OR call Lori at 303-981-5559. Don't miss this opportunity!

Check the November calendar of events and find several opportunities to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with friends. Get your RSVP in NOW.

SAPC is sponsoring a fascinating event called "Paint Pouring". You will leave with your artistic creations that could be someone's Holiday gift. This is being held on Sat., Nov. 12 from 1-3 PM at the Shawnee Community Building. Call 720-385-8300 to sign up.

Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and a time to honor those who have served to protect our DEMOCRACY. Let us be grateful for their service.
Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 24th. A day to celebrate and give thanks for so many blessings we share.

Check calendar for details on other events this month and SAPC Meeting date.

Who We Are

The Seniors Alliance of Platte Canyon was formed by area citizens interested in improving services to Seniors in the Platte Canyon area of Park County. We are a volunteer run and staffed organization.

MIssion

The mission of the Seniors Alliance of Platte Canyon is to connect seniors from Pine Junction to Kenosha Pass through advocacy, education, socialization, and local resources.

We believe all seniors are entitled to a quality of life that sustains their health and well-being.

Education

Educational presentations have been suspended until we are able to hold "in-person" meetings at the Crow Hill Fire Station or our Bailey office. Check the calendar for updates.

Colorado University classes for adults to audit at very low cost – Click Here for info.

Advocacy

In the past year, we have provided referrals to seniors looking for medical insurance after retirement, legal counselling, and transportation to medical appointments.

We also advocated on a state and local level for testing and masks for rural Park County.

Last year we successfully advocated for the Widow’s Oil Food Pantry, which had been designated as “non-essential” during the pandemic and cut from a food bank distribution route. The SAPC was able to communicate the need to the provider and food is once again available to the Widow’s Oil food pantry.

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Youth help with chores and maintenance

Lauren Addison 505-603-5952 https://www.chbc.online/

Crow Hill Bible Church youth group is a program where adults mentor youth for service projects. The youth are supervised/guided by an adult mentor from the church. Chores may include: shoveling snow, stacking firewood, carrying in firewood, helping with laundry, minor indoor home repairs, minor outdoor yard repairs (fencing, pet set up, etc.), moving furniture, caring for pets, walking pets, clearing fire hazards such as pine needles, slash, cleaning gutters, carrying in groceries, decorating for holidays (like installing Christmas lights, etc.), light handyman work, etc. And they are open to other needs and suggestions as well.