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Saturday, Apr. 24, 1999

70 senior volunteers honored for companion program work

Workers keep active by caring for homebound, elderly

   The City of Corpus Christi recently honored 70 volunteers involved in the Senior Companion Program during a ceremony at Bayfront Plaza Convention Center.
   The volunteers are senior citizens who help provide services for homebound and elderly residents, said Rebecca Huerta, the program director.
   "We end up saving quite a few tax dollars that way," Huerta said. "Care at home is less expensive than if they were institutionalized."
   But the program, which provides a stipend of $2.55 an hour, also helps the volunteers remain active, Huerta said.
   "They are so glad to be doing something and to be active," she said. "It fills the volunteers with a lot of pride and a lot of confidence and self worth."
   Five of the volunteers were honored for 11 years of involvement in the program: Trinidad Benavides, Teresa Cisneros, Genobeba Flores, Eva Quesada and Facundo Vasquez.
   Three volunteers have been involved for 10 years: Jerline Cubit, Cipriana Martinez and Pete Oliver; nine years: Florencia Cadena and LuLa Stephan.
   Eight volunteers have been involved for eight years: Teresa Alvarez, Hermila Galloway, Eumesinda Garcia, Elida Garcia, Nina Knapp, Marie Partington, Angela Rodriguez and Maria Rosales.
   Seven years of service: Anita Arriaga, Maria Balladares and Audon Ramirez; six years, Silveria Carrillo; five years, Ramona Becerra, Beatriz Hill, Blanche Lewis, Adan Martinez and Tebirtie Washington.
   Four years: Teresa Arispe, Maria Hernandez, Macy Lyons, Enrique Ramirez, Virginia Rodriguez, Hope Sanderson and Felipa Sandoval; three years, Apolonia Cantu, Juana Pompa, San Juana Rios and Lauriano Yzaguirre.
   Two years: Simona Alvarado, Enrique Baez, Rosa Trujillo and Felicitas Villanueva; and participants for the past year are: Sara Casarez, Jose De La Cruz, Rudolfo Galvan, Beatrice Kinney, Clarine Mathis, Gregorio Mireles, Mary Molina, George Perez, Tila Schlegel, Elida Torres, Dan Welsh and Hazel Wilkinson.
   Volunteers who have been involved for less than a year include Barbara Bailey, Celia Benitez, Guadalupe Gil, Ester Guerra, Carolyn Greenberger, Eva Morin, Josefa Moya, Felicitas Mungia, George Whitfield and Lillie Marie Williams.
   

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