About the LaSalle Senior Center:
 Founded
officially in 1981, the LaSalle Senior Center has had
programs serving seniors since 1969. The Near North
community of seniors served by the LaSalle Senior Center
is socially, economically, and racially diverse. Some
of our older friends are middle class, while many live
at or below the poverty line and others are homeless.
Declining health, limited resources and various social
needs often lead to a sense of isolation and loneliness.
The LaSalle Senior Center provides emotional and physical
support to those older adults experiencing a decrease
in self-sufficiency. The Center helps to empower the
seniors to use their skills and experiences to remain
active and connected to the community. By offering meals,
transportation, outings, home visits, special events,
and volunteer opportunities - the Center meets the needs
of seniors in a tangible way helping them to remain
at home.
 The
LaSalle Senior Center runs on volunteer power. Each
year, hundreds of individuals and groups of all ages
have played a critical role in serving older adults
at the Senior Center. Volunteers prepare and serve weekly
meals, visit seniors in their homes, help out with errands,
they are available to be a listening friend or deliver
flowers to shut-ins. They also take on special projects
such as planting our Senior Garden, coordinating our
annual fundraiser, creating a brochure or helping a
senior move into a new apartment.
 WomenOnCall.org
has been a wonderful resource of capable, savvy volunteers
who have come through for us above and beyond what we
even asked for. In June, Kait Carlson came to our aid
with her graphic design skills. She helped design a
brochure for our Summer Camp for seniors that we had
at the end of the month. And it was beautiful, not only
were we able to use it to encourage seniors to participate
in our program but we had something professional and
tangible to hand our sponsors when asking for support.
We have never been disappointed with the amazing people
at WomenOnCall.org. Thank you!!
About Kait Carlson:
 Kait
Carlson worked as a Production Assistant at McKinney
Chicago, a marketing communications agency in River
North. She recently moved from Chicago to St. Thomas,
USVI to be the Marketing Director at Pistarckle Theater,
a small theater company on the island. Kait, originally
from Bloomington, MN, has a Bachelor's in Public Relations
from Winona State University in Winona, MN.
"I had a great time working with the LaSalle Senior
Center. They are wonderful people. I helped to design
a brochure for their annual senior summer camp. They
wanted to increase attendance and develop a brochure
to hand out, so they contacted me for help. They were
amazing to work with and I am glad I had time to help
them out. From what they told me, they had a great turn
out and were pleased with the outcome of the brochure.
I am more than willing to continue to help out WomenOnCall.org.
I think it's a great idea of volunteering your expertise
and getting involved in the community. I know at times
for me Chicago seemed too big, but the more you get
involved the more it starts to feel like you can make
a difference. WomenOnCall.org is a great way to network
and help out nonprofits. "
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