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Senior Helping Hands Prevention of Elder Abuse Friends Volunteer Program
January 14, 2010
City of Laurel
Members of the City Council
P.O. Box 10
Laurel, MT 59044
Dear Members of the Laurel City Council, Mr. Mayor:
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JAN 1 92010
CITY OF LAUREL
On behalf of Big Sky Senior Services, Inc. and our clients in Laurel, I'd like to thank you
for your support of our organization.
Your contribution to our budget will help us continue to provide much-needed services to
indigent elders in your city. As you know, Senior Helping Hands is the only home health
agency providing in-home assistance regardless of the senior's ability to pay for the help
s/he receives. Our organization assists those elders, who fall through the cracks of the
system, who don't have private funds at their disposal, and who do not qualify for
services covered by Medicare or Medicaid. Many of our clients are unable to contribute
anything at all towards the cost of the help they receive. through us, and others
contribute the small amount of $3 to $7 per hour.
Your city's contribution will fully subsidize the cost of homemaking, transportation,
shopping, personal hygiene assistance, medication management and nursing care for a
senior for at least a quarter of a year. For clients requiring less help, or those
contributing partial payment, the money will even go farther.
Again, thank you for your support.
Sincere)
Denise Armstrong
Executive Director
3 1/2 North 35th Street a Billings, MIT 59101 p 406/259-3111 9 f 405/259.5839