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Group will survey seniors to determine their needs
By ANDREW MEACHAM © St. Petersburg Times, published February 4, 2001 ST. PETERSBURG -- Neighbors in Palmetto Park are preparing to go door to door to find out which seniors among them may need help they are not getting. A committee has spent weeks designing survey forms they will distribute to more than 2,000 homes. Canvassers will ask how shut-ins are getting meals and medical services, and how they rate the care they are receiving, said neighborhood association president Lurlis Simmons. "I'm sure it will make a big difference here," said Simmons, 69, who has retired from the county highway division. "We have people here who really haven't been out of their houses in two or three years." A core group of about eight plan to cover the neighborhood from Central Avenue and Eighth Avenue S, between 22nd Street and 34th Street. Questions are intended to target seniors and people with disabilities, Simmons said. "Most people have relatives living with them, halfway caring for them. But you can't really care for them if you're not there all day." Neighbors would like to gather those shut-ins who are able to meet and discuss their needs, including access to emergency services and programs such as Meals on Wheels. "I've been here 30 years," Simmons said. "Let's face it, it's time for all of us to give something back to the neighborhood." MeetingsAZALEA: 7 p.m. Thursday. Azalea Recreation Center, 1600 73rd St. N. Home security. BARTLETT PARK: 6 p.m. Thursday. Frank Pierce Recreation Center, 2000 Seventh St. S. Candidates for mayor and City Council. BIG BAYOU: 7 p.m. Monday. Trinity United Methodist Church, 2401 Fifth St. S. Grant request for tree planting. LEALMAN: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Lealman United Methodist Church, 4090 58th Ave. N. Petitions for street lighting, trash collection. MEADOWLAWN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Bethel Lutheran Church, 1801 62nd Ave. N. Mayoral candidates panel. Non-members welcome. OLD SOUTHEAST: 7 p.m. Thursday. Society of Friends Hall, 136 19th Ave. SE. Police Sgt. Phil Quandt on parking citations. THIRTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS: 3 p.m. Saturday. Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S. Front Porch. WESTMINSTER HEIGHTS: 10 a.m. Saturday. Agape House, behind Central Covenant Church, 4824 Second Ave. S. Neighborhood social. WILDWOOD HEIGHTS: 7 p.m. Thursday. Juvenile Justice Building, 955 26th St. S. Focus on the neighborhood.
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