Community Corner
82-Year-Old Volunteer Honored for Outstanding Volunteer Efforts
82-year-old Dorothy “Dot” Calimer has been honored as the New Jersey winner of the Home Instead Senior Care® network’s Salute to Senior Service® award.
Dot is being recognized for her dedicated community service, including her work at St. John's United Church of Christ and the Atlantic County 4-H Youth Development Program.
“Dot represents so well the dedication and commitment that make senior volunteers such a value to their communities,” said Jeff Huber, president of Home Instead, Inc. “She has proven once again that age is meaningless when it comes to making a difference. So many charities, nonprofit organizations and faith communities could not do the work they are doing without selfless volunteers such as Dot.”
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As one of 50 state winners, Calimer earned $500 for her charity of choice – donated by Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network and contest sponsor. Calimer also will have a spot on the Salute to Senior Service Wall of Fame on SalutetoSeniorService.com where her nomination story has been posted.
Dot will also be recognized this week for the difference she has made in countless lives across the region at her local 4-H meeting. To learn more about Dot’s remarkable dedication to volunteering by visiting http://www.salutetoseniorservice.com/volunteer-contest/entries/dorothy-c-4/.