We connect caring volunteers in our community with older adults who need additional supports to remain
in their homes
We connect caring volunteers in our community with older adults who need additional supports to remain
in their homes
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in their homes
Why We're Here
Why We're Here
Atwater Area Help for Seniors is honored to serve our seniors in and around Atwater, Minnesota. We are a proud member of the Living at Home Network and offer a wide variety of services geared towards seniors living in our area. Our team members understand the joy of living at home, which is why we take such great care of each and every senior we serve.
Read all about it! View and download the latest AAHFS newsletter by clicking here. You can find past issues by visiting our Newsletter page.
National Volunteer Week and Month have been celebrated in April since 1974 and made official globally six years ago by Points of Light, an organization founded in 1990 as a result of President George H. W. Bush’s call to action for service to our fellow citizens. Volunteers strengthen communities, and studies show that volunteering improves the lives of both the volunteer and those being provided with care and services.
Atwater Area Help for Seniors is profoundly grateful for the time and talents donated by our volunteers who allow us to fulfill our mission and our motto of Neighbors Helping Neighbors. For more information on making a difference for Atwater’s seniors, visit our Volunteer page.
Educational Program: Diabetes Basics
Educational Program: Diabetes Basics
Tuesday, May 6 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Atwater Community Center
Tuesday, May 6 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Atwater Community Center
This free educational session is designed to empower people with diabetes by providing information about how to manage diabetes and improve overall health. Sheryl Norstedt, RN and Jaime Schlomann, RN, LD are certified diabetes care and education specialists from CentraCare Diabetes Services and will lead the session and answer questions.
Call our office at 320-974-8737 to register by Friday, May 2. To download the event flyer, click here.
Educational Program: Prediabetes - Healthy Eating
Educational Program: Prediabetes - Healthy Eating
Tuesday, May 13 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Atwater Community Center
Tuesday, May 13 | 2:00-3:30 PM | Atwater Community Center
If you've received a diagnosis of prediabetes, this educational session will provide you with information on how healthy eating will support your health goals to prevent diabetes. Jaclyn Johnson, a registered dietician and certified diabetes care and education specialist from CentraCare Diabetes Services, will be the presenter.
There is no cost for this session, but please call our office at 320-974-8737 to register by Friday, May 9.
Book Buddies
Book Buddies
Thursday, May 8 | 9:30-10:30 AM | Public Library
Thursday, May 8 | 9:30-10:30 AM | Public Library
Atwater Area Help for Seniors and the Atwater Public Library invite you to join us for a fun intergenerational event! Pre-schoolers & their parents and all interested seniors will together enjoy a morning of stories, games, crafts, and snacks. Call our office at 320-974-8737 for more information.
Book Buddies will take a summer break after the May event and resume in the fall. However, AAHFS has a lending library of fiction and non-fiction books in a variety of genres, as well as an inventory of puzzles from 300 to 3,000 pieces. Stop by our office and check out our bookshelves, or give us a call and we can have someone bring a selection of books and/or puzzles to you.
Unlock Your Inner Chef! Cooking Class
Unlock Your Inner Chef! Cooking Class
Tuesday, May 20 | 10:00-11:30 AM | Senior Dining Kitchen, Atwater Community Center
Tuesday, May 20 | 10:00-11:30 AM | Senior Dining Kitchen, Atwater Community Center
In this hands-on class, you will receive a recipe & instructions for a entree for 1-2 people from nutritionist Amber Silva and then prepare the meal with a small group. Enjoy the results as you share a meal and conversation; you will also receive a container to take home.
The May 20 class will feature garlic butter baked tilapia with roasted baby potatoes and steamed broccoli. Registration is free and available to those 65 and older, but space is limited so call our office at 320-974-8737 to make your reservation.
Amber Silva, MS, has expertise in nutrition and exercise, having served eight years as health coach and wellness coordinator for the ReYou wellness program at the Willmar hospital. She currently operates her own consulting business and provides healthy living and wellness services to the City of Willmar and AIM of West Central Minnesota, among others. Amber has a master’s degree in Health, Education and Recreation.
Senior Fitness
Senior Fitness
Get your exercise in the year-round comfortable environment of the Atwater Community Center. We offer daily options, each 60 minutes long, including an exercise class, walking club, and SAIL program (Stay Active & Independent for Life). All programs are geared towards those 60 years of age and older. Find a fitness friend while trying new activities and staying healthy.
For more information, visit our Health and Wellness page, or call our office at 320-974-8737.
Medication Disposal
Medication Disposal
Sponsored in part with a Meeker Cooperative Electric Trust grant
Sponsored in part with a Meeker Cooperative Electric Trust grant
You can help prevent misuse of unneeded and expired medications by proper disposal to keep these drugs out of the wrong hands and out of the environment. AAHFS has available at no charge Deterra® Drug Deactivation and Disposal Pouches to safely destroy prescription and over-the-counter medications. These pouches are easy and safe to use at home and can be disposed of in regular household trash. Deterra medication disposal pouches received a Silver Stevie Award for products in the area of sustainability & climate protection.
Stop by our office to pick up the Deterra pouches you need; office hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday–Thursday; 8:30-noon Friday.
"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength."
"Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength."
-Betty Friedan, Activist & Author
-Betty Friedan, Activist & Author
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