CLEARFIELD, PA. - The 28th Annual Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction is planned for Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the Copper Cork Event Center in Clearfield, and the chances to go home with prizes don’t end with bidding on the wide selection of auction items.
Multiple games of chance will be available to those in attendance at the event, and chances to win can be purchased with cash, or “Auction Cash”. Auction Cash can be purchased with a credit card at a dollar-for-dollar match of real cash.
Treasure Cases offer a chance at winning the lucky key that will open one of the three cases each containing a unique prize. The cost is $5 or $5 Auction Cash per key.
Two Lucky Card Games, one with a red deck and one with a blue deck, will be played. Indiviuals can buy a card, and half of it will go into a bucket, and the other half the buyer keeps. Once all cards are sold, a winner will be drawn. The cost is $5 or $5 in Auction Cash. The winner of each game will receive $50 cash.
Raffles 1 and 2- will feature chances to win one of 5 prizes: Christmas Wreath, Lottery Bundle #1, Lottery Bundle #2, Lottery Bundle #3, and Amazon Fire Tablet.
50/50 tickets will be available for purchase with cash only. Buy 1 chance for $1, 10 chances for $5 (or) 20 chances for $10
Online bidding for silent auction items is now open, and closes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12.
Purchase tickets, register for online bidding, and browse auction items at https://e.givesmart.com/events/xeh/
Mary McCormick (center) leads daily activities for consumers at the Adult Day Center. Recently the center hosted a party for Josephine Calapa’s (right) 97th birthday.
CLEARFIELD, PA. – In Clearfield, a unique service helps older adults to thrive, while lending much needed support to loved ones who care for them. Under the direction of Mature Resources (MR), the Adult Day Center has made significant impacts upon the lives of seniors who require some extra help with daily functions, as well as the lives of their caregivers. Located at Daisy Place, at 1924 Daisy Street Extension (rear) Suite B, in Clearfield, the Adult Day Center provides care during the day to older adults in need of support services. This allows their family members or primary caregivers to work, run errands, or take care of household tasks while knowing their loved one is in good hands.
According to the latest statistics compiled by the National Alliance for Caregiving, the number of Americans providing unpaid care to an adult with health or functional needs in the U.S. was 53 million in 2020. This marks an increase of nearly 10 million caregivers in the U. S. since 2015, the majority of which care for spouses, parents, or other family members while maintaining jobs and other responsibilities. Services like those offered at the Adult Day Center help to lighten the load for many of these individuals.
One family member of an Adult Day client remarked, “It keeps mom active, engaged, and stimulated, and helps provide time for me to go to work. My mom thinks she is working, and this allows her to feel productive and maintain dignity.”
That sense of productivity is fostered through both individual and group activities, as well as socialization with peers and Adult Day staff. The consumers play games together, complete puzzles, organize items, and more. They are provided lunch, and enjoy conversation and the opportunity to interact with others.
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CLEARFIELD, PA. – The Clearfield Community Lifelong Learning Institute, a partnership between Mature Resources Area Agency on Aging (MRAAA) and Lock Haven Clearfield, will host a presentation of “Population Aging and the Adult Life Course” from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Room A131 of the Academic Building at the Lock Haven Clearfield Campus. This program is free and open to the public.
Presented by Lock Haven’s Assistant Professor of Psychology Jamie Foor, this program will explore the societal impact that population aging and longer life-expectancy has globally, as well as in the United States. The influence an aging population has on social and economic change, and the resulting challenges and opportunities will be covered. Changes in the traditional life-course path, including those related to marriage, family, health, education, work, and living environments will be examined.
The MRAAA and Lock Haven University Clearfield collaborate each year to offer the Clearfield Community Lifelong Learning Institute. Courses are geared towards the interests of older citizens, typically lasting around 90 minutes. Courses are taught primarily by Lock Haven faculty and individuals from the community with specific expertise. All programs are free unless otherwise noted.
While this program is free, participants must register by calling 814-765-2696.
A full listing of this fall’s Lifelong Learning Institute programs can be found at Brochure - Fall 2023.pub (mraaa.life) or at https://www.mraaa.life/ under the “classes” tab.
CLEARFIELD, PA. – Mature Resources Area Agency on Aging continues to seek sponsorships for the 28th Annual Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction. The agency’s largest fundraiser of the year, the 2023 fundraising goal of the auction is $35,000, which will be used solely to provide vital resources to senior citizens throughout Clearfield County.
Individuals and businesses sponsoring the auction can be assured they are supporting essential needs for older adults in their communities, including access to healthcare, affordable housing, Meals on Wheels, medication management, protective services, social services, educational programs, Health and Wellness programming, Adult Day services, Centers for Active Living, and more.
Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels, and feature other benefits to sponsors in addition to helping older adults. Benefits, depending upon sponsorship level include:
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MRAAA Director of Development and Planning Bobbie Johnson, and Director of Communications Steve Harmic prepare auction items for display at the Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction planned for October 12. Online bidding for silent auction items opens September 25.
CLEARFIELD, PA. – Bids will be accepted online beginning September 25, for dozens of items available in the silent portion of the 28th Annual Anne S. Thacik Charity Auction. Those who wish to attend the live auction, as well as those who will not attend but still want to bid on silent auction items, can register to bid and view available auction items at https://MRAAA2023.givesmart.com The silent auction and online bidding will close at 6:30 p.m. on October 12, 2023.
The live auction is scheduled for Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the Copper Cork Event Center at 512 Arnold Avenue in Clearfield. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Live bidding gets underway at the event at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $10 per person, and includes hors d’oeuvres, and refreshments. A 50/50 and other games of chance will also be available.
Some of the unique auction items up for bid this year include a vacation package to Charlotte, North Carolina, including tickets to the NASCAR Hall of Fame; the Dented Keg Experience, which affords the winner a chance to create and name their own burger that will then be available on the menu at the Dented Keg in Clearfield, plus a certificate for lunch for two; tickets to professional and collegiate sporting events; sports memorabilia; a weekend in Pittsburgh; a half a beef from Rhines Farm in Brookville, donated by Vision Creative Solutions; a triaxle load of fire wood,
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