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_ Project HEAR brings friendship to seniors Page 16 â€" Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 14, 1976 By Mary Stupart An elderly man sits alone in his family home, friendless and lonely. His children live many miles away and he has no one to visit him regularly. Simple tasks like changing a light bulb or posting a letter are difficult chores for him, since he has no one to respond to his special needs. Laura Snyder of Waterloo believes this scenario is a familiar one for many senior citizens living in the older residential areas of the city. She believes there are many shutâ€"in and lonely senior citizens who could benefit from a friendly phone call each day or a visit from a warm, interested friend. . As coordinator of Project HEAR (Helping Erb Street Area Residents), Miss Snyder‘s task is to find these people and offer services such as reading, regular visits and inâ€" terested phone calls. _ *‘We réally want to stress the HEAR in our name. This is a program where I listen to people‘s needs and respond to them," she said. 20 â€" ‘Project HEAR began in February, 1976 as an outreach program of Erb Street Mennonite Church. Members of the congregation had been discussing the idea of a personal, visitation and outreach program to seniors and shutâ€"ins for three years. When Miss Snyder offered to begin the proâ€" gram, the church ‘enthusiastically gave its support and resources to the project. The program is not designed solely for senior citizens but Miss Snyder says the services offered ‘"probably appeal to them more than any other group". Project HEAR proâ€" vides personal services that aren‘t offered by existing social agencies and tries to get seniors interested in proâ€" grams and hobbies outside their homes. Regular phone calls to seniors to affirm their sense of being needed and cared for are also an important part of Project HEAR. ‘"The purpose of this program is to lessen feelings of loneliness through personal and phone conâ€" tacts to those who may wish such contacts, to affirm their sense of being needed and cared for and to build their conâ€" fidence that someone will be available to respond to an unforeseen need,"‘ said Miss Snyder. Project HEAR originally limited its area of service to the neighbourhood around Erb Street Mennonite Church, stretching west to Roslin St., east to Caroline St., south to Alexandra St. and north to Westmount St. However, Miss Snyder has responded to the needs of people living outside this area. _ Miss St;yder spends most of her time visiting seniors in their homes or in nursing L:omes but on occasion has been called upon to change a light bulb, read a book or write a letter v“‘tvl.‘it:eg;;-vll;;;i“fig about people outside the area who need help and I don‘t want to turn them down,"" she said. . idb idiiniasinndine on dsn n is Sodd ariccan ied Although Miss Snyder is confident that many people livâ€" ing in the church‘s neighbourhood could benefit from Project HEAR‘s services, she has found it difficult to conâ€" tact them. "It‘s really hard to find the people we‘re interested in because they‘re not involved in anything . . .People are realâ€" ly afraid to say that they want something or need help. They‘re unwilling to admit that they‘re lonely."‘ Miss Snyder presently visits or phones 20 people on a regular basis, some frequently and others infrequently. "I feel pretty good about that number since we just started three months ago." She.;;;)-r-l:;cvlgéély with a group of church volunteers, the city staff at the Adult Recreation Centre, Knox Presbyâ€" terian Church and Project RAISE (Retirees Assisting in THE DILLARDS Make your free time a fun time at the Waterloo Motor Inn «â€"Moror $Inxn. The first â€" the original Bluegrass Rock ‘n Roll (July 12 to July 16) evenings from 9 p.m. The Dillards are _ number one in the US. in bluegrass music. Consistently perfect instrumenâ€" tally and vocally Tribute to an American Duckâ€"Roots and Branches â€" Copperfields â€" Weekstraw Sweet â€" Pickin and Fiddling â€" live ‘AiImost‘ and Backporch Bluegrass are among their recording achievements. Wear your casual jeans next Monday to Friday eWMArERLOO * 475 King North, Waterloo, Phone 884â€"0220 _ at the north end of Conestoga Parkway and King North in Wateriloo enter from King Street or Weber Street North THIS WEEK In the Keller Room Serving Each Other). _ ‘"In September, we‘re hoping to start a meals program in cooperation with the Adult Recreation Centre, Our Lady of Lourdes Church and Knox Church. People will come to Erb St. Mennonite Church for meals as a method of socializing and bringing them out of their homes," he Laura Snyder is the coordinator of Project HEAR (Helping Erb Street Area Residents) which operates out of Erb Street Mennonite Church. The aim of the program is to alleviate the loneliness of seniors and shutâ€" ins in the church‘s neighbourhood. said. The Austrian Butterfly. by Laurence Moody. This new novel about Marie Anâ€" toinette takes a fresh look at the extraordinary vicissiâ€" tudes of her life. The Glass Zoo, by James â€" Union. McNeish. A psychological The Tu suspense story which _ Lynn. A P throws light on the prob an. who lems of the maladjusted â€" China. l gifted child. America The Fourteen Dilemma. formation by â€" Hugh Pentecost. A _ Where The Chinese Fire Drill. by Michael Wolfe. An efâ€" fective novel set against the background _ of _ postâ€"war torn Vietnam . New books at the library books "«" FICTION BETWEEN FRIENDS Visit our sidewalk sale for numerous book bargains available at the first edition price of We still have a few 29.00 novel. The Last Battle, by Leonâ€" ard Patrick O ‘Connor Wib beriley. With this novel, the author concludes the saga of the Treegate family during the War of 1812. Red Carpet for the Shah. by Peter Ritner. The oilâ€" rich Shah sets out to make Iran a super gower. His first _ victim:; ~ The Soviet Union. The Turncoat, by Jack Lynn. A Korean war veterâ€" an. who defected to Red China. â€" later _ returns _ to America with volatile inâ€" Pierre Chambrun mystery Where Late the Sweet used Miss Snyder‘s involvement in Project HEAR during the last few months has reaffirmed her belief in humanity‘s goodwill. o O C cccecns "The support I‘ve felt from the members of Erb St. Mennonite Church, the Adult Recreation Centre and Proâ€" ject RAISE has helped immensely. It‘s really great to see how much people really want to help each other,"" she said. Birds Sang, by Kate Wilâ€" belm. An original family saga of the future â€" engrossâ€" ing storytelling at its best. Laura: the Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. by Donald Zochert. The joys and hardâ€" ships and complexities of pioneer life in the West. The Making of a Woman Cop. by Mary Ellen Abrecht. One woman‘s account of her struggle to succeed in a traditionally allâ€"male field. No Chinese Stranger, by Jade Snow Wong. An inâ€" formative but warmly perâ€" sonal memoir covering the 25 vears since the author‘s "Fifth Chinese Daughter." Byâ€"Law No. 74â€"82 requires every resident of the City of Waterioo owning and using a biâ€" cycle to obtain a license before using the biâ€" cycle upon any highway or street within the City. The fee is $1.50 for a permanent bicycle license and application should be made at the City of Waterioo, Finance Department, Secâ€" ond Floor, Marsland Centre. ! NONâ€"FICTION PERMANENT BICYCLE LICENSES CITY OF WATERLOO A Seal Called Andre, by Harry Goodridge. A delightâ€" ful story, as well as an inâ€" depth study of a fourteenâ€" year friendship between a man and a marine animal. Spandau; the _ Secret Diaries, by Albert Speer. After the Nuremburg Trials, Speers served twenty years imprisonment at Spandau with six other top Nazi officials. Tisha, by Anne Hobbs. The story of a young teachâ€" er in the Alaska wilderness. The Dukes; the Origins, Ennoblement and History of 26 Families, by Brian Masâ€" ters. Within each duchy, the author tells the story of quaint grandees determined to survive.