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April 4 Lunch Special
This week’s Sand Hill Café Special Lunch is Meatloaf, Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Vegetables. It tastes as good as it sounds. Hungry yet? Get yours Friday, April 4, 2025 for only $12. Call 302-854-9500 or email jbivens@cheerde.com and place your order. It will be ready for you when you get to the Sand Hill Café.…
Help With Energy Bills
Help with Increasing Energy Bills is Available Last month, many members had an unpleasant surprise when they opened their electric bill. There are several programs that can help if you need assistance with your energy cost. Most programs are income based but ENERGIZE DELAWARE offers an In-Home Energy Check-Up to increase the energy efficiency of…
8 Tips to Bring New Life to Your Finances
Review your spending, create a budget and set up automated savings:Creating a budget and setting aside money for savings is one of the bestways to reach financial goals. Throw away your debt: Begin with consumer credit cards, tackling thosewith highest interest rates first as part of an overall repayment strategy that alsoaddresses student debt and…
March For Meals
Delivering Hope, One Meal at a Time Fifty-some years ago, President Richard Nixon signed a measure into law that would change the landscape of senior care in America. By amending the Older Americans Act of 1965, he helped establish a national nutrition program for seniors 60 and older, ensuring that those who had spent their…
Eye On PASA
CHEER’s Personal Assistance Services are here to help when seniors need help the most. Here we are highlighting one of the people that makes CHEER’s home services. Direct Care Worker Donna Wolf has been employed with CHEER PASA Program since November 2019. Donna has a great personality and is always willing to help out when…
Caregiver Support Groups
Memory Café CHEER is offering Caregiver Support with group activity around Sussex County. Take advantage of available programs that can help both you and your loved one. Georgetown CHEER CenterMemory CaféEach Tuesday – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.Milton CHEER CenterMemory CaféEach Thursday – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.Greenwood CHEER CenterCaregiver Support Group1st Thursday of each month -…
Help For Caregivers
Are you balancing your job, personal life and caring for parents, grandparents, or another loved one? We understand how difficult that can be. We also know making decisions regarding the care of that loved one can be stressful. At CHEER’s Sand Hill Adult Day Program your loved one(s) 50 and older with early Alzheimer’s and…
Over 50? Homebound? Need Groceries?
Having trouble getting to the grocery store or know someone who does? The CHEER’s Mini Market delivers groceries right to your front door. Stocked with more than 100 staple grocery items – ranging from bread, rice, peanut butter, cereal, sugar, flour, canned fruit and vegetables, to laundry detergents and cleaning supplies, to pet food, and…
Celebrating 100 Years of Life
Annie Margaret Kesler said her job as a teacher at her church was to teach children to “get rid of their stage fright.” “I would give the children a verse to learn and when they were called up on stage they would recite it, bow, and then go off the stage,” Miss Margaret said. “I…
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The Importance of Giving
Contributions to CHEER support our mission to promote and maintain the highest quality of life and independence for our mature population throughout Sussex County. Your gift will help expand and diversify a wide range of services and programs supporting healthy and active lifestyles for our members 50 years and over, as well as providing support for their family members and caregivers.