Thursday, July 23, 2020

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT - JULY 2020



Jim Barnhart



For years, Jim’s mother received meals at home and she always enjoyed seeing and talking to the volunteers. About 18 years ago, his mother-in-law told him the Rossford Area Senior Center was looking for volunteers to deliver meals. At the time, he was living in Rossford, but working in Toledo. His company was very supportive and allowed him the extra time for lunch to travel back and forth.

While delivering meals, Jim values the importance of spending a little time visiting with clients and checking in on how they are doing. For this reason, he is always “the first to leave the center and last to get back”.

Jim is a retired Architectural Draftsman and has been married to his wife Christine for 55 years. Jim has two children and seven grandchildren. He enjoys playing golf and Pickleball, and trying any kind of art such as watercolor, wax painting and fused glass. Over the years Jim has enjoyed remodeling homes, helping his kids and grandkids with their projects, and volunteering for church functions.

Thank you, Jim, for your service to the Wood County Committee on Aging!

 


Judy Jackson May


Judy discovered the senior center when she began bringing her mother to congregate meals on occasion, before her mother passed away. At that time, she was not aware of all of the great activities in which her mother could have been engaged. Judy then decided it might be nice to take after her sister Constance and volunteer for WCCOA.

Judy has been a public school educator for over 35 years. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Judy began as a speech language pathologist. She then became a low incidence special education teacher, and then a principal. Following that she moved to higher education at BGSU. Judy has three beautiful daughters. Her granddaughter recently began volunteering for the senior center as well! Judy’s hobbies include spending time with her family, reading and working in her yard.

Thank you, Judy, for your service to the Wood County Committee on Aging!


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