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Residents of Mill Pond Manor, an apartment building serving senior citizens in Saline, will have a new way to keep in touch with loved ones, the community and the world around them.
The Saline Rotary Club purchased and donated 30 iPads tablets for use by residents of the senior center. Rotarians delivered the iPads to residents May 20.
The devices were donated to the Manor to distribute among residents, who can use the devices as long as they live there.
Al Hodge, president-elect of Saline Rotary, said the iPads are worth $11,700. He sad the devices will be of great use to residents.
"One of the nice things about these products is that there are thousands of apps you can download and use. You can use them to Facetime family. They take magnificent photographs," Hodge said.
Mill Pond Manor resident Pat Arnold said she plans to use the iPad alongside her old one.
"They're great. I read the news. I email family. I take pictures with it," Arnold said. "A brand new one should be even better."
Resident Janie Parker said she thought she'd have fun with the device.
"I'll play with it and see what it can do," Parker said. "Hopefully it takes better pictures than my phone does."
Belinda Booker, manager of Mill Pond Manor, said Saline Rotarians have been very helpful over the years. She said Rotarians show up every year and complete a "honey do" list of chores at the apartment complex.
Club administrator Jill Durnen explained that the Rotary Club fundraised by collecting bottles and cans. Durnen said the Whitener Family Giving Fund, founded by Briarwood Ford Owner Steve Whitener, donated $3,000 to the project. There was also a GoFundMePage.
Jim Datson, president of Saline Rotary, invited the residents to join them at one of the Rotary Club's weekly luncheons. Currently, the club meets for lunch on Thursdays at the 109 Cultural Exchange in Downtown Saline. Typically, Datson explained, the club has a speaker to talk to the membership about local, regional, national or even international issues and projects.
Durnen explained Rotary Club is active in the community. Last year, the club organized and fundraiser and then built the new Pavilion at Henne Field
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Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,