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President of Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, Valentina Webb, was presented with a check in the amount of $1585 from Executive Director of Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce, John Solomon. The funds were raised at the 4th Annual Butts & Clucks Cook-Off on the Bay.  Special thanks to Team Uncle Bucks BBQ, Backyard Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC, had an amazing Thursday last week.  ECCC treated the seniors to a delicious seafood lunch ’to-go’.  Sponsors were the Apalachicola Oyster Company & Water Street Seafood along with many, many volunteers.  ECCC is so grateful for the volunteer chefs:  Andre Wynn, Chef Ed Miller, Ramon Valenzeula, and Craig Read More

Last week, Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County (ECCC) participants were greeted at their door by ECCC volunteers with a Valentine balloon from the Tabernacle of Faith International Ministries, a variety of magazines from the Margaret Key Library and bedding donated by The Gibson Inn & St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center.  The smiles Read More

THE BUDDY PROGRAM LOOKING FOR ADULTS OVER 50 TO PARTICIPATE Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County recommends the Buddy Program which is looking for adults over age 50 to participate.  In March 2020 many things changed. No one was spared the impact of Covid-19, but seniors living alone and nursing students needing clinical experiences Read More

The Benefits of volunteering can be enormous.  If you are looking for a cause to get involved in, Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC, needs you.  All it takes is one hour a week, over the lunch hour to join us to deliver meals to homebound older adults. ECCC’s mission is to bridge Read More

A Little Free Library on Wheels will soon make the rounds as the newest project of Elder Care Community Council (ECCC) offered by volunteer, Helene Antel.  Ms. Antel says that she got the idea after delivering Thanksgiving meals to the homebound seniors on ECCC’s list.  As she and her husband, Steve McCann, made the deliveries, Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC, was invited to attend The Forgotten Coast Parrot Head Club meeting last Thursday at the High Five Dive Bar in Apalachicola.  This was the Club’s monthly meeting and they designated ECCC a ‘charitable partner’.  The Club took up a donation at their December meeting and Steve & Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County, ECCC, is love in action.  2020 challenged ECCC, and all of us, in ways we didn’t expect.  Early in the pandemic, ECCC decided the priority was to provide food to anyone in need over the age of 55 living in Franklin County.  ECCC rolled up our sleeves, organized Read More

Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County is so incredibly grateful for the outreach and kindness from the community during this holiday season.  We have received many generous donations and we appreciate each and everyone that has enriched the lives of seniors in need in our county.  ECCC’s mission is to bridge the gaps in services Read More