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
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Buddy Program with FSU College of Nursing
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
New Years Baskets assembled at Holy Family Senior Center
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
Butts & Clucks Donates & Little Free Library is gearing up
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
Thank you Forgotten Coast Parrot Heads
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
8,000 more meals in 2020!
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
Your generosity sustains ECCC!
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
Thank you Officer Pam Lewis
Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County looks forward to making a plan to resume activities and lunch in person at the Holy Family Senior Center, 203 Dr. Frederick Humphries Drive, Apalachicola. At this time the doors remain closed to all activities except for the preparation and distribution of lunch. Keep reading this column or Read More
Thanksgiving ‘To-Go’ from Holy Family Senior Center Kitchen in 2020
Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County is thankful for the many donations and volunteers that made Thanksgiving a success by providing cooked food for so many in our community. A huge THANK YOU to: The City of Apalachicola Employee Fund, The Owl Cafe, Trinity Episcopal Church, CareerSource, SGI Plantation and Frida and Fonda Davis. These Read More