Berks Encore

Berks Encore Care+ is offering our next Zoom presentation on "Using the Equity in Your Home" April 20 @ 5:00 p.m. Presenter Pam Shenk is a Sr. VP, Residential Lending Manager at Tompkins VIST bank. Learn how the equity in your home could help you offset a fixed income and help you age in place. Call to register 484-577-4243 or [email protected]

The kind folks at RM Palmer Company delivered boxes of chocolate Easter eggs to share with our Meals on Wheels customers. Chocolate Easter eggs are popular with kids of all ages! Thank you RM Palmer Company!

If you love BINGO - we have just the thing for you. BINGO by Zoom! Tuesday March 30 @ 1 pm Sign up for the zoom link by calling Andrea 610-488-5770 or any other center manager. Or email [email protected].

GEICO has opened on Papermill Road in Wyomissing and they want to help Berks Encore feed seniors in Berks County! They will donate $25 to Berks Encore for each referral to the local office for a new quote on auto insurance. Just call 484-878-6500 and mention Berks Encore and referral code 1001. Berks Encore gets a donation whether you buy the policy or not. Call M-F 9-7 or Sat 10-6. Now for the disclaimer: No purchase necessary. New auto quotes only to the Wyomissing office only. One gift per referral per person. Some discounts, coverages, payment plans and features are not available in all states, in all GEICO companies or in all situations. GEICO is a registered service mark of Government Employees Insurance Company, Washington DC 20076, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Subsidiary. GEICO Gecko image1999-2021. 2021 GEICO.

This is what we have been waiting for! County Commissioners approve primary partner and location for the Berks Cares Vaccine Center The Berks County Commissioners voted Thursday to approve an agreement with the Berks Community Health Center to serve as the healthcare partner for the upcoming Berks Cares Vaccine Center. In this role, the Berks Community Health Center would serve as the vaccine provider for the site and provide the professional medical personnel that will adm...inister the vaccinations. BCHC is excited to join in this effort so that more community members are able to be vaccinated and protected from the virus, said Mary Kargbo, President and CEO of the Berks Community Health Center. The Commissioners also voted to authorize a license agreement with North Reading Investors, LP, and the Berks Community Health Center to utilize a vacant building at the North Reading Plaza in Muhlenberg Township for the vaccine center. A fit-out project to prepare the site is underway. A task force of community partners has been meeting frequently to finalize the plans for the community vaccination center and develop ways to cover the various needs of the clinic and the community. The task force includes representatives from the Berks Community Health Center, Co-County Wellness Services, BARTA, Berks County Public Libraries and the County’s Area Agency on Aging, Department of Emergency Services and Facilities Department. The County expects to start vaccinations at the site in early April. The exact date and number of vaccinations will be dependent on the supply from the Department of Health. Once the site is ready to accept appointments, the general public will be able to sign up online. The County will also have a Call Center, lead by Co-County Wellness Services, to serve individuals who do not have access to technology or need transportation assistance. BARTA will be providing free transportation to the site through fixed and shared rides for individuals who do not have the ability to get to the vaccine center. The County again asks that residents do not contact these community partners with questions about the Berks Cares Vaccine Center at this time. The County will announce once the Call Center is operational and will send out subsequent announcements as vaccine appointments become available, dependent on supply. See more

If you have ever attended one of the Murder Mystery Luncheons at one of our centers, then you know just how fun they are! Please join ALL 6 Berks Encore Center Managers for a VIRTUAL Murder Mystery at the Pizzeria! Thursday March 25 @ 12 noon... For more info email Andrea at [email protected] or call 610-488-5770 or contact any Center Manager.

Join Kathy & Martha for a cooking class on Zoom - Wed., Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Wrapping up American Heart Month with some heart healthy entrees that you can include in your meal planning. You must register for the class by calling Kathy at 484-388-3196 or email [email protected]. She will give you details for joining!

Join our virtual presentation on Wednesday, March 17 @ 5:30 p.m. " In Home Safety and Emergency Preparedness for Seniors." Topics will include safety tips, fall prevention, dealing with natural disasters (like snowstorms!), creating an emergency supply kit and the important documents to have on hand. Presenters will include: Sherry Kutz, Assured Assistance, Terrisa Faulkner, Abilities in Motion, and Christine Meyers, Berks Encore Care+.... Register today by calling 484-577-4243 or email [email protected]. See more

More snow this week? Blizzard boxes are going out with meals on wheels deliveries. We want to make sure if there are days that we can’t deliver, that participants will have food to eat.

Berks Encore is open today and we will deliver as many meals as possible. To our volunteers- please take your time this morning. As the temperatures rise, we should see more snow melt! Feel free to arrive a little later today.

The Sun is shining brightly today. Just what we need to melt some more snow and ice. Thank goodness for these dedicated Volunteers who are delivering meals on wheels to our homebound neighbors! The coolers are packed and meals are being delivered since yesterday.

You can see Christine Meyers, Aging Life Care Manager with Berks Encore Care+ on BCTV tonight at 7:30pm. She joins host Gary Hawkins for the Berks Boomers show. They will be addressing caregiver issues and how to find balance when you are pulled in many directions. Find out how Berks Encore Care+ can help!