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Give 65 hoping donors step up to keep senior programs funded – KCRG

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG TV9)- Supporters of programs to keep area seniors active hope donors step up beginning Tuesday morning to help replace some lost funding.

The Witwer Healthy Aging Program supports activities for those 65 and older at 13 different sites in the Cedar Rapids metro area. But supporters say some of the programs face cutbacks in donor dollars cant be found.

Karen Huber, franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care, is organizing the online fundraising effort called Give 65. It refers to 65 hours of donation time beginning at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The goal is to raise $10,000.

The goal is to eventually open up a senior center. We havent had one since the floods took it away in 2008. Down the road, that is our big goal. But right now we want to keep programs going and keep seniors socially involved, she said.

Huber said the national foundation for the Home Instead franchise chain has pledged $5,000 to match whatever local donors raise.

She said donors can go to http://www.give65.org to pledge money to support social services for seniors in the metro area.

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Give 65 hoping donors step up to keep senior programs funded - KCRG

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