Why on earth would I even consider going back to work, even for just 3 days a week?
Well, first there’s the opportunity to serve a growing population who needs the services offered by the Senior Center. That fits with my “Life Purpose”. God put me on this earth to serve others.
Secondly, the income is relatively stable and with three of us sharing the duties (and the profits) both Bev and I won’t earn more than we’re allowed by either SS or Medicare.
With that in mind, here are the particulars that are so intriguing.
This Senior Center serves parts of two counties. Because we are pretty remote, in terms of where the major poulations are in Utah, we’re kind of left to serve ourselves as best we can. I live in Iron County, and the Senior Center is in Enterprise (Washington County).
Located about 55 miles from Cedar City and 40 miles from St. George, this area has been growing up for the past several years. With gas well over $4.00 a gallon, things could all change rapidly as there is little employment in this valley. I seriously expect retirees to remain here, though, rather than relocating or even travelling.
At this time, this particular Senior Center provides Meals-On-Wheels as about 80% of the total meals provided. The remaining 20% are consumed by senior citizens, who come to the center on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
There is a local senior “dial a ride” service that picks up and returns senior citizens who would rather not drive. That is a very nice service during the winter, as we often have snow and ice on the roads.
