The Good People Fund…once again has intervened in order to turn-around the life of an 85-year old whose challenges, including serious health issues, were insurmountable…on her own! You…joined hands with (LiLY) Morningside Village volunteers as we turned the tide through revitalizing her apartment. Your help paid for the services of someone who was hired to do a thorough cleaning of Lydia’s* large apartment, and for some basic cleaning supplies…
The tone in Lydia’s voice is now completely different. She keeps thanking us for the great weight of financial woes that was lifted from her shoulders during a time when depression had taken over. And, she has asked us to thank you at the Good People Fund from the bottom of her heart, so that she maintains her anonymity. We of the LILY Morningside Village project will do the best we can to see that she receives the support she needs to keep herself on the upside of home management, but we also send along our heartfelt thanks in making our "clean sweep" effort a reality for Lydia, as for others.
Irene Zola, founder of the New York-based LiLY-Lifeforce in Later Years just wrote us this lovely note and we could not be happier knowing that our funds allowed another elder to remain at home living independently. With LiLY volunteers stepping in to visit and interact with the area’s elders in helpful ways, we know that many other "Lydia’s" will enjoy the comforts of their own home as they age.