Caring for others the United Way

Some older adults can become lonely or isolated due to changes in health, resources, or mobility. Adult day service programs, like Trinity Living Center in Salisbury, help end that isolation.

Trinity Living Center is an Adult Day Care and Health program where participants are able to enjoy activities and re-establish friendships, all while receiving medical care, nutritious meals and assistance with personal care when or if needed. Trinity Living Center can also provide transitional care and follow-up after a hospital discharge. These services play an important role in chronic disease management and are possible because the United Way cares.

In addition to Trinity Living Center, 15 other local agencies depend on Rowan County United Way funding: American Red Cross, Arc of Rowan, Boy Scouts, Communities in Schools, Families First, Family Crisis Council, Literacy Council, Meals on Wheels, Rowan Rescue Squad, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, Salvation Army, Rowan Vocational Opportunities, Youth Services Bureau, Smart Start Rowan and the Rowan County YMCA. Most likely, one or more of these agencies have touched your life or the life of someone you know here in Rowan County.

The Rowan County United Way provides community-wide leadership in developing the resources and means to deliver needed human care by bringing the community together to help people improve their lives. Your continued support of the Rowan County United Way truly does make a difference in the lives of our county’s citizens.

Thank you for caring for others the United Way by delivering help where it is needed the most.

— Patty M. Messick

Salisbury

Messick is program coordinator at Trinity Living Center.

Wonderful school

As a retired teacher from Enochville, a current volunteer at Enochville, and a grandparent of a child there, I was horrified to read that the school board is considering closing such a wonderful school.

This is a community school where faculty, students and parents are more like family. They attend the same school, and often the same churches.

As a former educator, I cannot understand why the board would choose to close some of the traditionally higher scoring schools on the standardized testing. This is just wrong!

Parents should have the right to send their children to smaller schools, if that is what they feel is best.

It is also wrong to put children on buses for longer rides twice a day just to save money. The students should always be the first priority.

Money was found to build that big, expensive central office. I know they needed one, but if money can be found for that, then don’t let our children be the ones to sacrifice when it comes to budget time. Look elsewhere.

I urge parents to save our community schools. I know that when election times comes again for board members, I will certainly be paying closer attention.

— Anne Corriher

China Grove

No Saturday mail?

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Salisbury postmaster:

This must be the third or fourth time that I have written you about the service that you provide (or perhaps do not provide) to downtown merchants and businesses. Funny thing, I never get an answer from the Post Office nor acknowledgment in the newspaper.

Most of downtown operates from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. As merchants, we need our mail every day ASAP.

This year we have missed our mail on three Saturdays. To be truthful with you, most of us would be out of business if we ran our business the same half-hearted way that it seems you are treating the merchants in Salisbury. There is absolutely no excuse that the scheduling cannot put the businesses first as early as possible.

My wife got our mail at home at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday, while I’m still waiting Monday morning for mail at my business. What in the world is wrong with your scheduling? Am I wrong, or does it make good sense to get the downtown out of the way as early as possible every day, then work from there outside the perimeter?

The Postal Service has been remarkable for the past 50 years. For some reason, the last two years have been pathetic. I hate to be sarcastic, but it seems to me one of the first things I learned in school was that through rain, sleet or snow (or something similar), your mail will go through. Saturday was absolutely beautiful, and we did not receive mail.

How about some help, folks!

— Ralph Baker Sr.

Salisbury