North Shore Senior Center Celebrates Super Seniors!

Every day, older adults devote countless hours of their time as volunteers to nonprofit organizations across the county. They may assist with administrative tasks, greet customers, plant flowers, drive people, serve in leadership roles, mentor children, and serve in myriad other ways. It is difficult to quantify the impact of these efforts on our society.

These older adults take on very special roles as role models. Their caring deeds, expertise, and community involvement signify their commitment to their fellow citizens and to the areas in which they live. These seniors are a shining example of how the individual, in any number of ways, can contribute to the betterment of society.

Each year, North Shore Senior Center honors these older adults and their volunteer service at our annual Super Senior Day celebration. On Thursday, May 21, over 40 volunteers from organizations throughout the northern suburbs will be recognized and celebrated at a luncheon and awards ceremony in their honor.

The names of these Super Senior volunteers will be added to the Honor Roll Book, which lists the more than 2,000 seniors who have been awarded “Super Senior” status since 1973. That volume is on display year-round in the North Shore Senior Center’s library.

Below is a list of this year’s Super Seniors and the organizations they serve. North Shore Senior Center in congratulates these Super Seniors and thanks them for their remarkable contributions to our communities If you know anyone on the list, please congratulate them as well!

Mary Jane Austin, Covenant Village of Northfield

Charlotte Bass, The Lodge of Northbrook

William R. Bickley, American Legion Post 166 Glenview

Ruth Buchanan, Temple Judea Mizpah

Joan Bugay, Frisbie Senior Center

Phyllis Cable, Skokie Public Library

Bryna Cytrynbaum, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

Sally Dobroski, Kenilworth Historical Society

Lana Festen, Cancer Wellness Center

Ruth Houdek, Chestnut Square at the Glen

Nancy Hug, New Foundation Center, Inc.

Jan Jeffery, Glenview United Methodist Women

Angela Kale, Maine Township MaineStreamers

Barb Kearney, Woman’s Society Winnetka Congregational Church

Adele Kleine, North Shore Garden Club

Georgia Leese, The Neighbors of Kenilworth

Sue Lenart, The East Wing Glenview Senior Center

Robert Lozaro, North Suburban YMCA

Sharon Martin, Park Ridge Park District Senior Center

Ralph Minnis, Friends of the Des Plaines Library

Ricardo Miranda, North Shore Assembly of God

Bernice Mitkey, Patty Turner Center

Nancy Napalo, Angles for Sexual Health (formerly Links)

Jean Nelson, The East Wing Glenview Senior Center

Ruth L. Nelson, Executive Service Corps of Chicago

Cheri Nolan, North Shore Senior Center

Betty Oswald, St. Peter Community Church

Ann Ramsay, Brandel Health & Rehab-Covenant Village

Tom Reilly, Levy Senior Center

Bryan Ruhman, Symphony of Evanston

Joyce & John Schladweiler, NAMI Cook County North Suburban

Sam Sibley, Levy Senior Center – Monday/Wednesday Club

Chester Szafranski, Niles Senior Center

Robin S. Thomas, Shore Community Services, Inc.

Gwen Trindl, League of Women Voters - Winnetka, Northfield, Kenilworth

Miles J. Valles, Kemnitz Center for Active Adults

Joan West, Lutheran Church of the Ascension

Frank Winkler, Music Institute of Chicago

Lee Ann Wozniak, Mather Place of Wilmette

Russell Zapel, Chicago Botanic Garden

Jan Zeunert, Park Ridge Park District Senior Center