FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2023
Commissioners Honor Jean Miles as Senior Volunteer of the Month
(Douglas County, Ore.) Douglas County Commissioners Tom Kress, Chris Boice, and Tim Freeman, along with our Douglas County Senior Services Department are pleased to announce that Jean Miles was awarded the Douglas County Senior Services Volunteer of the Month award for March 2023. Commissioner Tom Kress was honored to present Jean with the award at the Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Site in Riddle on Thursday, March 16. Bistro Sixty Riddle is located at 123 Parkside Street in Riddle, inside the Riddle Community Center.
“Jean is one of our most committed volunteers. She is the first to arrive and the last to leave,” stated Commissioner Tom Kress, liaison Commissioner to the Douglas County Senior Services Department. “Thank you for serving four hours per day for each of the three days Bistro Sixty Riddle is open.”
Douglas County Senior Services Food Coordinator Darla Hilburn nominated Jean for the Douglas County Senior Services Volunteer of the Month award. They said, “Jean is a wonderful, caring volunteer!”
Jean has been faithfully volunteering at Bistro Sixty Riddle since 2016. She has called Douglas County her home since 1948 and spent her career working for Safeway and Kroger grocery stores. In addition to volunteering for the Bistro Sixty in Riddle, she also volunteers at the Community Cancer Center in Roseburg and is a member of the Douglas County Senior Advisory Council. Jean enjoys making jewelry and spending time with family and friends. “I volunteer because I want to give back to the community and serve those who are less fortunate.”
Our Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites prepare meals on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at our seven rural dining site locations in Glide, Glendale, Reedsport, Riddle, Sutherlin, Winston, and Yoncalla. Senior Services staff know there are others in our communities who could benefit from their Meals on Wheels delivery program and/or meals at their Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites. If residents know of friends or family who are unable to drive, need assistance with daily living activities, would benefit from hot meal delivery, or need other assistance, they are encouraged to call the Aging & Disabilities Resource Connection in the Douglas County Senior Services Department at (541) 440-3677 or by sending an email to adrc@co.douglas.or.us.
Douglas County’s seven rural Senior Dining Sites and Meals on Wheels programs are managed by Douglas County Senior Services Department staff but are successful because of the dedication of volunteers like Jean. To get involved with Douglas County Bistro Sixty Senior Dining Sites and Meals on Wheels programs or to learn more about volunteer opportunities, contact Darla Hilburn at the Douglas County Senior Services Department via email at dahilbur@co.douglas.or.usor by calling (541) 440-3677. Thank you, Jean!
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Media Contact: Tamara Howell, Douglas County Emergency Communications & Community Engagement Specialist, Douglas County Public Affairs Office | Office: (541) 957-4896 | Cell: (541) 670-2804 | Email: tjhowell@co.douglas.or.us
Kellie Trenkle, Public Affairs Specialist, Douglas County Public Affairs Office | Office: (541) 440-4493 Email: kellie@co.douglas.or.us
Photos © D.Hilburn/Douglas County. Individual photos available upon request.