[Larry Wilson]

Originally Posted by Whalen;***241

Havana made a beautiful gesture in the Spirit of the Season. I resent those who deminish that gesture. Let's not complicate matters.

Thanks Whalen for saying it.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Praise should be given to the owners of the Havana Club Resturant for offering a FREE Christmas Eve dinner to those in TV who couldn't afford one.
I saw their pre-Christmas ad in The Daily Sun offering a wonderful meal in their resturant or delivered to homes if unable to travel. Apparently no questions asked! Just good will.
Today's paper had a good followup story on the success of the program.
I haven't been to The Havana Club too often, but now they are on my "must do often" list.
A wonderful give back to us Villagers!

I am sorry. I was under the impression that it was offered to Villagers...alone. And I really do not see need here in TV. I do see need outside of TV.

I did not read carefully. My granddaughter thinks I have looked at this wrong. Maybe I am too proud.

[The Village Girl]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Praise should be given to the owners of the Havana Club Resturant for offering a FREE Christmas Eve dinner to those in TV who couldn't afford one.
I saw their pre-Christmas ad in The Daily Sun offering a wonderful meal in their resturant or delivered to homes if unable to travel. Apparently no questions asked! Just good will.
Today's paper had a good followup story on the success of the program.
I haven't been to The Havana Club too often, but now they are on my "must do often" list.
A wonderful give back to us Villagers!

There are people in The Villages who can't afford a meal? Really?

I wonder how many meals they delivered to The Villagers who couldn't afford a meal? Does anyone know?

With all due respect, I remember Whalen mentioning in another post, there are homeless people right outside our gates. With all due respect, wouldn't it have been more rewarding to get the meals to those people during the holidays then The Village People?

What am I missing?

Please don't tell me I am diminishing what they did, because this post is doing ANYTHING but diminishing what they did.

That's like giving Christmas gifts to the children of Beverly Hill who can't afford them.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by graciegirl;***429

I am sorry. I was under the impression that it was offered to Villagers...alone. And I really do not see need here in TV. I do see need outside of TV.

I did not read carefully. My granddaughter thinks I have looked at this wrong. Maybe I am too proud.

graciegirl - my neighbor was in great need for this dinner as she is alone and dying of cancer. not much my snowbird neighbors and i could do for her - it provided her with a meal and enabled her to save her strength that day by not having to be frequently up and about stirring pots and tending to other essentials. i'm sure there are a fair number of villagers who do not have the social support that many of the posters here do. so even a 'merry christmas' from a delivery person stranger was a bright spot in my friend's day.

[The Village Girl]

Originally Posted by njbchbum;***449

graciegirl - my neighbor was in great need for this dinner as she is alone and dying of cancer. not much my snowbird neighbors and i could do for her - it provided her with a meal and enabled her to save her strength that day by not having to be frequently up and about stirring pots and tending to other essentials. i'm sure there are a fair number of villagers who do not have the social support that many of the posters here do. so even a 'merry christmas' from a delivery person stranger was a bright spot in my friend's day.

I know you are responding to Gracie, and my apologies for jumping in, but this just brings up MORE questions.

Your neighbor is alone, dying of cancer with no one to help her. She is too weak to fix a meal? Shouldn't she be in an assisted care facility or with family to take care of her? How does she make it day to day any other day?

[mgm4444]

Originally Posted by The Village Girl;***459

I know you are responding to Gracie, and my apologies for jumping in, but this just brings up MORE questions.

Your neighbor is alone, dying of cancer with no one to help her. She is too weak to fix a meal? Shouldn't she be in an assisted care facility or with family to take care of her? How does she make it day to day any other day?

Wow... Village Girl, you really must live in a bubble.... Believe it or not, there are MANY, MANY people that are so sick they can't fix a meal for themselves, that don't have family, that can't afford assisted care.....and some of them probably live in The Villages... Why is this so hard for you to believe? Why don't you take a look a Yahoo Real Estate and search "Foreclosures" in The Villages... you may be surprised some people can't even afford their homes, anymore...

[The Village Girl]

Originally Posted by mgm4444;***464

Wow... Village Girl, you really must live in a bubble.... Believe it or not, there are MANY, MANY people that are so sick they can't fix a meal for themselves, that don't have family, that can't afford assisted care.....and some of them probably live in The Villages... Why is this so hard for you to believe? Why don't you take a look a Yahoo Real Estate and search "Foreclosures" in The Villages... you may be surprised some people can't even afford their homes, anymore...

I certainly wouldn't say there are not people who have overspent here or who are ill, but I think it might be you who is living in the bubble. To think the people living in The Villages are worse off then the people outside our walls who are homeless.

The point is, if you look outside The Villages, there are far more foreclosures and people who can't afford a meal. Their friends and neighbors are in the same shape, and "can't" help them.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by The Village Girl;***459

I know you are responding to Gracie, and my apologies for jumping in, but this just brings up MORE questions.

Your neighbor is alone, dying of cancer with no one to help her. She is too weak to fix a meal? Shouldn't she be in an assisted care facility or with family to take care of her? How does she make it day to day any other day?

that's correct, village girl. she has a home health aide who comes for a few hours a day to assist with the activities of daily living and her niece has arranged for a housekeeper to come in and clean weekly. the niece leaves her family and comes from a distance to spend the weekend for company and grocery/necessity shopping and to put medication in a wkly pill container. my friend does not want to leave her home until she requires hospice care. she's a tough old girl! whaddaya think of that?

[The Village Girl]

Originally Posted by njbchbum;***477

that's correct, village girl. she has a home health aide who comes for a few hours a day to assist with the activities of daily living and her niece has arranged for a housekeeper to come in and clean weekly. the niece leaves her family and comes from a distance to spend the weekend for company and grocery/necessity shopping and to put medication in a wkly pill container. my friend does not want to leave her home until she requires hospice care. she's a tough old girl! whaddaya think of that?

I think that she is not so tough. She is a burden on her friends and family.

When I was younger, I met a man who planned his old age. He planed his assisted living and his nursing home. He didn't want to be a burden on anyone. He did a great job of it and live to a ripe old age without being a burden on his family. He could enjoy them and they could enjoy him.

I want to be just like him when I grow up!

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by The Village Girl;***479

I think that she is not so tough. She is a burden on her friends and family.

When I was younger, I met a man who planned his old age. He planed his assisted living and his nursing home. He didn't want to be a burden on anyone. He did a great job of it and live to a ripe old age without being a burden on his family. He could enjoy them and they could enjoy him.

I want to be just like him when I grow up!

you really are a sourpuss! she thanks god every day that she has people who love her and care about her and for her and who DON'T think she is a burden BUT is a GIFT!

[The Village Girl]

Originally Posted by njbchbum;***477

that's correct, village girl. she has a home health aide who comes for a few hours a day to assist with the activities of daily living and her niece has arranged for a housekeeper to come in and clean weekly. the niece leaves her family and comes from a distance to spend the weekend for company and grocery/necessity shopping and to put medication in a wkly pill container. my friend does not want to leave her home until she requires hospice care. she's a tough old girl! whaddaya think of that?

Originally Posted by njbchbum;***507

you really are a sourpuss! she thanks god every day that she has people who love her and care about her and for her and who DON'T think she is a burden BUT is a GIFT!

I agree that she has people who love and care about her. I don't think that would change if she was in an assisted living facility. She has a niece who is taking care of her long distance. This niece is securing a house keeper, a nurse and is leaving "her family" to come "from a distance" to take care of her. I'm here to tell you. that will take a toll on a woman, cause stress, and could be destructive to "her" family. But this lady is not putting a burden on her family? I know you care for her and I truly appreciate that. I just don't find that healthy for your friend (who could live in a lovely assisted living apt) or her niece who wouldn't have take care of her.

I've seen your posts and know you not to be a mean person, so I know you didn't mean to call me a "sourpuss". I understand this is close to you. I agree I don't know the woman or her niece. I'm just stating, that if it were me, or one of my relatives, I would like them/me to be in a place where I would be cared for 24/7 and my friends and relatives can come and see me when they can with no worries.

I stand my ground... This woman needs to be in an assisted living facility!

[cappyjon431]

I'm not sure how this post got so off topic, but I think the folks at Havana should be praised for doing a good deed during the holiday season. I didn't hear of or see any other Village businesses offering such a wonderful gesture for those who might be going through difficult times.

As for the detour of this thread, there are many who live in TV who are going through rough times. The economy is bad, prices are up for medical care, gas, groceries, etc. Some people lost substantial amounts of their retirement accounts (my father's 401K is valued at half of what it was only six years ago). Other lost money on the sales of their homes before moving here.

Some folks don't have the social support of family that many of us enjoy. My wife is an RN in the hospital here and she sees it on a daily basis- people who are sick, people who are not eating properly, people who withhold going to the doctor for too long because they are afraid of having to pay too much for their prescriptions or or having to make a copayment for doctor visits.

Sure, most of us are doing OK financially and we have the support of families, but there are many who do not. I think that Havana's gesture was a nice one for those less fortunate than ourselves.