Lori Tourville, Executive Director

Director's Message

Hello everyone,

What a fundraiser! I want to thank everyone who attended the event and made it a memorable night.

A huge thank you to every one who donated gift items for our auction.

All in all we raised a total of 3,460 from our auction and dinner.

Our next fundraiser coming up with be our Subaru Share the Love for our home bound seniors. See the flyer attached in the newsletter.

As the director I am here to help our community of Seniors and I was informed on some information for PGE on ways to help those who have medical machines in their homes for health reasons to save on their PG&E bills.

The program is called Medical Baseline, here is some information from their web page!

Medical Baseline is a financial assistance program for eligible residential customers who have additional energy needs due to certain qualifying medical conditions. The Medical Baseline Program will increase a customer's baseline allotment, allowing them to use more energy at the lowest price for their chosen rate .

Eligibility for the Medical Baseline Program is based on medical conditions or needs—NOT on income. To qualify, a full-time resident in your home must:

· Have a qualifying medical condition and/or

· Require use of a qualifying medical device to treat ongoing medical conditions

Note: PG&E only requires one Medical Baseline application per household.

Some examples of qualifying medical conditions include:

· Paraplegic, hemiplegic or quadriplegic condition

· Multiple sclerosis with heating and/or cooling needs

· Scleroderma with heating needs

· Life-threatening illness or compromised immune system. Requires heating and or cooling to sustain life or prevent medical deterioration

· Asthma and/or sleep apnea

Qualifying medical devices include, but are not limited to:

· Aerosol tent

· Air mattress/hospital bed

· Apnea monitor

· Breather machine (IPPB)

· Compressor/concentrator

· Dialysis machine

· Electronic nerve stimulator

· Electrostatic nebulizer

· Hemodialysis machine

· Infusion pump

· Inhalation pulmonary pressure

· Iron lung

· Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)

· Motorized wheelchair/scooter

· Oxygen generator

· Pressure pad

· Pressure pump

· Pulse oximeter/monitor

· Respirator (all types)

· Suction machine

· Total artificial heart (TAH-t)

· Ultrasonic nebulizer

· Vest/airway clearance system

Examples of medical devices that don't qualify

· Heating pads

· Humidifiers

· Pool or tank heaters

· Saunas or hot tubs

· Vaporizers

· Whirlpool pumps 

For more information please call PG&E at 1-877-660-6789 or see us in the office for more help!

Thank You

Thank You,  Lori.

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