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Help your mom save $3,600
By Jim Mattes, Social Security Public Affairs

People all over the country are helping their moms save as much as $3,600 per year on the cost of prescription drugs.  You can too!
We all know the high cost of medicine can be a burden on mothers who have limited income and resources.  But there is extra help -- available through Social Security -- that could pay part of her monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments.  The extra help could be worth up of $3,600 per year. 
To figure out whether your mother is eligible, Social Security needs to know her income and the value of her savings, investments and real estate (other than the home she lives in).  To qualify for the extra help, she must be receiving Medicare and also have:
· Income limited to $15,600 for an individual or $21,000 for a married couple living together.  Even if her annual income is higher, she still may be able to get some help with monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments.  Some examples where income may be higher include if she or her spouse:
--Support other family members who live with them;
--Have earnings from work; or
--Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and
· Resources limited to $11,990 for an individual or $23,970 for a married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank accounts, stocks and bonds.  We do not count her house and car as resources.
Social Security has an easy-to-use online application that you can help complete for your mom.  You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov.  To apply by phone or have an application mailed to you, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask for the Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (SSA-1020).  Or go to the nearest Social Security office.
To learn more about the Medicare prescription drug plans and special enrollment periods, visit www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-2048). 
So this Mother's Day, help your mom save up to $3,600 a year on her prescription drugs.  Long after the candy and flowers are gone, the extra help through Social Security will keep on giving.

Captain Penny

Years ago there was once an after school television host that was affectionately known by many children in the Northeastern Ohio area as "Captain Penny". As I was growing up, I spent a lot of time in front of the tube watching cartoons…and I must admit that good ole' Captain Penny was truly one of my favorites. Now there is one thing about the "Captain's" program that I will never forget; at the end of every broadcast he would point his finger into the camera and remarkably say: "Remember kids…you can fool some of the people all of the time! You can fool all of the people some of the time, but…you can't fool mom!" My mother was living at the time, and as I recall, there was more than one occasion that my mom responded to the "Captain's" remarks by saying something like: "Danny boy, you better listen to that Captain fellow…he's certainly knows what he is talking about."
It has been a long while since I have viewed the Captain Penny Show on television, but there certainly has been a rerun of his candid words many countless times in my heart and mind. Perhaps I have been thinking about this kind of stuff recently because Mother's Day is just around the corner. Friends, we do well to take time to honor those dear gals who have so unselfishly devoted so much of their lives to our welfare and upbringing. I've got to tell you that even before she went to heaven, I had always believed my mother was a hero, but since facing the challenge of raising children of my own…I now am absolutely convinced that my mother was not only a hero, but also superwoman and saint" as well!
Throughout my many years of pastoral ministry I have often been asked how we should honor our mothers on Mother's Day. I have offered numerous suggestions; ranging from purchasing flowers to fruitcakes, but I have to tell you that mere material things can never replace the sharing of our hearts and lives. May I encourage you to allow Mother's Day to become more than even just a special day on your planner. Let every day become an opportunity to show our appreciation for those who have always loved us so dearly. For those whose mother has already gone "Home", perhaps the greatest way that you can honor her is to look for ways of caring for others. What would have made Mom proud? Simply taking the time to do for others some of the many things that she would unselfishly do for you! When you do these things, you demonstrate that her efforts, her teaching, and most importantly; her life…has truly made an impact on your own.
Well friends, our devotional time has come to an end, but before we go…I invite you to reconsider some now more familiar words: "Remember kids…you can fool some of the people all of the time! You can fool all of the people some of the time, but…you can't fool mom!"
Be blessed dear ones! Be free! -pdc
Dan Cesene is a motivational writer and speaker with a heart to bless and encourage others. He is available to speak to your group. For more information, please call 330-307-0200 or email ynotgod156@yahoo.com. 

WJWL members attending the celebration were Kitty Neilson, WJWL President Shelby McElravy, Mary Lou Jarrett and Conservation Co-Chairman Jan Elliot.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS.

Warren Junior Women's League/GFWC members celebrated Arbor Day at the H.C. Mines Intermediate School with the Fourth grade Jr. Master Gardens Club.  Creekside Gardens on North River Rd. generously donated a Flowering Bradford Pear tree for the students to plant. Bob Meinke, owner of Creekside Gardens took time to allow the students to actively participate in the planting and explained the correct way to take car of the tree.
The students all got to either help dig the hole, break up the soil, place mulch around the tree and how to properly water their new tree. WJWL/GFWC Conservation committee organized this celebration.

Bob Meinke and the Fourth Grade Jr. Master Gardeners.