Volunteers honored by Konocti Senior Support Inc. included, from left, Jim Morgan, Clearlake Oaks; Christine Mickle, Kelseyville; Ida Arneson, Clearlake; and Janet Taylor, Lakeport. Courtesy photo.

CLEARLAKE – Volunteers providing peer counseling and friendly visits to Lake County seniors were honored recently by the board of Konocti Senior Support Inc. with a luncheon at Orchard Park Assisted Living and Memory Care in Clearlake.

“We appreciate our many volunteers,” said Lawrence Grant, board president, Konocti Senior Support Inc. “Because of their dedication, our services reach hundreds of local senior citizens.”

Those participating in the event included volunteers, Ida Arneson and Dottie West, Clearlake; Janet Taylor, Lakeport; Bonnie Flynn, Nice; Christine Mickle, Kelseyville; Carol Frost, Clearlake Park; Sharon Ashley, Glenhaven; Cathy Jones, Spring Valley; Doug Bennett and Jim Morgan, Clearlake Oaks; and Judy Kauffman, Bill Barrows and Connie Miller, Hidden Valley Lake.

Other attendees were Senior Peer Counseling Program Director Kim Baughan Young, MFT, and Friendly Visitor Program Director Esther Oertel; and board members Larry Grant, Hope Brewer, Jane McKnight, Charmaine Webb, Susanne La Faver, Gwen Snyder and Beth Turman.

Konocti Senior Support Inc., incorporated in 1995, is a nonprofit public service corporation dedicated to enhancing seniors’ quality of life. The organization provides free peer counseling throughout Lake County and administers the Friendly Visitor Program in South County. All services are free.

For more information, contact Gwen Snyder at 995-1417.

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