Evening Pilot Club of Baytown, TX Inc.
Club Goals: To promote emphasis on helping those with Brain Related Disorders. To provide friendship and service to the community.
Lifeline Systems of Baytown, Inc.
The Evening Pilot Club of Baytown and The Pilot Club of Baytown (noon) sponsor the Lifeline Systems of Baytown. A joint sponsorship for 26 years, the Lifeline board consist of 14 members: 7 from the Pilot Club of Baytown and 7 from the Evening Pilot Club of Baytown. These members screen clients and supervise the program.
The office is located at Remington Park Assisted Living Center, 901 West Baker in Baytown. The office manager is Barbara Carpenter and the assistant is Tonya Coronado. Four very capable men from the community donate their time installing and repairing the units: Bill Lucas, Bill Starkey, Gil Gerlich, and Buddy Barber.
Contributed by Barbara Carpenter
2011-2012 Board Members:
Louise King (President); Sarah Bob Taylor (Vice President);
Wilma Hayes (Treasurer);
Neva White (Secretary);
Directors: Maryon Babin; Barbara Carpenter; Helen Gerlich; Jeanine Harris; Janice Hudman; Bettie Morris; Bertha Porter; Cathy Riser; Joy Warford; Anita Westermann.
In 1982, the Pilot Club of Baytown and the Evening Pilot Club of Baytown recognized the need for home emergency communications in our community and together formed the Lifeline Systems of Baytown, Inc., a non profit organization. This group of volunteers began searching for users in our area for this new security product.
Lifeline is a communications device to be worn on the wrist or around the neck for living securely and confidently in the home. The personal help button is waterproof, can even be worn in the shower. It is the leading personal response service, still today, that ensures prompt caring help is available at the press of a button 24 hours a day – 365 days a year. A press of the button signals Lifeline, who in turn gets help quickly in the case of a fall or urgent illness. Lifelines personal response service also allows the phone to be answered from any room in the home simply by pressing the button. There is also an option for reminders to manage medications.
The Pilot volunteers go to the homes to install the units and instruct the use of the equipment as well as handle the billing. Locally, there are approximately 180 Lifeline units in service in the area. Units can be placed in our community in areas within a 15 mile radius of San Jacinto Hospital. For more information about Lifeline assistance in our community, telephone Pilot Club Lifeline Systems at 281-428-3359 or visit www.lifelinesystems.com.
Organizations
Brainminders (Pilot International)
Lifeline Systems of Baytown, Inc.
Memory Walk (Alzheimer's Association)
Pilot International Foundation (PIF)
Relay for Life (American Cancer Society)