Sussex Patch's 'Person of the Year' a Friend of the Elderly
For more than a decade, Joanne Lapcinski has been taking care of elderly homebound in Sussex.
Some people volunteer in their spare time, but few do as much for the homebound elderly as Joanne Lapcinski. And that’s why she was nominated — and has been named — Sussex Patch’s "Person of the Year" for 2012. “She comes to my house all the time,” said Marge Tinger, 90, of Sussex. "She’s wonderful. I told her the other day, 'You’re like an angel from heaven.' She does anything I ask her, you know. And she volunteers, 'Can I do this, can I do that?' "She’s out of this world. She does my toenails, and she cleans. She changes my bed, she scrubs the floor on her knees, vacuums; she does everything. And she is so pleasant," Tinger added. "I just love her.” Tinger said that Lapcinski helps her not be lonely. “I look forward to her coming,” she …
Nancy K
10:38 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Kudos to Joanne! There need to be more people in the world like her. I volunteer for Interfaith Senior Programs and grocery shop for a lady who lives in Menomonee Falls, but that's nuthin' compared to what Joanne does! more ›