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HONORING SENIORS
Lubbock Shuttle afternoon, a of Lubbock Shuttle. Mark says it
different senior
is their way of giving back, and
United Supermarkets property is they have received so much joy
from it. “We’ve become one huge
taken to the
closest United extended family; it’s like we have
for an hour of 300 grandparents. The thank you
Team Up for shopping. The cards, flowers, home-baked pies
Lubbock Shuttle
and cupcakes, the love and stories
driver stays with
each day are a blessing and far
Senior Shopper them, assisting more than we could have ever
imagined we’d get back when we
them as needed
Program and loading started this program,” noted Mark.
everything
“We want to thank all the seniors
aboard with
into your homes and to be a part of
the help of the we currently serve for allowing us
United staff. your lives.”
Nearly three years ago, Lubbock Then everyone
Shuttle was given the distinct receives fresh baked cookies, Lubbock Shuttle provides
privilege of teaming up with courtesy of the bakery, for their ride transportation for many
United Supermarkets to help grow back. They are then driven home, corporations, Texas Tech Sports and
a senior shopper program. Mark and the driver carries their groceries Academics, concerts, weddings,
Cunningham, co-owner, says to their kitchen counters for them. wine tours, proms and so much
he was grateful to be given this “We often get a little info on the more.
opportunity, having looked forward family and are shown a few photos
to customizing this program to of the grandchildren on the way out
include personal services that all the door,” added Mark. Call Mark Cunningham at
local seniors deserve and could 806-410-2008 to book your next trip
depend on. Lubbock Shuttle has visited a few or visit them at
seniors at hospitals and has taken www.lubbockshuttle.com
Fast forward, what a difference this them out to eat on occasion. The
program is today. Participation staff has been invited to
has doubled, and nine senior living the senior property to
properties are currently enrolled join them for their pot-
in the program. When asked luck luncheons, so the
what contributed to the increased relationship has grown to
participation, Mark responded, be quite reciprocal.
“When we started this program,
I recollected the times I took my This one hour of shopping
father grocery shopping and how is so important to many
much he depended on me, so seniors that they look
my goal from the beginning was forward to it all week.
to ensure some very basic but Lubbock Shuttle learned
important things. Timeliness was a that many seniors don’t
key factor for those who had other have family nearby and
appointments to get to. Ensuring wanted to do more, so
the same friendly face was there to they now offer extended
greet them each week was another quarterly trips, at no
key factor, as seniors are not big expense, to places like
on change.” Mark says he drove the Apple Butter Festival,
the first year, then brought his son Cinemark Movie Theater,
Jeremy in from Austin to take over the Windmill Museum
the program. and out to breakfast.
Seniors have also enjoyed
The way the program works is the Christmas lights tours
that, every weekday morning and each December, courtesy
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