WINTER 2019 YOUR IMPACT in the Read these notes of thanks | p. 2 Finding new positivity, thanks to you | p. 3 Share Iona with others in your life | p.4 Your dollars provided ‘the light in the tunnel’ For older adults on a fixed income, the realities of...
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WINTER 2019 YOUR IMPACT in the Read these notes of thanks | p. 2 Finding new positivity, thanks to you | p. 3 Share Iona with others in your life | p.4 Your dollars provided ‘the light in the tunnel’ For older adults on a fixed income, the realities of choosing between buying food or home goods are deeply felt. Just ask George Hill, who describes his retirement as “financially baffling.” A native Washingtonian, and longtime When times are tough, George Hill knows he can turn to District government employee, George Iona’s Food Pantry, which your donations keep stocked. He’s spent most of his adult life working as a pictured with Iona staffmember Jakia Muhammad. heavy equipment operator, engineer, and safety technician. In 2014, he retired—and discovered that Market at Regency House, the building where George this new stage of life would present many challenges. lives. “It’s been difficult,” he says. “I have to make choices between food and toilet tissue.” For George, who follows a veget
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