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"Hello I am 86 years young but have a little trouble getting out sometimes so could you please send me the lastest copy of the Oklahoma Senior Journal? I just love your magazine and I use it all the time. If you could also include an extra copy, I will give that one to my friend who always wants to borrow mine."
– Fan McKey
N.W. OKC
Editors Note: The OSJ Mailed out two current copies to Mrs. McKey that same day!
"Our state agency served almost 85,000 Oklahomans with disabilities last year through employment, education and independent living programs. I picked up the Spring-Winter issue of the Oklahoma Senior Journal with Dr. Ed Shadid on the cover and was just blown away by the quality of your content and design. DRS would like to distribute your publication to clients and families through our Vision Center in Shepherd Mall. Do you think we could get DRS services for people with vision impairments listed in your “Information and Referral” section? Our Visual Services staff provide free instructional services to help people make the most of their existing vision and adjust to legal blindness so they can remain independent in their own homes. Our Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped mails free recorded books and players to those who can’t use standard print. We even have another free program called the Older Blind Independent Living Program specifically to help people ages 55 and over. Of course, we help people with all types of disabilities, but the incidence of blindness is increasing at the same level as our aging population. People say DRS services are a well-kept secret. The Oklahoma Senior Journal would be a fantastic way to get information about our programs to people when and where they need it. We would love to be included in the pages of Oklahoma Senior Journal so we can work together to help more seniors with disabilities continue to lead productive, independent lives. Sincere best wishes."
–Jody Harlan, OK Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), statewide
"Pat Tucker with "Meals on Wheels" through Westminster Presbyterian Church at 4400 N. Shartel Ave, in OKC contacted me and ask for me to bring up the OSJ so that it could be delivered along with all their "Senior" Meals. Editors note: The OSJ took the OSJ to the Church's main office the first of this week to be apart of their "Meals on Wheels."
The OSJ was also ask to leave the OSJ for the large 55-Plus Group at
Westminster Presbyterian Church known as N.O.A.H.
"Pat McMillian of Nacoma Park, OK. - Called the OKlahoma Senior Journal and ask us to help her find a trust worthy and honest Dentist in the OKC area. She had been to another Dentist and knew he had taking advance of her. We gave Mrs. McMillian three excellent choices that we knew were true "Senior" Advocates that would work with her and see that she was not being exploited. Mrs. McMillian let us know at the OSJ that she was so Grateful that she could turn to the OSJ and that we would help and guide her to the trusted proper services for her needs. God Bless the Oklahoma Senior Journal & Robin Gunn, for the quick responsive and in-depth resources of help you have for the "Senior" Community, she told us!!!~ "
"Sharon Myers of N.W. OKC - Works Part time for "Senior Care Services" and she let us know that she personally uses the OSJ all the time in helping "Seniors" and their family member navigate the field of senior services out there in our State. She went on to let us know that the OSJ is the very "Best" resource out on the Market yesterday and today for Senior concerns, needs, issues and even discounts and entertainment! She went on to ask us to mail her a couple of new copies because she did not want to take any away from her work. Mrs. Myers herself is 64 and has relied on the OSJ for many years now. "Thank You, Robin Gunn and the OSJ for your detailed involvement of Information to our "Senior" population," Mrs. Myers said. "The OSJ it is a "Must" have for "Seniors" and their family members", Mrs. Myers went on to proclaim. Editors Note: The OSJ mailed out two current issues of the OSJ the very next day!
"Tessy Garret, of North OKC, called the OK Senior Jounal asking us to mail her the most recent issue. She told us, "My husband has recently passed, and I am no longer as mobile I used to be. I can't get to the distribution points. I am now more dependent than ever on the infomation in the OK Senior Journal."
Editor's Note, The OSJ mailed her 2 copies the very next day.
"George Littlefield, NW OKC. He asked us to mail him the most recent issue due to the fact that he is not going to his doctor's office, where he previously picked up the current issues of the OK Senrior Journal. "The OK Senior Journal has been the best resource for my wife and I in the Oklahoma City Metro, more than any other resource or publication. Thank you so much for providing this service to Senior Citizens."
Editor's note, The OSJ mailed 2 copies to Mr. Littlefield the very next day.
"My name is Nancy Ritz and I am the director for the Yukon Mobile Meals. I picked up a copy of the OSJ at the Kimson Chinese Restaurant in Yukon and looked through it. It is the best source for "Senior" information I have ever seen! Yukon Mobile Meals is in the same building where I think you already deliver to the Yukon Senior Center. Can the Yukon Mobile Meals be a OSJ distribution point also? We would like to put the OSJ in with the meals we deliver to the "Seniors" homes in our area. Yukon Mobile Meals was also wondering if our information can be included in the next issue of the OSJ and we are on a very fixed budget. Thank You very much for your consideration." -- Nancy Ritz, Program Director, Yukon Mobile Meals.
(Editors Note: The OSJ has added Yukon Mobile Meals to our regular delivery schedule (and we took out a special early delivery that next day) The OSJ will be running the Yukon Mobile Meals Program listing for them in our next issue at no charge.
"Hi Robin; I live near S.W. 59th and Portland Avenue and would love to know where I can pick up the latest issue of the Oklahoma Senior Journal in my area or you could mail me a couple of copies; here is my address. I have come to rely on all the many "Senior" related resources and would really like to have one or two of the latest issues. I really would appreciate it! Thank you." -- Lee Hallman - S.W. OKC. (Editor's Note: The OSJ mailed out two of the OSJ's latest issues the next day. )
"Hello my name is Gary Starkey, I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area and my Father J.E. Starkey lives in the Village area in Oklahoma City. He is not as mobile as he use to be and I was in hopes we could have a Oklahoma Senior Journal mailed to him instead of him waiting till he goes out again. Would you please give me a call for my Father's address so he may receive the latest issue of the OSJ at his home. The OSJ is the best resource I have ever seen for "Senior" needs and information. I love that my father will have the perfect "Senior" resources right at his finger tips and mine because I already have my copy of the OSJ. Thank You very much!" -- Gary Starkey of Dallas/Fort Worth Texas
(Editor's note: The OSJ mailed out our latest copy of the OSJ the next day to J.E. Starkey for Mr. Gary Starkey.)
"Hello! My name is Jackie Steele and I would like to get some extra issues of the Oklahoma Senior Journal. My friend has an issue and I have found it to be very informational. Could you please give me a call, I would love to have one for my own personal use and would love to give a few out to friends and family. Thank You for providing such an in-depth, informative, entertaining and educational "Senior" publication." -- Mrs. Jackie Steele of N.E. OKC, OK.
(Editor's Note: The OSJ personally mailed out several copies at no charge to Mrs. Steele the very next day and she was thankfully thrilled! )
"I was looking for a dental company that would be able to work with my wife and I as far as payments or assistance programs. Ms. Gunn with the OSJ called me right back and gave me vital information that would work in mine and my wife's case. I had to let others know that the OSJ and its Editor, Robin Gunn, put our worries to rest and I am so grateful to Ms. Gunn and the OSJ's resources for the "Senior" community. Thank You again, Ms. Gunn. My wife and I can not express to you how much you have helped us both."
--Mr. & Mrs. Burkheart, Bethany, OK (Retired Pastor and Wife)
"I would like to personally thank Robin Gunn and the Oklahoma Senior Journal. As a leasing counselor for Quail Ridge Assisted Living, I talk to many seniors and their families who are trying to make the best decision possible regarding selecting the right assisted living community for them. As a senior advocate, Robin’s expert referrals to Quail Ridge are so appreciated and welcomed. We are a long time advertiser in the OSJ and will continue to be for many years to come!"
Lisa DeAngelo
Leasing Counselor
Quail Ridge Assisted Living
(405) 755-5775.
"I was working in the Midwest City Hospital and I saw an OSJ there. I am very interested in taking it. I would like to know how often it is published and how much it is for a subscription? I did not want to take one from the Hospital since they are for the patients. Could you please get the information to me on the cost. I was reading all the "Senior" resources and realized that I had to have a copy for my personal use. "
--Sara Fairchild, Midwest City, OK
(Editors Note: The OSJ is a no cost "Senior" Publication and we
mailed her out a FREE copy of the OSJ the very next day.)
"Hello, my name is Joann Holcomb from Sunny Lane United Methodist Church in Del City, OK. and we have a lot of "Seniors" at our church and I have enjoyed reading the articles in the OSJ concerning
"Senior" needs. Could you please bring us copies of your newest issue so we can hand them out to our "Senior" church members."
Joann Holcomb, Del City, OK
(Editor's Note: We did deliver OSJ's to them the same day.)
"I called the Editor (Robin Gunn) of the OSJ because my issue was a two-year-old copy that I have used many times for my ongoing needs as a "Senior." I ask for the newest copy of the OSJ to be mailed to me because I am wheelchair bound and only get out by handicap bus. Ms. Gunn helped me with some needed phone numbers per our conversation and she mailed out a copy of the OSJ that very day. I am so grateful to Ms. Gunn and all the vast "Senior" information that is right at the reader's finger tips through the OSJ!
Thank you very much again for all your help, Ms. Gunn!"
--Jim Gross, Norman, OK.
"Robin, I am Douglas Jeffries, committee member for Cottage Park Senior Living, 1401 Stonecrop drive, Midwest City, OK 73110. We have app. 100 residents now and would like to have your journal to distribute. You may contact me at 405-610-6331. We think your Journal is great for Seniors!
Thank You
Santa (Douglas Jeffries)"
Cottage Park Senior Living
(Editor's Note: We did deliver OSJ to them right away.)
"Dear Editor of the OSJ, My Mother and I Love and Use the Oklahoma Senior Journal all the time, I am 65 and my Mom is 84 years young! We have become so accustomed to all the service & resources within the OSJ's pages. Could you please mail us your latest copy of the Oklahoma Senior Journal. We usually pick one up out our doctor's office but have not been since the latest copy was released. I am a little under the weather and my Mom is more active then me but depends on me to do the driving."
-- Linda Copper,Moore, Oklahoma
(Editors note: We mailed out 2 copies of the latest OSJ the next day!)
"Robin, so glad you and your parents came to the Derby. Yes, it is a great day and so much fun. Thanks again for all you do for the seniors in OK. They certainly need an advocate like yourself. Have a great day. Link is great for RT – thanks."
Margaret West
Event/Volunteer Coordinator
Rebuilding Together
"I would like to know if there is a cost to have the Oklahoma Senior Journal distributed to our business. We are an Adult Day Health Care with a total of four centers in the Edmond/Metro Oklahoma City area.
--Cynthia McWilliams
(Editor's Note: the OSJ did deliver to the Centers at zero cost to them.)
"Robin, you are a wonderful generous business woman. I really appreciate you being so forthcoming with your help and guidance. Your knowledge and years of experience are nothing less then "priceless." It is truly refreshing to find a business woman that really does want to make a difference in our "Senior" community and works very hard at it everyday!"
My best regards,
Wendi Schoonover
MassMutual, Long Term Care Specialist
"I have had 12 years experience working with 'Seniors' in the Cardiology Clinic. Myself and my staff use the Oklahoma Senior Journal as a reference resource guide for 'Seniors' and or their caregivers everyday. We cannot keep them in our Clinic, they are gone within a few days after they are delivered to us. We are always calling Robin Gunn, the owner of the OSJ to bring us more issues.
"Robin always brings us more copies even when we are not due any till the first of the month. Robin Gunn and the OSJ go out of their way to make sure our 'Senior' community needs are met along with Robin's painstaking promotion of her clients."
Paige Covington, C.N.M.T., B.S.
Cardiology Clinic
"I would like to say how easy it is to look to the OK Senior Journal directory to locate businesses quickly. It is very convenient. I have a listing in the OSJ, but the advertising does not stop there. Robin Gunn has been very instrumental in building my new salon business. She speaks highly of all her customers and promotes their business wherever she goes. I'm so blessed to know her and especially blessed that she knows my business because others will know of it also!"
The Hair Bungalow/Rhonda Hart
Stylist/Salon Owner/28 Years in Business
405-714-7777
"Seniors are some of my most favorite people in the world and why I do what I do. I have seen first-hand great loneliness and pure lack of attention that can ensue for Seniors, when those of us do not take a "Stand for Seniors" and their growing needs. Heck, we will all be there and be a caregiver at some point in our life. Aging Is NOT for SISSIES!!!
"The Oklahoma Senior Journal provides such an incredible resource of information right at our finger tips for seniors, caregivers and families to aid in improving a better quality of life. Having a tool like The OSJ can help lead the reader to places, services, discounts, education, health issues, financial needs, travel, entertainment and activities in our Oklahoma community that may have seemed hided before. This valuable publication, The OSJ has done the research for me and it is in fact a resource for "Life!"
"I have dedicated my practice to help our seniors and their families to prepare financially for this time in our lives. The OSJ and you (Robin Gunn) have gone out of the way to help me in my mission to improve the quality of life and their loved ones lives through financial preparation. For this, I am eternally grateful and want you to know just how priceless The OSJ and your personal attention to me and my business, has truly been for me and then to our community.
"We all can take a clue from you and your attention to your clients' needs, truly believing in me and then personally promoting me and my business. You are the passion behind your mission and what you do for our seniors' needs.
Thank you again, Robin, for your dedication to 'Our Senior',"
Wendi Schoonover
MassMutual Financial Group
(405) 486-1451
"I have found the OKC Senior Journal to be a useful resource tool in assisting my long term care clients and hand them out to them. I have also used it when guest speaking at college Social Work classes to provide them with a better understanding of available resources."
Amy Nave
Social Services Specialist II
Long Term Care
Cleveland County Family Support Services
"Hello Robin, my name is Ms. Leaster Lenard and I am the Excell Hospice Social Worker. I saw the Senior Journal while visiting a Hospice patient at a Nursing facility and I was wondering how I could order more of the booklets so I could provide them to patients and their families. Thank you."
Ed. Note: We did provide the OSJ copies to her at
no charge, even though they are not currently an advertiser.
"It's a great publication and we can not wait to begin working with you and The OSJ. Thanks."
Jessica Conover
Healthcare Media Consultants
"It was nice visiting with you on the phone.Thank you so very much for helping us spread the word about "Rebuilding Together" for our seniors. We are a nonprofit organization as you know and the fact you are posting us in The OSJ and on your web-site at no cost to us, is a true testimonial to you and your company, that you do honestly care for our seniors and their well being. Rebuilding Together mission is to keep our senior citizens safe, warm and dry. I can now appreciate that you (Robin Gunn) and The Oklahoma Senior Journal feel the same. Thank you again, Robin."
Margaret West
Event/Volunteer Coordinator
Rebuilding Together
"As a Senior Real Estate Specialist, The Oklahoma Senior Journal has been an important part of my business – always my best advertising dollars. Robin and the OSJ have been my greatest networking resource, always going the extra mile to keep me informed and in touch.
Thank you, OSJ."
Tracy Burch,SRES
Keller Williams NorthPointe Realty
"We just wanted to say Hi and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You have been so great great to our company and I am so glad to know you and The OSJ. Thank you for all you do for our Seniors!"
From your Senior Transition Team at Senior Transition."
Amber Bergerson, Sr. Rep. at S.T.
and E. Dee Tabor / Owner
"I would love to have a copy mailed. Thank you! This is a great service you are providing."
Sherry Roden
Stillwater
"We have received excellent results from the Journal and we would be very glad to have the opportunity to work with you again. I look forward to working with you next year."
Yuriana Velasco
Acquisition Marketing
COX Communication
"Crystal Place has been a part of The Oklahoma Senior Journal as an advertiser since 2004. We are proud to be part of such an informative publication for our seniors. The OSJ is accommodating to our needs as well as those of the senior community."
Natalie Kendrick Jewell, LPN
Administrator
Crystal Place Assisted Living Center
"The Oklahoma Senior Journal and its editor Robin Gunn have done great things for my cleaning business. I have received several leads and business has grown greatly since the initial ad in the Journal. We would like to let everyone know that the Senior Journal is a great way to get your message to a targeted demographic, and Robin is so easy to work with."
Tammy
T&K Cleaning 613-9860
"The Oklahoma Senior Journal is a great resource for all residents of the Oklahoma City area. It is packed with valuable services and information that are useful for everyone, both seniors and those who love them."
Anne Bliss, MPH
Epidemiologist/Program Manager
Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry
Chronic Disease Services
"Robin, the Senior Journal has been a great way to educate the community about our home health and hospice services. Thank you for providing such an awesome resource for seniors and their families. You’re a pleasure to work with!"
Laura Meyer
Community Relations
Companion Home Health and Hospice
Edmond, OK 341-9751 Guthrie, OK 282-3980
"I have been an RN for 11 years and I am currently working at Northwest Surgical Hospital. Northwest Surgical is one of OSJ's distribution points. On many occasions I have referred patients and their family members to the OSJ as a resource for their senior needs. The OSJ is the most complete and informative guide for seniors and their caregivers that I have found. I highly recommend the OSJ for all seniors. We can hardly keep them in the hospital which speaks volumes about the publication!
Stacey D. Sander, RN BSN
Northwest Surgical Hospital
"The Oklahoma Senior Journal benefits Remington Park as we try to market to a select and important part of our community. The Oklahoma Senior Journal has helped us reach thousands of unique individuals who participate weekly in our senior rewards program."
Jennifer Buchanan
Sponsorship Sales
Remington Park
One Remington Place
Oklahoma City, Ok 73111
"Robin,
Thank you so much for being an advocate for seniors. Your magazine, The Senior Journal, is "stuffed full" of information and contacts that seniors will find very beneficial. In your resource section, you have information about services and needs that most of us do not know we have much less who can help us. Great job!! And again, thanks for being an advocate for seniors."
Respectfully yours,
Carol Hager
Financial Consultant
AXA Financial Services
"Robin Gunn and the Oklahoma Senior journal are true advocates for our seniors. It is a terrific resource for families too. I think the journal looks great and is so necessary. Thank you for taking time out of your weekend to help someone you didn't even know. Amazing! Thanks for all you do for seniors. Look forward to working with you more."
Senior Transitions
Amber Bergerson
E.Dee Tabor
Respectfully yours,
Gerri Joachims
Shaklee Business Leader
"If you are a caregiver than you probably need information at your fingertips. The Oklahoma Senior Journal allows a caregiver to access valuable information easily. It is truly a guide for everyday living. It is a must read for any senior or those that
care for a senior."
Deresa Claybrook, MS-RHIT
Owner, Positive Resources
"Recently a gentleman saw the web site for Senior Journal and called Robin asking about retirement communities in the Oklahoma City area. He currently lives in Texas. Robin was able to answer his questions and give him an overview of what is available in this area. The customer was very pleased with her honesty and depth of knowledge. He and his wife joined the waiting list at Tealridge Retirement Community and will be moving this fall. The pleasant experience they had with Robin assured them that moving to Oklahoma City would be a good decision."
Anita Kelley
Marketing Director
Tealridge Retirement Community
"What a wonderful resource for families! As a national instructor for the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation, I have been to a lot of areas where there was no easy way to find out what communities, services, or agencies were available to help seniors and their families. The Oklahoma Senior Journal is an exceptional tool for anyone looking for information that will provide solutions to some of the challenges of aging. I would wholeheartedly recommend it!"
Ruth Fennell, REALTOR ®, Broker
Seniors Real Estate Specialist, (SRES)
Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS
"We have been very pleased with the results of our long-term relationship with the Senior Journal. Its professionalism, focus on the Senior Community, and wide circulation have made it a perfect advertising venue for our firm."
Jerry E. Shiles
Managing Attorney
Parman & Easterday
"We have seen some great benefits in the senior community by using the Senior
Journal. People let us know they read the article and are excited about our
services. We would highly recommend the Senior Journal."
John P. Belardo, M.D.