Telikin® – a simpler, easy to use touchscreen computer for seniors, the elderly and their families.

Congratulations to our latest Telikin Cares Recipient, Leslie Mongillo, technology high school and adult education teacher in the Bradford Area High School, in Bradford, PA. Leslie wrote:

“Hello! I am writing to nominate myself as a technology high school and adult education teacher at Bradford Area High School. In my adult education class that is offered one evening per week in the Fall and Spring, I encounter many Senior Citizens who have never had any exposure to the computer. One of their greatest hurdles is learning to navigate using the mouse. For this reason, the Telikin touch screen would be beneficial. Many of them are also planning to purchase computers, and come to me with questions about which computer is best. If I had a Telikin computer to demonstrate for them, this could become a clear choice for their purchase. They are fascinated by technology and eager to learn it, but there are so many components to a regular desktop computer that they get frustrated and find learning difficult. I have also had many drop out of the class because they feel they will just never be able to “get it”. I believe that your donation of a Telikin Computer will provide these seniors with many benefits as well as the desire to participate in technology. They get excited about learning new things, and are amazed by the capabilities of our technology today. I thank you for your consideration on behalf of myself and all of the seniors who attend my classes.”

Congratulations, Leslie Mongillo, Bradford Area High School!!

Congratulations to Telikin Cares recipient, Technology for Life Transitions! Emily Abel, gerontechnologist and owner writes:

“I own and manage Technology for Life Transitions (www.techforlifetransitions.com). My company assists aging adults and their caregivers with unique technology options designed to improve independence and caregiver support. Our aim is to promote opportunities for healthy, safe, purposeful, engaged living through aging technologies and services. One way we can achieve this is through training novice computer users about ways to communicate with their family and friends; thereby minimizing the social isolation so many aging adults experience. We provide personal in-home evaluations, installations and training on technologies specifically designed for aging adults such as Telikin. In addition, we educate professional caregivers such as doctors, nurses, home health care staff, Continuing Care Retirement Center staff and other healthcare professionals through free in-services, workshops and conference presentations throughout the country. Please consider providing Technology for Life Transitions with a free Telikin computer so that we can educate and train our aging adults and their caregivers, as well as the healthcare community about this easy to use computer with its numerous features.…”

Congratulations, Technology for Life Transitions!!

Congratulations to Telikin Cares Recipient, the Rowley Public Library, in Rowley, MA. Pamela Jacobson, library director wrote:

“For the past six years Carol Soucy, a local software consultant, has been teaching free computer classes for seniors at the Rowley Public Library in Rowley, MA…. The topics of each three week session have included basic skills, email, the Internet, digital cameras, social media, and more. The classes fill quickly and most have had a waiting list, showing a clear need that seniors in the community have for a safe and non-threatening place to learn more about computers… For the basic skills class, which is the most popular and most often repeated, there is a prerequisite that students must be comfortable using a mouse and keyboard. Many seniors have had to come to the library to practice their mouse skills on the public computers before joining the class. If a Telikin was awarded and set up in the library it would be beneficial to those seniors who have not yet mastered the keyboard and mouse. Many of the seniors in the class have expressed a desire to keep up with new technology that they hear about and don't understand. It helps them to keep in touch with not only family and friends, but with news, arts, and culture in the wider world…”

Congratulations, Rowley Public Library!!

Congratulations to Telikin Cares recipient, Scott County Senior Citizens Center in Georgetown, KY.! Melanie Warrens, a graduate student working on a project for technology classes for seniors wrote:

“…My inspiration was in providing a way for seniors to continue to socialize and remain engaged with family and friends as well as continue the process of learning and growing for as long as possible… The Scott County Senior Citizens Center in Georgetown, KY serves local seniors by providing meals, transportation, visits, home care and encouragement to those who are more or less home bound. The Center also provides activities at the center and field trip excursions for those who are more mobile and socially active. Their website states: "Within our Centers, seniors can receive social/recreational/educational activities which enhance physical, emotional and spiritual well-being." This is what I am trying to achieve with this small step…I found your company as I was doing research on this topic and think your product is a lovely fit for our program…”

Congratulations to the Scott County Senior Citizens Center!!

Congratulations to our Telikin Cares recipient, Leisure World Computer Club, in Mesa, Arizona. Phil Johnson, an instructor in their computer club, wrote:

“…we are searching for solutions for our “disconnected” residents…The 500 member Computer Club's primary focus is the unskilled computer users. We find that the folks that do not have a computer in their home are absolutely convinced that they could never learn to use the Internet. One of the many problems is the difficulty of the elderly learning the mouse and the keyboard. The touch screen seems to be a magic solution. We believe that the [Tech] Buddy system is a critical part of our ability to help these people. If we discovered, that the Telikin solution really works as you promote it, it could help us close the gap of bringing seniors into the 21st Century…”

Congratulations, Leisure World Computer Club!!

Congratulations to our Telikin Cares recipient, Leola Henry of Houston, Texas! Mrs. Henry was nominated by her daughter, Carolyn Duhon. Carolyn shares that her mother is a warm person, a devoted neighbor, church member, neighborhood civic center leader, mother and grandmother. She is always trying to help those in need. Carolyn writes:

She (Leola) has expressed an interest in taking some computer classes. She feels that if she knew how to use the computer and if she had one that she would be more of an asset to her many community endeavors. I know if my mother had a computer and the skills that she would reach out to more people outside of her local community. Having her own computer would allow her to keep in touch with friends and teenagers that she has mentored… She would use the computer to search for various assistance for elders and under privileged children. I know that she would be searching for coupons that would help out the seniors in her neighborhood with their weekly groceries and personal items that they need.”

Congratulations to Leola Henry!!

Congratulations to our Telikin Cares recipient, the Winter Springs Senior Center in Winter Springs, FL.   Joe Weber, a volunteer instructor in their computer room, wrote:

“If you could spend an hour in our center watching so many of our seniors struggle with our current desktop computers using the mouse and keyboard setup and the current operating systems we are using, you would share my excitement that there is a better way for them to get connected in this brave new electronic world. So many of them find it so difficult to understand the Windows operating systems and just how to access the programs they would like to use. Your Telikin computer would be a fantastic benefit for them to easily do their emails and connect with their families... I believe your computer would be a blessing… for many others that come to the Center who find the current technology so intimidating. Thank you again and please, please consider the Winter Springs Senior Center as being worthy of your gift”.

Congratulations, Winter Springs Senior Center!!

The second recipient of our Telikin Cares Computer donation is Tracy Symonds from Quincy, MA! Tracy was nominated by her sister, Deb Symonds. Deb shared that Tracy is developmentally challenged and wrote that Tracy had taken a class on basic life skills, including computing and loved it!

“She really wants to join us all in emailing. On occasion she (Tracy) had been left out of family news because we forgot she doesn’t get emails. We have tried teaching her on our computers but it is too many moves for her to be successful in maneuvering through screens. I can just see her beaming when she gets an email with the families’ latest news! She enjoys being our weather reporter too and to see the weather right there, WOW! Thanks for listening to the story of my special sister, Tracy Symonds.”

Congratulations, Tracy!!

an update from Tracy's sister...
Hi Nancy,

We are doing great! Tracy is so in the email loop now. Everyday we get an update on the Christmas list. She recently had a holiday party and you should of seen her showing off her computer! We got to get her into Skype next. She is doing good with her calendar and appointments. We can’t thank you all enough again. She is just having a ball.
Happy Holidays to you and all the Telikin team!

Deb Symonds

The first recipient of our Telikin Cares Computer donation is Connie Hughes! She was nominated by her daughter, Mary. Connie has 11 children, including spouses, 27 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Her family lives all around the country.

Connie is very active and her family wants her to be able to learn computing so she can communicate with her family, especially the grandchildren. Now she will be able to see the family photos, enjoy face to face skype video chat calls and be part of the family conversations! She had been intimidated by the thought of using a computer but her family hopes this will be the answer to their prayers!!!

Congratulations, Connie!!

Send us an email with your name, or the name of the person you are nominating, and why you/they would benefit from a Telikin personal computer to:

TelikinCares@telikin.com

Your stories can include optional photos or videos attached to the email. You can also send us a letter with your name, story and how to contact you to the address listed below:

Please limit entries to under 400 words and include your name, email, address and phone number plus any relevant information on the nominee if other than yourself.