Universitv Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 6, 1991
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Martha Beebe, Columbus, Ohio, sophomore, clips coupons for the Coupons for Caring program.
Coupon program aids elderly
By Patricia Rojas
Kansan staff writer
Some people turn coupons into garbage. Others turn them into projects.
Last month, Douglas County Senior Services raised $4,200 through its Coupons for Caring program. Senior services employees and volunteers place coupons on products in local stores to encourage the amount of the coupon to the agency.
Kay Petitt, program organizer,
said the purpose of the project was to
alleviate the effects of a budget
cutback by the federal government.
She said the agency had a deficit of
more than $40,000.
Douglas County Senior Services provides food, transportation, reecer
ational classes and special services to senior citizens. Pettit said the agency served about 500 seniors a day in Douglas County.
Scott Ulrich, Omaha, Neb., freshman, who participated in the program, said it was a fun experience. Ulrich and five friends helped put coupons on products in Dillons, 1740 Massachusetts St.
"It was sort of funny," he said. "People thought we worked there. They asked us where things were, and we didn't know."
But the Coupons for Caring program, which started two months ago, has had problems.
"A lot of the people will see coupons on the products, and they will use them for themselves," Pettit
said.
She said some people thought the store had distributed the coupons, and others did not realize how much work was involved in the program.
The program needs people who will help collect, clip, mark or distribute the coupons.
Several organizations at the University of Kansas have contributed to Coupons for Caring, Pettit said. However, the program needs more volunteers to distribute coupons to the participating stores. The program will run at least through the end of this year.
"This is going to be a long project," she said. "We are going to need people continuously."
Trial for Independence man begins
The Associated Press
INDEPENDENCE — The murder trial of a man accused of beating an elderly Independence woman with a Montgomery County District Court刀.
Jason "Jay" Linn, 21, of rural Independence, is charged with the first degree murder of Veilea Tran. He was convicted of aggravated battery and aggrivated burglary.
Teal and her husband, Oliver, were beaten with a shovel during a break in at their home last May. Vicie Teal died the following day. Her husband, who is expected to testify, was hospitalized for several days.
Montgomery County Attorney
Terry Todd said he expected the trial, which began yesterday, to last until Friday.
During questioning of prospective
jurors, defense attorney Jeffrey Chubb asked for their views on the definition of legal insanity, saying it would be a major factor.
According to police accounts and testimony at a preliminary hearing in August, Linn allegedly broke into the Teal's residence twice while the deputy was there and later allegedly used a shovel to beat the couple on their front porch.
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