John Claude Shaffer is a Junior at South County High School in Lorton, Virginia. Motivated to achieve results and spread positivity, John Claude strives to achieve excellence in academics and to serve his community.
 
John Claude founded the Elder Outreach Club, a successful organization started at South County High School, and currently has over 120 members from two schools. 90 members from South County High School and 30 members from Bishop Ireton High school. John Claude is a High School Varsity baseball player, with experience competing on high-level travel baseball teams. He is a Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) member who competed and received awards at the district and state conferences level and qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference in 2022. 
 
Listen to this uplifting Truman Charities episode with John Claude Shaffer about the Elder Outreach Club!
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
-        How not being able to visit his grandmother during the pandemic inspired John to create the Elder Outreach Club
-        The first letters they wrote and an unexpected special moment between John and Martha a retired pianist. 
-        How the Elder Outreach Club is expanding and what you can do to help. 
 
If anyone would like to donate, they can write a check. The check should be written to the school and then make sure that the club’s name is on the envelope or in a note, etc. Our school address is 8501 Silverbrook Rd, Lorton, VA 22079

Elder Outreach Club has distributed over 1,000 letters to senior centers.


Media Outlets:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elder_outreach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elderoutreachclub/community/


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