MISSION: To create opportunities that allow Douglas County residents 60 years and older to remain independent and active in their homes and communities.
MARCH 2013
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Volume 40 No. 3
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PATH PERSONAL ACTIONS TO HEALTH BEGINS APRIL 2
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Join us Friday, March 22 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Senior Center for a fun and functional craft to celebrate the coming of spring! This easy yet elegant tissue paper vase craft gives the illusion of a beautiful stained glass vase with the use of colored tissue paper and 0RG 3RGJH 7KH ÀQLVKHG SURMHFW is perfect for holding fresh spring à RZHUV DQG FDQ EH D JUHDW JLIW IRU any holiday. The $5 cost for this class includes at materials needed.
Annual SHICK Volunteer Training Dates Set Are you looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity? Do you enjoy helping others? Do you want to learn how to help people navigate through the Medicare maze? Douglas County Senior Services, Inc., in cooperation with Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK), is currently recruiting volunteers to become trained SHICK Medicare counselors. Training will be held in Lawrence on May 14, June 18 and July 23.
Following training the volunteers may choose to offer guidance as a Comprehensive Medicare Counselor, DVVLVWLQJ EHQHÂżFLDULHV LQ DOO DUHDV RI 0HGLFDUH RU they may choose to help with Open Enrollment for Medicare managed care and prescription drug plans. Volunteers may also help in DCSS SHICK Call PATH classes are held at the East Lawrence Center a few hours a week. Recreation Center. The fee for this program is $25 per person. However, if you register with a friend, you will receive a “buddy discountâ€? of 2 for $30; that’s $10 saved per person! Please register at the Lawrence Senior Center or at the Community Building by March 25.
If you are interested in hearing more about these rewarding volunteer opportunities, please contact Criss Tomlin, SHICK Coordinator at Douglas County Senior Services, (785) 842-0543
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LAPA Senior Resource Fair March 12
The 8th Annual Lawrence Area Partners in Aging Senior Resource Fair will be held on Tuesday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hy-Vee on Clinton Parkway. The Senior Resource Fair is designed to introduce seniors and their families and caregivers to the members of LAPA and acquaint them with the services that these businesses provide to the seniors in the community. There will be door prizes and give-aways!