Posted by admin on March 31, 2009 under General | 
The Lehigh County Office of Aging and Adult Services will be holding its Ninth Annual Tribute to “Unsung Heroes” on May 20, 2009 at 1 PM in the Lehigh County Government Center. This award honors several people for their great work in the Lehigh Valley community.
A PowerPoint presentation of hero photographs, words of wisdom and / or personal philosophy of life is coordinated and projected while each of 15 winning essays is read to an audience of 100 or so attendees.
Each hero receives a certificate from the Office of Aging and Adult Services, as well as commendations from their respective state representative and state senator, some of whom attend the event.
County Executive Don Cunningham and a member of the Commissioner’s Board wil be asked to hand out the certificates and commendations. This is a media covered event that usually runs about 2 hours.
Posted by admin on March 17, 2009 under General |
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and the Lehigh Valley Aging in Place Coalition will be hosting a Spring Education Series for the community of older adults. It will be held at Good Shepherd on South 4th St. in Allentown. They will be held on April 20, May 18 and June 15 and the topics will include various aging in place themes. For more information contact Lehigh Valley Aging in Place member, Jeff Tintle, at 610-762-9011.
Posted by admin on January 28, 2009 under Finance, General |
This organization created a survey to gather information about the unmet needs of people with disabilities (and their family members and caregivers).
Those with a disability of any type (physical, mental, developmental or a chronic illness) are invited to fill out the survey being administered by the Lehigh Valley Research Consortium. The survey questions may also be answered by a family member of caregiver of a person with a disability. There is no cost to participate in the survey, and participants may remain anonymous.
The research results will identify the most important issues facing people with disabilities and will highlight opportunities for change. The Partnership will use the information gathered to formulate preliminary recommendations for action planning.
The survey is available online in English and Spanish at www.lehighvalleyresearch.org/disability_study from January 19 through March 31.
In addition to the survey being online, it is available in print, large print and Braille upon request. To receive a copy of the survey via the mail or with questions about the survey, contact Lanethea Mathews-Gardner at mathews@muhlenberg.edu or call 484-664-3737.
For more information about the Partnership for a Disability Friendly Community, contact Cynthia Lambert, Vice President for Government and Community Relations, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, at 610-776-3323 or clambert@gsrh.org.
Posted by admin on January 16, 2009 under General |
When targeting information for the over 50 crowd you have to throw a fairly wide net.
To that end we will touch on subjects that we feel matter most to those over 50. We will discuss health, finance, children, grandchildren, fitness and a number of other topics.
Like most blogs we are dependent on reader feedback.
Let us know what you like and what you do not like about our blog.
We will respond so that this blog serves your purposes.
Our publication Lifestyles over 50 provides information to folks in the greater Lehigh Valley area. We will mention some of the articles in that publication that might also be of interest to you.
