Charlottesville Elder Lawyer Doris Gelbman is giving a series of talks at the Senior Center entitled “Aging Gracefully”.  The first was on January 14th, the next two are February 24th and March 17th, both at 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place, Charlottesville. A video of Ms. Gelbman’s first presentation can be viewed on her website www.gelbman-law.com [Click HERE to go directly to that video]

A public event of interest:

Senior Crime Prevention Academy

Every Thursday this month

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 1:00pm

Details:

SENIOR CRIME PREVENTION ACADEMY
Thursdays, January 29, 2015 and February 5, 12,19 & 26:  1:00pm

Officer Steve Watson will be sharing ways for seniors and their families to avoid frauds and scams, avoid identity theft, and improve personal safety.  Participants will come away with specific information to help them recognize questionable situations and prevent them from falling victim to crime in these subject areas.

Open to all.

Location:
Senior Center  1180 Pepsi Place  Charlottesville, VA  22901   for more information call 434-974-7756

Fee: free

The following is an announcement about an upcoming public hearing about the Commonwealth’s Council on Aging Four-Year Plan.

Commonwealth Council on Aging

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL ON AGING’S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD LISTENING SESSIONS ON THE FOCUS TOPICS OF THE

COMMONWEALTH’S FOUR-YEAR PLAN FOR AGING SERVICES 2015-2019

ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015

(Hearing begins at 10:30 a.m. and will end approximately at 12:30 p.m.)

Switzer Building Large Classroom at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center

243 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Fishersville VA 22939

You can also attend the listening session by video conference at the following four Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) locations:

• DARS Roanoke        Roanoke Valley WFC     1351 Hershberger Rd, Suite 205                Roanoke, VA 24012
• DARS Abingdon      468 East Main Street, Suite 200              Abingdon, VA 24210
• DARS Fairfax       11150 Fairfax Blvd., 3rd Flr. Suite 300      Fairfax, VA 22030
• DARS South Hampton Roads (Norfolk)      Interstate Corporate Center, Bldg. #7               6340 Center Drive, Suite 101           Norfolk VA 2350

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