The Kerr Tar Area Agency on Aging will offer a free falls prevention workshop starting in September at the North Granville Senior Center in Stovall. The nine-week program called, A Matter of Balance, is designed to help older adults to overcome the fear and help prevent falls. Please see the press release and flyer for more details.
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Kerr-Tar AAA & Lowes Heroes Deliver Emergency Heat Relief Kits
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Hot weather can be dangerous, and even more so for older adults. Home bound seniors are especially vulnerable. Kerr Tar Area Agency on Aging is working with Lowes Home Improvement for its Lowes Heroes program to provide emergency heat relief … Continue reading
2017 Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging Annual Volunteer Luncheon
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What a wonderful group of volunteers we have! Thank you to Doug Jenkins for delivering an inspiring message and to all those who participated. We look forward to continuing to work together to improve the lives of the seniors in … Continue reading
A Matter of Balance Workshop
The Kerr Tar Area Agency on Aging will offer a free falls prevention workshop starting in August. The nine-week program, called A Matter of Balance, is designed to help older adults to overcome the fear and help prevent falls. The workshop will be held at South Granville Senior Center in Creedmoor.
Please see press release for more details;
KERR-TAR AREA AGENCY ON AGING-LOOKING BACK
Take a moment to look back at some of the events the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging have sponsored and or collaborated with other local agencies to help improve the lives of seniors in our 5 county region.
Elder Abuse Walk, Vance County, June 15, 2017
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3rd Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk This Thursday on June 15th!
June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. To honor and educate the community about this growing aging issue, the Kerr Tar Area Agency on Aging and Vance County Department of Social Services has scheduled its 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk for June 15 at Southern Vance Southern Vance High School located at 925 Garrett Road in Henderson. The event will start at 9:00 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Door prizes will be awarded and free t-shirts will be given to the first two hundred participants. Please join us and wear purple and silver to acknowledge this under-reported crime. For additional information about this event, please contact Kim Hawkins at 252-436-2040 or Vance County DSS at 252-492-5001.
June Is Elder Abuse Awareness Month
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. To honor and educate the community about this growing aging issue, the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging and Vance County Department of Social Services has scheduled its 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk for June 15 at Southern Vance Southern Vance High School located at 925 Garrett Road in Henderson.
Please see the press release for details.
Person County SCAM JAM – June 14
On June 14, the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging with the Person County Senior Center has scheduled a Scam Jam to help educate seniors to protect themselves from frauds and scams. The Person County SCAM JAM is a free educational and entertaining forum where seniors will learn to avoid today’s scams and frauds, from identity theft to telemarketing and consumer and Medicare frauds.
Please see the attached press release for details.
Region K Local Senior Games Comes To A Close
The 2017 Region K Senior Games wrapped up on Thursday, May 18th at Oxford City Hall with the Silver and Heritage Arts competition followed by the awards ceremony.
(Kevin A. Rumsey, Granville County, pictured running the 1500 meter race at the 2017 Region K Local Senior Games)
Please see attached Press Release for more information.
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Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging and Vance County Department of Social Services Host their 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk on June 15th!
June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month. To honor and educate the community about this growing aging issue, the Kerr-Tar Area Agency on Aging and Vance County Department of Social Services has scheduled its 3rd Annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk for June 15 at Southern Vance Southern Vance High School located at 925 Garrett Road in Henderson.
Please see the press release for more information.