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Calendar of Events

Below is a list of Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging's schedule of up-coming events and other activities occuring throughout Central Massachussetts. Events are posted frequently and displayed in date order with the most recent at the top. If you would like further information on a particular event please email us at SeniorConnection.

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FREE LEGAL CLINICS

Date:06-04-2009 through 06-26-2009
Location:See Below

Attorney Nicholas G. Kaltsas provides free legal clinics at various Senior Centers throughout Worcester County.
If you'd like to sign up for the free legal clinic and have your legal questions answered during a free 1/2 hour
appointment, please call the appropriate Senior Center to schedule an appointment.

Thursday, June 4, 2009
9:30 AM-11:30 AM
Worcester Senior Center
128 Providence St.
Worcester MA
508-799-1232

Friday, June 12, 2009
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Millbury Senior Center
1 River Stree
Millbury MA
508-865-9154

Friday, June 26, 2009
9:30 AM-11:30 AM
Grafton Senior Center
30 Providence Street
Grafton MA
508-839-9242

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
West Boylston Senior Center
120 Prescott Street
West Boylston
508-835-6916

Thursday, June 25, 2009
10:00 AM-12:00 noon
Holden Senior Center
1130 Main Street
Holden, MA
508-829-0270

THE SENIOR FOCUS RADIO PROGRAM

LISTEN TO OUR WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM ON WTAG 580 AM OR 94.9 FM EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
AT 11:00 AM. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF SENIORS AND EACH WEEK FEATURES GUEST
SPEAKERS ALONG WITH ATTORNEY NICK KALTSAS. CALL 508-755-0058 ON SATURDAY MORNINGS
AT 11:00 AM WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.

Sponsored by: Elder & Disability Law Advocates
For more information, e-mail info@edlalaw.com.



Taking Control Of Your Future Through Basic Estate Planning

Date:06-24-2009
Time:6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location:Dodge Park Rest Home and Day Club
Social Room -Day Club
101 Randolph Road
Worcester MA 01606

Dodge Park Rest Home would like to invite you to join us for a presentation by attorney Emily Starr. Mrs. Starr is a partner in the Worcester and Fitchburg law firm of Ciota, Starr & Vander Linden, and concentrates primarily in the area of elder law and special needs planning which includes Medicaid and estate planning, guardianship and probate.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

  1. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS - DURING LIFE
    1. POWER OF ATTORNEY
    2. LIVING (INTERVIVOS) TRUST
    3. JOINT TENANCIES/RESTRICTED BANK ACCOUNTS

  2. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS - AT DEATH
    1. WILL
    2. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION
    3. JOINT OWNERSHIP

  3. MEDICAL DOCUMENTS
    1. LIVING WILL AND HEALTH CARE PROXY

  4. PROBATE AVOIDANCE

Please RSVP to
Debbie William and/or Judy Martin
at (508) 853-8180.
The event is FREE and open to the public.
Refreshment will be served.



Animal Hoarding, How It Differs from Hoarding Stuff

Date:06-24-2009
Time:1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location:Worcester Senior Center
128 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604

The Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts and
The Central Massachusetts Task Force on Hoarding present:

Dr. Gary J. Patronek, VMD, PhD, VP for Animal Welfare and
New Program Development, ALR of Boston on
“Animal Hoarding, How It Differs from Hoarding Stuff”

and

Christiana Bratiotis, LCSW, Boston University School of Social Work on
“Compulsive Hoarding: Health, Emotional, and Liability Issues for Workers”

This training will offer practical skills for anyone working with persons who suffer from compulsive hoarding. This training is free and fourth in a series on compulsive hoarding funded by a grant from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts. Please RSVP to Dianne Sandman, Senior Paralegal, mail: LACCM, 405 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608, fax: (508) 752-5918, email: dsandman@laccm.org by June 17, 2009.

If you require special accommodations, please notify
Linda Boss at (508) 752-3722, ext. 335 IMMEDIATELY.

Name:_____________________________________________________________
Agency: _____________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________
Phone #:________________________________ Fax #: ____________________
E-mail: _______________________________________________

Please register early and feel free to share this notice with colleagues or others who would benefit from this training. Registration will be from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions about the Task Force, please contact Dianne Sandman at (508) 752-3722, ext. 327.



Identity Theft And How To Prevent It

Date:06-25-2009
Time:6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location:Lutheran Healthcare Center Of Worcester
26 Harvard Street
Worcester MA 01609

Lutheran Healthcare Center of Worcester
Is Proud To Offer Our
June Educational Series

A Complimentary Program Open To All!

Presented by Peter Yvanovich, SPA, Founder of New England Inventory & Appraisal Services
Tours & Light Refreshments

RSVP - Reservations required, contact the receptionist at (508) 754-8877



Summer Fun Event

Date:06-27-2009
Time:10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location:Emanuel Village
59 Evelyn St
Worcester, MA 01607

Featuring:

Yard Sale
Craft Tables
Jewelry and Pocketbook tables
Cook out (to benefit Emanuel Village)
Bake Sale (to benefit Emanuel Village)
South High Cheerleaders fundraising table

The ice cream truck will be stopping by

And the Lions Sight Mobile will be here doing health screenings

Tables for the day are available to be rented for $10 each
Call Lynn Boulay, Resident Service Coordinator
to reserve a table or for more information
508-753-3057



Asian Festival

Date:06-28-2009
Time:12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:Italian-American Cultural Center
28 Mulberry Street
Worcester MA

6TH Annual Asian Festival

Food and Traditional Dances From

Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Laos, Korea,
Japan, Philippines & India

Free Admission

Sponsored By

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts
Worcester Cultural Commission



Save The Date!

Date:09-13-2009
Location:Worcester Senior Center
128 Providence St.
Worcester MA
The 2009 Central Massachusetts Memory Walk
to benefit the Alzheimer's Associaion, will be held at the Worcester Senior Center


Young@Heart
in Alive & Well

Date:10-18-2009
Time:3:00 PM
Location:Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608

A surprising and hilarious work that is not about old people performing,
but rather a performance that happens to feature older people.

Young@Heart is a rowdy bunch of 70 and 80 year olds singing music 'your mother wouldn't like.' In fact, they are positively attracted to the bad boys and naughty girls of the last 50 years, covering everything from Jimi Hendrix to Queen with a good measure of The Flaming Lips and Radiohead.

To benefit JFS Worcester.
Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, Presenting Sponsor.
Tickets $100, $50, $36, $25 through JFS or Mechanics Hall.
$100 tickets include private reception with the Y@H cast following the show.

For more information please call 508-829-0336



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