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WIAAA: FirstStop
for Seniors
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Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Free Workshop:
Avoiding Frauds and Scams
For Immediate Release
Time Sensitive
Friday May 9, 2008
Do Not Print After Wednesday May 14, 2008
Contact: Jan Stille
Western IL Area Agency on Aging
309-793-6800 or (800) 322-1051
Rock Island - Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging will be
sponsoring an educational seminar on how to avoid frauds and scams. This
seminar is designed for senior citizens, caregivers and any others who are
interested.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging
729 34th Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois 61201
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served and materials will be available
Everyone must be on guard against scams, but seniors
are considered to be more vulnerable than younger adults, especially to scams
such as: identity theft, home improvement, telemarketing, predatory lending
and financial exploitation.
Mike Hughes, Community Liasion with the Illinois
Attorney General’s office and Rachelle Kunde, Deputy, Scott County Sherriff’s
Office will educate attendees at this session on how to avoid being a victim
of frauds and scams.
Contact Vicki at (309) 793-6800 or vcoutant@wiaaa.org
for registration and more information.
WIAAA will be continuing the Living and Learning Series on
the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of May and June. Other topics
will include Medicaid and Long Term Care Insurance, Home Modifications and
Assistive Devices.
The educational materials and presentation for this
event are made available through the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
The Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging is a
non-profit corporation created for the purpose of improving the quality of
life for older Americans. The specific objectives of the agency are threefold:
to enable older adults to live in their own homes as long as possible with
appropriate supportive services; to remove individual and social barriers to
economic and personal independence for older persons including the provision
of opportunities for employment and volunteer activities; and to act as an
advocate for older persons in developing community resources for the aged
throughout the ten county area while providing a comprehensive service
network. Counties included in the agency’s jurisdiction are Bureau,
Henderson, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, and
Warren. E.O.E.
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