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Inside Aging – September 2023
https://mailchi.mp/pa/inside-aging-september2023?e=a599c080be What Will It Be Like to Age in Pennsylvania? Make Sure Your Voice is Heard! Virtual, In-person Listening Sessions on Master Plan for Older Adults Set for September The Department of Aging will host another series of virtual listening sessions through the month of September on the Master Plan for Older Adults – a…
Help #SaveLunch for America’s Seniors!
Meals on Wheels funding is at risk, and we need your help to save lunch! Congress has until March 8 – the next federal funding deadline for programs like Meals on Wheels – to provide desperately needed increases. At a time when one in three Meals on Wheels programs have a waitlist, with seniors waiting…
Berks Encore News August 2024
VIEW AUGUST BERKS ENCORE NEWS In Each Issue Published monthly by Berks Encore, Berks Encore News covers the news most important to Berks County residents over the age of 50. Each issue includes the following sections: Agency Happenings Learn what’s happening at Berks Encore Volunteer Spotlight Feature on a Berks Encore volunteer Center News A…
Retired Couple’s Commitment to Community
Volunteer Spotlight Rick and Joellen Roebuck have been volunteering with Berks Encore since 2012. They are a retired couple from Bern Township who have shared their time as volunteers with a number of local organizations. Rick volunteered for Big Brothers Bigs Sisters and was the Assistant Scout Master for a local Boy Scout Troop for…
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Elmira Atkins, Berks Encore Fleetwood Center Volunteer
By: Julian O’Brien, Berks Encore Marketing Intern Next up for our Volunteer Spotlight is Elmira Atkins, better known as Ellie. Ellie (73) resides in Topton, PA where she has 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandson. Ellie has been devoting her time to volunteering for over 10 years now. She started volunteering at the Topton…
Shingles Shot Clinic – Giant Pharmacy at Berks Encore Mifflin Center
Common Facts about Shingles / Shingrix: • The CDC recommends that everyone 50 and older get Shingrix, even if they had the earlier recommended vaccine Zostavax, or if they’ve already had a bout of shingles. • More than 99 percent of Americans over the age of 40 have been exposed to the varicella-zoster virus, even…