Save the Date for These Upcoming Events

Operation Front Line Cooking Demos

Thursdays, September 9, October 14, and November 18,  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Ave. S, Seattle

Each of these fun cooking classes will feature an easy, tasty, low-cost and healthy recipe using seasonal produce. There will be a sample-size tasting of the recipe. Learn tips for how to cook for one, how to cook vegetables in the microwave (and make them taste good) and other topics. The classes will be lead by a local chef volunteer. These classes are designed for everyone, including people with diabetes. Please call the Central Area Senior Center (CASC) at (206) 726-4926 to register. Space is limited

LGBT Elder Summit

Thursday, September 16, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: ACRS, 3639 MLK, Jr. Way S., Seattle

The summit will be a discussion, think tank and learning experience to make services for LGBTQ elders in all cultures accessible and safe in health care and social services, housing, and all walks of life.  Keynote speaker will be Grethe Cammermeyer, and there will be two panels of community, professionals and funders discussing what they have been doing and what we hope to do in the future. You may register online.    

Preventing Foreclosure and Loan Modification Scams in Washington State

Thursday, September 16, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cedarbrook Lodge, Lily Room, 18525 36th Ave S, Seattle 

"Don't Be Fooled! Preventing Foreclosure and Loan Modification Scams in Washington State" is a no-cost event sponsored by the FDIC. Housing counseling agencies, community-based groups, faith-based leaders, and organizations serving seniors are cordially invited to attend a symposium to learn about the legitimate and free resources available to keep your clients and congregants out of the grasp of scammers.

Space is limited, so please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible. R.S.V.P. using the registration form or email SFCommunityAffairs@FDIC.gov or fax to Monée Boswell at (415) 808-7937.

Serving Our Homeless Elderly

September 16, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Puget Sound Regional Council Board Room, 5th Floor, 1011 Western Ave., Seattle

Join us for a conversation about Serving Our Homeless Elderly. Discussion will include demographics, trends, geriatric service needs, successful approaches, and challenges and opportunities within King County's Ten Year Plan.

The event is an effort by the Senior Housing and Supportive Services partnership, whose purpose is to increase the awareness of the need for housing to meet the needs of elders through the lifespan; develop the connections to enable necessary supportive services delivery; and strengthen residents' ability to age in the place they call home. Click here for a registration form.

Aging Your Way: Conversations for Community Change

Thursday, September 23, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fauntleroy Church, 9140 California Ave. SW, Seattle

Wednesday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Northgate Community Center, 10510 5th Ave. NE, Seattle 

Baby boomers and other younger-thinking older adults are already redesigning their communities to support them as they age. Senior Services is bringing community gatherings to neighborhoods around King County.  

Join us at an event in your neighborhood to develop your vision and ideas, and work on implementing them! Jim Diers, community development expert and professional facilitator, leads participants in identifying what they care about and creating their vision of what their community will need to look like. Action teams are formed and people are empowered to use their skills, knowledge and passion to make their vision a reality. Visit the Senior Services website for more information.

Healthy Aging in Healthy Communities

Friday, September 24, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: SeaTac Holiday Inn

The 2010 WAHA Healthy Aging Summit—"Healthy Aging in Healthy Communities"—will bring together teams of older adults, caregivers, and professionals from a wide variety of fields, who share the same mission "to create communities where all can age well."  Featured presenters include Jim Diers and Anne Verdez Moudon. Click here for the registration form. 

Human Services Transportation Forum

Tuesday, September 28, 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Location:  Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N, Seattle

Get answers to transportation challenges confronting human services providers serving older adults, people with disabilities, and low income populations in North King County. Click here to download an event flyer. 

Mortgage Help Day

Monday, October 4, 10:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.
Location: South Seattle Community College, Brockey Conference Center

Meet directly with lenders and housing counselors. Learn about the foreclosure process. Help prevent future foreclosures and remedy the foreclosure crisis. You should come if you:

• Are worried about making your next house payment
• Are currently delinquent in your mortgage 
• Have received a foreclosure notice 
• Are considering bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure.

Childcare and translation services provided. For more information, call (206) 694-6794 or click here for more information. 

2010 Senior Lobby Annual Fall Conference

Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 a.m. -  3:30 p.m.
Location: DoubleTree Hotel, Sea-Tac

Annual conference sponsored by the Washington State Senior Citizens Lobby. This year the focus of the conference will cover topics such as: Health Care Implementation, Medicare, State Budget Issues and Initiatives. The agenda will include several well known speakers and morning and afternoon forums.