Older Michiganians Day is quickly approaching on Wednesday, May 11th in Lansing. If you would like to attend this year, Senior Resources still has lunch tickets available and would be willing to help organize car pools. We can even accommodate small groups. Below is the schedule for the day:
Location: East Lawn of the State Capitol
110 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing
Schedule as of April 28, 2016
10:20 am 8330 On The River Choir
10:30 am Welcome & Purpose of the Day
Pam Curtis, President, Area Agencies on Aging Association
Pam Niebrzydowski, Chair, Michigan Senior Advocates Council
10:45 am Advocacy with the House - Advocates visit their State Representatives and advocate for OMD Platform issues
12 noon Seventh Inning Stretch - Coaches for the Matter of Balance program lead participants in balance exercises
12:05 pm Responses to the Platform
Senator Goeff Hansen for Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof
Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich
Representative Kathy Crawford for House Speaker Kevin Cotter
House Minority Leader Tim Greimel
Presentation of the Senior Citizen of the Year Award
Richard Kline, Acting Director, Aging & Adult Services Agency
Whitney Skeans, Consumers Energy, OMD Sponsor
8330 On The River Choir
1:00 pm Advocacy with the Senate - Advocates visit their State Senators and advocate for OMD Platform issues
1:50 pm 8330 On The River Choir & Wrap Up
Lunch will be served at the food tent between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm
Please contact Pam Curtis, [email protected], if you are interested in attending so that we can reserve lunch tickets for you.
Thank you for your continued advocacy on behalf of our region's older adults.