News from Colorado Senior Lobby

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September 2017

A highlight from the Summer Social ...

We can be most proud of what others say about us.

"As people and organizations go about their day-to-day operations what one looks for is what others say about you. At the 2017 Colorado Senior Lobby Summer Social, we as an organization can stand proud on what Senator Rachel Zenzinger, Colorado Senate District 19 had to say about Colorado Senior Lobby and our citizen lobbyist outreach ..." - READ MORE

Senator Rachel Zenzinger, Colorado Senate District 19 speaking about Colorado Senior Lobby at our Summer Social

Welcome to our New Board Members

At our Annual Business Meeting in August, Colorado Senior Lobby elected 3 new Board Members, Robert Brocker, Kelsey Lesco, and Diane Martini. We also reaffirmed two current Directors for 2-year terms, Jeanette Hensley and Harvey McWhorter. The others on our Board are starting the 2nd year of their 2-year terms - READ MORE

Summer Social Awards

A high point of our Summer Social is to award the “Serving our Seniors” and Legislator Awards. As sometimes happens, this year only one of our recipients could attend the event. We appreciate KC Becker, Representative District 13, one of our 4 recipients of the “Governance Award” for Bipartisan Leadership being able to attend our event so we could present the award in person - READ MORE

CSL Board Member Kip Bishop presenting award to KC Becker, Representative District 13

This year’s Summer Social was at Covenant Village of Colorado in Westminster and we recorded it with the assistance of Covenant Village - CLICK HERE Visit our Summer Social Photo Gallery - CLICK HERE

Thank you to our Summer Social Sponsors

We want to take a moment and thank our event sponsors. Please take a moment and visit their websites to learn more about their services: Covenant Village of Colorado – CovenantColorado.org Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus – esmrc.com Olinger – DignityMemorial.com PASCO – Personal Assistance Services of Colorado – PascoHH.com Our Media Sponsors - visit their websites to find News & Events: 50Plus Marketplace – 50PlusMarketPlaceNews.com Prime Time for Seniors – MyPrimeTimeNews.com SeniorsResourceGuide.com – SeniorsResourceGuide.com

The Burden of an Unhealthy Lifestyle

An opinion by Ed Shackelford, President of Colorado Senior Lobby

"How will the aging of the population in Colorado affect the state budget? At the state/local level, the biggest impact on the budget is those who are 80 plus years old. This group more than doubles in the next 15 years. It is improbable that revenue available for senior services will keep up with this increase. In fact: a best case scenario is that funding increases by a modest amount. The need is clear for new ideas and more efficiency in ..." - READ MORE

Recommended by Members

Conversations on Aging Regional Tour "As part of its continued effort to prepare the state for the nearly 68 percent increase of people more than 65 years old by 2030, the State’s Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) will begin a series of meetings across the state to gather input from local residents responding to, and building on, the Planning Group’s Initial Strategic Action Plan on Aging for Colorado, released this past November. The meetings entitled ..." - READ MORE CSL Legislative Committee Meetings For the rest of the year the Colorado Senior Lobby Legislative Committee will generally be meeting every 2 weeks. At these meetings we review topics affecting older adults in Colorado and invite senior experts to make presentations to our group. Our meetings are open to our members and the general public. If this is your first meeting, contact CSL Board President at 720-353-3775 because meetings can change at the last minute. Attend in person or call in using our phone system - READ MORE Upcoming Events for Older Adults Colorado Senior Lobby lists events of interest to older adults on our website. Be sure to check out our News & Events page. This month there is Seniors in September on Sept 15th, Amazing Aging and Boulder Senior Law Day on Sept 23rd, PASCO's Protecting your Family’s Future on Sept 26 plus other events – READ MORE If you find an interesting article to share send us the link - CONTACT US

Upcoming Event Highlights Get details on News & Events - CLICK HERE September 13, 2017 Wednesday Conversations on Aging Regional Tour Summit County Community Senior Center September 15, 2017 – Friday 4th Annual Seniors in September Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO September 16, 2017 – Saturday Denver Walk to End Alzheimer’s Denver City Park, Denver, CO September 23, 2017 – Saturday Amazing Aging Expo Crowne Plaza Convention Center, Denver, CO September 23, 2017 – Saturday Senior Law Day Boulder County Plaza Convention Center, Longmont, CO September 26, 2017 – Tuesday Protecting your Family’s Future PASCO Offices, Lakewood, CO September 30, 2017 – Saturday Reducing your Risk Alzheimer’s & Dementia University of Denver Campus, Denver, CO September 30, 2017 – Saturday Advocacy Academy: People Power & Progress The Daniels Fund, Denver, CO

Colorado Senior Lobby News & Events Find more news and events on the CSL website - CLICK HERE Colorado General Assembly Website Take some time to explore and bookmark it in your browser. Website:  leg.colorado.gov/ Find My Legislator - CLICK HERE Connect with us on Facebook - CLICK HERE View our YouTube Channel - CLICK HERE News & Events Look for more news and events on these websites: News & Events on ColoradoSeniorLobby 50+ Marketplace News Primetime for Seniors SeniorsResourceGuide.com

A Thank you to supporters

50Plus MarketPlace News Colorado Commission on Aging Colorado Department of Human Services Covenant Village of Colorado Dignity Memorial Disability Law Colorado Offices  DRCOG Area Agency on Aging Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus

Relay Colorado PASCO Prime Time Newspaper Personal Assistance Services of CO Real Living CO Properties Seniors Resource Guide.com Volunteers of America - Colorado

Learn more about our 2017 Senior Day at The Capitol Sponsors - CLICK HERE

Find out more how you can become involved - CLICK HERE

Resources Good to Know

211.org AARP  Alzheimer's Association  American Seniors Association  Association of Mature American Citizens Eldercare Locator  EveryoneOn  The Alliance for Retired Americans

The Corporation for National & Community Service - Senior Corp  The National Alliance for Caregiving  Justice in Aging  United Way U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  Volunteers of America

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