News from Colorado Senior Lobby
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Greetings!
Our big news is the Colorado Senior Lobby Citizen Lobbyist Training happening on Monday, October 22nd. We hope you can join us!
When: Monday, October 22, 2018 – 9:30AM – 11:30
Where: Legislative Services Building – Room LSB-B*
Address: 200 East 14th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
THIS IS THE BUILDING SOUTH OF THE CAPITOL
As an individual citizen, your elected officials depend on you to provide input, to inform and educate them on issues of importance to you. Every legislator wants to do a good job, and to do good. If you ask them, they will all tell you they want your help – and maybe you did not vote for that particular official – it does not matter. We’ll show you how to help them most effectively.
Presenters include:
- Jeanette Hensley – Colorado Senior Lobby Co-Chairman of Legislative Committee & Board Member, Capitol Gang Advocate/Citizen Lobbyist
- Hon. Anne McGihon – Attorney – McGihon and Associates, Colorado State Representative (Retired)
- Rich Mauro – Colorado Senior Lobby Co-Chairman of Legislative Committee & Board Member, Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
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In this issue:
- CSL's Board of Directors
- We have a new logo
- Being a Citizen Lobbyist is simple!
- Colorado - The latest longevity state
- Cybersecurity and Older Americans
- How Secure is your Colorado Vote?
- An Interesting Article about California’s Senior Population
- Event Highlights around Colorado
Article Highlights are below ...
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Colorado Senior Lobby has a new President and Executive Committee.
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For a complete picture of changes to the 2019 CSL Executive Committee Officers and CSL Board of Directors –
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Colorado Senior Lobby has a new logo and we want to thank one of our new Colorado Senior Lobby Directors, Connie Ward for this donation to the organization. Connie is the new CSL Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee -
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Being a Citizen Lobbyist is really very simple –
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Most people think that the only way to be politically engaged is to vote or run for office. These are important, but if want to really be in a position to inform and educate your legislators, and to advocate for issues important to you: we will show you the way.
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Colorado - The latest longevity state
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On Tuesday September 18, 2018 Colorado became the third state in the union to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The new initiative,
Lifelong Colorado, announced by Governor John Hickenlooper will be a bottom-up, inclusive strategy that will build on previous efforts and support livable communities for all Coloradans.
This community led initiative, with state agencies and other statewide organizations playing supporting roles, is intended to grow and evolve over time, creating lasting partnerships between the state and age-friendly local communities. It will become an effective organizing model for local age-friendly initiatives, taking advantage of emerging practices in affordable housing and mobility services, creating new tools, and further involving philanthropic organizations in our state's age-friendly movement -
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Cybersecurity and Older Americans
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October is Cybersecurity Month!
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"Increasingly older Americans use the Internet to get involved in community groups, shop, plan travel, manage finances, and keep in touch with family and friends. But while the Internet brings many conveniences, it also comes with risks ... Learning about ways to protect your identity and personal information online is just as important as understanding how to use the latest technology ..." -
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How Secure is your Colorado Vote?
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Colorado has been a leader among states in making their election process secure. The Denver Post has reported in depth on the steps that the state has taken to make sure your vote is secure and it counts. Read more with the May 2018, Denver Post article, “Analysis: How Colorado became the safest state to cast a vote,” –
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An Article about California’s Senior Population
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Or are they talking about Colorado?
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Colorado Senior Lobby Director, Ed Shackelford was reading the LA Times and found an interesting article talking about senior issues in California. In particular, he noticed how senior and aging issues affect not only seniors but also the adult children and the entire state. Like California, Colorado is also facing a demographic shift of “epic proportions” where older adults in Colorado will be the fastest growing population in our state. Read this article and put a Colorado spin on it -
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- October - Medicare Mondays with Colorado Gerontological Society
- October 18th – Office of Public Guardianship Commission Informational Meeting, Montrose
- October 18th – Aurora Senior Forum at Aurora Center for Active Adults
- October 22nd – Citizen Lobbyist Training with Colorado Senior Lobby, Denver
- October 2nd - Aging at Altitude, Boulder
- October 23rd - OLLI is Starting in January 2019, Boulder
- October 26th - Legal Resources Day, Pueblo
- November 1st - Medicare Changes Panel Discussion, Castle Rock
- November 2nd - Age Well Conference, Boulder
- November 6th - Don't forget to Vote!
- SAVE THE DATE - March 13, 2019 - Senior Day at the Capitol!
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Learn more about our 2018 Senior Day at the Capitol Sponsors
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In case you missed it, here are photos and the video
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