Free Flu and COVID Vaccines

Friday, April 19, 10am-12pm

At LOA's Main Office: 4932 Frontage Rd NW,

Roanoke, VA 24019

Come to LOA's main office parking lot for a free vaccination clinic, offered in partnership with New Horizons Healthcare! Food truck from Dale's Diner will be there, available for you to purchase Kenny burgers and more! Questions about the vaccination clinic, please contact Robbie Boyd: (540) 345-0451.

Seeking Vendors: LOA's Celebrating Seniors Health Fair

The Local Office on Aging's "Celebrating Seniors Health Fair" will be held Friday, June 7, at Elmwood Park! We are now registering vendor spaces for the event, for just $25. If your business or organization is interested in registering for a vendor spot, you can register using this form:

• Vendor Space Registration

We'll be promoting all our vendors in our media leading up to the event. Plus, vendors will get a free lunch for 2 people. Please note: Due to restrictions based on grant funding LOA receives, we are unable to accommodate health insurance vendors.

Ann Armstrong is a volunteer coach for LOA’s falls prevention program, A Matter of Balance. Ann has been a great leader, encouraging seniors to improve their health and spending dedicated time leading classes for LOA. Ann says: “It has been a joy and privilege to help facilitate the falls prevention program at LOA. Research shows that falls account for approximately three million ER visits annually and can quickly devastate a family’s life. Taking simple, proactive steps to help prevent falls can make an impactful difference in improving the quality of life in our community.” Thank you, Ann, for sharing your time and efforts to improve the lives of seniors in our community!  

• Interested in attending a class? Learn more about A Matter of Balance here: A Matter of Balance - Local Office on Aging (loaa.org)

Gifts and Grants update

Recently the LOA was excited to be awarded generous grants and gifts from the following:

• AccessU
• Second Presbyterian Church
• Southern Team Automall
• Vinton Roofing Company
• WestRock

Thank you to everyone who made a gift or donated items to LOA recently!

> Donate items to the emergency food pantry/toiletries

Streams of Strength: Annual Meeting Success

Thank you to everyone who attended LOA's Annual Meeting, “Streams of Strength,” on Thursday, March 21, at the Vinton War Memorial. We were delighted to have WDBJ’s Natalie Faunce as our emcee. We presented the following awards:

• The Babe and Sidney Lewis Memorial Award to recently retired TAP President Annette Lewis,
• The Helen I. Phelps Memorial Award to VICAP volunteer Fred Horn,
• The Public-Private Partnership Award to Sara Lovern and Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, and
• The Staff Award to Jan and Steve Shepard, who recently retired after 27 years of delivering Meals on Wheels.

Save the Dates:

GIVE Roanoke: April 24

Outdoor Senior Exercise Area Open House: May 14

Give Local Alleghany Highlands: May 21

LOA Celebrating Seniors Health Fair: Friday, June 7, Elmwood Park

Let's Give Lunch: Friday, June 21

LOA in the community

LOA will have a presence at the April 10th Senior Fun and Health Fair at the Salem Civic Center. We'll be sharing information about LOA's services and resources for older adults in our community. Click on the image below to learn more.