ECH ACTIVE AGING, INC. October 2015 · helping consumers with Medicare needs. This can include answering general questions, counseling new to Medicare consumers and prescription drug

ECHFunded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging

Published by The Area Shopper

October 2015complimentary copy

Crawford County’s Designated Area Agency on AgingPURPOSE

The purpose of Active Aging Inc. is to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive, coordinated, and supportive human services system for older persons aged 60 years and older in Crawford County.

Please call 814-336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705 or email [email protected] for more information.

ACTIVE AGING, INC.

Read the ECHO online at www.activeagingecho.com

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Active Aging, Inc. Services Available For Age 60 And Older

Care Management/As-sessments also called Service Coordination: This service assesses an older persons needs to identify what help they need. Help could be provided either in their homes or in a nursing fa-cility or other supervised living arrangement based on the needs identified by the comprehensive as-sessment.Emergency Response System: The placement of a personal emergen-cy response unit in the homes of eligible older persons. A unit is placed in their homes and when help is needed or there is an emergency, the unit is activated and signals for help through the tele-phone lines. Signals go to a base station that is monitored 24/7. The base station responds to the signal and sends the ap-propriate help.Family Caregiver Sup-port Program: Supports an unpaid/uncompen-sated caregiver while they are caring for either an older relative or an older person providing services such as reim-bursement, education and support to the care-giver. Caregivers are re-

imbursed for caregiving needs of the older person while the older person is living at home or in the community. Home Delivered Meals: Nutritious meals are de-livered to eligible per-sons on a weekly basis if they are unable to pre-pare their daily meal. Meals are delivered fro-zen and then heated as needed during the week. Meals include an entrée, sides, bread and milk.In-Home Care: A va-riety of services an eli-gible older person may receive in their homes so they can continue to live at home. This could include services such as nursing, personal care, home support, home delivered meals and personal emergency re-sponse units. Typically different subcontractors provide these services. Nursing Home/Pre-Admission Assessment: Assessments are com-pleted for persons enter-ing a nursing home to as-sure that this is the level of care they need.Personal Assistance: Provided to eligible older persons in their homes and includes pri-marily hands-on care to

assist because they can-not complete the care on their own due to disabilities or physical limitations. Examples of care which could be given includes assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, ambulation, transferring from bed or wheelchair, assisting with meal preparation and light housekeeping.Personal Care/Home Support: Services pro-vided in the homes of eligible older persons needing hands-on care to assist them with bath-ing, skin care, grooming, dressing, ambulation or supplemental house-keeping. Persons re-ceiving this help cannot complete these activities on their own and need this help so that they can stay living in their own homes.

Happy fall everyone. It has been a warm stretch of weather that feels much more like summer, but this too shall pass. I got my first electric bill since the boys have been away at college. It dropped 68%! That was an actual reading, not an estimate. I always knew those buggers were expensive. Now I have definitive proof. The house is still too quiet, but on the bright side, I’ve cleaned out my closet and pantry and the house has never been cleaner. I’m not sure what I will do when I run out of things to clean and winter sets in. I guess I better start thinking about that!

As I’ve mentioned in every article since July, we still do not have a state budget and Active Aging, Inc. is still receiv-ing no funding at all from the state. We are closely moni-toring spending and beginning to contemplate what bigger decisions will need to be made if a resolution is found to this impasse soon. Our Foundation is still working to raise money to support us during this difficult time and we are very thankful that we have them to do that. Please consid-er supporting us by participating in the Big Cash Treasure Hunt or one of our other fundraising functions.Thank you and have a wonderful month Krista Geer

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Lon Wilson (814) 425-7272 or [email protected]

Active Aging, Inc. Echo is a free monthly publication that is included in the last Area Shopper each month. The Echo is a publication that keeps you up to date with what is

currently happening at local Crawford County Senior Centers and information on services, events and other important information

from Active Aging, Inc. The Echo is also available at many drop-off sites in the County. It is also available online at

www.activeagingecho.com.

VOTERREGISTRATION

Now available at your Local Senior Center or in your own home when you receive in-home services from Active Aging, Inc.

As part of the “Motor Voter Law” passed in 1993, Area Agencies on Aging are now required to provide an opportunity for you to register to

vote. If you need assistance in registering to vote, call us at (814) 336-1792

EmployeeSpotlight

Are you wondering what this new feature is in the Echo? Good, we are glad you noticed! The ‘Employee Spotlight’ is

a fun way to learn more about the ser-vices we offer here at Active Aging, Inc. Each month we will feature an employee, explain their job and what services they offer to our community. This month we are featuring Cathy Kyle who works in Information and Referral along with Apprise. Cathy “Cat” Kyle has been with Ac-tive Aging, Inc. for an impressive 20 years considering she’s originally from the golden state of California. She currently resides in Conneaut Lake where she enjoys the lake view and the many different animals she sees every day (including the skunk that sprayed her dog) and the won-derful people she calls her friends. Cat works within Information and Refer-ral and Apprise. Her job duties vary widely depending on the day. When it comes to Information and Referral, she assists seniors and their families with information on services available such as in-home care and home delivered meals along with finding resources that may be helpful to them such as phone numbers for Senior Housing or the LIHEAP program. The referral aspect is screening a call to see what services may be appropriate and helpful to the consumer. She then processes the referral for the consumer to be sent to the right department that can aid them. When Cat takes her role in Apprise, she’s helping consumers with Medicare needs. This can include answering general questions, counseling new to Medicare consumers and prescription drug plan searches for both new to Medicare consumers and during open enrollment. Cat also screens for financial assistance for programs such as PACE/Low In-come Subsidy and Medicare Savings Plans. There is one more service that Cat helps with and that is PDA Waiver. She assists with the application process where she gathers information from the consumer and reviews it to be sure all the information is correct and necessary before sending it off for processing. It’s no surprise that there is no ‘typical’ day for Cat. She often comes into the office with a plan on what she would like to accomplish for the day before calls come in that completely change it. There is never a day that is completely the same as the one before. This doesn’t bother Cat in the least bit because she’s able to help consumers receive health care that they might not get otherwise and she’s able to learn about their lives and help them in the best possible way she can. The biggest lesson Cat has learned from her role at Active Aging, Inc. is to always listen and be kind. Watching the seniors keep active and attend exercise classes to stay healthy and young is one of the biggest things that have inspired her throughout her 20 years.


INDEXMeadville Senior Center page 4Titusville Senior Center page 5Lakeland Valley Regional Senior Center page 6Cambridge Springs Senior Center page 7Upcoming Events pages 8 & 9Lunch Menu page 11Canadohta Lake Senior Center page 12Guys Mills Senior Center page 12Apprise page 14Link Corner page 15

ACTIVE AGING, INC. SENIOR CENTERSPamela B. Roberts, MPA - Center Services Director

1034 Park Ave, Meadville, Pa 16335 - [email protected](814) 336-1792

Meadville Senior Center1034 Park Avenue, Meadville 16335

(814) 336-1792or dining room 336-1800

Rita Mineo [email protected]

Lakeland Valley Regional Senior Center

237 S. Pymatuning St.-Linesville, PA 16424(814) 683-4959

Rhonda Wood [email protected]

Cambridge Springs Senior Center

156 Venango Ave.-Cambridge Springs, PA 16403(814) 398-8616

Tami Boylan [email protected]

Titusville SeniorCenter

714 East Main Street-Titusville, PA 16354(814) 827-9134

Tim Snyder [email protected]

Canadohta Senior CenterBloomfield Twp Building Lincolnville

(Fridays only)22978 Shreve Ridge Road- Union City, PA 16438

(814) 336-1792Patty Flaherty

Guys Mills Senior CenterUnited Evangelical Church (1st & 3rd Tuesday of month)

11534 Highway 198-Guys Mills, PA 16327(814) 336-1792

Patty Flaherty

Services and Programs we offer are:

- Nutritious Noon-Time Meals- Educational Programs- Socialization & Recreation- PrimeTime Health/ Wellness - Activities- Volunteer Opportunities- Life-Long Learning- Outreach/Information Lunches- Transportation- Octoberfest- County-wide Picnics, Dances, and Parties- Large-Print Library - Travel Opportunities

Senior Center Services In-Home Services Special Services- Care Management / Assessments- Family Caregiver Support Program - Home Delivered Meals- In-Home Care- Nursing Home Pre-Admission Assessments- Personal Assistance- Personal Care / Home Support

*These are examples of services available, and is not an all inclusive

listing. Contact us for more information.

- Alzheimer’s Support Group- “Echo” Newsletter- Information & Referral - Apprise Insurance Counseling - PACE (Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly) - Pennsylvania Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program- Older Adult Protective Services- Ombudsman- Voter Registration- Nursing Home Transition

Programs funded in part by the Pa. Department of Aging and supported by the Active Aging Foundation.For information on Long Term Care Services and Choices: www.longtermcare.state.pa.us

(814) 336-1792 - 1-800-321-7705 - Fax (814) 336-1705 - E-mail [email protected]: Elder Pennsylvanians deserve honor and respect … not abuse.

Stop Elder Abuse in Crawford County.Call Active Aging, Inc. 336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705.

MEADVILLE/CRAWFORD COUNTY SENIOR CENTERACTIVE AGING, INC.

(814)336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705 - Fax (814)336-1705The Lew Davies Community Building 1034 Park Ave., Meadville

Center Manager: Rita Mineo 336-1800/336-1792Oct. 1 Walking Club 10:00AM Good Grief Speaker: Dennis Chludzinski 11:00AM Card Party 12:00AM Good Grief Group 2:30PMOct. 2 Popcorn Poppin’ Day WW ll Round Table 10:00AM Julie Andrews Day: Sound of Music and Craft 10:30AM World War II Round Table 10:00AM Oct. 5 Crawford County Visitors Bureau: 11:00AM Events and Happenings for SeniorsOct. 6 Mad Hatter Day: Wear Any Hat Walking Club 10:00AM Oct. 7 Walking Club 10:00AM Card Craft with Carol Berry 10:00AM ` Jennifer Johns Massage Presentation 11:00AM Oct. 8 Confections of a Cake Lover: 10:00AM Decorating a Halloween Cake Birthday Dinner and Chinese Auction 12:00PMOct. 9 Marge Curtis: 11:00AM Tips on How to Adapt to Sight Loss Oct. 12 Woodbridge Counseling: Ask a Counselor 10:30AMOct. 13 Walking Club 10:00AM English Language Day 11:00 AMOct.14 Walking Club 10:00AM Meadville Ambulance: 11:00AM What to Expect When the Ambulance Arrives Oct.15 National Grouch Day Walking Club 10:00AM Sub Sale Pick Up 11:00 AMOct. 16 Wear Something Gaudy Day Richard Schindler: Pet Mondrian Art 11:00AMOct. 19 Home Instead: 11:00AM Alzheimer’s Friendly Businesses Oct. 20 Information Overload Day Walking Club 10:00AM Edinboro Nurses 11:00AM Meet the Candidates 1:00PMOct. 21 Sparkle Your Specs 10:00AM Walking Club 10:00AM Painting Pumpkins On Canvas Class 12:00PMOct. 22 Walking Club 10:00AM Healthy Speaker: Molly Dupree 11:00 AMOct. 23 Pretzel Day Frankenstein Friday: 10:30AM Craft with Helen and ArleneOct. 26 Caramel Apple Day Wear Army Olive or Marine’s Green Day Edinboro Nurses 11:00AM Oct. 27 Navy Day: Wear Something Navy Walking Club 10:00AMOct. 28 Wear Something Air Force Day Walking Club 10:00AM Norhtwest PA Spinners and Weavers Guild 11:00AMOct. 29 Wear Something Red for Vets Walking Club 10:00AM PALS Book Club 10:00AM Cochranton Vetenary Clinic: Larry Spenar 11:00AM Oct. 30 Evette Major: Presentation on Sweets 10:00AM Halloween Party and Contests

Exercise Machines: Monday thru Friday 8am to 9 am and Noon to 2pmMondays 9:00AM Blood Pressure Screenings 9:00AM Healthy Steps In Motion#2 10:00AM Smile Exercise Class 10:00 AM HEALTHY STEPS FOR MEN 11:00AM Tai Chi 12:45PM Dining Room Bingo 1:00PM Ballroom Dancing ($20.00 Per Month Per Person) 1:00-3:00PM Open Computer Lab 1:30-2:30 Silver Sneakers ($2.00 Per Session For Everyone)Tuesdays 9:00AM Healthy Steps In Motion#1 9:00AM Painting Group 10:00AM Chi Kung 10:00AM WALKING CLUB 10:00 AM Gratitude Group 11:00AM-12:00PM Yoga ($5 Ea. Class Or By Month: 1X Per Week = $20 Per Month; 2X Week = $30 Per Month)Wednesdays 9:00AM Healthy Steps In Motion#2 10:00AM Wii Bowling 10:00AM Chair Exercise 10:00AM WALKING CLUB 11:00AM Tai Chi 1:00-3:00PM Open Computer Lab 1:30-2:30PM Silver Sneakers ($2.00 Per Session For Everyone)Thursdays 9:00AM Healthy Steps In Motion#1 10:00AM Book Club (4Th Thursday) 10:00AM Chi Kung 10:00AM Line Dancing (1St Thurs. Group Meets On Fri. Instead) 11:00AM-12:00PM YogaFridays 9:30AM Painting Group 10:00AM Wii Bowling 10:00AM Smile Exercise Class 12:45PM Dining Room Bingo


MEADVILLE SENIOR CENTER

Meadville Senior Center Keeps You in the Political Know!

Active Aging’s first adventure with the Adventure Club was held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015.The group enjoyed a peaceful morning kayaking at the historical Ca-nadohta Lake.

2nd Place: Meadville Wii Bowling team

On Tuesday, Octo-ber 20 at 1:00 p.m., come to the Mead-ville Senior Center in order to meet the Crawford County Candidates for ALL of the offices that will be voted upon in the upcoming election. On Tuesday, Octo-

ber 20th Celebrate National Informa-tional Download Day by first attend-ing a nurses informa-tional talk at 11:00, followed by a lunch (seniors 60 and over, reserve your lunch two days prior, $2 donation). At 1:00

p.m. all Crawford County Candidates will be on hand to do a Meet the Candi-dates. We encourage all seniors to know the people they are voting for in order to select the best candi-date.

Meadville Area Ambulance Takes the Fear Out of the Call

On Wednesday, Oc-tober 14 at 11:00, Active Aging, Inc.’s Meadville Senior Center will welcome Eric Henry, owner and EMT profession-al at Meadville Area Ambulance Servic-es, who will speak on “What to Expect When the Ambu-lance Arrives”. Eric

will be discussing what will happen when the Ambu-lance arrives at your home, and then what to expect at the ER, upon arrival. He will also discuss how to keep accurate re-cords of your allergy and medications and the importance of in-formation at the time

of arrival. Circum-stances permitting, Eric will have an ambulance on site to educate us on the in-side of the workings of the vehicle. Please join us, after reserv-ing two days prior, for lunch by calling Paula Jo Harakal at 336-1792. Be in the know before you go!

Crawford County Has a Cornucopia of Things to Do For

the Disabled or ElderlyCrawford County Conventions and Visitors Bureau will be on hand at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5 to discuss all different types of activities available right here in our own county for the elderly and disabled. Come listen to what your body can do through the fall sea-son, to get out of the house and step into life. Having a disability does not have to mean being housebound. Call Paula Jo Harakal at 336-1792 to reserve your lunch spot or for more information. Come in and find out what you can do in our own County!

See Page 10 for more Meadville Stories


REMINDER: Elder Pennsylvanians deserve honor and respect … not abuse.Stop Elder Abuse in Crawford County. Call Active Aging, Inc. 336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705.

TITUSVILLE SENIOR CENTER

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Be very careful when giving out your personal infor-mation. Do not give out your bank account and credit card information when requested over the phone, by email or in person unless you are certain the person you are giving it to can be trusted with your personal information. When you do give out your information always be sure that you are giving it out to a reputable, well known and identified business. Be cautious.

TITUSVILLE SENIOR CENTER714 E. Main St., Titusville

Center Manager: Tim Snyder 827-9134www.goseniors.org

Oct. 1 Fun & Games/Farkle ~ 10:30Oct. 2 “Card Club” Making Birthday Invitations ~ 11Oct. 5 Boo-Bingo ~ 12:45Oct. 6 Mad Hatter Tea Party ~ 12:45 sponsored by Park Ave. RehabOct. 7 Seneca Allegany Casino TripOct. 8 Fun & Games/UNO ~ 10:30Oct. 9 Shopping Trip to Sharp Shopper in Knox ~ 12:45Oct. 12 Civil War Coffee Klatch ~ 10:30 Fall Leaf Tour ~ 12:45Oct. 13 I Love Lucy Day! & Afternoon Movie “Yours, Mine, Ours”Oct. 14 Breakfast ~ 9 & Senior Council ~ 10Oct. 15 Fun & Games/Yahtzee ~ 10:30Oct. 16 Bingo sponsored by Southern Care ~ 12:45Oct. 19 Board of Directors ~ 9 Texas Hold’em Poker ~ 12:45Oct. 20 Healthy Speaker/EmergyCare ~ 11 Bocce Ball ~ 12:45Oct. 21 Healthy Speaker/Smoking & Tobacco EducationOct. 22 Fun & Games/Phase 10 ~ 10:30Oct. 23 Free Massages ~ 10 & Free Blood Pressure Screening ~ 11 Birthday Luncheon & Haunted Halloween BingoOct. 26 Civil War Coffee Klatch ~ 10:30 Crafter’s Corner “Wine Glass Ghosts” ~ 12:45Oct. 27 Trip to Erie Zoo Boo! 12:45Oct. 28 Boo-Berry Pankcakes for Breakfast ~ 9 Remember When “Favorite Halloween Costumes” ~ 11Oct. 29 Pumpkin Decorating ~ 11Oct. 30 Halloween Costume Party ~ 10:30 Monster Mash Dance ~ 12:45

Tuesdays 10:00 Healthy Steps in MotionThursdays 10:00 Healthy Steps in Motion 1:00 A Taste of Yoga

Please reserve lunch and/or bus 2 days in advance when going to Center

Holiday Basket RaffleThe Titusville Senior Center is currently collecting non-perishable food items to fill two laundry baskets. One of the baskets will be raffled off at our Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 19 at noon. The other basket will be donated to Associated Charities in the winner’s name. Tickets are on sale now for $1 each, or seven for $5. Proceeds benefit the programs and activities here at the Ti-tusville Senior Center. Small Games of Chance License #20150058.

Jeanette Ensle takes a break

at the Erie Zoo. Join the Titus-

ville Senior Center for a trip to Erie Zoo Boo

on Tuesday, October 27.

Sandi Jackson and Bill Fog are all ready for Fun & Games. Ev-ery Thursday in October we’ll get out something different like Farkle, UNO, or Yahtzee. What games would you like to play?

Sign up today for our Fall Leaf

Tour to Kizua! Ginger Mangel

and Nancy Rob-erts enjoyed the

trip this summer, and are excited to go back and

see the changing leaves.

Harvest WeekThe last week of Oc-tober will be “Fright-fully Fun” at the Titusville Senior Center. On Monday, October 26 Civil War Coffee Klatch at 10:30 will feature some Civil War Ghost Sto-ries, stick around after lunch to make some fun wine glass ghosts. On Tuesday, October 27 we load up a bus and head to Erie Zoo Boo! Join us

on Wednesday, Oc-tober 28 at 9am to en-joy “Boo-Berry” Pan-cakes for breakfast, then at 11am we have a program called “Remember When” where we will be reminiscing about favorite Halloween Costumes, Candy and even Pranks.” On Thursday, Octo-ber 29 we’ll be deco-rating pumpkins at 11am. The Titusville

Senior Center wraps up Harvest Week on Friday, October 30 with a Halloween Costume Party start-ing at 10:30. Stick around after lunch for the “Monster Mash” Dance! For more information about Harvest Week activities at the Titus-ville Senior Center call (814) 827-9134 or visit us online at www.goseniors.org.

Casino TripJoin the Titusville Senior Center for a fun day at Seneca Allegany Ca-sino in Salamanca, NY. We’re taking a charter bus there on Wednes-day, October 7. Cost is only $30 and includes $20 in slots play and a $5 food voucher. This trip is open to anyone age 21 and older. Pre-registration is required by calling (814) 827-9134. Space is limited.If you like to gamble, why not join us for Texas Hold’em Poker at the Titusville Senior Center on Monday, October, 19. We’ll learn the ba-sics of the game, and play a few hands. There’s no cost to you, we’ll be playing for candy! (And bragging rights!)

LAKELAND VALLEY SENIOR CENTERLAKELAND VALLEY REGIONALCOMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER

237 South Pymatuning Street, Linesville 683-4959Center Manager: Rhonda Wood

Oct. 7 Advisory Board Meeting/Meadville 1pmOct. 8 Council Meeting 12:30pmOct. 12 Draw Club w/Paula VorisekOct. 14 “What is Gluten” with Molly Dupre from Edinboro ManorOct. 15 Randy Clark is here to talk on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage at 12:30pmOct. 19 All County Staff Meeting in Meadville - Center Closes at 1pmOct. 20 Blood Pressure Screenings 9:30 - 10:30am Oct. 26 Pastels w/Paula 9:30amOct. 29 Rebecca Dean/Primary Health here to talk about Bone & Joint Health/Healthy Halloween at 12:30pmOct 30 HALLOWEEN PARTY!!

*Close at 1:00 PM every 3rd MondayWalking Track @ 8:00am-9:00am and 12:30pm-3:00pm

Exercise Machines in the Cardio Room 8:00am to 3:00pmDaily Coffee Talk 8:30am to 9:30am

Mondays Silver Sneakers 9:00 - 10:00 AM Chair Exercises for Senior BEGINNERS 10 – 10:30 AM Wii Games NEW: BINGO (No Bingo on 19) 12:30 – 2:30pm *Close at 1:00 PM every 3rd Monday Tuesdays Tai-Chi 9:30 - 10:30 AM Wood Carving 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM Healthy Steps in Motion 10:45 -11:45 AM 500 Card Party 12:30 - 2:30 PM Wii Games 12:30Wednesdays Crafting, Crocheting & Quilting for Fun 9:00 - 12:00 PM Silver Sneakers 9:00 - 10:00 AM Chair Exercises for Senior BEGINNERS! 10AM – 10:30AM Cardio & Strength Training DVD Workout 1:00 - 2:00 PM NEW!! Step Training Workout 2:00 – 3 PMThursdays NEW!! Techno Thursday Bingo 9:30 -11:30 AM Games/Cards 12:30Fridays Silver Sneakers 9:00 - 10:00 AM Chair Exercises for Senior BEGINNERS 10 – 10:30 AM Healthy Steps in Motion 10:45 -11:45 AM Euchre 12:30 - 2:30 PM Wii Games 12:30

A $2 donation is greatly appreciated for Silver Sneakers and Healthy Steps In Motion.

A $1 donation is greatly appreciated for our Tai Chi Class and Cardio and Strength Training Video Class.

Lunch is served daily at noon; reservations are needed two days in ad-vance.

PLEASE NOTE: Monday and Tuesday lunches are ordered by 2pm on the previous Thursday. Thank you!


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more!

Visit our website at www.activeaging.org for information about senior centers and services available to

Crawford County residents age 60 and over.

Wii Bowling Wrap-upEveryone had a great time on Friday, Au-gust 28 at the Mead-ville Center where teams from Lakeland Valley, Titusville and Meadville squared off in a Wii Bowling Tournament.It’s not whether you WIN or LOSE it’s how loud you can

cheer! We definitely won that compe-tition! Thank you Millie, Fran, Sue and Verne for sup-porting your team so enthusiastically! Rah! Thank you Les, Carol, Sharon, Caro-lyn, Pat, Rose, Rita and Cindy for never giving up and be-

ing so supportive of not only your team members, but play-ers from Titusville and Meadville too.You’re the best!!Congratulations to the Titusville Team and thank you Mead-ville for hosting the event. We’ll host and win next time!

Soup, Chili Or Chowder?Do you like tradi-tional chili or white chicken chili? Wed-ding soup or vegeta-ble beef? Clam chow-der or corn chowder? Why not try them all!Keep warm this fall and winter with soup, chili and chow-der from The Lake-land Valley Senior Center. This month kicks off a new fund-raiser for our Center. We will be cooking

up a storm to help keep you fed and warm during our colder months.We will need do-nations of canned items (no home can-ning please): crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, whole kernel corn, chicken stock/broth, mixed veg-etables, fresh onions & green peppers to name a few. Mon-etary Donations to

offset the cost of in-gredients will be gra-ciously accepted.If you can donate your time and have completed “Serve Food Safely” or would like to, your help in the kitchen would be greatly ap-preciated to make this fundraiser a suc-cess. All Proceeds benefit your Lake-land Valley Senior Center. Thank you!!


CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS SENIOR CENTER156 Venango Ave., Cambridge Springs

Center Manager: Tami Boylan 398-8616Oct. 1 11am EUP Student Nurses Depression & ExerciseOct. 2 10am Euchre Card PartyOct. 5 8-1pmRummage Sale Drop OffOct. 6 8-3pm Rummage Sale 10am Recipe DayOct. 7 8-3pm Rummage SaleOct. 8 8-3pm Rummage Sale 10 am EUP Nurses- Protein & Grocery Shopping 11am Piano and Trumpet Music 12:30 Knitting GroupOct. 9 10am BINGO Rummage Sale Bag Day Oct. 13 11am “What is Gluten?” ProgramOct. 14 10am “Food Glorious Food: Satisfaction without the Guilt”Oct. 15 10:15 Book ClubOct. 16 10am Euchre Card PartyOct. 19 Closing at 12:30 for Staff MeetingOct. 20 9:30am Center Council MeetingOct. 22 12:30 Knitting GroupOct. 23 10am BingoOct. 26 10am Euchre Card PartyOct. 27 11am Mike and FriendsOct. 30 Halloween Party 10am Euchre Card PartyMondays 9:00am Healthy Steps in Motion 10am Wii Bowling 10am Coffee Talk Time 9am Sewing GroupTuesdays 9:00 Silver Sneakers 10:00 Games- Skip Bo & Dominoes 12:30- 1:15 Chair Yoga 1:30 -2:30 YogaWednesdays 9:30 Euchre Card Party 12:30 Wii BowlingThursdays 9:00 Silver Sneakers 9:00 Sewing Group 10:00 Games 12:30 KnittingFriday 9:00 Healthy Steps in Motion 10am Coffee Talk Time

Exercise Equipment Available Monday - FridayMeal Reservations needed two days in advance

Monday lunch served at 11:30, Tues- Fri. served at noon

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS SENIOR CENTER

Make A Difference…Be an Ombudsman Volunteer

For more information call Active Aging, Inc. at 814 336-1792.

The Veterans Crisis Line connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Af-fairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text messaging.Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confiden-tial support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is also available.

Veterans Crisis Line Available

Looking for that perfect Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary or Special Occasion Gift for the Traveler in

Your Life?Active Aging Foundation Travel Gift Certificates*

Trips are open to all ages and proceeds benefit Crawford County Senior Citizens.

*Can be used on any trip, and available in any denomination.Certificates can be purchased at

Active Aging, Inc. 1034 Park Avenue, Meadville, PA.

Older Adult Protective Services Many older adults are abused, neglect-ed, and exploited by others. Many of these older adult vic-tims are frail and vul-nerable, cannot help themselves and rely on others to meet their basic needs. At Active Aging, there is a specialized unit that is responsi-ble for investigating allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment. Passed and signed into law in 1987, the Older Adult Pro-tective Services Act was implemented to provide assistance to older Pennsylva-

nians who are not able to protect them-selves and who are at imminent risk of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation or neglect. This spe-cialized unit is made up of case managers that receive special-ized training yearly.Active Aging works closely with Craw-ford County Hu-man Services, Men-tal Health Mobile Crisis, local law en-forcement, in home service providers, personal care homes, nursing facilities and Women Services to provide services to reduce or eliminate

the risk to the older adult. Anyone who sus-pects abuse of an old-er adult, age 60 and over should report it to Active Aging, Inc. at 336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705. Calls are taken 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Callers may remain anonymous and all calls are confidential. If not in this county, you may also call the Statewide Elder Abuse Hotline 1-800-490-8505 and your call will be routed to the nearest Area Agency on Aging.

Cambridge Senior Center Rummage Sale

The Cambridge Springs Senior Cen-ter is having a rum-mage sale beginning Tuesday, October 6th and running through Friday, October 9th. The doors will open at 8 a.m. and close at

3 p.m. Monday will be drop off day, if you have items that you would like to donate we will be ac-cepting those items from 8-2pm. Friday will be bag day with all of the items at the

sale available for $1 per bag. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Cambridge Springs Senior Cen-ter. Contact Tami at 398-8616 for more in-formation.

Winners from the Euchre Card Party held at the

Cambridge Se-nior center were

Anna Mae Derby with the Boobie

Prize, Edna Hor-dorski with the

High Prize, Dave McMunn with

the Most Loners and Mary Alice McMunn with the 2nd High.

Euchre Card PartyThe Cambridge Senior Center is holding a Euchre Card Party on Monday, October 26th from 10am – 2:30 pm. We ask a $5.00 dona-tion, which includes playing, lunch and snacks. Reservations to play are needed by Thursday, October22nd. For more information call Tami at 398-8616. We would love to have you join us for some card playing fun! See you soon!!

Cheryl Piccorillo was the 50/50 Winner.

Our Tours areopen to travelers

of all ages

Tour CancellationInsurance isAvailable!

for more information and reservations:

ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATIONLew Davies Community Building 1034 Park Avenue, Meadville PA - 814-336-1792 or 800-321-7705


UPCOMING TRIPS & EVENTS


UPCOMING TRIPS & EVENTSFrom the Foundation

Hello once again fel-low Echo readers. I hope you all had a fantastic Labor Day and were able to make the most of your holiday week-end and the hot & cold September weather we have had. As quickly as I’ve said hello, I’m afraid I must also now say goodbye. This will be my fi-nal FtF. My fiancé has accepted a new job opportunity and both she and I are relocating to North Carolina. While we are saddened to be leaving our home here in Meadville,

not to mention my regular FtF readers, we are also very ex-cited as to the new opportunities that lie ahead for both of us. It’s been an absolute honor and privilege to be able to share the latest and great-est news and in-formation from the Foundation with you all each month. I will truly miss all of you as well as my fel-low colleagues and those I’ve met and began building rela-tionships with here at our senior centers and weekly bingo game. Active Aging has truly restored

my faith in humanity by seeing the impact they have on our lo-cal senior citizens first-hand. They are helping change lives within the commu-nity, and they do so unconditionally. I’ve never been more proud to be part of an organization than I have with Active Aging and the Active Aging Foundation. I wish them all the best in their contin-ued mission of sup-porting the senior citizens of Crawford County now and well into the future. It has also been my privilege to see the

generosity of the many individuals and businesses help-ing support the mis-sion of Active Aging through their phi-lanthropy. Without that level of sup-port, Active Aging would not be where it is today, so for that, we can’t thank you enough! There is an ever growing need when it comes to helping the se-niors within our communities here in Crawford County and that is why I

hope all of you read-ing this will be will-ing and able to offer your support now and in the future. Every gift no matter how large or small, means so much in helping Active Ag-ing to continue their mission. This job has truly been one of the most rewarding and touching experiences of my professional career. And with that, it is time for me to say goodbye and, once again, thank you all

very much! I’m sure the new Develop-ment Coordinator will continue writing FtF and providing you all with the lat-est and greatest from the Active Aging Foundation beyond my departure. As al-ways, be sure to like us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with all the latest news and announcements from Active Aging and the Foundation.Best wishes,Edward R. Barton

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electronically?If so, send your email and name to [email protected] Be sure to include your email address, your full name and residences zip code in the body of the email and include “sign me up” on the subject line of your outgoing email. We won’t send you spam, just a monthly Echo and sometimes updates on ser-vices and events that are of interest to our community and to seniors.

Halloween Candy RecipesHave you experi-enced having too much leftover Hal-loween candy? Try some of these fun and easy to make rec-ipes to turn your sim-ple Halloween candy into something more!Halloween Candy Bark – All you need to make Halloween Candy Bark is some chopped up Hal-loween candy and melted chocolate. Spread the melted chocolate onto some foil and top it with the chopped candy. You can use assorted candy such as Snick-ers, M&Ms or Reese’s Pieces or simply just choose your favor-ite. Refrigerate the chocolate mixture for 1 hour to completely set it before breaking it into large pieces. Marshmallow Pop-corn Balls – For this recipe all you need is 8 oz mini marshmal-lows, ¼ cup unsalt-ed butter, 8 cups of popped popcorn, ½ cup of pretzels and ½

cup of mixed salted nuts. Place the pop-corn in a large mix-ing bowl and melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. Once the but-ter is melted, stir in your marshmallows. This will get poured over the popcorn and you can also pour in your pretzels and mixed nuts (or any other ingredient you would enjoy!). Using greased heatproof gloves, roll the pop-corn mixture into a ball and place on a baking sheet. Repeat this process until all the popcorn is used which should make about 12 balls. Let sit for 15 minutes and they’re ready to serve!

Chewy S’mores Snack Mix – This is so simple and fast to make that you won’t believe it! You’ll need 2 cups of popped kettle corn, 1 cup cinnamon-sugar cereal squares, ¾ cup Cocoa Puffs cereal, ¾ cup mini marshmal-lows and 10 Tootsie Roll Midgees that are chopped. Combine all ingredients mi-nus the Tootsie Roll pieces into a seal-able plastic bag or container and shake. Add the Tootsie Rolls and thoroughly shake again. Now en-joy! Don’t be afraid of trying any other in-gredients you would like. Any chopped up candy would work.

The Meadville Senior Center of Active Aging hosts “Ask a

Counselor” October 12Jennifer Yeager Lloyd, MA, NCC, LPC, of Woodbridge Counseling LLC, will be answering ques-tions in a public fo-rum that may help you with the follow-ing life questions. Feeling tense, ner-vous or unhappy? Experiencing con-flict in your relation-ships? Struggling to “parent” your grandchild? Overly concerned about your age, weight or body image? Feeling confused about the direction your life is going? Feeling like no one cares? Come to the Meadville Se-nior Center of Ac-tive Aging, Inc. on

Monday, October 12 to our “Ask A Coun-selor” event at 10:30 a.m. where Seniors 60 and over will be able to write a confi-dential question that will be addressed by Jennifer Yeager Lloyd MA, NCC, LPC. Contrary to popular belief, coun-seling is not sim-ply “giving advice” and isn’t for “weak” people who need a “crutch.” Counsel-ing helps you gain insight into your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. If you have had a fear of counseling and want to see what it is about, come to our “Ask a Counselor”

event.You thought you could face your is-sues alone, but now feel overwhelmed. A counselor can help you understand the “biology of stress.” Once you realize how to harness your brain’s power, you can become more ef-fective in all of your relationships. Come ask your questions in a confidential for-mat. Seniors, age 60 and over can also stay for our lunch that day, if you re-serve your spot two days in advance. For more information or to order your lunch, call Paula Jo Harakal at 336-1792.

Big Cash Treasure HuntJoin The Hunt for $2000.00 in Cash on

Saturday, October 10thAvast me hearties, I have an important an-nouncement to make for all of you land-locked, land lubbers. The Active Aging Foundation is calling for all Treasure Hunters to come out to hunt for $2,000.00 in Treasure – that’s cold, hard cash me maties – at their 2nd Annual Big Cash Treasure Hunt on Saturday, October 10, 2015 with team check-in/registration starting at 8:00AM & the Treasure Hunt beginning by 9:20AM. The start & finish line will be located at the Community Center of Crawford County in Meadville, Pennsylvania but the rest of the Treasure Map is a mystery and can only be followed by solving the encrypted clues that your team will find along the way! Teams will need to be made up of 2 to 5 fellow bilge rats and must provide their own transportation during The Hunt. This is not a timed Hunt and your Team’s ability to decipher clues about Craw-ford County will be very helpful but not necessary to find the hid-den Treasure of Cash. Aye, it does sound like a lot of fun – doesn’t it thou, and very rewarding for the team of Treasure Hunters who find the most Treasure Points that will lead them to the 1st Place Treasure of $1,000.00. So get off the poop-deck and get your Pi-rate on because there will be bonus Treasure Points for every team sporting “Team Theme” costumes – Pirate or otherwise! Team Registration is going on now and Pre-registration is only $100.00 per Team up until September 30th and $125.00 per Team after Sep-tember 30th and includes a light breakfast before the Hunt and lunch after the Hunt. Only a limited number of teams are being accepted, so get that peg-leg of yours moving and get your Team together now so you can get registered today. Call (814)336-1792 or e-mail [email protected] for more info. & registration details. All proceeds will benefit senior citizens through the pro-grams and services of Active Aging, Inc.


MON TUE WED THU FRIOctober 2015 LUNCH SCHEDULE

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Chicken Parmesanw/ Penne Pasta

Mixed VegetablesAuGratin Potatoes

Whole Wheat BreadFresh Fruit

Chicken Noodle SoupGreen Garden Salad

w/DressingBroccoli

White Dinner RollBread Pudding w/ Raisins

Beef Tips Brown Gravy

Rosemary PotatoesHarvard BeetsWG NoodlesFresh Fruit

Roasted Turkey w/ GravyMashed Potatoes

Green Bean AlmondineWhole Wheat Roll

Birthday Cake

Cabbage Rolls w/ SauceLima Beans

Whole Wheat BreadCoconut Bar

Turkey TetrazziniItalian SquashGreen PeasGarlic BreadApplesauce

Sliced Ham Raisin Sauce

Normandy Blend VegetablesWhite Beans

Whole Wheat BreadFresh Banana

Margarine

Omeletwith Cheese SauceO’Brien PotatoesOrange Juice 4 oz

BiscuitMixed Fruit

MeatloafSour Cream & Chive

PotatoesGreen Beans

Whole Wheat RollFresh Fruit

Breaded FishTartar Sauce

Fiesta PotatoesMarinated Vegetable Salad

WW Hamburger BunPeach Cobbler

Chili with BeansSteamed SpinachParsley Potatoes

CornbreadFresh Fruit

Pork RibblettBBQ SaucePinto Beans

Chuckwagon CornWW Hamburger Bun

Cookies & Cream Fluff

Smothered Chikcen (bone-in)Buttered Cabbage

Green PeasWhole Wheat Bread

Sugar Cookie

Teriyaki MeatballsGreen Garden Salad w/

DressingOriental Blend

Brown RiceFresh Fruit

Liver & Onions w/ GravyBrown Rice

Corn ChowderGreen Peas

Whole Wheat BreadPineapple Cobbler

Breaded Pork Chopw/Gravy

Mashed PotatoesLemon & Thyme Carrots

Rye BreadFresh Fruit

Salisbury Steakw/Gravy

Rosemary PotatoesNormandy Blend Vegetables

Whole Wheat RollCake

As many of you are aware Active Aging, Inc’s senior centers have been using Copilot to sign in and register for lunch and activities at the senior center. Copilot offers a website for seniors who would like to go online and preregister themselves for meals at their local senior center. The following link www.copilotcommu-nity.com gives seniors the opportunity to access copilot information and activities including a trivia contest to compete in for those that are interested. Individuals can pre-register for lunch and activities through this website right from their home computer or smart phone. The web site explains how to register to receive your login information. To be able to login individuals will need their identification number from their copilot bar code card that they received at their local center. For more information call your local center or Active Aging, Inc at 814-336-1792

Beef Taco w/Cheeseand Taco sauce

Green Garden Salad w/DressingPinto BeansWG Tortilla

Fresh Banana

Chicken ala KingNavy Beans

Mixed VegetablesBiscuit

Cherry Gelatin

BIRTHDAY

Paprika Baked ChickenZucchini w/ Red Peppers

Mashed PotatoesWhole Wheat Bread

Fresh Apple

Italian Beef & Rice CasseroleBroccoli/Cauliflower Blend

CarrotsGarlic Bread

Almond Poppyseed Cake

Peach-Orange BBQ Chicken(Bone-in)Broccoli

Corn CasseroleWhole Wheat Roll

Lime Gelatin

The deadline to apply for a rebate on property tax or rent paid in 2014 is December 31, 2015. Appointments can be

scheduled by callingActive Aging, Inc. 814-336-1792 or1-800-321-7705

Active Aging, Inc.Gratefully acknowledges the

following individuals and organizations for

donations made to this agency:

In Memory of:Earl Love

Ivan Rose

Given By:Mary Jane Kerston

Anonymous

Pat & Kathy Freeman


CANADOHTA—BLOOMFIELD FIRE HALLCenter Manager: Patty Flaherty 814-336-1792

All presentations are 11:00 unless otherwise markedOct. 2 The Canadohta Council will hold their monthly meeting and we’ll have a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds benefit the Canadohta Lake Sr. CenterOct. 9 Kathy Porter from Rolling Fields will present ‘I yam what I yam’ a delicious presentation indeed!Oct. 16 Edinboro Manor: Gluten Free Diet will present and we’ll have a blind auction. Proceeds benefit the Canadohta Lake Sr. CenterOct. 23 Ernest Conservation Seeds Greg Kedzierski will be talking about all things nature. We’ll also have games and trivia. Oct. 30 Happy Halloween! We’ll be celebrating with spooky fare!Should you wish to join us on any of the festivities listed, phone Patty Flaherty at 814-336-1792 we will welcome you with open arms!

GUYS MILLSUNITED EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCHCenter Manager: Patty Flaherty 814-336-1792

All presentations are 11:00 unless otherwise marked Oct. 6 Edinboro Manor: Gluten Free Diet and Oct. 20 Buzzin’ with the Bee Lady-Cathy Vorisek. Each day we also play bingo and on the 20th we’ll have a blind auction (item wrapped then auctioned off) Proceeds benefit the Guys Mills Sr. Center

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUPMeadville Support GroupDATE: October 19, 2015

TIME: 6:30 pmPlace: The Lew Davies

Community Center1034 Park Avenue,

Meadville, PA 16335The Alzheimer’s Support Group sponsored

by Active Aging, Inc. is an affiliate of the Alzheimer’s Association of NW Pennsylvania

Regional Office. All persons caring for seniors afflicted with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease are encouraged to attend the support group. The group meets every third Monday of the

month and features a sharing time, informative speakers and refreshments. The group starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. and is over by 8:00 p.m.

New attendees are always welcome.If you have any questions about the Alzheimer’s

Support Group or any Active Aging programs contact Mardanna Hays, Monday through Fri-

day 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 814-336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705.

Alzheimer’s Association Greater PA Chapter1128 State Street, Suite 301 Erie, PA 16501

814-456-920024 hour helpline: 1.800.272.3900

www.alz.org/pa

CANADOHTA & GUYS MILLS SENIOR CENTER

Here’s What You’ve MissedThe Canadohta Sr. Center and Guys Mills Sr. Center has very exciting Octo-ber events planned but first here’s some events you may have missed!In August the Ca-nadohta Center auc-tioned off a Steeler Basket which includ-ed 2 pre-season Sep-tember 3rd tickets, a Steeler Terrible Tow-el, a Steeler Clock, a novelty Steeler Helmet, a bag of po-tato chips a box of pretzels, a bottle of peach wine and an 18 pack of beer. The winner of the raffle was Ron Anthony of Lincolnville. Karen Anthony, Ron’s wife, was very excited to win, she stated that she has never been to a football game at Heinz Field and couldn’t wait to at-tend!Additionally Ca-nadohta reciprocated a hosting to the Spar-tanburg Sr. Center members. Fun was had by all! Terry Fisher lead an auc-tion of which each

person donated an item with the theme of Candy Land. There were as many laughs with the auc-tion as there were items! Guys Mills also had

an auction where Linda Harvey per-formed the honors of auctioneer, Linda did a wonderful job and again there were as many laughs as items auctioned!

Social Security Questions & Answers

My name is John Johnston and I am a Public Affairs Spe-cialist for the Social Security Administra-tion. Every month I get questions from people all over Penn-sylvania on all as-pects of the Social Security program. I offer this column to share some of those questions and an-swers with the read-ers and to strengthen their understanding of Social Security. To contact Social Se-curity by phone, call 1-800-772-1213 or visit our website at www.socialsecurity.govQuestion:Is there a time limit on how long I can re-ceive Social Security disability benefits?Answer:Your disability ben-efits will continue as long as your medi-cal condition has not improved and you

cannot work. Social Security will peri-odically review your case to determine whether you con-tinue to be eligible. If you are still receiving disability benefits when you reach your full retirement age, your disability ben-efits will automati-cally be converted to retirement benefits. Learn more about disability benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/disability. Question:Why is there a five-month waiting peri-od for Social Security disability benefits?

Answer:The law states Social Security disability benefits can be paid only after you have been disabled con-tinuously through-out a period of five full calendar months. Social Security dis-ability benefits begin with the sixth full month after the date your disability be-gan. You are not able to receive benefits for any month dur-ing the waiting pe-riod. Learn more at our website: www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.

Use your checks by November 30th at participating farmer’s

markets

Senior Farmer’s Market Checks

Reminder!

IMPORTANT REMINDERBe very careful when giving out your per-sonal information. Do not give out your bank account and credit card information when requested over the phone, by email or in person unless you are certain the per-son you are giving it to can be trusted with your personal information. When you do give out your information always be sure that you are giving it out to a reputable, well known and identified business. Be cautious.


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This Month in History• On October 1st, 1908 Henry Ford’s Model T, a “universal car” designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time. It cost $825.• President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation on October 3rd, 1863 designating the last Thursday in November as Thanks-giving Day. • The first “talkie” opened in New York on October 6th, 1927. The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson was the first full-length feature film using spoken dialogue. • On October 8th, 1871 the Great Fire of Chicago erupted. Ac-cording to legend, it started when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. Over 300 persons were killed and 90,000 left homeless as the fire leveled 3.5 square miles, destroying 17.450 buildings. Financial losses totaled over $200 million.• John Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940 and was murdered in New York City on December 8th, 1980. • On October 12th, 1492 Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas after a 33-day voyage. He named the first land sighted as El Salvador, claiming it in the name of the Spanish Crown. Columbus was seeking a western sea route from Europe to Asia and believed he had found an is-land of the Indies. He thus called the first island natives he met, ‘Indians’. • Former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot by a fanatic while campaigning in Milwaukee on October 14th, 1912. He was saved by his thick overcoat, a glasses case and a folded speech in his breast pocket, all of which slowed the bullet. Although wounded, he insisted on making the speech with the bullet lodged into his chest. He didn’t go to the hospital until the meet-ing ended and full recovered in two weeks.• The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans on October 30th, 1938. Actor Orson Welles and the Mercury Players dramatized the story by H.G. Wells depicting a Martian invasion of New Jersey. Their script utilized simulated radio news bulletins which many listeners thought were real.

Veteran’s Day SalutePlease join Active Aging, Inc. in hon-oring local veterans at the sixteenth an-nual Through a Vet-eran’s Eye: A Salute on Wednesday, No-vember 11th starting promptly at 8:30a.m. at the Lew Davies Community Building located in Meadville, PA 16335. This year’s event is held to honor all our Veterans who served. We will have a salute to highlight the servicemen and women of recent conflicts. Our distin-guished guest speak-ers will be John Sites and Jim Edwards about the French and Indian War. The festivities will be-gin with a traditional flag-raising ceremo-ny conducted by the Meadville VFW Post 2006 and the Vietnam Veterans Post 52, col-or guards. Attendees will then assemble in the Community Cen-ter for a continental breakfast sponsored by Vantage®.The ceremonies will continue with a spe-

cial recognition of all former or current ser-vice men and women in attendance. There will be a photo op-portunity sponsored by the Meadville Tri-bune for all veterans which will be orga-nized by each branch the service men and women served in. The full Salute will be broadcast on Arm-strong Cable Chan-nel 23 at various times throughout the month of November. All Veterans, as well as the public, are in-vited to attend this annual event free of charge. Through a Veteran’s Eye: A Salute is made pos-sible at no charge,

by funding, courtesy of Vantage®. Please join us on November 11th to honor those who have served our country.We would like to thank the following volunteers who have been on the Veteran’s Salute Committee to make this event pos-sible with their hard work:The Meadville Tri-bune, Armstrong, KFC, and Active Aging, Inc. Please contact Pam Rob-erts with questions or inquiries at (814) 336-1792, toll free at (800) 321-7705 or by email at [email protected].

Breast Cancer AwarenessWere you aware that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? Octo-

ber is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the

disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage oth-ers to do the same. Help those detect the early stages of breast cancer by encourag-ing breast self-exams and scheduling clini-cal breast exams and mammograms based on age and healthy history. Wear pink throughout October to help make every-one aware and create pink ribbons to wear by following these 4 easy steps. All you need is ribbon, scis-sors and safety pins.1. Choose the ribbon you would like to use for your Breast Can-cer Awareness rib-bons.

Did You Know?Are you looking to attend a class or event at an Active Aging Senior Center, but funds are low? Help is possible through our scholarship program when donation or class fee is required.Active Aging, Inc. offers scholarships in order to help seniors who may be in fi-nancial hardship. This scholarship can be used to attend classes that they couldn’t attend otherwise without additional help. Partial scholarships are also available based on the level of need the senior requires. Applying for a potential scholar-ship is easy and simple and includes a scholarship form that must be filled out and given to the Senior Center Services Director. Scholarships are available at our six senior centers that include Meadville, Lakeland Valley, Titusville, Cambridge Springs, Guys Mills and Canadohta Lake. Without the Active Aging Foundation, this funding and additional help would not be possible. Active Aging, Inc. is dedi-cated to enhancing the lives of persons age 60 and older in Crawford County.

2. Find the right size and length you want your ribbon to be. Once you find the right size and you would like to make more than one, sim-ply use the first one as a template for the rest. 3. Folding the rib-

bon properly might be a little hard to understand, but will become simple once done. With the piece of ribbon horizontal in front of you, take the two ends and cross one over the other while keep-ing the same sides of

each end facing you.4. Now it’s time to fasten the ribbon. Simply slide the safe-ty pin through the ribbon and pin it to whatever you would like. This could be a jacket, shirt or even a purse. Get creative!

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Are you going to be new to Medicare soon?Call 336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705 to schedule an appointment with an APPRISE counselor to help you understand your Medicare covered health benefits. Our Crawford County APPRISE counselors are trained and certified by the PA Department of Aging and they are able to help you with your questions and give advice about the choices you need to make with your new Medicare cov-erage.

The BEST time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is NOW. ~African Proverb

We invite you to participate in our “Tree of Giv-ing” gift program. This is an on-going and per-manent gift program that gives you, as a donor, the discretion to honor someone’s hard work or achievement; remember a special/personal event or anniversary; or as an everlasting memo-rial for a loved one, friend or community leader. The “Tree of Giving” includes brass leaves and three different size brass stones that can be en-graved to your desire. For additional information or to make an appointment with our Foundation Staff, please call (814) 336-1792 or 800-321-7705.Thank you to all our

VolunteersThank you all Volunteers who give of their time and talents to Active Aging, Inc. and to the Senior Centers. Volunteers are very im-portant to Active Aging and the Crawford County residents we serve. Without volun-teers our agency would not be able to pro-vide all of the vital services that enhance the lives of so many.We are so grateful that we have so many lov-ing, caring people that take the time to reach out to others in service. Volunteers are in-volved in many areas in helping the agency and the Senior Centers. Some of the many ways that we are helped by our volunteers are: fund raising activities, special events personnel, APPRISE Insurance counseling, exercise teachers and monitors, food servers at Centers, Caring & Sharing readers, Vet-erans Day Salute, Octoberfest, Senior Fest, Ombudsman and Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program—to name a few. You are so helpful in so many different ways. We appreciate all that you are doing for us. Thank you.

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PACE / PACENETStarted in 1984, the Pharmaceutical As-sistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) Program helps old-er persons living in Pennsylvania to pay their prescription expenses. PACEnet is the Pharmaceuti-cal Assistance Con-tract for the Elderly Needs Enhancement Tier. This program has been created to assist older Penn-sylvanians, whose incomes are slight-ly higher than the PACE income limits, with the cost of their prescription drugs.Eligibility Informa-tion:PACE requirements:• 65 years of age or older.• A resident of Penn-sylvania for at least 90 days prior to the date of application.• Ineligible for phar-maceutical benefits under medical assis-tance.• Total income for last year for a single person must be less than $14,500.• Total income for last year for a mar-ried couple must be less than $17,700.Once an application is approved, an en-rollee is responsible for $6 copayment for generic drugs or a $9 copayment for brand

name drugs for each prescription reim-bursed by PACE.PACENET require-ments:• 65 years of age or older.• A resident of Penn-sylvania for at least 90 days prior to the date of application.• Ineligible for phar-maceutical benefits under medical assis-tance.• Total income for a single person from last year must be between $14,501 to $23,500.• Total income for a married couple last year must be between $17,701 to $31,500.PACEnet may have a monthly drug plan premium to pay at the pharmacy, which will be cumulative if not met each month. Once that monthly drug premium has been met, PACENET has an $8 copayment for generic drugs and a $15 copayment for brand name drugs. Your out-of-pocket costs to you are com-puted by the PACE program.To use your PACE/PACEnet card Take your card and prescription to any drugstore that ac-cepts PACE. Always keep your card with

you. Do not leave your card at the drugstore. Do not mail your card to a mail-order pharma-cy.You may not use your card to pur-chase drugs out of the state or to mail drugs out of the state. You can use your card ONLY while you are in Pennsylvania.Can I have other medical insurance or prescription cover-age and still apply for PACE/PACENET?Yes, However, PACE is the payor of last resort and will only cover prescription costs not covered by other medical insur-ance. You will be asked to provide in-formation about your insurance coverage when you apply for PACE/PACENET, and you should in-form your pharma-cist of all your medi-cal and prescription plans.Is it possible to get help with complet-ing the PACE/PACENET applica-tion?Yes! Please call Ac-tive Aging, Inc. at (814) 336-1792 or 1-800-321-7705. An appointment can be scheduled for you.

Open Enrollemnt 2016Important Reminder: Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment Pe-riod begins October 15th and ends De-cember 7th. During this time pe-riod, Medicare ben-eficiaries can join, switch or drop their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage Plan coverage. Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans can change coverage and costs each year, so it is important to review your plan and com-

pare it to others on the market that are available to Craw-ford County resi-dents. The APPRISE Pro-gram at Active Ag-ing, Inc. in Meadville can assist Medicare beneficiaries in un-derstanding any changes your current plan may be making for 2016. APPRISE counselors are avail-able, by appointment only, to help you un-derstand your plan options. APPRISE is the State

Health Insurance Assistance Program for all Medicare ben-eficiaries residing in Pennsylvania. AP-PRISE Counselors are trained and certi-fied and provide free, unbiased insurance counseling. Counsel-ors are available by appointment only. Please call Active Aging, Inc. in Mead-ville at 814-336-1792 or toll-free 1-800-321-7705. Active Aging, Inc. is located at 1034 Park Ave. in Mead-ville.




Crawford County Link CornerThe Link to Aging and Disability Resources is a collaborative effort be-tween local community agencies, the Pennsylva-nia Department of Aging and the Administration on Community Living to provide informa-tion about long term care services and supports to individuals over the age of 60 and persons under age 60 with dis-abilities. The Crawford County Link to Aging and Dis-ability Resources can provide information and support in the fol-lowing areas:• Assistive Technol-ogy• Care Transitions

Active Aging, Inc.Alzheimer’s Association

APPRISEAseraCare HospiceAutomated Security

AlertAt Your Request

CleaningBetter Business Bureau

of W. PAByham’s Insurance

ServicesCenter for Family

ServicesCHAPS

Community Care Network

Community Health Services

Community Resources for Independ.

Consumer Satisfaction Team

Crawford CAOCrawford County Care

CenterCrawford County Human Services

Crawford County

Current Link Partners:READ Program

Crawford County RSVPExperience Works

Family to Family Home Healthcare

Funkhouser Shaffer Financial Serv.

GECAC/SCSEPGolden Living Center

TitusvilleHealth Care Solutions

HelpmatesHome Instead

Hospice of Crawford County

HVA Sr. Living AllianceInterim Health Care

JEVS Juniper Village

Lakeland Area HospiceMount Hope Home

CareNorthwest Pharmacy

Solutions PA Blindness & Visual

ServicesPark Avenue Rehab &

NursingRegional Home Health

and HospiceRolling Fields

Self Determination Housing ProjectSenior Helpers

Service Coordination Unlimited

Shryock Senior HousingSocial Security Admin-

istrationSouthernCare HospiceStairways Behavioral

HealthSupports Coordination

of NW PATitusville Area Senior

Citizens CorpTitusville Social

ConnectionThe ARC of Crawford

CountyTransition Assistance

AdvisorsUCP/CLASS

Veterans ServicesVNA Alliance

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Women’s Services

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How the Echo is MadeIt’s easy to flip open a book or newspa-per and start reading but have you ever stopped to wonder what really goes into producing it? Our Echo newsletter made its first run in 1987 and has expe-rienced many differ-ent forms. It was at first created in house, then went to the Tri-bune and is now cur-rently printed by the Area Shopper. The Echo is possible by the collaboration of many different per-

sons. Information comes from our six different senior cen-ters, the Foundation, Link, Apprise, So-cial Security and the Executive Director. Deadlines are cre-ated so all the ben-eficial information can be compiled and presented to our con-sumers in the best possible way. Once all the information is together, it is then sent electronically to the Area Shopper. This is where the magic happens. The Echo starts as one big sixteen page puzzle that the information must be fitted into in the most consistent way possible. It takes the designer about 6 hours to fully fit everything onto the electronic pages so it can be sent to print. The Echo takes sev-eral hours to print and is processed through a machine called a plate mak-

er. The plate maker makes plates used for reproducing il-lustrations or print-ed matter. The Echo takes several hours to print and then needs to be stuffed into the Area Shopper which comes out the last Saturday of every month. This action is done by hand down a line of around 4-5 people. It is a tedious and long process that leaves the employees hands black from the ink. Fortunately, the ink used in the Echo is completely non-toxic. This means that if you’re read-ing our Echo, get ink on your fingers and happen to touch your mouth or eyes that it won’t make you sick. We believe that the long process of creating the Echo is completely worth it so our consumers and local senior citi-zens get our informa-tion every month.

Cupcakes for a CauseCupcakes are an art in themselves! Add in some good Karma and you have…. A Cupcake For A Cause for our Meadville Se-nior Center! Confections of a Cake Lover, located on Market Street in Meadville, PA. Confections of a Cake Lover has a special place in their hearts for raising money and awareness to chari-ties and non-profits with Cupcakes for a Cause. They are help-ing honor our seniors by designing a red and purple cupcake in honor of the Red Hat Society. $1.00 from each purchased cupcake will come back to our senior center. These top-quality cupcakes will be available at her store location from November 3rd until December 11th. Not only are her cakes delicious, but Sarah has tasty credentials. Some of her most notable include a 1st place finish at the Live Cake Challenge in New York. She was a semi-finalist for “The Next Great Baker 3” on TLC in 2012 and her Pac-Man cake was listed as one of the “10 Incredible Kid’s Birthday Cakes” nation-wide on Grandparents.com in 2012 as well. If you’re ever suffer-ing from a sweet tooth, stop by her shop at 896 Market Street and help raise money for our local seniors. You can also see Sarah perform her artistry at our Meadville Senior Center on Thursday, October 8 at 10 a.m. Call Paula Jo Harakal at 336-1792 to reserve your spot this day of wonderful whimsy!


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ECH ACTIVE AGING, INC. October 2015 · helping consumers with Medicare needs. This can include answering general questions, counseling new to Medicare consumers and prescription drug