AARP Colorado

When: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

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AARP would like you to know of the Colorado Senior Day being held on August 17th at Pueblo Community College Foundation, 900 W. Orman Ave. Fortino Ballroom, Pueblo Co 81004. Attendees may find information that is useful to them. Attorneys representing the Pueblo Bar Association will be giving various presentations from 8 am – noon (7:00 am – 8:00 am registration) on topics such as Elder Abuse, Grandparent Rights, Fraud, Identity Theft, Estate Planning, and more. There will be a room dedicated for guests to meet briefly with attorneys for legal advice that specialize in various elder issues. There will be another room devoted for vendor booths which will allow Colorado Senior Law Day guests the opportunity to learn about services in the Pueblo and surrounding communities. There will be a continental breakfast, free of charge. Contact Diane Porter at 719 549-3314 for pre-registration. Sitting is limited, and if you are interested in attending, we ask that you call for early registration.

Now is a great time to be a woman. As mature women, we are becoming aware of our power and wisdom, which is based on our life experiences and knowledge. Like seeds in the garden, we are waking up and bursting forth with wisdom to create a new world.

The volunteers and members of the AARP chapters around the state, as well as the country, are amazing people who pitch in when help is needed. They engage people of all ages in their communities through volunteerism, they create lively and fun activities, and they raise money and collect food to help others in need, so it was devastating when more than 20 percent of our Black Forest Chapter members lost their homes in the Black Forest fire that started June 11. The fire took the lives of two people and caused tens of millions in property damage, according to local media reports.

Blog by Jane Barton

We’re now officially in the thick of fireworks and thunderstorm season. For many dogs, that translates into a summer of terror. Neither behavior nor veterinary professionals know for sure why some dogs develop noise phobias and others do not (or why cats seldom do). We do know they are one of the more common problems seen in older dogs. Our Irish setter Coral was never bothered by storms until 2 years ago, when she turned 7 years old.

Wildfires, tornadoes, floods, storms and other disasters often result in a flurry of activities by scam artists. Fraudsters prey on our emotional state and our good intentions in an effort to steal our money. Beware of these disaster-related scams:

AARP Colorado is pleased to share our 2013COLegislativeUpdate for 2013. How did your legislator vote on the bill that increased state funding for the services that help seniors stay at home and remain independent? What about deregulated telephone services and the bill that would have created a non-competitive market for a future classification of drugs called “biosimulars?” 2013COLegislativeUpdate .

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