Senior Resource Fair at Mt. Blue Campus
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Mt. Blue Campus, Farmington
- A Senior Resource Fair will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon on the Mt. Blue High School campus.
The event will kick off with a free buffet breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. at Chef's Table on the Mt. Blue Campus. The breakfast will be catered by the Culinary Arts program students of the Foster Career Technology Education Center.
The fair, featuring senior-related seminars and various support organization presenters, is geared for seniors 55 and older who are interested in learning more about all of the agencies that serve Franklin County and to become familiar with programs and services they provide.
Family members and caregivers are encouraged to participate so they can gather information and provide guidance for their loved ones as they grow older and are in need of support.
The first seminar, Sharing Stories-A Life Review, will be held from 9 to
9:45 a.m. Steven Quackenbush, a professor of psychology at the University of Maine Farmington, will explore the role played by stories in understanding ourselves and sharing our lives with others. Storytelling will be considered as an ideal opportunity to celebrate life in its richness and complexity.
The second session, "Scams in Franklin County" will be held 10 to 10:45 a.m.
A District Attorney's Office representative will present an overview of the latest scams that are targeting seniors in Franklin County. The presenter will showcase how to recognize a scam and what steps to take if you have been a victim. The seminar will provide seniors with an opportunity to ask questions and provide tips to protect identity and personal information.
From 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. seminar three presents Living Courageously and Outrageously. Connie Jones, formerly from SeniorsPlus, will provide seniors with an overview of all of the wonderful opportunities and challenges that face seniors, as they grow older. She will also focus on the important preparation and legal planning that all seniors must consider for supporting themselves, as well as their families.
Vendors providing information throughout the fair include: SeniorsPlus, Franklin Community Health Network Education Department, Western Maine Community Action, Western Maine Transportation, United Way, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Farmington Police Department, Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Franklin Savings Bank, and Senior Planning Center.
Funding for the free event is provided through a Thriving in Place grant administered by MeHaf, Maine Health Access Foundation, and sub-sponsored by SeniorsPlus.
