Plan to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with
The Makem & Spain Brothers
Bristol's annual Emergency Assistance Fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the Bristol Community College Arts Center. Proceeds of this concert support elders in Bristol's service area who are experiencing temporary financial crisis by assisting them with the purchase of medications, food, temporary shelter, emergency repairs, and other needed items.
Every generation has a few acts that define where a musical genre is going, performers so confident in their chosen field that they are able to completely embrace the genre and yet introduce something new to it. In Irish folk music today, that act is the Makem and Spain Brothers.
Tickets, at $25 each, can be purchased by sending a check to Bristol Elder Services, 1 Father DeValles Boulevard, Unit 8, Fall River, MA 02723. Or purchase tickets on-line with a credit card by clicking;
(Please note there are additional fees for on-line sales, however this is the only way to purchase with a credit card. Credit cards will not be accepted at the show.) For more information about the concert, call Bristol at 508-675-2101. For more information about the Makem & Spain Brothers, visit their website, www.makem.com; and to download an event flyer click here.
Sponsored by: BankFive and Senior Whole Health
Elder Abuse Prevention Conference
The office of Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, will present an Elder Abuse Prevention Conference on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Tucker Road in North Dartmouth, MA. This event is free to the public.
At this conference, you will learn about the different forms of abuse, how to recognize signs of abuse, how to protect yourself, and where to go to help if you become a victim.
To register, please contact Cecelia Porche, Director of Community Affairs for the District Attorney's Office, at (508) 961-1984.
To view the Elder Abuse Prevention Conference Flyer with detailed information, click here.
My Life, My Health Programs
This six-week program is being held at two separate sites. The first is being held at the North Attleboro Council on Aging Wednesday April 7, 2010. The second will be at the Mansfield Council on Aging North Attleboro Council on Aging on Mondays starting on April 26th.
My Life, My Health is a chronic disease self-management program that helps adults who are living with the challenges of one or more persistant health conditions. The program teaches strategies developed and tested by researchers that will help participants:
Set and meet personal goals
Identify and try out simple techniques that can improve their quality of life
Improve communication with their doctor
Handle stress and learn to relax
Increase their energy level
Make choices about their treatment
Have fun!
If would like to view the flyer for more information on this great program and how to register, click on the site you are interested in:
North Attleboro Council on Aging
Mansfield Council on Aging
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years. The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like:
Hospitals
Job training centers
Schools
Senior centers
Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
Emergency services
The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. We can't move forward until you mail it back. In March of 2010, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the United States and Puerto Rico. When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don't mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form. The majority of the country will receive English–only materials. Households in areas with high concentrations of Spanish-speaking residents may receive a bilingual (English/Spanish) form. Any personal data you provide is protected under federal law.
Form more information visit http://2010.census.gov/2010census/
