Alliance On Aging March Newsletter

March 2011

@aoa . . . e-news from the Alliance on Aging

Are you managing your Medicare online?

Are you nearing 65 and unsure of what you need to do? We can help!

Bob's at it again! "Community Educator", Bob Petty has two great classes coming up. First, a Using the Web seminar will outline just how simple it is to enroll in Part D drug plans, check your Medicare records & bills, get an estimate of your Social Security benefits and more!

Next up is Boomer Education 101, a mini-course beginning in April. In this 3-part class you'll learn the basics and "how-to's" of Medicare, Social Security and Long Term Care Insurance.

click here for details on both

Do you need help with prescription drug costs?

If so, you are not alone and there is help out there for you. Medicare is paying 75% or more of prescription drug costs for people with limited incomes & resources all over the country and the qualifications are not as extreme as you think.

click here for details and to learn how to apply

Free Walk-In Tax Preparation

Alliance on Aging is hosting a free, walk-in tax preparation day on March 28 at the Monterey Senior Center. For details, or to learn how to make an appointment at one of our other sites, click here.

So Many Volunteer Opportunities!

Gandhi said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." The Alliance on Aging offers many paths to service. To learn more, click here

Spirituality and End of Life Care

The Hospice Foundation of America announces the 2011 Living with Grief videoconference. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at University Center, CSUMB. Early registration including lunch is $35. Continuing Education units are available.

click here for details

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E-waste Fundraiser

You already recycle your plastics, paper & glass, but did you know that electronic discards are one of the fastest growing segments of our nation's trash and that the worldwide total for e-waste alone could be 50 million TONS per year?

Alliance on Aging will host an E-Waste Recycling Fundraiser on April 16th. You can do a great thing for the environment while you support the Alliance by bringing us your discarded televisions, computers/laptops, appliances (both small & large), radios, record players, telephones, answering machines and much more. For a complete list of items that can be dropped off and further details click here.

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Follow us on Twitter at @AOAmonterey

How can you find the latest news on aging policy, social security or health reform? Or how to get a free flu shot? Or where to go day hiking in Monterey County parks? By following the Alliance on Aging on Twitter! Just click on the link and come along.

@AoAMonterey

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