EVENTS IN OUR AREA, 2021
First Meeting of 2021 – Tuesday, January 12 at 9:00 via Zoom.
Topic: Homelessness in Lakeland
- Mayor Bill Mutz of Lakeland
- Ben Stevenson, Executive Director of Lakeland Housing Authority
- Jeff Bagwell, Director of the Keystone Challenge Fund a nonprofit helping low/mid income families find homes
If you do not routinely receive the meeting notice and wish to participate, send an email to Andy Crossfield at usandy@aol.com for the meeting ID and password. Please indicate in the subject line “Request for Zoom ID/Password for Rath Center meeting.”
EVENTS IN OUR AREA, 2020:
JANUARY
January 14
Respite Care –Alice Brown Polk County Aging & Social Service Manager Health & Human Services
FEBRUARY
February 11
Hailey Aversa, Noah’s Ark of Central Florida
SENIOR SCHOLARS–February 3 through March 16, nine classes.
MARCH
March 10
SOUL – Senior Organizations Uniting Locally – Barb Cage
APRIL
April 14
Meeting canceled due to Covid-19
MAY
May 12
Self Care, Health Care & Benefits during Covid-19 Panel (Via Zoom)
JUNE
June 09
Hurricane Preparedness During Covid-19 – Carolyn Bluhm (Via Zoom)
JULY
July 14
Dr Joy Jackson, Director, Florida Department of Health for Polk and Hardee County – Covid-19 Summary and Community Call to Action (Via Zoom)
RATH WEBSITE REDO!!!
AUGUST
August 11
Long Term Care panel of experts “Looking Ahead Right Now” covering various levels of care and costs provided by home care agencies, senior living facilities, skilled nursing centers, and Long Term Care Insurance (Via Zoom)
SEPTEMBER
September 8
Learn About LkldNow with our guest speaker, Trinity Laurino, Community Engagement Director
SENIOR SUMMIT—-Stay tuned for 2021!!!
OCTOBER
October 13
Medicare Open Enrollment Panel of Experts covering 2021 Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medigap (Via Zoom)
SENIOR SCHOLARS—-Stay tuned for 2021!!!
NOVEMBER
November 10
Christine Samuel, Director of Diversity and Inclusion for City of Winter Haven (Via Zoom)
DECEMBER
December 8
Celebrate the Holidays and Recognize our Wonderful Volunteers (via Zoom)