NEVER TOO LATE - OCTOBER 2019

Community Calendar Pull out this handy calendar section for October 2019 to keep with you

10 a.m. – noon, The AZ Council of the Blind (AZCB) Chapter SA 3rd Saturday. SAAVI, 3739 E. Grant Rd. Contact: 742-7787 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., The Tucson Miniature Society’s Show and Sale - Theme “Mini Roads Traveled” The representatives of this hobby in Tucson are primarily older citizens who have been in the hobby for many years and are now passing along the fun to their grandchildren. Hobbies keep us young. There will be a display of miniature vintage travel trailers! General Admission is $7, Children ages 4 to 12 $3, 3 and under free. Admission is good for both days and includes a complimentary admission ticket to the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures (good through Dec. 30th 2019). The Tucson Woman’s Club, 6245 E. Bellevue St. Contact: 749-4335 or visit tucson miniatures.weebly.com/show--sale.html October 21, Monday 10:30 a.m. – noon, Stroke Support Group for survivors & loved ones TMC Healthy Living Connections, Seniors Classrooms, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot. Contact: 324-4345 to sign up October 23, Wednesday 9 a.m. – noon, Medicare Open Enrollment Event (See page 24 for additional dates and information) October 24, Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Honoring a Life: Advance Care Planning Conversations How do you hope to spend the final stage of your life? Have you planned adequately for any medical situations that might arise for you? Who else needs to know what your wishes are so that you can receive

Contact: 622-9006 or visit www.lupus-az.org 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., CalPERS Retirees Chapter 103 Lunch Meeting Lunch meeting. First timers call for free lunch. Meets quarterly. Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Golden Corral Buffett, 4380 E 22nd St. Contact: Bev, 393-1855 Noon – 2 p.m., Society of Military Widows Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ironwood Club. RSVP: Kathy, 721-1688 at least ten days prior October 17, Thursday 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Illinois Lincolnites Club 3rd Thursday, past or present residents of Illinois welcome. Cost for lunch. Reservations: 574-0198 or 293-3272 October 18, Friday 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Green Valley/ Sahuarita Support Group For grandparents, adoptive and other kinship caregivers. Childcare & lunch provided. Conrad Joyner Library, 601 N. La Canada Dr. Contact: Thelma, 323-4476, Ext. 109 October 19, Saturday 8 - 9 a.m., PCMS Walk With A Doc Leigh Neumayer, head of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and a leader in research for treatments of breast cancer, will lead the walk. Rillito River Park. Walkers sign in at the ramada east of Swan Bridge on the south bank. The walk covers a one- or two-mile course on level ground. Contact Dennis Carey at 795-7985 or dcarey5199@gmail. com with questions

SAVE THE DATES November 7, Thursday PCOA will be screening the Disney Pixar film Coco at the new Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center! (See page 27) November 12, Tuesday Social Security 101: Everything You Want to Know Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd. Information: https://pima.bibliocommons. com/events/5d77f14e19a7c34f00629494 what you want? Attend this FREE two-hour workshop and learn... • Why deciding what kind of healthcare you want late in life is so important • How to talk to your loved ones and healthcare professionals about what you want • How to document your decisions so your wants will be made known when appropriate • How to revise and update any advance care plans you might have already “Honoring a Life” provides a wealth of information, including an explanation of the importance of advance care planning, an introduction to methods for making decisions and conversing with others on the topic, and a review of the two kinds of documents accepted as legal and binding by the State of Arizona. Enhance your present by planning your future, then get on with living! Seating is limited! RSVP necessary. Our Family Services - Bellevue Office, 3830 E. Bellevue St. Register at https://events.r20.constant contact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk= a07egkp7ukjb2eb8864&oseq=&c=&ch=

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