Alexandria Gazette Packet: Tracing Family Roots

Written by this month’s Speaker Series guest, Sharon Hodges, this article in the November 6 Alexandria Gazette Packet highlights what will be covered in Genealogy: Tracing Your Family Roots. Hodges, a professional genealogist, author and teacher, will be going over different techniques, resources, and tests to keep in mind when

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Senior Living in Alexandria- November 2017

SLA Nov 2017

In our penultimate episode of the year, Senior Living in Alexandria‘s host, Jim Roberts, sat down with Patricia Walker, the Branch Manager of Alexandria Libraries Special Collections to talk about the resources available to anyone who wants to learn more about their family history. Alexandria’s Queen Street Library has

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November 15th Speaker Series: Genealogy

Our November Speaker Series- Tracing Your Family Roots through Genealogy- took place on Wednesday, November 15th, from 10:00 a.m.-Noon at Beatley Central Library. Professional genealogist Sharon Hodges discussed ways to explore and map your family history, as well as how and where to get started. Participants had a chance

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Senior Living in Alexandria- October 2017

In our October episode, Senior Living in Alexandria‘s host, Jim Roberts, sat down with Natalie Page, esq. of Life and Estate Planning Law Center, PLLC, to talk about the importance of seniors having documents in place, as well as to offer a sneak peak of this year’s Senior Law

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2017 Oktoberfest Held on Oct. 11th

SSA’s 2017 Oktoberfest was held on October 11th at Port City Brewery. This annual fundraiser supports SSA’s programs and services for Alexandria seniors, including our Senior Nutrition Program (which includes Meals on Wheels and Groceries to Go), Friendly Visitor Program, AniMeals on Wheels, and our educational programming.

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Alexandria Gazette Packet: “Helping to Keep Seniors Safe

SSA Rebuilding Together

Two local non-profits, Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) and Rebuilding Together Alexandria, are teaming up to provide free in-home safety inspections for seniors who currently receive Meals on Wheels. This program came about under the auspices of the Meals on Wheels America campaign to provide seniors with

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Advocating for Meals on Wheels

On Thursday, September 14th, Senior Services of Alexandria’s MaryAnne Beatty and Ellyn Kirtley joined Meals on Wheels America staff and longtime volunteer Ruth Goltzer on Capitol Hill to advocate for continued funding for Meals on Wheels programs across the nation. Goltzer, who volunteered with Arlington’s Meals on

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Alexandria Gazette Packet

Featured in this week’s Alexandria Gazette Packet are three articles with information about the upcoming Senior Law Day, as well as a few of SSA’s programs. “Planning for One’s Future” Gretchyn Meinken, esq. of Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, writes about the upcoming Senior Law Day, which

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