Nov 2024 Newsletter

GCOA's Senior Issues Newsletter

Senior Issues Newsletter December 2024

Nominate a Distinguished Older Georgian

In this Issue:

GCOA in the Community

Happy Holidays from GCOA

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

News You Can Use

The Georgia Council on Aging is accepting nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Older Georgian!

We hope to receive at least one nomination from each Area Agency on Aging across the state to make sure that each region of Georgia is represented.

In order to be eligible for nomination, one must:

be 70 or older. Please include age or birth date to be considered for qualification
have rendered service to seniors on a community, state or federal level, and
be recognized as a role model for positive aging, and
have demonstrated a life of work acknowledged by general consensus as being of great benefit to a large number of people, or have made some significant contribution to society through occupational or volunteer efforts

Download the application HERE by clicking "Nominate the 2025 Distinguished Older Georgian". You may send completed applications to gcoastaff23@gmail.com.

The deadline is December 1, 2024. The winner will be announced during Senior Week 2025.

CO-AGE Announcements

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Join CO-AGE Today!

Budget funding and legislation are greatly influenced by the personal experiences of older Georgians. Legislators want to hear about how you are affected by the budget and current laws of the state. GCOA can't succeed without YOU!!

Anyone interested in advocating with or on behalf of older adults can join CO-AGE. Individual Membership is only $10! Paid members have the distinctive ability to submit and vote on the issues that GCOA and CO-AGE take to the Capitol and reduced rates for CO-AGE events. Join HERE!

If you are already a member, make sure that your list of CO-AGE organizational members is up-to-date. To report changes or updates to your membership, please contact gcoastaff23@gmail.com

Stories

GA Division of Aging Services Updates

Help us make this season brighter for older adults and people with disabilities! This year is the 10th anniversary of the Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging Services’ (DAS) Light Up the Holidays gift drive.

Through this gift drive, you can help older Georgians and adults with disabilities living under public guardianship experience the joy of the season. The goal of Light Up the Holidays is to connect DAS clients with gift sponsors who can make their holiday brighter. Your support would help support over 430 Georgians served by DAS who otherwise may not receive any gifts this holiday season. Click the flyer for more information.

DAS Updates