Senior news

RRCSB Area Agency on aging Senior awards lunch set for June 5
The annual awards ceremony sponsored by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board’s Area Agency on Aging takes place June 5 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Salem Fire Hall on U.S. 522.

The event is invitation-only, but hundreds of senior citizens from the five-county region of Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Orange and Fauquier are expected to attend.

“Each year we try to recognize everyone by having a big luncheon,” said Gladys Williams, coordinator at Culpeper’s senior nutrition site. “Each county will recognize one senior who has done an outstanding job. It’s hard for me to choose just one.”

Country Café is catering the food.

For more information, call Williams at 825-5778.

Want to volunteer at Culpeper Regional?
Have you ever considered volunteering at Culpeper Regional Hospital? If so, the time is now. Our goal is to become the finest patient centered community hospital in the United States. Be a part of the Culpeper Regional Health System family as we move toward that goal and make a difference in the community. Contact Kim Stewart at 829-4280.

Applications are available at the first floor lobby reception desk.

Madison County TRIAD hosts seminar
The Madison County TRIAD will hold a seminar on predatory lending practices on June 18,  from 6 to 8 p.m.

Come out to the Fire Hall, 1223 N. Main St., Madison, to get information about predatory loans, what they are, how they take advantage, and what you can do to help yourself or a loved one. Get information on what these types of loans and scams are, how to spot the red flags of a predatory product or practice and what someone should do if they are a victim of one of these practices. Don’t let yourself or a loved one be taken in.  If that is already the case, find out what you need to know to be free from the cycle and chains these lenders can create.

Presented by Dana Wiggins, responsible lending coordinator with the Virginia Partnership to Encourage Responsible Lending with the Virginia Poverty Law Center.

The Madison County TRIAD meets the fourth Friday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the Sr. Nutrition Site behind the Pig and Steak Restaurant. 
SCSMC hosts programs for seniors
GriefShare One is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them.  It is a place to meet with other people who are feeling the emotions of grief.  At GriefShare, you will learn valuable information about recovering from grief. Monday Morning Group is held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at 415 S. Main Street, Culpeper.

-Suicide-Journey through the Shadows. Friday, June 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Suicide is an earth-shattering experience…the suddenness, the inability to explain why our loved one chose to end his or her life.
-A support group for the chronically ill meets every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Fauquier Hospital Bistro Restaurant. Call Chaplain Liz Danielsen at 349-5814 for information.

Sponsored by Spiritual Care Support Ministry, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. This is non-denominational and free. 

-Care Café  is open every Thursdays 10 a.m. to Noon. It’s a place for those who are discouraged from illness, bereavement, care-giving or a family member of a loved one deployed in the military. This is non-denominational and free. For information call Chaplain Liz Danielsen at 349-5814.

-Community Prayer Hour, Thursdays, Noon until 1 pm. People are invited to join others to pray for requests that have been given to the SCSM Center via e-mail, snail mail, telephone or verbally. If you have a need, there is an opportunity during this hour for us to pray for you. This is non-denominational and free. For information call Chaplain Liz Danielsen at 349-5814.