Senior Seminar: Health and Fitness

National Senior Health & Fitness Expo Wednesday, May 30 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fayette Senior Services – Fayetteville location at the FSS Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive. May is Older Americans Month and Fayette Senior Services is celebrating with National Senior Health & Fitness Day. This FREE event shines a spotlight on the [...]

Senior Seminar: Caregiver Resource Expo

Caregiver Resource Expo Thursday, May 24 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Fayetteville location at the FSS Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive. If you are facing challenges that come with caring for someone with a chronic illness such as Alzheimer’s you won’t want to miss FSS’s 2nd annual Caregivers Expo. [...]

Senior Seminar: Cell Phones

How Do I Work My Cell Phone? Friday, May 18 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you’ve ever looked at your cell phone and asked,“How do you work this thing?” This class is for you! Get a basic cell phone primer and one-on-one help from a team of experts from AT&T who can help [...]

What do you know about Alzheimer’s? (Quiz)

It may hit you and your siblings when you visit Mom this Mother’s Day. She’s not as sharp as she used to be – very forgetful and confused. Is it just old age or Alzheimer’s?  You suddenly feel panicked and scared…but you’re not alone. Half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer’s, the deadly disease [...]

Senior Seminar: Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Act – Learn All About It! Tuesday, May 15 – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Peachtree City location at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail. Experts from GeorgiaCares and AARP-GA and will provide information on the new Health Care Reform Law known as the Affordable Care Act. Learn [...]

Senior Seminar on Managing Arthritis

We Feel Your Pain Seminar Thursday, May 10 – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Presented by Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Fayetteville location at the FSS Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive. Arthritis Foundation’s Jennifer Duncan shares answers to many questions regarding the different types of Arthritis. Learn the causes and effects of the disease and [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness “Doing it Right” Seminar

Breast Cancer Awareness “Doing it Right” Seminar – Tuesday, May 1 – 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS) – Peachtree City location at the Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail. Janet Beebe, President of Breast Cancer Survivors Network, Inc. and a 29-year breast cancer survivor presents a very informative meeting for women. Learn [...]

Top Tax Breaks for Elderly Care

Uncle Sam Gives Gift to Local Families Caring For Elderly Loved Ones Unknown tax breaks for caregiving can save you a bundle! More than three-fourths (78%) of the elderly who receive long-term care in the U.S. are getting that care from unpaid family and friends.  These caregivers are trapped in an economic struggle -paying their own [...]

Baby Boomers: 7 Ways to Exercise on the Cheap

Baby Boomer-supreme Jane Fonda started it all with her slinky leotard and goofy leg warmers. The one-time workout fad soon became a way of life for a generation that plans on living longer and better. Aging has its disadvantages, however, including the inability to perform high-impact aerobics or scale mountains in several bounds. And so [...]

Winter Health Tips For Seniors

(StatePoint) Short days and cooler weather can be a stressful time of year, especially for older people who are at higher risk for common winter ailments. But there are steps you can take to stay safe and healthy. Prevent the Flu It’s not too late to get vaccinated! Seniors are at especially high risk for [...]

Jane Langford – The Art of Making A Home

Their names are legend: Vesta, Roman goddess of home and hearth. Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest. Jane Langford—Brooks, Georgia goddess of…wait, who? Okay, so she doesn’t wear a flowing white robe or spend her spare time chasing down errant demi-gods. And she’s unquestionably real. Yet Jane is something many of us have only read [...]

Legacy – Frances Cowart Reeves

From small town girl to Army officer to wife and mother Not too many women inherit their father’s first name, and not too many people alive today can say they were born in a county that no longer exists. Walter Frances Cowart Reeves was born January 8, 1919 in Union City, Campbell County, Georgia. The [...]

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