Pike County Area Agency on Aging

ENTREES AT A GLANCE

***Milk served with all meals***

10/2-Lemon Pepper Fish 10/3-Chicken Nuggets 10/4-Beef Stroganoff 10/5-Alaskan Pollock 10/6-Chili Dog/Roll 10/9-Centers Closed Columbus Day 10/10-Vegetable Lasagna 10/11-Meatloaf & Gravy 10/12-Herbed Chicken Breast 10/13-Sausage, Pep & Onion Hoagie 10/16-Chicken Salad Hoagie 10/17-Chicken Vegetable Stew 10/18-Breaded Fish Sticks 10/19-Western Omelet 10/20-BBQ Chicken 10/23-Stuffed shells 10/24-Italian Meatballs 10/25-Salmon/Dill 10/26-Chichek Cordon Bleu 10/27-Stuffed Cabbage 10/30-Swedish Meatballs 10/31-Sweet & Sour Chicken

SALAD BAR-Thurs & Fri

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page 2— Director’s Desk Page 3— Ritters, Bee Craft & Field Day Page 4– Medicare Open Enrollment Info Pages 5 & 6 — Activities Pages 7— Luncheon Menu Page 8— Pictures Page 9 — Events & Programs Page 10— Our Contact Information

2017

Nov 1st-APPRISE Presentation in

Matamoras 9:30—12:30

Nov 2nd-APPRISE Presentation in

Matamoras 9:30-12:30

Nov 10th-DDMS Dinner Theatre

Nov 16th-Red, White & Blue

Thanksgiving Lunch in

Blooming Grove

Nov 20th-Advisory Board Meeting

in Westfall Apts

Nov 30th-APPRISE Presentation in

Blooming Grove 9:30-12:30

Dec 8th-Christmas Party in

NORTHWESTERN PA OPTICAL CLINIC Tuesday, October 17th 10:00 to noon

Eyeglasses for as low as $40 for single vision and lined bifocals to low and moderate income people of any age To qualify you must: 1. Meet the income guidelines

2017 Income Guidelines per household 1 person-$23,760 2 people-$31,240 3 people-$38,240 4 people-$46,200 5 people-$53,580 6 people-$59,060 and increases by $7,480 for each additional household member 2. Get a written prescription from your eye doctor 3. Call to make an appointment at our clinic

Available Options are: Single $40~W/Poly $60~W/Transitions $80~W/Trans & Poly $100~Line Bifocal $40~W/Poly $65~W/Transitions $95~W/Trans. & Poly $120~Line Trifocal $50~W/Poly $75~W/Transitions $105~W/Trans & Poly $125~Progressive $70~W/Poly $86~W/Transitions $140~W/Transitions & Poly $155~UV Coating $5~ Solid or gradient tint $8~Color Prism $20~Slab-Off Prism $60~ Lenticular single/Bifocal $20. Please note: These transitions do not get real dark~the more you use them the darker they get. NO FREE REMAKES on transition lenses. They do not darken in the car.

No Other Options Available No Checks–Cash or Money Order only

Get your prescription and bring it to us, pick your frames, and we do a couple of measurements. Our lab processes your lenses and complete eyeglasses are sent by US Postal mail directly to your home in approximately two weeks or less.

Call 1-800-901-1912 for appointments Walk-ins accepted until 11:30 am

MOHEGAN SUN CASINO TRIP

Friday, October 20th You must bring your ID or the casino will

NOT give you play money or food vouchers. The bus will leave at 9:30 a.m. SHARP from the Blooming Grove Senior Center. We will NOT be able to wait for anyone. If you miss the bus you will lose your money. Money refunded only if we can fill your seat. We will arrive back at Blooming Grove between 5:00 and 5:30. Payment is due as soon as possible to guarantee you a seat on the bus. $30.00 per person for this you will receive transportation, $25.00 casino play money and a $5.00 food voucher. For reservations, please pay and sign up with Lana at the Blooming Grove Senior Center. Checks are payable to Pike County AAA

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October greetings We are welcoming Fall in laughingly. It is hard to rake leaves when you are wearing flip flops and sun visor! But who is complaining??? We are preparing for fall/winter and have ordered our blizzard packs so it’s officially Fall! It is dreadful what the hurricane season has done to Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico. Red Cross responded to 64,000 disasters last year they are 95% volunteer and 90 % of disasters are home fires (October 9th to 15th is Fire Prevention Week) $.91 of every dollar goes to victim’s services and relief.

To donate by check or to a specific cause, please mail to: American Red Cross PO Box 37839 Boone, IA 50037-0839 Or call 800-HELP-NOW Or by website at www.redcross.org

Locally the Greater Pike Foundation is accepting donations for Puerto Rico which has been

devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Contact them @ https://www.greaterpike.org Please be aware that November is Caregiver month and Alzheimer month. We will be having a special event for our caregivers who give tirelessly to their loved ones for their safety, health, and security. If you or someone you know is a caregiver, please share this opportunity with them. We are putting our list together for invitees to the event. It promises to be fun, informative and stress free. Our new budget year is in progress. We are offering a number of programs for consumers to improve their safety, wellness, and to educate you on supports and services in our Area. We have welcomed a new aging care manager onto the team: Dawn Acevedo, Dawn will be performing assessments, completing care plans, and helping connect seniors with

services in their own home. Our office in Westfall Apartments is open for business. If you need help with a PACE Application, have questions about long term care services in our area, please call the main number (800)-233-8911and make an

appointment to speak to one of our person-centered-counselors. We are also serving folks living in Matamoras and Westfall Township at this office. Of course a great big thank you goes out to Jonah Mendalbaum, owner and developer for Devon Mgt. who has sponsored this effort. Happy Halloween!

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Fri. October 6, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pike County Senior Game

Looking for Recycled Teenagers to compete in the following events:

Tennis Bocci Ball Horseshoes Softball Throw Baseball Throw Basketball Shoot

Bean BagThrow Walking Bingo

Dance There will be a Gold, Silver, and Bronze winner in each event.

Age as follows: 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 and up

Registration fee: $3.50

(checks payable to Pike County Area Agency on Aging) PCAAA Please sign up for an event. Call 570-775-5550 ask for Lana or Kathy

Have your family and friends join us for a day of fun and entertainment.

Reservations required.

Refreshments: Beverages, Hot dogs, Chili, and the fixing’s to go with it. Place: Palmyra Township Park in Paupack

Please come to either of our centers listed above and have lunch, socialize and

spend your farmers market vouchers. Cash will be accepted as well if you do not have vouchers!

We do NOT have any more vouchers to issue.

Blooming Grove Senior Center

Thursday October 19th

Matamoras Senior Center

Wednesday October 25th

Bumble Bee Refrigerator Magnet Craft with Lona

Wednesday, October 18th at the Matamoras Senior Center

Thursday, October 19th at the Lackawaxen Senior Center Reservations required please call 570-775-5550.

$3.00 fee for material. Come join us for a fun activity!

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Medicare Open Enrollment is from October 15 to December 7. This is the time when Medicare participants can

change their Medicare Advantage Plans and

Prescription Drug Coverage Plans for 2018.

You can call 1-800-MEDICARE, or visit

www.medicare.gov for plan information or the

Pike County APPRISE Program at 570-775-5550 x1313

Pike County APPRISE counselors will be available to

assist Medicare beneficiaries in reviewing these plans

at various locations around the county.

Medicare Open Enrollment Dates & Locations for October

Monday, October 16th from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm—the Office of Senator Lisa Baker,

2512 Route 6, Hawley 18428

Thursday, October 19 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm—Delaware Township Building, 116

Wilson Hill Road, Dingmans Ferry 18328

Monday, October 23 from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm—The Office of Representative Rosemary

Brown, 143 Seven Bridge Road, East Stroudsburg 18301

These counseling sessions are by appointment only please call 570-775-5550 x 1313 to

make an appointment.

Please remember space is limited.

Once all reservations are filled, no new appointments will be taken.

DO YOU HAVE EXTRA SPACE IN YOUR HOME? WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COMPANIONSHIP?

EXTRA INCOME ? If you answered “yes” to these questions, the SHARE program may be just what you need. SHARE (Shared Housing And Resource Exchange) is a new housing program being offered in Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties. Professional Housing Counselors screen and match people who have extra space in their homes with people seeking an affordable living situation. If this sounds like a good idea for you or someone you know, please contact: Pike County and Wayne County Larisa Yusko 570-832-5133 Monroe County Ryan Lohman 570-832-0538

We have a limited supply of hearing aid batteries. Size 312 brown 1.45v. Six (6) to a package. Please call 570-775-5550.

Please bring your medical insurance card when you come in for your flu shot

Residents’ Rights Month is an annual event designated by Consumer Voice celebrated every October to honor residents living in all long-term care facilities. It is an opportunity to focus on and celebrate awareness of dignity, respect and the rights of each resident.

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2017 Dingmans's Center 9am-2pm 570-828-7812

2 Closed Medical Transport

3 Cards, Games Lunch Bingo @ 12 to 2

4 Cards, Games Lunch Yoga with Lori @ 10:30

5 CLOSED 6 Bingo, Cards & Games Lunch Exercise Senior Games @ Paupack

9 Closed Columbus Day Holiday Medical Transport

10 Cards, Games Lunch Bingo @ 12 to 2

11 Cards, Games Lunch Yoga with Lori @ 10:30

12 CLOSED

13 Bingo, Cards & Games Lunch Exercise & Line Dancing with Lana

I & R Blood Pressure Flu Shots 10-12

Karen Quinlan @ 12

16 Closed Medical Transport

17 Cards, Games Lunch Bingo @ 12 to 2

18 Cards, Games Lunch Yoga with Lori @ 10:30 Bee Craft with Lona @ 12 Blind Assoc. Support Mtg. (3 Wed of month)

19 CLOSED

20 Bingo, Cards & Games Lunch Exercise

Mohegan Sun Casino Trip

23 Closed

Medical

Transport

24 Cards, Games Lunch Bingo @ 12 to 2

25 Cards, Games Lunch Yoga with Lori @ 10:30

Ritters Farm Truck @ 10 Golden Age Group (4th

Wed )

26 CLOSED

27 Bingo, Cards & Games Lunch Exercise & Line Dancing With Lana

Halloween Party Celebrate Birthdays

30 Closed Medical Transport

31 Cards, Games Lunch Bingo @ 12 to 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Cards & Games Yoga with Lori Lunch 10/10 I & R (2nd Tues) 10/10 Flu Shots 10:00-12:00 10/17 Medicare Fraud Presentation 10/24 Blood Pressure provided by Quality Home Health @ 10 10/31 Halloween Party 10/31 Celebrate Birthdays

Bingo, Cards & Games Lunch

EVERY FRIDAY

2017 Eastern Pike Center @ Matamoras 9am-2pm 570-832-1929

Are necessary at the Eastern Pike Center

in Matamoras.

Please call 570-832-1929 or 570-775-5550

Monthly blood pressure screenings

in Matamoras provided by Celtic

Hospice and Home Health

EVERY TUESDAY

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

4 Cards Dominoes, Rummikube

5 Bingo Exercise with Lana Wii Bowling

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Arts & Crafts Cards

Senior Games

@ Palmyra Park

2

Medical Transport 3 Arts & Crafts Exercise w/ Lana Wii Bowling Computer Classes

Must have appt.

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CENTERS

CLOSED

Columbus

Day Holiday

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Arts & Crafts Exercise w/Lana Wii Bowling

Bigger Shopping Dingmans & Shohola

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Cards Dominoes, Rummikube Grief Support 10:30

Bigger Shopping Milford &

Matamoras

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Bingo Exercise with Lana Wii Bowling

Blood Pressure

Bigger Shopping Promised Land

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Arts & Crafts Cards

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Medical Transport Hemlock Ladies

Advisory Board Mtg @ 12:30

Monday’s Angels Alzheimer’s

Support @ 1:30

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Arts & Crafts Exercise w/ Lana Tai Chi 10:30 Wii Bowling VA Rep @ 9:00

Computer classes Must have appt.

Eyeglass Clinic

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Cards Dominoes, Rummikube

Grief Support @ 10:30

19 Bingo Exercise with Lana Wii Bowling

Ritters Truck @ 10:00 am

Flu Shots 10-12

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Arts & Crafts Cards

Mohegan Sun

Casino Trip

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Medical Transport

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Arts & Crafts Exercise w/ Lana Tai Chi 10:30 Wii Bowling Computer Classes

Must have appt.

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Cards Dominoes, Rummikube

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Bingo Exercise with Lana Wii Bowling

Celebrate Birthdays

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Arts & Crafts

Cards

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Medical Transport Monday’s Angels

Alzheimer’s Support @ 2:30

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Arts & Crafts Exercise w/ Lana Tai Chi 10:30 Wii Bowling Halloween Party

2017 Blooming Grove Activities 8 am-4 pm 570-775-5550

2017 Lackawaxen/Shohola Township 9 am-2 pm 570-685-7808

EVERY MONDAY EVERY WEDNESDAY EVERY THURSDAY Cards & Games Lunch Medical Transport

Exercise with Dorothy or Lana @ 11:00 Lunch Bingo @ 12:00 10/4-Blood Pressure (1st Wed)

10/11- I&R (2nd Wed)

10/11-Medicare Fraud Presentation @ 12 10/11-Flu Shots 10:00-12:00 10/18-Blood Pressure (3rd Wed)

10/25 -Halloween Party 10/25-Celebrate Birthdays (Last Wed of the month)

Cards & Games & Bingo Lunch 10/5-Exercise with Annette @ 12 10/12-Sip & Paint provided by Milford Health & Rehabilitation 10/19-Egg Craft with Lona

10/26-Exercise with Annette @12

Blood Pressure Screening in the Dingman’s Senior Center is provided by Quality Healthcare

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Seniors Are Our First Priority

2017 MENU Salad Bar Days MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

2 Tomato Orzo

Soup Lemon Pepper

Fish Zucchini & Tomatoes Scalloped Potatoes

Dinner Roll Fresh Fruit

3 South West Corn Chowder & Crax Chicken Nuggets

Oven Browned Potatoes

Broccoli Medley Chocolate Cake

4 Grape Juice

Beef Stroganoff Buttered Egg

Noodles Mixed Veg Rye bread

Peach Crisp

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Red Cabbage Salad

Alaskan Pollock Confetti Rice

Succotash Dinner Roll

Mandarin Oranges

6 Orange Juice Chili Dog/Roll

Rice Confetti Corn

Corn bread muffin

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All Centers Closed

for

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Tossed Salad Vegetable Lasagna Broccoli

Roll Fruit Cocktail

11 Cole Slaw

Meatloaf & Gravy Mashed Potatoes

Squash Dinner Roll

Oatmeal Cookies

12 Cranberry Juice Herbed Chicken

Breast Rice

Green Beans Fresh Fruit

13 Tossed Salad

Italian Sausage Peppers & Onions

Hoagie Roll Herbed Cous Cous

Pacific Medley Jell-O

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Beef Barley Soup/Crax

Chicken Salad with Tomato & Lettuce Hoagie

Potato Salad Fresh Fruit

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Corn & Black

Bean Salad

Chicken Vegetable

Stew on a Biscuit

Parsley Potatoes

Yogurt Cup

18 Red Beets &

Onions Breaded Fish

Sticks Tartar Sauce

Oven Roasted Potatoes

Green Beans Fruited Jell-O

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Orange Juice Western Omelet

Home Fried Potatoes with

Onions & Peppers Cookies

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Lentil Soup/ Crax

BBQ Chicken Rice Pilaf

Peas & Onions Ice Cream

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Broccoli/Chick Pea Salad

Stuffed Shells with Sauce

Italian Green Beans

Italian Bread Fresh Fruit

24 Tossed Salad

Italian Meatballs Pasta with Sauce

Cauliflower Medley

Peaches

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Split Pea Soup/Crax Salmon/Dill Herbed Rice

Creamed Spinach Pears

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Tomato & Green Bean Salad

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Rice Pilaf Peas & Carrots

Rye Bread Oatmeal Fruit

Crisp

27 Waldorf Salad

Stuffed Cabbage with Sauce

Mashed Potatoes Succotash Rye Bread

Vanilla Pudding

30 Tossed Salad

Swedish Meatballs with

Sauce Rotini Noodles

Carrots Rye Bread

Melon

31 Mandarin Salad Sweet & Sour

Chicken Rice

Stir Fried Vegetables

Wheat Bread Banana Cake

Holiday

Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and pauci-ty, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. One quarter of all the candy sold annually in the U.S. is pur-chased for Halloween.

Are these your keys?

Please call 570-775-5550

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The Wild Bunch performs in Blooming Grove

Barbara & Joe Shevlin receiving an award from Mike Peifer for their many years of volunteering .

Sonny’s 85th Happy Birthday

Connor Forlini, our Dietetic Intern from Marywood University, answering questions after his presentation.

Happy Birthday Pam!

Sip & Paint Sponsored by Guardian Homecare at Lackawaxen Lots of fun was had by all.

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EVENTS and PROGRAMS Do you live in the Greentown area & need

assistance with your shopping? There are a few supermarkets that will deliver to you.

Lake Region IGA—570—226–6000 extension 10 (you must order between 7 am & 9:30 am on Tuesdays). They deliver same day, by 1:30 PM. There is a $9.95 delivery charge. Dutch’s Market—570—676—3373 No weekend delivery—but require 24 hr. notice when ordering on other days. $10 delivery charge. Dave’s Foodtown —570—251—9530 – They do not deliver too far from store. Call them for details. Shoprite delivers ($10 internet fee & $6.95 delivery fee) shop at www.shoprite.com

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 12571

A nutritious home cooked meal will be provided the first Sunday of each month at ST. JOHN NEWMAN PARISH HALL from 2:00 PM—4:00 PM. All are welcome. If you plan to attend please call 775-0681 Mon, Thurs, or Fri or 775-9826 Tues & Wed. Please leave your name, telephone number and number of people attending when making reservations.

FREE SMOKE ALARMS! The Red Cross will come to your home and install 10-year lithium battery powered smoke alarms at no charge. Please call 570-234-2705

If you have Medicare questions, please call Alicia at 570-775-5550 x 1313

The Pike County Veterans In-Reach Project (PVIP)

informs veterans in Pike County receiving or eligible for Medicare about their Medicare benefits. This program provides referral services, information and non-biased counseling free of charge regardless whether or not the individual qualifies for or has benefits through the Veterans Administration. This program can also inform Veterans about free and low cost Medicare services and programs including; screenings, Medicare Savings Programs, extra help with prescriptions and PACE /PACENET, (state based pharmacy assistance programs). For more information, please call the Pike County Veterans In-Reach project at (570) 775-5550 ext 1313.

Salvation Army Hawley Service Unit

2017 Food Distribution

1st Thursday of each month

October 5th

November 2nd

Distribution 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

At Hemlock Farms Church

141 Lookout Drive

Hawley, PA 18428

Please call to register 570-576-1964

Attention Medicare Recipients

From April 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2019, Medicare will mail out new Medicare cards that no longer have Social Security numbers on them. The new card identification number will be a random mix of numbers and letters as a way to protect a cardholder’s identity. Some things to remember: A cardholder’s benefits will stay the same, with no changes to coverage. The only difference is the cardholder’s ID number. A cardholder doesn’t have to take any action and does not need to confirm personal information. The card will automatically come in the mail and is ready to use right away. The new card does not cost anything, and fees do not apply. Medicare representatives don’t call you or come to your house. Hang up on anyone who calls you and says there is a fee for the card or that they need to confirm your identity. For more information, call the PA-Senior Medicare Patrol at 1-800-356-3606.

Help is free and confidential.

Look us up on the web

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Pike County Area Agency on Aging 150 Pike County Blvd. Hawley, PA 18428

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Where to Find Information About the Medicare Plans Available in your County:

* Medicare & You 2017 Handbook

* www.medicare.gov Call APPRISE at: 1-800-783-7067

* Call Medicare at: 1-800-633-4227 (Phone) or 1-877-486-2048 (TTY)

* Or call us at: 570-775-5550 x 1313 for an appointment to assist you

Executive Director - Robin S. LoDolce - email: rlodolce@pikepa.org

Waiver Supervisor- Rene Bernatzky; Options Supervisor - Robin Soares

Nutrition Site Managers-Cherie Bland, Pam Capps, Jean Imperiale & Janice Palma

Activity & Program Director & Health & Wellness Coordinator - Lana Romeo

Blooming Grove Center-150 Pike County Blvd., Hawley, PA 18428

(Phone: 570-775-5550 or 1-800-233-8911 Fax: 570-775-5558)

Office / Center: Monday through Friday - 8am to 4pm

Dingmans Center-American Legion 851—107 Ball Park Rd, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328

(Phone: 570-828-7812) —Tuesday & Friday 9 am to 2 pm

Lackawaxen/Shohola Township Center-Lackawaxen Fire Dept., Beisel Beck Rd. & Rte. 590,

Lackawaxen, PA 18435. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 am to 2 pm (Phone: 570-685-7808)

Eastern Pike Center @ Matamoras-Matamoras Fire House, 506 Avenue Q, Matamoras, PA 18336

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9 am to 2 pm (Phone: 570-832-1929)

ELDER ABUSE REPORTING NUMBER 1-800-233-8911

www.pikeaaa.org

Advisory Council Chairperson: *Patricia Crane * Steven R. Guccini, Commissioner Representative * Doris Bannon * Charlotte Bell * *Jeanne Carlstedt * Jacqueline Edicicco * Kathie Joseph* George Kanfer* Barbara Leary * Marianne McMillin *

Ethel Musselwhite * Joe Shevlin * Catherine Steele * Rita Tepperman * Eileen Arenson * Sue Siska * Pike County Commissioners - Matt Osterberg *Richard A. Caridi * Steven R. Guccini*

Pike County Transportation Hours 7:30am—4:00pm Phone 570-296-3408 Fax 570-296-3409 Toll Free: 1-866-681-4947 STATUS LINE: 570-296-1959

Disclaimer: All information contained herein, is made available as an information service only. The information contained in this publication is not intended to replace official versions of that information. Although every reasonable effort is made to assure accuracy,

the information presented without warranty, either expressed or implied, as to its accuracy, timeliness, or completeness.

Senior Law Center Senior Law Center protects the legal rights & interests of Seniors in Pennsylvania

through legal services, referral services and

advocacy. Call the Senior Law helpline if you need

assistance at: 877-727-7529

Pike County Area Agency on Aging

DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

If you want to stop those nagging calls from solicitors you can place your phone number on the Do Not call registry by calling: 1-888-382-1222 or go on line to: www.donotcall.gov