Plan to attend May 24 at Carl Perkins Civic Center: Senior Expo encourages region’s older Americans to ‘Engage at Every Age’

Plan to attend May 24 at Carl Perkins Civic Center:  Senior Expo encourages region’s older Americans to ‘Engage at Every Age’

Southwest Tennessee Development District’s Area Agency on Aging & Disability is hosting a Senior Expo in celebration of “Older Americans Month” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson. This fun-filled, sports-themed day is open to all senior citizens in the region and specifically celebrates the older population in the counties served by Southwest Tennessee Development District:  Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and McNairy.

Vendors at the Senior Expo will host games and provide information for attendees.

Admission of $10 per person covers concession-stand-type food in the vendor area, photo booth, games, lunch and entertainment, and information regarding health related issues, sessions on Medicare and other senior-related topics. Pre-registration is required; there is no at-the-door registration.

This event is co-sponsored by SWTDD’s Area Agency on Aging & Disability, City of Jackson Parks & Recreation Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, AseraCare Hospice, and Senior Solutions Home Care. For more information about Southwest Tennessee Development District’s Senior Expo or to register, contact Summer Howell, 731.668.6419 or showell@swtdd.org.