THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES INVITES YOU TO OUR LUNCH AND LEARN EVENTS, QUARTERLY FROM NOON - 1:00. THESE MAY BE OFFERED MORE OFTEN, DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
Grab your lunch, relax and join us on Zoom.
November 1, 2024 noon - 1:30 pm. “Suicide Prevention Training” with Kirsten Shardy on Zoom.
To register, click here.
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For more information about community events, check out the PAFC Calendar, here.
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October 25, 2024 noon - 1pm. “Wild and Soulful Aging” with Rebekah Shardy.
Friday, August 16, 2024 at 12:00-1:00pm: “Fraud Prevention Starts with You” presented by ANB Bank.
Friday, February 23, 2023 at 12:00-1:00pm: Learning about Scams.
Be more aware of scams that are prevalent today with email, SMS, phones, the Internet, and door to door solicitors.
Friday, July 14, 2023 at 12:00-1:00pm: The Truths About the Myths on Advance Directives.
A Co-presentation by Kat Laws of the UCHealth Aspen Club and Cheryl Noble, Larimer Advance Care Planning at CSU Extension. Advance Directives are often confused with other legal and medical documents creating inaccurate assumptions. Learn the truths about common advance care myths and what you can do for yourself to plan ahead at no cost.
April 14, 2023 at 12:00-1:00pm: Everyone is talking about Fast Forward! Fast Forward is a documentary film which inspires viewers to see their future in a whole new light, having critical conversations with their families about how they can maximize their choices and well-being throughout life. We shared film clips and hosted a thought-provoking discussion about this life-changing documentary!
February 17, 2023: Falls Prevention: Alison Weston from UCHealth hosted a very important discussion on falls prevention. This is especially important during our cold, icy winter season.
October 6, 2022: Tuesday: In partnership with CSU, Fostering Intergenerational Connections
September 20, 2022, Tuesday: Profit from Experience. Learn how your organization can profit from experience and keep talent from walking out the door. How you can create the most talented teams possible, and increase productivity and profitability, by cultivating a multi-generational workforce.
May 19, 2022, Thursday: Active Agers Zoom into Fitness! Learn how Willow Tree Studios started and where we are now. Discussion about falls prevention and how we address that one aspect of fitness through physical function - for example strength and how it applies to falls prevention.
May 6, 2022, Friday: Learn about Ride NoCO. We'll be joined by Cory Schmitt and Hanna Johnson from the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization. You'll learn all about a variety of transportation resources in the area, including RideNoCo - the amazing hub connecting you and Northern Colorado! You can visit https://rideno.co/ to learn more about RideNoCo - and be sure to bookmark that page for future reference.
April 1, 2022, Friday: Accessing Senior Resources - Senior Access Points (SAP).
March 25, 2022, Friday: Part 2: Zoom Tips and Tricks
March 18, 2022 Friday: All About E-Bikes.
January 28, 2022: Andrew Davies, Executive Director of the Colorado Center for Aging talked about the history of rights, how language did not diversify to help us out, and how we can use language ourselves which opens up conversation with others. This interactive discussion was designed to help people understand why political gridlock and impasses can occur when speaking about politics and proposed legislation. This session was especially helpful to community members wanting to weigh in on issues affecting older adults during the legislative process this 2022 session.
January 21, 2022: Friday: Zoom Tips and Tricks - Basic Zoom etiquette, buttons, Zoom Settings - why mute, Gallery view vs speaker view, Camera, Leave meeting buttons, Fun stuff, like backgrounds.
December 17, 2021: The topic was “Be Scam Aware”: Barbara Bennett, Crime Prevention Unit Coordinator, of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Auxiliary helped us to be more aware of scams that are prevalent today with email, SMS, phones, the Internet, and door to door solicitors. Phone apps such as cash transfers were also covered, with recommendations for using them safely.
November 19, 2021: We looked at navigating Virtual Gateways, PAFC’s online catalog of opportunities to connect to our community without leaving your home.
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