Fairfax County’s Fifth Annual Caregiver Seminar

Fairfax County Department of Family Services
Fairfax Area Agency on Aging
12011 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035-1102
Contact: Grace Lynch, Manager, Communications
703/324-5277 TTY 703/222-9452
DFSPIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa

September 17, 2007

"Give Care, Take Care: Learning to Laugh in Spite of It All"

Fairfax County's Fifth Annual Caregiver Seminar

"Give Care, Take Care" is the theme of Fairfax County's Fifth Annual Caregiver Seminar and Information Resource Fair to be held on Friday, October 26, 2007. The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Springfield Golf and Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152.

Author and educator, Jane McKeel, will share important advice gleaned from her personal experience as a care giver. Sue Stone, outreach coordinator for Alzheimer's Family Day Care, will deliver a humorous presentation on the lighter side of care giving. Several county and private agency representatives will be on hand to discuss resources and demonstrate products at the Information Resource Fair.

The event, which includes a snack and buffet lunch, costs $10. Limited scholarships for attendees and assistance with respite care are available upon request.

Pre-registration is required. Online pre-registration can be accessed at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa . Checks must be made payable to Fairfax AAA Caregiver Day and sent to: Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, Caregiver Day, 12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708, Fairfax, VA 22035. RSVP and payment must be received by October 12, 2007.

The county is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. To request this information in an alternate format, call 703/324-7758 or TTY 703/222-9452.

For program information, information about scholarships and event-day respite care or to request reasonable accommodations for a disability, contact Rita Schumacher, in Fairfax County 's Department of Family Services/Fairfax Area Agency on Aging at 703/324-5484.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Family Service's Fairfax Area Agency on Aging with funding from the National Family Caregiver Support Program through the Administration on Aging and the Virginia Department for the Aging.

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