For Immediate Release

Contact:  Sue Church, 806-373-0713

If you are a senior adult, a caregiver of the elderly or a family member caring for an aging loved one then the place for you to be is at the 2009 Texas Ford Dealers Tri-State Fair & Rodeo on Monday, September 21, 2009.

“Senior Citizen’s Day at the fair is sponsored by the Potter County Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Tri-State Exposition Board and the Panhandle area Health Education Center,” said Sue Church, Extension Family and Consumer Service Agent in Potter County.

“Our area seniors look forward to this day at the fair each year. We offer many free screenings that they need done on a regular basis.”

Free gate admission is offered from 8am to 6pm on Monday, September 21, 2009. A special program will be held from 9am to noon in the Amarillo National Center, where there will be a health fair, entertainment, refreshments and door prizes (cash prize for oldest male and female plus door prizes from exhibitors).

Andy Crocker, Gerontology Health Specialist with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

The free health screening and educational exhibits will include glucose, cholesterol, oxygen saturations, blood pressure, glaucoma, memory, depression and hearing.

Participants include:  Accolade Homecare, Alzheimer’s Association Star Chapter, Amarillo Senior Citizen’s Center, American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Appointment Solutions, Area Agency on Aging of the Panhandle, At Your Feet, Bee of Service-Personal Errand & Shopping Service, BSA, Caring Senior Service, ComPassion Home Care, DARS-Division for Blind Services, Epilepsy Foundation of West Texas, Golden Phoenix Center, Home Instead Senior Care, Hospice Care of the Southwest, Jan Werner Adult Day Care-The Basics Program, National Home Health Care, National Weather Service, Nurses by Prescription, NWTHS, Odyssey Healthcare, Open Road Mobility, Panhandle Council for the Deaf, Panhandle Eye Group-Broome Optical, Panhandle Independent Living Center, Progressive Steps Rehab, Regence Health Network, RSVP-Retired & Senior Volutneer Program, Senior Ambassadors Coalition-Vials of Life, Seville Estates, Silver Magazine, Texan Nursing & Rehab, Texas Panhandle MHMR-Partial Hospitalization Program, Texas Veterans Land Board, The Cottages at Quail Creek, Triumph Hospital, TTUHSC-Alzheimer’s Academy, Westlake Retirement Community and WTAMU-Communication Disorders.

Additional event supporters include: Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Potter Extension Education Association and Donut Stop.

For more information, contact the Extension Office in Potter County at 806-373-0713.

The Texas Ford Dealer’s Tri-State Fair & Rodeo is set of September 18-26. Visit www.tristatefair.com for more information on events and schedules.

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