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Get a Free Test For Diabetes

A National Drive to Find the Undiagnosed

The NWKAAA is proud to announce that they have been one of the 10 area agency in the Nation selected to participate in the Medicare Diabetes Screening Project.

 It is our mission to help improve the health of America's Seniors, through encouraging free preventative diabetes screening benefits that exist in Medicare. 

For more information contact: Mary Ramey 
1-800-432-7422; 785-628-8204

NEW: Free Test For Diabetes - Do it NOW! 

H1N1 vs. Seasonal Flu: What Senior Citizens Need to Know

Key Communicator Letter - February 18, 2010

Applications for LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) are being accepted now through March 31.   People who received assistance last year should have received an application in the mail.  I'm enclosing an application, return envelope, and poster.  I have a few extra applications if they are needed.

It's tax time again and enclosed you will find a list of volunteer tax sites in northwest Kansas.  The service is free and is not only for the elderly, but for all families or individuals of any age who are in the low-to-moderate income levels.  Please announce and post so that everyone has access to the information.  

There have been some changes to the Food Sales Tax and Homestead Tax refund timelines.  Please note that if a paper form is mailed, it could take up to 6 months to receive the refund.  Filing electronically can cut the time to a week.

Please also post the enclosed flyer on the Meals on Wheels checkoff.

I've enclosed information warning about possible IRS scams.  Please announce and make this information available to everyone.

The Area Agency on Aging is one of the sponsors of the Full Circle...an Aging Expo to be held April 23 at the Colby United Methodist Church.  There are a lot of informative sessions being offered and the keynote speaker is Dr. Tana Goering, M.D., KSN TV personality.  A couple of registration forms are enclosed.  The registration deadline is April 15.  If you need additional forms, let me know.

Put the following dates on your calendars.

April 16-17 Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic, Independence, KS

May 8 Seniors Celebration, The Hays Mall

Energy Assistance Programs - letter from Midwest Energy, Inc.

State Energy Efficient Appliance Replacement Program - beginning January 19, 2010. more information   application

Protecting Your Credit - A new credit freeze law, initiated by AARP Kansas, took effect July 1, allowing residents to safeguard their credit report information.  AARP advocates worked to amend the previous law to allow all Kansans, not just victims of identity theft, to freeze credit reports - blocking others from making credit inquiries, seeing a credit report or creating new lines of credit.  It was signed into law in April by then-Gov. Kahtleen Sebelius, D.  The amended law allows residents to place or lift a freeze on their credit reports with the three major credit reporting agencies.  Credit freezes will take up to five business days after a request, and consumers can lift them via the Internet in 15 minutes.  The new law also lowers the fee for a request from $10 to $5.  For more information, e-mail ksaarp@aarp.org

--as seen in AARP Bulletin July-August 2009 (page 28)

Arthritis Foundation Direct Assistance Program - Mobility Aids, Home Health Care Devices and Adaptive Equipment for Persons with Arthritis

"If Facebook Can't Help, Maybe Social Security Can"  - procedure for attempting to "forward a letter to a missing person under circumstances involving a matter of great importance, such as a death or serious illness in the missing person's immediate family, or a sizeable amount of money that is due the missing person.  The circumstances must concern a matter which the missing person is unaware of and would want to be informed."

Kansas Insurance Department
Consumer Alert

"Company Settlement" Scam

http://www.ksinsurance.org/gpa/alerts/Consumer_alert-settlement_scam.pdf

Poison Center

Poisoning happens more often than car accident or house fire. Ninety Percent of poisoning occur in your home. See what you can do to protect yourself and your family.

http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonhelp.asp

Kansas Lifeline Program 

You may be eligible to receive up to $19.50 off you monthly local telephone bill through the Lifeline Program. For more information please visit http://www.kcc.state.ks.us/pi/lifeline.htm

Prairie Land Food

Donate 2 hours a month volunteering and get a food packet for $21.00. (No income guidelines).  As of November 2009 volunteers can purchase the "meat only" pack or the "vegetables only" pack without purchasing the entire Prairie Pack. Pricing varies.  Contact Linda Hagan at 1-800-298-1989 for more information.

For more information: http://www.prairielandfood.com/

Kansas Food for Life

For $28 we provide $60-$75 worth of high quality name brand food items to any person or family wishing to participate. There are no income requirements or volunteer service requirements. The food is not outdated, damaged or second-hand.

For more information: http://www.kansasfood4life.org/home.htm

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