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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.THIS IS OUR 20TH YEAR FOR HAVING THE SENIOR EXPO.
WE WANNA THANK THE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SPONSORING THIS WITH US, AS WELL AS PEOPLE'S HEALTH, WHO'S BEEN A MAIN SPONSOR, BUT WE'VE JUST HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME.
WE'RE ALL IN OUR CRUISING INTO SUMMER GEAR, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
I HAVE RYAN FAVRE WITH ME, WHO'S A DIRECTOR HERE AT THE ERIO CENTER.
UM, VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THE, UH, SENIOR EXO BACK OVER HERE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE PROBABLY MONDAY, OUR STAFF GETTING THE BUILDINGS SET UP.
UH, THERE'S OVER A HUNDRED BOOTHS, VARIOUS THINGS FOR SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME, UH, CHECK OUT DIFFERENT THINGS FROM HEALTH SERVICES TO ACTIVITIES.
UH, SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO HAVE IT BACK OVER HERE AT THE OTHER AREA CENTER HERE.
GREAT JEFFERSON PARISH SENIOR EXPO AND WELCOME ABOARD.
SO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE SENIOR EXPO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT ALL THE BOOTHS AND GET SO MUCH INFORMATION WITH PAMPHLETS OR REALLY TO TALK TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE COMPANIES, OR MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE HERE AS WELL.
AND EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND ENJOY A FREE LUNCH.
WE HAD ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS PEOPLE AND, AND MEET EVERYBODY.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE SENIORS HERE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DANCING.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A DJ HERE AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO WATCH DANCE PERFORMANCES COME ON OUT TO THE SENIOR EXPO.
IT IS REAL WONDERFUL TO GET OUT THE HOUSES INSTEAD OF LOOKING AROUND THE FOUR WALLS AND LOOKING AT TV ALL THE TIME AND GET A CHANCE TO SEE SOMEBODY YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND IT KEEPS YOU FROM BEING LONELY.
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, WE'RE ACTUALLY A VERY AGING COMMUNITY.
WE ARE OLDER THAN AVERAGE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OLDER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE VITAL SERVICES FOR OUR SENIORS.
JEFFERSON COUNCIL ON AGING PROVIDES FREE MEALS AND DELIVERS MEALS TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND THROUGH OUR SENIOR CENTERS AND THROUGH OUR RECREATION GOLDEN AGE CENTERS, WE PROVIDE A LOT OF PROGRAMMING.
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE SENIORS UNDERSTAND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ALL ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO PUSH THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, OUR WEBSITE.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE MISSING SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD REALLY BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.
ALL OF US WORK SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SENIORS IN OUR PARISH.
YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE, WE'RE PROUD OF THE DIVERSITY AND THE RANGE OF AGES WE HAVE HERE, BUT WE WANNA HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
AND HAVING STRONG SENIOR SERVICES IS A VITAL PART OF THAT.