Happy Holidays from the engAGE Travis County Staff. We hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to seeing you in the new year. We continue to be grateful for your support and dedication to volunteerism in our community. Your hard work has made a difference in Travis County

Five Winter Safety Tips for Older Adults   While staying safe in the extreme summer heat of Central Texas gets a lot of attention, freezing weather—and particularly ice storms—are just as dangerous and disruptive. The following are several of the tips that our experts at Meals on Wheels Central Texas recommend to increase winter readiness:

Join us for our annual MLK Day of Service Project "Uniting Generations" on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Conley Guerrero Senior Center (808 Nile St, Austin, TX 78702), from 4:30 - 7 pm. Activities will include: Service Projects Dialogue & Storytelling Historical Performance Community Building To RSVP, please contact [email protected] (737)356-8622.

Flu Shot Information The CDC recommends that everyone six months of age and older get the flu vaccine every season. In addition to the flu vaccine for adults, teens, and children, there are flu vaccines approved for different groups: Pregnant women, older adults (65 years and older), small children, people with chronic conditions. The flu

Save the date for our annual MLK Day of Service Project. We will need volunteers on January 17, 2025 from 4:30 -7:00 pm at Conley Guerrero Senior Center (808 Nile St, Austin, TX 78702). More details coming soon. For more information, contact Vanessa Garza-Rodriguez, [email protected].   

HIV & Aging Conference, December 6, 2024, Norris Conference Center in Austin, 8 am to 5 pm. $60/ per person.   A full day of relevant workshops and seminars featuring HIV and aging experts. Join in person or virtual.   On-site parking, plus breakfast and lunch 6+ hours of Ethics CEU's for SW, LPC, LMFT

We welcome John Blackard as our new Administrative Assistant to the engAGE staff. He brings incredible skills, including aging and disability resource information services; bilingual support; event coordination; public speaking and presentations; administrative and programmatic support to volunteers, nonprofits and aging service providers; developing and delivering trainings; and creating partnerships with organizations and agencies. He

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the Sunday Funday, 9/11 Day of Service project held on September 8, 2024. 13 adults and 10 youth adults volunteered in an intergenerational service project at Legend Oaks Rehabilation Center. They socialized with the residents and helped them play Bingo, make bird feeders, created crafts and

Congratulations to all of our award winners who were recognized at our 2024 Spirit of Service Awards Luncheon. Thank you for your service and dedication, we appreciate our volunteers!   15 Years of Service Jim Brinkman  Shirley Brinkman  Del Goss Sonja Hemmes  Francie Mahar  Mike Wadino (Left to Right) Fred Lugo, Delwin Goss, Sonja Hemmes,

Thank You Spirit of Service Sponsors, Donors and Grantors We'd like to say a big Thank You to our sponsors, donors and grantors for helping make our 2024 Spirit of Service Awards a success.  We appreciate your continued support.   Cindy Gunderson Enhabit Home Health & Hospice Meals on Wheels Central Texas   Texas Health