Mathews Triad’s Summer Health and Safety Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at the Piankatank Ruritan Club, 7138 Buckley Hall Road, Hudgins. It is open to all senior citizens in Mathews.
The program includes a talk by an AAA representative on how seniors can hold onto their driving privileges; a discussion of reducing social isolation in the senior population by Linda Hodges, executive director of Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health; and information about what the Veterans Administration offers to help people access services and remain in their homes by Cynthia Holifield Cohen, LCSW, with the VA in Richmond. Finally, a representative of the Mathews County Sheriff’s Office will update those attending on crime statistics, pertinent information on fraud and scams, and other law enforcement issues.
Those attending will be eligible for door prizes and will be able to participate in chair yoga, enjoy a continental breakfast and a hot lunch, and be enter...