AARP sets meeting at Senior Center

AARP information

While politicians talk behind closed doors in Washington, AARP Ohio volunteers are conducting “You’ve Earned a Say” listening sessions in communities across the state to give Ohioans the chance to make their voices heard on the future of Medicare and Social Security.

Kalida residents Jim and Cheryl Fortman, who volunteer with the AARP Ohio advocacy team, are teaming up with the Van Wert County Council on Aging to offer a “You’ve Earned a Say” listening session at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, at the Van Wert Senior Citizen Center. All ages are welcome and refreshments will be served.

Those who want to stay for lunch at 11 a.m. after the session must call the Senior Center at 419.238.5011 before 3 p.m. Thursday, July 19. Cost of lunch: $2.

AARP Ohio volunteers are conducting listening sessions to gather residents’ ideas because members tell us they want to be heard. Social Security and Medicare are critical issues for most of AARP’s 1.5 million members in Ohio.

Nine out of 10 Ohioans who are age 65 and older are collecting the Social Security benefits they earned during a lifetime of hard work, and more than 2 million Ohioans rely on Medicare for their health coverage.

Participants in all the listening sessions across the state are being asked to complete a short survey on Social Security and Medicare. Those who can’t attend a session can complete the survey online at www.earnedasay.org. To request a survey be sent out, or to find a listening session close by, call AARP Ohio toll free at 866.389.5653.