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CSRA Agency on Aging to
hold resources fair May 10
Elderly adults, disabled persons
and their caregivers can get infor
mation about services available to
them at the 1997 Resources Fair
bn Home- and Community-Based
Jong-Term Care scheduled for 10
a.m. tonoon on Saturday, May 10,
at Warren Baptist Church, 3203
Washington Rd., Augusta.
. The Central Savannah River
a Agency on Aging, aleaderin
me-and community-based care,
gd Warren Baptist Church’s Adult
aycare Center are co-sponsoring
the event, which coincides with
Older Americans Month. The
themeof thisyear’s presidentially
proclaimed celebration of senior
citizens is “Caregiving: Compas
sion in Action.” Thus, the focus of
the ResourcesFairison caregivers,
rganizers say.
g:r “Werecognize the difficulties that
aregivers face,” says Agency on
ingdirectorJeanette Cummings.
any ofthem, especially women,
ave the responsibility of caring
r children while caring for an
derly or disabled family member.
me ofthem also work outside the
me. Obviously, they need some
help.
%-“Because the CSRA Agency on
Aging is a leader in meeting the
needs of caregivers, we want the
1997 Resources Fairon Home-and
Community-Based Long-Term
Care to provide the tangible help
they need,” Mrs. Cummings said.
“We want them to leave the fair
New tag law takes effect May 1
ATLANTA
As the effective date of May 1
nears, an important change in
Georgia’s motor vehicle laws stipu
lates that all license plates (tags)
are to remain with the original
owner upon sale or transfer of a
vehicle, the Georgia Department of
Revenue announced today.
Pursuant to House Bill 205
passed during the 1997 session of
the General Assembly, DOR Com
missioner T. Jerry Jackson said
Saturday, “This change in
Georgia’s tag law is a very impor
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with help, not just information.”
The fair will include information
booths, client screening, tours and
demonstrationsinvolving a variety
of agencies, such as those offering
home health care, adult day care,
housing, transportation, counseling,
medical care and social services.
Some of the agencies planning to
participate in the Resources Fair
are Eldercare, Care South, Autumn
Care, St. Joseph Homecare, First
Choice Medical, the Resource Cen
ter on Aging, CSRA Home Health
Agency, Ogeechee Home Health,
United Hospice, the Georgia De
partment of Family and Children
Services, We Care Coalition, CSRA
Health Services and Walton Reha
bilitation Hospital.
Inaddition, the sponsors plan to
provide door prizes, refreshments
andactivities for children and older
adults who attend the fair with
caregivers, Mrs. Cummings says.
“We know that many caregivers
will not be able to attend the fair
unless they have someone avail
able to care for their children and/
orolder family members while they
get information from fair partici
pants,” she says. “We recognize
the importance of meeting this
need at the fair.”
The CSRA Agencyon Agingserves
a 16-county area that encompasses
Burke, Columbia, Emanuel,
Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson,
Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln,
McDuffie, Richmond, Screven,
tant one for all motor vehicle own
ers. No longer will motor vehicle
tagsremain with the vehicle. As of
May 1, tags will be issued to the
applicant, not the motor vehicle.”
Previously in Georgia, only spe
cial license plates (e.g., Olympic,
College Prestige, Veterans tags,
etc.) were transferable from one
vehicle toanother vehicle an owner
purchased or acquired. As of May
1, all motor vehicle tags remain
with the original tag owner for use
on any subsequent vehicle they
may own—as long as any subse-
Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and
Wilkes counties. More than $6 mil
lion of the agency’s $8 million an
nual budget is devoted to home
based services such as basic per
sonal care, medical social services
andlighthousekeeping. Theagency
operates the Community Care Ser
vices Program (CCSP), Aging Con
nection hotline and Operation Inde
pendence.
The CSRA Agency on Aging’s
CCSP, the second largest in Geor
gia, helps people who are elderly
and/or functionallyimpaired tocon
tinue living in their homes and
communities. Its community
based care currently provides an
alternative to premature nursing
home placement for about 1,000
peopleinthe CSRA. Clients must
beeligible for Medicaid. For more
information, you may call Ashley
Jenkins at (706) 667-4695, or toll
freeat 1-888-922-4464.
The Resources Fair’s other spon
sor, Warren Baptist Church, has
operated its state-licensed Adult
Daycare Center as aministry of the
church since 1994. Itisopenßa.m.
t05:30 p.m. weekdays and averages
10 - 12 clients a day. Funding is
from private sources and the Veter
ans Administration. Clientsreceive
a continental breakfast, hot lunch
and afternoon snack. They partici
pateinavariety of activitiesinclud
ing crafts, table games, music and
exercise. Formoreinformation, you
may call(706) 860-1586.
quent vehicle requires the same
tag classification and fee as the
previously owned vehicle.
Georgia’s motor vehicle title and
registration laws require that li
cense plates be properly registered
or transferred at the County Tax
Commissioner’s tag office in the
owner’s county of residence. A tag
transfer application must be sub
mitted within thirty days of the
purchase or acquisition of a ve
hicle. Failure todo somayresultin
fines by law enforcement for im
properregistration.
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Shriners and Daughters of Isis host Annual Gala Day
Stolkin Temple No. 22 and
Stolkin Court No. 173 will host
their Annual Gala Day Conven
tion May 1-4,1997. The festivities
will begin Friday morning, May
2nd, at 10 a.m., at the Ramada
Plaza Hotel, with a joint meeting
that will be open to the public.
A talent and scholarship pag
eant will be held at the Imperial
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ATLANTA
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April 3, 1997. This issue reflects a
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Theatre on Friday evening at 7
p.m. The publicisinvited to come
and see a group of phenomenal
young ladies display their talent,
while vying fora scholarship. Tick
etsare $6 and may be purchased at
the door.
On Saturday morning, May 3rd,
at 10:30 a.m., there will be a pa
rade leaving 13th and Broad
Dr. Betty Shabazz, Coretta Scott King
erfuland extraordinary womenofthe
Civil RightsMovementarerecognized
for mothering a nation in its most
turbulent times. The widows of
Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King
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Streets and traveling down to Fifth
and Broad Streets.
The Deputy’s Ball will be held on
Saturday night at 9 p.m. at the
Bell Auditorium. It would please
the Nobles and Daughters to have
the publicjoin them for an evening
of pleasure and dancing. Tickets
are sls and may be purchased at
thedoor.
Jr.and Medgar Evers areshowcased
in this powerful cover story as they
shareintimate reflectionsabout their
lives after the assassinations of their
husbands. Van Evers, son of Myrlie
and Medgar, isthe photographerwho
capturesthisspecial moment.
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