Senior Day at The Capitol in Denver is Looking for Sponsors

This event caught our eye for sponsorship opportunity - Senior Day at The Capitol 2014 is happening on April 2, 2014. This is a quality event and an interesting non-profit that serves seniors. Visit their website to learn more about this event and sponsorship opportunities - Click Here.

Here is the main website of the group - www.ColoradoSeniorLobby.org

If you live in Colorado consider joining this group - Learn More.

Our January 2014 Prepared Senior eNewsletter is Archived

Our January 2014 Prepared Senior eNewsletter went out to our subscribers and is now archived. This eNewsletter is geared to consumers but professionals serving seniors may find it of interest. The eNewsletter is archived on www.SeniorsResourceGuide.com in our National Senior News & Events - Click Here

For those of you in Denver ...

For those of you in Denver that missed hearing Dr. Huntington Potter speak last in September 2013 at the Denver Senior Coalition joint meeting held at The Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado - well, you are in luck because he is one of the keynote speakers at a Caregiver Connection Fair being hosted by Azura Memory Care in Castle Rock, Colorado. Here are the details:

January 23, 2014 – Thursday, 11:00AM – 5:00PM
Caregiver Connections Fair of Castle Rock Hosted by Azura Memory Care
Location: Azura Memory Care
Address: 864 Barranca Drive, Castle Rock, CO
On January 23rd Azura Memory Care will host the first annual Caregiver Connections Fair of Castle Rock from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. This free educational event is geared toward family and professional caregivers looking to gain insight into dementia and ways to successfully navigate the journey of caring for someone with memory loss. “Our goal is provide a time for caregivers to connect, relax and gain information that will help them now and in the future,” explained Natalie Grace, Executive Director for Azura Memory Care. The Fair will feature community resources booths, refreshments, music and memorable engagements, while providing access to outstanding presentations and knowledgeable speakers. The keynote address at 12:00 pm will feature Dr. Huntington Potter, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs in the Department of Neurology and the Linda Crnic Center for Down Syndrome at the University of Colorado, who will be discussing the “Quest to Conquer Alzheimer’s.” There is no cost to attend the Fair, but a ‘free will’ donation will be collected with all monies going to the Alzheimer’s Association and dementia research. Attendees who RSVP to Tammi at Azura Memory Care by calling 720-708-4475 by Tuesday, January 21 will receive a free gift. However, walk-ins are also welcome!
View Event Flyer – Click Here

And here is a link to a Press Release about Dr. Huntington Potter joining the University of Colorado School of Medicine's Department of Neurology - Click Here

Compliments to Azura Memory Care for organizing this event. I sure wish they could record his presentation. Learn more about Azura Memory Care at their website - www.azuramemory.com and if you are lucky enough to be in Denver consider attending this event.

2014 New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square New York

Have to share live streaming technology. 

Here is a link to the Times Square signature streaming event of the 2014 New Year's Eve Ball drop:
2014 New Years Eve Ball Drop

And at this moment (approximately 3 hours before the the ball drop) there are 53,140 people watching and potentially chatting. Interesting!

Always interesting to find new organizations like this one

Through some networking we have been introduced to an organization called Spellbinders. The Spellbinders storytelling program recreates the age-old tradition of storytelling while bringing together older adults and young people. This seems like a great way to advance literacy for young people and engage older adults in the community. Learn more about their group through their website - www.spellbinders.org. Share this resource with your community.

This is one of a four organizations we shared in our December 2013 eNewsletter from new companies and organizations we have met - Read More.

December 2013 eNewsletter went out - last week

We want to share that the December 2013 eNewsletter for professionals went out last week. (Have to admit that we missed posting a notice here).  

The eNewsletter is called, "News, Resources & Marketing Updates For Professionals Serving Seniors." Here is a link to the archived eNewsletter - Click Here

Check out our eNewsletter for Professionals serving Seniors

Our system is that the eNewsletters are sent out to those who have signed up and then we add a link to the eNewsletter from the Senior Business Connection Newsroom web page. 

Check out our Senior Business Connection Newsroom. We are talking about Telehealth this month and 24HourMDNow - Click Here

By the way, the eNewsletter lists some free online meetings - a few are about 24HourMDNow and others are about Internet marketing strategy with www.SeniorsResourceGuide.com. This is the first time we have advertised meetings like this. Hope you can attend one or more of the meetings. Use this link to review upcoming December GoToMeetings - Click Here. Note that these are small GoToMeetings limited to 26 people and availability is first come, first served. If you should miss getting into a meeting send us an email via the eNewsletter.

Sharing some Tips in Regard to Posting Event Flyers Online

Just want to share some tips in regard to posting Event Flyers online. Here goes ...

1. Always post the files in the PDF format as opposed to posting a Microsoft Word File or Publisher File. PDF stands for Portable Document Format and it was developed by Adobe Acrobat - basically it is close to a universal format online and most web viewers can open the file. Visit Wikipedia to get more details about PDF files -
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format
   And while at the Wikipedia website consider making a donation. They are an awesome resource and they need our support:
   Wikipedia - Colorado Front Range
2. Next suggest is to be sure to include your website address - We know the other details are important such as where, when and what but your website is important too. And assuming you save your file as a PDF then when you post your flyer online your website should be an active link.
3. Our next suggest is how to name the file - keep in mind that the file name shows up in your website code so try to use your company name, short name of the event and then the date. Including the date is important so that at a glance the online viewer can see that the event is coming up or as past. 
4. Here are some examples of event flyers we have posted for December within our network. Note how the file names incorporate the "company name, name of the event and the date" ...
   springwood_holiday_open_house_12-10-13.pdf - Click to view
   autumn_heights_cookie_exchange_12-8-13.pdf - Click to view
   holiday_celebration_lcca_12-12-13.pdf - Click to view
   healthSET_adopt_an_elder_2013.pdf - Click to view
5. And here are links to the web pages where we list events. Our event listings have links out to websites and some have flyers posted online:
   Denver Senior Coalition Events - Click Here
   Denver News & Events for Seniors with SeniorsResourceGuide.com - Click Here

Hope this is helpful. And don't forget to submit your events for both consumer and professional events - Click Here