April 2020

Elders & Substance Use: The Invisible Crisis
Wednesday, April 22 at 2:00 pm
with Tracy Schroepfer, PhD, MSW

One of the fastest growing health issues for elders in the United States: substance use. The reasons for this growth and current invisibility of the issue will be examined, as well as factors that place elders at higher risk.

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March 2020

FIELD TRIP to Wisconsin Martial Arts & Fitness Center

Wednesday, March 18 at 10:30 am

As a follow up to our demonstration on personal safety, we have been invited to attend a demo class with Charles Dean, Owner & Head Instructor.

Schedule: 10:00am – Transit van leaves senior center – Demo Class at 10:30

RSVP by Wed. March 12 by calling 845-7471

Please indicate if you will meet at the location or need a ride on our Transit van

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February 2020

Meditation with Mandi

Wednesday, February 12 @ 2:00 PM

Join us for meditation and stick around after if you would like to learn to use Rendever, our virtual reality.

Sneak a peek, 2020…
Safety Fair
Dogs on Call
Drug take back (to include OTC drugs)
Gang Education and more!

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January 2020

Coffee with a Cop

January 13, 2020 @ 9:00 AM

2020 Sneak Preview

Dane County Dive Team
Personal Safety Field Trip & Demo
Emergency Preparedness Training
Internet Crimes, Scams & Safety
Tips on Dating

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December 2019

No program

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November 2019

Personal Safety

with Charles Dean

November 4 at 10:00 AM

Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and learn important tips on personal safety.

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October 2019

Car Check/Car Fit

 October 4 from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Hometown Auto

Come and enjoy coffee and donuts while your vehicle is inspected and fluids changed free of charge for Verona Seniors!

 Personal Safety

 with Charles Dean

October 7 at 10:00 AM

Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and learn important tips on personal safety.

Drug Take Back Event

with Verona Police Department, in partnership

w/ the WI Department of Justice

October 25   8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Click here for the flyer Drug Take Back Event – PDF

The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Make your home a safer place and help reduce the rates of prescription drug abuse in our community by cleaning out your medicine cabinet!

Important information about the Drug Take Back Event:

• • • They can take unused, unwanted, and/or expired prescription drug medication.
    • Please empty all pills into a clear plastic baggie, prior to the event, for easy disposal.
    • Prescription liquids and creams must be in their original packaging material.
    • Non-prescription and personal hygiene products cannot be accepted.
    • For safety reasons, we will not accept sharps, inhalers (or anything under pressure).

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September 2019

Gang Education

with Sgt. John Matz, Dane County Sheriff’s Department

Monday September 30, at 9:00 AM

Wondering what gang activity is happening right here in Verona and in the surrounding areas?  Come and hear from an expert and enjoy some coffee as well!

Annual Triad Conference

Friday, September 27, from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Triad Conference $25 until 8/1, then $35.  Scholarships available. Becky & Julie have forms.  Recipients pay $10.

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August 2019

Canine Officer Demo

Friday, August 2 @ 10:00 AM

Officer Matt Kile & Drea

Come find out what our K-9 Officer does right here in Verona.

If you have not met Drea yet, this will be a special treat!

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July 2019

Subject: A Dementia Friendly Community

Friday, July 12

10:00 AM

Presenters – Joy Schmidt, Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
and Jeff Dostalek, Fitchrona EMS

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June 2019

• Thursday, June 27
• 10:30 AM
• Presenter – Angela Vasquez, Area Agency on Aging of Dane County

Subject:  Appreciating Our Diversity to Reduce Conflict

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May 2019

• Friday, May 10
• 10:00 AM
• Presenter – Officer Ryan Adkins, Verona Police Dept.

Subject: Avoid being a victim of theft.

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April 2019

• Tomorrow’s Triad presentation has been cancelled due to circumstances out of our control.

  Sorry for any inconvienence. Email received 4/2/19 @ 2 PM

• Wednesday, April 3
• 12:30 PM
• Presenter – Detective Doser

Subject: Internet Crime & Scams presented by the Dane
County Sheriff’s Department

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March 2019

• Friday, March 29
• 10:30 AM
• Presenter – Leann Grimm
• Elder Abuse & Adults at Risk Program Supervisor
  Dane County

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Posted 1/26/19

February 2019

• Monday, February 25, 2019
• 12:30 PM
• Ellen Barnard, M.S.S.W.
• Dating later in life

For this month’s TRIAD presentation, we welcome Ellen Barnard, M.S.S.W., entrepreneur, long-range planner, sex educator, sex counselor and owner of “A Woman’s Touch” sexuality resource center. Ellen will talk about topics such as dating later in life, ways to communicate about intimacy with a new partner and address sexual health challenges that are more common in older adults.
This will be an informative presentation for everyone to attend.

Join us February 25 at 12:30
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Posted 12/18/18

January 2019 

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No TRIAD event in December 2018

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posted 10/22/18

TRIAD November

Money Safety for Seniors

• Monday, November 19 at 10:30 am
• Presented by Tyler Pausec and Kingsley Gobourne from Old National Bank

Topics of Discussion:

• What is financial exploitation?
• Could this happen to you?
• Why don’t people report these crimes?

Common scams

• Friendly fraud
• Identity theft

Protecting yourself and those you love

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posted 9/20/18

TRIAD October 

CAR CHECK/CAR FIT event

• Hometown Auto Clinic
• October 5th
• 8am-11:00am
  • vehicle inspected and fluids changed free of charge
  • your car fits you correctly
  • FitchRona EMS will be offering blood pressure checks
  • coffee and doughnuts while you wait

It’s time for our annual CAR CHECK/CAR FIT event. Stop by Hometown Auto Clinic on Friday, October 5th from 8 am-11:00 am to have your vehicle inspected and fluids changed free. Occupational Therapy students from Madison College will be on hand to make sure that your car fits you correctly. FitchRona EMS will be offering blood pressure checks, and as always there will be plenty of coffee and doughnuts while you wait. This Triad event sponsored by Hometown Auto, RSVP, Verona Police, Senior Center, FitchRona EMS and the Dane County Sheriff’s Department. Thanks to Hometown Auto, Madison College and Kwik Trip for providing hot coffee!

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Posted 8/20/18

TRIAD September

This month (September) we will not have a TRIAD event here at the senior center

RSVP/Triad of Dane County & Triad of Wisconsin Crime Prevention & Safety Conference and Expo

• will be held on September 28th, 2018 from 8am-3pm
• at the American Family Insurance Building, 6000 American Parkway, Madison WI.
• Early bird registration, $25 by 9/1, $35 after, however, scholarships are available upon request.
• Registration information is found at www.rsvpdane.org.
  • There are also registration packets at the senior center.
• Continental breakfast & lunch is included.
• Door prizes.

This is an informative conference with breakout sessions such as

• active shooter,
• personal safety,
• estate planning/frauds & final arrangements,
• scam & prevention,
• issues related to long term care in nursing home and assisted living facilities,
• prescription drug & opioid abuse epidemic,
• hoarding task force,
• dementia friendly communities,
• elder victim and abuse coalitions,
• diversity & reducing conflict,
• old & alone: strategies for connection
  • (social and community resources to include social media and activity groups)

Door prizes, vendors and exhibits with lots of information.
Continental breakfast & lunch is included.
Early bird registration, $25 by 9/1, $35 after, however, scholarships are available upon request.
Registration information is found at www.rsvpdane.org.

There are also registration packets at the senior center.
If you have any questions, would like a scholarship (scholarship’s reduce registration fee to $10) or need help registering, let me know.
This is a great conference, so I hope to see you there!

Becky

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Posted 8/1/18

Meet Drea

• Verona’s very own Police K9
  

  Drea and handler Matt

• Wednesday, August 1, 2018 
• 12:30 PM
  

  Matt and Drea

Come and meet Drea, Verona’s very own Police K9 and her handler & partner Officer Matt Kile.  Drea will demonstrate how she sniffs out narcotics, and Officer Kile will discuss how Drea works to help the Verona Police Department solve cases and prevent crime.  Officer Kile and K9 Drea will be here on Wednesday,  August 1 at 12:30.  We won’t “hound” you about it, but we do hope to see you there!

(If you missed it, check VHAT-98 in the near future for the video of the presentation.)