MAC, Your Area Agency on Aging, is officially celebrating its 50th anniversary with an Active Aging Expo, to be held Saturday, June 11, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury.
Join us on June 11, to celebrate MAC’s 50 years of serving seniors on the Lower Shore, and to learn about many ways to engage in Active Aging.
The Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature 60 vendors, speakers, demonstrations, raffles, door prizes and giveaways, entertainment, networking opportunities, and much more. Get information about the many services and resources available at MAC – and in the community – designed to help enhance the lives of seniors. Admission is free.
The day starts with a one-mile Soles for Seniors walk. Day-of registration and check-in starts at 8 a.m. Following a warmup led by MAC’s popular personal trainer and instructor Robby Chin at 8:50 a.m., the walk steps off at approximately 9:15 a.m.
Walk registration is $10 and includes a visor, breakfast and an awards ceremony following the event. Teams and individual walkers of all ages are welcome. Prizes will be awarded to the top fund-raising teams and individuals, and to the team with the best themed attire.
The walk will be held rain or shine.
Proceeds from the walk will benefit MAC’s Connections senior center activities and MAC’s Life Bridges Dementia Care Day Program.
The band Spare Change will perform from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An interactive musical presentation, “Joy of Creative Engagement for Caregivers,” presented by Ilyana Kadushin, is set for 11 to 11:30 a.m. on the main arena stage. This program celebrates music and storytelling traditions and their positive effects on emotional and physical health of seniors.
In addition, TidalHealth will bring its HealthFest to the Civic Center as well, filling the Flanders rooms with all kinds of health screenings, medical information and a blood drive.
MAC Partnership Community Awards will be presented beginning at 1:45 p.m., followed by the GrayShore Report 2022 Aging in Place: A Report to the Community. The report will be presented at 2:15 p.m., featuring guest speakers BEACON at SU Director John Hickman; Erin Long, from the Administration for Community Living; Maryland Department of Aging Secretary Rona Kramer; and Salisbury Mayor Jake Day. The day will conclude with a Toast to MAC Reception from 4 to 5 p.m., attended by community leaders and local and regional elected officials.
For more information on the Expo, Soles for Seniors walk, or the GrayShore Report, or to learn more about MAC and its many services, visit www.macinc.org or call 410-742-0505, Ext. 166.
MAC is one of the five oldest area agencies on aging in the nation, founded in 1972 as a pilot project, and incorporated in 1974. The nonprofit charitable organization offers an ever-growing slate of services that fulfill its mission of helping older adults live with dignity and thrive in their homes and community.
MAC Incorporated, the Area Agency on Aging, is a private, nonprofit organization, that provides seniors in Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Dorchester counties with services that promote dignity, health and independence.
