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DESCRIPTION:Offsite tour of the New Senior Center with lunch served.  Loca
 ted at 140 E. Bellis Fair Parkway Presentation Title - Whatcom Council on 
 Aging: Connect - Nourish - Thrive  Description of the talk and visit: WC
 OA delivers four key programs to older adults: Meals on Wheels and More\, 
 Bellingham Senior Activity Centers\, Bellingham At Home\, and Statewide He
 alth Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA). These programs help older adults
  maintain vitality and well-being throughout every stage of life\, foster
 ing connection\, continued growth\, and meaningful engagement in their com
 munities. We are building the Future of Aging Well and are excited to tour
  and share plans for one future-ready home for both the Bellingham Senior 
 Activity Center and the Meals on Wheels kitchen\, providing access to nutr
 itional\, health\, social\, recreational and educational resources for adu
 lts 50 and over.   Chris Orr is the Executive Director of the Whatcom 
 Council on Aging (WCOA)\, an independent nonprofit serving seniors in What
 com County since 1964. A native of Anacortes\, WA\, and a University of Wa
 shington graduate with a BA in Economics\, Chris and his family relocated 
 from Charlotte\, North Carolina\, to the Bellingham area in 2019. Before j
 oining WCOA\, Chris spent over 20 years in YMCA leadership roles with the 
 YMCA of Greater Charlotte. As Executive Director\, Chris oversees WCOA’s
  mission to promote lifelong wellness by providing access to nutritional\,
  health\, social\, recreational\, and educational resources for adults 50 
 and over. He is based at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center. Tom Dorr i
 s principal at Tom Dorr and Associates Consulting with over 20 years of bu
 siness counseling\, business development and business advising to small an
 d medium sized businesses. Having helped over 4\,000 businesses in the pas
 t 25 years\, he is passionate about helping business owners actualize thei
 r dreams. Tom is also co-owner of Inspired Closets Bellingham. Serving on 
 the Board for Whatcom Council on Aging for 6 years\,Tom is currently Board
  President\, helping to shape the vision for WCOA\, cultivating a vibrant 
 community where older adults are seen\, supported\, and celebrated\, and w
 here connection and nourishment empower individuals to stay engaged and sh
 ape the world around them.   Contacts:  Kate Dowling/Tom Door/Chris Orr
  
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LOCATION:Bellingham Senior Center
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SUMMARY:Offsite Tour - New Senior Center
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style=
 "font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Offsite tour of the New Senior
  Center with lunch served.&nbsp\; Located at 140 E. Bellis Fair Parkway</s
 pan></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Presentation Title - Whatcom Council on
  Aging: Connect - Nourish - Thrive&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span st
 yle="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-seri
 f\;">Description of the talk and visit:&nbsp\;WCOA delivers four key progr
 ams to older adults: Meals on Wheels and More\, Bellingham Senior Activity
  Centers\, Bellingham At Home\, and Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Ad
 visors (SHIBA). These programs help older adults maintain vitality and&nbs
 p\;well-being throughout every stage of life\, fostering connection\, cont
 inued growth\, and meaningful engagement in their communities. We are buil
 ding the Future of Aging Well and are excited to tour and share plans for 
 one future-ready home for both the Bellingham Senior Activity Center and t
 he Meals on Wheels kitchen\, providing access to nutritional\, health\, so
 cial\, recreational and educational resources for adults 50 and over.&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span sty
 le="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Chris Orr&nbsp\;is the&nbsp
 \;Executive Director of the Whatcom Council on Aging (WCOA)\, an independe
 nt nonprofit serving seniors in Whatcom County since 1964. A native of Ana
 cortes\, WA\, and a University of Washington graduate with a BA in Economi
 cs\, Chris and his family relocated from Charlotte\, North Carolina\, to t
 he Bellingham area in 2019. Before joining WCOA\, Chris spent over 20 year
 s in YMCA leadership roles with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. As Executiv
 e Director\, Chris oversees WCOA&rsquo\;s mission to promote lifelong well
 ness by providing access to nutritional\, health\, social\, recreational\,
  and educational resources for adults 50 and over. He is based at the Bell
 ingham Senior Activity Center.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-s
 ize:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold\;">Tom Dorr </span>is principal at Tom Dorr and A
 ssociates Consulting with over 20 years of business counseling\, business 
 development and business advising to small and medium sized businesses. Ha
 ving helped over 4\,000 businesses in the past 25 years\, he is passionate
  about helping business owners actualize their dreams. Tom is also co-owne
 r of Inspired Closets Bellingham. Serving on the Board for Whatcom Council
  on Aging for 6 years\,<span style="font-weight: bold\;"> </span>Tom is cu
 rrently <span style="font-weight: bold\;">Board President</span>\, helping
  to shape the vision for WCOA\, cultivating a vibrant community where olde
 r adults are seen\, supported\, and celebrated\, and where connection and 
 nourishment empower individuals to stay engaged and shape the world around
  them.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;
 "><span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Contacts:&nbsp\;
  Kate Dowling/Tom Door/Chris Orr</span></span></p>\n
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