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DESCRIPTION:Offsite tour of the New Senior Center with lunch served at 12:0
 0 noon with a short business meeting followed by a presentation and tour.
   Located at 140 E. Bellis Fair Parkway.  Cost of the meal is $15.00. PL
 EASE REGISTER AND INDICATE NO MEAL IN "COMMENTS AREA"  IF YOU DON'T WANT 
 TO EAT SO WE KNOW HOW MANY OF COMING. Presentation Title - Whatcom Council
  on Aging: Connect - Nourish - Thrive  Description of the talk and visit:
  WCOA delivers four key programs to older adults: Meals on Wheels and Mor
 e\, Bellingham Senior Activity Centers\, Bellingham At Home\, and Statewid
 e Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA). These programs help older ad
 ults maintain vitality and well-being throughout every stage of life\, fo
 stering connection\, continued growth\, and meaningful engagement in their
  communities. 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 Sen
 ior Activity Center and the Meals on Wheels kitchen\, providing access to 
 nutritional\, health\, social\, recreational and educational resources for
  adults 50 and over.   Chris Orr is the Executive Director of the What
 com Council on Aging (WCOA)\, an independent nonprofit serving seniors in 
 Whatcom County since 1964. A native of Anacortes\, WA\, and a University o
 f Washington graduate with a BA in Economics\, Chris and his family reloca
 ted from Charlotte\, North Carolina\, to the Bellingham area in 2019. Befo
 re joining 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 nutrition
 al\, health\, social\, recreational\, and educational resources for adults
  50 and over. He is based at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center. Tom Do
 rr is principal at Tom Dorr and Associates Consulting with over 20 years o
 f business counseling\, business development and business advising to smal
 l and medium sized businesses. Having helped over 4\,000 businesses in the
  past 25 years\, he is passionate about helping business owners actualize 
 their 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 B
 oard President\, helping to shape the vision for WCOA\, cultivating a vibr
 ant community where older adults are seen\, supported\, and celebrated\, a
 nd where connection and nourishment empower individuals to stay engaged an
 d shape 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 at 12:00 noon with a short business meeting foll
 owed by a presentation and tour.&nbsp\; Located at 140 E. Bellis Fair Park
 way.&nbsp\; Cost of the meal is $15.00. PLEASE REGISTER AND INDICATE NO ME
 AL IN &quot\;COMMENTS AREA&quot\;&nbsp\; IF YOU DON&#39\;T WANT TO EAT SO 
 WE KNOW HOW MANY OF COMING.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size
 :14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Presentat
 ion Title - Whatcom Council on Aging: Connect - Nourish - Thrive&nbsp\;</s
 pan></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Description of the talk and visit:&nbsp
 \;WCOA delivers four key programs to older adults: Meals on Wheels and Mor
 e\, Bellingham Senior Activity Centers\, Bellingham At Home\, and Statewid
 e Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA). These programs help older ad
 ults maintain vitality and&nbsp\;well-being throughout every stage of life
 \, fostering connection\, continued growth\, and meaningful engagement in 
 their communities. We are building the Future of Aging Well and are excite
 d to tour and share plans for one future-ready home for both the Bellingha
 m Senior Activity Center and the Meals on Wheels kitchen\, providing acces
 s to nutritional\, health\, social\, recreational and educational resource
 s for adults 50 and over.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span styl
 e="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\,geneva\,sans-serif\
 ;">Chris Orr&nbsp\;is the&nbsp\;Executive Director of the Whatcom Council 
 on Aging (WCOA)\, an independent nonprofit serving seniors in Whatcom Coun
 ty since 1964. A native of Anacortes\, WA\, and a University of Washington
  graduate with a BA in Economics\, Chris and his family relocated from Cha
 rlotte\, North Carolina\, to the Bellingham area in 2019. Before joining W
 COA\, Chris spent over 20 years in YMCA leadership roles with the YMCA of 
 Greater Charlotte. As Executive Director\, Chris oversees WCOA&rsquo\;s mi
 ssion to promote lifelong wellness by providing access to nutritional\, he
 alth\, social\, recreational\, and educational resources for adults 50 and
  over. He is based at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center.</span></span>
 </p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana
 \,geneva\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\;">Tom Dorr </span>
 is principal at Tom Dorr and Associates Consulting with over 20 years of b
 usiness counseling\, business development and business advising to small a
 nd medium sized businesses. Having helped over 4\,000 businesses in the pa
 st 25 years\, he is passionate about helping business owners actualize the
 ir dreams. Tom is also co-owner of Inspired Closets Bellingham. Serving on
  the Board for Whatcom Council on Aging for 6 years\,<span style="font-wei
 ght: bold\;"> </span>Tom is currently <span style="font-weight: bold\;">Bo
 ard President</span>\, helping to shape the vision for WCOA\, cultivating 
 a vibrant community where older adults are seen\, supported\, and celebrat
 ed\, and where connection and nourishment empower individuals to stay enga
 ged 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></spa
 n></p>\n
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