We appreciate the cards and letters from readers expressing your appreciation for this special senior column. There is a great deal of information available, especially for seniors, and we will continue to try and share some of the more important news. Here is this week’s:

Lakes Region Seniors

Lakes Region Seniors at Little Falls Activity Center in Gorham will hold its annual meeting and election of officers at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12. The meeting is also the time to join the group and renew memberships. Dues remain at $20 a year. Luncheon will be served following the meeting. The drop-in center is weekdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and offers a variety of activities, speakers, trips and events for area senior citizens. It’s located at 40 Acorn St. (former Little Falls School). On Wednesday, Aug. 31, Barbara Remington an experienced mah-jongg enthusiast, will present an introduction to the game 10 a.m. The game could help maintain mental acuity. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

Medicare help

On Tuesdays, Sept. 6 and 20, the Southern Maine Agency on Aging will offer Medicare counseling at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. A Welcome to Medicare seminar is also scheduled on the 6th from 10 a.m.-noon. The one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates will be available from 9 a.m.-noon on both the 6th and 20th. The seminar and counseling are intended to help you sort through your Medicare options, answer questions and to help you enroll. In addition to Medicare assistance, counseling on tax and rent rebate, food stamps, and fuel assistance can be arranged. To register or to find out about other seminars in Southern Maine, call the agency at 396-6500 or 800-427-7411 or visit the website at www.smaaa.org.

Summit on Aging

The 2016 Maine Summit on Aging on Sept. 21, at the Augusta Civic Center, will explore what strategies Maine can implement to improve the health and well-being of older adults, and provide them optimal support for living as independently as possible in their homes and communities. More than 500 attended last year’s summit. The 2016 Maine Summit on Aging will explore how community, municipal, organizational, business, research and policy leaders can better support the health of older Mainers by understanding and addressing collaboratively the challenges many older adults face. The summit will offer participants ideas that can be replicated, adapted and expanded throughout Maine. For more information, contact Maine Council on Aging at 592-9972.

Kay Soldier welcomes reader ideas for column topics of interest to seniors. She can be reached by email at kso48@aol.com, or write to 114 Tandberg Trail, Windham, ME 04062.