More than 50 exhibitors are expected to participate in this year’s senior expo, including numerous state and county agencies, social services and health providers.
The Burlington County Senior Expo is returning for its 23rd year with exhibitors, information tables, community services, free health screenings, confidential document shredding and more.
This year’s expo will be held at the Masonic Village Fellowship Center in Burlington Township on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is organized by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, Burlington County Commissioners and Burlington County Department of Human Services Office on Aging to give county seniors and other residents access to information, resources and services at a single location.
Among the more than 50 exhibitors participating in this year’s expo are numerous state and county agencies and departments, social services and health providers, representatives from the New Jersey Superior Court and other groups, such as the Alzheimer’s Association, Brain Injury Alliance of NJ and Friends of Parkinson’s Disease.
Attendees can take a tour of the Masonic Homes campus and facilities, safely dispose of confidential documents with a shredding truck in the parking lot and get their blood pressure checked along with other free health screenings. There will also be a free county-sponsored lunch for the first 500 senior citizens who attend.
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office Community Outreach Unit will also be on site to make senior identification cards for residents who need one. The cards can be used as a secondary form of photo identification and lists important information such as emergency contacts, allergies and illnesses, living will and organ donation information.
The Community Outreach Unit will also make veteran’s identification cards for attendees who qualify. These cards can serve as proof of a veteran’s military status when seeking discounts or benefits from stores, restaurants and other businesses. Veterans seeking ID cards should bring their DD214 discharge papers and a primary photo identification, such as a driver’s license.
In addition to making ID cards, the sheriff’s office will also be collecting used, non-activated cell phones and chargers for the office’s 911 Cell Phone Program. Collected phones will be preprogrammed to call 911 and will be distributed for free to seniors to have as an emergency resource inside and outside their homes.
