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Roscommon and Crawford counties represented at Older Michiganians Day

Roscommon County Commission on Aging Director Tom Pettit and Chairman Chuck Corwin were among those representing Roscommon County and Region 9 Area Agency on Aging at Older Michiganians Day in Lansing May 17 where h< >undreds of Michiganians gathered on the front lawn of the State Capitol to advocate with legislators on several current issues.< >

< >Jennifer < >Bricker, Advocacy & Resource Coordinator for the Crawford County Commission on Aging & Senior Center, along with several others represented Crawford County.

The group met with legislators from Northern Michigan to encourage support for “senior services.’

< >Working in conjunction with the Region 9 Area Agency on Aging, meetings were held with Representative Daire Rendon and Senator Darwin Booher.< > < >Topics covered include eliminating waiting lists for the MI Choice waiver program and Home and Community Based Services and improving wages and training for Direct Care Workers.< > < > < >Representative Rendon and Senator Booher have both proven themselves to be supporters for issues such as these that affect older adults.< >

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