NORWICH – The Chenango County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will be presenting five educational seminars for anyone over the age of 60 during the coming months. These programs will be held throughout the county thanks to a grant from the Norwich Youth Philanthropy Council. Each educational session will contain three topics of interest to the senior population and will be presented by professionals in that field.

The first of the five-part series will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in Sherburne at the Grace Manor Apartment Complex Community Center, Knapp Street. Doors will open at 12:30 with the first presentation “Financial Issues Particular to Seniors” starting at 1. Examples include wills, reverse mortgages, and more. The presenter for this important topic will be Crystal DeMarco, Senior Associate with First Investors. From 2 to 4 Dorothy Gardner, United Health Service Stay Healthy Senior Coordinator, will be presenting both the second and third topic of the day which are “Steps to Staying Healthy” and “Safety on the Road” including driving tips and ease of driving as we age.

In October the second of this educational series will be held in Bainbridge at the Town Hall, 15 North Main Street on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The first topic of the day will be presented from 9 to 9:45. “Nutrition: Its Importance to Staying Healthy,” guidelines for healthy eating, will be presented by Gayle Breuilley, Registered Dietitian, Clinic Nutrition Manager at Chenango Memorial Hospital. From 9:45 to 10:30, the second topic will be “Tips for Reducing Stress” including dealing with grief and loss. This presentation will be given by Dorothy Gardner, United Health Services Stay Healthy Senior Coordinator. Finishing up the morning from 10:30 to noon, will be Ken Austin, a Health Insurance Counselor volunteer with Chenango County Area Agency on Aging, with an update and in-depth presentation, “Medicare 101.”