AFCI
Hats off to John Reilly, AFCI friend, who is painting one of our benches! John has demonstrated talent, and we can’t wait to see the finished product! How about you – would you like to help us out in this way? You may take a bench to your home to finish. Or maybe you’re more of a novice. Well, Kate Webb, the intrepid Coordinator of BAAM and great AFCI friend, has talent to spare. You may come help her on Thursday, September 8, 10-2:30 – Forest Rd., across from Telstar. For more information: coordinator@bethelareaartsandmusic.com. And thanks!

Great news from AARP: approved by the Food and Drug Administration, over-the-counter hearing aids – more affordable and more convenient. The new devices – designed for those with mild to moderate hearing loss – will be sold at stores and online without a medical exam, prescription, or special fitting by an audiologist. The approved hearing aids could be available by mid-October, according to the FDA.  For more information: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2022/fda-over-the-counter-hearing-aids.html?

Community
The Western Mountains Senior College interesting fall schedule and registration form: wmscollege.blogspot.com. Of special interest is “Don’t Wait Until it’s Too Late: End of Life Planning.” Strategies to initiate meaningful conversations with loved ones; benefits of having a health care proxy. The Maine Advance Directive form is a tool to address end-of-life decision-making. Facilitators Jeanne and John Wholey have broad experience in both the medical and financial side of end-of-life decisions. Wednesday, September 21, 2-4 at Telstar.

Farmers’ Markets – Bethel: Saturdays 9-1, Norway Savings Bank; Greenwood: Fridays 4-6, Greenwood Town Hall on Rt. 26. Did you know that Edible Bethel (former Nabos Store on Elm St., Bethel) sometimes has surplus produce for the taking? You may bring surplus produce from your own garden and leave it on the table, or you may take some for your own use.

Bethel Food Pantry, first and third Wednesday of each month, 9-2.

Community Suppers (free, open to all) – last Wednesday every month, 4:30-6 at Bethel Alliance Church. Eat-in or take-out.

Conversation, coffee, and a bagel or doughnut, every Thursday, 9-noon, Bethel Alliance Church; come for one hour or all three.

All AFCI services are free. To request an N2N ride: 207-824-4444. For information, inquiries, and suggestions – email: agefriendlybethel@gmail.com, visit our Facebook page or website www.agefriendlybethel.org. We love to hear from you!

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