Senior Expo debuts to scores of retirees (video)

Over 100 Maricopa residents came out to Maricopa City Hall to attend the city’s first Senior Information Expo on Saturday.

The expo featured dozens of workshops and information booths for participants to find out what services are offered locally to seniors. The goal of the event was to offer seniors, caretakers and family members of elderly members in the community a chance to see a wide variety of resources and information.

“The event is important because the city has an objective to be an ‘Age Friendly’ city,” Age Friendly Maricopa Coordinator Arnold Jackson said. “By that, I mean we’d like to connect the city’s residents who are 60 plus years of age to other generations and services.”

Maricopa City Council members Peggy Chapados and Nancy Smith were in attendance, along with City Manager Gregory Rose and Vice-Mayor Marvin Brown.

“It is a wonderful experience to be with seniors,” Brown quipped. “This is our first senior expo and hopefully we’ll be able to expand in future years. What you will find today is an exciting array of stations to go to and get information you have probably never been exposed to before.”

The expo provided a plethora of information for a wide variety of needs. Workshops and information booths were set up for everything from home care to healthy living.

“Events like this one are important because they put resources and options directly into the hands of those who need or want the information,” Maricopa City Council member Peggy Chapados said. “It’s a ‘one-stop shop’ featuring organizations, materials and information related to topics that senior residents have expressed as important.”