Are you interested in learning more about what specific activities and exercises are available for your pet to help with maintaining or improving general fitness, coordination, and balance? Get an intro to foundational exercises to do at home with your pet, and resources to find physical activities you can participate in together. This is an informational session, no pets allowed due to allergens.

Andra Yanchenko holds animal-care certifications as a veterinary assistant, hospice & palliative care, pet nutrition, human-animal bond and dog training. She opened PAWSsibilities LLC/One Dog at a Time Shelter in 2022, focusing on canine awareness/enrichment, doggy daycare and sheltering animals.

Documents Families Should Have And Considerations for Long-term Care Planning!

A final will and testament, a durable power of attorney, an advanced health care directive, and HIPAA authorization are legal documents that every one of us needs. But as you age, the documents you need may change based on your goals, such as: avoidance of probate, asset protection or long-term care planning. Get your questions addressed while learning the significance of planning for long-term care, and what estate documents you may need to accomplish your goals. 

Eleanor Dominguez, Esq., has worked at Ainsworth, Thelin, & Raftice, PA since 2014, focusing on elder law, estate planning and estate administration. In addition, she is accredited in preparing, presenting, and prosecuting claims for veterans' benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In the US alone, there are over 38 million persons who suffer from diabetes! Learn about the various types of diabetes and how it develops in the body. Talk about how the environment and heredity contribute to the illness. Find out what the symptoms are, and discuss the organs that control sugar metabolism and the body's control over insulin and glucose. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, you don't want to miss this series!

Sarah Cote is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes Education and Advanced Diabetes Management. She owns and operates a private diabetes-focused practice in Southern ME.

Is your closet full of black-colored clothing? Would you like to learn what other colors look good on you? Join us for this fun interactive class, where you'll be draped in a variety of colors to learn about warmer and cooler tones to determine what types of colors look best on you. Receive recommendations for eye shadows, blush and lipsticks that suit your coloring. Then you can put the two together to create a more vibrant you! Bring a pen/notepad.

Candace Sanborn is a personal image consultant and owner of Radiant Image in Auburn. She helps women look and feel good about their appearance by teaching them how to select clothing and makeup colors that harmonize with their skin, hair and eye coloring, and clothing styles, lengths and accessories that flatter their unique body proportions and face shape.

Learn why blood sugar monitoring is important for diabetics. Discover how to take your blood sugar correctly and how new technologies are enabling all diabetics to track their blood sugar in real time. Discuss the whys and hows of blood sugar monitoring. It might well save your life. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, you don't want to miss this series!

Sarah Cote is a board certified Nurse Practitioner in Diabetes Education and Advanced Diabetes Management. She owns and operates a private diabetes-focused practice in Southern ME.

With some control over their social and physical surroundings, enrichment gives our pets a good way to express their innate behaviors and promotes both mental and physical stimulation. Discover the toys, made or purchased, that offer food-based enrichment, to promote foraging and extends feeding periods, sensory enrichment involving any of the five senses, and cognitive enrichment, which aims to improve mental stimulation-all of which will provide entertainment and enhance the life of your pets. This is an informational session, no pets allowed due to allergens.

Andra Yanchenko holds animal care certifications as a veterinary assistant, hospice & palliative care, pet nutrition, human-animal bond, and dog training. She opened PAWSsibilities LLC/One Dog at a Time Shelter in 2022, focusing on canine awareness/enrichment, doggy daycare, and sheltering animals.

Join us to learn about what assisted living actually is (and isn't)! We'll discuss how it gets paid for and a roadmap for your loved ones to set expectations for the process. Note: All information shared covers what independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home facilities look like in Maine and may not apply to sites in other states. Q & A follows the presentation.

Kaitlyn Morse, the founder of Maine Aging Partners, has spent time working in home healthcare and senior living. After working with over 500 families, she realized how difficult it is to find a clear and unbiased source of information in this field and wants to share her knowledge with you.

Are you a veteran or family member of a vet? Need help with health care, real estate, estate planning, or any of the many other aspects of life that veteran families face? Explore the benefits available to veterans and their families, including Aid & Attendance, Pension, and Disability, Dependency & Indemnity (DIC). Elly's interest in veterans' affairs lies very close to home; her father served in the US Navy for 20 years, and her brother is on active duty in the Navy. She is excited to be working with veterans and assisting with their estate planning and legal needs.

Eleanor Dominguez, Esq., has worked at Ainsworth, Thelin, & Raftice, PA since 2014, focusing on elder law, estate planning, and estate administration. In addition, she is accredited in preparing, presenting, and prosecuting claims for veterans' benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs.