The Pennyrile Area Development District (PeADD) will hold its 50th Annual Dinner Meeting on June 10, 2019 at The Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:00 p.m. CDT.The annual event is sponsored by Planters Bank of Hopkinsville and gives all local officials, legislators, business and civic leaders, and others from throughout the Pennyril...  Read More

PADD is celebrating it's 50th year at the PADD Annual Meeting Dinner. Please join us as we take a glance back and look forward to the future. RSVP to Cheri Farmer at [email protected]. ...  Read More

The Pennyrile Area Development District office is taking donations during the month of May 2019 for National Older American's Month to help stop Senior Hunger.  Donations can be dropped off at the office until May 31.  Please help us in our effort to assist the seniors in the Pennyrile region.If you have questions, please contact Cindy Tabor at [email protected]....  Read More

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The 2019 theme, Connect, Create, Contribute, encourages older adults and their communities to:Connect with friends, family, and services that support participation.Create by engaging in activities that promote learning, health, and personal enrichment.Contribute time, talent, and life experie...  Read More

The Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living, along with other national, state and community organizations, is leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making. DAIL is working with the Area Agencies on Aging and Independent Living to help raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning on this special day—and throughout the year....  Read More

Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or group provides services for no financial or social gain so that they may benefit another person, group or organization.Volunteers are just ordinary people with extraordinary hearts.  They offer the gift of their time to teach, to listen, to help, to inspire, to build, to grow, to learn.  They expect no pay, yet the ...  Read More

On Thursday, April 11, 2019, Crofton Elementary School hosted a Career Fair. The goal for this event was to enlighten and motivate students about future careers. Students were able to discuss career paths and occupational choices. PADD staff, Harley Nittler and Miranda White were able to reinforce with students how important education is. PADD staff were able to share their own experiences with st...  Read More

Today, we recognize Mark Hrudicka for the National Volunteer Week Local Volunteer. Mark is a 22 year veteran of the U.S. Army and KY National Guard. Currently he is a senior with the Murray State University Social Work Department and plans to graduate this May. Mark is serving as an intern with the Pennyrile Area Development District, Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living. He currently spend...  Read More

The Pennyrile Elder Abuse Board of Directors met Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the PADD Office to discuss its involvement with the community and how to inspire more community involvement.The next Elder Abuse Council Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 1 pm at the PADD Office. For additional information, please contact Cindy Tabor at 270-886-9484 or via email at c...  Read More

Cindy Stonebraker is an Americorp Volunteer Service Member for the Pennyrile Area Development District Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living. Cindy volunteers most of her time with the Pennyrile Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. She has become a certified ombudsman to provide assistance to residents in long term care settings and improve the quality of care they receive. In addition to her w...  Read More

The Pennyrile Area Development District Board of Directors kicked off their monthly meeting on April 8, 2019 with the reading of a Proclamation from Sanctuary, Inc. declaring April 2019 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Heather Lancaster, Sanctuary, Inc. Executive Director shared their mission and information about the services they provide for the nine county region. Federal, State a...  Read More

In honor of celebrating National Volunteer Week, the Pennyrile Area Agency on Aging would like to recognize Ms. Margaret Gilland of Crittenden County. Margaret serves as chairman of the Pennyrile Advisory Council on Aging. She also is a member of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Advisory Council and is a trained friendly visitor for long term care facilities. Margaret is very active in her local commu...  Read More