Posts with the tag “proclamation”

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

​The purpose of POW/MIA Recognition Day is to ensure that America remembers to stand behind those who serve and to make sure we do everything we can to account for those who have never returned. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. It is traditionally observed on the th...  Read More

​ “Every day, compassionate Americans devote time, energy, and resources to ensure that family members who are disabled, elderly, chronically ill, or injured can remain in the stability and comfort of familiar surroundings. During National Family Caregivers Month, we honor those whose extraordinary selflessness provides others with independence and comfort.” “Each November we acknowledge the comm...  Read More

Older Americans are our Nation's memory.  Some of today's grandparents and great-grandparents were born during the Great Depression, lived through the Second World War, witnessed the rise and fall of Communism, fought in Korea and Vietnam, marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and watched the first man walk on the Moon.  Now, they surf the internet and share family photos on their phones in a worl...  Read More

​The PADD Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Monday, April 10, 2017 in Hopkinsville, KY. In addition to federal, state and staff reports, Ms. Marion Brown, Executive Director - Sanctuary, Inc. presented a Proclamation declaring April as "Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month" for the Pennyrile Area Development District. County Judges and City Mayors in the nine county Pennyri...  Read More