Senior Expos

Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Tennessee and concern for the safety of our members and employees, the traditional SVEC Senior Expo health and information fairs will not be held this year.

In order to reach our senior members with important information, we will be providing information through other outlets.

 

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Check your October issue of The Tennessee Magazine for your personal copy of the 2021 Senior Expo Directory. Your digital copy can be found on this page. We will also have packets, including a Chattanooga Area Senior Directory and a SVEC area senior resource directory, that have been distributed at these locations:

Grundy County

  • Gruetli-Laager Senior Center
  • Monteagle Senior Nutrition Site
  • Grundy County foodbank
  • Morton Memorial United Methodist Food Bank

Sequatchie County

  • Dunlap Senior Center
  • Sequatchie County Food Bank

Bledsoe County

  • Pikeville Senior Center
  • Bledsoe County Food Bank

Marion County

  • Whitwell Senior Center
  • Cornerstone Community Ministries
  • Marion County Community Ministry Food Bank - open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon.

For more information or if you have questions about the 2021 Virtual Senior Expos, please contact Cathy Black at cblack@svalleyec.com or call 423-837-5044.

 

About Senior Expos...

SVEC’s Senior Expo health and information fairs held in Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Marion and Grundy counties for those 55 and older and their caregivers, are an annual part of our celebration of National Cooperative Month and a shining example of Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative’s commitment to community.

In addition to providing a social event that allows area seniors to get out and connect with friends and neighbors, the events feature of a number of health screenings, an average of 35 or more local exhibitors and speakers with valuable, pertinent information. In turn, local businesses and organizations have the opportunity to promote their products and services to a local audience and to encourage participants to look for needed products and services locally before searching out of the area. A “win-win” situation for everyone involved.

2021 Senior Expo Directory

Virtual Senior Expo Episode 4

In this final episode of the 2020 Virtual Senior Expo, we hear from Dr. Greg Phelps from Alleo Health discuss advanced care planning; Travis Smith with Omni Rehab explains shoulder pain; and Tonya Richardson from Legal Aid of East Tennessee tells us about their services.
Thank you to Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative for filming these episodes!

2020 Senior Expo Episode 3

On this third episode of the 2020 Virtual Senior Expo, we hear from Mary Ann Holland with the State Health Insurance Program (SHIP); Abby O'Neil from the TN Department of Health shows us some deep breathing exercises and Kristin McWherter from the TN Area Agency on Aging and Disability talks to us about our local senior centers.

2020 Virtual Senior Expo Episode 2

Join us for episode 2 of the 2020 Virtual Senior Expos! Today we hear from Glen with the TN Dept. of Health on the important issue of COVID-19. Then Melanie Wortman, physical therapist with Amedisys, shows us a 10-minute chair exercise to get our heart pumping. Last is Melanie Stewart with the Agency on Aging and Disability, who talks to us about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
We want to send a BIG shoutout to BTC Fiber for recording the episodes for us! For the month of October (aka National Cooperative Month) we will air 1 episode each week.

2020 Senior Expo Episode 1

Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Senior Expo! This episode includes: "Stay Safe Online" from Russ Camp at BTC Fiber; Kimberly Davis from UT Extension in Dunlap shows us some gentle Tai Chi warm-ups; and Nancy Sutherland from SETHRA tells us about important programs and services, like LIHEAP which provides energy assistance. Special thanks to BTC Fiber for filming this episode!