ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY, Ala.—By 2030, baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 will be 65 and over, requiring specialized services as they age. Alabama Extension’s Successful Aging Initiative Conference is the ideal event for people to learn how to age successfully.

About the Conference

Action! Creating Your Rhythm is the theme for the Successful Aging Conference 2024. This event promises to equip participants with tools and inspiration to move them on to another exciting chapter in life. Through artistic expression, attendees will learn to create their own rhythm to make deeper connections in their lives and communities.

“SAI 2024 will stress the individuality of aging and the necessity of doing (being active) to get desired results in life,” said Danielle Rudolph, event coordinator and site director of the Virginia Caples Lifelong Learning Institute.

The keynote speaker this year is Amanda Senn, director of the Alabama Securities Commission. In addition, the audience will participate in an interactive exercise with author and educator John Scalici. Scalici uses drumming as a tool for team building, stress relief and community development.

How to Register

The SAI Conference is being held on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its traditional location. Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church located at 315 Winchester Road in Huntsville, Alabama, will host the conference once again.

Admission is free and lunch is provided, but participants are encouraged to pre-register at www.aces.edu/go/SAI24.

Additional Conference Activities

• Canned goods collection. Conference coordinators encourage all SAI Conference attendees to bring a canned food item for the Food Bank of North Alabama to help individuals and families in need.
• Waste drives. Want to get rid of unused medication, electronics, or paper lying around your home before the holidays? Stop by the SAI Conference on Oct. 24 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Drive through and a volunteer will unload your car.

Alabama Extension and partners, including law enforcement officers, will be on location to take the following:

• Prescription or over-the-counter medication for humans or pets
• Electronic devices (laptop or desktop computers, monitors, printers, TVs, tablets, cell phones, etc.)
• Sensitive paper documents that need shredding

For More Information

Contact Danielle Rudolph at (256) 372-4949 or VCLLI Program Assistant Candra K. J. DeBose at (256) 372-7022 for more information.

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