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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> doh.sm.MPATownHall [mailto:MPATownHall@health.ny.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:28 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Master Plan for Aging Town Hall- Buffalo, September 8th<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**** PLEASE HELP SPREAD AWARENESS OF THIS IMPORTANT EVENT ****</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On behalf of Governor Kathy Hochul, the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Office for the Aging would like to invite you to a New York Master Plan for Aging (MPA) Town Hall on September 8, 2023. The Town Hall provides the public a chance to give their input and details the efforts that the state—through philanthropic, academic, private, and local partnerships—is taking toward becoming the most age- and disability-friendly state in the nation. The goal of the MPA is advancing transformative and cross-cutting strategies to address issues that all New Yorkers encounter within their lifetimes—and to do so with a sustained focus on ensuring equity in aging and disability.<br><br>Governor Hochul signed Executive Order 23 in November 2022, calling for the development of a Master Plan for Aging with the goals of improving the lives of today’s older New Yorkers and people with disabilities and building a better system of care and more inclusive communities for tomorrow. We have built momentum since last November and are inviting the public to join this critical effort.<br><br><u>Town Hall details and registration information</u>: </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Town Hall will take place on September 8, 2023, from 10 AM – 12 PM at Amherst Center for Senior Services. This is an accessible facility located at 370 John James Audubon Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14228.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registration is required for this event. Please register <a href="https://amherstmpa.eventbrite.com/">here</a> to attend in person.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Those not attending in person may view the event by registering <a href="https://amherstmpaonline.eventbrite.com/">here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the event, please contact <a href="mailto:MPATownHall@health.ny.gov">MPATownHall@health.ny.gov</a> before September 1.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We hope you will join us in this process and help us identify more opportunities to ensure that older adults and individuals of all ages can live healthy, fulfilling lives while aging with dignity and independence.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adam Herbst <br>Chair, NYS Master Plan for Aging </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greg Olsen<br>Vice-Chair, NYS Master Plan for Aging</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>