<div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Hi all. A friend of mine at the Extension Office has these free events coming up and I told her I would share:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-79dd6d97-7fff-d347-233f-9aa544178be5" style=""><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.7;margin:0pt 8.1pt 0pt 8.15pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">BUILDING A BETTER YOU is a wellness series focusing on a current topic based on the interests of older adults in Maryland. It offers practical tips and sensible solutions to everyday problems that get in the way of doing what most people want: LIVE WELL!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.2;margin-left:8.15pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:5.2pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The newsletter:</span></p><ul style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:8.15pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:2.7pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Provides a summary of the wellness topic presented</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:8.15pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Puzzles and games</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:8.15pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Resources related to the wellness topic</span></p></li></ul><div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="">MAY 22\u2014Health Insurance Management\u2014Build your skills to better understand, manage, resolve, and avoid health cost conflicts.<br>MAY 29 - MIND Diet - Nutrition for better brain health.<br>JUNE 5 - Emotional Grief - Managing grief and loss through narrative.<br>JUNE 12 - Kitchen Eye Spy - Learn best practices to save food and maintain your health.<br><br></div><div style="">All programs are virtual and start at 6:30 p.m.</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Register here: <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><a href="https://bit.ly/BABYs1">https://bit.ly/BABYs1</a></span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Ash</div></span></div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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  <p style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ashley M. Bi<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span>ggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
  <i>Marketing &amp; Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled<br>Maryland State Library Agency<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
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