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lllll 1991 BY THE ~OA~D OF ~O}DIISSIONERS OF CABAI~S COPNTY A PROC~TION May is Ol~er~ric~s Month. This year, we honor all ol~er resi~ents of Csbar~s county by ~eclarinE ss our them~ for 1991, "Cabar~s Couut~ Older A~ults Our Greatest Natural Resource.~= Cabarrus CountF citizens age 60 au~ older have tra~ltioually se~e~ our county in many ways. They se~e as volunteers for homs ~elivere~ meals, congregate meals, respite care. ~enior G~es. Seniors Realth Insurance Info.etlon ProEr~ counselors. health screenings, transpertation, /uter~enerattonal and interfaith activities. ~r senior a~ults se~e on local and state boards and co~sions as me. ers of various Our older a~ults are our parents. 8randparents and Ereat-~ran~parents. The~ are our lea~ers, our teachers an~ our mentors. Older a~ults are living histo~. ~ey house more knowledge than any library or museum, not necessarily because attending an university, but because senior adults were schooled by eve~ day life ~pertences ~hat c~e with age. They have passe6 onto us values. They have lea~e~ many changes. Therefore, they gi~e us princ~ples~ wisdom an~ courage. As a tribute ~o our county's older adults, ~he Board of Cv~!sSioners have Fitness ~e~k, ~enior S~ile ~eek,'~en~or Center ~eek, Nursing Home ~eek and 01der Veterans ~eek. . NO~, ~FO~, I, Billy J. S~ons, J~., Chatman of the Cabar~s County Board o[ Co~ssionars, do hereby procla~ ~ay 1991 as "Older ~ricans Honth" Cabar~s County. X al~o p~oclai~ Hay 5-11 as ~enio: Fitness ~eek, ~ay 12-18 as Senior S~le ~eek, Senior Center ~eek and Nursln~ Rome ~eek, and Hay 19-25 as Older Veterana ~eek. I urge all our citizens to honor ~his month and these reeks aside to pay tribu=e to our older adults. Bill~ J. Simons, Jr. Debarment of Aging